GREAT: ENGLISH SCHOOLS

ND

by Harold T. Wilkins

with Eighteen Wood Engravings by

H. George Webb

ND

Noel Douglas

38 Great Ormond Street

London, W.C. I

MADE & PRINTED IN, GREAT BRITAIN
BY. THE WHITEFRIARS PRESS LTD
LONDON AND
•TONBRIDGE

W5

Published 1925

Winchester's Ancient Benefactors-A Medieval Fleeced

Sheepfold-What befell the Fleecers-Wykeham born of

Poor Parents-Rise to Power-Experience of Contemporary

Fatherly Patricians-His Cardinal Error-Public School

Realities To-day-Mediæval Bishop and Philanthropist-

Charter and Statutes of Winchester and New College,

Oxford-The Fair Sex and the Middle Ages-Ludicrous

"Injunction "-Endowments_and_Reformation Bandits-

A Wonderful Occurrence !-The Stream of Corruption-

Laud's Rebuke—" Sacrilege" of Goldwin Smith.

CHAPTER II.-WINCHESTER (continued).

-

"

Rogues fall out-Broth, Beef, and Beer Galore, and Illegiti-

mate Fees and Tips-" A Grave Scandal "-Fleshed with

the Revenues-Another Recommendation "-Hideous

Expiation Private Patronage in 1852 - Picturesque

Legends and the Sceptics-Dulce Domum-Mediaval Col-

legiate Buildings-The Boy Tutor-Famous Winton

Scholars-Officials' Ancient and Modern Emoluments

contrasted-Endowments - Disregarded Poverty Ordi-

nances.

CHAPTER III.-WINCHESTER (continued)

Wykeham's Ipsissima Verba and Desires-Insistence on his

Colleges' Eleemosynary Character Poor and Needy

Scholars' Studies-Method of Election and Oaths prescribed

-Vain Attempt at Preventing Subsequent Brigandage and

Alienation-Since 1857 total Abolition of Founder's Poverty

Qualification Statutes-Millionaire's Son may now hold

Scholarship and Emoluments-The Governing Body.

CHAPTER IV.-ETON COLLEGE

Poor and Needy Scholars at Foundation-Danger under

Edward IV. and Henry VIII.-King Death out-hustles a

Royal Hustler-Constitution of Eton-First Endowments-

Reversion of Alien Priory Property-The Sons of Villeins

and a Curious Retrogression-Patrician Students—" Be

PAGE

xiii

17

39

51

58

245125