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 A HISTORY OF SURREY

��Coutts & Co., 580 that of Christ Church and St. Matthew's in trustees ; St. Peter's, Norbiton, is in the gift of the vicar of Kingston, while St. John the Evangelist, Norbiton, and St. Paul, Kingston Hill, are in the gift of trustees. 581 The living of St. John the Baptist, Kingston Vale, is a vicarage in the gift of the Bishop of Southwark.

The advowson of St. Andrew's, Ham, belongs to King's College, Cambridge ; of St. Paul's, Hook, to the bishop of the diocese ; and of Christ Church, New Maiden, to five trustees.

The Grammar School and the CHARITIES foundations of Thomas Tiffin and John Tiffin, and of other donors for charitable purposes, including the charities of Eliza- beth Brown, Edward Belitha, John Dolling, King Charles I, Henry Smith, Nicholas Harding, John Hartop and Vandercomb are treated in the article on Surrey Schools.' 81

THE MUNICIPAL CHARITIES.

The charities formerly under the administration of the Corporation and now under a body of trustees appointed by the Charity Commissioners, comprise :

1. The Almshouse and Pension Charity, regulated

by a scheme, 9 December 1890, including the almshouse of William Cleave, founded by will, II May 1665, and the benefaction of John Pilsley, by will, date not stated. The trust property now consists of the old alms- houses, erected by Mrs. Ranyard, the George Inn, let at 95 per annum, the Grange, Kings- ton Hill, and 2 a. 2 r. let at 180, several parcels of land, containing 27 a. 2 r. with mes- suages thereon producing 196 per annum, a sum of 406 17*. 6d. consols and a sum of 385 per annum, received by way of interest on a sum of 9,500 on loan to the Kingston Endowed Schools.

The scheme provides that the inmates should number twenty, of whom four should consist of two married couples, and the remainder single persons; the former to receive a stipend of not less than I2/. or more than ij/. weekly, and the latter ji. 6d. up to io/. weekly. There are also men and women pensioners, to whom the like amounts may be paid.

2. The Bridge Estate Charity, including the gifts of

Clement Milam, by will, II November 1497; Richard Clark, by deed, temp. Henry VIII ; Hugh Stephynson, by deed, ; January 1520; Robert Hamonde, by will, 7 March 1556.

The trust estate consists of several parcels of land and tenements situate in Kingston produc- ing 235 13*. per annum, and a sum of 4,618 1 8/. consols, producing 115 f)s. {d. yearly. The income is applied in lighting and in the general upkeep of the bridge.

3. Edward Buckland, by will, 1618, gave a wharf

on the north side of Kingston Bridge, let at 80 per annum, and 50 1 5/. 8J. consols, applicable in the distribution of coal.

4. Mark Snelling, by will, 21 February 1533, gave

trust property consisting of several parcels of land at Hersham, containing 283. or there-

��abouts, producing 84 per annum, and 1,669 I u. yd. consols, representing proceeds of sales of land, producing yearly 41 14*. 8<^. The income is applicable in the distribution on the first Sunday in each month of a sixpenny loaf, and a sum of dd. to twenty poor house- holders, and the residue in the distribution of coals.

J. Edward Hurst, by will, 28 April 1551, gave a yearly rent-charge of 6 out of land at Kingston, belonging to Hon. L. Powys- Keck, to be distributed to ten poor persons, each to receive it. on the first Sunday in the month, which is given to poor widows.

The following charities are under the administra- tion of the vicar and churchwardens, namely, the charities of

1. Sarah Madgwick, who died about 1806 and by her

will bequeathed a sum of stock, now represented by 52 I9/. jd. consols, the annual income, l 6/. ^d., being distributed in bread.

2. Mary, Countess of Dover (deed, 6 December

1 644), consisting of an annuity of 5 4*. out of her land in Southwark, to be distributed in penny loaves to twenty-four poor persons every Sunday.

3. William Cobbett (will, 4 February 1820),

trust fund, 270 consols, the annual income of 6 1 5/. to be applied in the distribution of bread on I January yearly.

4. The Right Hon. Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool,

by a codicil to his will, dated 4 January 1822. Trust fund, 833 6t. 8J. consols, the income, amounting to 20 i6/. %d. a. year, to be dis- tributed equally among five industrious poor, with a preference to such as have two or more children.

J. William Walton the elder, by will and codicil,

proved in the P.C.C. 1847. Trust fund,

154 5/. f)d. consols, producing 3 ijs.

yearly, applicable in the distribution of coals

equally amongst widows.

6. William Walton, junior, by will, 19 April 1844.

Trust fund, 55 14*. I id. consols, producing i ji. %d. yearly, which is distributed in bread to poor widows.

7. Mrs. Bythewood, by will, 1 8 August 1843,

Trust fund (with accumulations), 246 I t,s. id. consols, the annual dividends of which, amount- ing to 6 3/. ifd., are applied in the distribution of 4-lb. loaves.

8. Mrs. Bythewood for Sunday School. Trust fund,

40 19*. 6d. consols, producing i 01. \d. a year, applied towards the expense of the Sun- day School.

9. Elizabeth Cumberpatch, by will, proved at Lon-

don, 19 July 1854. Trust fund,i76 6s. 8<J. consols, producing 4 8/. a year which is divided equally among six poor widows. 10. Richard Tollemache, by will, proved at London, 5 October 1865. Trust fund, 1,000 consols, the annual dividends of 25 are divided equally among five poor men and five poor women of the age of sixty years and up- wards.

��680 Richardson, Suriiton, 14.

��491 Ibid. 78, 183-5.

��W V.CM. Surr. ii, 155-64.

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