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lation, both the duties and emoluments of the office were 
enlarged ; and the tithes or the purifti of Ealing were con¬ 
firmed to it by Ralph de Ealdock in 130S. 
We find in Dngdale’s Hittory of the cathedral, that the 
habitation for the fchool-mafter was at the corner of the 
bell-tower, or clocher, as Hated in Richard de Belmeis’s 
grant concerning that fchool, the original of which is in the 
jnuniinent-room. Dugdale adds to this, “ which doubt- 
lel’s is the place where the fchool-rnalter of Paul’s fchool 
(he means Colet’s) dwelled! at this day,” (165S.) This 
circumftance has alfo contributed to confufe our hifto- 
riahs in their account of what is commonly called St. 
Paul’s fchool. There is little doubt but the fite of the 
original fchool, and of the clocher to which it was an ap¬ 
pendage, is now occupied by St. Paul’s fchool, that is, dean 
Colet’s foundation-—fmce which, the chorilfers do not 
feem to have beer, fo properly attended to, as to their edu¬ 
cation, both moral and religious, as might be wifhed. 
We have mentioned that the fchool for thefe choir¬ 
boys was endowed as early as the reign of Henry I. and 
its revenues were confiderably augmented in the reigns of 
Richard I. Henry III. and Edw. II. Thefe endowments 
cannot have become lefs valuable, but much more fo. 
This fchool-property remained untouched through all the 
perfections of the church. It was {pared by Henry VIII. 
nor did the reformation make any material alteration in 
the fituation of the chorifters ; and in Cromwell’s time, 
when all other cathedral-property was feized by the ufurp- 
ing powers, a particular exception was made (Ordinance 
of the Parliament, Oft. 9, 1646.) in favour of all revenues 
affigned to the purpofes of education; and the office of 
almoner was alfo fpared by the ordinances of the fame 
parliament which abolifhed every other dignity and of¬ 
fice in cathedral-churches.—It is to be added, that the li¬ 
beral provilion made for them was not bounded by their 
utility in the choir, as feparate eftates were bequeathed 
for their maintenance after they had loll their treble 
voices. 
The fchool, thus amply endowed, is frequently men¬ 
tioned with honour in our ancient annals ; and feems to 
have been particularly celebrated during the 16th century. 
In the reign of Elizabeth, it appears that this and pro¬ 
bably mod other fchools of fimilar foundation were kept 
within the church; and in the middle of the next century 
every cathedral (till fupported its grammar-fchool, accord¬ 
ing to ancient ufage. Since the reign of Charles II. it is 
difficult to continue the hiltory of this fchool. If the 
heads of the cathedral would allow accefs to the records 
in the muniment-room, we might determine on what oc- 
cafion the fcholars were feparated from the mafter, and 
what are at prefent the recoverable rights of the fchool 
under the guardianfhip of the chancellor. If they refufe, 
it can only be done, we fuppofe, by application to the lord- 
ihanccllor, to order thofe records to be produced ; and this 
is at prelent a fubjeft of legal enquiry. From a pamph¬ 
let refpefting this ancient fchool, not publifhed for l'ale, 
we hope to be excufed for extracting fome of the preced¬ 
ing and following particulars. 
The cafe feems to be this.—To the repeated augmenta¬ 
tions granted to the Magifter Scholarum, we may aferibe 
the declenfion of the fchool. That the ancient and ori¬ 
ginal revenues of the foundation were amply fufficient 
for its maintenance may be inferred from the high rank 
of thofe who have held the fituation of mafter. But, when 
this office was ftill more richly endowed, the incumbent 
became a perfonage too important to fulfil the duties of 
it himfelf: thefe were afterwards performed by a deputy, 
and at length not performed at ail—and the refponfible 
fituation of Magifter Scholarum became a finecure under 
the name of Chancellor. 
According, however, to numerous ancient flatutes, 
ftrengthened by very long ufage, the chorifters of St. 
Paul's feem to be entitled to their board and education both 
muficai and clafficai. To their morals alfo a fcrupulous 
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attention is repeatedly enjoined; and their protection is 
committed to no fewer than eight perfons, holding offices 
in the cathedral charged with that duty. Indeed the boys 
belonging to this church have had extraordinary and mi¬ 
nute attention paid to their interefts and to their morals. 
