the City of Colchester erected here a Monastery of which he lay'd the first Stone An. Dom 1097. Which being finisht some Monks were brought hither from Rochester But they not being endow'd here according to their own mind return'd to Rochester After this Eudo received other thirteen Monks from the Abbot of York these began upon a New Foundation which prosper'd so well that in a short time one of the thirteen was chosen Abbot and Consecrated by Maurice Bishop of London About the year 1104. Their number increased to above twenty who all lived very regularly The founder Eudo dyed in Normandy and devised his Body to be buried in the Abby of his foundation at Colchester which was accordingly done the Monks meeting it a Mile from the Monastery An. 1120. This Eudo endow'd this Monastery with several Mannours Tithes and Churches among others with the Church of St. Mary in the Westcheping Call'd the Newcherch and his Stone House near the same also the Church of St. Steven Walebroch in London King Henry II. released the Tax of Danâ—geld c. in the Lands of these Monks SNAPES in Essex A Cell to Colchester WIlliam Martell being Seised of the Mannour of Snapes enjoy'd Wreck of the Sea from Thorp to Hereford Nesse and gave this Mannour to the Abby of Colchester for the founding of a Priory here which Priory was founded accordingly and made a Cell to that Abby An. 1155. This Priory paid half a mark yearly to Colchester as a Pension of acknowledgment Twice a year the Abbot of Colchester was to Visit here with twelve Horses and abide here four days St. HELENS in Bishopsgatestreet London ALardus Dean of St. Pauls London and the Chapter of that Church granted License to William Son of William the Goldsmith Patron of the Church of St. Helen to constitute Nuns in the said Church and â—rect a College there endowing them with the Advowson of the said Church The Prioress to be upon election presented to the Dean and Chapter of Pauls and to swear fealty to them and to pay them a Pension of half a mark yearly at Easier c In the yeat 1439. Raynold Kentwode Dean of Pauls made other Constitutions for the Government of this Nunnery some of which were That Divine Service be by them duly perform'd night and day That no secular person be locked within the Bounds of the Cloyster nor come within it after the Complin Bell except Women Servants and maid Children that none of the Sisters receive Letters from or speak with any secular Person without License of the Prioress and some other Nun to be present That they grant no Corody or Pension without License of the said Dean and Chapter that no Dancing or Reveling be used in the House except at Christmass and then among themselves and in the absence of Secualr persons That there be a Door made to the Nuns Quire that no Strangers may look on them nor they on the Strangers when They be at Divine service That no Nun have any Key to the Postern Door that goes out of the Cloyster into the Churchyard but the Prioress c. These Orders were to be Read publickly in their Chappel four times a year and kept and observed under the pain of Excomunication Valued at 314 l. 2 s. 6 d. per Annum CATESBY in Northamptonshire KIng Henry III. in the fifty seventh year of his Raign recited and confirm'd to the Nuns of Kateby the Church of the blessed Mary of Kateby with the Chappel of Helidene with the Church and divers Lands in great Esseby and several other Revenues given them by divers Benefactors Confirm'd also by the Bull of Pope Gregory the VIII Valued at 132 l. 1 s. 11 d. per Annum St. MARY de Pratis adjoyning to Derby KIng Henry II. granted and confirm'd to the Nuns of St. Mary de Pratis near Darby among other things twenty seven acres of Land in his Forrest of the Peak with large Commons in the said Forrest King Henry III. granted them 100 s. per Annum to be received from the Baylies of the Town of Nottingham out of the Farm of the said Town Valued at 18 l. 6 s. 2 d. per Annum GRIMSBY in Lincolnshire THe Church and all the Monastery of Nuns here being of the Kings Foundation and Patronage together with all their goods and Movables and all their Writings and Evidences concerning their Lands and Estate in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire being burnt and consumed by a casual fire King Henry IV. in the seventh year of his Reign confirm'd to this Prioress and Convent all their Grants c. made as well by his Progenitors as others NEWTON in Yorkshire KIng Edward II. in the fifteen year of his Reign granted his Licence To his well beloved Cousin Thomas Wake to give one Messuage with the appurtenances in the Town of Neutone for the erection of a Religious House of what order he pleased and to endow it with Lands in Neuton and Cottingham c. Vid. 3. p. 88. BROMHALE HEnry de Lacy Earl of Lincoln and Margaret his Wife did release and quit claim to the Nuns of Bromhale one hundred acres of Land in their Wast of Asserige with the Appurtenances Pag. 551. LEUESHAM in Kent KIng Alured and his Son King Edward the Elder gave and King Edward the Confessor confirm'd to the Abby of St. Peters at Gant the Mannour of Luesham with all its appurtenences viz. Greenwic Wullewic Modingham and Cumbe with other Lands and great Liberties and Franchises as large as the King himself had in the said Lands c. Dated An. Dom. 1044. Pag. 551. St. MICHAELS MOUNT in Cornwal RIchard King of the Romans Edmund Earl of Cornwal and Conan Duke of Britany were Benefactors to this House Pope Adrian in the year 1155. confirm'd to the Abbot and Monks of this House by the name of the Monastery of St. Michael de periculo maris all their Lands and Revenues lying most in Normandy and also in England Pag. 558. BERGAVENNY HEnry de Bellocampo confirm'd to the Monks of Bergavenny all those Possessions which his Ancestors Hamelinus de Balon and others Lords of Bergavenny had given them and further gave and confirm'd to the said Monks divers other Revenues Pag. 595. GOLDCLIVE RObert de Candos founded the Priory at Goldclive in Wales being then Lord of Karlyon The Patronage of which House came afterwards to William Earl of Gloucester and after that to Richard Duke of York CARESBROKE in the IIe of Wight WIlliam Fitz Osbern was Mareshal to William the I. and Conquer'd the Ile of Wight at such time as the other Conquer'd England King William made him Earl of Hereford The Estate of this William descended to Baldwin Earl of Exeter who granted all the Churches and Tithes of this Iland to the Abby of St. Mary of Lira King Henry II. recited and confirm'd the several Possessions given to those Monks as well in France as England and Wales Pag. 614. WENDLOCK WIlliam de Boterell
Possessions of the said Hospital to enter and distrain and the distress to detain till his said Annuity and the Arrearages and his Expences be fully satisfied This Decree was made by consent and approbation of both Parties and bears date in the Archbishops Inn at Westminster now Whitehally An. Dom. 1485. Approved ratified and confirm'd by the Dean and Chapter of York and by the Master Brothers and Sisters of the said Hospital in the same year Pag. 381. RIPPON IT was found by Inquisition taken at Rippon 10 E. 2. that in the Hospital of St. Mary Magdalen there according to the Foundation there ought to be two Chaplains daily celebrating that Strangers poor Clerks or other indigent People coming to the said Hospital in their travells ought to be lodged there one night and entertain'd with Victuals and Bed and in the Morning depart and that on St. Mary Magdalen's day yearly ought to be distributed in Alms to every poor Body that comes one Loaf of the value of a half-penny the quarter of Wheat being prized at 5 s. But they find that then Costos of this Hospital had perverted the Founders Charity in several particulars Pag. 461. WELLE RAlph de Neville Knt. Lord of Midleham by Indenture dated A. 1342 Founded the Hospital at Welle in the Archdeaconry of Richmond for the Augmentation of Divine Worship and for the sustentation of poor and miserable People and other Works of Piety and endow'd the same with Lands and Revenue and establisht therein one Master two Priests and four and twenty poor and infirm People And appointed that the Master and two Priests should constantly observe and keep the Canonical hours and celebrate three Masses daily KYPIER Hospital in the County Palatine of Durham FOunded by Ranulphus Bishop of Durham An. 1112. to the honour of God and St. Giles for the Relief of the Clergy there serving and for the sustentation of poor People who also endowed it with divers Lands and Revenues confirm'd and augmented by Hugh Bishop of Durham and other Benefactors The said Bishop Hugh granted to this Hospital Common of Pasture in his Forrest with certain Priviledges viz. that the feet of their Dogs should not be cut or clipt but that the Shepherds might lead them in slips ligatos for the safety of their Cattle from wild Beasts and Wolves An. 1297. A Composition was made between the Prior and Convent of Durham and the Hospital of St. Giles whereby the said Prior and Convent did quit-claim to the Brothers of that Hospital their Tithes of Corn at Clifton which till that time they had used to pay to the Church of St. Oswald in recompence whereof the Brothers of the said Hospital were to pay yearly upon the Altar of St. Oswald on the day of that Saint one Bisantium or 2 s. c. The Men of Bedelyngtonshire being obliged by their Lords the Bishops of Durham to give to the Hospital of St. Giles without Durham one Thrave of Corn out of every Plow-land which they held they granted under their Seals in lieu thereof 9 s. in mony to be paid to the said Hospital at the Feast of St. Michael with a Nomine paenae Valued at 167 l. 2 s. 11 d. per Annum STOKE Hospital near Newarke in Nottinghamshire JOhn Chauson Master of the Hospital of St Leonard's at Stoke and others Confraters of the same settled by their Deed oated in the year 1332. forty Acres of Land and thirty shillings of Rent which they had obtain'd of Friends for the profit of the said Hospital and provided that the Master of the same should cause sixty Masses to be celebrated yearly for ever for the said Benefactors c. To this every Master is to be sworn at his admission This Deed was ratified and confirm'd the same year by William Archbishop of York St. GILES Hospital near Maldon in Essex IT was found by Inquisition taken before Helming Leget Escheator in the County of Essex that the Kings of England were Founders of this Hospital for the support of Leprous Burgesses of Maldon that they had the Forfeitures of all Bread Ale Flesh and Fish that was not good and wholesome in the said Town and that when the Master of that Hospital should cease to take the same for the support as aforesaid then the said Hospital should come and revert to the King as forfeited that Robert Manfeild Clerk late Provost of Beverley being made Custos of this Hospital for above three years past has maintained neither Chaplain nor any Leprous Person in the same and that the said Hospital was therefore seized into the King's hands But King Henry the IV. being advised by his Justices and Serjeants at Law that this was no sufficient cause of seizure directed his writ to the said Escheator to amove his hand c. and meddle no further GINGES Hospital in Essex MIchael de Capra and Rose his Wife and William his Son and Heir gave to God and the Church of St. Mary and St. Leonard in their Wood of Ginges and to Toby Prior of the said Place and the Brothers of the same one Hide of Land Paunage for forty Hogs and divers other advantages BURCESTRE Hospital in Oxfordshire KING Edward the III. in the nine and twentieth year of his Reign licensed Nicholas Iordan Hermit Custos of the Chappel of St. Iohn Baptist of Burcestre to found an Hospital at Burcestre to the honour of God the glorious Virgin Mary and St. Iohn Baptist. Valued at 147 l. 2 s. 10 d. per Annum CALC Priory in Derbyshire MAtilda Countess of Chester gave to the Canons of this place an Estate at Rependone near Trent conditionally that they should make it the head Seat of their Convent to which Calc should be subject as a Member Hugh Earl of Chester confirm'd their Revenues ARUNDELL Hospital in Sussex KING Richard the II. An. 18. Licensed Richard Earl of Arundel to give four Messuages and two Tofts to the Master and Chaplains of the holy Trinity at Arundell for the founding of an Hospital call'd Meysondewe in honour of the holy Trinity c. Valued at 42 l. 3 s. 8 d. per Annum FOSS-GATE Hospital at York JOhn Archbishop of York Primate of England and Legate of the Apostolick See ordain'd and establisht in the Foss-gate-street at York an Hospital in honour of our Lord Jesus Christ and the blessed Virgin Mary That there be one Chaplain to have the Government of the same and to be named Master or Custos the right of presenting to the Office of Custos to belong to Mr. Iohn de Roucliff and his Heirs in their deâ—ault to the Mayor of York for the time being in his default to the Official of York Court and in his default that the Archbishop or Dean and Chapter may for that time confer the place without presentation the Custos on his admission to be sworn to a just and true Administration c. That there be constantly resident in the said Hospital thirteen poor and
Suburbs lying without the City of York to hold freely for ever And gave the Advowson of this Abby to the King that so he might be the Defendor and Patron of it for the future Thomas Archbishop of York claim'd the four Acres of Land on which this Abby was built as belonging to him and was a continual vexation to the Monks till King William Rufus gave him the Church of St. Steven's in York in exchange and full satisfaction When King William Rufus seeing the Old Church to be too strait laid the Foundation of a new one he changed the name of St. Olave and gave it the name of St. Mary King Henry the II. granted to this Abby very great Liberties and Franchises the same as are enjoy'd by St. Peters of York and St. Iohn of Beverley And confirmed to them all their Lands and Revenues given them by their several Benefactors amounting to a very great number some of the principal of whom were King William the I. and II. King Henry the I. Alan Earl of Britaign Odo Earl of Campania Berengerius de Todenei Willielmus Peverel Petrus de Ros Robertus de Brus Ivo Tallebois Walterus de Daincourt and Conan Earl of Britaigne c. In the year 1343. William Archbishop of York in his Visitation questioning by what Right and Title the Abbot and Covent here did claim and receive the Tithes Portions and Pensions from several places there mention'd amounting to a very great number they produced the Bulls of several Popes and Grants of his Predecessors Archbishops of York whereupon they were by the said Archbishop allow'd and their Title declared good and sufficient A List of some of the ABBOTS of St. Mary's at York 1088 Stephanus Wittebiensis 1112 Richardus 1131 Godfridus 1132 Sauaricus 1161 Clemens 1184 Robertus de Harpham 1189 Robertus de Longo-Campo 1239 Willielmus Rondele 1244 Thomas de Warterhill 1258 Simon de Warwick 1296 Benedictus de Malton 1303 Iohannes de Gillyngs 1313 Alanus de Nesse Vid. Vol. 3. p. 9. Valued at 1550 l. 7 s. 0 d. q. per Annum St. BEES or St. Beges in Cumberland a Cell of St. Mary's at York SAint Bega was a vailed Nun born in Ireland she built a small Monastery in Caupland in the furthermost parts of England not far from Carlile This Monastery together with several Lands and Tithes was afterwards in the Reign of King Henry the I. given to the Abby of St. Mary's at York by William Meschines Son of Ranulph Lord of Caupland for a Cell to that Abby which was to send hither a Prior and at least six Monks to be constantly here resident To this House also William Forz Earl of Albemarl was a Benefactor Valued at 143 l. 17 s. 2 d. ob per Annum WETHERHAL in Cumberland a Cell to St. Mary's at York AT the time of the Foundation of St. Mary's at York Radulph Meschines Earl of Cumberland gave the Cell of St. Constantine at Wedderhal to the said Abby of St. Mary's which guift was confirm'd by King William the Conqueror in the last year of his Reign Or rather by King William Rufus in the first of his Benefactors to this House were David King of Scotland and Earl of Huntington and his Son Henry Prince of Scotland with divers others Adelwald or Athelwulph who was the first Bishop of Carlile confirm'd to the Monks of St. Mary's at York the Churches