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Parish of Melrose

W.Beatty

Melrose (Parish)
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The Stipend is 16 Chalders of Victual - Besides the Parish School, there is a shool [school] in each of the Villages, for each of which a Comfortable School house has been built and some little endowments -
There is a small school at Langshaw with a salary of £3.0.0. a year derived from a Mortification - and assistance from the Countess of Haddington -

In the Parochial School, the higher branches of education are taught admirably well. The teacher is thoroughly versed in Latin, Greek, French, Mathematics, with their application to the Arts & Sciences -
His salary is £30.0.0. - £4.0.0. less than the maximum but he has the legal accommodation - The school-fees are two shillings a quarter for English, & for the higher branches of education 6s/6 [£0.6.6] and 8s/- [£0.8.0] The number of Scholars about 80 or 90 -