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which_o be_v confirm_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o iii_o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n who_o also_o in_o the_o fifty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n release_v and_o pardon_v their_o suit-service_n to_o his_o court_n at_o st._n martin_n le_fw-fr grand_fw-fr in_o london_n tykehead_n priory_n in_o yorkshire_n king_n john_n in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n confirm_v to_o god_n and_o the_o church_n of_o st._n mary_n of_o tykeheved_a and_o to_o the_o nun_n there_o serve_v god_n the_o land_n and_o possession_n then_o give_v they_o by_o several_a benefactor_n in_o the_o year_n 1264._o the_o prior_n and_o canon_n of_o ellerton_n and_o the_o nun_n of_o tykehead_n exchange_v certain_a land_n and_o house_n which_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o former_a suit_n and_o controversy_n sir_n robert_n de_fw-fr ask_v kt._n the_o founder_n give_v to_o this_o house_n the_o rent_n of_o 7_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o the_o maintain_n of_o a_o yearly_a obit_n for_o 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and_o a_o secular_a at_o the_o tomb_n of_o joan_n of_o acres_n daughter_n of_o edward_n the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o wise_a of_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n this_o house_n be_v a_o alâ—en_a priory_n and_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o beekeherlewyn_n in_o normandy_n king_n richard_n the_o ii_o in_o the_o ninteenth_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o reign_n make_v it_o indigena_fw-la and_o give_v it_o as_o a_o cell_n to_o st._n peter_n at_o westminster_n pope_n john_n in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o pontisicate_a translate_v this_o house_n from_o a_o priory_n of_o monk_n into_o a_o college_n of_o a_o dean_n and_o secular_a canon_n this_o be_v do_v at_o the_o petition_n of_o edwund_n earl_n of_o march_n heir_n of_o the_o first_o founder_n who_o by_o his_o deed_n date_v 7._o hen._n 5._o grant_v and_o confirm_v to_o the_o dean_n and_o canon_n here_o all_o the_o land_n and_o privilege_n belong_v to_o the_o priory_n vid._n infra_fw-la 1004._o vol._n 3._o part_n 2._o p._n 164._o value_v 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of_o mussenden_n be_v â—ounded_v in_o the_o year_n 1293._o by_o william_n de_fw-fr mussenden_n who_o hold_v the_o manor_n of_o mussenden_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n by_o knight_n service_n in_o the_o chapterhouse_n and_o church_n belong_v to_o this_o abbey_n do_v lie_v bury_v several_a of_o the_o missendens_n descend_v from_o the_o founder_n who_o name_n may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o book_n at_o large_a vid._n vol._n 3._o p._n 18._o value_v at_o 261_o l._n 14_o s._n 6_o d._n q._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la the_o minoress_n at_o london_n king_n edward_z the_o i._o in_o the_o one_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n grant_v his_o licence_n of_o mortmain_n to_o edmund_n his_o brother_n and_o his_o wife_n blanch_n queen_n of_o navarre_n to_o build_v a_o house_n in_o â—â—e_z parish_n of_o st._n botulphs_n without_o algate_n for_o nun_n of_o the_o order_n of_o minoresses_n there_o to_o remain_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n the_o bless_a mary_n and_o st._n francis_n vaved_a at_o 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of_o clugny_n in_o burgundy_n till_o the_o forty_o seven_o year_n of_o king_n e._n 3._o at_o which_o time_n that_o king_n make_v it_o indigena_fw-la and_o independent_a so_o also_o the_o priory_n of_o castleacre_n prittlewell_n farleigh_n horton_n and_o stanesgate_n which_o be_v all_o cell_n belong_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o lewis_n vid._n 2._o vol._n p._n 908._o value_v at_o 92_o l._n 4_o s._n 6_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la prittlewell_n in_o