Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	abbess_n	abbot_n	monastery_n	18	3	10.1851	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36798	Monasticon anglicanum, or, The history of the ancient abbies, and other monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches, in England and Wales with divers French, Irish, and Scotch monasteries formerly relating to England / collected, and published in Latin, by Sir William Dugdale, Knight ..., in three volums; and now epitomized in English, page by page; with sculptures of the several religious habits.; Monasticon anglicanum. English	Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.; Dodsworth, Roger, 1585-1654.; Stevens, John, d. 1726. History of the antient abbeys, monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches.; Wright, James, 1643-1713.	1693 (1693)	Wing D2487; ESTC R8166	281,385	375

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the_o say_a fraternity_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o

disposal_n to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n private_o in_o the_o time_n of_o general_n interdict_v to_o have_v a_o free_a sepulture_n and_o a_o free_a election_n of_o their_o abbess_n etc._n etc._n who_o bull_n bear_v date_n an._n dom._n 1228._o pag._n 327_o wallingford_n nigellus_n de_fw-fr albeney_n and_o alan_n fitz-amfrid_a give_v divers_a land_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o st._n alban_n in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n of_o wallingford_n confirm_v to_o they_o by_o joceline_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n and_o after_o he_o by_o robert_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n and_o by_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o that_o church_n an._n do._n 1243._o pag._n 525._o wilberfoss_n george_n duke_n of_o clarence_n and_o lord_n of_o richmond_n as_o patroonshe_fw-mi nannery_n of_o wilberfoss_n exemplify_v and_o confirm_v to_o elizabeth_n then_o prioress_n and_o to_o the_o nun_n there_o the_o several_a deed_n of_o endowment_n and_o grant_n make_v to_o they_o by_o jordanus_n fitz_n gilbert_n william_n de_fw-fr percy_n etc._n etc._n who_o deed_n of_o confirmation_n bear_v date_n at_o staunford_n 10_o of_o august_n 4_o edward_n iu._n pag._n 487._o stodeley_n this_o nunnery_n be_v first_o found_v by_o thomas_n de_fw-fr sancto_n walerico_n but_o his_o estate_n and_o consequent_o the_o patronage_n of_o this_o house_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n king_n richard_n ii_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n on_o the_o death_n of_o margery_n the_o last_o prioress_n confirm_v the_o election_n of_o elizabeth_n fremantell_n then_o subprioress_n into_o the_o office_n of_o prioress_n and_o signify_v the_o same_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n pag._n 482._o sanford_n alias_o littlemore_n roger_n de_fw-fr thoeni_fw-la roger_n de_fw-fr sanford_n and_o thomas_n buscel_v who_o deed_n bear_v date_n 1254_o 8._o henry_n iii_o give_v land_n to_o the_o church_n of_o st._n nicholas_n and_o priory_n of_o nun_n here_o robert_n abbot_n of_o abington_n and_o benjamin_n rector_n of_o 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be_v another_o cell_n of_o the_o monk_n of_o grandemont_n to_o which_o walter_n the_o lacie_n give_v land_n in_o pure_a and_o perpetual_a alm_n with_o warranty_n peter_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n have_v buy_v land_n of_o the_o prior_n of_o creswell_n for_o 550._o mark_n grant_v by_o his_o deed_n date_v 1256_o that_o in_o case_n he_o or_o his_o successor_n shall_v happen_v to_o be_v implead_v for_o the_o say_a land_n the_o say_a prior_n nor_o this_o successor_n shall_v not_o be_v oblige_v to_o defend_v and_o warrant_v the_o same_o beyond_o the_o sum_n of_o 550_o mark_n pag._n 542._o missenden_n joan_n de_fw-fr pedinton_n widow_n of_o guy_n de_fw-fr ryhal_n with_o thomas_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v guy_n confirm_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o missendin_n the_o hermitage_n of_o muswell_n which_o ralf_n the_o hermit_n build_v and_o inhabit_v by_o