Excerpt from Leeds Grammar School Admission Books, From 1820 to 1900 I attach great importance to publicity. Let everything be open to the light of day. If this is not attended to, it is certain that sooner or later rust and moth will corrupt if thieves do not break through and steal. Let us first consider the circumstances in which the School was founded: and in order that these may be thoroughly understood, Gunman, reference must be shortly made to matters which do not at first sight appear to be Specially pertinent. The fl saw School was founded by William Sheffield, and we should know who and what he was before we can properly understand the provisions of his will. From very early times the progress of Christianity has been promoted by the generous gifts of the wealthy; and it should not Rough, cause surprise that the conditions accompanying these gifts have varied from time to time as the needs of the people changed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.