and Tithes to them given in his Diocess Providing however that the said Monks shall allot a sufficient proportion out of the same for the Priests in the several Churches and that they should also pay the Synodals King William the Conqueror upon his Conquest of this Kingdom gave to Ralph de Meschines the County of Cumberland to his Brother Hugh de Meschines the County of Chester and to a third Brother William de Meschines who founded this House at Wetherhal all the Land of Copland lying between Duden and Darwent Which Great men soon after subdivided and parcell'd out their respective Territories so given to certain Barons and Knights their Dependents viz. Ralph de Melchines enfeofft Hubert de Vaux of the Barony of Gillesland c. William de Meschines Lord of Copland enfeofft Waldeuus Son of Cospatrick of all his Land between Cocar and Derwent c. These chief Lords reserving from their Feoffees certain services in like manner as they themselves held their Estates by some services of the King Yet were Lands often granted to the Monasteries to hold free from all services whatsoever except the Divine Service of Prayers for their Founders c. And note That after this manner were Lands and Liberties first derived from the Crown and Tenures raised in relation to them since the Norman Conquest Valued at 117 l. 11 s. 10 d. ob q. per Annum St. MARTINS at Richmund a Cell to St. Mary's at York WYmar Sewer to the Earl of Richmund gave the Chappel of St. Martins at Richmund and with several Lands to God and the blessed Mary at York Roaldus Grandson of Alan Constable of Richmund and divers others were Benefactors and gave Lands and Tithes to God the Church of St. Mary at York and Priory of St. Martins near Richmund and to the Monks there In the year 1146. Pope Eugenius the III. confirmed the Cell of St. Martins Peter Capell Rector of the Church of Richmund granted a Pension of 5 l. per Annum to the Monks of St. Mary's at York and 20 l. of Wax to their Cell of St. Martins of Richmund yearly The several Rents and Revenues of this House where and from whom they arise may be seen in the Book at large p. 402 403. Valued at 43 l. 16 s. 8 d. per Annum ROMBURGH in Cambridgeshire a Cell to St. Mary's at York ALan otherwise as I suppose called Steven Earl of Britany and Richmond gave the Cell of Romburgh to God St. Mary and the Monks of the Abby at York which Gift was confirm'd to them by Everard Bishop of Norwich and that the Abbot and Convent of St. Mary's at York might place and displace the Prior and Monks at their pleasure The like Confirmations were granted by Theobald Archbishop of Canterbury and Gaufridus Bishop of Ely SANTOFT and HENES in Lincolnshire Cells of St. Mary's at York ROger Moubray gave the Isle called Santoft and large Possessions with it for a Cell to the Church of St. Mary's at York and to the Monks there And William Earl of Waren gave Henes to the said Church HEREFORD Priory a Cell of St. Peter's at Gloucester IN the year 1101. Hugo de Lacy gave the Church of St. Peters at Hereford which his Father Walter had built from the Foundation to the Monks of St. Peters at Gloucester with all the Estate belonging to it given by his said Father Walâ—er de Lacy and Confirm'd by King William the Conqueror In the Reign of King Edward the II. great Contests arising in this House between William de Irby who claim'd to be
this Priory first at Runcorn Anâ— 1133. which was afterwards removed to Norton From him 〈◊〉 Roger Constable of Chester abovementioned to whom Ranulf Earl oâ— Chester for a particular Service done him in Wales gave the Dominion of Shoo-makers and Stage-players to hold to him and his Heirs for ever This Roger died A. 1211. and lies buried in the Monastery of Stanlowe Of this Line descended the Lacies Earls of Lincoln and the Earls of Lancaster Leicester and Derby Valued at 180 l. 7 s. 6 d. ob per Annum NEWBURGH in Yorkshire FOunded by Roger de Molbray and endowed with divers Lands and Churches who also confirm'd what the Freemen of his Fee had given or should give to the Canons here In the time of King William the Conqueror Robert de Mowbray was Earl of Northumberland who taking part with other Great men who rise against King William Rufus for having banish'd Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury and destroy'd eighty Religious Houses to enlarge his Forrest was taken by the King beheaded and his Estate seized and afterwards given by King Henry the I. to Negellus de Albeney whose Mother was a Mowbray after which time the Albanies took on them the name of Molbray Son of that Nigellus was the first abovemention'd Roger de Molbray who founded this Priory An. 1145. he founded also the Abby of Bellaland and many other Religious Houses to the number of thirty five From whom descended Themas Mowbray who in the Reign of King Rich. II. was made Duke of Norfolk Earl of Nottingham Lord Marshal of England c. From whom descended two Co-heirs the eldest of which Ann was married to the Lord Thomas Howard who in the second year of King Edward the IV. was created Duke of Norfolk Valued at 367 l. 8 s. 3 d. per Annum HODE in Yorkshire a Cell to Newburgh HOde was at first demised to the Canons of Billalanda by Robert de Alneto on condition that they should here found an Abby of their Canons This was confirm'd by Roger de Mowbray Adam Fossard gave Hode to the Canons of Newburgh with Lands lying about the same which Canons did acknowledge the said Adam to be the Patron Advocatus of the said place and of all belonging thereunto EGLESTON in the Bishoprick of Durham PHilip Bishop of Durham confirm'd to God St. Mary and St. Iohn Baptist and to the Canons of Egleston divers Lands which Gilbert de Ley held of him by the service of one Knights Fee and had given them An. 1273. the Abbot and Canons of this House covenanted with Iohn Duke of Britany and Earl of Richmond to find six Chaplains Canons of this House to say six Masses daily in the Castle of Richmond for ever the said Canons to be constantly resident in the said Castle in consideration whereof the said Earl of Richmond granted to the Abbot and Convent of Egleston divers Lands and Possessions and a place apart in his said Castle for the Habitation of the said six Chaplains c. DORCHESTER in Oxfordshire BEfore the Norman Conquest here was a Bishops Seat Remigius translated it to Lincoln Alexander Bishop of Lincoln erected here an Abby of black Canons the Body of which Church served for the Parish Church After the Suppression the East-part of the Abby-Church was bought by a rich man of this Town for 140 l. and given to augment the Parish Church Valued at 219 l. 12 s. per Annum THORNTON upon Humber in Lincolnshire FOunded by William Grose Earl of Albemarl Anno Dom. 1139. Canons Regular were introduced here from Kyrkham under the Government of one Richard their Prior who was afterwards made Abbot in the year 1148. by Pope Eugenius the III. Earl William the Founder died An. 1180. having endow'd this Abby with many Lands and Revenues King Richard the I. confirm'd all the Possessions given to the Abby of St. Mary of Thornton and the Canons there with the Grant of large Liberties and Immunities Pope Celestine the III. granted them the Priviledge not to pay any Tithes of Cattle c. for their own use Abbots of this House were 1. Richard 2. Philip 1152. 3. Thomas 1175. 4. Iohn Benton 1184. 5. Iordan de Villa 1203. 6. Richard de Villa 1223. 7. Ieffrey Holme 1233. 8. Robert 1245. 9. William Lyncoln 1257. 10. Walter Hotoâ—t 1273. 11. Thomas de Ponte 1290. The Advowson of this Abby together with all the Lands and Possessions of the Earl of Albemarl did escheat to King Edward the I. Which being thus in the Crown King Edward the III. in the sixth year of his Reign granted by advice of the Prelates and Barons in Parliament that the said Advowson should remain ever annext to the Crown and that the said Abbot should not be oblig'd to attorn to any in case any grant of the said Advowson should be made Valued at 594 l. 17 s. 10 d. per Annum BRUMMORE in Wiltshire BAldwin de Riveris and Hugh his Unkle were the Founders of this Monastery for Canons Regular King Henry the II. confirm'd the Lands given them and granted them feeding for one hundred Cattle and one hundred Hogs in Newforest and dead Wood for their fuel as much as necessary HAREWOLD in Bedfordshire THIS was a Priory of Nuns of St. Augustin founded by Sampson de Forte Malcolm King of Scotland as Earl of Huntington confirm'd certain Lands to this Church of St. Peter of Harewold and to the Prior and Canons and Sisters there serving God The like did King William of Scotland King Henry the IV. of England gave to the Prioress and Nuns of Harewold one Messuage in Chakirstone of the yearly value of 2 s. with the Advowson of that Church BRINKEBURNE in Northumberland FOUNDED by William Bertram Hawys his Wife and Roger his Son for Canons Their Possessions were confirm'd by William Earl or Northumberland Henry Earl of Northumberland Son to the King of Scotland and by King Henry III. Valued at 68 l. 19 s. 1 d. LEYE in the I le of Gersey Diocesse of Exon. THIS was at first a Priory of Canons but afterwards in the Reign of King Edward I. it was changed to a Nunnery of Canonesses it was dedicated to St. Mary and St. Iohn Evangelist BRIWETON in Somersetshire WIlliam de Moyne Earl of Somerset gave divers Lands c. to the Canons Regular of this House which was before the Conquest an Abby of Monks founded by Algarus Earl of Cornwal but the said Moyne or Mohun placed Canons here since the Conquest Sauvaricus Bishop of Bath and Glaustonbury confirm'd to God and the Blessed Mary of Briweton and the Canons Regular there the Lands c. given by their Benefactors Valued at 439 l. 6 s. 8 d. BRADENSTOKE in Wiltshire FOunded and endowed by Patricius Earl of Salisbury and Walter his Father William Bishop of Sarum appropriated divers Churches to the proper use of these Canons salvis Vicariis ordinandis taxandis King Henry III. confirm'd all their Possessions Valued at 212 l. 19 s. 3
Bishop of Worcester and by Simon and Iohn his Predecessors Iohn Son of Ieoffrey de Langele gave to God and St. Mary of Pinley and the Nuns there his Brother Robert de Langely his Homage and Service and Rent of 6 d. for the maintenance of our Ladies Lamp at Pinley ad Lumen beatae Mariae de Pineleia Valued at 23 l. 5 s. 11 d. per Annum STRATFORD Prâ—ory THE Nunnery here dedicated to St. Leonard was founded and endowed by Christiana de Sumeri and her Son as seems by the Confirmation of King Steven King Richard the I. did confirm other Lands to it given by Galiena and her Son Bartholmew de Daumartin Patrons of the House FRESTONE in Lincolnshire a Cell of Croyland ALan de Creun with Muriel his Wife and Maurice his Son gave the Clearch of St. Iames of Frestone with several Lands and Tithes to be a Cell to the Abby of Croyland From which Creun or Croune descended the Family of Pedwardyn who became Heirs of the Founder the Male Line ceasing St. DOGMELS in Pembrokshire Cella Caenobii Tyronensis THese Monks were Benedictines of the same Order with those of St. Martins at Tours The Priory here was founded by Martin de Turribus a Norman who first Conquered the Country hereabouts call'd Kames or Kemish Robert the Son of this Martin endow'd it with Lands confirm'd to it by King Henry the I. Valued at 87 l. 8 s. 6 d. per Annum WALDEN Abby in Essex THE Abby at Walden was founded in the year 1136. by Gaufridus de Mandevilia Earl of Essex He was Grandson of Ieoffrey who came into England with the Norman Conqueror and was of most signal note in his Army for his great Performances From the noble Founder of this Abby who died in the year 1144. descended the illustrious Family of the Bohuns Earls of Hereford Essex and Northampton This Abby was dedicated to the honour of the blessed Mary and St. Iames the Apostle The Family of Bohuns were great Benefactors to this Abby and most of them buried here This Abby was built on the West-side of the Town and adjoyning to the High-way which place was chosen as more proper for the relief of Travellers and for Hospitality After the death of the Founder Rohesia his Widow built a Nunnery at Chinksand to which she did all good Offices and for the sake of that House became very unkind to this of her Husbands Foundation William de Mandevilla second Son of the Founder while Ieoffrey his elder Brother lived led a military life in Flanders with Philip Earl of that Country but upon his Brother's death without issue he return'd into England and inherited his Estate Soon after which he made a Pilgrimage to Ierusalem and visited the holy Places from whence being return'd into England he visited this House and was here received with great Ceremony where he presented at the Altar several Relicks which be had purchased in the holy Land and became a great Benefactor to this House giving them by his Testament the Moiety of his Lordship of Walden c. and died in Normandy without issue After whose decease this Barony came by his Heirs General to one Ieffrey Fitz-Peter who disseiz'd the Monks of what Earl William had given them and kept the Estate from them a great while till after King Iohn's Coronation being made Earl of Essex he restored part of their Lands again and confirm'd them to the Monks here This Ieffrey Filius Petri was very vexatious to this Abby the manner and particulars may be seen in the Book at large Yet did Gaufridus de Mandavilla the first Founders Deed of Foundation contain a heavy Curse to any of his Successors or Tenants who should vex or disturb these Monks in any of their Possessions or alienate or diminish the same The Founders Endowment was confirm'd by several of his Descendents also by King Steven and King Henry the II. And King Edward the III. in the seventeeth year of his Reign Licensed William de Bohun Earl of Northampton to give and annext the Priory of Bereden in Essex as a Cell to this Abby Valued at 372 l. 18 s. 1 d. per Annum BROMFEILD in Shropshire ANno Dom. 1155. The Canons of Bromfeild by the Authority of Theobald Archbishop of Canterbury gave their Church of Bromfeild to the Abby of St. Peters at Gloucester King Henry the II. confirm'd all the Estate belonging to the Church of St. Mary of Bromfeild to the Prior and Monks there serving God to hold of him and his Heirs in perpetual Alms. The like did King Henry the III. BRETFORD in Warwickshire GAufridus Camerarius de Clintona gave certain Lands in this Lordship to one Noemi a Nun for the erecting a Cell of Nuns here Afterwards at the request of the said Gaufridus de Clinton the Nuns here being only two viz. Sebure and Naeumi gave their House and Estate here to the Canons of Killingworth TALLACH in the Diocess of St. David's in Wales THE Abby here dedicated to God St. Mary and St. Iohn Baptist was founded by Resus the younger Son of Resus the younger of the Family of the Princes of South-wales and by him and others endow'd with many Lands the particulars may be seen in the Monasticon at large fol. 466 467. all which was confirm'd to this House by King Edward the II. in the seventeenth year of his Reign and by King Edward the III. in the fifth year of his Reign Valued at 136 l. 9 s. 11 d. per Annum BLITHBURY Priory in Staffordshire HVgh Malvisin gave Blytheburgh to Monks and Nuns there dwelling for the service of God and St. Giles to hold in pare and perpetual Alms. Which Estate tho' for a while taken away by William Malvisin Son of the Founder Hugh yet it was soon restored again EDWARDSTON in Suffolk a Cell to Abbington HVbertus de Monte Canesi Lord of the Town of Edwardston in Suffolk gave the Church there to the Monks of Abbendon to be a Cell of that House and confirm'd his Gift in the fifteenth year of Henry the I. Which was also ratified by that King An. Dom. 1115. DEPING in Lincolnshire a Cell to Thorney BAldewinus Wac gave the Church of St. Iames in Deping with divers Lands belonging to it to God St. Mary and the Church of Thorney which was confirm'd by his Son and Grandson and also by Pope Innocent the III. in the first year of his Pontificate 1198 ALCESTER in Warwickshire IN the year 1140. Radulfus Pincerna or Boteler founded this Monastery then called from its Situation St. Mary's of the Isle and made Robert a Monk of Worcester the first Abbot here At which time it was agreed between the two Houses viz. The Abby of Worcester and this that there should be a constant Love and Brotherhood betwixt them and that upon the death of the Abbot here another should be chosen indifferently out of either House the said Founder endow'd this Monastery with divers Lands ordaining