essex_n a_o cell_n to_o lewes_n robert_n fitz-suene_a give_v the_o church_n of_o prittlewell_n to_o the_o priory_n of_o st._n pancras_n at_o lewes_n to_o be_v a_o cell_n of_o that_o house_n and_o to_o be_v furnish_v with_o monk_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o st._n bennet_n and_o order_n of_o clugny_n from_o lewes_n ordain_v by_o his_o deed_n of_o foundation_n that_o the_o prior_n of_o prittlewel_n shall_v pay_v yearly_a to_o the_o prior_n of_o lewes_n one_o mark_n for_o a_o acknowledgement_n value_v at_o 155_o l._n 11_o s._n 2_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la westacre_n in_o norfolk_n a_o cell_n to_o lewes_n this_o house_n be_v grant_v and_o confirm_v by_o rodulphus_fw-la de_fw-la toneio_fw-la lord_n of_o the_o soil_n to_o oliver_n priest_n of_o acre_n and_o walter_n his_o son_n who_o become_v canon_n regular_a here_o value_v at_o 260_o l._n 13_o s._n 7_o d._n q._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la farley_n in_o wiltshire_n a_o cell_n to_o lewes_n this_o priory_n be_v found_v anno_fw-la dom._n 1125._o and_o dedicate_v to_o god_n and_o st._n mary_n magdalen_n it_o be_v endow_v by_o humphrey_n de_fw-fr bohun_n the_o king_n sewer_n and_o margery_z his_o wife_n with_o â—mannor_n of_o farley_n and_o the_o park_n there_o and_o with_o divers_a other_o land_n and_o revenue_n all_o which_o be_v confirm_v to_o they_o by_o king_n henry_n the_o iii_o â—_o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n value_v at_o 153_o l._n 14_o s._n 2_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la horton_n in_o kent_n a_o cell_n to_o lewes_n this_o house_n be_v found_v and_o 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prior_n of_o stanesgate_n a_o yearly_a pension_n of_o ten_o shilling_n for_o the_o say_a tithe_n and_o land_n clifford_z in_o herefordshire_n a_o cell_n to_o lewes_n it_o appear_v by_o inquisition_n 20._o e._n 3._o that_o this_o priory_n be_v found_v by_o simon_n fitz-richard_n fitzâ—ponce_n former_o lord_n of_o clifford_n and_o ancestor_n oâ—_n the_o countess_n of_o lincoln_n and_o that_o this_o house_n be_v not_o alien_a or_o dependent_a on_o any_o other_o beyond_o sea_n it_o be_v subject_v by_o the_o founder_n to_o the_o priory_n of_o lewes_n value_v at_o 57_o l._n 7_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la castle-acre_n in_o norfolk_n found_v an._n dom._n 1090._o william_n de_fw-fr warren_n earl_n of_o surrey_n the_o first_o of_o that_o name_n and_o his_o son_n earl_n william_n the_o ii_o be_v great_a benefactor_n and_o give_v to_o god_n and_o st._n mary_n and_o to_o the_o holy_a apostle_n peter_n and_o paul_n and_o to_o the_o cluniac_a monk_n of_o st._n pancras_n i_o e._n of_o the_o priory_n of_o lewes_n serâ—ing_n god_n at_o achra_n divers_a land_n and_o revenue_n beside_o who_o many_o other_o benefactor_n give_v other_o manor_n and_o land_n tithe_n and_o church_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o particular_a in_o the_o book_n at_o large_a p._n 626_o 627_o 628_o 629._o herbert_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n constitute_v the_o church_n and_o monastery_n here_o and_o place_v therein_o cluniac_a monk_n under_o the_o rule_n of_o st._n benedict_n bishop_n ebrard_n impropriate_v and_o confirm_v to_o they_o their_o several_a church_n give_v to_o they_o by_o the_o earl_n of_o surrey_n and_o other_o benefactor_n it_o be_v certify_v to_o king_n edw._n the_o i._o in_o the_o thirty_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n that_o the_o â—rior_a and_o convent_n of_o castle-acre_n be_v english_a and_o not_o alien_n of_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n or_o his_o adherer_n and_o that_o no_o rent_n or_o pension_n be_v pay_v by_o they_o to_o any_o of_o his_o dominion_n or_o adherent_n nor_o do_v they_o owe_v obedience_n to_o any_o such_o except_o only_o that_o when_o the_o abbot_n of_o clugny_n come_v sometime_o into_o england_n he_o use_v to_o visit_v in_o the_o say_a priory_n hereupon_o this_o house_n be_v