A HISTORY OF SURREY 



Coutts & Co., 580 that of Christ Church and St. 

 Matthew's in trustees ; St. Peter's, Norbiton, is in the 

 gift of the vicar of Kingston, while St. John the 

 Evangelist, Norbiton, and St. Paul, Kingston Hill, 

 are in the gift of trustees. 581 The living of St. John 

 the Baptist, Kingston Vale, is a vicarage in the gift of 

 the Bishop of Southwark. 



The advowson of St. Andrew's, Ham, belongs to 

 King's College, Cambridge ; of St. Paul's, Hook, to 

 the bishop of the diocese ; and of Christ Church, New 

 Maiden, to five trustees. 



The Grammar School and the 

 CHARITIES foundations of Thomas Tiffin and 

 John Tiffin, and of other donors for 

 charitable purposes, including the charities of Eliza- 

 beth Brown, Edward Belitha, John Dolling, King 

 Charles I, Henry Smith, Nicholas Harding, John 

 Hartop and Vandercomb are treated in the article on 

 Surrey Schools.' 81 



THE MUNICIPAL CHARITIES. 



The charities formerly under the administration of 

 the Corporation and now under a body of trustees 

 appointed by the Charity Commissioners, comprise : 



1. The Almshouse and Pension Charity, regulated 



by a scheme, 9 December 1890, including the 

 almshouse of William Cleave, founded by 

 will, II May 1665, and the benefaction of 

 John Pilsley, by will, date not stated. The 

 trust property now consists of the old alms- 

 houses, erected by Mrs. Ranyard, the George 

 Inn, let at 95 per annum, the Grange, Kings- 

 ton Hill, and 2 a. 2 r. let at 180, several 

 parcels of land, containing 27 a. 2 r. with mes- 

 suages thereon producing 196 per annum, a 

 sum of 406 17*. 6d. consols and a sum of 

 385 per annum, received by way of interest 

 on a sum of 9,500 on loan to the Kingston 

 Endowed Schools. 



The scheme provides that the inmates should 

 number twenty, of whom four should consist of 

 two married couples, and the remainder single 

 persons; the former to receive a stipend of not 

 less than I2/. or more than ij/. weekly, and 

 the latter ji. 6d. up to io/. weekly. There 

 are also men and women pensioners, to whom 

 the like amounts may be paid. 



2. The Bridge Estate Charity, including the gifts of 



Clement Milam, by will, II November 1497; 

 Richard Clark, by deed, temp. Henry VIII ; 

 Hugh Stephynson, by deed, ; January 1520; 

 Robert Hamonde, by will, 7 March 1556. 



The trust estate consists of several parcels of 

 land and tenements situate in Kingston produc- 

 ing 235 13*. per annum, and a sum of 

 4,618 1 8/. consols, producing 115 f)s. {d. 

 yearly. The income is applied in lighting and 

 in the general upkeep of the bridge. 



3. Edward Buckland, by will, 1618, gave a wharf 



on the north side of Kingston Bridge, let 

 at 80 per annum, and 50 1 5/. 8J. consols, 

 applicable in the distribution of coal. 



4. Mark Snelling, by will, 21 February 1533, gave 



trust property consisting of several parcels of 

 land at Hersham, containing 283. or there- 



abouts, producing 84 per annum, and 

 1,669 I u. yd. consols, representing proceeds 

 of sales of land, producing yearly 41 14*. 8<^. 

 The income is applicable in the distribution on 

 the first Sunday in each month of a sixpenny 

 loaf, and a sum of dd. to twenty poor house- 

 holders, and the residue in the distribution 

 of coals. 



J. Edward Hurst, by will, 28 April 1551, gave 

 a yearly rent-charge of 6 out of land at 

 Kingston, belonging to Hon. L. Powys- 

 Keck, to be distributed to ten poor persons, 

 each to receive it. on the first Sunday in the 

 month, which is given to poor widows. 



The following charities are under the administra- 

 tion of the vicar and churchwardens, namely, the 

 charities of 



1. Sarah Madgwick, who died about 1806 and by her 



will bequeathed a sum of stock, now represented 

 by 52 I9/. jd. consols, the annual income, 

 l 6/. ^d., being distributed in bread. 



2. Mary, Countess of Dover (deed, 6 December 



1 644), consisting of an annuity of 5 4*. out of 

 her land in Southwark, to be distributed in 

 penny loaves to twenty-four poor persons every 

 Sunday. 



3. William Cobbett (will, 4 February 1820), 



trust fund, 270 consols, the annual income of 

 6 1 5/. to be applied in the distribution of 

 bread on I January yearly. 



4. The Right Hon. Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool, 



by a codicil to his will, dated 4 January 1822. 

 Trust fund, 833 6t. 8J. consols, the income, 

 amounting to 20 i6/. %d. a. year, to be dis- 

 tributed equally among five industrious poor, 

 with a preference to such as have two or more 

 children. 



J. William Walton the elder, by will and codicil, 



proved in the P.C.C. 1847. Trust fund, 



154 5/. f)d. consols, producing 3 ijs. 



yearly, applicable in the distribution of coals 



equally amongst widows. 



6. William Walton, junior, by will, 19 April 1844. 



Trust fund, 55 14*. I id. consols, producing 

 i ji. %d. yearly, which is distributed in bread 

 to poor widows. 



7. Mrs. Bythewood, by will, 1 8 August 1843, 



Trust fund (with accumulations), 246 I t,s. id. 

 consols, the annual dividends of which, amount- 

 ing to 6 3/. ifd., are applied in the distribution 

 of 4-lb. loaves. 



8. Mrs. Bythewood for Sunday School. Trust fund, 



40 19*. 6d. consols, producing i 01. \d. a 

 year, applied towards the expense of the Sun- 

 day School. 



9. Elizabeth Cumberpatch, by will, proved at Lon- 



don, 19 July 1854. Trust fund,i76 6s. 8<J. 

 consols, producing 4 8/. a year which is 

 divided equally among six poor widows. 

 10. Richard Tollemache, by will, proved at London, 

 5 October 1865. Trust fund, 1,000 consols, 

 the annual dividends of 25 are divided 

 equally among five poor men and five poor 

 women of the age of sixty years and up- 

 wards. 



680 Richardson, Suriiton, 14. 



491 Ibid. 78, 183-5. 



W V.CM. Surr. ii, 155-64. 



