Eton College Lists, 1678-1790. Edited by R. A. Austen Leigh.
(Spottiswoode and Co. 15e)—The lists are not continuous. The earliest is of 1678; then there is a blank interval of twenty years, followed by another of seven. In the forty-six years 1707-52 there are thirty-eight gaps ; after this date the lists are continuous. The curious thing about those that exist is that they are widely scattered, and that those which are to be found at Eton have come thither by the grace of private owners. Some incidental informa- tion may be noted. In 1732 the Head-Master seems to have received something less than 41,000,—the exact sum cannot be given, as among the emoluments were entrance-foes and leaving- money. In 1764 Dr. Barnard had £1,600, but had to pay .2220 to assistants. On the other hand, he had a house rent free. The Lower Master got nearly as much. Among his emoluments in the first half of the eighteenth century was the sale of "tutorships to the young gents." The assistants did pretty well, at least when the school numbers were high. In 1764 one of them made £836, and in 1767 41,063, but he had four boarders in the first year and six in the second. For the period here included the highest number of boys was 527 in 1765, the lowest 207 in 1678. The numbers of some other schools are given. Eton, on the whole, fluctuated leas than the others, except Westminster. Winchester had 181 in 1732 and 75 in 1753. Rugby rose from 52 in 1778 to 240 in 1790.
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