Gents Mag 1823 part 2 p.324

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	Gentleman's Magazine 1823 part 2 p.324 [pur]chase of a dwelling house, out-houses, and two fields in Heversham. This School has several exhibitions both to Oxford and Cambridge. KABER, in the parish of Kirkby Stephen, founded by Thomas Waller, about the year 1680, and endowed by him with 133l. And in 1727 Miles Munkhouse gave 5l.; and in 1744 George Petty of Kalver gave 20l. for the benefit of this School. KENDAL, founded about the year 1525, by Adam Pennyngton of Boston, and rebuilt 1592. Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, were benefactors to it; their respective grants amounting together to 19l. 5s. 4d. yearly, are payable out of the Crown revenues in Westmoreland. Mr. Richard Jackson (the Schoolmaster here, and removed to Appleby), gave 100l. to be applied to the benefit of the School-master. Dr. Airay was another benefactor. There are several exhibitions to Queen's College, Oxford, for scholars from this School. KIRKBY LONSDALE, founded by letters patent, granted by Queen Elizabeth, in 1591, and endowed by Mr. Godsalve of Newton, in the parish of Whittington, with 100l. to which was added another 100l. raised anomg the parishioners; with which 200l. was purchased of Mr. Tenant, rent charge of 20l. a year, payable out of the manors of Bedale and Scotton, in the county of York. Lady Elizabeth Curwen, heiress of the family of Carus, gave the ground upon which the School was built, and also certain parcels of land to the same, lying near to a place called the 'Biggins.' In 1628 the School was rebuilt at the expence of Mr. Henry Wilson of London, a native of this parish, who also gave 120l. for the support of an usher here, which was laid out upon the demesne lands of Thurland Castle in the parish of Tunstall. In 1808, when the inclosure of the common lands in the manor of Kirkby Lonsdale took place, an allotment was awarded to this School. There are exhibitions at Christ's College, Cambridge, and at Queen's College, Oxford, for scholars educated here. KIRKBY-STEPHEN, founded in 1566, by Thomas Lord Wharton, and endowed by him and others with various benefactions. There are exhibitions both to Oxford and Cambridge for scholars educated here. LOWTHER, founded in 1638, by Richard Lowther, esq. and his nephew Sir John Lowther, and endowed by this Richard Lowther, esq. with 100l. and by this Sir John Lowther, with 'one piece of ground in the Slacke.' A rent charge of 10l. a year is paid to the Master from the Priory of Lambly in Northumberland, supposed to have been purchased with the above 100l. given by Richard Lowther, esq. The School was built at Lowther in 1640, and in the year 1810 was removed and rebuilt near the village of Hackthorp, by the present William, Earl of Lonsdale. MEASAND, in the parish of Bampton, founded in 1711, by Mr. Richard Wright, and endowed by him with a messuage and lands at Nether Scales in the parish of Orton. In 1723 Richard Law of Cawdale in this parish (great uncle of Bishop Law), gave a garth, in which the school stands. MORLAND, founded in the year 1780, by the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle, who endowed it with an estate in the township of Morland. ORTON, built in 1730, and rebuilt in 1808, was originally endowed with an acre of land in Orton High-field by Agnes Holme, and afterwards Robert Wilson gave 5l. Thomas Addison 5l. and Henry Bland 10l. for the benefit of this School; and in 1781 Frances Wardale bequeathed 400l. to it, which was laid out by trustees in the purchase of houses and lands at Orton. RAVENSTONEDALE, founded about the year 1668, and endowed by Thomas Fothergill, B.D. Master of St. John's College, Cambridge (a native of this parish), and others of his name and kindred. With the money given by the founders and others, were purchased three estates for the sum, of 447l.; viz. with 140l. was purchased 84 acres of land at Blaterne, called Horngill, which the trustees improperly sold iin 1703 to Thomas Pattinson of Breeks, subject to the trifling rent charge thereout of 6l. a year. Another estate was purchased at Foxell-rigg, in the parish of Sedbergh, for 112l. which the trustees in like manner sold, subject to the inadequate rent charge of 5l. a year. Another estate was purchased at Bowsfield, in the parish of Orton, for 195l. which
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