Adam Fitz Swane the â—ounder gave this House as a Cell to the Priory of St Iohn at Pontfractâ— and ordered this House to pay to that Priory a Recognition of one Mark of Silver per Annum Pope Vrban the III. confirm'd the Foundation 1186. Valued at 239 l. 3 s. 6 d. per Annum THETFORD in Norfolk FOunded Anno Dom. 1103. by Roger Bigot whose Gifts and Endowments to this House were all confirm'd and ratified by his Son William Bigot Dapiser to the King and also by King Henry the I. and King Henry the II. This Priory was made Denison 50. E. 3. Valued at 312 l. 14 s. 4 d. ob per Annum MONTACUTE in Somersetshire FIRST founded by William Earl of Moriton in Normandy who endowed this Priory with three fair Lordships viz. Montegue and two others King Henry the I. gave and confirm'd to God and the blessed Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul of Montacute and the Cluniac Monks there divers Lands with great Liberties and Exemptions The like did King Henry the II. and King Henry the III. in the four and thirtieth year of his Reign King Edward the III. in the fourteenth year of Reign granted the Advowson and Custody of this Priory and four Cells thereunto belonging to William de Monte-acuto Earl of Salisbury and Marshal of England and to his Heirs Vid. 2. Vol. p. 909. Valued at 456 l. 14 s. 7 d. q. per Annum DAVENTREY in Northamptonshire THIS Priory was first founded at Preston by Hugh de Leycestre call'd the Vicount but that place being found inconvenient they were by License of Simon de Seynliz the elder Earl of Northampton removed to Daventre where he built a Monastery in honour of St. Augustine the Apostle of the English King Henry the II. confirm'd their Liberties and Franchises granted by King Henry the I. to St. Mary of Charity i. e. the Capital House of this Order beyond Seas and to St. Augustine of Daventrey and the Monks there Many were the Benefactors to this House as Matilda de Senliz Richard de Foxton whose Daughter Ann was married to Alan Basset of Lufphenam com Roteland Steven de Welton Henry de Braybrok whose Geneologies may be seen Fo. 677. 678. St. ANDREWS at Northampton THIS Priory was founded in the eighteenth year of King William the Conqueror by Simon de Seynliz who came into England in the Army of that King He married Maud Daughter and Co-heir of Waldelfus Earl of Huntington with whom he had the honour of Huntington Alice the other Daughter was by him given to Ralph de Tonny with 100 l. per Annum in Land centum Librarum terrae out of the said honour In the Reign of King Henry the I. the said Simon made a Voyage to the Holy Land and died in his return at the Monastery of the blessed Mary of Charity to which Monastery he had subjected this of St. Andrew After his death King Henry having married Maud Sister of Alexander King of Scotland gave Maud Earl Simons Widow to David Brother of Alexander and with her the Custody of Earl Simons Son and Heir Simon de St. Lyz junior Hugh Bishop of Lincoln confirm'd the Churches and Tithes given to this Priory among which were the Churches of Ryal and Exton in Rutland King Henry the I. also confirm'd the Lands to them given and granted them many Liberties and Franchises This Priory was made Denison 6 H. 4. To the Hospital of St. David at Kingsthorp built upon the Lands of this Priory for the Relief of Travellers and poor People Walter Prior of this House with the assent of his Convent gave two yard Land and a Messuage c. in Thorp constituting several Orders for the Government of the said Hospital among others that there should be three rows of Beds placed in length before the Chappel so as the Poor and especially the sick People might most conveniently hear Mass c. subjecting the said Hospial to the Prior of St. Andrews at Northampton and the Abbot of Sullebi This Deed bears date 1200. being the second of King Iohn This Priory was valued at 263 l. 7 s. 1 d. q. per Annum BAR NESTAPLE in Devonshire THIS House was founded for Cluniac Monks and dedicated to the honour of God and our Lord Jesus Christ and St. Mary the holy Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul and St. Mary Magdalen by Ioel Son of Alured who endow'd it with large Possessions subjecting it to the Church of St. Martin de Campis in which he himself became a Monk Confirm'd by King Henry the I. and by Henry de Tracy who descended from the Founder An. 1146. 11. Steph. Valued at 123 l. 6 s. 7 d. per Annum TIKEFORD in Buckinghamshire FVlcodius Paganellus was the first Founder of this Priory who with other Benefactors endowed it with divers Lands and Rents All which together with a Court-Leet King Henry the II. confirm'd to the Monks here King Edward the II. in the fifth year of his Reign granted further to William de la Manerere then prior of this House and his Successors to have a Pillory and Tumbrel in their Lordship of Tikeford for the punishment of Malefactors Vid. Vol. 2. p. 910. FEVERSHAM in Kent ANno 1148. King Steven founded the Abby here to the honour of of our Saviour and endow'd it with divers Mannors Lands Liberties and free Customs to hold in perpetual Alms discharged and quit of all secular Exactions King Steven and Maud his Queen and Eusâ—acius their Son were buried here King Henry the II. confirm'd to the Cluniac Monks of Feversham all their Lands and Franchises granting to them a Fair yearly for eight days beginning at the Feast of St. Peter ad vincula The like confirmation was made by King Iohn in the sixteenth year of his Reign and by King Henry the III. in the eleventh year of his Reign Peter Abbot of Clugny granted to King Steven Clarembaldus then Prior of Bermundesey with twelve Monks of that House for the Composing an Abby at Feversham and at the same time absolved the said Clarembaldus and his Monks from all Obedience and Subjection to the Church of Clugny and that of the Charity The like Emancipation or discharge of subjection was also granted by the then Prior of the Charity Valued at 286 l. 12 s. 6 d. ob q. per Annum ARTHINGTON in Yorkshire THIS was a Priory of Nuns built and endow'd by Peers of Arthington and confirm'd by Pope Alexander as is set forth in an award made in the twenty eighth year of the Reign of King Henry the VI. Alicia de Romeli was a Benefactress to this Nunnery whose Gift was confirm'd by her Son William de Curcy the Kings Sewer and by Warinus Fitzâ—Gerald the King's Chamberlain Valued at 11 l. 8 s. 4 d. ob per Annum Of the Cistercian Order Anno Dom. 1098. Robert Abbot of Molesme by License of Hugo Archbishop of Lyons the Pope's Legate first instituted this Order in a Desert Place called
Cistercium in the Dutchy of Burgundy the Rule of St. Bennet being not duly observed in his old Monastery In this Order therefore they betook themselves to the strict observance of St. Bennet's Rule and obtain'd great Priviledges from the Pope To avoid Pride and Superfluity they were to retain no Crosses of Gold or Silver but only of Wood their Chalices were to be of Silver and not of Gold c. The second Abbot of this Order was one Stephen an Englishman WAVERLEY in Surrey THIS Abby was founded in the year of Christ 1128. by William Gifford Bishop of Winchester The first Monks of this Order being twelve and an Abbot came to this House from a Foreign Abby call'd Elemosina The said William Bishop of Winchester endow'd this House with divers Lands and with Common in Farnham Woods all which was by consent of the King and the Convent of Winchester and confirm'd by his Successors Vid. 2. Vol. p. 912. Valued at 174 l. 8 s. 3 d. ob per Annum FURNES in Lancashire ANno Dom. 1127. being twenty nine years from the first Institution of the Cistercian Order 26. H. 1. This House was founded by Steven Earl of Morton and Boloign afterwards King of England The Names of the Abbots of FVRNES 1. Evanus de Albrincis 2. Eudo de Sourdeval 3. Michael de Lancastria 4. Petrus de Eboraco 5. Richardus de Bajocis 6. Iohannes de Cawnesfeild 7. Walterus de Millum 8. Ioslenus de Pennington 9. Conanus de Bardoule 10. Willielmns Niger 11. Giraldus Bristaldon 12. Michael de Dalton 13. Richardus de Sancto Quintino 14. Radulfus de Fletâ—ham 15. Iohannes de Newby 16. Stephanus de Alverston 17. Nicholaus de Meaux who was after Bishop of Sodor 18. Robertus de Denton 19. Laurentius de Acclom 20 Willielmus de Midleton 21. Hugo de Bron. 22. Willielmus de Cockeram 23. Hugo Skiller 24. Iohannes de Cockeram 25. Alexander de Walton 26. Iohannes de Cockham 27. Iohannes de Bolton 28. Willielmus de Dalton A CISTERCIAN MONK Vol. 1 P. 69â— King Steven's double Relation to Maud the Empress Edgar Edling had two Sisters Margaret and Christiana who had issue as follows Steven Earl of Morton c. was Son of Steven E. of Bloys and Adela Daughter of K. William the Conqueror and Sister of K. H. I. married Christiana Margaret Wife of Malcolm K. of Scots  Eustace E. of Bolon Mary Matilda Wife of Hen. I. K. of Eng.  Maud Maud first married to the Emperior then to Jeostery Earl of Anjou by which last the had issue   Willam Earl of Warren and Bolon     Hen. the II. K. of Eng. Marry William de Lancaster the third of that Name was a great Beneâ—actor to this Abby as appears by his Deeds dated 1240. c. Which William married Agnes de Brus and had issue  Halewisa ux Petri de Brus  Alicia ux Williel de Lindesey  Sorota ax Alani de Multon Petrus de Brus jun. ob s. h. Agnes ux Walteri de Fawkunbergh Lucia ux Marmaduci de Thweng Margareta ux Dom. Rob. de Ros. Laderina ux Johanis de Belew Pope Eugenius granted to Iohn Abbot of St. Mary's of Furnes among other Priviledges that they should not pay any Tithes for their Lands or Cattel held in their own hands and occupation And Anno Dom. 1305. it was agreed between the Abbot of Furnes and the Prior of St. Mary of Lancaster which last was intituled to the Tithes of their Grange of Bellomonte that in case the Abbot of Furnes let the said Lands then the Prior of Lancaster should receive Tithes of the Lands so let but in case the Abbot and Covent of Furnes should occupy the same in their own hands then the said Prior to receive only a Pension of two Marks per Annum Valued at 805 l. 16 s. 5 d. per Annum RUSSIN in the Isle of Man a Cell to Furnes THE Abby of Russin was founded in the year 1134. Olauus King of Man a very devout Prince gave the Land whereon this Abby stands to Yvo then Abbot of Furnes for the erecting of this Monastery Certain Antient Synodals and Ecclesiastical Constitutions for the Isle of Man made by Simon Bishop of Sodor 1229. Other Constitutions made in the Church of St. Bradan in Man 1291. under Mark Bishop of Sodor Other Additional Constitutions made in the Church of St. Michael the Archangel by William Russel Bishop of Sodor and the whole Clergy of Man 1350. All which see at large in the Monastiâ—on Thomas Lord Stanley Earl of Darby and K. of the Isle of Man by his Letters Patents dated at Lathum 28. Mar 1505. confirm'd to â—uan then Bishop of Sodor and his Successors all the Lands Revenues Rigâ—â—â—s and Priviledges belonging to the Church in the Isle and Kingdom oâ— Man YNES in Ireland a Cell to Furnes THIS was first founded in the year 1126. by a King of Vlster named Magnellus Makenlefe in a place call'd Erynach but that 〈◊〉 almost destroyed in the Wars it was translated by Iohn de Curcy 〈◊〉 of Vlster and new founded at Ynes and at the same time he subjected â—â—is Abby to Furnes An. 1180. NETHE in Glamorganshire RIchard de Grainvilla gave to God and the Church of the holy Trinity at Savigny Nethe and other Lands and Posseâ—â—â—ons to the Iâ—â—â—â—on that the Abbot and Convent of Savigny should institute here a Convent of Monks under an Abbot King Iohn confirm'd the said Lands to the Church of the Holy Trinity at Nethe and the Monks there in the ninth year of his Reign granting them also many Priviledges and Immunities Valued at 132 l. 7 s. 7 d. ob per Annum BASINGWERK Abby in Flintshire FOunded Anno 1131. by Ranulph Earl of Chester confirm'd by King Henry the II. and by Lewellin Prince of North Wales The like Confirmation to this Monastery and the Monks here was made by David Prince of Northwales Son of the foresaid Lewelin who also gave them certain Lands and Revenues in the year 1240. Valued at 150 l. 7 s. 3 d. per Annum TINTERN in Wales FOunded 1131. William Mareschal of England and Earl of Pembroke in the seventh year of Henry the III. confirm'd to God and the blessed Mary of Tyntern and to the Abbot and Monks there all the Lands and Revenues given to them by his Ancestors granting also to the said Abby great Liberties and Immunities prohibiting all Men to vex or disturb them or theirs under the penalty of twenty Marks besides the curse of God Their Estate was also confirm'd by Roger Bigod Earl of Norfolk and Mareschal of England Anno 1301. Walter Fitz Richard appears to be the Founder of this House Anno 1131. Who dying without issue his Brother Gilbert Strongbowe became his Heir and was the first Earl of Pembroke from whom descended Isabel she became the Wife of William Mareschall who died 1219. and lies buried in the Temple at London
were the Benefactors to this House among whom Gilbertus de Gant Roger de Mulbray c. all whose Gifts were recited and confirm'd by King Richard the I. in the first year of his Reign See the Genealogy of Gilbert de Gant Nephew of William the Conqueror and the Noble Families descended from him in the Book at large Valued at 124 l. 5 s. 11 d. q. per Annum SWINE in Yorkshire ERinburch de Burtona was the Foundress of this Abby giving divers Lands of her Patrimony and Inheritance to God and the Church of St. Mary at Swine and to the Brethren and Sisters there serving God Pope Alexander exempted the Nuns here from paying Tithes for their Lands in their own Occupation Vide infra fol. 1026. Valued at 82 l. 3 s. 9 d. ob per Annum BRURE in Oxfordshire Founded An. 1147. KING Henry the III. Roger Earl of Warwick and others were Benefactors to this Abby all whose Gifts were confirm'd to the Cistercian Monks here by King Iohn in the sixth year of his Reign Valued at 134 l. 10 s. 10 d. per Annum RUPE alias Roche in Yorkshire Founded An. 1147. RIchard de Bulli and Richard Fitz Turgis were joint Founders of this Abby Besides those of the Family of Bully the Monks here were endow'd with Lands and Revenues by other Benefactors among whom Edmund de Lacy Constable of Chester and William Earl Warren c. Pope Vrban the III. confirmed their Estate and Lands given and to be given and exempted them from Tithes for their Lands in their own Tenure and this was by his Bull dated 1186. Their first Abbot was Durandus who governed twelve years 2. Dionisius 12. 3. Rogerus de Tikehill 8 4. â—iugo de Waddeworth 5. 5 Osmundus 39. 6 Reginaldus 15. 7 Richardus 16. 8 Walter 14. 