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for searching only. dence and allso in gyvying them copies to wright as they are placed by the high Mr in their senioritye And every ffridaie they shall Render all their lessons for that week in the forenoone of the same daie And at after noone all their grainer Rules.
And on Saterdaie in the forenoone their part ended they shall tourne certayne Inglisshes into Latyn at the discressyon of the high Mr or Ussher wch they shall write in som fayer paper booke and (con?) them wthowt booke ageynst Mondaye then next following.
Itm the Schollers of the thred fourme shall dayly saie a parte in the morning as is aforesaid and allso their grainer Rules in the after noone as afore, And at the appointment of the high Mr they shall lerne one Lecture daily wthowt booke and constre and parce the same of Epitome Colloquiorum Erasmi or confabulaciones pueriles or som souche other Author according to their capacities And every one of the saide third fourme shall weekely read the Lecture to them of the Second fourme as they shalbe placed in their Senioritie by the high Mr and also shall teache them to parce the same They shall daily read som of the Rules of Sintaxeis sett Furth in the Englisshe Accidence and daily tourne som Englisshe into Latyn.
And because the fourth, fyfth and ye sixt fourmes are oft specially Re-served to the Instruccon and governement of (the Head Mr?) we have thought good to Ascribe unto him no certeyn exercyse but to leave it wholly to his good consideracon So that (in convenient?) tyme the Schollers of these fourmes may growe to the pfet understonding of all the partes of grainer So as they maye be able to varye one Sentens diversely to make a verse exactly to Endight an Epistle Eloquently and Lernedly to declayme of A Theame symple and last of all that they may atteyne to soin competent knowledge in the greeke toung.
Itm the high Mr shall yerely appoint betwixt hallowmas & Christmas som lerned dyalog and coffiodie or twoo coffiodies at the least to be lerned wthowt booke by the seid Schollers so as they maye be able to playe the same at Christmas following at the appoyntment of Mr. Mayor And for the better accomplisshement herof the cittie shall Beare the chardges of the Apparell in that behalff requisite.
Itm all and singular the Schollers of the seid Schoole shalbe psent and stond in coomly araye at the said Schoole the daie that Mr. Mayor newelect Repayreth unto Christes Churche and so to the hall to take his oth And som of the seid Schollers appointed by the Mr for that purpose shall make a pitthye and short oraton in Latyn comending Justice and Obedyence or souche like matter at the discressyon of the seid Mr and ev'y Scholler of the seid Schoole that can make verses shall ageynst the same daie have in readynes syxe verses at the least subscribed wth his name, well shalbe affixed upon the West dare of the cathedrall churche against the Retourne of the said Mayor And if eny of the seid Schollers be negligent in that behalff or be not psent as is aforesaid Then he shalbe poonished at the discression of the Head Mr Except he have souche reasonable Excuse as the seid Mr shall allowe.'
3 Saunders, Norwich School, pp. I5o-151.