so APPENDIX OT INSTRUMENTS. Vol. II. No. 4. 



defire to fee fome part for fuch ufes fettled in my lifetime, than 

 to leave it by and according to the direction of any other perfon 

 or perfons to be done after my death, and confidering the great 

 neceffity of a free fchool for the education of children of all and 

 every the inhabitants within the -faid parifh, and the inhabitants 

 of Chipchace, Birtley, and Birtley-Sheek within the parifh of Choller- 

 ton, I do therefore give and bequeath unto the pariOi of Simonburn 

 the fum of two hundred pounds now in the hands of William 

 Charleton of Hejleyfide, and Cuthb&rt Charleton of Let-hall, in the faid 

 county, Gent, received by them of me for the ufe abovementi- 

 oned, and for no other ufe or purpofe whatfoever. And my will 

 and pleafure therefore is, that my truflees, namely George Heron, 

 "John Reed, Thomas Dobfon, Thomas While, and Edward Robfon, all of 

 Huni/haugh, William Smith of Wefterhaughton, Robert Elliot of Haugh- 

 ton-brother, William Liddle of Long-Riggc, and Nicholas Ridley of Eah, 

 do immediately in my name (in cafe the faid William Charleton, 

 and Cuthbert refufe to pay the faid fum of two hundred pounds) 

 profecute and implead the faid William Charleton, and Cuthbtrt Char- 

 leton, and their fureties or any of them, for the faid fum, in -any 

 court of common law or chancery, and upon the receipt thereof 

 that they my faid truftees and Chriftopher Charleton of Hetheritigton, 

 Reginald Charleton of Motehill, and Edward Dodd of Eflj, or the ma- 

 jor part of them, together with the parfonof Sitnonbiim-^r^h, for 

 the time being, do choofeand appoint an able and fufficient fchool- 

 mafter, fuch as mall be approved on by the lord bifliop of the dio- 

 cefe of Durham, and fo from time to time upon the death or re- 

 moval of fuch fchoolmafler, fuch another to refide and leach 

 a fice fchool at the town of Wark in the faid parim for ever ; .and 

 that the faid truftees fhall make the beft advantage and .profit of 

 the faid fum, they upholding the principal as a ftock, and. the 

 .profits and intereft thereof they ftiall receive at two terms in the 



year 