allow_v to_o be_v indigena_fw-la and_o not_o alienigena_fw-la and_o to_o be_v privilege_v according_o 18._o e._n 2._o value_v at_o 306_o l._n 11_o s._n 4_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la mendham_n in_o norfolk_n a_o cell_n to_o castle-acre_n william_n son_n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr huntingfeild_n give_v to_o god_n and_o st._n mary_n of_o acre_n and_o to_o the_o monk_n there_o the_o isle_n of_o st._n mary_n of_o mendham_n to_o be_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n subject_a to_o castle-acre_n as_o that_o house_n be_v to_o st._n pancras_n and_o that_o to_o the_o church_n of_o clugny_n the_o prior_n of_o castle-acre_n and_o convent_n there_o do_v grant_v to_o roger_n de_fw-fr huntingfeild_n who_o be_v their_o great_a benefactor_n to_o maintain_v at_o least_o eight_o monk_n at_o this_o priory_n of_o mendham_n and_o not_o to_o depose_v the_o prior_n here_o unless_o for_o one_o of_o these_o three_o cause_n disobedience_n incontinence_n or_o dilapidation_n of_o the_o house_n bromholm_n in_o norfolk_n a_o cell_n of_o castle-acre_n the_o estate_n here_o with_o divers_a other_o land_n be_v give_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o acre_n by_o william_n de_fw-fr glanville_n and_o confirm_v to_o they_o by_o bartholomew_n his_o son_n the_o prior_n and_o convent_n of_o bromholm_n hold_v land_n in_o fee-farm_a of_o the_o prior_n and_o convent_n of_o acre_n at_o the_o annual_a rent_n of_o fourteen_o mark_n five_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n payable_a at_o three_o term_n by_o the_o year_n viz._n at_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n michael_n 64_o s._n at_o the_o purification_n 64_o s._n and_o at_o penticost_n 64_o s._n controversy_n arise_v
this_o be_v found_v by_o john_n de_fw-fr toryton_n the_o land_n give_v to_o these_o monk_n be_v recite_v and_o confirm_v by_o king_n john_n in_o the_o sixteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n vid._n vol._n 2._o p._n 918._o value_v at_o 135_o l._n 3_o s._n 6_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la holmcoltrum_fw-la in_o cumberland_n found_v an._n 1150._o king_n henry_n two_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o founder_n of_o this_o abbey_n king_n richard_n the_o i._o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n confirm_v their_o land_n as_o 〈◊〉_d also_o k._n henry_n iii_o in_o the_o 39_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n john_n gernoun_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n found_v and_o endow_v a_o chantry_n in_o this_o abbey_n church_n for_o four_o chaplain_n monk_n of_o this_o house_n and_o two_o secular_a chaplain_n this_o john_n than_o hold_v two_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o wyggeton_n by_o cornage_n as_o be_v find_v by_o inquisition_n 6_o e._n 3._o vid._n vol._n 3._o p._n 34._o value_v at_o 427_o l._n 19_o s._n 3_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la tarent_n in_o dorsetshire_n this_o abbey_n be_v found_v for_o nun_n of_o the_o cistercian_n order_n by_o richard_n bishop_n of_o durham_n john_n queen_n of_o scot_n give_v to_o this_o house_n cum_fw-la corpore_fw-la svo_fw-la with_o her_o body_n land_n in_o stanton_n in_o cambridgeshire_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 20_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la all_o the_o estate_n belong_v to_o this_o monastery_n be_v confirm_v by_o king_n henry_n iii_o who_o be_v also_o himself_o a_o benefactor_n value_v at_o 215_o l._n 7_o s._n 9_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la tiltey_n alias_o wudeham_n in_o essex_n found_v anno_fw-la 1152._o this_o be_v first_o give_v by_o maurice_n son_n of_o jeffery_n de_fw-fr teretia_n to_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n of_o wodeham_n and_o endow_v with_o several_a land_n confirm_v by_o king_n henry_n ii_o after_o ward_n king_n richard_n the_o first_o confirm_v the_o same_o estate_n to_o the_o monk_n here_o settle_v of_o