The precentor and foccentor are refponfible for their mu¬ 
ficai attainments. The mufic-mafter is charged to watch 
over the moral conduct of his pupils. There are two car¬ 
dinals (an office known in no other proteftant church) to 
fuperintend their conduct and that of their mailers; to 
attend to their behaviour during divide fervice; to in- 
ftrudt them in their religious duties; and to report their 
progrefs to the chapter. The almoner is bound by the 
ftatutes to have a refident clergyman in the almonry to 
inftruft the chorifters in literature, or to fend them to St. 
Paul’s School (not Colet’s) to be inftructed by the cathedral- 
fchool-mafter ; and fo fcrupuloufly is he required to guard 
the innocence of thefe youths, thus dedicated to the fervice 
of the church, that the ftatute enjoins him to place them 
under a careful conductor in their walks, and even in go¬ 
ing to fchool. Liber Statutorum, MS. Harl. 4080. Malcolm's 
Lond. Rediv. vol. iii.—The fuperintendence of their claffi¬ 
cai education is configned to the chancellor of the cathe¬ 
dral. It is his duty to keep the fchool-houfe in repair, 
and to appoint a virtuous and learned man as their gram- 
niar-mafter.—“The chancellor of this church, in old re¬ 
cords called Magifter Scholarum, is feribe or fecretary of 
the church and chapter. In Sr. Paul’s fchool, not that long 
after founded by dean Colet, but that fchool which in old 
lime did belong to this cathedral church, he is to appoint 
a fit mafter, whom he is to prefent to the dean and chap¬ 
ter ; and is to keep in repair the fchool-houfe at his own 
charge.” Newcourl's Reperlorium, 1708.—“ The mafter of 
the grammar fchool is to be an bonelt man, and well 
learned. He is to teach the boys, efpecially thofe of the 
church, grammar and good manners; and he is to be to 
them, not only a mafter of grammar, but of virtue alfo.” 
Ibid. —This charge is now totally neglefted by the chancel¬ 
lor; by whom no mafter is appointed, no fchool-houfe pro¬ 
vided. Yet the chancellorihip retains the houfeand lands 
in Fulham, the reftories of Boreham and Ealing, feverai 
tenements in St. Paul’s church-yard, and two penfions 
from Fulham and Orfett. Bacon's Liber Regis ; and for far¬ 
ther particulars, fee N° 302 and 1019 ot the Lanfdowne 
MSS. and, in the additional MSS. at the Britilh Mhfeiim, 
vol. 5068, 5081, 5097, and 5099.—In the reign of Hen¬ 
ry VIII. the chancellor paid in to the chamberlain or trea- 
furer of the cathedral one-third of his annual receipts—it 
may be prefumed for the expenfes of the fchool. 
Till the year 1800, the finging-boys were boarded, 
and partly educated, from the funds of this richly-en¬ 
dowed cathedral. From 1800 to 1813, they received a 
fniall annual falary in lieu of board and education. At 
the beginning of the year 1813, Mr. Sale refigned the of¬ 
fices or mulic-mafter and almoner, and Mr. Hawes fuc- 
ceeded; iince which time the four fenior boys are 
boarded, at the expenfe of the chapter, in the houfe 
of that gentleman. What farther may be done re¬ 
mains to be-fee'n, as no decree has been (June 9, 1814.) 
pronounced by the higher powers. The idea of a board- 
ing-eftablifivment, grammar-matter, writing-maft'er, See. 
may naturally llartle the parties on account of the ex¬ 
penfes, which mult be paid from funds long appropriated 
to other purpofes. But we- take the liberty to fuggeft, 
thac a houfe belonging to the eftates of the cathedral, and 
by all means near the cathedral itfelf, might be appointed 
for the mufic-mafter and almoner, with fiuch an addition 
to his falary as might enable him to board the reriiainder 
of the boys. In that cafe, there would be lefs objection to 
their attending concerts, as the mufic-mafter would com¬ 
monly be with them in the way of his profeffion, and as 
it would tend greatly to their improvement. And, though 
we have mentioned that thefe boys are indirectly excluded 
from dean Colet’s.fchool, yet there is little doubt but an 
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