9 Alanus 10 Iordanus 11 Philippus Valued at 224 l. 2 s. 5 d. per Annum HOTON in Yorkshire THIS House was founded for Nuns and endow'd by Radulf de Nevil With the Licenses of Adam de Brus and Ernald de Percy BASEDALE in Yorkshire JOhn de Ever by his Deed dated An. 1304. released to Ioan Prioress of Basedale and to the Convent of the same and their Successors all homage and suit of Court for all their Lands holden of him in Kirkeby Cliveland and Ingelby William de Percy and others were Benefactors to this Nunnery all whose Gifts were recited and confirm'd by King Henry the III. in the twentieth year of his Reign Robert de Longo Campo Abbot of St. Mary's at York and the Convent there granted to these Nuns a Coemitery for themselves but their Servants and Tenants to be buried at the Parish Church Guido de Bouincurt was the Founder of this Priory of Nuns Valued at 20 l. 1 s. 4 d. per Annum SALLEY in Yorkshire THIS Abby was founded by William de Percy An Dom. 1147. Matilda de Percy Countess of Warwick Daughter or the said William was a great Benefactress to this Abby and gave them the Church of Tadcaster and was accounted a second Founder Agnes de Percy her Sister and Heiress did add to her bounty William Vavasor gave and confirm'd all the Lands which his Father Malgarus Vavasor had given to this House placing his Confirmation una cum Corpore meo together with his own body on the Altar of the blessed Mary de Sallay providing thereby that in case he happens to die within the Kingdom of England that his Body be buried in this Abby Iohn de Lacy Constable of Chester was among others a Benefactor to these Monks An. 1223. William de Percy who founded this Abby was Grandson to William de Percy who came into England with the Conqueror His Estate came to his two Daughters Matilda who was married to William Earl of Warwick but died without issue and Agnes married to Goseline Lovain Brother to the Duke of Brabant the issue of this Match kept the name of their Mothers Family and are the Progenitors of the Earls of Northumberland This Abby was wasted and part of it burnt down by the Scots in their Wars Valued at 147 l. 3 s. 10 d. per Annum RUFFORD in Nottinghamshire Founded 1148. THIS Abby was founded and endowed by Gilbert de Gaunt Earl of Lincoln Many were the Benefactors whose Gifts were confirm'd to the Abbot and Monks here with the Grant of divers Priviledges in the Forest of Shirewood by King Henry the III. in the thirty sixth year of his Reign Valued at 176 l. 11 s. 6 d. per Annum SALTRE in Huntingtonshire Founded An 1147. SImon Earl of Northampton founded and endowed this Abby with all his Land at Saltre and with all the Marish Ground between that and Witlemare and in Witlemare c. With very large Immunities and Franchises such as his Ancestor Iudith Countess of Huntington Neice of the Conqueror had formerly obtain'd of her said Unkle for this Town and Lordship of Saltre as inter alia to be exempt from the County and Hundred Courts to find neither Man nor Arms for the War c. The abovesaid Countess Iudith had a special Love for this place and did very much frequent it and on that account did obtain from her said Unkle as great and large Priviledges as could then be granted for this Lordship Which Priviledges and also the Limits and Bounds of the Estate of this Abby are particularly and at large set forth in the Monasticon Controversie arising between the Abbot of Ramsey and the Abbot of Saltre about their Rights in Withlesmare and Vlbemare the matter was determin'd by a final Concord before the Kings Justices at Huntedon Anno 3. Rich. the I. Valued at 141 l. 3 s. 8 d. per Annum KIRKSTALL in Yorkshire THIS Abby was first founded by Henry de Laceio in the year 1147. and first instituted with a Convent of Monks under their Abbot Alexander from the Abby of Fountains Their first Habitation was at a Town call'd Bernolswick but this place proving to these Monks very inconvenient on divers accounts after they had been here somewhat above six years they removed to a place called Kirkestall in a Vally called Aierdale which place was then only inhabited by some Hermits This last Seat they obtain'd of William Pictavensis who own'd the Soil at the yearly Rent of five Marks Their first Abbot Alexander govern'd the Monks here thirty five years and after his death was succeeded by Radulfus Hageth and after him Abbot Lambert to whom succeed Abbot Helias who at first was refused by the then Patron Roger de Lacy but became afterwards much in his favour King Iohn did some ill Offices to this Abby in taking from them some of their Lands Robert de Lacy who died Anno 1194. was accounted a second Founder of this Abby King William the Conqueror gave to Ilbertus de Lacy who came into England in his Army all Blackburnshire in the County of York with the Lordship and Honour of Pontfract and other Lands This Ilbertus
built the Castle at Pontefract and in it a Chappel for a Dean and Canons Son of this Ilbertus was Robert Lacy who built the Monastery of Pontefract who was the Father of Henry Lacy the Founder of this Abby of Kirkstall this Henry married the Sister of William Vesci Rector of Berwick Of this Family was Roger Constable of Chester who hearing that his Lord Ranulphus Earl of Chester was distrest in Wales raised on the sudden a great Force among the Shoo-makers and Stage-players of Chester and with them went and relieved his Lord from the Power of the Welch whereupon the said Earl Ranulph granted to him and his Heirs the Dominion and Patronage of the Shoo-makers and Players at Chester for ever His Son and Heir Iohn de Lacy became the first Earl of Lincoln of this name Anno Dom. 1221. and died 1240. From the Heirs General of this Family did descend Our Kings of the House of Lancaster Valued at 329 l. 2 s. 11 d. per Annum DORE in Herefordshire RObert Earl of Ferrars founded this Monastery and endowed it with Lands to hold free and quit of all secular Service by the Rent of three shillings yearly to be paid at the Feast of St. Peter ad vincula and this was exprest to be given not only for the Health of the Souls of his Ancestors and Heirs but also propace stabilitate totius Angliae Walliae for the Peace and Stability of all England and Wales King Iohn by his Deed dated in the seventeenth year of his Reign gave divers Lands to the Church of the blessed Mary at Dore and the Cistercian Monks there Walter de Clifford and others were Benefactors All whose Gifts were confirm'd to this House by King Henry the III. in the seventeenth year of his Reign Vid. Vol. 2. p. 918. Valued at 101 l. 5 s. 2 d. per Annum SIBETON in Norfolk Founded An. 1150. THIS Abby was founded and endowed by William Son of Robert Fitz Walter The Lands given to the Monks here were confirm'd by King Steven and King Henry the II. The said Robert Fitz-Walter was the Founder of the House of St. Faith 's at Horsham and married Sibill Daughter of Radulfus de Cayneto who came into England with the Conqueror from whom descended the Families of Cressi and Vfford Vid. Vol. 3. p. 32. Valued at 250 l. 15 s. 7 d. ob per Annum STANLEIGH in Wiltshire THIS Abby was first founded by Maud the Empress at Lokeswell in the year 1151. and three years afterwards translated to Stanlegh by her Son King Henry the II. The Monks of this House came from Quarre in the Isle of Wight King Richard the II. confirm'd to them all their Lands and took them into his protection Valued at 177 l. 0 s. 8 d. per Annum JERVAL in Yorkshire AKarius Fitz-Bardolf a potent man in Yorkshire in the time of King Steven gave to Peter de Quinciaco and certain other Monks of Savigny a parcel of Land in Wandesleydale for the erection of an Abby of their Order which Abby was at first call'd Fo rs and afterwards Iorvalle This Foundation was confirm'd by Alan Earl of Britan and Richmond which Earl Alan being present at the beginning of the Erection of the first Buildings prevailed with several of his Knights to be assistant to the Work and this was in the year 1145. Roger de Molbray gave also divers Lands to this House before his first Voyage to Ierusalem The abovesaid Peter inhabited this House at first with only two Companions labouring with their hands for their sustentation but in a while they had of the said Earl of Richmond's Gift five Plows forty Cows sixteen Horses three hundred Sheep c. After this Serlo Abbot of Savigny having a property in this House of Iorevalls by reason that the first Monks came from thence granted the same to the Abby of Biland Whereupon the foresaid Peter submitted himself and Companions being two Monks and one Lay-brother conversus to the Abbot of Biland Being fully possest of this House Roger Abbot of Biland appointed Iohn de Kinstan to be Abbot here instituting him in these words I confirm thee Abbot and I commit to thee the care of Souls and the Government of the Abby of Joreval with all its substance Persons and Possessions now had or to be had as well in Temporals as Spirituals in like manner as Serlo Abbot of Savigny gave the same to me And then put into his hands the Rule of St. Benedict c. An. 1150. Hereupon the said Abbot appointed to be of his Convent the aforesaid Peter and his two Companions with nine Monks of Biland who removed from thence to Iorvall After this the abovesaid Earl Alan and his Son Conan Duke of Britan encreased their Revenues with the Gift of many other Lands In the year 1156. the said Conan translated these Monks from Fo rs the place being poor and steril to East-Wittonâ— upon the River Ior and this was by permission and approbation of the Abbot of Cisteaux and the general Convent of that Order Alanus Earl of Britan who was so great a Benefactor to this Monastery was Brother and Heir to Alanus Rufus who was the Son of Eudo Earl of Britan who came into England with King William the Conqueror and had given him by the said King all Richmondshire An. 1268 Iohn Duke of Britan and Earl of Richmond confirm'd the Donations of his Ancestors So also did King Henry the III. in the twelfth year of his Reign Valued at 234 l. 18 s. 5 d. per Annum GREENFEILD in Lincolnshire RAdulf de Aby gave Lands here and elsewhere for the Foundation and Endowment of a Nunnery in Greenfeild which was confirm'd by Hugh Bishop of Lincoln and Eudo de Greinesby c. Iohn Son and Heir of Adam de Welle gave to this House 10 l. per Annum for the finding of two sufficient Chaplains to celebrate for him and his Ancestors and all the faithful in our Ladies Chappel in the Priory Church here for ever to the finding of which Margaret then Prioress of this House did oblige her Successors by her Deed dated Anno Dom 1348. Valued at 63 l. 4 s. 1 d. per Annum CUMB in Warwickshire RIchard de Camvilla gave Lands to the Abbot and Monks of Waverley for the founding of this Abby of Cistercian Monks Roger de Moubray confirm'd the Estate so given to the Monks of Cumb quit of all secular service Valued at 311 l. 15 s. 1 d. per Annum STRATFORD-LANGTON in Essex FOunded Anno. 1135. for Monks by William de Montefichet endow'd with all the Lordship for Stradford in Westham c. All which Gifts were confirm'd by King Henry the II. Valued at 511 l. 16 s. 3 d. per Annum FLEXLEY in Gloucestershire THE Abby here was founded and endow'd by Roger Earl of Hereford their Lands were confirm'd by King Henry the II. Valued at 112 l. 13 s. 1 d. per Annum BLANCLAND in Wales
Ryther Knt. and Sibilla his Wife by License of King Richard the II. founded in this Church a Chantry for the maintenance of two Chaplains Monks of this House to celebrate dayly for the Soul of William de Aldeburgh c. St. ANNE adjoyning to Coventry THIS was first founded in the year 1381. by William Lord de la Zowche and first supplied with three Monks from the Carthusians at London and with three others from Bellevalle Besides the said Lord Sowche they had many other Benefactors as Richard Luff Mayor of Coventry Iohn Holmeton of Sleford Iohn Bokington Bishop of Lincoln Thomas de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick c. who erected several parts of their Buildings In the year 1385. King Richard the II. became the principal Founder with his own hands laying the first Stone in the Foundation of their Church protesting publickly to be the Founder and to finish the Buildings To this House were divers Churches appropriated and divers Lands given among others the Mannor of Ediweston in the County of Rutland by the Abbot and Convent of St. George de Bauquerville in Normandy with other Prior alians Lands c. KINGSTON upon Hull in Yorkshire MIchael de la Pole Knt. Lord of Wingfeild by his Deed dated at Kingston upon Hull 1378. Founded and endowed this House without the Walls of Hull for a Prior and twelve Carthusians Monks in lieu of Minnoress Nuns of the Order of St. Clare as his Father in his life time had once intended The House was founded to the honour of God and the glorious Virgin Mary and of St. Michael the Archangel and all Angels and holy Spirits St. Thomas the Martyr late Archbishop of Canterbury and of all other Saints of God And by assent of the Prior of the Great Carthusians in Savoy the chief House of the Order Walter de Kele was by the Founder made the first Prior of this House Vid. 2. Vol. p. 930. MOUNT-GRACE in Yorkshire THomas de Holland Duke of Surrey Earl of Kent and Lord Wake sounded this House for Carthusians in his Mannor of Bordelby near Cleaveland in Yorkshire to the honour of God the Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas willing the House to be called the House of Mount-Grace of Ingelby and by assent of the Prior of the Grand Carthusians made Robert Tredewy the first Prior of the same King Henry the VI. ratified and confirm'd this Foundation in Parliament in the ninteenth year of his Reign EPWORTH in the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire KING Richard the II. in the twentieth year of his Reign granted his License of Mortmain to Thomas Earl of Nottingham Marshal of England to found a Convent for Carthusian Monks on his Land at Epworth in the lsle of Axholme in Lincolnshire and to name it the Visitation of the Mother of God to the honour of God the Virgin Mary St. Iohn the Evangelist and St. Edward the King and Confessor and to endow the same with one hundred Acres of Land Licensing also to the Abbot of St. Nicholas in Angiers of the Order of St. Benedict to grant over to this House their Priory of Monks Kirkeby in Warwickshire c. to be appropriated to these Carthusians for ever in pure and perpetual Alms. Pope Bonisace the IX in the eighth year of his Pontificate granted Indulgence to such who should visit this Church of the Carthusians on the second of Iuly being the Feast of the Visitation of the blessed Mary and contribute to the Buildings here This was a plenary Indulgence and of the same manner with that which was formerly granted to the Church of the Angels without the Walls of Assisium in Italy of which you may read in the Monasticon at large p. 971 972 c. SHEEN Monastery in Surrey ANno Dom. 1414. King Henry the V. founded three Monasteries near his Royal Seat at Schene one of Carthusians one of Celestin Monks professing the Rule of St. Bennet and one of Brigettines under the Rule of St. Augustin The last was a Monastery of sixty Nuns thirteen Priests four Deacons and eight Lay-Brothers the Men and Women had two separate Convents but one Church in which the Nuns kept above in a kind of Gallery and the men below King Henry the V. by his Charter of Foundation dated in the third year of his Reign appointed the House of Carthusians which he founded at Shene on the North-side of his Mannor there to be call'd the House of Jesus of Bethleem at Shene and to this House he gave the Lands of several Priors alians here in England belonging to Abbies in France granting in the said Charter that if any of the Lands so given should in time to come be evicted or recovered from the Prior and Monks of this House or their Successors that then they should receive the like value yearly out of the Profits of the Hanaper in the Chancery and out of the Customs arising in the Ports of London St. Botulphs Southampton Lenn and Cicester He gave also several other Benefactions as the Fishery at Shene four Pipes of Gascon Wine yearly at the Purification of the blessed Mary for ever with divers great Liberties and Exemptions from all manner of Taxes and Impositions granting to the said Prior and Monks and their Successors Felons Goods c. and that they should have the return and execution of Writs in their Lands with fines pro Licencia Concordandi and all Amerciaments c. Deodands Treasure-trove c. Clerk of the Mercate Wreck of the Sea c. Free Warren in all their Demesnes and Lands already given or to be given tho' within the Bounds of a Forest Soc and Sac Insangenthef and Out fangenthef and view of Frankpledge of all their Tenants and Residents with a Pillory and Tumbrel and that they may erect Gallows on their Lands for the execution of Malefactors whom they should apprehend on their Lands according to the said Liberty of Infangenthef and Outfangenthef and that they should have a Market weekly every Tuesday at their Town of Esthenreth in Berkshire and two Fairs yearly with other such like great Priviledges and Immunities Additions relating to the Benedictine Order WINCHESTER Cathedral Church Supra p. 38. SOme Remarks of the Founder and Royal Benefactors to the Church of Winchester Kings and Saints buried there out of Leyland Pope Innocent confirmed to this Church all their Possessions with the grant of divers Priviledges as not to pay any Tithes for their Lands or Cattle in their own proper hands to celebrate Divine Offices in the time of a general Interdict with a low Voice c. King Edgar restored Monks in this Church confirming their Possessions and Liberties with grievous Curses to the Violators King Edward the Elder conferr'd on them certain Lands to hold free from any secular service except what related towards the building of Forts and Bridges SHAFTESBURY in Dorsetshire Supra 217. KING Iohn in the seventh year of his Reign confirm'd to the Church of St Mary and St.