permission_n of_o the_o foresay_a guy_n with_o a_o chapel_n build_v in_o honour_n o●_n the_o holy_a cross._n confirm_v also_o by_o albricus_n earl_n of_o damarun_n and_o simon_n de_fw-fr gerardmulin_n the_o priory_n of_o ewenny_n a_o cell_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o gloucester_n the_o turbervilles_n give_v to_o the_o church_n of_o st._n michael_n and_o the_o monk_n there_o divers_a land_n and_o possession_n with_o liberty_n of_o fish_v in_o the_o river_n of_o ewenny_n as_o far_o as_o their_o land_n extend_v and_o to_o retain_v a_o moiety_n of_o the_o fish_n so_o catch_v the_o other_o moiety_n to_o be_v the_o turbervilles_n the_o priory_n of_o blithe_n in_o nottinghamshire_n pope_n honorius_n confirm_v the_o possession_n of_o this_o house_n to_o the_o monk_n here_o and_o exempt_v they_o from_o pay_v of_o tithe_n of_o their_o cattle_n it_o be_v found_v by_o william_n de_fw-fr crescy_n william_n gifford_n archishop_n of_o york_n an._n dom._n 1277_o make_v certain_a order_n for_o their_o government_n viz._n that_o alm_n and_o hospitality_n shall_v be_v use_v as_o of_o old_a time_n that_o all_o and_o singular_a do_v humble_o and_o devout_o obey_v the_o prior_n as_o their_o head_n etc._n etc._n vid._n vol._n ●_o p._n 553._o bustlesham_n abbey_n in_o berkshire_n king_n henry_n viii_o by_o patent_n date_v in_o the_o 29_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n recite_v that_o out_o of_o the_o sincere_a and_o entire_a devotion_n which_o he_o bear_v to_o god_n and_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n and_o to_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o divine_a worship_n etc._n etc._n he_o do_v erect_v find_v and_o establish_v to_o endure_v for_o all_o future_a time_n a_o monastery_n or_o conventual_a house_n of_o one_o abbot_n and_o thirteen_o monk_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benedict_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o late_o dissolve_v priory_n or_o monastery_n of_o bisham_n alias_o bustlesham_n in_o berkshire_n which_o on_o the_o five_o day_n of_o july_n in_o the_o 28_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v surrender_v to_o he_o by_o william_n bishop_n of_o st._n david_n then_o prior_n of_o that_o priory_n and_o the_o convent_n there_o and_o this_o he_o do_v for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o himself_o while_o live_n and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o soul_n after_o death_n and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o most_o dear_a wife_n jane_n late_a queen_n of_o england_n decease_v and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o child_n and_o progenitor_n and_o give_v all_o the_o land_n house_n church_n bell_n and_o all_o utensil_n then_o in_o his_o hand_n and_o former_o belong_v to_o the_o late_a dissolve_a monastery_n to_o john_n cordrey_n who_o he_o make_v abbot_n of_o this_o new_a monastery_n and_o to_o the_o monk_n of_o the_o same_o which_o john_n cordrey_n be_v late_o abbot_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o chertsey_n in_o surrey_n he_o do_v also_o incorporate_a this_o new_a monastery_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o abbot_n and_o convent_n of_o the_o new_a monastery_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n of_o king_n henry_n viii_o at_o buslesham_n with_o power_n to_o purchase_v land_n and_o by_o that_o name_n to_o sue_v and_o be_v sue_v etc._n etc._n and_o for_o the_o abbot_n and_o his_o successor_n to_o use_v a_o episcopal_a mitre_n he_o also_o endow_v the_o say_v new_a monastery_n with_o all_o the_o land_n and_o revenue_n belong_v to_o the_o late_a monastery_n here_o and_o also_o to_o that_o of_o chertsey_n in_o divers_a county_n of_o england_n and_o wales_n and_o in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n also_o with_o the_o dissolve_a priory_n of_o cardigan_n in_o southwales_n and_o bethelkellard_n in_o carnarvonshire_n with_o all_o the_o land_n and_o revenue_n of_o the_o same_o and_o with_o divers_a rent_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o revenue_n of_o several_a other_o monastery_n then_o in_o lease_n for_o