the_o cistercian_n order_n in_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n value_v at_o 167._o 2_o s._n 6_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la deulacre_n in_o cheshire_n anno_fw-la 1153._o the_o abbey_n of_o pulton_n in_o cheshire_n be_v found_v by_o robert_n pincerna_n it_o be_v furnish_v with_o monk_n of_o the_o cistercian_n order_n from_o cumbermere_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v a_o daughter_n of_o that_o house_n in_o the_o year_n 1214._o the_o convent_n be_v translate_v from_o pulton_n to_o deulacre_n by_o ralph_n earl_n of_o chester_n this_o ralph_n afterward_o come_v from_o his_o expedition_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n be_v in_o a_o great_a storm_n at_o sea_n in_o the_o night_n confident_a of_o deliverance_n at_o midnight_n through_o the_o suffrage_n of_o these_o monk_n then_o at_o their_o nocturnal_a devotion_n according_o the_o storm_z do_v then_o begin_v to_o cease_v to_o the_o wonder_n of_o the_o seaman_n this_o ralph_n and_o his_o successor_n earl_n of_o chester_n give_v and_o confirm_v divers_a land_n and_o possession_n to_o this_o abbey_n vid._n vol._n 2._o pag_n 919._o clunok-vaur_a in_o wales_n the_o original_a of_o this_o monastery_n be_v by_o s._n benow_n of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o the_o life_n of_o st._n winefrid_n the_o white_a monk_n here_o be_v of_o a_o new_a foundation_n guithin_n uncle_n to_o one_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o north-wales_n give_v the_o village_n of_o clunok_n to_o benow_n vide_fw-la vol._n 2._o pag._n 119._o stratflure_n in_o cardiganshire_n found_v and_o endow_v with_o divers_a land_n by_o reese_n prince_n of_o southwales_n the_o estate_n of_o this_o house_n call_v also_o strata_fw-la florida_fw-la be_v confirm_v by_o king_n henry_n ii_o and_o king_n edward_n i._n value_v at_o 118_o l._n 7_o s._n 3_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la legâ—urn_v in_o lincolnshire_n this_o abbey_n be_v found_v for_o nun_n by_o robert_n de_fw-fr lekeburn_n who_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o chapter_n house_n of_o this_o nunnery_n at_o who_o interment_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n william_n declare_v public_o his_o confirmation_n of_o his_o father_n donation_n and_o endowment_n add_v of_o his_o own_o gift_n the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o two_o shilling_n in_o franckalmoign_n king_n john_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n confirm_v the_o estate_n of_o this_o house_n value_v at_o 38_o l._n 8_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la stratmargel_n or_o strata-marcella_n in_o montgomeryshire_n found_v an._n 1170._o by_o madock_n ap_fw-mi griffin_n by_o his_o deed_n date_v an._n 1222_o he_o endow_v it_o with_o divers_a land_n and_o revenue_n value_v at_o 64_o l._n 14_o s._n 2_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la stanlaw_n in_o cheshire_n found_v an._n 1172._o the_o first_o founder_n of_o this_o house_n be_v john_n constable_n of_o chester_n who_o endow_v it_o with_o divers_a land_n and_o liberty_n his_o deed_n bear_v date_n 1178._o these_o monk_n of_o stanlaw_n be_v afterward_o translate_v to_o the_o church_n of_o whaley_n at_o which_o the_o abbot_n and_o convent_n of_o salley_n in_o torkshire_n be_v very_o much_o grieve_v allege_v among_o other_o thing_n that_o they_o be_v nigh_o to_o their_o abbey_n than_o the_o constitution_n of_o their_o order_n do_v allow_v of_o and_o that_o it_o be_v to_o their_o damage_n 27l_o 10_o s._n but_o the_o difference_n be_v compose_v in_o the_o year_n 1305._o by_o the_o abbot_n of_o ryvalle_n and_o belland_n the_o church_n of_o whaley_n be_v in_o be_v in_o the_o time_n when_o st._n augustine_n the_o monk_n come_v into_o england_n the_o rector_n of_o which_o church_n be_v in_o after_o time_n call_v dean_n and_o not_o parson_n and_o be_v marry_v man_n who_o also_o have_v the_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o place_n commit_v