F 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.
Appointment of a New Master--Suggested Examiners--Qualifications
Necessary--Strong Field of Candidates--Appointment of
Ingram--Elementary Education--William Stackhouse, Writing
Master--Clayton's Insanity--Increased Numbers--Increased
Revenues--Commissioners of 1825--Rev. John Howson--Craven
Bank--Usher's House--Letter from John Carr--John Saul
Howson--Character of Ingram's Rule--Potation.
CHAPTER VIII.--DR. GEORGE ASH BUTTERTON, 1845-1858. [126-148.
Attitude of the Governors--Aim of Education--Scheme of 1844--Its
Defects
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