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draughts are very fair) is yet lodged amongst our archives, and may be of some use in explaining such expressions in the statutes as are doubtful or obscure.

These second statutes were dated July 24 an. 1524, 5 wherein provision is made for the souls of the benefactors at Bromehall and Higham; a copy whereof is likewise preserved in the college treasury, which by the thread ye t remaining should seem to have had a pendent seal: for that statutes were wrote and sealed this year or the last 10 appears from the books', where so much is twice placed to account for a riband for sealing the statutes and for writing the statutes twice or thrice over in different hands. But these statutes are interlined and noted in the margin in order to a further correction, which having happened 15 soon after, I shall reserve the further account of them to that place only observing here, that by these statutes a register being required to be kept of elections and admissions, there is a register (though imperfect) of admissions of fellows from the year 1523 brokenly continued till the 20 year 1545, when Henry the Eighth's statutes took place;

from which time or two years after, an. 1547, there is a register continued of admissions both of fellows and scholars of the foundation.

In bishop Fisher's private statutes3, given at the same 25 time with these upon his additional foundations, there being mention of exequies to be had for him and of his monument, where his body was to lie, I suppose it was about this time that his private chapel was undertaken, and part of the profits of his estates at Holbeche, Ridgwell, 30 Ramrick and Weston were for some years allotted to this purpose. This was situated on the north side of the college chapel near the altar, where the arms of the see of Rochester are yet remaining and had been quartered with the paternal arms of the bishop's family, now erased: in the 35 old books1, an. 32 Hen. 8, there is 3d. placed to account for taking down Dr Fisher's arms, whether it was for erasing these arms or taking them down somewhere else I cannot say; but it was an expense that might very

1 Liber thesaurarii.

2 Tit. de custod.

3 In append.

4 Liber thesaurar.

well have been spared: or had they taken down his arms, they might have left him his titles: the best apology that can be made for them is that there is 12d. upon account the same year for entertaining the king's servant; so we will suppose it to have been done by intimation from court 5 and to help to mend the servant's entertainment; his deserved monument was likewise removed, some venerable fragments whereof are yet lodged near his chapel and preserve his memory in their ruins.

Opposite hereto on the south side, though built sooner, 10 was Dr Thompson's chapel (that I may lay them together), a short inventory of the furniture whereof is amongst our archives; he founded two chaplains to officiate therein, now two poor preachers in the college. He was (as I gather from some passages') originally of the county or 15 diocese of Durham and of Pembroke hall, though he does not, that I remember, occur in the catalogue of their fellows: he was vicechancellor of the university two years successively and master of Christ's college, which preferment though he quitted before his death, yet he was a 20 benefactor to the society by leaving them the Brazen George with lands in Malton and Orwell for a perpetual dirge or obit to be kept for him in that chapel. He must have been very old, if he lived to the thirty-second of Henry the Eighth, when some expenses are placed to ac- 25 count for his grave and funeral, whether in his own chapel or under some marble near it I cannot say, but there are no footsteps of any stone or monument now remaining in his chapel.

There was a third chapel (with as many chaplains) for 30 Dr Keyton, which, though now demolished, is mentioned with its altar upon the books. It was probably situated on the same side with Dr Thompson's, adjoining to that part of the college chapel where there is a door or passage,

1 Regr. Dunelm. Fox.

2 Ex archivis coll. Jo. Lib. rub. 3 Liber thesaurarii.

4 Liber thesaur. et alibi inter archiva. It was situated on the south side, adjoining to the vestry, where there is a ring yet remaining

opposite to Mr Ashton's chapel.

5 His chapel was more towards the west.

The door somewhat to the east of the vestry I take to have been the door of the old chapel.

now indeed walled up and plastered over, but whenever the plaster is removed, it will mark out its situation. Dr Keyton was canon of Salisbury, archdeacon of Leicester, and should have had some relation either to the 5 church or town of Southwell by the affection he expresses in his foundation to that place. He was an early member of this house.

The last chapel was Mr Hugh Ashton's, well known by his monument and his rebus upon it, a thing then 10 much in fashion, and must be forgiven to the humour of the age. It has long since lost the face of religion. Many years after its desecration, in Dr Beal's time', it was restored to sacred use, but the times coming on when little regard was had to sacred things and less to sacred places, 15 it was again desecrated, and has not since been restored to such uses, as the other two chapels yet standing have been. It may, 'tis hoped, one day recover that right, and might I choose my place of sepulture, I would lay my body there; that as I owe the few comforts I enjoy to Mr Ashton's 20 bounty, so I might not be separated from him in my death: wherever his body lies, may his ashes rest peaceably! and may I wish him that happiness, which I dare not to pray for, but which my hopes are he now enjoys! I daily bless God for him and thankfully commemorate him, and could 25 I think he now desired of me what his foundation requires, I would follow him with my prayers and pursue him on my knees.

