_Royal MS. 18 A. lxiv. p. 275_, has two titles. (1.) Versis and dities made at the coronation of queen Anne. (2.) Hereafter ensuethe a copie of diuers and sundry verses aswell in latin as in Englishe deuised and made partely by Iohn leland and partely by Nicholas Vuedale whereof sum were sette vp and sum were spoken and pronounced vnto the most high and excellente Quene the ladie Anne, wif vnto our sourain lorde King Henry the eight in many goodly and costely pageauntes exhibited and shewed by the mayre and citizens of the famous citie of london at first tyme as hir grace rode from the Towre of London through the said citie to hir most glorious coronation at the monasterie of Westminster on Whitson yeue in th xxv{th} yere of the raigne of our said soueraigne lorde. The Rev. Dr. Goodford, the present Provost of Eton, has most kindly afforded me interesting information obtained by him from the MS. records of the College; viz., the Audit Rolls and the Bursar’s Books, respecting Udall’s connection with Eton. The salary of the Master at Eton was then £10 a year, or fifty shillings for each of the four terms. In addition, he received 20s. for his ‘livery,’ and other small sums, as for obits (_i.e._ attending masses for the dead) [_e.g._ Udall received for obits, 14s. 8d. in 1535, and the same in 1536]; and for candles and ink for the boys [_e.g._ Udall received for these purposes, 23s. 4d. in 1537, and the same in 1538.] If the assumed multiple of 13 truly express the relatively greater purchasing power of gold and silver more then than now: the salary and emoluments cannot be considered excessive. 1534. June 19. Udall takes his M.A. [_Wood, Fasti., i. 98._] 1534-1543. æt. Udall’s name occurs in the Records spelt indifferently Woddall, Woodall or Udall. His name first appears in 26 Henry VIII., 1534, when his predecessor Dr. Richard Coxe was paid salary for three terms, and Udall received 50s. for the fourth, his first term. The payments continue on regularly so far as the books are extant, up to 1541. The Records for 1542 are missing. It was in March 1543 that occurred the robbery of silver images and other plate by two Eton scholars, J. Hoorde and T. Cheney, connived at by Udall’s servant Gregory, which resulted in Udall’s losing his place. ‘Thomas Tusser, gentleman,’ in _The Author’s Life_ added to his _Fiue hundreth points of good husbandrie_, 1573, 4to, thus writes, but without giving any date, of Udall’s use of the rod: [Sidenote: Nicholas Vdal schole master at Eton.] From Powles I went, to Aeton sent, To learne straight wayes, the Latin phraise, Where fiftie three stripes giuen to mee, at once I had: For faut but small or none at all, It came to passe, thus beat I was, See Udall see, the mercy of thee, to mee poore lad. 1537. Sept. 27. Is made Vicar of Braintree. _Newcourt, Rep. ii. 89._ 1542.