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The Wills of Dame Rachel Speke, fyc. 



and free scholars are seldom classed together when taught, but religious 

 instruction is given to all alike. 



Complaints appear to have prevailed in the parish to a greater or less extent 

 for a considerable time past both with respect to the management of the 

 school, and the Charity property. After explanations had taken place between 

 the parties concerned, and some misapprehension had been removed, it was 

 finally agreed upon that the present schoolmaster should hereafter teach 50 

 children instead of 30, that books should be furnished to the annual amount 

 of j£2 . 10 . 0 and that the children should be appointed by the trustees to be 

 nominated in a new trust deed, which was then agreed to be executed. This 

 settlement appeared to us to be equally beneficial to all concerned in the 

 charity. 



The additional children have been admitted, and are now taught but 

 difficulties having been suggested on the part of one of the surviving trustees, 

 no new trust deed has been executed. The surviving trustees are J. J. 

 Horlock Esq., of Kocks House, near Bath, and Mr. Ed. Webb Solicitor, in 

 Bath. 



8Hje Mills of ©ante ffiacljel Speke an* tije 

 Eeiu ffieorgr IKtller. 



Since the above letters, and the report intended to illustrate 

 them, were in type, a search has been made, with very satisfactory 

 results, among the wills proved in the Prerogative Court of 

 Canterbury. The will of the " Excellent Lady of my Parish . . . 

 the Lady Eachell Speke," has come to light, and the will of the 

 good Yicar himself, as follows : — 



" To all to whom these presents shall come I dame Rachell Speke 

 alias Rachell now wife of Richard Musgrave of Haslebury in the 

 County of Wilts Esquire." Whereas by an indenture tripartite 

 between her by the name of Dame Eachell Speke, of Haslebury, 

 Co. Wilts, widow, of the first part, the Rt. Honble. Thomas Earle, 

 of Charboro, Co. Dorset, Esq., Nathaniel Palmer, of Fairfield, Co. 

 Somerset, Esq., and William Ettricke, of the Middle Temple, 

 London, Esq., of the second part, and Richard Musgrave, then of 

 Lyons Inn, Co. Middlesex, Esq., " my now husband," of the third 

 part, before her marriage with the said Richard, she did, by his 

 consent and agreement, grant and assign to the said Thomas, 

 Nathaniel, and William divers manors, &c, for the residue of a 

 term of 500 years, which term was made and granted to her for 

 securing payment of several annuities payable to her during her 