to_o they_o by_o the_o bishop_n these_o dean_n have_v a_o estate_n of_o inheritance_n in_o the_o church_n of_o whaly_n and_o the_o chapel_n which_o go_v from_o father_n to_o son_n and_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o church_n be_v supply_v by_o certain_a priest_n who_o the_o dean_n provide_v and_o present_v to_o the_o bishop_n for_o his_o licence_n the_o name_n of_o these_o dean_n may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o book_n at_o large_a but_o after_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n 1215._o it_o be_v no_o long_o permit_v that_o this_o church_n shall_v go_v as_o a_o inheritance_n not_o long_o after_o this_o the_o church_n of_o whaley_n be_v give_v by_o henry_n de_fw-fr lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o lord_n of_o blagbornshire_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o stanlaw_n who_o enter_v upon_o this_o their_o new_a seat_n in_o the_o year_n 1296._o dom._n george_n de_fw-fr norbury_n be_v then_o their_o abbot_n which_o translation_n be_v ratify_v by_o the_o bull_n of_o pope_n nicholas_n the_o iv._o the_o deed_n of_o the_o say_v henry_n whereby_o he_o give_v this_o church_n of_o whally_n with_o all_o its_o right_n liberty_n and_o appertinent_a bear_v date_n in_o the_o year_n 1283._o in_o the_o thirty_o four_o year_n of_o edward_n the_o iii_o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n earl_n of_o derby_z lincoln_n and_o leicester_n give_v divers_a land_n to_o the_o abbot_n and_o convent_n of_o whalley_n for_o the_o maintain_n of_o a_o recluse_n or_o anchorite_n and_o his_o successor_n dwell_v in_o a_o place_n within_o the_o churchyard_n of_o the_o parish-church_n of_o whalley_n and_o for_o two_o woman_n their_o servant_n who_o shall_v be_v there_o continual_o pray_v for_o the_o say_a duke_n his_o ancestor_n and_o heir_n viz_o to_o find_v they_o every_o week_n throughout_o the_o year_n fifteen_o loaf_n of_o the_o convent_n bread_n each_o loaf_n weigh_v fifty_o shilling_n sterling_a and_o seven_o loaf_n of_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o the_o same_o weight_n eight_o gallon_n of_o the_o best_a ale_n of_o the_o convent_n and_o three_o penny_n for_o their_o companage_n to_o deliver_v they_o yearly_o at_o the_o feast_n of_o all_o saint_n ten_o stockfish_n and_o ten_o great_a ling_n fish_n one_o bushel_n of_o oat_n for_o their_o pottage_n one_o bushel_n of_o salt_n two_o gallon_n of_o oil_n for_o their_o lamp_n one_o stone_n of_o tallow_n for_o candle_n six_o load_n of_o turf_n and_o one_o of_o brushwood_n for_o fuel_n to_o keep_v their_o house_n in_o repair_n and_o to_o find_v one_o of_o their_o monk_n and_o a_o clerk_n to_o say_v mass_n in_o the_o chapel_n of_o the_o say_a recluse_n daily_o etc._n etc._n the_o first_o founder_n of_o this_o house_n john_n de_fw-fr lacie_n constable_n of_o chester_n and_o lord_n of_o halton_n marry_v alice_n sister_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr mandeville_n and_o die_v in_o the_o holy_a land_n of_o this_o family_n be_v henry_n de_fw-fr lacie_n founder_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o kirkstall_n of_o who_o before_o nunapleton_n in_o yorkshire_n this_o priory_n of_o nun_n be_v found_v by_o adeliza_n the_o sancto-quintino_a and_o robert_n her_o son_n and_o heir_n dedicate_v to_o god_n st._n
and_o isabel_n de_fw-fr say_v his_o wife_n give_v the_o church_n of_o st._n george_n of_o clune_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o st._n milburge_n at_o wendloke_n pag._n 614._o dudley_n the_o church_n and_o monastery_n of_o st._n james_n at_o dudley_n be_v found_v and_o endow_v by_o gervaise_fw-fr paganel_n or_o painel_n who_o grant_v that_o in_o whatsoever_o pasture_n his_o own_o cattle_n feed_v there_o also_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o monk_n of_o dudley_n may_v free_o feed_v except_o in_o his_o park_n with_o tithe_n of_o his_o bread_n hunt_v and_o fish_v while_o he_o remain_v at_o dudley_n an._n 1290_o roger_n bishop_n of_o