Edward at Shaftesbury and to the Nuns there their Lands and Liberties among which was the whole hundred of the Mannor of Bradford c. St. FRIDISWIDE in Oxford Supra 174. THE Possessions of this House were enjoy'd by secular Canons for many years till in the year 1122. 22 H. 1. they were again restored to Regulars Maud the Empress confirm'd to the Church of St. Fritheswithe and the Canons Regulars divers Lands and Churches and granted them a Fair. The like did King Iohn in his first year St. WERBURG at Chester Supra 199. ANno 1119. Richard Earl of Chester confirm'd the Possessions of this House given by many Benefactors granting to the Abbot of this Monastery a Court of Pleas and that the said Abbot should not be sued nor be forced to sue out of his own Court. Ralph de Meschines Earl of Chester and his Son of the same name were great Benefactors to the Abbot and Convent of St. Werburg so also were Richard de Rullos and Robert his Brother WHITBY in Yorkshire Supra 75. WIlliam de Percy having built and endow'd in a Grove or Wood at Dunesle a Hermitage in honour of St. Iames the Apostle he gave it for ever into the Obedience and Subjection of the Church of St. Peter and St. Hylda of Whitby so that they continually cellebrate the Divine Office there by some Priest of their House WULVERHAMTON in Staffordshire IN this Town of Hampton one Wulfruna a religious Matron erected a Monastery to the honour of God the ever blessed Virgin Mary then term'd Stella maris Domina gentium and of all Saints and endow'd the same with divers Lands all which was ratified and establisht by Sigerich Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 996 by the Consent of King Ethelred The Estate of this House was afterwards confirm'd by King Edward the Confessor King William the Conqueror King Henry the II. and King Iohn who gave Timber out of his Woods towards the buildings in this Abby GLOUCESTER in Gloucestershire Supra 108. GLoucester became a Bishop's Seat in the year 189. soon after the Conversion of King Lucius Eldadym in the year 489. and Dubricius in the year 522. were Bishops there But the Seat was afterwards removed to Menevia now call'd St. Davids Wolpherus Son of Penda King of Mercia according to Malmesbury laid the first Fonndations of the Monastery here after whose death Ethelred his Brother and Successor carried on the Work committing it to the care of Osric who for this purpose he made his Prorex or Lieutenant of this Province This House was first a Nunnery and continued such under three Abbesses successively Afterwards Bernulphus King of Mercia placed here secular Canons who though Clerks and Preachers were married-men and differ'd not much in their Habit from secular Christians thus it continued till in the year 1022. King Canutus displaced the Canons and in their room put Regular Monks of St. Benedicts Order This Monastery being afterwards burnt down Aldredus Bishop of Worcester rebuilt it in the time of King Edward the Confessor something distant from the place where it first stood and more to the outside of the Town It was twice destroy'd by fire since the Conquest viz. in the years 1214. and 1223. in the Reigns of Henry the III. and Edward the I. The Buildings in and about this Church were increased and beautified by several Abbots of this Monastery as Thomas Seabrook Richard Haulaces and Parker who was the last Abbot here and built the South Porch of this Church TAVISTOCK in Devonshire Supra 219. IN the time of King Edgar Earl Otdulphus Son of Ordgarus begun this House in a place appointed by Revelation finisht and confirm'd in the time of King Ethelred An 981. Pope Celestine in the year 1193. granted to this Abby divers Priviledges and Exemptions In the year 1304. The Prior of Plympton of the Order or St. Augustin did oblige himselâ— and Successors to the Abbot of Tavestock and his Successors for the performance of divers Services and Offices in his Deed mentioned King Henry the VIII in the fifth year of his Reign granted to Richard Banham then Abbot of Tavistock and his Successors to be Lords of Parliament and to enjoy all Honours and Priviledges of such and moreover in case they should at any time be absent from Parliament on the Affairs of their House he pardon'd such their absence they paying for every whole Parliament that they shall be absent five Marks NORWICH Supra 413. HErbert Bishop of Norwich translated the Monks hither from Thetford This Bishop besides the Church at Norwich caused to be built the Churches at Elmham Lyn and Yarmouth and died An. 1119. STOKE-CLARE Supra 535. RIchard de Clare Earl of Hertford gave to this House the Hermitage of Standune that Divine Service might be there celebrated for him and his The Donations and Endowments given to this House were confirm'd by Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury and by Pope Alexander Anno Dom. 1174. St. Mary de Pratis at Northampton THIS was a Priory of Cluniac Nuns founded by Simon de St. Liz Earl of Northampton which Foundation and all the Lands given thereunto as well by the said Earl Simon as others was all at large recited and confirm'd by the Charter of King Edward the III. in the second year of his Reign Which may be seen from p. 1011. to p. 1019. Valued at 119 l. 9 s. 7 d. q. per Annum PILLA Priory in Wales ADam de Rupe founded here a Priory for Benedictine Monks of Tiron which Priory he endow'd with divers Lands and Liberties Dedicated to God St. Mary and St. Budoco HENINGHAM in Essex FOunded and endow'd for Benedictine Nuns by Abericus de Ver Earl of Oxon and dedicated to God St. Mary St. Iames and the holy Cross. Hugh de Ver Earl of Oxford founded without the Gates of the Castle of Hegham an Hospital for poor and impotent People which that it might not be to the prejudice of the Priory of the holy Cross at Hegham nor to the Parish-Church there was to be govern'd by certain Ordinances then made among others that the said Hospital should pay Tithes as well great as small to the Parish Church and that the Chaplains of the said Hospital before they are admitted should swear fealty to the Prioress of that Priory Valued at 29 l. 12 s. 10 d. per Annum LAPLEY in Staffordshire a Cell to St. Remigius at Rhemes GIven by Algarus an Earl of England the Appropriations belonging to this Priory were allow'd by Walter Bishop of Coventry and Litchfeild Anno 1319. King Edward the I. in the twentieth year of his Reign granted to the Abbot and Convent of St. Remigius at Rhemes a Market in their Mannor of Aston in Staffordshire on the Tuesday weekly and a yearly Fair on the Eve and Day of St. Peter Ad vincula with free Warren in their Demesnes of Lapley Merston and Aston TOTNES in Devonshire JVhellus Son of Alured gave the
Annum WIRKSOP in Nottinghamshire FOunded and endowed by William de Lovetot 3 Hen. 1. and dedicated to God and St. Cuthbert Which Estate was confirm'd and encreased by his Heirs Pope Alexander the III. by his Bull dated An. Dom. 1161. confirm'd the Estate of the Canons here and granted them divers Priviledges as to pay no Tithes for the Cattle and Lands in their own occupation to present Priests from among their own Brethren to the Bishop to be instituted to the Parish Churches which they hold who shall be answerable to the Bishop for the Cure of the People and to the Priory for the Profit of the Livings to have a Caemitary free for the burial of such as desire to be buried with them saving the Rights and Dues of the Parish Churches from whence the dead are brought and to celebrate the Divine Offices privately in the time of a general Interdict Their Lands and Liberties were also confirm'd by King Hen. II. Vid. infra 937. Valued at 239 l. 10 s. 5 d. per Annum FELLEY in Nottinghamshire THIS was a Cell belonging to Wyrksop alias Radeford given to that House by Radulphus de Annesley and Reinold his Son An Dom. 1152. 2. H. 2. In the year 1343. William Archbishop of York appropriated the Church of Adingburgh to this Priory of Felley for the encrease of four Canons more there being but five before so that for the future there should be nine of which one to be Prior reserving out of the Fruits and Profits of the said Church a sufficient subsistance for a perpetual Vicar which Vicar was to be presented by the Prior and Canons of this Monastery Valued at 40 l. 19 s. 1 d. per Annum LANTHONY in Wales after Translated to Gloucester HERE was of old time a small Chappel of St. David in a very solitary place where a Knight called William belonging to the Family of Hugh de Lacy forsaking the World led an Heremitical Life whose eminent Fame for Holiness drew to him one Ernisius Chaplain to Queen Maud Wife of King Henry the I. who became his associate in his Devotions and Austerity this was An. Dom. 1103. under the Reign of King Henry the I. In the year 1108. they erected here a mean Church which was dedicated to St. Iohn Baptist by the Bishop of that Diocess and the Bishop of Hereford Of these two Heremits Hugh de Lacy became a Protector and Benefactor After some time these two through the Advice and Approbation of Anselme Archbishop of Canterbury were willing to encrease their number and to alter their poor House from a Heremits Cell to be a Monastery and they chose from all the Religious Orders then in being that of the Canons Regular A certain number of Canons were thereupon assembled from the Monasteries of Mereton the holy Trinity at London and Colchester and establisht here at Lanthony over whom the foresaid Ernisius was made Prior the number of Canons being about that time forty or more And many their Benefactors besides Hugh de Lacy who conferr'd on them more Revenues than they were willing to receive Walter the Constable being the chief Officer in the King's Court and one of the Greatest Men of the Kingdom took on him a Religious Habit and spent the remainder of his days in this House On the death of Ernisius Robert de Retun was chosen Prior but he being afterwards made Bishop of Hereford Robert de Braci was chosen to succeed him After the death of Henry the I. the Canons of this House were much afflicted and disturb'd in their Possessions here whereupon Milo Earl of Hereford the Kings Constable and Son of that Walter who became a Religious man among the Canons gave them a piece of Ground without the Walls of Gloucester for a new Seat here they built a new Church which in the year 1136. was solemnly dedicated by the Bishops of Worcester and Hereford in honour of the blessed Mary yet still this House retain'd the name of Lanthony After this Robert de Braci died and was buried in the new Monastery at Gloucester to whom succeeded William de Wycumb And now it was that by Papal Authority the Church of St. Mary at Gloucester was confirm'd as a Cell to that of St. Iohn Baptist at Lanthony However the Canons being better pleased with their new Habitation which was much braver and richer than their old Seat in Wales chose to inhabit at Gloucester removing and spoiling what they had at Lanthony They became also very licentious in their way of living During this William their Prior falling into Troubles and Vexation as well with the Canons of his own House as Roger Earl of Hereford the Patron was forced to resign his Office to whom succeeded Clement the Sub-prior This man reform'd the Abuses that were in the Monastery especially as to the Church Service From the aforenamed Milo Earl of Hereford descended by an Heir General the Noble Family of Bohuns Earl of Northampton Hereford and Essex who by reason thereof were Patrons of this Monastery The first Founder Hugh de Lacy came into England with the Conqueror but died without issue and his Inheritance went to his two Sisters from whom are descended divers Noble Families of which Descents see the Book at large King Iohn in the first year of his Reign recited and confirm'd to the Canons of Lanthony the several Lands and Revenues given them by their Benefactors The like did King Edward the II. in his eighteenth year King Edward the IV. in the one and twentieth year of his Reign gave the Priory of Lanthony and all the Lands c. belonging to the same to Henry Deen then Prior of the Priory of the blessed Mary of Lanthony at Gloucester and to the Canons there to be consolidated and united thereunto for ever providing that the Prior and Canons at Gloucester shall for the future maintain at Lanthony one Prior dative and removeable at will with four Canons to celebrate Masses and other Divine Offices there for ever if not hindred by Rebels and Wars Valued at 648 l. 19 s. 11 d. per Annum CARLILE in Cumberland KING Henry the I. gave the Churches of New-Castle upon Tyne and Newbourne to the Canons of St. Mary of Carlile Besides that King the King of Scotland and many others were Benefactors all whose Gifts were confirm'd by King Henry the II. And others given by King Edward the I. and II. Valued at 418 l. 3 s. 4 d. per Annum DUNMOW in Essex THE Church here was built in honour of the blessed Virgin Mary by Iuga Baynard Lady of little Dunmow whose Son and Heir Golfridus Baynard by the assent of Anselme Archbishop of Canterbury placed Canons herein An. Dom. 1106. The Estate here and that at Castle Baynard in London being forfeited by William Baynard An. 1111. was given by King Henry to Robert Grandson of Gilbert Earl of Clare whose issue became Patrons of this House till in the year 1216. Robert Fitz-Walter
An. Reg. 9. Valued at 147 l. 2 s. 10 d. per Annum HERTLAND in Devonshire FOunded by Gaufridus Son of Oliver de Dynam and the Canons Secular changed to Canons Regular of St. Augustin by the Authority of Bartholomew Bishop of Exeter All whose Possessions King Richard the I. in the first year of his Reign confirm'd with the Grant of great Immunities and Liberties namely to have a Court to hold plea of all things but Life and Member arising in their own Lands and Estate c. Valued at 306 l. 3 s. 2 d. per Annum HELAGHE in Yorkshire FOunded by Bertramus Haget in a place where formerly was a Hermitage in some sort belonging to the Prior and Convent of Marton who by their Deed under their Convent Seal did disclaim resign and quit all title to the same An. 1203. The Lord Iordan de Sancta Maria marrying Alice an Heir General of the foresaid Bertram became a second Founder of this Priory who confirm'd their Estate and so did Alice his Widow after his decease Priors of Helaghe-Park 1218. William de Hamelecis 1233. Elias 1257. Iohn Nocus 1260. Hamo de Eboraco 1264. Henry de Quetelay 1281. Adam de Blide 1300. William de Grimstone 1320. Robert de Sposford 1333. Steven Levington 1357. Richard 1358. Thomas de Yarum 1378. Steven Clarell 45 years 1423. Iohn Birkyn 1429. Thomas York 1435. Richard Areton translated to Gisburn 1437. Thomas Botson translated to Bolton 1440. Thomas Collingham 1460. Christopher Lofthous under an ill Character for the Book says furatus est bona hujus domus 1471. William Berwick 1475. William Brammam Vicar of Helagh 1480. William Ellington 1499. Peter Kendayl William de Percey Lord of Kildale gave to the Canons of St. Iohn the Evangelist of Helagh-Park the Chappel of St. Hilda at Kildale with divers Lands for which the said Canons were to find two of their own House or two Secular Priests to celebrate the Divine Offices in the said Chappel for ever Valued at 72 l. 10 s. 7 d. per Annum CANONS-ASHBY in Northamptonshire THe Pynkeneyes Lords of Wedone were great Benefactors to the Canons here giving them divers Lands in Wedone and Weston with Common for 100 Sheep 8 Oxen 5 Cows and 5 Mares in the Pasture of Wapham and feeding for Sixscore Hogs in the Woods there Valued at 119 l. 4 d. per Annum HAVERFORD in Wales RObert de Haverford gave to the Canons here divers Churches and Tithes in his Barony of Haverford all which were confirm'd to them by King Edward III. An. Reg. 5. Valued at 133 l. 11 s. 1 d. per Annum WODHAM in Essex THis place being formerly a Hermitage of St. Iohn Baptist Maurice de Tiretia founded here a Priory of Canons and gave them divers Lands confirm'd by King Henry II. IPSWICH in Suffolk KIng