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 charities, out of his great love of learning, and for the place where he was born, erected at his own cost and charges in 1578, a free Grammar School in the parish, for the education and instruction of youth, allowing yearly to the master £20, and £10 to the usher, and to the former a good house and garden to reside in." He also founded at Town Sutton six almshouses, having an orchard and gardens to them, for the benefit of six poor inhabitants, and allotted the sum of two pounds to be paid to each of them yearly. He died in the year 1580.

[See "Fuller's Worthies," "Stow's Survey of London," and "Hasted's Kent."]

JOHN LANGDON,

BISHOP OF ROCHESTER,

Was a native of Kent. He was educated at Oxford, "where, having commenced Bachelor of Divinity in 1400, he soon became celebrated for his learning, and wrote a chronicle of English history." He was afterwards sub-prior of Christ Church, Canterbury, and Keeper of Canterbury College, in Oxford, whence he was advanced to the See of Rochester, Nov. 17th, 1421. In the 10th year of Henry VI. he was sent Ambassador to France and afterwards to the Council of Basil. He died in that City. His body was brought to England, and buried in the Charterhouse, London. It is stated that he was "a great benefactor to the new bridge at Rochester," but is said to have received his See from the Pope for the active