A HISTORY OF HAMPSHIRE 



quantity to each table at every meal, which is after the rate of something 

 more than a pint to each scholar at dinner and at supper, and something 

 less than a pint to him at breakfast.' This was in addition to ' Beaver- 

 Beer after dinners and suppers in summer time.' This Beaver or Bever- 

 beer drinking still existed in the memory of living Wykehamists, and the 

 interval from 4.30 to 5 p.m. on whole school days survived this custom, 

 and retained the name of Beavers for many years after it had ceased to be 

 celebrated by drinking, up to about the year 1 860. It was the equivalent 

 of the modern ' five o'clock tea ' of grown-up people. The amount of 

 beer allowed was unlimited. As for the beer at meals, a quaint instance 

 of the proverbial conservatism of schoolboys is recorded. ' The 

 " House " did kindly intent to have it divided equally among the scholars 

 by giving each of them a separate quantity in a copper pot by itself, 

 which was provided for that purpose, but the scholars, showing an un- 

 becoming dislike of this provision, they have a certain quantity set down 

 at every meal, which they are to share among themselves as they can 

 agree.' The copper pots in question cost 8 15.;. or 2s. 6d. each. 1 



The whole question of ways and means as regards the boys was 

 seemingly under review, as in a paper of Warden Nicholas of the same 

 year (1709) a list is given of the various fees or tips, as we should call 

 most of them, exacted from Wykeham's ' poor and necessitous scholars ' 

 as well as from the ' sons of the noble ' commoners. 



FEES FROM A CHILD AT HIS FIRST 



ENTRANCE s. d. 



Ye Prepostor of Hall 26 



Ye Prepostor of School 26 



Chamber stock 26 



Ye two Cooks 20 



Ye two Butlers (bread and beer) . . 2 O 



Ye Porter i o 



Ye Barber i 6 



Ye Superannuates 26 



16 6 

 Quarterly 



Ye Bedmaker i o 



Ye Almoner I o 



School and foricus ... 02 



After Christmas 



Cause money O 6 



Church money 02 



After Whitsuntide 



Rod money i o 



Nutting money 9 



Window money O 6 



FEES FROM A COMMONER AT HIS FIRST 

 ENTRANCE s. d. 



Ye Prepostor of Hall 26 



Ye Prepostor of School 26 



Chamber stock .... i o 



Quarterly 



Quarterage I 6 



School and foricus 02 



Upon changing chambers 



After Michaelmas 

 Fire money .... 

 Chamber stock 

 Candle money 



After Christmas 



Cause money i 



Fire money i 



Church money o 



Candle money i 



After Whitsuntide 3 



Rod money ........ i 



Nutting money ....... i 



Window money ....... 



1 Annals, p. 381. 



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