coventry_n and_o litchfield_n grant_v a_o remission_n of_o forty_o day_n penance_n to_o those_o who_o be_v true_o contrite_a and_o confess_v shall_v say_v the_o lord_n prayer_n and_o salutation_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr somery_n bury_v in_o the_o conventual_a church_n of_o dudley_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_v pag._n 619._o lewis_n to_o this_o house_n do_v belong_v divers_a land_n church_n and_o tithe_n in_o devonshire_n sassex_n surrey_n kent_z and_o norfolk_z the_o several_a name_n of_o which_o and_o of_o the_o benefactor_n who_o give_v they_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o book_n at_o large_a pag._n 636._o bromholme_n king_n edward_n ii_o grant_v to_o the_o monk_n here_o the_o manor_n of_o blaketon_n to_o hold_v in_o fee_n farm_n at_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o twenty_o pound_n which_o manor_n do_v former_o belong_v to_o edmund_n earl_n of_o kent_n pag._n 668._o monteacute_n this_o monastery_n be_v found_v by_o william_n earl_n of_o moriton_n near_o the_o castle_n of_o monteacute_n for_o monk_n of_o clunie_n and_o to_o it_o he_o give_v the_o burgh_n and_o castle_n of_o montacute_n and_o the_o chapel_n in_o the_o castle_n together_o with_o many_o other_o manor_n land_n church_n tithe_n fair_n and_o hundred_o pag._n 687._o tickford_n gervasius_n paganell_n give_v and_o confirm_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o bless_a mary_n at_o newport_n divers_a land_n and_o revenue_n give_v they_o by_o his_o ancestor_n and_o by_o other_o man_n which_o hold_v of_o his_o fee_n an._n 1187._o these_o monk_n of_o newport_n the_o same_o with_o tickford_n be_v here_o as_o a_o cell_n to_o st._n martin_n call_v majus_n monasterium_fw-la or_o marmonstier_n in_o france_n pag._n 704._o waverley_n pope_n eugenius_n the_o iii_o by_o his_o bull_n date_v at_o paris_n an._n 1147._o grant_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o this_o house_n and_o their_o successor_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la that_o no_o tithe_n shall_v be_v by_o any_o exact_v of_o they_o for_o their_o land_n or_o cattle_n in_o their_o own_o hand_n or_o occupation_n pag._n 768._o cumbermere_n baldwin_n and_o hubert_n successive_a archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n confirm_v to_o these_o monk_n and_o their_o successor_n several_a church_n and_o chapel_n to_o they_o give_v among_o the_o rest_n that_o of_o namptwiche_n pag._n 782._o bildwas_n found_v by_o roger_n bishop_n of_o coventry_n hugh_n bishop_n of_o coventry_n give_v these_o monk_n a_o inn_n in_o litchfield_n for_o their_o reception_n when_o they_o come_v thither_o william_n fitz-alan_n give_v they_o the_o town_n of_o little_a bildewas_n with_o other_o land_n henry_n abbot_n of_o this_o house_n grant_v to_o hamon_n de_fw-fr benthale_n in_o consideration_n that_o his_o mother_n be_v burden_v with_o many_o child_n and_o at_o her_o instance_n a_o certain_a allowance_n and_o stipen_v in_o this_o monastery_n for_o term_n of_o his_o life_n which_o afterward_o 11_o e._n 2._o in_o consideration_n of_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n in_o hand_n pay_v to_o he_o by_o john_n then_o abbot_n the_o say_a hamon_n do_v release_n and_o quit_v claim_v an._n 1287_o henry_n de_fw-fr lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o constable_n of_o chester_n confirm_v a_o exchange_n make_v between_o the_o monk_n of_o this_o house_n and_o those_o of_o crokesden_n viz._n of_o caldon_n grange_n in_o com._n stafford_n be_v of_o his_o fee_n for_o certain_a land_n in_o edwyneye_n in_o com._n salop._n pag._n 802._o newminster_n the_o first_o and_o principal_a founder_n of_o this_o abbey_n be_v the_o lord_n ralph_n de_fw-fr merley_n from_o who_o descend_v two_o sister_n who_o become_v coheir_n to_o the_o barony_n of_o merley_n marry_o marry_v to_o william_n baron_n of_o graystok_n and_o isabel_n marry_v to_o the_o lord_n robert_n de_fw-fr somervill_n all_o who_o descendant_n be_v great_a