Public or charity schools: We have a Charity school endow’d with five pounds a year for ye instruction of ten poor Children of ye parish both The Teacher & ye Children are appointed by Mr. Jn Criddiford of Chudleigh one of ye benefactors, who being much reduc’d placeth & displaceth one & the other according to his own interest or humour, paying little or no regard to ye design of the benefaction specified in the original deed, a Counterpart of which is in my custody.
Alms-house, hospital or charitable endowment:
We have an Alms-House & other charitable endowments likewise Lands left for ye administration of ye holy sacrament 4 particular sundays in ye year. The direction of all these benefactions is Wm Criddiford’s of ye parish being the only surviving Trustee, who’s abuses & frauds have been complain’d of by ye poor along while; as to ye particulars of ye Charities & ye abuses I should be glad of informing your Lordship on ye first notice of your pleasure in that respect.