tead 00 10 00
Tho. Brayshay 00 05 00
Antho. Barrows 00 05 00
Tho. Stackhouse 00 08 09
Robte. Cookson 00 10 00
Tho. Carr, of Settle, at 1/2 year for L20 00 10 00
Nathaniel More at L20 01 00 00
Robte. Cookson at L100 05 00 00
Hugh Stackhouse at L10 00 10 00
Mr. Wildman at L20 01 00 00

The Mr. Wildman here referred to may have been the Usher, who belonged
to a Giggleswick family but had given up the post of Usher, which at
this date was held by John Sparke formerly of Christ's and possibly the
same as the John Sparke who was Vicar of Long Preston in 1703. William
Brigge had also left in 1684 and for six months his work was taken by a
former Usher, John Parkinson, who had matriculated as a Sizar at
Christ's in 1676 and after taking his degree came for two years as Usher
in place of Wildeman. On Brigge's death he acted as Headmaster, but
whether he was definitely appointed such or was intended to be in charge
for a short time only is doubtful, as he died in six months.

June 12, 1685. "Mr John Armittsteade entred to ye Schole."

John Armitstead was born at Long Preston in 1660, and after being at
Giggleswick as a boy, he went up to Cambridge at the age of nineteen
with a Burton Exhibition. He was entered as a Sizar at Christ's, and
commenced B.A. in 1682-3 and M.A. 1688. The name of Armitstead has been
very closely connected with the School even to the present day.

Henry Roome was Usher for one quarter in 1688 and then gave place to
Richard Atkinson or Akinson, whose salary varied from year to year, but
never exceeded a certain limit, viz.: just half the Master's, which
consisted of "ye ancient Master's Stipend" of twenty marks and a
gratuity which brought it between L40 and L50. There are also small
entries in places, such as:

October 1, 1687.

Paid to Mr. Armitstead for repairs about ye schoole loft and
garden that he had laid out, as particulars may appeare, which
noate of particulars he delivered to ye summe of L4 17_s._
06_d._ In which noate theire was a Presse that stands in ye
schoole chamber, it is theire to remaine to belonge to ye
schoole.

Richard Ellershaw, the Vicar, took a very great inte