the erecting of the said School with the endowment thereof, with lands and possessions sufficiently for a school-master and usher," and provide a school-house with lodging for the school-master, the said bequest to the school should be void.

The following is an extract from the will, which was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, on the 22nd. of February, 1570.

"And for the rest of the said lands which do lie in the county of Middlesex not otherwise by me hereafter devised, I have been and am fully minded that the same should be employed to good uses that is to say that all the lands and tenements which be lying and being in Uxbridge Cowley and Hillingdon in the said county of Middlesex, and those lands lying in the parish of Saint Botolph's without Aldgate London and Houndsditch upon a School to be erected in Uxbridge and twenty marks yearly coming of the said lands to be paid for the wages of the master of the said School and also five pounds and four shillings to be yearly given for every Sunday in the year to the poor people of the said town of Uxbridge as now they have it"

"Provided always and my full mind and meaning is that if the parishioners of the said town of Uxbridge within two years next after my decease do not as well procure from the Queen's Majesty her heirs or successors at their own costs and charges lawful authority for the erecting of the said School with the endowment thereof with lands and possessions sufficiently for a

School Master and Usher as also within the said two years do make and provide a sufficient and decent School-house with a lodging for the School-master that then I will and intended that my said mind and meaning for the distribution of the same lands to the use of the same School shall be utterly void and my wife thereof utterly to be discharged of my said mind and meaning therein and then as soon and now as then I will and devise all the said lands and tenements with the appurtenances by me as aforesaid willed to be bestowed upon the erection of the said School unto the said Margery my wife and to her heirs for ever."

It does not appear that the conditions of this will were complied with by the town, as to erecting and endowing a school, and, as far as we have been able to ascertain the twenty marks have never been paid.

The five pounds four shillings only was paid by the late Edward Hilliard, Esq. till his death, and is now paid by the Rev. John Hilliard.

SECTION 5.

MR. JOHN GARRETT'S GIFT.

Mr. John Garrett of this place Beer-brewer, by deed dated the 5th day of June in the 32¢ year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth (1589) granted to the " Bayliffes and Freemen of the

Towne of Kingstone upon Thames in the county of Surrey and to their Successors,"

"One annuity or annual rent of five Markes yearley to be issuing and going out of All his Messuages lands and Tenemts. in Woxebridge (that is to say) out of one Messuage or Tenemt. in Woxebridge aforesaid late in the occupacon of one William Hitchcocks or his assignes called Dunton's after in the tenure of John Garrett Jun. Beer brewer or his assignes and now in the tenure of Roger Garrett or his assignes out of one Meadowe called Dunton's Meadowe to the said Messuage belonging late also in the tenure of the said John Garrett Jun. or bis assignes and now in the tenure of the said Roger Garrett or his assignes out of one Messuage or Tenem1. in Woxebridge aforesaid late in the Tenure of one Thomas Gravett Tayler or his assignes and now in the tenure or occupacon of John Gravett or his assignes out of one Meadowe att Wood-lane in the parishe of Hillingdon late in the tenure of the said John Garrett Jun. or his assignes and now in the tenure of Luke Gardnon or of his assignes out of two Stalls in the Markett place of Woxebridge aforesaid late in the tenure of one Thomas Crouchley or of his assignes and now in the tenure or occupacon of Daniel Coggs or of his assignes out of fower Tenem. in Woxebridge aforesaid in the Streete there called the Lynch late in the several tenures of Edward Hoase Richard Crawley Rowlande Browne and of one other John Garrett brother to the before named John Garrett Jun', or theire assignes now one of them called the Redd Crosse in the tenure of Christopher Hill and two of them lying at the back gate of the yard in the tenure of the said Chofer Hill or of

his assignes and out of fower Shopps in the Markett Place of Woxbridge aforesaid late in the possession of Hugh Bowler or his assignes and now pte of the said fower shopps are a dwelling house and now in the possession of Roger Lea.

To the use of the poor people of Woxebridge aforesaid payable at Michaelmas yearly."

There is contained in this grant the usual clause, empowering the trustees to distrain in case of ten days delay in payment after the time specified.

The Chapel-wardens and Overseers have received and applied this gift, amounting to £3. 6s. 8d. according to the directions of the donor. Whenever payment was refused or delayed, application has been made to the bailiffs of Kingston, who have by Letter of Attorney authorized the parish officers to levy the amount. On the 28th. of November, 1678, the bailiffs granted a Letter of Attorney to the officers and several inhabitants for this purpose.

This gift is now paid by Benjamin Way, Esq. the proprietor of Dunton's Mead.

The before mentioned Abstract of Returns erroneously states that this charity was given by Will.

SECTION 6.

SIR GEORGE GARRETT'S GIFT.

Sir George Garrett by his will dated the 8th. of August, 1646, gave to the "Church-wardens" and Overseers of the poor, his four acres of meadow, in Moorfield, in the parish of Hillingdon, upon trust to pay to six of the poorest widows that are accounted godly and honest women there weekly every Sabbath day two pence in money, and one penny or piece in bread, and to divide the residue of the profits amongst the said widows at Lady-day in every year.

The field, on the south side of Rockingham Bridge adjoining the river, which is supposed to be the land abovementioned, contains by admeasurement only one acre three roods and ten poles, and is now let to Mr. James Curtis on lease for five years from Lady-day 1816, at the rent of eight pounds per annum.

The great difference in quantity, between the four acres, given by the will, and the actual admeasurement of this field, which is little more than one acre and three quarters, induced the Chapel-wardens and Overseers in 1815, to investigate the matter. Several vestries were held