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may notice, the late Dr. Bateman, BI.D. author 

 of several valuable professional works. Dr. 

 Thompson, M. D. of Scarborough, and the Rev. 

 John Clark, A. M. head master of the grammar 

 school at Rudgley, Staffordshire, besides many of 

 the neighbouring gentry, and clergy.* 



When instituted. Masters of the Grammar School. 



Rev. Henry Hunter, died April 9th 1691. 



1738 Rev. William Ward. 



1769 William Storr,(a layman) died 1786. 



1787 Rev. Michael Mackereth, present master. 



Hospitals. At the west end of the school, are 

 the hospitals, a neat row of tenements, built of 

 stone and covered with slate, for the accomodation 

 of 12 poor people, (generally widows,) 6 of whom 

 are chosen from the parish of Sinnington, 4 from 



* From the following extract from the life of dean 

 Comber, it appears that the grammar school has had the 

 honour of producing a bishop. " Some time in this year, 

 (1683,) his bookseller, Mr. Robert Clavell, addressed a 

 letter to him, -wherein he speaks in the following high 

 terms of a young gentleman of the name of Leng ; who 

 seems to have been educated at Thornton school, and 

 about this time was removed to the university. ' This, 

 sir, is Mr. John Leng's account before he went to Cam- 

 bridge ; I lent him many hooks, which he makes use of 

 and returns. He delights in nothing more than study, 

 which he is at early and late; and indeed deserves a bet- 

 ter character than any young man 1 ever knew.' Whether 

 Dr. Comber was his guardian, or what was the nature of 

 the connexion between them, no certain traces are now 

 extant : but Mr. Leng greatly distinguished himself for 

 his learning at the university, and afterwards became a 

 bishop.", 



p, 1SQ. 



