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CHAPTER IV.-ETON COLLEGE (continued)

Good Boys!"-Land at Hampstead Garden City-Alms-

folk, a Dream of the Past-The Red Wine of Gascony-

Henry VI. dies" sticken with a dagger "-Life and Labour

in the Fifteenth Century-Jane Shore and a Charming

Portrait at Eton-Roger, Provost Lupton, Founder of
Sedbergh, originally Free Grammar School-Enormous

Incremental Loss-The Amorous One again-Society Bri-

gands-Edward VI.'s Bogus Reputation-Hush-money and

Adroit Bribery-A Sixteenth Century "Agitator "-Queen

Bess and Eton-Provost foiled by Woman's Intrigue-

Nativity of the Fellows' " Birthright."

CHAPTER V.-ETON COLLEGE (continued)

Etonian "Nuts "-Amusements in the Sixteenth Century-

May and Hawthorn Boughs-A Warden, simultaneously

Pedant, "Pooh-Bah," and a "Beautiful Man! "-Benefac-

tions, Scholarships, and Flourishing Revenues-Sir Henry

Wotton, and the Young Nobility-How the King's Ear was

beguiled-" Poor and Needy Patricians' Scramble-A

Beautiful Commonwealth Episode-The Restoration-

Benefices and a Clique-Whipped for not Smoking-A

Napoleonic Schoolmaster Curious Advertisement and

Queerer Election-A Bear and a Bore-Courtier and

Obscurant-Vested Abuses and Tardy, Partial Reform-

Long Chamber, the Byword of Eton
Other Diversions-

Shelley - George III.'s Patronage-" Montem"

Governance - A Former "Glory Sic Transit Gloria

Mundi!" Prodeegious!"

CHAPTER VI.-ETON COLLEGE (continued)

The Tightening Noose and the British Lion-Rich Loot-

Numerous Broken Statutes-Laziness and Eton Synony-

mous-The Class of "Poor” Scholars in the Nineteenth

Century-" Sloppy Sentimentalism" and an Episode-

Revolting Savagery-A Work of the Old Artist-Reward

for Upholding a Dead Man's Will.

Provost Hodgson, the Vandal, and his Partial Reform-

From Flunkeys to Plutocrats-A Modern Educationalist's

Criticism of Eton-Swinburne, the Poet-Virtues of the

Birch-An "Agitator" at Eton-Jacob Omnium and the

Cornhill Magazine-A Supernal "Reform "-Hail, Mis-

tress Etona!-The Firm of William Morris-Burne-Jones

and Watts-Old and New Departures-The "Old Serpent"

-New Statutes Where are the Founder's

Thirteen "?" A Shocking Thing!"-Flagrant Iniquity

Legalised-The Manes of Henry VI.-Eton To-day.

John Lyon's Free Grammar School-His Epitaph-Old

Governing Body-Poor Scholars-No Girls to be Taught-

"Foreigners" Chicanery and Subterfuge - Poverty

strangely Defined-Sop to Dispossessed Cerberus-Padding-

ton Ratepayers-Income To-day-Ancient Recreations-

Famous Harrovians-Wealth of Harrow in 1914-Diver-

sion's Consummation.

CHAPTER IX.-RUGBY

Lawrence Sheriffe of London, Queen Elizabeth's Grocer-

Rugby Free School and Almshouse-Source of Increasing

Wealth-Founders' Origin and Career-Malversation-

Commences the Extrusion of the Poor-In the Eighteenth

Century - "Leaving Gratuities" Income in 1807 -

Scholastic "Hotels" - The Clarendon Commission

Founder unusually fond of German Language-Famous

Rugbeians-"Poor " Scholars, To-day.