twenty_o one_o year_n and_o the_o reversion_n of_o the_o say_a land_n etc._n etc._n with_o view_n of_o frank_n pledge_n and_o all_o other_o franchise_n and_o liberty_n which_o have_v be_v former_o enjoy_v in_o the_o several_a land_n etc._n etc._n to_o hold_v by_o the_o service_n of_o one_o knight_n see_v and_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o 72_o l._n and_o 17_o d._n in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o ten_o to_o be_v pay_v into_o the_o court_n of_o augmentation_n at_o michaelmas_n this_o new_a monastery_n to_o be_v exempt_a from_o the_o ordinary_a jurisdiction_n and_o to_o be_v visit_v only_o by_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n and_o the_o present_a abbot_n john_n cordrey_n to_o be_v excuse_v from_o the_o payment_n of_o first_o fruit_n and_o ten_o give_v by_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o twenty_o six_o year_n of_o this_o king_n provide_v notwithstanding_o that_o his_o successor_n shall_v pay_v first_fw-mi fruit_n which_o be_v value_v at_o 661_o l._n 14_o s._n 9_o d._n ob_fw-la but_o no_o ten_o which_o amount_v to_o 66_o l._n 3_o s._n 5_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n non_fw-la obstante_fw-la the_o say_fw-la stat._n or_o any_o other_o law_n which_o patent_n bear_v testae_fw-la at_o westminster_n 18_o december_n in_o

the_o foresay_a twenty_o nine_o year_n of_o henry_n viii_o pag._n 648._o lenton_n king_n steven_n grant_v the_o church_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n at_o lenton_n which_o william_n peverell_n and_o other_o have_v endow_v to_o the_o order_n of_o cluniac_a monk_n to_o be_v enjoy_v with_o all_o its_o possession_n inviolable_o the_o priory_n of_o horkesley_n robert_n fitz_n god_n bold_a give_v divers_a land_n church_n and_o tithe_n to_o the_o cluniac_a monk_n of_o tefford_n with_o intention_n that_o the_o convent_n of_o that_o house_n shall_v transmit_v some_o of_o their_o monk_n to_o the_o church_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o horchesley_n there_o to_o reside_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o st._n peter_n their_o possession_n so_o give_v be_v confirm_v to_o they_o by_o gilbert_n bishop_n of_o london_n and_o hubert_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n pag._n 867._o sibeton_n with_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n who_o come_v into_o england_n in_o the_o year_n 1066._o come_v walter_n de_fw-fr cadamo_n who_o after_o the_o conquest_n hold_v the_o barony_n of_o horsford_n he_o have_v issue_n robert_n who_o build_v the_o church_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o sibton_n who_o have_v issue_n john_n call_v the_o viscount_n and_o william_n john_n be_v very_o infirm_a in_o his_o health_n vow_v to_o erect_v a_o abbey_n of_o cistercian_n monk_n but_o himself_o die_v leave_v his_o vow_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o william_n his_o brother_n and_o heir_n who_o enjoy_v after_o his_o death_n his_o barony_n and_o vicounty_n this_o william_n found_v the_o monastery_n of_o st._n mary_n at_o sibton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n steven_n an._n dom._n 1149._o and_o endow_v the_o same_o with_o land_n and_o revenue_n he_o have_v issue_n margaret_n marry_v to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr cressy_n who_o confirm_v her_o father_n gift_n an._n 28._o henry_n viii_o william_n then_o abbot_n of_o sibton_n com._n suffolk_n and_o the_o convent_n there_o of_o their_o free_a will_n and_o unanimous_a consent_n give_v grant_v and_o confirm_v to_o thomas_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n anthony_n rouse_v esquire_n and_o nicholas_n hare_n gent._n their_o heir_n and_o assign_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o say_a duke_n his_o heir_n and_o assign_v for_o ever_o all_o the_o say_a monastery_n and_o estate_n thereunto_o belong_v and_o constitute_v thomas_n heydon_n and_o robert_n whinwery_a their_o lawful_a attorney_n to_o deliver_v seize_v according_o this_o be_v under_o their_o convent_n seal_n and_o sign_v by_o the_o abbot_n and_o seven_o monk_n of_o the_o house_n pag._n 887._o