Trinity College, Dublin / by W. Macneile Dixon.

William Macneile Dixon

Date:: 1902

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$renewed and confirmed by the Earl of Essex, the University Chancellor, when Lord Lieutenant. Eliza- beth continued to show her interest in her own founda- tion by a fresh endowment in 1598 of dCSOO yearly under the Privy Seal; and James I. followed her example, when the importance of the College increased, endowing it with estates in the province of Ulster, and settling upon it a pension of a year in addition to the gifts already made.* * The total receipts of the College were in 1596 under /300; in 1615 they were something over ;,ri,ooo. The items of expenditure in 1597 were as follows : Ordinary. The Provost Three Fellows, 13s. 4d. each Thirteen scholars, ^4 each for twelve, and £\o for Mr. Shane’s scholar Butler’s diet and wages .. Cook’s wages and his boy A poor scholar towards learning Firing, lights and other household charges, commonly called Decrements.. Ordinary reparations of the house Weekly sizings for the scholars .. 1 s. d. 50 o o 20 O O 58 O O 10 o o 8 10 o 2 0 0 20 O O 13 6 8 8 13 4 Extraordinary. Increase of charges for bread and beer above other ordinary years, from dearth of the time 40 o o Strengthening of weak and dangerous parts of the house.. .. .. .. .. .. 20 o For travel into England, and continuing there suitors six months for enlarging our grant; for passing some part of said book, and some part of Mr. Shane’s grant; and for Counsel in Laws for drafts of our several convey- ances to the tenants .. .. .. .. 108 o o Total • • .. ^358 10 o$

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