d for the books of divinity, the Schoolmaster and
Usher and such as give themselves to study divinity,
shall occupy them, that they may be the more able to
declare any article of the catechism or religion to the
scholars; and in the church to make some notes of the
Chapters that be read that the people may better
understand them and remember what is read. And yet these
books they shall not carry out of the School, without
license of the Governours, and on pain to bring it
again, or else to buy one as good, in its stead, and to
be allowed out of the Master's or Usher's wages.

If any preacher come and desire to have the use of some
of those books, they shall let him have the use of them
for a time so that they see them brought in again; none
other shall carry them from the School except they have
license of half the Governours and be bound to bring it
safe again.

In 1573 John Parkhurst, Bishop of Norwich (1560-1575), bequeathed "the
most part" of his Latin books to his native town Guildford, to be placed
in "the Lybrarie of the same Towne ioyning to the Schole." These books,
after some legal difficulties had been overcome, were brought to
Guildford, and placed in a gallery which connected the two wings of the
school, and had been begun in 1571. The books were fastened to the shelves
with chains, one of which has been already figured (fig. 58). There is
evidence that the library was well cared for, and augmented by various
donations, which were regularly chained as they came in, down to the end
of the 17th century[474].

Henry Bury, founder of the free school at Bury in Lancashire in 1625,
directed in his will that a convenient place should be found for the
library, because, as he proceeds to say:

I have already geven ... in trust for the use of Bury
Parish and the countrie therabouts, of ministers also at
ther metinge and of schole maisters and others that seek
for learninge and knowledge, above six hundreth bookes,
and some other such things as I thought might helpe for
their delight, and refresh students, as globes mappes
pictures and some other things not every wheare to bee
seene.

This language shews that this provident benefactor intended his library to
be public. It is pleasant to be able to record that some of the books
which he gave are still in existence[475].

Lastly I will figure (fig. 116) the press gi