holmcoltram_n david_n king_n of_o scotland_n confirm_v the_o donation_n of_o his_o son_n henry_n to_o this_o abbey_n the_o like_a do_v afterward_o malcolm_n king_n of_o scotland_n son_n of_o the_o say_v henry_n john_n king_n of_o england_n in_o the_o 16._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n grant_v to_o the_o monk_n here_o the_o hermitage_n of_o st._n hilda_n in_o the_o forest_n of_o englewode_n with_o all_o the_o land_n which_o roger_n croky_o late_a hermit_n hold_v and_o a_o vaccary_n there_o for_o forty_o cow_n etc._n etc._n john_n bishop_n of_o carlisle_n license_v the_o monk_n of_o holmcoltram_n to_o build_v a_o church_n or_o chapel_n in_o their_o territory_n of_o arlosk_n for_o their_o tenant_n and_o the_o inhabitrant_n of_o those_o part_n which_o church_n or_o chapel_n he_o do_v appropriate_a and_o annex_v to_o the_o say_a monastery_n and_o exempt_v the_o same_o from_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o ordinary_a the_o say_a church_n to_o be_v serve_v by_o a_o secular_a priest_n of_o their_o election_n but_o to_o be_v present_v to_o the_o say_a bishop_n or_o his_o successor_n and_o by_o they_o admit_v to_o the_o say_v cure_n the_o say_a priest_n so_o admit_v to_o receive_v for_o his_o support_n 4_o l._n to_o be_v pay_v he_o yearly_o out_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o say_a church_n and_o a_o house_n and_o curtilage_n to_o be_v assign_v he_o the_o say_a priest_n to_o pay_v to_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o cathedratic_a half_o a_o mark_n and_o to_o the_o archdeacon_n when_o he_o visit_v 40_o d._n for_o procuration_n which_o deed_n of_o appropriation_n bear_v date_n at_o linflock_n an._n 1304._o hugh_n morville_n cecily_n countess_n of_o albemarl_n lambert_n de_fw-fr multon_n and_o other_o be_v benefactor_n to_o these_o monk_n william_n earl_n of_o albemarl_n give_v they_o a_o forge_n and_o jorn_n mine_n at_o egremond_n robert_n king_n of_o scot_n who_o father_n lie_v bury_v in_o their_o church_n at_o holmcoltram_n give_v they_o a_o yearly_a farm_n of_o 10_o l._n pope_n lucius_n iii_o confirm_v to_o they_o their_o land_n and_o revenue_n and_o grant_v they_o divers_a liberty_n as_o to_o be_v free_a from_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n for_o their_o cattle_n and_o fish_v etc._n etc._n who_o bull_n bear_v date_n an._n 1185._o pag._n 914._o crokesden_n the_o abbey_n of_o the_o valley_n of_o st._n mary_n of_o crokesdene_n be_v found_v by_o bertram_n de_fw-fr verdon_n and_o by_o he_o endow_v with_o divers_a revenue_n in_o crokesdene_n stanfort_n castretone_n etc._n etc._n and_o a_o salt_n work_v in_o midlewich_n addition_n to_o the_o second_o volume_n pag._n 461._o norwich_n john_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n exemplify_v the_o deed_n belong_v to_o the_o hospital_n of_o st._n paul_n in_o norwich_n viz._n the_o charter_n of_o the_o convent_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n of_o norwich_n who_o found_v and_o endow_v the_o say_a hospital_n to_o the_o support_n of_o poor_a people_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o bishop_n herbert_n etc._n etc._n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr bellofago_n morellus_n de_fw-fr morley_n some_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n his_o predecessor_n and_o king_n henry_n i._n who_o be_v all_o benefactor_n which_o deed_n of_o exemplification_n bear_v date_n in_o the_o year_n 1301._o pag._n 181._o twineham_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n steven_n an._n dom._n 1150_o henry_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o hillary_n then_o dean_n of_o christ_n church_n at_o the_o petition_n of_o earl_n baldwin_n introduce_v canon_n regular_a into_o the_o say_a church_n in_o place_n of_o the_o canon_n secular_a that_o then_o be_v there_o the_o secular_a canon_n to_o enjoy_v their_o prebend_n while_o they_o live_v but_o all_o the_o land_n and_o revenue_n belong_v and_o possess_v by_o the_o say_a church_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o dean_n to_o be_v for_o the_o future_a to_o the_o only_a use_n of_o the_o prior_n and_o canon_n