said Father: But the same being sifted and examined in Parliament in the 14 yeare of her Majesties reigne, was, together with the Enrollement and Exemplifications thereof, ordeyned to be voide for all Lands assured for the maintenance of the said Schole, and in that Acte the Companye is used by the name of Master, Wardens and Comminaltie of the Skynners of London.

Sithence whiche Acte, and in contempt thereof, the said Andrewe Fissher hathe endeavored now verie latelye to stripp the said Schole and Companye of the said Lands, under pretence that the said Companye was not rightlie mentioned by the stricte name of theire verie Incorporation, neither towching themselves, nor the said Schole.

For the relief whereof, the said Companye exhibiting theire Bill by the consent of the said Andrewe Fissher, to the lower House of this honourable Session of Parliament, yt pleased the Committies thereof (whereof diuers weare learned in the Lawes) to take greate paynes in perusing and considering the Premisses, and of the original and mayne Charter: And thereuppon theye, as seemed best to theire Wisdomes and Gravities, did conforme the same Statute in the manner as nowe it is.

Whearein theye doe firste publishe and declare, that the trewe name of the Incorporation of the Skynners to purchase or to graunte, hathe been, is and shalbe, Maister and Wardens and Brothers and Sisters of the Guilde or Fraternite of the Skynners of London, to the Honor of God and the pretious Boddye of our Lorde Ihesus Christ (whiche indeede is the verie trowe, mayne and original Incorporation.)

And that the trewe name of the Incorporation (towching the said Schole) made and created by the foresaid Letters Patents of King Edwarde the sixte, hathe been, is and shalbe Gouernoures of the Possessions, Revenewes and Goods of the free Grammar-schole of Sir Andrewe Judd Knight, in the Towne of Tunbridge in the Countye of Kent.

And thereuppon doe enacte, that all the Letters Patents, Deedes, Wrightings, Assuraunces and Conveyances and Acte of Parliament afore mentioned, shalbe good and effectual. And the said Corporation of Skynners shall by that theire trewe name, haue and enioye all Lands, Tenements, &c. assured, mentioned or intended to bee assured or conveyed unto them by any name or names whatsoeuer other then concerning the said Schole: And shall by the said proper title of Incorporation, concerning the said Schole, haue and enioye all the Lands, Tenements, &c. convayed, or mentioned or intended to be assured or convayed, unto them by any the Letters Patents, Wrightings, Conveyaunces or Act of Parliament before men-mentioned, by any name or names whatsoeuer.

And that theire sholde none be uniustlye preiudiced by this Acte, there is conteyned a saving to the Queenes Maiestie and euerye person and boddye corporate of all estate, right, title and interest, other then for or by reason of any mistaking or misnaming or not trowe naming of either of the said names of Incorporation (whiche is the thing ment and intended to be holpen and relieued by this Acte.)

The Acte contayneth also a speciall Proviso, that as it iustifiethe all Graunts made to the said Companys of Skynners, so all Leases, Tearmes, Assurances, Acte or Thing, made or graunted by them in respecte of either of the said Incorporations by any name or names whatsoever, shalbe good according to the trowe meaning of the same, Notwithstanding any mistaking, misnaming or not trewe naming of either of the said Incorporations.

AND having met with an authentic Catalogue of the BENEFACTORS to this Company, with their respective Gifts for the Uses of Godliness and Charity, being made about the Year 1588. I shall here insert it; together with the Particulars of what was expended yearly in the said good Uses.