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fo trammor leag oing very mneb checked the attendance
of the children, I endeavoured to • promote instruction
MOM in writing and arithmetic. One of the under-rasa-
SITS was, eirigiaally, I find, a carpenter, but had many yearn
kept a school; he has never followed auy other employment
than 'IWO a arboolmiuter, Piece he had this appointment
wader me, sad is winst exceedingly well qualified for it, as is
known in the neighbourhood, being a good writer, a good
arithmetician, and a very goad man.
Previous to Mr. Westeries teaching the school, bad it got
into entire aeglect?—Very mach, at nue time.

Did the niaster pay any thing then to the usher at all ?—I
Es wit know that he did ; the master's plea for non-atten-
dams was ill health, and there was great difficulty at the
Hat, is the patron paalshiag
Has not the patron • power of removing 1.111
by a clause in the statute there is a doctor neglect and uun-
attendance.

This line to be imposed toties goalies ?—Yes.
Is there any appeal from this fine—None,
iVas Mr. Maypowder at all connected with the family of
the patron ?—No; the reason of his being appointed was
from this circumstance ; a vacancy having happened in the
_
the•

mastership, an advertisement was seen is _ newspaper,
stating, that • clergyman with a large family, very much
wished fur some employment in a school, referring to Mr.
Bray, my father's solicitor, in Great Reesell•street. My
father inquired into the recommendation, and being assured
that the person was a nsa• who would do credit to the ap-
pointment, gave it him. Mr. Maypowcler was perfectly un-
known to the patron at the time.
During his incumbency, had he ever delegated the care
of the school to any person of an inferior station, incapable
of teaching?-11 am not aware that he did ; I ass very young
at the time; I do not lots, how the school was managed
thee.

Have not the Farishaw/ family had immemorially the
lease of these tithes?—They had held them for upwards of
two hundred yeses on line, when they threatened, in con-
nexion with the schoolmaster, to compel the patron and
guardians to renew -the custom.
Do you believe that the rent of 1,115/. • year is an ade-
quate rent for those titles ?-1 believe it is more rent than
could at prevent be obtained, because there was a competi-
tion at the time between the lessee and the farmers, and a
very great rent was given by the Fausbawe family to retain
the lease In their possession.
Do you know the extent of the parish as to acres?-1 do
not.
Captain Charles Combes called in, and eroatlied
Do you claim to be patron of the school of Brentwood ?
Yes I do.
Du poi know of the Ones or relate of the milieu! having at
any time been appropriated by the patrols, sod not given to
the master?—Certainly; min after the death of Mr. hosts,
abut 1768, his widow having been informed that the Ines
bad been withheld by Mr. Tower, the then patron, applied
for remuneration, or for some sort of settlement fur money
withheld by Mr. Tower, and Mr. Tower bad a deed drawn up
io the office of Mr. Robert Palmer, of Great Remelt street,*
copy of which deed I can produce at any period.
To what effect was that deed?—Giving her 1,8001. in re-
lease of the monies withheld from the Ines of the school.

De; to het late husband, while be was master p—Yes ;
after that Mr. Pool's, was appointed master, and by the ad-
•ice of my mother ►e applied to Dlr. Gelber, who wrote to
Mr. tower, in consequence of which, as Mr Gsllier himself
informed me, Mr. Pawky was admitted to the receipt of the
fines, mid the rents were increased from a small sum to
1401. a Year.
Do you know of any nther instances of the fines nr other
emoluments Laving been received by the pauron instead of
the master ?—I know nothing of it since that period.
Do you reside at all in the neighbourhood of Brentwood ?
-0 was burn there.
Do you confirm the evidence of Mr. Tower, as to the fa.
eility with which children are received into that school, duly
qualited outwit slate any thing of that; 1 only staid
there till 1 leas six yews old, and thee there was nut a single
boy is the school.

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