CHAPTER X.- ST. PETER'S COLLEGE, WESTMINSTER. 147

A Saxon Scholastic Vignette-William Fitz-Stephen-The

Mediæval Scholar at Work and Play-Cock-fighting in the

Schools-John Stow exposes Ecclesiastical Corruption-

Abbey Lands and Revenues-Queen Elizabeth, Founder-

The Reformation-Insistence on Poverty-"Commons" in

Elizabethan Days-Gabrielle Goodman and his Fair Elms-

In Time of Sickness-Gentle Lancelot Andrewes and his

Summer Pupils-Brave Dean and Imperious Queen-Origin

of Bottled Ale-Fearsome Consequences of Libel-Laud and

a Schoolmaster-The Schoolmaster "Abroad!"-" Malig-

nancy "-How Dr. Busby conserved his Authority-House

of Commons control the School-George Herbert-Richard

Busby-" Modern" Midas-eared City Grandfathers, and a

Contrast-A Liberal Sixteenth Century Parish Vestry-

Busby's Expression of his Gratitude-Old Buildings-A

Shaking of the Skeleton-Romantic Episode of the Com-

monwealth-Patronage and the Dean of Christ Church,

Oxford-Famous Westminsters-An Absolute Autocracy-

Past and Present Emoluments-King's Scholars-The Pall

CHAPTER XI. - ST. PETER'S COLLEGE, WESTMINSTER

Clarendon Commission's Recommendations - Governors

of the College - Modern Regulations Examination and

Admission of King's Scholars in 1914-" The Challenge "-

Inner Life of the Elizabethan Schoolboy-Translation of

Latin Statutes-Insistence on Indigence-Masters' Duties

Manner of Electing Choristers Rule and Order of

Scholars-Westminster no Charity School for Uriah Heeps

-The Humanities-Annual Westminster Plays Commons

in Hall-Stipends and Allowances-In Time of Plague-The

Westminster Play.

CHAPTER XII. - ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL

A Product of the Democratic Renaissance Spirit-John

Colet-Pigeons of Paul's and Pigs of St. Anthony-Early

Predilection for Reform-The Smoke of the Burning-

England's Numerous Autos da Fé cause Wood to Rise in

Price!-Colet's Simplicity of Character-His Real Title to

Fame-Singular Prescience in Choice of Trustees-The

Church of England and Demos-An Old Story-Another

Oxford Don-And a Modern Dean of a Cathedral-Death of

Colet-Magnificent Munificence-The Prologus-Statutory

Emoluments-Bars "Blotterature "-" Lift up your Little

The Mercers' Livery very Company -

Child Bishop-Erasmus on Barbarous Discipline-Anecdote

referring to Colet ? -The Acme of Servility.

CHAPTER XIII. ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL (continued)

An Echo of Eton's "Dividing Society "-Salaries-Nepо-

tism and Patronage-Pepper with Privileges!-Famous

Scholars-Not very Violent Iconoclasts!-A Large Unap-

plied Surplus Income-The London Livery Companies and

the Eighties" Royal Commission-Stewardship of the

Mercers-Large Defalcations-Report of Brougham's Com-

mission-The Missing Third " and Much Else-The

Pestiferous Poor '"-Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth-

Difference between a Litell Dinner" and an "Apposition

Dinner "-Portentous Gold Medals for Meritorious Breasts-

St. Paul's To-day-Official Scholarship Regulations for 1914

-Are Pauline Foundationers To-day Poor Boys ?-Govern-

ing Body in 1914.

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CHAPTER XIV. - MERCHANT TAYLORS'.

Taylors and Linen Armourers-Manor of the Rose-Founda-

tion of a Free Grammar School-Sir Thomas White-Cen-

sure of Richard Mulcaster, Schoolmaster-Friction-" Well

spoken of beyond the Seas "-" For Poor Men's Children "

A Complaint and a Probation - Wm. Dugard and his

Inscriptions - Catching Posterity's Eye - Quintessential

Autocracy - The Commissioners' Reproof - A Fee School

and not a Free School-Customary Nepotism-Numerous

University Exhibitions Brougham's Whitewashers

Alumni-Charles II. in the Role of a Moral Preceptor-A

Quibble-Extracts from Official Regulations.

CHAPTER XV. CHARTER-HOUSE

The Carthusian Monastery-Pardon Churchyard-Thomas

Sutton and his Purpose-Source of Vast Wealth-Commis-

sioner of Prizes at the Time of the Spanish Armada-His

Mansion an Open Hospital "-Adventurers-Courtiers'

Intrigue arouses his Indignation-Rejection of a Belated

"Honour "- Charter-house Endowments-Sutton's Death

and Burial-More Sheep fleeced by their Shepherd-Old

CHAPTER XV.-CHARTER-HOUSE (continued)

Thos. Fuller on Sutton-Stow's Corroboration of Sutton's

Intentions-List of Manors" Rich Sutton's " Prominence

in the Domestic Calendar of State Papers-Legal Vultures

-Current Gossip-Advent of Francis Bacon-Ultimate

Eleemosynary Alienation forecast-In 1865-Litigation

of Disappointed Heirs Bacon's "Advice to the King"-

Sidelights on Corruption-" Gentlemen will not live upon

Alms "-Bacon on Contemporary Charity Batteners-The

Old Hoary Educational Fallacies-Bacon's Hints-Lawyer

First, Reformer Later-The Case of the Savoy Hospital's

Dilapidation-Effect of Great Civil War-Collision with

James II.-Glorious Autocracy-Famous Carthusians-

Matthew Arnold on the Charter-house-" Humorous"

Customs Charter-house in the Nineteenth Century-

Thackeray and "The Newcomes" - Brotherhood of

"Poor" Carthusians-Income, Government, and Scholars

of the New Charter-house-Almshouse To-day-Charity

Digest Account of Charter-house, 1914-A Letter to the

Daily News and Leader.