regular_a pag._n 152._o gisburne_n waldenus_n son_n of_o earl_n cospatric_n give_v the_o town_n of_o apleton_n to_o the_o church_n of_o st._n bridget_n common_o call_v brydekirk_n in_o the_o county_n of_o cumberland_n the_o lady_n alice_n de_fw-fr rumeley_n give_v this_o church_n of_o brydekirk_n with_o apleton_n and_o all_o other_o land_n thereunto_o belong_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o gisburne_n pag._n 272._o worspring_n william_n de_fw-fr curtenai_n found_v a_o convent_n for_o canon_n regular_a of_o st._n augustin_n at_o the_o chapel_n of_o st._n thomas_n the_o martyr_n in_o worspring_n and_o notify_v so_o much_o to_o john_n then_o bishop_n of_o bath_n desire_v that_o by_o his_o authority_n the_o church_n of_o worle_n at_o that_o time_n vacant_a may_v be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o say_a convent_n pag._n 263._o wormley_n john_n de_fw-fr baskerville_n give_v to_o god_n and_o the_o church_n of_o st._n leonard_n of_o pyonia_n and_o to_o the_o prior_n and_o canon_n there_o in_o frankalmoine_n all_o his_o land_n of_o stanley_n which_o he_o hold_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o wormley_n and_o nickolas_n de_fw-fr wormley_n lord_n of_o the_o say_a manor_n recite_v the_o say_a grant_n confirm_v the_o same_o to_o the_o say_a prior_n and_o canon_n and_o also_o release_v and_o quit_v claim_v to_o they_o one_o pair_n of_o spur_n or_o sixpence_n of_o yearly_a rent_n by_o which_o the_o foresay_a john_n hold_v that_o land_n robet_fw-la de_fw-fr staunton_n gilbert_n talebot_n robert_n boter_n and_o other_o be_v benefactor_n to_o the_o say_a canon_n confirm_v by_o roger_n de_fw-fr montuomari_fw-la lord_n of_o winfretone_n an._n dom._n 1304_o gerard_n de_fw-fr eylesford_n give_v they_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o pyona_n regis_n or_o king_n pe●ne_n peter_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n appropriate_v the_o church_n of_o wormesley_n of_o which_o these_o canon_n be_v patron_n to_o this_o convent_n for_o the_o say_a canon_n to_o enjoy_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o to_o their_o proper_a use_n but_o so_o as_o not_o to_o defraud_v the_o say_a church_n of_o due_a service_n who_o deed_n bear_v date_n an._n 1262._o here_o be_v a_o chantry_n tound_v by_o the_o lady_n basilia_n de_fw-fr bourhull_n pag._n 941._o ranton_n robert_n fitz-noel_n or_o son_n of_o noel_n found_v and_o endow_v the_o priory_n of_o ranton_n for_o canon_n under_o the_o rule_n and_o obedience_n of_o the_o church_n of_o haman_n hamanensis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la who_o donation_n be_v confirm_v by_o thomas_n noel_n his_o son_n noel_n who_o come_v

de_fw-fr lincoln_n 6._o year_n 9_o richard_n de_fw-fr normanton_n the_o second_o time_n rule_v 1._o year_n 10._o john_n horsley_n 26._o year_n 11._o joh_n wodhouse_n 15._o week_n 12._o william_n horsley_n 21._o year_n 13._o roger_n de_fw-fr kyrkton_n 3._o year_n 14._o william_n de_fw-fr bone_n 42._o year_n 15._o herry_n monyasche_n 39_o year_n 16._o john_n spondone_v 33._o year_n 17._o john_n stanley_n 22._o year_n 18._o richard_n de_fw-fr nottingham_n 19_o year_n pag._n 605._o croxton_n avicia_n the_o romely_a lady_n of_o bescaudeby_n be_v marry_v to_o william_n paynel_n who_o come_v into_o england_n with_o william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o of_o who_o guilt_n he_o have_v divers_a town_n in_o yorkshire_n lincolnshire_n and_o leicestershire_n which_o william_n and_o avicen_n have_v issue_v a_o daughter_n name_v alice_n or_o avicen_n who_o king_n h._n two_o give_v in_o marriage_n to_o robert_n de_fw-fr gant_n who_o have_v issue_n by_o she_o another_o al●ce_n or_o avicen_n who_o the_o same_o king_n henry_n give_v in_o marriage_n to_o robert_n fitz-harding_n of_o bristol_n who_o have_v issue_n maurice_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n his_o mother_n inheritance_n come_v to_o andrew_n lutterel_n as_o next_o of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o paynell_n pag._n 607._o leystone_n ranulfus_n de_fw-fr glanville_n found_v the_o abbey_n of_o st._n mary_n at_o leestune_n and_o endow_v