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A36791 The antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated from records, leiger-books, manuscripts, charters, evidences, tombes, and armes : beautified with maps, prospects and portraictures / by William Dugdale. Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686. 1656 (1656) Wing D2479; ESTC R4379 1,795,370 725

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patroni_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n decanus_n &_o canon_n eccl._n coll._n b._n m._n warwici_n a._n hugo_n de_fw-fr beoley_n cap._n 10._o kal._n nou._n a_o 1281._o decanus_n &_o canon_n eccl._n coll._n b._n m._n warwici_n b._n henr._n de_fw-fr compton_n pbr._n 2._o kal._n aug._n 1315._o decanus_n &_o canon_n eccl._n coll._n b._n m._n warwici_n a._n will._n de_fw-fr lalleford_n pbr._n 24._o dec._n 1349._o that_o of_o s._n peter_n ancient_o stand_v a._n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o town_n whereunto_o in_o 14_o e._n 3._o nothing_o but_o small_a tithe_n appertain_v supra_fw-la this_o also_o in_o 41_o e._n 3._o have_v a._n a_o rector_n presentable_a by_o the_o say_a dean_n and_o the_o prebendary_a of_o that_o prebend_n the_o value_n thereof_o be_v then_o scarce_o v._n mark_v per_fw-la annum_fw-la have_v no_o dwell_n house_n and_o without_o either_o churchyard_n or_o ecclesiastic_a sepulture_n the_o parishioner_n bury_v their_o dead_a at_o s._n mary_n whereunto_o it_o be_v appropriate_v b._n afterward_o sc_n in_o 22_o r._n 2._o but_o in_o k._n h._n 6._o time_n pull_v down_o whereupon_o that_o of_o s._n peter_n in_o stead_n thereof_o be_v in_o those_o day_n new_o build_v over_o the_o east_n gate_n the_o church_n of_o s._n laurence_n stand_v at_o the_o low_a end_n of_o the_o west_n street_n in_o the_o suburb_n be_v in_o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v r._n at_o viij_o mark_n and_o a_o half_a and_o in_o 14_o e._n 3._o at_o ix_o mark_n in_o 41_o e._n 3._o the_o parson_n be_v presentable_a thereto_o by_o the_o prebend_n thereof_o at_o which_o time_n the_o dean_n of_o the_o collegiate_n church_n and_o the_o prebendary_a receive_v two_o part_n of_o the_o be_fw-mi corn_n belong_v to_o it_o the_o college_n only_o two_o part_n of_o the_o be_fw-mi hay_n mill_n and_o all_o small_a tithe_n and_o the_o rector_n the_o three_o throughout_o which_o scarce_o
angl._n d._n will._n mason_n pbr._n 2._o oct._n 1557._o b._n the_o hospital_n of_o s._n john_n baptist._n in_o the_o suburb_n on_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o town_n be_v there_o a_o street_n call_v smyth's-street_n where_o the_o jew_n long_o since_o reside_v 165._o near_o unto_o which_o stand_v the_o hospital_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n found_v rous._n by_o will._n earl_n of_o warwick_n in_o h._n 2._o time_n for_o a._n entertainment_n and_o reception_n of_o stranger_n and_o traveller_n as_o well_o as_o those_o that_o be_v poor_a and_o infirm_a what_o endowment_n it_o have_v at_o first_o i_o be_o not_o certain_a but_o in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o i_o find_v r._n it_o certify_v that_o there_o be_v a_o carucate_n of_o land_n and_o a_o dove-house_n pertain_v thereto_o the_o land_n then_o value_v at_o x_o s._n and_o the_o dove-house_n at_o two_o s._n howbeit_o the_o record_n do_v not_o express_v where_o it_o do_v lie_v something_o there_o be_v belong_v to_o it_o situate_v 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that_o in_o 37_o h._n 8._o it_o be_v certify_v b._n that_o the_o total_a of_o all_o the_o revenue_n belong_v thereto_o be_v nineteeen_o li._n xvii_o s._n three_o d._n ob_fw-la over_o and_o above_o all_o reprise_n and_o that_o it_o be_v found_v to_o maintain_v one_o master_n two_o chaplain_n and_o two_o poor_a folk_n there_o continual_o as_o also_o to_o keep_v hospitality_n but_o at_o the_o time_n of_o that_o survey_n b._n be_v there_o no_o such_o thing_n one_o anthony_n stoughton_n servant_n to_o the_o queen_n a_o young_a branch_n of_o the_o stoughton_n of_o stoughton_n a_o ancient_a