He was born of an ancient family in Lancashire', where

It was then hung round with red and green hangings, with white and green lace, etc. Bp Fisher's chapel in like manner. See an inventory of the chapel furniture an. 1642.

2 Mr Ashton was presented by the king to a canonry in St Stephen's, Westminster, an. primo Hen. 8v1, Maii 28. Priv. Sigil. He was canon of Stafford in the church of Lichfield, and rector of Barnake in the diocese of Lincoln, which rectory was united to his prebend during

his life by pope Julius an. 1504, x. cal. Decembr. From Mr Ry. mer's papers MSS. copied by the rev. Dr Kennett bishop of Peterborough. He held the prebend of Strensall in the church of York, of £105 reserved rent, to which he was collated by card. Wolsey ult. Maii 1515. v. Regr. Ebor. an. 1515. Archdiac. Cornub. Sept. 28, 1515, et (ut videtur) Archidiac. Winton., both which he resigned. I find this grace upon our register : "Conceditur Hugoni Ashton ut stu

the Lady Margaret then countess of Derby having met with him, she took him into her family, made him comptroller of her household', and afterwards one of the executors of her will; a trust he very faithfully discharged, having been very serviceable in the college business whilst 5 he was at Cambridge'; but being often absent, that trust and employment devolved principally upon one man.

What was wanting in that more public capacity, he made up and supplied in his private station, by founding four fellows (who were his chaplains) and as many scholars, 10 together with an annual dirge to be observed for him on the day of his interment. He died on the twenty-third of Novem. an. 1522, and was buried in the cathedral church of York, where he was archdeacon, on the fourth of January following, the day fixed for his annual dirge both 15 by deed and by the inscription of his monument. In queen Mary's reign George Bullock then master with some of the fellows and scholars did solemnly repair to his tomb at York, viewed and took out the following inscription, and afterwards entered it upon the books3.

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Hic situs est Hugo Ashton archidiaconus Ebor., qui ad Christianæ religionis augmentum socios 2 ex Lancastria totidemque scholares, sociumque et scholarem Eboracensis, sociumque et scholarem Dunelmensis diocesis oriundos, suis impensis pie instituit, atque singulis a se institutis 25 sociis consuetum sociorum stipendium solidis 40 adauxit. Obiit nono cal. Decemb. an. Dni 1522.

The same inscription being cut in brass upon his

dium et forma unius anni et dimidii in artibus et studium hic et alibi in jure canonico stet sibi pro completa forma ad intrandum in eodem jure, sic quod sua admissio stet pro introitu, etc." an. 1507, 8. If this grace passed after the foundress' will was drawn (as probably it might in June 1508), it explains the title given him in the will, being then not graduate; and yet one Hugh Ashton is said to commence M.A. at Oxford an. 1507.

1 See the foundress' will.

I find one Hugh Ashton employed in college business at Peterhouse with W. Burgoyn, Sim. Risley, etc., fellows, and might probably live there in fellows' commons under Dr Hornby.

3 Liber rub.

4 Ex lamina ærea marmori obducta. There must be a mistake in the inscription, for his will is dated December 7 an. 1522, and proved March 9. There can be no mistake in the will, for the codicil to it is dated the same day, viz. Dec. 7.

monument in the chapel (with this only alteration, that the propriety is there given to the county of York, instead of the diocese), and so long a distance of time intervening betwixt his death and interment, I should be inclined to 5 think he were interred in the college chapel, were there any traces of his funeral left upon the books, and did not the master's, fellows' etc. repairing to his tomb at York in so solemn a manner rather imply him to be buried there. The propriety there limited to the county of Lancaster was 10 afterwards enlarged by his executors to the diocese of Chester, which being then the same with the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield, in all equitable construction will reach as far as that diocese then did: and this equity of construction will hold in some other old foundations.

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I take no notice of private foundations, further than they fall in my way, these being common things and in every one's hands; but about this time private founders were crowding in, and coming in principally with regard to bishop Fisher and Dr Metcalf, who were of the same 20 northern county where their credit and interest were deservedly great, most of these foundations were from that quarter. Lands were given by these founders or purchases were faithfully made with their moneys, the particulars whereof might be easily recounted.

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It has been a mistake, as commonly received as it is ill-grounded, that the foundation was swallowed up and devoured by private founders; somewhat of that kind may have happened in later years, but there was nothing of it now. For besides that the original foundation was very 30 inconsiderable, as we have seen already, there is an account entered upon an old register1 of the several estates that were purchased ever since the foundation till after the period we are now under; and there is besides an accurate account of the value of the lands purchased towards the 35 respective foundations till towards the conclusion of this prefecture; whence it will appear, that though these private foundations were small enough, yet as they were

The will was drawn at York, as appears by the witnesses, and yet he orders his body to be buried in

St John's college, Cambridge.
1 Inter archiva,

2 Ibid.

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