glad of offers of help with the indexing of the School magazines — Oxford & Cambridge News Letters, cricket and football reports, athletic results and similar topics. Do please contact the archivist if you have time to spare working either at School or at home.
We are indeed grateful to these donors, and to any others whose names might have been inadvertedly omitted, for their interest and generosity. As usual we appeal for further items for our growing collection, however trivial they may seem, and we would also be very
OLD PETERITE SECTION "To William, Archbishop of Canterbury
FORGOTTON FAME No. 6
Elizabeth Squire, Prioress of the house of Our Blessed Lady at Sinningthwaite in the County of York humbly sheweth and piteously complaineth that she did at the special request of one John Exelbie did pay to Master John Sheffield of York, then being Schoolmaster of the High School there 40 shillings for the board and education of his son, and did make Anes his wife executrix.
Marmaduke Rawdon (1610-1669) Traveller and Writer Marmaduke was the youngest son of Laurence Rawdon, merchant and alderman of York, and Margery, daughter of William Barton of Cawton. He was baptised in the church of St. Crux on March 17, 1610. On the death of his father in 1624 he was adopted by his uncle Marmaduke, an eminent London merchant, and spent much of his time abroad dealing with his adoptive father's business. In 1627 he was connected with a vessel trading with Holland, and then for two years he was resident in Bordeaux. From 1631 to 1635 he directed his uncle's business matters in Tenerife. During his stay at La Laguna he became the first Englishman to scale the volcanic peak of Tenerife.
After his death Anes took to husband one John Baylton. Your oratrix oft and many times hath required the same John and Anes to pay the sum of 40s and yet they have denied. " (The document then continues with a plea for writs ) Elizabeth Squire was prioress from 1489 to 1529. John Sheffield was appointed Head Master of St. Peter's in 1486. The title "High School" does not seem to have been used elsewhere for the School of St. Peter's. J. V. Mitchell
In consequence of England's quarrels with Spain he returned to England in 1656 and spent the remainder of his life at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. Here he wrote extensively, the Dictionary of National Biography stating "His name will take a respectable place in the scanty list of early British tourists who have left any record of their travels". He also compiled a brief history of cathedrals, and prepared for the press a genealogical memoir of his family. His extensive manuscripts were much used by subsequent antiquarians, but unfortunately have now mostly disappeared. " T h e Life of Marmaduke Rawdon of York" first printed from the original manuscript was published for the Camden Society in 1863 and presents a vivid picture of social and domestic manners in town and country during the seventeenth century.
IN MEMORIAM /. L Barton (1947-56: Queen's) No other details available. Jack N. Bamforth (1922-28: The Rise) On a return address form, Jack's wife informed us that he died in August 1992 after having suffered two strokes. We are grateful to her for letting us know, and extend our sympathy to her at her loss. Colin Robert Bosomworth (1981-86: School) Colin died at the beginning of October 1992, at the age of 24 after a very courageous fight against cancer. He was a great sportsman and represented the School at rugby, hockey and cricket. He continued to play rugby for Lymm in Cheshire, even after his first operation in 1991. After leaving School, he gained an honours degree in law at Sheffield University and then went on to become a solicitor. A fund has been established in his memory, from which donations will be made towards sporting activities at the School and to cancer research. Any further particulars of this fund can be obtained from the School. The first cup in his memory was presented at the Prizegiving this year.
He died on February 7th 1688, and, although he was buried in the church at Broxbourne, his affection for the city where he had been born and where he had spent his schooldays at St. Peter's continued, and in his will he left a silver loving cup to the Corporation and a sum of money for the purchase of a gold chain of office which the Lady Mayoresses of York continue to wear to this day.
MEDIEVAL SCHOOL FEES A document in Early Chancery Proceedings, Bundle 356, No. 27 gives details of the School which may be of interest. 81