family_n in_o surrey_n have_v obtain_v a_o grant_n thereof_o from_o the_o king_n for_o his_o life_n yet_o the_o chapel_n be_v then_o stand_v and_o the_o lead_v thereof_o prize_v at_o twelve_o li._n scil_n 4_o li._n the_o foud_a when_o it_o be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n or_o upon_o what_o ground_n i_o can_v well_o resolve_v in_o regard_n the_o statute_n for_o dissolution_n of_o the_o small_a 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seize_v of_o it_o 9_o dec._n 17_o eliz._n leave_v issue_n william_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n than_o 31._o year_n of_o age_n father_n of_o anthony_n the_o present_a possessor_n thereof_o patroni_fw-la guardiani_n thomas_n come_v warwici_n a._n henr._n bobby_n frater_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la domus_fw-la 5._o cal._n jan._n 1336._o fratres_n ejusdem_fw-la hospit_n b._n frater_fw-la phil._n de_fw-fr besford_n 7._o kal._n martii_fw-la 1343._o fratres_n ejusdem_fw-la hospit_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr kelingwick_n confrater_fw-la 9_o apr._n 1363._o fratres_n ejusdem_fw-la hospit_n a._n joh._n hadham_n confrater_fw-la ult_fw-la aug._n 1404._o fratres_n ejusdem_fw-la hospit_n a._n d._n ricardus_n leylond_n 8._o oct._n 1461._o fratres_n ejusdem_fw-la hospit_n b._n frater_fw-la walt_n strange_a 17._o maii_n 1494._o the_o black_a friar_n in_o the_o suburb_n on_o the_o west_n side_n of_o warwick_n stand_v the_o house_n of_o friar_n preacher_n common_o call_v black_a friar_n this_o order_n be_v begin_v 4._o by_o st._n dominick_n a_o spaniard_n in_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n innocent_a the_o iii_o who_o be_v at_o first_o a_o canon_n with_o a_o few_o that_o he_o choose_v to_o be_v his_o companion_n institute_v a_o new_a rule_n of_o strict_a and_o holy_a live_n and_o lest_o they_o shall_v grow_v sluggish_a in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n by_o stay_v at_o home_n in_o imitation_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n he_o appoint_v they_o to_o travail_v far_o and_o wide_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n their_o habit_n be_v a_o white_a coat_n with_o a_o black_a cloak_n over_o it_o as_o in_o the_o follow_a page_n may_v be_v see_v which_o order_n honorius_n the_o iii_o who_o succeed_v pope_n innocent_a confirm_v and_o gregory_n the_o ix_o canonize_a he_o for_o a_o saint_n in_o anno_fw-la a._n 1221._o 20_o h._n 3._o they_o first_o come_v into_o england_n and_z towards_o the_o late_a end_n of_o h._n 3._o reign_n settle_v rous._n here_o at_o warwick_n john_n de_fw-fr plesset_n be_v then_o earl_n it_o seem_v that_o they_o afterward_o enlarge_v their_o mansion_n for_o i_o find_v that_o in_o 9_o e._n 2._o they_o purchase_v it_o 10._o of_o avicia_n de_fw-fr pilardynton_n a_o certain_a piece_n of_o ground_n contain_v clx._n foot_n in_o length_n and_o c._n foot_n in_o breadth_n adjoin_v thereto_o for_o that_o purpose_n and_o have_v the_o king_n pardon_n 2._o for_o so_o do_v the_o like_a pardon_n 16._o have_v they_o in_o 18_o e._n 3._o for_o ten_o acre_n of_o land_n lie_v here_o in_o warwick_n acquire_v of_o john_n de_fw-fr peito_n the_o young_a as_o also_o for_o half_o a_o acre_n more_o of_o thomas_n beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n situate_v near_o their_o habitation_n and_o to_o enlarge_v the_o same_o to_o this_o house_n be_v the_o boteler_n of_o sudley_n and_o the_o montfort_n of_o colshill_n benefactor_n 165._o so_o likewise_o be_v william_n harewell_o sometime_o of_o wotton-wawen_a in_o this_o county_n esquire_n as_o appear_v by_o a_o indenture_n carington_n make_v 9_o oct._n 16._o h._n 7._o between_o thomas_n latimer_n d_o ●_o of_o divinity_n prior_n of_o the_o friar_n preacher_n here_o and_o the_o say_v william_n for_o in_o consideration_n of_o xl_o li._n sterling_a which_o he_o give_v to_o the_o repair_n of_o their_o church_n and_o other_o necessary_n they_o covenant_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o perpetual_a chantry_n by_o one_o of_o the_o friar_n thereof_o to_o sing_v mass_n at_o the_o altar_n of_o st._n peter_n of_o milan_n in_o the_o say_a church_n betwixt_o the_o hour_n of_o nine_o and_o ten_o every_o day_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o say_v william_n and_o agnes_n his_o wife_n whilst_o they_o live_v and_o for_o their_o soul_n after_o their_o departure_n hence_o as_o also_o for_o all_o christian_a soul_n and_o that_o during_o their_o life_n there_o shall_v be_v every_o day_n say_v by_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v to_o perform_v that_o service_n after_o
