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Title: Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Thornbury, Walter, 1828-1876
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Publisher: London : Cassell, Petter, & Galpin
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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CHURCH. ment windows ; the rooms panelled. The schoolwas screened from the churchyard by an ironrailing. When Queen Elizabeth came to the throne,following the example of her brother, Edward VI.,she considered the importance of diffusing know-ledge among the people, to forward which shenot only re-founded the grammar-school of West-minster, but encouraged her subjects to such likeacts of benevolence. The priory church of St. Mary Overy, South- same parish; and for this purpose they obtainedletters patent from Queen Elizabeth, in the fourthyear of her reign. In these it is recited of the saidgrammar-school:— That Thomas Cure, William Browker, Chris,topher Campbell, and other discret and more sadinhabitants of St. Saviours, had, at their own greatcosts and pains, devised, erected, and set up agrammar-school, wherein the children of the poor,as well as the rich inhabitants, were freely broughtup; that they had applied for a charter to establish Southward. 1 THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. •9
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VIEWS OF ST. SAVIOURS CHURCH.I. Interior of Chapel, East End ul St. Saviours. 7. I.ady Chapel. ; Putt of Priory or St. Saviours. 4. St. Saviours Church. 5. Montague Close. 6. Chapel at End of St. Saviours. OLD AND NEW LONDON. (South want a succession ; she therefore wills that it shall beone grammar-school for Education of the Childrenof the Parishioners and Inhabitants of St. Saviour,to be called A Free Grammar-school of theParishioners of St. Saviour in Southwark, to haveone master and one under-master; six of the morediscreet and sad inhabitants to be governors, bythe name of Governors of the Possessions andRevenues and Goods of the Free Grammar-schoolof the Parishioners of the Parish of St. Saviour,Southwark, in the county of Surrey, incorporateand erected; and they are thereby incorporated,to have perpetual succession, with power to pur-chase lands, &c, and that on death or other causesthe remaining governors, and twelve others of themore discreet and godliest inhabitants, by

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