The history and antiquities of Boston, and the villages of Skirbeck, Fishtoft, Freiston, Butterwick, Benington, Leverton, Leake, and Wrangle; comprising the hundred of Skirbeck, in the county of Lincoln. Including also a history of the East, West, and Wildmore fens, and copious notices of the Holland or Haut-Huntre fen ... sketches of the geology, natural history, botany, and agriculture of the district; a very extensive collection of archaisms and provincial words, local dialect, phrases, proverbs, omens, superstitions, etc. By Pishey Thompson. Illustrated with one hundred engravings.

APPROPRIATION OF CHARITY FUNDS. 289
X. s.' d. ~. s. d
To the Vicar of Boston, as first presbyter, under
the grant of Philip and Mary. 266 13 4
To the Lecturer, as second presbyter. 250 0 0
To the Mayor's chaplain, on the foundation of
Henry Fox.120 0 0
636 13 4
To the Master of the Grammar School, under
the grant of Philip and Mary. 200 0 -0
To the second master, on the foundation of
ZR. Briggs.120 0 0
To the English master, out of the Erection
Funds.100 0 0
Retiring pension to a former master. 80 0 0
— 500 0 0
To four Queen's beadsmen, 10s. per week each,
under the grant of Philip and Mary... 104 0 0
To four choral beadsmen, on the foundation of
ZR. Briggs, 151. each.60 0 0
To ten common beadsmen, whao receive at present 8s. per week each, on the foundations of
Richard Briggs, Ann Carr, and Agnes Fox. 208 0 0
- ~ 372 0 0
Total Appropriations. ~ X1508 13 4
There is also 5i. each paid annually to the poor of Boston, Skirbeek, Fishtoft,
and Benyngton.
The amount of repairs, salaries., law-expenses, land-tax, insurance, outrents, drainage-tax., &c.., paid annually upon the entire estate, is about 05001.
The following summary of the annual receipts and expenditures of the Trust
exhibits its affairs under another arrangement:
Income. Appropriations.
~. CI.. CZ. c.
Grant of Philip and Mary.1440 0 0 1000 13 4
HI. Fox's bequest (Mayor's chaplain). 121 0 0 120 0 0
Rd. Briggs' bequest (usher). 127 0 0 120 0 0F
(poor of four parishes). 23 0 0 20 0 0,, and Ann Carr's and Agnes
Fox's, for beadsmen. 300 0 0 268 0 0
~ 2011 0 0 1528 13 4
The ten common beadsmen are to have their weekily stipend (now 8s.) raised