next_o praesul_fw-la bishop_n of_o chichester_n and_o then_o chancellor_n praesul_fw-la of_o england_n brother_n likewise_o praesul_fw-la to_o john_n de_fw-fr stratford_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n of_o who_o i_o shall_v speak_v anon_o who_o assume_v his_o surname_n from_o hence_o be_v the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n bear_v a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a affection_n thereto_o in_o 13_o e._n 3._o john_n de_fw-fr peito_n junior_a who_o be_v a_o lawyer_n as_o in_o chesterton_n i_o have_v show_v obtain_v a_o lease_n 20._o for_o life_n of_o this_o manor_n from_o wolstan_n then_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n at_o the_o rent_n of_o lx_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la but_o little_o be_v there_o memorable_a of_o the_o succeed_a bishop_n relate_v to_o this_o place_n till_o 3_o e._n 6._o that_o nicholas_n heath_n past_o 3._o it_o away_o to_o john_n dudley_n earl_n of_o warwick_n in_o exchange_n for_o certain_a land_n in_o worcestershire_n which_o earl_n the_o same_o year_n part_v 9_o with_o it_o to_o the_o king_n upon_o a_o advantageous_a bargain_n for_o land_n in_o oxfordshire_n and_o other_o place_n but_o with_o a_o eye_n to_o have_v it_o again_o as_o it_o fall_v out_o he_o have_v in_o 7_o e._n 6._o by_o another_o exchange_n 8._o upon_o the_o attainder_n of_o which_o john_n in_o 1._o mariae_fw-la be_v then_o duke_n of_o northumberland_n this_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o old-stratford_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o land_n eschaet_v to_o the_o crown_n be_v immediate_o grant_v 5._o by_o the_o queen_n to_o joan_n his_o duchess_n but_o afterward_o scil_n in_o 3._o &_o 4._o ph._n &_o m._n to_o 12._o the_o hospital_n of_o savoy_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n the_o next_o thing_n i_o be_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o concern_v this_o town_n that_o be_v by_o the_o king_n letter_n 13._o patent_n bear_v date_n 28._o junii_fw-la 7_o e._n 6._o it_o be_v make_v a_o corporation_n consist_v of_o a_o bailiff_n and_o burgess_n who_o be_v to_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o alderman_n and_o to_o have_v a_o common_a seal_n etc._n etc._n the_o church_n here_o dedicate_v to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n be_v of_o a_o very_a ancient_a structure_n little_o less_o than_o the_o conq._n time_n as_o i_o guess_v by_o the_o fabric_n of_o the_o tower-steeple_n but_o part_n thereof_o beside_o have_v be_v rebuilt_a at_o several_a time_n viz._n the_o south_n i_o will_v by_o a._n john_n de_fw-fr stratford_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o edward_n 3._o time_n the_o choir_n 167._o by_o thomas_n balshall_n doctor_n in_o divinity_n and_o warden_n of_o the_o same_o church_n be_v then_o collegiate_n in_o e_z 4._o time_n and_o the_o north_n and_o south_n cross_n by_o 3._o the_o executor_n of_o hugh_n clopton_n sometime_o lord_n mayor_n of_o london_n in_o h._n 7._o time_n the_o rectory_n as_o it_o extend_v to_o the_o chapelry_n within_o the_o parish_n be_v in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o xxxv_o mark_n but_o the_o patronage_n 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of_o a_o authentic_a writer_n 99_o that_o st._n benedict_n first_o prescribe_v that_o rule_n benedictus_n cum_fw-la sorore_fw-la scholasticâ_fw-la primus_fw-la regularem_fw-la vitam_fw-la certis_fw-la legibus_fw-la &_o