Claim: John Eames, who was a theological tutor to the Fund Academy, attended the Merchant Tayors' School.
Evidence: In 1712 Thomas Ridgley, D.D., became theological tutor to the Fund Academy, in Tenter Alley, Moorfields, an institution supported by the congregational fund board. He was admitted to Merchant Taylors' School on 10 March 1696–7, and was subsequently trained for the dissenting ministry.