sterling (£3 6s 8d); in comparison, the contemporary reasonable living for a yeoman was £5, annually.

Other innovations at Winchester included enforcing discipline through the pupils themselves, using prefects. Discipline was in any case meant to be less harsh than was common in medieval schools, at least as the statutes read. Winchester was also unusual in giving education to boys aged 12-18, as universities would accept students within this age range. These features,