benefactor_n to_o this_o house_n so_o also_o be_v the_o bertram_n baron_n the_o mitford_n with_o divers_a other_o ralph_n baron_n of_o graystok_n who_o die_v an._n 1483._o be_v also_o baron_n of_o wemme_n george_n dacre_n lord_n of_o gillesland_n and_o graystok_n die_v young_a and_o untimely_a by_o the_o accidental_a fall_n of_o a_o wooden_a vaulting-horse_n an._n 1569._o he_o be_v then_o in_o wardship_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n pag._n 866._o door_n roger_n de_fw-fr clifford_n give_v his_o body_n to_o god_n and_o the_o bless_a mary_n and_o the_o monk_n of_o door_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o church_n of_o door_n and_o with_o his_o body_n he_o give_v they_o certain_a land_n nomine_fw-la dotis_n pag._n 885._o blancland_n paganus_fw-la de_fw-fr cadurcis_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o lady_n hawisia_n de_fw-fr london_n give_v to_o the_o cistercian_n monk_n of_o albaland_n nineteen_o acre_n of_o arable_a land_n that_o every_o priest_n of_o the_o say_a house_n shall_v daily_o in_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o mass_n make_v special_a commemoration_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o such_o and_o such_o of_o his_o family_n pro_fw-la vivis_fw-la inter_fw-la vivos_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la defunctis_fw-la inter_fw-la mortuos_fw-la who_o deed_n bear_v date_n an._n 1270._o pag._n 892._o deulacre_n roger_n de_fw-fr menilwarin_n give_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o this_o house_n for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o lincoln_n his_o mother_n brother_n in_o pure_a and_o perpetual_a alm_n free_a common_a in_o his_o wood_n of_o pevere_a house-bote_n and_o hay-bote_n with_o paunage_n for_o fifty_o hog_n pag._n 893._o clunock-vaur_a found_v and_o endow_v by_o one_o gwithno_n king_n cadwallader_n and_o divers_a welsh_a lord_n give_v large_a possession_n to_o this_o abbey_n dedicate_v to_o god_n and_o st._n beyno_n pag._n 916._o robertsbrig_n alice_z countess_z of_o yew_n daughter_n of_o william_n earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o of_o queen_n alizia_n give_v land_n to_o this_o abbey_n in_o pure_a and_o perpetual_a alm_n ad_fw-la hospitalitatem_fw-la sustentandam_fw-la for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o hospitality_n which_o land_n be_v confirm_v to_o they_o by_o william_n the_o three_o earl_n of_o sussex_n her_o brother_n son_n and_o by_o john_n de_fw-fr augo_n her_o son_n pag._n 926._o beaulieu_n king_n john_n give_v out_o of_o his_o treasury_n one_o hundred_o mark_v for_o the_o build_n this_o abbey_n in_o newforest_n and_o direct_v his_o letter_n to_o all_o abbot_n of_o the_o cistercian_n order_n to_o be_v helpful_a to_o the_o re-edify_n of_o the_o same_o out_o of_o their_o several_a stock_n pag._n 936._o vale-royal_a prince_n edward_n son_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o iii_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n of_o drown_v at_o sea_n as_o he_o return_v from_o the_o holy_a land_n vow_v in_o case_n he_o and_o he_o come_v safe_a to_o land_n to_o erect_v a_o new_a monastery_n in_o honour_n of_o god_n bless_a mother_n mary_n in_o some_o proper_a place_n in_o england_n and_o endow_v the_o same_o with_o sufficient_a maintenance_n for_o one_o hundred_o cistercian_n monk_n which_o monastery_n be_v afterward_o build_v and_o by_o he_o name_v vale_n royal_a a_o convent_n be_v translate_v thither_o from_o the_o abbey_n of_o dore._n in_o the_o year_n 1277_o the_o say_a edward_n be_v then_o king_n of_o england_n lay_v the_o first_o stone_n of_o a_o new_a building_n in_o the_o place_n design_v for_o the_o great_a altar_n and_o after_o his_o example_n all_o the_o prime_a nobility_n of_o the_o land_n do_v the_o like_a in_o honour_n of_o our_o lord_n christ_n the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o the_o holy_a confessor_n st._n nichelas_n and_o nichafius_fw-la their_o first_o habitation_n be_v but_o small_a yet_o