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Southwark Local History Library, MS SO II/1/1.  
These are the notations written on the otherwise blank pages at the beginning and end of the Governors Book. 
This normalized transcription is by Alan H Nelson.  Surnames are literatim. 



  p.3  

Received by me William Corden of Mr George Payne one of the free school governors the last of April 1617 for the gift of Mr Rocket deceased, for a legacy given to the poor of the Liberty of the Clink on the Bankside for one whole year due at Our Lady Day last past the sum of 20s I say received the sum of 20s
[signed] By me William Corden churchwarden

The Company of Sadlers desire a copy of their articles, and of what other writing concerns the lands behind the Queen's Head, for that theirs are all burnt.

The Governors of St. Saviours Free School are incorporated
Per nomen Gubernatorum, possessionum, revencionum, et bonorum libere Scole Grammaticalis parochianorum parochie Sancti Salvatoris in Southwerk in Comitatu Surrey
This was taken out verbatim et literatim to save trouble of taking forth the charter upon all occasions.


  p.165  
June 25th Anno Domini 1611

Received from the governors due to me at Midsummer quarter the sum of £5 on the 25th day of June, Anno Domini 1611 I say received £5
[signed] By me William Todd

Received of the governors the 13th day of July 1611 for my wages sum of £3 I say received £3
[signed] Per me John Knight

Received of Mr George Paine governor of the free school in full payment for my stipend for Michaelmas quarter I say received £3 1611 £3
[signed] Per me John Knight
July 4th 1612

Received of Mr George Paine governor of the free school in full payment for [+my] stipend for Midsummer quarter I say received £5
[signed] By me William Todd

Received the 9th of April 1613 of Mr George Paine the sum of 18d for one years rent for the school house due at Michaelmas last past, I say received 18d
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood

Received by me Robert Brabourn usher of the free school of St Saviours in Southwark the sum of £3 15s and is in full payment of my quarters wages due at St Thomas day last past, I say received this 24th of December 1613 the sum of £3 15s
[signed] By me Robert Brabourn

Received the 26 of February 1613[/14] of Mr George Paine the sum of 18d for one years rent for the school house due at Michaelmas last past, I say received 18d
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood


  p.166  
March 25 1614

Received by me Robert Brabourn of Mr George Paine one of the governors of the free school of St Saviours in Southwark £3 15s and is in full payment of my quarters wages due at Our Lady Day, I say received
[signed] By me Robert Brabourn
June the 25th 1614

Received by me Robert Brabourn of Mr George Paine one of the governors of the free school of St Saviours in Southwark £3 15s and is in full payment of my quarters wages due at the feast of St John Baptist last past, I say received £3 15s
[signed] By me Robert Brabourn
Septembris die vicessimo nono Anno Domini 1614

Received the day and year above written of Mr George Paine one of the governors of the free school of St Saviours, the full sum of £6 5s due and payable for one quarters wages at the feast of St Michael the Archangel 1614, I say received
[signed] Ita est Thomas Watkins
Septembris die vicessimo nono Anno Domini 1614

Received the day and year above written of Mr George Paine one of the governors of the free school of St Saviours, the full sum of £2 10s due and payable for two months of one quarters wages at the feast of St Michael the Archangel 1614, I say received 50s
[signed] By me Richard Eyves

Received the 8th of February 1614[/15] of Mr George Paine the sum of 18d for one years rent for the school and house to it due at Michaelmas last past, I say received 18d
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood


  p.167  

Received the 20th of December 1615 of Mr George [+Paine] for one half years rent due at Michaelmas last past for the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours the sume of 18d
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood
Die Decembris 20o Anno Domini 1615

Received the day and year above written of Mr George Payne and Mr Richard Yerwood for my quarterage the sum of £6 5s due and payable at the feast of St Thomas the Apostle, I say received £6 5s
[signed] Ita est Thomas Watkins

Received the 22th of October 1616 of Mr George Paine for one years rent due at Michaelmas last past for the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours in Southwark the sume of 18d
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood

Received the 3d of January 1617[/18] of Mr George Payne for one years rent due at Michaelmas last past for the free grammar school of the parish of St Saviours 18d
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood

Received the 31 of March 1619 for one years rent due at Michaelmas last past for the house and garden of the free grammar school of St Saviours 18d
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood

Received the 19th of January 1619[/20] of Mr George Payne one of the governors of the free grammar school of St Saviours for one years rent ending at Michaelmas last past the sum of 18d
[signed] Per me Richard Yearwood


  p.172  

William Jhefferson received the 1st of October 1576 of George Wayd for quarter schooling due at Michaelmas for Austen Mykeles 2s [...]

William Broker Received the 1st of October 1576 of Mrs. Polter in part of that which her husband is indebted to the school for mony Received out of Chequer Alley by him as by his account appeareth 13s [...]

Memorandum I received the 1st of October 1576 of Mr Broker 46s 10d and is to say 21s 10d which he owed of rent due at the audit, xd due at Midsummer, and 25s for a quarter rent due at Midsummer which he received of Pecoke I say John Pecoke

Jhames [or Thomas?] Nokes [Rickes?] silkweaver in [C]hurch Alley and hath been here a year quarter which the [ wy ] of the Dutch Church will receive the next communion day and was of the church of Antwerp, and Barbara his wife is of the Dutch Church