A HISTORY OF HAMPSHIRE 



ance.' But he had his misgivings. 'Though I delight to serve you 

 and the college yet I am inwardly perplexed to see you soe often troubled.' 

 He advised the warden to secure at the next assizes the services of 

 ' Mr. Hill, a Parliament-man and a lawyer for when I moved the other 

 day on your behalf, he and his friends of the House fell in cordially to 

 preserve the College, and this I would have you take notice of and thank 

 him for.' 1 The warden took the advice, and a retaining fee of 

 5 8s. gd. was paid to Mr. Hill, and a similar fee was paid in 1650 and 

 for several years afterwards. 



The visitation took place soon after 3 January, 164950. Warden 

 Harris produced a full statement of the establishment at the visitation, 

 wherein one may note with interest that the fellows and chaplains had 

 chapel twice a day, at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and also in the morning 'for 

 the children before they go to school,' ' not according to the Common 

 Prayer Book, but in a generall forme such as is usual in families.' ' The 

 children ' had ' a catechism lecture every Lord's Day in the afternoon, 

 and, before it begins, the Usher is appointed to spend half an hour in 

 particular examination of them, what they remember of the former 

 lecture.' 



The ' catechetical lectures ' were due to Edward VI. 's injunctions. 

 We find in the accounts payments of 6s. %>d. to the warden and fellows 

 for the ' catechetical lectures,' and a similar payment to the hostiarius 

 for his examination, and this went on at least down to 1772, and prob- 

 ably longer. The children had also to take notes of the Sunday ' forenoon 

 sermon, and give account thereof to the schoolmaster in writing.' 

 Every Saturday they learnt part of Nowell's catechism. Daily ' after 

 they are in bed a chapter of the Bible is read by the Prepositor in every 

 chamber.' The public school at this epoch was by no means deficient 

 in religious demonstrations and dogmatic instruction. 



A series of articles was presented 2 against the warden himself, pre- 

 sumably by, or at the instance of, Sir Henry Mildmay. Fourteen in 

 number they were somewhat frivolous in character and were answered 

 by Harris point by point. They refer to his advocacy of ' corporal 

 bowing at the name of Jesus,' and a justification of the ceremonies imposed 

 by the bishops in convocation ; that he ' maintained the lawfulness and 

 antiquity of organicall music in the Quire ' ; and as to surplices he was 

 accused of saying they would ' take away the gown also and leave the 

 poor priest stark naked.' ' He hath only served the times,' for at his 

 first coming to the College he used no adoration to the high altar, but 

 afterwards with other superstitions fell to that ; at the first convening 

 of Parliament he left it again (never) used it since, and now forswears it.' 

 This he practically admitted. Then there were political charges, that 

 he prayed for the Lord Ogle (the Royalist Governor of Winchester 

 Castle), and compared the king to David who was hunted as a partridge ; 



1 In Annals, p. 336, where this letter is quoted, it is added, ' It does not appear that this advice 

 was followed.' But it was. 



* Annals, p. 339, where they are printed in full. 



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