there_o they_o remain_v for_o the_o time_n of_o four_o abbot_n till_o in_o the_o year_n 1330._o the_o convent_n be_v translate_v to_o a_o new_a monastery_n on_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o assumption_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n the_o place_n where_o this_o monastery_n be_v situate_v be_v before_o call_v munechene_n wro_o in_o latin_a monachorum_fw-la silua_fw-la munchene_n in_o old_a english_a signify_v a_o monk_n or_o nun_n and_o wro_o a_o wood._n it_o be_v say_v that_o many_o year_n before_o this_o monastery_n be_v found_v in_o the_o place_n shepherds_z and_o country_z people_n do_v usual_o on_o the_o solemn_a feast_n of_o the_o virgin_n about_o midnight_n hear_v celestial_a music_n and_o see_v such_o
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1092_o bishop_n remigius_n remove_v his_o episcopal_a seat_n from_o dorchester_n by_o licence_n of_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n to_o lincoln_n and_o begin_v to_o build_v there_o a_o sumptuous_a church_n on_o the_o hill_n near_o the_o castle_n but_z thomas_z then_z archbishop_n of_o york_n pretend_v that_o lincoln_n and_o all_o the_o province_n of_o lindsey_n be_v within_o his_o diocese_n give_v some_o obstruction_n for_o a_o while_n but_o it_o be_v afterward_o finish_v by_o king_n william_n two_o who_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v dedicate_v by_o two_o cardinal_n legate_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o eight_o archbishop_n and_o sixteen_o bishop_n and_o secular_a canon_n to_o be_v establish_v therein_o this_o king_n william_n rufus_n confirm_v all_o the_o land_n and_o revenue_n which_o his_o father_n have_v give_v to_o this_o church_n and_o be_v himself_o a_o great_a benefactor_n he_o quiet_v the_o dispute_n between_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n about_o jurisdiction_n giving_z thomas_z archbishop_n of_o york_z such_o satisfaction_n to_o quit_v his_o claim_n for_o ever_o as_o have_v be_v already_o mention_v pag._n 131._o king_n henry_n i._o give_v to_o this_o church_n among_o other_o land_n the_o manor_n of_o bicheleswade_n with_o great_a liberty_n also_o a_o fair_a to_o be_v hold_v at_o their_o castle_n of_o newark_n on_o st_n marry_o magdalen_n day_n and_o four_o day_n before_o he_o also_o grant_v to_o robert_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n liberty_n to_o make_v a_o passage_n through_o his_o castle_n wall_n he_o also_o grant_v to_o the_o say_a bishop_n and_o the_o canon_n of_o this_o church_n his_o vineyard_n at_o lincoln_n and_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o it_o he_o also_o grant_v they_o several_a church_n as_o hempingham_n derby_n wercheford_n to_o be_v prebend_n with_o all_o the_o church_n of_o lincoln_n within_o and_o without_o the_o borough_n and_o freewarren_a in_o all_o their_o land_n in_o lincolnshire_n and_o nottinghamshire_n king_n henry_n ii_o grant_v and_o confirm_v to_o robert_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n and_o his_o successor_n the_o house_n that_o be_v the_o knight_n templar_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n andrew_n holburn_n at_o london_n which_o the_o say_a bishop_n have_v purchase_v of_o those_o knight_n for_o one_o hundred_o mark_n and_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o three_o piece_n of_o gold_n tres_fw-la aureos_fw-la the_o same_o king_n give_v to_o this_o church_n and_o bishop_n all_o the_o ground_n from_o the_o bale_n westward_o to_o the_o city_n wall_n eastward_o at_o lincoln_n to_o build_v on_o he_o also_o confirm_v the_o donation_n of_o their_o other_o benefactor_n he_o also_o compose_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n and_o robert_z abbot_n of_o st._n alban_n about_o the_o jurisdiction_n over_o fifteen_o church_n to_o the_o say_a abbey_n belong_v pope_n honorius_n an._n 1125._o confirm_v the_o revenue_n give_v to_o this_o church_n the_o like_a do_v pope_n 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