it_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o l●estune_n which_o he_o have_v of_o the_o gift_n of_o king_n henry_n ii_o and_o with_o certain_a church_n which_o he_o have_v former_o give_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o buttele_n and_o now_o by_o they_o resign_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o this_o place_n king_n richard_n i._o confirm_v the_o estate_n so_o give_v to_o these_o canon_n of_o leystone_n with_o a_o grant_n of_o divers_a franchise_n confirm_v also_o by_o richard_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o by_o roger_n bygot_v earl_n of_o norfolk_n pope_n lucius_n grant_v these_o canon_n divers_a privilege_n and_o not_o to_o pay_v tithe_n of_o their_o proper_a good_n and_o cattle_n to_o celebrate_v private_o in_o time_n of_o a_o general_n interdict_v with_o absolute_a freedom_n in_o the_o election_n of_o their_o abbot_n with_o liberty_n of_o burial_n for_o any_o not_o excommunicate_a who_o desire_n to_o be_v bury_v with_o they_o save_v the_o right_n of_o those_o church_n from_o whence_o the_o body_n come_v etc._n etc._n pag._n 643._o begeham_n william_n de_fw-fr burgelle_fw-fr grant_v certain_a marish_a land_n to_o the_o canon_n of_o otteham_n afterward_o translate_v to_o begeham_n save_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o soil_n the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o pound_n of_o pepper_n to_o be_v pay_v yealry_n on_o the_o vigil_n of_o chirstmass_n for_o all_o custom_n and_o exaction_n durford_n abbey_n in_o sussex_n found_v and_o endow_v with_o land_n etc._n etc._n by_o henry_n hesatus_fw-la lord_n of_o herting_n in_o the_o county_n of_o sussex_n confirm_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o ii_o who_o also_o grant_v they_o a_o fair_a for_o three_o day_n yearly_a at_o herting_n viz._n on_o the_o nativity_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n and_o two_o day_n next_o before_o confirm_v also_o by_o hillary_n and_o seffrid_n bishop_n of_o chichester_n and_o by_o william_n de_fw-fr percy_n etc._n etc._n value_v at_o 98_o l._n 4_o s._n 5_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la stixwold_n abbey_n in_o lincolnshire_n king_n henry_n viii_o in_o the_o 29_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n out_o of_o the_o sincere_a devotion_n which_o he_o have_v to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o for_o the_o increase_n of_o virtue_n and_o the_o divine_a worship_n etc._n etc._n found_v a_o new_a monastery_n of_o nun_n of_o the_o order_n of_o praemonstratense_n in_o the_o place_n scite_fw-la and_o precinct_n of_o the_o old_a monastery_n of_o stixwold_n in_o com._n lincoln_n late_o suppress_v by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n to_o consist_v of_o a_o prioress_n and_o nun_n there_o to_o officiate_v in_o the_o divine_a office_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o he_o and_o of_o his_o most_o dear_a consort_n jane_n queen_n of_o england_n while_o they_o live_v and_o after_o their_o death_n for_o their_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o child_n and_o progenitor_n and_o make_v and_o constitute_v mary_n missenden_n prioress_n of_o the_o say_v new_a monastery_n and_o incorporate_v the_o say_a prioress_n and_o nun_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o prioress_n and_o convent_n of_o the_o new_a monastery_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o viii_o of_o stixwold_n with_o capacity_n to_o receive_v land_n by_o that_o name_n to_o sue_v and_o be_v sue_v and_o to_o have_v a_o common-seal_n he_o further_o give_v and_o settle_v on_o they_o all_o the_o land_n and_o estate_n real_a and_o personal_a belong_v to_o the_o old_a monastery_n of_o stixwold_n in_o as_o full_a and_o ample_a manner_n as_o helena_n key_n late_a prioress_n of_o the_o say_a monastery_n enjoy_v the_o same_o on_o the_o same_o on_o the_o four_o of_o feb._n in_o the_o seven_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n or_o any_o time_n before_o at_o which_o time_n it_o come_v to_o his_o hand_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n then_o past_a for_o the_o dissolve_v