Iohn in the fifth year of his Reign confirm'd to the Canons of the Church of the holy Trinity at Gypewic the several Lands Churches and Possession given them by many Benefactors among the rest a Fair to last for three days at the Feast of the holy Cross in September FINSHEVED in Northamptonshire FOunded and endow'd with divers Lands and Possessions by Richard Engaine Lord of Blatherwick in the Reign of King Iohn After the year 1367 the Male Line of the said Founder failing his estate became divided among three Sisters married to the Families of Goldinton Pabenham and Bernake Iohn Engayne gave divers Lands in Blatherwick and Laxton to the Canons of the blessed Mary of Finnisheved for the maintenance of two Chaplains in the Chappel at Finnisheved and two other Chaplains in the Chappel of Blatherwick Valued at 56 l. 10 s. 11 d. ob per Annum KEINSHAM in Gloucestershire FOunded by William Earl of Gloucester at the desire of Robert his Son then dying Dedicated to God the blessed Mary and the Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul Gilbert de Clare Earl of Gloucester and Hertford confirm'd the several Lands Possessions and Liberties given to the Canons of this House and so did also King Edward II. An. Reg. 11. KIRTMELE in Lancashire WIlliam Marescallus founded and endow'd this Priory for Canons providing that it should always remain a Priory independent of any other House yet it should never be made an Abby and upon the death of the Prior two Canons to be chosen and presented to him or his heirs of which he or his heirs to elect one to be made Prior. Confirm'd by King Edward II. An. Reg. 17. LESNES in Kent FOunded by Richard Lucy Prefect of England An. 1178. In the year 1179 the same Richard quitting his Office of Chief Justice became himself a Canon Regular of this House and soon after died and was here buried The Lands and Possessions given to these Canons by their founder and others were confirm'd to them by King Iohn and King Edward II. BURSCOUGH in Lancashire FOunded and endow'd with large Possessions by Robert Lord of Lathom King Edward I. granted to these Canons to have a mercate every Thursday and a Fair for five days at the Feast of the Decollation of St. Iohn Baptist yearly at their Mannour of Ormeskirk Walter Lord of Scaresbrek and many others were Benefactors all whose gifts were recited and confirm'd by King Edward II. An. Reg. 17. Valued at 80 l. 7 s. 6 d. per Annum STEVERDALE in Somersetshire RIchard Lovel Chivaler gave certain Lands of the value of 40 s. to the Prior and Convent here for the finding of one Chaplain to celebrate daily for the Souls of the said Richard and his Ancestors in the Church of this Priory This House was founded by the Ancestors of Richard de Sancto maure and united to the Monastery of Taunton 24. Henry VIII DODFORD in Worcestershire FOunded and endow'd by King Henry I. But in process of time the Revenues of this House being so decay'd that there remain'd here but one Canon it was united to the Abby of Hales Owen An. 4. Edward IV. The Abby de PRATIS near Leicester FOunded An. 1143. by Robert Earl of Melent and Leicester and largely endow'd by him and others with Churches Lands Rents Tithes and Liberties in and about Leicester and elsewhere with the grant of two Bucks yearly one at the Feast of the Assumption and one at the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary c. Margaret de Quincy granted to the Canons here divers Possessions among other things House-bote and haybote and timber for repairs out of her Forrest of Charnwood as often as occasion requires also one Buck yearly out of the said Forrest Roger de Quincy granted them among other things the right Shoulder of every Deer taken in his Park of Acle and free pasture for all their Cattle throughout the Forrest of Leicester Their Possessions were confirm'd by King Steven and King Henry II. Robert Earl of Mellent came into England with the Conqueror who gave him the Earldom of Leicester which City being destroy'd with the Castle there he re-edified the
Hospitals for the Infirme Of St. AUGUSTINS Order It was Decreed in the Council of Lateran An. Dom. 1179. That where a Number of Leperous People are gather'd together in Community they shall be permitted to enjoy to themselves a Church Churchâ— yard and Priest of their own But they must take care that this be no ways injurious or prejudicial to the Rights of Parish-Churches Yet shall not the Leprous or Lazer-houses be compelled to pay Tithes of the increase of their own proper Cattle St. LEONARD's Hospital in York ANno Dom. 800. King Egbert in a Parliament at Winchester chang'd the name of his Kingdom of Britain into that of England A. 924. Athestan succeeding his Father King Edward the elder in this Kingdom he substituted Hoâ—el King of Wales and Constantin King of Scotland saying it was more glorious to make a King than to be one Which Constantin more Scottorum perjurium non timens they are the Authors words soon after rebell'd against him and wasted the Northern parts about Northumberland Hereupon King Athelstan rais'd an Army and in his Journey towards Scotland made his Supplications to God for Victory at Beverlay York and Durham after which he overcame Constantin and imploring Almighty God to shew some token whereby the present and future Ages might know that the Scots ought to be subject to the Kings of England he strook his Sword into a Rock of Stone near Dunbar Castle and made therein a gash of an Ell deep which remains says my Author to this day This King returning out of Scotland Victorious did divers works of Charity in particular he gave to the Clergy or Ministers of the Church of St. Peter at York call'd Colidei for the better Relief of the Poor and Maintenance of Hospitallity certain Revenues and a piece of Ground for erection of an Hospital which Hospital when built was call'd the Hospital of St. Peter until the Reign of King Steven who built there a Church in honour of St. Leonard after which it was called the Hospital of St. Leonard King William Rusus King Henry the I. King Hen. the II. and others were Benefactors to this Hospital Walter de Langton Master of this Hospital in the 22 E. 1. made certain Orders for Government of the Brothers and Sisters in the same containing an exact direction how the Chaplains were to spend the day both in the Church and out of it in their Religious Offices c. That the Lay Brothers should not go beyond the Door of the Nave of the Church unless in processions that the Sisters have a convenient place appointed for them in the Church that neither any of them nor the Lay-Brothers go out of the Bounds of the Hospital without leave c. Valued at 362 l. 11 s. 1 d. ob per Annum CARMANS Spittle in Yorkshire FOunded by one Acehorne in the time of King Athelstan for one Alderman and fourteen Brothers and Sisters in the Town of Flixton Designed for the Relief of Travellers that they might not be exposed to Wolves and other wild Beasts of the Woods the said Founder endowing it with divers Possessions in Flixton with common of Pasture for twenty four Cows and one Bull c. The Vicar of the Church of Folketon in which Parish this Hospital was situate was used yearly on the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle to cellebrate a Solemn Mass in the Chappel of this Hospital the Assistants at which Mass enjoy'd several Indulgences King Henry the VI. An. 25. confirm'd the Possessions and Liberties of this Hospital naming it for the future Carmans Spitell St. GREGORY's Hospital in Canterbury FOunded by Lansranc Archbishop of Canterbury without the North-Gate of the City For infirm Men and Women to live a part in separate Divisions of the House The said Lanfranc built near this Hospital a Church in honour of St. Gregory the Pope placing Canons therein who were to take care of the Souls of the said Poor and were to receive their Provision daily from the Hospital these Canons were endow'd with fair Revenues which in the year 1384. were taxt or estimated in the whole at 133 l. 15 s. These Canons were at first Secular as establisht by Lanfranc but afterwards they were changed into Regulars by William Archbishop of Canterbury Valued at 121 l. 15 s. 1 d. per Annum BRACKLEY in Northamptonshire RObert Earl of Mellent who came into England with the Conqueror founded this Hospital where his Heart was kept intire preserved with Salt An. 6 Hen. 5. Matilda Widow of Iohn Lord Lovel granted her Mannor of Bagworth and Thornton in Leicestershire to certain Trustees and their Heirs for them to grant to Thomas Coltone and several others then Members of this Hospital Pensions for Life and by another Deed dated 8 H. 5. declared her Intention and Will to be to change this Hospital into a Priory of Friers Preachers consisting of twelve and a Prior the Kings License being first obtain'd after which the said Trustees to reenseoff her or her Heirs with the said Mannor or convey it to them back again Vid. Vol. 3. p. 83. St. JULIANS near St. Albans in Hertfordshire THe Church and House of St. Iulian near Eyewode was founded for Lazares by Gaufridus Abbot of St. Albans with the advice and consent of his Convent and endow'd with divers Tithes and parcells of Tithes in St. Albans Bradewey and elsewhere Confirm'd by King Henry the II. For the Government of these Brethren several Orders were made as that their Habit should be a Tunick and Supertunick of plain Russit that they should be single or if married to separate from their Wives both parties being willing that no Woman should enter into the House except the common Laundress or a Mother or Sister to visit their Relation when sick with License of the Custos that every Brother at his admitance should make Oath to obey the Abbot of St. Albans and his Archdeacon c. RIPPON in Yorkshire FOund by Inquisition that it was founded by Thurstan Archbishop of York for the Relief of Poor and Leprous People Endow'd with Revenues given at first to certain Sisters who lived here wherewith to find a Chaplain to celebrate in the said Hospital and to relieve all such Leperous People who being born in Ripschire should repair to this House where they were to receive one Garment called Bak and two pair of Shooes per Annum and every day to each man one Loaf half a Flagon of Ale c. Which said Sisters being dead the Archbishop that then was gave the Hospital to the Possession and Government of a Master and certain Chaplains but in time Leperous People decaying in the 15 E. 3. there were neither Brothers nor Sisters in this Hospital otherwise it remain'd as it ought Vid. Vol. 3. p. 89. St. GILES in the Sâ—burbs of London QUeen Maud Wife of King Henry the I. built on the West side of London a House for the Relief of Leperous People with an Oratory and call'd
more procuring to it self great Revenues and to be discharged from its subjection not only to the Abbot but Patriarch also These and the like mighty Priviledges granted them by the Court of Rome were the occasion of great Troubles and Disorders between the Hospitallers and the Patriarch of Ierusalem These Hospitallers on their admission were to make Oath upon the Missal as follows You promise and vow to God our Lâ—â—â— and my Lord St. John Baptist to live and die under the obedience of such Supeâ—â—â—ior whoever he be as God shall give you you vow further and promise to live chastly until death and also without property we also make another promise which no Religious Men besides us make for we promise to be Servants and Slaves of the Inâ—irm our Masters After the making this Vow he who admits him says And we promise you Bread and Water and humble Cloathing for nothing more you can require and we make you a Partaker of all the good Works done in our Order c. A List of such who have been Masters 1. Girardus 2. Raymundus de Podio 3. Augier de Bâ—llen 4. Arâ—audns de Comps 5. Gilbertus Assailli 6. Castus 7. Iobertus 8. Gaufridus de Dinsono 9. Hermengandus Daps in his time the Christians lost Ierusalem 10. Rogerius de Molins 11. Garnerius de Neapoli he had been Prior of St. Iohn ' s at London Vid. p. 550. 12. Alfonsus de Portugalia resigned 13. Gaufridus Rat 14. Garinus de Monteacuto 15. Bertrandus de Gexi 16. Garinus 17. Bertrandus de Cons. 18. Petrus de Villa Brida 19. Willielmus Castello Novo 20. Hugo Ryvell 21. Nicholaus de Lorgne 22. Odde 23. Guillelmus de Villareto 24. Fulco de Vilareto in his time the Knights Hospitallers took the Island of Rhodes and removed the Convent from Cyprus He was deposed 25. Mauricius de Paygnaco 26. Elionnus de Villa Nova 27. Deodatus de Gosono 28. Petrus Cornelian The Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in the Suburbs of London FOunded by Iordan Briset a Baron about the year 1100. on ten Acres of Land which he had in exchange from the Nuns of Clerkenwell which Nunnery he had founded not long before The Church of this Hospital was dedicated in honour of St. Iohn Baptist by Heraclius Patriarch of Ierusalem An. Dmo. 1185. The foresaid Iordan endow'd this House with fourteen Acres of Land adjoyning upon the Clerks Well Robert de Fun gave to the Brethren of this House the Hermitage of Yevelie with a Condition that the said Brothers should admit him into their Order at such time as he pleased whether in Health or Sickness Many others were Benefactors among the rest Robert de Vere Earl of Oxford gave to the Prior and Brothers of the Hospital of St. Iohn of Ierusalem in England two Knights Fees William Earl of Ferrars Hugh de Bellocampo Gilbert de Montefichet c. gave divers other Lands and Churches c. recited and confirm'd by King Iohn An. 1. These Knights of St. Iohn claimed a Priviledge to bury the Bodies of such who had given Alms to their Fraternity however they came to their death whereupon it happen'd An. 4. E. 1. that certain Fellons having been executed some of the Servants of these Knights went to the Gallows and took `em down to bury one of which Fellons Adam le Messer by name being laid in the Grave came to life again and fled to the Neighbouring Church for Sanctuary where he remain'd till he abjured the Realm Pope Clemens having in the Council of Vienna supprest the Order of Knights Templers and given all their Lands and Possessions moveable and immoveable to these Knights Hospitallers of St. Iohn of Ierusalem King Edw. the II. An. 7. granted his Letters of Mandamus all over England for putting the same in execution in this Kingdom The like Grant was made by Act of Parliament An. 17. E. 2. However Hugh Spencer the younger by force seized and held from them their Mannor of the New Temple London which upon his Attainder came to the hands of King Edward the III. who in the twelfth year of his Reign did give grant and sell in consideration of 100 l. part of the said Mannor of the New Temple then valued at 7 l. 5 s. 2 d together with the Church Coemitary and Cloyster c. to the Prior of St. Iohn's and his Successors Vid. Vol. 3. p. 108. Of the Knights Templers in England ANno Dom. 1118. Certain Religious Knights of whom the principal were Hugh de Paganis and Godfrey de S. Audomaro engaged themselves to the Service of Christ before the Patriarch of Ierusalem and undertook to live after the Mannor of Canons Regular King Baldwin granted them a Habitation in part of his Palace adjoyning to the Temple and he and others gave them other Gifts whereon to subsist Their chief prosession was to guard the Roads from Theives for the safety of Pilgrims Their Habit was white with a red Cross. Their number did in a little time so increase that they had in their Convent above three hundred Knights besides others and as their number so their Possessions did swell to a vast and invidious value An. Dom. 1240. the Church belonging A KNIGHT TEMPLAR Vol. 2 P. 617 to these Knights at the Place call'd the New Temple in London was dedicated on Ascention day the King and a great Concourse of Peers and great Persons being present An. Dom. 1147. Conrad Emperor of Germany and Lewis King of France with great forces of French English Normans and Britains made an expedition against the Pagans in the Holy Land but returned with Little or no success at that time These Knights Templers having been very Treacherous to the Christians at the Seige of Damascus which City had been taken by King Lewis but for them An. Dom. 1307. 1 Edward 2. These Knights were Imprison'd throughout all Christendome for certain Enormities and Superstitions crept into their Order and all their Estates real and personal Seized Of the New Temple at London A KNIGHT HOSPITALLER Vol. 2. P. 55â— Ieffrey de Say granted to the Knights Templers fratribus militiae Templi Salomnis his Mannor of West-Grenewiche c. A sine was past 19 H. 3. between Robert de Stanford Master of the Warfare of the Temple in England Plantiff and Iohn de Curtenay and Emme his Wife Deforciants inpedientes of certain Lands in East-Hyrst King Iohn confirm'd to the Knights Templers the Island of Lundy lying in the Mouth of the Severn first granted by his Father King Henry the II. In short the foresaid King Henry the III. granted and confirm'd to the Templers in the eleventh year of his Reign all Royal Liberties in all their Lands exempting them and their men from Tolls Taxes c. with all the Immunity that the Royal Power can grant cum omnibus Libertatibus liberis consuetudinibus quas regia potestas liberiores alicui domui Religionis conferre potest In the Pontificate of