CHAPTER XVI. -CHRIST'S HOSPITAL

Bluecoat School and Greyfriars' Monastery-Edward

VI.'s Charge to Bishop Ridley - An Interview with the

King at his Palace-The "Spitals" - Voluntary Contribu-

tions and Endowments-The Cock of Westminster-Stigma

of Servitude-Church Linen Granted to the Hospital-

Monopoly in a Market, and Cart Licensing-No Chance

for "Gamfield, the Sweep "-Types of Beneficiaries-A Tem-

porary Wane-Lady Ramsey's Bequest-Charles II.'s Mathe-

matical School-Thin End of the Wedge-First Class

Distinction! - William Wales evokes Wails-Effect of

the Great Fire on Hospital-Ample Assistance and

Financial Aid-Careful Thomas Guy jilts his Maidservant

-Thomas routs the "Vulture" - Benefaction to Christ's Hos-

pital-Notable Philanthropy, not Sycophancy-The "Cy-

Près" Doctrine and a Query-Past and Present Statutes-

Pathetic Rhymes and Monastic Diet-Leigh Hunt's

Ludicrous "Steward" Anecdote-Lely and Holbein Portraits

-Pen Pictures of Hospital Life by Lamb, Hunt and

Coleridge-Solitary Cells for Runaway Scholars.

CHAPTER XVII. CHRIST's HOSPITAL (continued)

Robert Waithman, the Radical Reformer, charges the

Governing Body Open Letter to the Examiner

Allegations of Patronage and Favouritism towards Children

of the Rich-Leigh Hunt's Admissions-Usurpers-Cole-

ridge and Lamb champion Hospital Governors-Lamb's

Singular Volte-Face-" Are there not Parochial Schools ? "

says Lamb-Bluecoat and Charity Boy contrasted-" The

First Order "-Why Leigh Hunt and Charles Lamb were

CHAPTER XVII. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL (continued)

not sent to the Universities-Famous Bluecoat Boys-The

Modern Christ's Hospital-How West of England Poor Boys

were and are penalised by Local Reactionaries-" Hethering-

ton's Charity "-Big Sale of Hospital Lands in Summer,

CHAPTER XVIII. -DULWICH COLLEGE

Another Melancholy Example-Alleyn, the Shakespearian

Actor and Keeper of the King's Bear Garden-Poor

Scholars and Foreigners "-Foundation and Endow-

ments of Dulwich College-A Romance of the Merry

Old Gentleman-Alleyn's London Almshouses-Statutes

Modified-Enlightenment not Vouchsafed-Alienation of the

College-Its Scandalous Condition in the Nineteenth Cen-

tury-Sir Francis Bacon's Letter to the Duke of Bucking-

ham-" A Princely Work"-Court of Wards-Bacon, a

Poetical Stenographer ?-Our Collective Best Friend's Hands

tied-The Chancery Tribunals-Fine Picture Gallery of

Murillos and Dutch Masters-Upper and Lower School at

Dulwich-Charity Organisation Society's Report on Dul-

wich College and Alleyn's Charities (1914) - Eleemosynary

Branch very little Expanded since 1870, despite Enormous

Growth of Unearned Increment "-Official Scholarship

Regulations of Dulwich College-To-day.

CHAPTER XIX. SHREWSBURY SCHOOL.

Tipping a Flunkey to obtain a Free School-Thomas Ashton

-Shrewsbury School Endowments-Camden on the School

-The Trend of the Times-School Fasti-A Quaint Banquet

and a Queer Aquatic Ceremony-John Stow Exposes

Aristocratic "Graft"-Jurisdiction of St. John's College,

Cambridge, over Shrewsbury-Poverty Qualification-

Income and Salaries in 1870-Bailiff's Ordinances of 1577-

Chancery Scheme of 1853 - Dereliction of Clarendon

Commissioners-A Fee School-Alumni of Shrewsbury-

A Good Story-Shrewsbury To-day.

CHAPTER XX. - SOME OTHER SCHOOLS, AND THE

FUTURE OF THE GREATER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 312

APPENDIX. CHARITY SCANDALS IN ENGLAND

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