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Appleby School
Street:-   Chapel Street
locality:-   Appleby
civil parish:-   Appleby-in-Westmorland (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   school
coordinates:-   NY68242042
1Km square:-   NY6820
10Km square:-   NY62
references:-   Simpson 1746
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 9) 
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
"Free Grammar School"
evidence:-   descriptive text:- Simpson 1746
item:-  charter
source data:-   Atlas, three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.
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Page 1022:-  "... In 1598 it [Appleby] was also a great Sufferer by a Pestilence, and so depopulated, as appears from an Inscription placed in the Garden belonging to the School-house, describing those Calamities, ..."
"... At the Lower-end of the Town are ... and a School built by Robert Langton and Miles Spencer, Doctors of [Law,]"
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Page 1023:-  "Law, and much improved and augmented by Dr. Smith, late Bishop of Carlisle, and other Benefactors: ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Hill 1754
source data:-   Town plan, A Plan of Appleby in Westmorland, scale about 32 ins to 1 mile, engraved by Nathaniel Hill, 1754.
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"School / School Wiend"
the school in Chapel Street 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 211
Image © Carlisle Library
evidence:-   old text:- Camden 1789
item:-  inscription, roman; roman inscription
source data:-   Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
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Page 148:-  "... a school founded by Robert Langton and Milo Spencer, Doctors of Law, the head master whereof is the very learned Reginald Bainbrigge, who kindly copied for me several antient inscriptions in these parts, and removed several into his garden here. ..."
evidence:-   old text:- Camden 1789 (Gough Additions) 
source data:-   Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
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Page 157:-  "..."
"At the school here established by queen Elizabeth were bred bishops Barlow, Bedel, and Smith, which last was a great benefactor. It has flourished to the present time, and furnished near half the foundation of Queen's college, Oxford, for the last 50 years. The curious collection of inscriptions made here by Mr. Camden's friend Bainbridge were dispersed or stolen at the rebuilding of the school in this century, ..."
""Upon a front of a little building made of stone by Mr. Reginald Bainbrigg in 1602, he being then schoolmaster of the freeschool of Appleby, are placed divers stones having Roman inscriptions upon them; ...""
evidence:-   probably old text:- Gents Mag
item:-  Greek
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1820 part 2 p.21  "... For the edification of 'Oxoniensis' (who sneers at petty ushers), I will relate an anecdote of a petty usher of Appleby School, Westmoreland (though by the bye, there is never more than one in these Schools). When Mr. Usher Bracken was of age to take orders, he went to the Ordination at York. The Archbishop perceiving from whence he came, seemed determined to try the literary powers of this young candidate; for after he had gone through the usual exercises, he was required to translate one of the 39 Articles into Greek, which he did so much to the satisfaction of the Archbishop, that his Grace sent a complimentary Letter to the Master of Appleby School, on the occasion."
"..."
"[SUPERBIAE CASTIGATOR]"
"[PROBITATISQUE VINDEX.]"
evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1823 part 2 p.323  "Rosegill, Oct. 2."
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"APPLEBY, founded by Queen Elizabeth, in 1574, and endowed by her with 5l. 10s. 8d. a year, payable out of the rents accruing to the Crown within the County of Westmoreland. Numerous benefactors have since contributed to increase its revenues. The amount of the Master's salary is now estimated at about 3000l. a year. This School has valuable exhibitions to Queen's College, Oxford."
evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
item:-  inscription, roman; roman inscription
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1825 part 1 p.514 
From the Compendium of County History:-  "... The School [Appleby] has produced a number of eminent characters in Church and State. It has also furnished nearly half the students on the foundation of Queen's College, Oxford. Upon the front of a little building of stone erected by Reginald Bainbrigg, the friend of Camden, in 1602, then Master of the School, were placed by him stones to the number of 24, having Roman inscriptions."
also see:-    Bainbridge Inscriptions, Appleby
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