A HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 



college living of Lawford, Essex, and died in 

 1821. 



In 1784 Barrow resigned, and the grammar 

 school, which was as we saw located in the 

 Booth Chantry Chapel, attached to the second 

 bay of the nave on the south side, was ordered to 

 be pulled down. The school was held for a 

 short time '* in the ' Red Prebend ' or Oxton 

 altera pars, afterwards the Assembly Room. But 

 on 20 January 1784 it was 'Decreed that Alary 

 Becher should treat with Mr. Lock for the 

 Chantry in order to accommodate a Schoolmaster 

 ivith a house and school.' The treaty was 

 wrought to a successful conclusion, and the school 

 vvas planted, where it now stands, in the old 

 chantry priests' common house at the west end 

 of the churchyard. William Pinching, clerk, 

 M.A., admitted a vicar choral and master the 

 same day, was at first placed in lodgings, 

 Mrs. Sturtevant being, 19 January 1786, 'paid 

 5uch reasonable Bill for lodging for Mr. Pinching 

 the Schoolmaster as the Residentiary shall think 

 proper to allow out of the Rota fines.' 



Pinching's term of office was short, the Rev. 

 Magnus Jackson being appointed probationer 

 vicar choral and grammar schoolmaster in the 

 room of William Pinching resigned, 18 October 

 1787. He was given, 17 April 1788, 'the seat 

 in the church lately used by Mr. Lock's tenants 

 of the Chantry ' ; whence we may conclude 

 that he had boarders to accommodate. He soon 

 found the new premises insufficient for the school. 

 It was decreed 21 January 1790 'that Mr. 

 Jackson be paid £1^ for Repairs and making an 

 addition to his School room in the Chantry,' and 

 next year, 21 July 1791,3 lease of a piece of 

 ground (part of a messuage and garden in South- 

 well) was granted him for forty years in order to 

 erect and build a schoolroom upon such piece of 

 ground. On 28 July 1794 Mr. Jackson was 

 desired to order the boys of his school not to 

 trespass on the churchyard, but confine their play 

 to Popley's piece. 



After twenty years of service Mr. Jackson 

 was, on 20 April 1 809, ' permitted to resign the 

 school as soon as a successor can be appointed, 

 and also have leave to reside in the vicar's house 

 now occupied by Mr. S. Becher from and after 

 the 1st day of June next, if it should be more 

 advisable for the new Schoolmaster to occupy the 

 Chantry.' On 20 July 1809 the Rev. Henry 

 Kempson, clerk, M.A., was elected master of 

 the free grammar school at Southwell with per- 

 mission to occupy the chantry house and 

 premises, and at the same time appointed a pro- 

 bationer vicar choral in the room of Sherard 

 Becher, clerk, licensed to the curacy of Kirk- 

 lington. Jackson was paid £12^ due for sur- 

 rendering the lease of the chantry ' when the 

 Funds of the Chapter are better adapted for the 

 iischarge thereof, with lawful interest in the 



" H. Livett, Southwell Minster (1883), 139. 



meantime.' On 18 October 1 8 10 Mr. Kemp- 

 son had leave for his boarders to sit in the pew 

 No. I during the chapter's pleasure at the usual 

 rent. He was allowed the sum of ^^15 by way 

 of additional salary as schoolmaster to Michael- 

 mas 18 10 to be paid out of the Rota Fund, this 

 making his salary ;^25 a year besides the Crown 

 payment. Two years later 23 January 181 2, 

 Mr. Kempson resigned. So low had the school 

 sunk that an advertisement was ordered to be 

 inserted in proper newspapers stating the vacancy 

 and requiring that candidates applying for the 

 same must have taken their first degree at 

 either of the universities of Oxford or Cam- 

 bridge. A B.A. was elected on 23 April in the 

 person of the Rev. James Foottit. He was made 

 a probationer vicar choral and curate of Kirk- 

 lington at the same time. 



1 9 October 1815: ' Decreed that the arrange- 

 ment which for many years has been made 

 between the Parish Vicar and the Schoolmaster 

 (being Vicars choral) by which they perform the 

 duty of this church on Sundays and on Christ- 

 mas Day alternately, morning and evening, be 

 confirmed by the chapter.' In case of illness the 

 evening lecturer for the day had to perform this 

 duty. On 23 January 1817 ten guineas was 

 voted to Mr. Foottit 'out of the Rota Fund, in 

 part of the repairs of the chantry House occa- 

 sioned by an accidental fire.' As rector of Brigs- 

 ley (from 1 8 1 3) he engaged in a suit for tithes 

 which cost the chapter £1^8. At an election of 

 a proctor to Convocation on 23 July 1818 he was 

 curate of Halam, and next year, 2 1 January 1 8 1 9, 

 became vicar of Upton, which he held with 

 Brigsley. His son James Foottit was admitted 

 1 8 January 1 8 1 1 with a view to a Keton scholar- 

 ship, the names of the Keton scholars and fellows 

 being asked of St. John's College. He never got 

 one. On 24 January 1822 Foottit resigned Brigs- 

 ley for the vicarage of Barnby in the Willows. 



In 1 819 the old chantry house was pulled 

 down and the present unbeautiful structure sub- 

 stituted for it. On 4 November 1 8 19 it was 

 decreed that 



the plans submitted at the Chapter for the improve- 

 ment of the house and premises late under lease to 

 Mr. Lock and Humphrey Bralesford by taking down 

 the Chauntry and the School Room now in the occu- 

 pation of Mr. Foottit ; and by rebuilding a Houie 

 and School room for the School master on the site 

 now exhibited, appear to present an opportunity of 

 realizing important advantages ; that the same be 

 carried into effect and that the proposal of Mr Foot- 

 tit to relinquish all the premises in his occupation 

 except those delineated in the design for a dwelling 

 house, school room and playground, and to contri- 

 bute towards the expenses thereof the sum of £600, 

 on condition that in case he shall cease to be School 

 master at any time during the next 20 years (reckoned 

 from Lady Day 1820) he shall be repaid the sum of 

 ;^30 for every year of such term that shall be then 

 unexpired, be accepted. 



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