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into his register and formally ratified and confirmed, and so he preserved them 

 for our information. The next mention of the school is on 1 3 September, 

 1405^ when William Hesulton, 'Warden (custos) of the perpetual house of 

 scholars of Wotton-under-Edge,' was ordained acolyte ' to the title of the 

 same house.' He was made subdeacon the same day, and deacon on 

 1 8 December, 1406,* when he is called master (magister). The ordination 

 was no doubt to qualify the new master according to the statutes. On 

 26 October, 1407,* John Semour was presented to the perpetual chantry of 

 Wotton under Edge, vacant by the death of William ' Hasleton '. John James 

 came next, Mr. William Clyfton being on 16 February, 1415-16* admitted 

 * to the perpetual chantry of the house of scholars of Wotton vacant by the 

 resignation of Sir John James ' on presentation of Thomas Lord Berkeley. 



On 21 August, 1423,' Thomas Joye, rector of Bromham, was admitted 

 'chaplain of the chantry perpetual of the school house (scolarum is written in 

 full) of Wotton by exchange with Sir William Hogyn, chaplain of it, on 

 presentation of the honourable man Sir John of Berkeley, knight.' On 2 June, 

 1427,* Sir John Paradys was admitted to the 'perpetual chantry otherwise 

 called school house ' on the free resignation of Sir Thomas Joye. Paradise 

 held for no less than thirty years, when he resigned, and on 18 December, 

 I456, 7 Mr. Walter Frouceter was admitted 'to the school house and also to 

 the chantry of Wotton subtus egge,' on presentation of Sir Maurice Berkeley 

 of Beverstone. It was arranged that Paradise (as he is now called) should have 

 a pension to be settled by the bishop. On 30 September, 1460,* on death of 

 Sir Walter Frouceter, Sir Robin Haynys, chaplain, was admitted ; but only 

 four months later he died and was succeeded by Sir John Dale, 16 January, 

 1460-1.* He resigned for Sir John Town, 10 5 November, 1462, who in 

 his turn resigned, to be succeeded 30 July, 1465," by Sir Richard West. He 

 enjoyed no less than twenty-two years' tenure. On 2 July, 1487," Mr. John 

 Parker was admitted ' to the chantry of Wotton-undyr-egge ' on presentation 

 of Edward Berkeley. On 23 July, 1493," on resignation of Mr. John Packer 

 (sic), LL.B. 'John Chylcote, M.A. in priest's orders' was admitted 'to the 

 perpetual chantry or house of scholars in the parish church of Wutton-under- 

 Dege' on presentation of Edward Barclaye (sic), knight of the king's body. 

 Chilcote was a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, so the school held a good 

 position. 



On 24 April, 1511," on resignation of Chilcott (sic), Robert Coldwell, 

 B.A. was appointed 



to the chantry, mastership and wardenship of the house of the school and scholars (ad can- 

 tariam magisterium atque custodiam domus scole et scolarium ') of Wotton-under-egge on 

 the presentation of the abbot of St. Augustine's, Bristol, the lordship of Wotton being in 

 the king's hands by reason of the minority of Maurice Berkeley. 



In 1 5 39 "the domus scalar de Wotton is entered in the list of ecclesiastical 

 benefices on which the king was entitled to the tenths, as ' worth clearly in 



1 Wore. Epis. Reg. Clifford, fol. 42*. ' Ibid. fol. 46^. 



Ibid. Sede Vac. ' Ibid. Tho. Peverell, fol. 1 5. 



Ibid. Philip Morgan, fol. 23. * Ibid. Thos. Polton, foL 19*. 

 1 Ibid. John Carpenter, fol. 140. ' Ibid. fol. 155*. 



Ibid. fol. 157. "Ibid. fol. 175. 



" Ibid. fol. 1893. " Ibid. John Alcock, fol. 19. u Ibid. Morton. 



14 Ibid. Sylvester de Giglis, fol. 68. " Pa&r Eccl. ii, 494. 



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