of_o certain_a monastery_n which_o say_v revenue_n be_v then_o rate_v at_o the_o clear_a yearly_a value_n of_o 152_o l._n 10_o s._n 7_o d._n and_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o say_v new_a monastery_n to_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la by_o the_o twenty_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n and_o by_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o 15_o l._n 5_o s._n 1_o d._n to_o be_v pay_v into_o the_o court_n of_o augmentation_n at_o michaelmas_n and_o lady-day_n the_o statute_n of_o mortmain_n or_o any_o other_o statute_n non_fw-la obstante_fw-la who_o grant_n bear_v date_n on_o the_o 9th_o of_o july_n in_o the_o say_v nine_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o be_v witness_v by_o thomas_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o divers_z other_o among_o who_o sir_n thomas_n crumwell_n knt._n lord_n crumwell_n keeper_n of_o the_o privy-seal_n etc._n etc._n vid._n 1._o vol._n 486._o pag._n 376._o brackley_n robert_n earl_n of_o leicester_n give_v to_o solomon_n the_o clerk_n and_o his_o successor_n one_o acre_n of_o land_n in_o brahole_a brackley_n in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o honour_n of_o st._n john_n the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n to_o build_v a_o house_n thereon_o for_o the_o receipt_n and_o entertainment_n of_o poor_a people_n this_o be_v confirm_v afterward_o by_o robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n which_o father_n and_o son_n endow_v the_o say_a hospital_n with_o divers_a land_n to_o hold_v in_o frankalmoine_n hugh_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n confirm_v the_o foundation_n of_o this_o hospital_n with_o all_o the_o land_n and_o liberty_n give_v and_o confer_v upon_o it_o the_o like_a do_v king_n henry_n iii_o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n pag._n 423._o dover_n king_n henry_n the_o iii_o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n confirm_v to_o the_o hospital_n of_o st._n mary_n at_o dover_n divers_a land_n and_o rent_n give_v by_o simon_n de_fw-fr wardune_n he_o also_o confirm_v the_o manor_n of_o rivere_n to_o the_o say_a hospital_n at_o the_o petition_n of_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n who_o found_v the_o same_o for_o the_o sustentation_n of_o poor_a people_n and_o traveller_n who_o shall_v come_v thither_o he_o also_o ordain_v that_o upon_o the_o death_n or_o removal_n of_o the_o master_n the_o brother_n of_o the_o say_a hospital_n shall_v free_o choose_v another_o and_o present_v he_o to_o the_o king_n or_o his_o chief_a justice_n who_o shall_v without_o difficulty_n give_v assent_v and_o then_o he_o shall_v be_v present_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o cantebury_n to_o be_v by_o he_o institute_v he_o also_o grant_v to_o the_o say_a hospital_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o passage_n in_o the_o port_n of_o dover_n beside_o 10_o l._n and_o 50_o s._n which_o by_o two_o deed_n he_o have_v former_o grant_v they_o with_o other_o revenue_n elsewhere_o pag._n 899._o newton_n thomas_n archbishop_n of_o york_n make_v a_o decree_n between_o edmund_n litchfield_n who_o pretend_v to_o the_o office_n of_o custos_fw-la or_o master_n of_o the_o hospital_n of_o st._n mary_n magdalen_n at_o newton_n in_o holderness_n and_o edmund_n percy_n then_o in_o possession_n of_o the_o say_a hospital_n contain_v that_o the_o say_v percy_n who_o title_n the_o bishop_n confirm_v and_o his_o successor_n shall_v pay_v to_o the_o say_v litchfield_n during_o his_o life_n a_o yearly_a pension_n of_o 100_o s._n on_o the_o day_n of_o the_o annuciation_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n in_o the_o collegiate_n church_n of_o st._n thomas_n of_o acon_n in_o london_n under_o pain_n of_o incure_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n if_o upon_o request_n he_o do_v not_o within_o thirty_o day_n perform_v this_o decree_n and_o beside_o it_o shall_v and_o may_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o say_v litchfield_n on_o the_o

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