It having been thought proper that a list of the Sixth as it stands at Christmas, should be entered annually, the following is as it stood at the Dinner in 1817: – Walker, Gillett, Shepley, Horne Senr, Marten, Wrottesley, Blackwell, Galloway, Smith, Bowen, Marton, Heberden Senr, Brickdale, Floyer, F. Slade, Heberden Junr, Shakerley, Lendon, Williamson,…
December 6th 1817 there was a Sixth Dinner as usual; at which C. Walker (Home Boarder) was President and G. Blackwell (Boarder) vice President. C.E. Walker Princeps Oppidanus
By reason of the demise of their Royal Highness the Prince Charlotte of Saxe-Coburg, there was no College Play. The Holidays we were deprived of in consequence were made up, by being added to the Christmas vacation. C.E. Walker Princeps Oppidanus
March 1st 1817 a Periodical Paper entitled the Trifler was published by some of the Town Boys whose names were not generally known. C.E. Walker Head Boy TB
…the serialisation will resume when term starts again on Wednesday 6th January 2016. Merry Christmas
In consequence of the marriage of her Royal Highness the Princess Mary, with his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, a week was added to the Bartholomew tide Holidays. Anno Domini 1817 C.E. Walker HB TB
In February 1817 a dispute arose between the Town Boys and King Scholars. The second election in the Sixth insisted on taking a fag (when out of school) before the Shell, which the Town Boys opposed alledging that no Senior even was allow’d a Fag, but as a matter of favour from the Head Boy…