www.archive.org/stream/livesofbishopsof01cass/livesofbishopsof01cass_djvu.txtRICHARD FOX. 331
on the one part, and Thomas Silkstede, Prior and the
Convent of the Cathedral Church of St. Swythim, in
Wiuton, on the other: whereby it was covenanted that
in consideration of certain gifts of the said Bishop made
to the said Prior and Convent, viz. several parcels and
pieces of silk, cloths of gold, parcels of plate, altar cloths,
copes, vestments, and books for the chon-, crosses, images,
chalices, candlesticks for the. altar, ornaments, jewels,
stuffs, &c. that they permit and grant to the said Bishop,
that the said Prior and Convent or their successors shall
obtain and purchase for them and their successors certain
places and parcels of ground in Oxford, of Merton Coll.
Nunnery of Godstow, Priory of St. Frideswvde, &c.
Avherein also, it is further said, that the Bishopnad began
to build on the said parcels a College for a warden, and
a certain number of monks, and secular scholars ; that
also, he intended to give and appropriate tenements, rents,
and pensions, to the yearly value of jE\60. to the said
Prior and Convent, for the use of the said College ; of
which c£28. yearly revenues were then purchased by virtue
of the King's licence contained in his letters patent ; that
the said Prior and Convent were to maintain 4 monks
from the said revenues, to be called the Bishop's scholar? ;
every one of them professed within the said Monastery of
St. Swythun ; and every of them also, being of conveni-
ent age to learn and study in the sciences and faculties
ensuing, viz. at 18 years of age at the least, to study and
profit successively in sophistry, logic, philosophy, and
divinity. Thai one of the said four should be warden of
the said college ; that four Monks more also be nominated
there by the said Prior and Convent, one to be called the
Prior's Scholar, and the other tin-ee the Convent's
Scholars, and all four to come from the said Monastery
of St. Swythun. That also they were to give certain
maintenance to officers or servants of the said college, as
a manciple, two cooks, panller, lavender or laundress,
barber, or servant that should serve the monks at the table
in times of refection ; and stipends to the readers of logic,
sophistry, and philosophy ; to a bible clerk that should
read in the hall at times of refection, and a cleik that
should serve in the chapel.
Thus far the contents of the said indenture, by which
we are given to understand that Bishop Fox did intend
to make this college a nursery for the Moxiks of the Fiiory