Being called from this retirement to oppose the Herefie of Tanchelinus at Antwerp An. 1124. he in a little time reduced the Persons infected to the Catholick Faith After this he was tho' against his will made Archbishop of Magdeburg and became very Instrumental in planting the Christian Religion in the Northern parts of Europe and also in healing the Schism between Innocent the III. and Peter Leo the Antipope The Place called Premonstratum and a Chappel there of St. Iohn Baptist was given to St. Norbert by Bartholmew Bishop of Laudunum with the approbation of Lewis the VI. call'd the Gross King of France This place was so called because as is said it was fore-shewn or Praemonstrated to be the Head Seat and Mother Church of this Order by the Blessed Virgin who also gave and appointed them their white Habit. It lies in a Vally formed by nature into the shape of a Cross the four Arms of which extend East and West North and South of equal proportion This Order being begun in the year 1120. as is before observed was first introduced into England in the ninth year of King Steven and about An. Dom. 1146. settled at Newhouse NEWHUS in Lincolnshire FOunded by Peter de Gosla for an Abbot and Canons of the Order of Premonstratenses which Abby and Church dedicated to St. Martial was by him endow'd with Lands and Revenues among other things he granted them free fishing in Humber and Tithes of his Wood c. All which was confirm'd by those of whom he held his Estate Radelf de Bajocis and William Larl of Lincoln This Abby was founded at Neuhus in the place where the Castle formerly stood Peter de Gosla held Lands at Newhouse by the service of five Knights Fees of the Barons de Bajocis who held the same of the King in Capite ALNEWIKE in Northumberland FOunded and endowed for Canons of this Order An. 1147. by Eustace Fitz Iohn who married the Daughter and Heir of Yvo de Vescy and by her had the Baronies of Alnewyk and Maltone from whom descended A CANNON REGVLAR OF Y e ORDER OF PRAEMONSTRE Vol. 2. P. 529 the noble Family of Vescy whose Heirs General were married to Muscamp and Bolbek Valued at 189 l. 15 s. per Annum BLIBURG in Suffolk KING Richard the I. recited and confirm'd to these Canons the several Lands and Rents given them by many Benefactors The Founder and Patron of this Priory was the Abbot of St. Osiths Valued at 48 l. 8 s. 10 d. per Annum HEPPE in Westmerland THIS Priory was first founded in honour of St. Mary Magdalen at Preston by Thomas Son of Gospatric and by him endow'd with divers Lands among other things he gave the Canons here as much Wood as they would take out of his Woods and to grind at his Mill toll-free The said Thomas gave them also Pasture in and about Swindale for sixty Cows twenty Mares five hundred Sheep c. With other Possessions in the Territory of the Town of Heppe where this Convent was new erected Confirm'd by Robert de Veteriponte Valued at 154 l. 17 s. 7 d. ob per Annum TUPHOLME in Lincolnshire KING Henry the III. An. 20. Confirmed to the Abbot and Canons of St. Mary of Tupholm the several Lands and Possessions given them by Gilbert de Nevill and Alan de Nevill his Brother and divers other Benefactors The first Founder was Robert de Nova Villa or Nevill who held Lands of the King in Capite from the time of the Conquest wherewith he endow'd this House Valued at 100 l. 14 s. 10 d. per Annum WELLEBEC in Nottinghamshire JOceus le Flemangh came into England in the Conquerours Army and obtain'd from that King divers Lands in Cukeney c. In this Town lived on Gamelbere an old Tenant in Capite before the Conquest who held of the King two Carucates of Land by the Service of shooing the Kings Palfrey on all four feet with the Kings Nails de cluario Domini Regis as oft as the King should lie at his Mannour of Maunsfeld and if he should lame si inclaudet the Palfrey then he should give the King another Palfrey of four marks price this Gamelbere dying without issue the said Estate came by Escheat to King Henry I. who gave it to Richard Son of the said Ioceus and his heirs to hold by the same Service This Richard had issue by Hawise a Kinswoman of the Earl of Ferrars Thomas who became the Founder of this Abby where a Church of St. Iames was then crected he also endow'd the same with Lands and Revenues augmented and confirm'd by his Descendents Simon Fitz-Simon and Isabel his Wife Walter de Faucumberge and Agnes his Wife c. An. Dom. 1329. Henry de Faucumberge past the Mannour of and all his Estate in Cukeney with the Advowson of this Abby to Iohn de Hothom Bishop of Ely who four days after conveyed all the premisses except the Advowson of the Abby to the Abbot and Convent of St. Iames at Welbeck and by another Deed dated 25 days after in the same year Iohn de Nottingham then Abbot of this Abby obliged himself and Successors to find eight Canons of his Abby for the daily celebration of the Divine Offices for the Souls in the said Deed montion'd and to celebrate the Anniversary of the said Bishop in like manner as of then first and principal Founder c. And to this also he and all the Canons of this House obliged themselves by Oath before a publick Notary c. Richard Basset Knight gave to this Abby the Town of Duckmanton 〈…〉 of the Barony of Henry de Stutâ—vill was by him confirm 〈◊〉 laving to him the Service of one Knights Fee The other Lanâ—â— c. belonging to this Abby in Cukeney and elsewhere were all confirm'd by King Henry II. Valued at 249 l. 6 s. 3 d. per Annum CROXTON in Leicestershire WIlliam Parcarius Son of Ingeram Parcarius gave two parts of the Park of Croxton to this Priory Hugh Brother of the said William confirm'd the said Gift and gave other Lands c. towards the Building of the Church Also he gave his whole Demeasne of Croxton to these Canons to hold in see farm at the Rent of four marks per Annum Margery de Sancto Albino gave them the other third part of Croxton Park William Earl of Bolon and Iohn Earl of Morton Confirm'd their Estate at Croxton and gave other Lands The abovementioned Ingeram Parcarius was also call'd Ingeram le Porter and came into England at the Conquest King Edward 1. An. I. confirm'd to the Abbot and Canons of the Church of St. Iohn the Evangelist and Apostle at Croxton otherwise call'd the Church of St. Iohn de Valle all their Lands and granted them free Chace at Croxton Vid. Vol. 3. p. 73. Valued at 385 l. 10 d. ob per Annum LEYSTONE in Suffolk FOunded in the time of King Henry II. by Radulphus de Glanville and by him
Pension of 100 s. Vid. Vol. 3. p. 53. Pag. 144. LILLESHULL THIS Church dedicated to St. Alcmund was in old time of high Veneration Aedelfleda Queen of Mercia is said to have founded it but it was much enrich'd by King Edgar who descended of the same Lineage with the said Alcmund Gilbert de Cunedore indeavouring to defraud these Canos of one of their Prebends he was excommunicated till at last he was prevaild with to restore the Prebend and to do penance receiving from every Canon of this Church a Publick Discipline and Correction In the time of Roger Bishop of Coventry and Pope Eugenius the Secular Canons or Prebendaries were changed to Regular Canons An. Dom. 1405. the Canons of this House obtain'd of the Popes Nuntio in England the Appropriation of the Parish-Church of Hulme their Petition setting forth that they could make no advantage of their Rents and Possessions by reason of the Wars with Wales and by reason of their scituation on the High-way call'd Watlingstreet they were impoverisht by the continual conflux of Guests and Travellers who eat up their Provision c. Pag. 564. KNIGHTS TEMPLERS ANno Dom. 1319. Walter Archbishop of Canterbury having received the Popes Bull directed to all Archbishops and Bishops setting forth that since the Suppression of this Order divers of the Knights had lived like Lay men and married Wives contrary to their Vow which was not discharg'd by the Council of Vienna at such time when it supprest the Order he commanded therefore that the Brethren of that Order should be admonished that within the space of three Months they should enter themselves into some Religious House there to live in God's service during their Lives under pain of losing the Stipends which had been assign'd them at the Suppression of their Houses in pursuance of this Bull the said Walter Archbishop of Canterbury directed his Letters to the Prior of Christ-Church London for the Reception of Roger Stowe a Priest of the Templers into that Priory which was accordingly perform'd In the following year the same Pope sent his Bull to the said Archbishop of Canterbury whereby he order'd Excommunication against all those who should withhold any Lands Houses Churches Revenues or Goods moveable or immoveable formerly belonging to the Templers from the Master and Brethren of the Order of St. Iohn of Ierusalem on whom the said Possessions had been conferr'd and united for ever by Pope Clement the V. in the Council of Vienna French Monasteries RObert Abbot of Molesme in Burgundy was the first Institutor of the Cistercians a Reform of the Benedictines to whom Odo Son of Henry Duke of Burgundy gave the place call'd Cistertius which gave name to the Order This order encreased so fast that from the year 1098. to the year 1152. almost 500. Abbies were erected for them Much about the same time that this Order of Cistercians began in the Diocess of Chalons in Burgundy the Carthusians began their order in the Diocess of Grenoble They observe their offices both by night and day according to the Rule of St. Benedict St. GEORGE of Bauquerville in Normandy RAlf de Tancerville gave divers Lands to this Abby both in Normandy and England confirm'd to them by William his Son Chamberlain to King Henry II among whose Lands in England was Edyweston lying within the Bounds of the Forrest of Rutland which Lands King Henry II. granted License to these Monks to convert into tillage and conferr'd divers Liberties on them BEC in Normandy FIrst founded in a Place call'd Burneville by Gilbert Earl of Brionne a great Souldier and Nephew of Richard the first Duke of Normandy who at the age of forty years became a Monk here Priest and then Abbot of this Monastery The habitation of these Monks was afterwards removed into a vally near a River call'd Bec. King Henry II. confirm'd their Lands and Possessions several of which lay in England at Athelstone in Warwickshire Islip in Oxfordshire with divers others places in other Countries BELBEC in Normandy THe Lands and Possessions of this House were confirm'd by King Iohn and after him by King Henry V. who also confirm'd to the Abbot and Convent of this House the grant formerly made to them by Blanch Queen of France of forty pound Parisian mony per Annum for the maintenance of one Mass there daily and supporting some other Charges for ever St. STEVENS at Caen in Normandy FOunded by King William the Conqueror King of England and Prince of Normandy and Main and by him largely endow'd with Lands both in Normandy and England Several others of the Nobility of Normandy were Benefactors to this House all whose gifts were confirm'd by King Henry I. The HOLYTRINITY at Caen in Normandy KIng William II. and King Henry I. gave to the Nuns of this Abby divers Lands and Liberties in England Confirm'd by King Edward II. in his seventeenth year St. VIGOR at Cerify in Normandy FOunded in a Place then call'd Ciriciac An. Dom. 1032. by Robert Earl of the Normans who also endow'd this Abby with Possessions adjoyning round about it William Duke of the Normans Son of the Said Robert gave many other Lands The Like did others of Principal quality Confirm'd by King Henry I. Am. Dom. 1120. CORMEL in Normandy POpe Alexander III. by his Bull dated 1168. confirm'd the Possessions of this House granting them a free Sepulture of their own to pay no Tithes of their proper Cattle to celebrate privately in time of a general Interdict c. King Henry II. confirm'd divers Lands given them in England St. DENNIS near Paris AN. Dom. 792. Bertoaldus a Duke among the English Saxons being afflicted with a Distemper which the Phisitians could not cure travail'd into France to the Abby of St. Dennis and there found through the mercy of God a perfect Recovery Hereupon he gave to that Abby his Town of Ridrefeld in Sussex with other profits Confirm'd to these Monks by King Offa then Reigning King Edward the Confessor gave them other Lands in Oxfordshire An. Dom. 1059. William Earl of Ferrers granted them yearly one wax Candle or Torch price thirteen pence one fat Buck and one fat Boar to be sent them by proper Messengers on the Feast of St. Dennis in perpetual Almes whose Deed of grant bears date An. Dom. 1189. St. EBRULF at Utica in Normandy TO this Abby built by St. Ebrulf a Confessor in a Desertand Solitary place King William the Conqueror gave Lands in several Counties of England An. Dom. 1081. Also Robert Earl of Leicester and Robert his Son were Benefactors L'ESSAY in Normandy KIng Henry IIâ— and after him King Henry V. confirm'd to this Abby lying in the Town of St. Oportune their Lands as well in England as Normandy given by divers Benefactors among whom Robert de Haia Roger Foliot c. FISCAMPE in Normandy WIlliam Patron of the Normans and King of the English confirm'd to this Abby all its Possessions in England and Normandy with the
