----. Sept. 3.
Elected Probationer Fellow of his College.
1533. May. Whitsun Eve. æt. 27.
_Royal MS. 18 A. lxiv. p. 275_, has two titles. (1.) Versis and
dities made at the coronation of queen Anne. (2.) Hereafter ensuethe
a copie of diuers and sundry verses aswell in latin as in Englishe
deuised and made partely by Iohn leland and partely by Nicholas
Vuedale whereof sum were sette vp and sum were spoken and pronounced
vnto the most high and excellente Quene the ladie Anne, wif vnto our
sourain lorde King Henry the eight in many goodly and costely
pageauntes exhibited and shewed by the mayre and citizens of the
famous citie of london at first tyme as hir grace rode from the
Towre of London through the said citie to hir most glorious
coronation at the monasterie of Westminster on Whitson yeue in th
xxv{th} yere of the raigne of our said soueraigne lorde.
The Rev. Dr. Goodford, the present Provost of Eton, has most kindly
afforded me interesting information obtained by him from the MS.
records of the College; viz., the Audit Rolls and the Bursar's
Books, respecting Udall's connection with Eton.
The salary of the Master at Eton was then £10 a year, or fifty
shillings for each of the four terms. In addition, he received 20s.
for his 'livery,' and other small sums, as for obits (_i.e._
attending masses for the dead) [_e.g._ Udall received for obits,
14s. 8d. in 1535, and the same in 1536]; and for candles and ink for
the boys [_e.g._ Udall received for these purposes, 23s. 4d. in
1537, and the same in 1538.] If the assumed multiple of 13 truly
express the relatively greater purchasing power of gold and silver
more then than now: the salary and emoluments cannot be considered
excessive.
1534. June 19.