Title:
Crown grant by letters patent incorporating the 'Free and Perpetual Grammar School for Queen Elizabeth in Dedham'
Level: Category
Charity records
Level: Fonds
DEDHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND OTHER CHARITIES
Scope and Content:
Recites will of William Littlebury ('Lyttlebury') of Dedham, gentleman, 1571, devising messuage called Ragmershe in Bradfield and Wrabness and messuage called Brokes and Brusses in Bradfield to named trustees for maintenance of grammar school to be founded for education of the youth of Dedham, Ardleigh, Great Bromley, Bradfield and Stratford (Suffolk). Confirms and incorporates the 23 trustees as governors with the addition of John Worthe, vicar of Dedham.

Portrait in initial letter of Queen Elizabeth I enthroned, with crown, orb and sceptre, and marginal decoration of flowers, foliage, royal arms etc,. all in gold and colour.
Seal and cords cut off.
Dates of Creation:
14 May 1575
Extent:
1 parchment membrane
System Arrangement:
Seal bag and seal fragments removed for their better preservation and catalogued separately as D/Q 23/1/2.
Access:
Not to be produced: use digital images available on Seax.
Language
Latin.
Physical Characteristics:
Unfolded, 565 x 675 mm. Decoration rubbed in places; fading and marginal nail holes suggest charter formerly displayed flat.
Existence of Copies:
For translation see D/Q 23/2.
Related Unit of Description:
For names of the original governors and other details, see Revd Charles A. Jones, A History of Dedham ... (privately printed 1907), pp. 87 ff.
Not Available:
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