ordinibus_fw-la cum_fw-la hactenus_fw-la seorsim_fw-la liberè_fw-la christo_fw-la inservissent_fw-la inchoavit_fw-la which_o rule_n come_v in_o time_n to_o have_v that_o venerable_a esteem_n that_o as_o baronius_n 7._o tell_v we_o in_o liptinensi_fw-la concilio_n in_o cameracensi_fw-la galliae_fw-la agro_fw-la sancitum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la monachi_fw-la ac_fw-la nonnae_fw-la juxta_fw-la regulam_fw-la s._n benedicti_fw-la coenobia_n sva_fw-la ordinarent_fw-la the_o first_o monastery_n of_o nun_n which_o we_o have_v here_o in_o england_n be_v that_o of_o berk_v in_o essex_n found_v 40._o by_o erkenwald_n bishop_n of_o london_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n dclxvi_o long_o before_o the_o reception_n of_o st._n benet_n rule_n in_o this_o nation_n i_o now_o come_v to_o this_o of_o polesworth_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n shall_v take_v notice_n upon_o what_o occasion_n ms●_n it_o be_v found_v and_o then_o go_v on_o to_o show_v the_o endowment_n thereof_o with_o land_n etc._n etc._n king_n egbert_n have_v one_o only_a son_n call_v arnulph_n who_o be_v a_o leper_n and_o hear_v by_o a_o bishop_n which_o come_v from_o ireland_n that_o the_o then_o king_n of_o connaught_n have_v a_o nun_n to_o his_o daughter_n call_v modwen_n that_o heal_v all_o disease_a people_n repair_v to_o she_o send_v his_o say_a son_n at_o the_o persuasion_n of_o that_o bishop_n into_o ireland_n where_o he_o be_v according_o cure_v by_o the_o same_o holy_a woman_n which_o great_a favour_n so_o please_v king_n egbert_n that_o he_o forthwith_o invite_v st._n modwen_n to_o come_v into_o england_n promise_v that_o he_o will_v ●ound_v a_o monastery_n for_o she_o and_o her_o covent_n of_o which_o tender_a she_o soon_o after_o accept_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o religious_a house_n wherein_o she_o reside_v be_v by_o war_n betwixt_o those_o petty_a king_n of_o ireland_n burn_v and_o waste_v and_o bring_v over_o with_o she_o two_o of_o her_o fellow_n nun_n whereupon_o the_o king_n have_v a_o great_a opinion_n of_o her_o sanctity_n recommend_v his_o daughter_n edith_n unto_o she_o to_o be_v instruct_v in_o religion_n after_o the_o rule_n of_o st._n benet_n give_v she_o a_o dwell_a place_n in_o the_o forest_n of_o arde●●e_n then_o call_v trensale_n where_o the_o say_v edith_n together_o with_o st._n lyne_n and_o st._n osithe_o live_v together_o in_o a_o holy_a manner_n and_o soon_o after_o found_v a_o monastery_n for_o they_o on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n anchor_n at_o this_o place_n call_v pollysworth_n the_o first_o syllable_n pol_n import_v a_o deepness_n of_o water_n and_o the_o other_o scil_n worth_a a_o dwelling_n or_o habitation_n constitute_v the_o say_a edith_n abbess_n thereof_o ordinis_fw-la benedictini_fw-la monialis_fw-la i_o shall_v not_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o censure_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o story_n as_o to_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o but_o in_o circumstance_n perhaps_o there_o may_v be_v some_o mistake_v therein_o for_o by_o a_o author_n 14._o who_o more_o compendious_o speak_v thereof_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o king_n ethelwolph_n son_n to_o k._n egbert_n who_o son_n alured_n languish_v of_o a_o desperate_a infirmity_n be_v thus_o cure_v by_o s._n modwene_n whereupon_o he_o give_v unto_o she_o land_n in_o this_o realm_n for_o the_o sound_n of_o two_o monastery_n of_o nun_n one_o here_o in_o arden_n at_o polesworth_n wherein_o as_o he_o say_v osithe_a and_o athea_n two_o holy_a virgin_n and_o s._n edith_n sister_n to_o the_o say_a king_n ethelwolph_n dwell_v and_o the_o other_o at_o streneshale_v but_o of_o their_o go_v to_o oldbury_n and_o bring_v back_o hither_o i_o shall_v not_o make_v any_o question_n though_o the_o appartion_n of_o s._n edith_n with_o her_o crosier_n may_v be_v doubt_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o word_n 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