A History of Giggleswick School from its Foundation, 1499 to 1912Bell, Edward Allen
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A History of Giggleswick School from its Foundation, 1499 to 1912
Bell, Edward Allen
Giggleswick School (Giggleswick, England) -- History
Trevisa--Ecclesiastical Control Curriculum--Trivium--Quadrivium--Lily's
Latin Grammar--Custos--Hebrew--Teaching of English--The Primer--The
Bible--Prayers and Thanksgivings--Scriveners--Music--Puritanism.
CHAPTER IV.--CHRISTOPHER SHUTE AND ROBERT DOCKRAY. [47-64.
Shute Minute-Book--Clapham Bequests--Scholarships at the
University--Potations--Tennant's Gift--Tennant's Bequest--Josias
Shute--Burton Rent-charge--Election of Scholars--Purchase of the
School Building--Richard Carr--Scholarships and Fellowships at
Christ's--Tempest Thornton--Thomas Atherton--Carr Exhibitions at
the Present Day--Resignation of Shute--Appreciation of his
Work--Josias Shute's Bequest--Robert Dockray--Henry Claphamson,
Usher--Rev. Rowland Lucas.
CHAPTER V.--THE CLOSE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. [65-76.
Rev. Rowland Lucas, Head Scoulmaster--Giggleswick and Cambridge--
Anthony Lister, Vicar--Abraham de la Prynne--Richard
Frankland--Founder of Nonconformity--Rathmell Academy--Samuel
Watson, a Quaker Governor--William Walker, Master--William Brigge,
Master--Shute Exhibitions--Increased Rents from School
Estates--Governors lend out Money--Extract from Account
Book--Thomas Wildeman--John Armitstead, Master--Richard Ellershaw,
Vicar--Poor Fund--Joshua Whitaker--Character of Armitstead--
Successes at Cambridge.
CHAPTER VI.--THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. [77-109.
John Carr, A.B.--A Family Circle--Richard Thornton--Conditions of
Mastership--Collection of Rent and Masters' Stipends--John Cookson,
"probe edoctus"--William Paley, Master--The Paleys of
Langcliffe--William Paley, the Younger--Career at
Cambridge--Charles Nowell in Lancaster Gaol--Dispute over his
Successor as Governor--Paley and John Moore, Usher, and their
Stipends--The Archbishop's Judicious Letter--Enclosures--Mortgage
of North Cave Estate--Teaching of Writing--Elementary
Education--Increase of Revenue--A Third Master--Purchase of
Books--Burton Exhibitions--Re-building of School--New
Statutes--Attitude of the Vicar--Rev. John Clapham--Bishop Watson
of Llandaff on Classical Teaching--Educational Status of
Giggleswick--Applicant's Letter for post of Writing Master--Robert
Kidd--Distribution of Prizes to Scholars--Re-adjustment of
Salaries--Nicholas Wood, Usher--Obadiah Clayton, Classical
Assistant--Numbers of the School--Vacations--Miss Elizabeth
Paley--Death of William Paley--Estimate of his Work--Old
Boys--Letter from T. Kidd on Life at Cambridge.
CHAPTER VII.--THE REV. ROWLAND INGRAM. [110-125.
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