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subsequently converted into a Poor-house, but this was not acquired 

 until 1749. 



Upon the acquisition of these premises in 1554, the dilapidated 

 Schole-house was pulled down, as we discover from various items 

 in the accounts rendered yearly by the "Wardens on lolls of 

 parchment, of which we possess a large number, and a new room 

 was erected, apparently on its site, at a cost of .10 15s. 3d., the 

 old materials being no doubt employed in its construction. It is 

 likely that the statue of the King, which is of Portland stone, was 

 then first set up in the School, but of this there is no record. Five 

 years later, in 1559, the two Ladye Chapels were converted into a 

 residence for the Master, with the co-operation of Jewel, Bishop of 

 Salisbury, to which See the Castle and adjoining estates had been 

 again restored. The picturesque ornamentation of the South front 

 was defrayed by subscription of the Trustees and others, whose 

 initials and shields appear beneath the Arms of the King, at a cost 

 of 3 11s. 4d. 



And so things continued for nearly 50 years. But though there 

 is no mention of any further building until the beginning of the 

 next century, the entry of 1596, to which I have already alluded, 

 seems to indicate that the number of scholars had begun to exceed 

 the accommodation, and that a second room was adapted for 

 teaching purposes. 



In March, 1605, during the Mastership of Mr. Grove, it is 

 ordered that .100 be employed in the building of a new Schole- 

 house, bj yearly provision to be made, " unless Mr. Anketell shall 

 be compounded of his quit-rent," which last clause would seem to 

 imply the adoption of a new site. In the following September 

 paymasters and supervisors of the new buildings are appointed, 

 and in February, 1606, the work is commenced, Roger Brinsmead 

 being employed to do the mason's and John Beare (?) the 

 carpenter's work. The sum of 37 is lent by certain of the 

 Trustees, among whom the well-known Sherborne names of 

 Hoddynott and Ridout figure for the first time, for the purpose 

 of completing it. 