grant of Liberties in like manner as his Predecessor Richard Earl of the Normans had given them St. FLORENCE at Saumers in Anjou KIng Henry II. confirm'd to the Monks of this Abby their Possessions among others their Cell of Sele in Suffolk FONTANE in Normandy FOunded by Ralf Taxo and by him endow'd with large Lands and Possessions with the good will of William Prince of the Normans qui Regnum Anglia armis subjugavit strenué gubernavit which King William the Conqueror confirm'd to the Monks of this Abby four Churches with all their Tithes and Customes in England among which Toucester in Northamptonshire FONT-EBRALD in Normandy KIng Henry II. granted to the Nuns of this Abby the Mannour of Lecton in Bedfordshire with other Lands amounting to 60 l. per An. with the Confirmation of a yearly Alms out of the Exchequer of 24 l. per Annum granted by his Grandfather King Henry I. King Henry III. confirm'd to these Nuns all their Lands c. in England FULCARDIMONT ALice Countess of Eu Augum confirm'd to the Monks of this Abby the several Lands given them in England by Iohn Earl of Eu her Grandfather JUMIEGES in Normandy KING Henry the II. confirm'd the Lands given to these Monks by William Son of Rollo Robert Archbishop of Rhoan King William c. GOISLAFONTAN FOunded and endow'd for Nuns by Hugo de Gornaio and others GRANDIMONT in Normandy KING Henry the V. An suo 8. confirm'd to the Prior and Convent of this place all the Lands granted by his Progenitors Kings of France and England Robert Earl of Mellent was the Founder and many the Benefactors King Henry the II. granted them an annual Rent of 200 l. in free Alms confirm'd by King Iohn GRESTAIN in Normandy KING Richard the I. confirm'd to the Monks of this House their Lands given by King William the Conqueror and others The like did King Edward the II. LIRA in Normandy KING Henry the II. confirm'd to the Monks their Lands and Cells in England The Earls of Leicester were great Benefactors to this House so were divers others of prime quality in England LONLEY in le Maine FOunded in the Chatellery of Danfront and Diocess of Mans by William de Belesmo and endowed with Revenues in and about Dumfront in Normandy St. MARTIN of the Major-Monastery in Tourain KING Henry the II. granted to the Monks of this place divers Lands and Tithes in England St. JOHN's in Poictou KING Iohn confirm'd to the Monks here the Church of St. Nicholas MONTISBURG in Normandy THE Estate of these Monks in England given by Richard de Rivers and others was confirm'd by King Hen. II. and King Edw. 3. NOA in Normandy FOunded by Maud the Empress Daughter of King Henry the I. for Monks St. MARTINS in the Suburbs of Paris STeven Earl of Albamarl and Havisia his Wise Daughter of Ralph de Mortuomari were Benefactors to the Monks here St. REMIGIUS in the City of Reims KING Edward the III. An. suo 6. confirm'd to the Monks of this Abby divers Lands in England DE PRATO at Rhoan FOunded by King Henry the I. and by him and Maud the Empress endow'd with Lands both in Normandy and England St. AMAND at Rhoan THE Abby of Nuns here was founded by Goscelinus the Viscount and Emmelina his Wife Endowed by them and several others among the rest King William the Conqueror and Queen Maud. SAVIGNY in Normandy KIng Edward III. confirm'd to the Monks of this Abby their Lands in England among which their Cell of Benyngton in Lincolnshire St. MARTINS at Alcey in Normandy FOunded and endow'd by Steven Earl of Albamarl and his Ancestors without the Walls of the Castle of Albemarl St. NICHOLAS at Angiers FIrst founded by Fulk Earl of Anjou An. Dom. 1020. whose Son Ieffrey married Maud the Empress daughter of King Henry I. She granted to the Monks of this Abby divers Lands and Churches in England as Spalding in Lincolnshire c. See more in Spalding Vol. 1. p. 306. St. SAVIOURS at Constantine THeir Possessions in England were confirm'd to these Monks by King Henry II. with the grant of great Liberties and Priviledges in his Forrests St. MARTINS of Troarne THe Possessions of these Monks were confirm'd by Henry Duke of Normandy and Aquitain and Earl of Anjou St. VICTORS at Calete in Normandy KIng Henry II. Confirm'd the Estate of the Monks of this place which they had both here and beyond Seas with the grant of Liberties c. St. WALERIC in Picardy KIng Henry II. Confirm'd to the Monks here Takley in Essex c. with divers Liberties and great Immunities St. WANDRAGISILUS in the Dioc. of Roan FOunded and endow'd at Fontanell by Richard II Duke or Prince of the Normans An. Dom. 1024. XANTON in Aquitain KIng Iohn confirm'd the Liberties granted to the Nuns of this Abby CLUNY in the Dutchy of Burgundy ROger Earl of Salop and Adelina his Wife gave the Manner of Chelton to this Abby AULNAY AN Dom. 1199. William de Similleio and his Ancestors founded and endow'd this Abby in the Diocess of Bajeux for Cistercians They demised certain Tithes in Oxfordshire for the Rent of 40 s. per Annum An. 1304. de BONOPORTU FOunded for Cistertian Monks by Richard I. King of England and endow'd among other things with one hundred marks yearly issuing out of his Rents in the Town of Dieppe St. MARY de Voto at Cherburg in Normandy FOunded and endow'd by King Henry II. and his Mother Maud the Empress Confirm'd by King Richard I. and King Henry III. for Cistertians St. MARTIN and St. Barbara in Normandy KIng Henry II. confirm'd the Lands given to the Canons of this Abby both in Normandy and England BELENCUMBRIS WIlliam de Waren and Isabel his Wife gave divers Lands and Rents to this Priory of All Saints An. Dom. 1135. St. WLUAR at Bologne in Picardy KIng Henry I. at the Solicitation of Ida Countess of Bologne gave and confirm'd to the Canons of this Priory Notfield in Surrey FOUGERES in Britany COnan Duke of Britan gave the Canons of this Place the Church of Cestrehunt in the Diocess of London Ranulph Earl of Chester writ to the Bishop of London on behalf of these Canons and because he had not his own Seal by him at that time he sent his Letters under the Seal of the Lady his Mother yet the Said Letters conclude Teste meipso apud Martillum The Hospital of St Mary Magdalen at Bologn KIng Henry I. confirm'd to this Hospital 20 l. per Annum arising out of Kent The Hospital of Lepers of Kenilli near Roan KIng Henry II. founded this Hospital for Leperous Women and gave it 200 l. per Annum King Richard I. gave them 40 l. per Annum But this was Anjou pounds The Hospital of Vernon in Normandy FOunded and largely endow'd by St. Lewis King of France An. Dom. 1260. The Hospital of the Holy Ghost at Rome FOund by Inquisition 20 Edward III. that King Iohn gave
the Church of Wrytele in Essex for the maintenance of the Poor in this Hospital call'd the English Hospital at Rome BLANCLAND in Normandy FOunded for Canons and endow'd with Lands in England by Richard de Hay and his Wife De BELLOPORTU in Normandy AN. Dom. 1202. Alen Son of Earl Henry gave divers Lands in England to the Canons Regular of this Abby Premonstratenses Dominican Nuns near Roan FOunded by St. Lewis King of France beyond the Bridge at Roan and by him endowed with 500 l. Turnois per Annum and divers Liberties An. Dom. 1269. The Cathedral Church at Roan DIvers Lands in England were formerly given to the Canons of this Church and their Successors by King Henry Earl Otho and more especially by King Iohn viz. The Mannor of Clere in Hampshire Oteri in Devonshire Kilburn in Torkshire c. Irish Monasteries St. ANDREWS in the Territory of Ardes Ardee FOunded by Iohn de Curceio At first a Cell to the Abby of Lonley in Normandy and by them granted to the Archbishop of Armach The Nuns at Corke FOund by Inquisition 29 E. 1. that it was not to the Kings damage for William Barry and others to settle certain Lands there mention'd on Agnes de Hareford and other Nuns and their Successors in the House of St. Iohn Baptist in St. Iohn's-street in Cork St. PATRICKS at Downe FOunded An. Dom. 1183. for Monks and a Prior from St. Werburgs at Chester but without any Subjection to the Church of Chester The Bishop of Down was Custos and Abbot of this Monastery in like manner as the Bishops were in the Churches of Winchester and Coventry Iohn de Curci the Founder of this Monastery endow'd it with divers Revenues and Tithes among other things of all his hunting The Nuns at GRANE in the County of Kildare POpe Innocent the III. An. Dom. 1207. confirm'd the Lands given to this House by Walter de Rideleford and others the like confirmation was made by King Iohn in the ninth year of his Reign KILCUMYN FOunded by Philip de Wigornia Constable of Ireland and furnished with Monks from Glastonbury NEDDRUM a Cell to St. Bege in Yorkshire ANno Dom. 1177. 23 H. 2 the Lord Iohn de Curci subdued Vlster An. 1178. he gave Neddrum to the Monks of St. Bege with great Priviledges Divers Benefactors gave Lands to this Priory all which was confirm'd An. Dom. 1202. by Iohn Cardinal of St. Steven in Mont Caelius Apostolick Legat. OCYMILD FOunded by William de Burgo and given to Richard a Monk of Glastonbury ARKEL a Cell to Furnes in Lancashire FOunded by Theobald Walteri Butler of Ireland and by him given to the Monks of the Cistercian Order at Furnes with divers Liberties BELLO BECCO another Cell to Furnes FOunded and endow'd by Walter de Lascy for Cistercian Monks who afterwards by License of King Edward the III. transferr'd their Estate here to the Abbot and Convent of Furneys DUNBROTHY in the County of Wexford HArvey de Monte Marisco the Kings Marshal of Ireland gave this place with divers other Lands for a Cell to the Abby of Bildwas in England William Marshal Earl of Pembroke was a great Benefactor to this House whose Gifts were confirm'd by King Edward the III. among which things they had a grant of Pasture for eighty Cows and one thousand five huudred Sheep yearly JEREPONT FOunded by Dumwald King of Ossery and endow'd by him with Baleochellam in which the Monastery was founded and other Lands all confirm'd by Iohn Lord of Ireland and Earl of Morton KYLLECONIL FOunded by Donald O Bryan Confirm'd by King Henry the III. An. suo 4. MELLIFONT KING Iohn confirm'd to the Monks of the Church of St. Mary at Drogheda divers Land which they enjoy'd before the coming of the French into Ireland The like confirmations were made by King Henry the III. and King Edward the III. NEWRY in the County of Down FOunded and endowed for Cistercian Monks by Mauritius mag Lochlain King of all Ireland by the unanimous consent of the Great men and Petty Kings of Vlster ROSGLAS FOunded and endow'd by Dermitius O Demesy King of Ofalia St. SAVIOURS FOunded by William Marischal Earl of Pembroke confirm'd by King Henry the III. with the grant of great Liberties To this Abby was afterwards united the Abby of Kilkenny TYNTERNE FOunded according to the last Will of William Marischal Earl of Pembroke and ratified by King Iohn DE VALLE SALUTIS FOunded by Dermitius an Irish King and by him and his Subjects endow'd with divers Lands Confirm'd by King Iohn WONEY in the County of Limerick FOunded An. Dom. 1205. and endowed with Lands and Liberties by Theobald Walteri Butler of Ireland St. CROSSE in the County of Tiperary FOunded and endowed by Donald King of Lumney Lumnicensis BALLINTOBBER in the County of Maio. Canons Regular FOunded by Catholus O Conogher King of Connaught An. Dom. 1216. CONNAL a Cell to Lanthony in England FOunded An. 1202. by Maylerus Son of Henry for Canons Regular Confirm'd by King Iohn The Hospital of St. Mary's near Droheda FOunded and endowed by Vrsus de Swemele for the maintenance of poor and infirm People and such as are in Want The Custos of which Hospital to be chosen by the Good men Proborum hominum of Drogheda ALL-SAINTS in the East-part of Dublin FOunded and endowed for Canons by Dermont King of Leimster confirm'd by King Henry the II. St. THOMAS the Martyr in Dublin FOunded and endowed by William Son of Audelinus Sewer to King Henry the II. by Authority of that King and for him FERNE in the County of Wexford FOunded and endowed by Dernatius King of Leimster An. 1158. He also granted them free choice of their own Abbots according to the Rule of St. Augustine KENLIS and Inistiock in the County of Kilkenny JEffrey Son of Robert came into Ireland with William Earl Marischal and obtain'd the Barony of Kenlis in Ossorey at which place he afterwards built a Monastery for Canons Regular which he brought over from Bodmin in Cornwalk One of whom was Hugh de Rous who after that became the first English Bishop of Ossery About An. 1206. Thomas Son of Anthony founded a Priory at Iâ—istiock which became as a Cell to Kenlis Hugh de Lacy and Walter de Lacy were Benefactors The Hospital of St. John Evangelist at Kilkenny FOunded and endowed An. 1220. by William Mareschal Earl of Pembroke KILVAYNARD a Priory of Augustin Nuns POpe Celestin the III. An. 1195. confirmed their Lands and Possessions with the grant of divers Liberties St. JOHN BAPTIST at Nenath in the County of Tiperary FOunded about the year 1200. by Theobald Walter Butler of Ireland and by him endow'd with Lands for the Maintenance of Canons and thirteen poor and infirm People FERMOY FOundeds and endowed for Canons Regular of St. Augustin by Alexander Son of Hugh Confirm'd by King Edward the I. An. suo 18. TOBERGLORIE in the County of Down FOunded and endowed by Iohn de Curcey and by
call'd Mirmaude the Gift of Ralph de Hauvill are subject to the Jurisdiction of the Bishop of Ely as their Diocesan notwithstanding their Priviledges Pag. 825. ELLERTON GIlbert the II. Master of the Order of Sempringham and Iohn Prior and the Convent of Ellerton obliged themselves to the maintenance of thirteen poor People in the Hospital of the Church of Ellerton founded by William Fitz Peter Pag. 514. St. John of Jerusalem in the Suburbs of London KING Philip and Queen Mary by their Letters Patents and Cardinal Pole Legate a Latere restored and establisht the Hospital of St. Iohn of Ierusalem in England to its Pristine Estate and the Priory and Hospital of St. Iohn of Clerkenwell lately dissolved and constituted Sir Thomas Tresham Knt. Prior of the same Richard Shelley Peter Felices Cuthbert Laithen Edward Brown Thomas Thornell Henry Gerard George Aylmer Iames Shelley and Oliver Starkey Commendators or Preceptors of the said Hospital whom the said King and Queen incorporated by the name of Prior and Confraters of the Hospital of St. Iohn of Ierusalem in England to have perpetual Succession and by that name to sue and be sued to purchase and take Lands c. and to have a Common Seal and gave them all that Capital House and Scite of the said Hospital of St. Iohn of Ierusalem scituate and being near Clerkenwell in Middlesex with the Church and all Houses and Buildings Gardens and Orchards c. thereunto belonging also all that Wood and Wood-ground call'd Greete St. Iohn's Wood lying near Maribone-Park in Middlesex and all other Lands and Tenements whatsoever that were in the Possession of the Prior and Confraters of the said Hospital at the time of the Dissolution of the same and all Goods and Furniture belonging to the said House c. Which Letters Pattents bear date at Grenewiche April the 2 d. in the fourth and fifth year of their Reign Pag. 247. BUTLEY KING Henry the VII in the four and twentieth year of his Reign granted to Robert Brommer Prior of the Monastery of Butley and the Convent of the same the Priory of the blessed Mary of Snape in Suffolk with all Lands and Revenues thereunto belonging or which Thomas Neylond late Prior of the said Priory enjoy'd in right of the same to hold in pure and perpetual Alms without Account or any Rent and to be annext to the said Priory of Butley NEWINTON-LONGVILLE an alian Priory in Buckinghamshire THIS was a Cell to the Abby of St. Faith at Longville in Normandy to which Walter Gifford Earl of Buckingham gave and confirm'd divers Lands and Revenues with great Priviledges in his Forrest of Waddon free and discharged of all Exactions c. CATHEDRAL CHURCHES Of Canons Secular CHICHISTER Cathedral in Sussex ANno Dom. 673. Ceadwalla King of the South-Saxons at the Request of Bishop Wilfrid gave divers Lands for the Building and Endowment of a Monastery at Selesey Brnny of Sussex Northelmus King of Sussex An. 692. Numa King of Sussex An. 714. Oslac Duke of Sussex An. 780. were Benefactors to this Religious House of Selesey Abbot Pleghaard having transferr'd certain Revenues in Deaton to the Episcopal Church at Selesey which Revenues he had of the Gift of King Offa they were fixt and establisht to the said Church in a Synod held at Clobeham An. 825. King Athelstan gave Lands to the said Church An. 930. the like did King Edmund King Eadwyn King Ethelred and Ethelbert William gave Lands and Liberties to the Church of Chichister the See being then translated thither the like did King Henry the I. and King Steven which last gave and confirm'd to the Church of the holy Trinity at Chichester and to Hillary Bishop of the same divers Lands and Franchises some of which Lands the said Bishop and his Successors were to hold by being Chaplains to Maud his Queen and her Successors William Earl of Chichister gave to this Church among other things the fourth part of the City King Iohn confirm'd to this Church all the Lands c. and Liberties which they then had or should have The like did King Henry the III. to Ralph the II. Bishop of Chichester his Chancellor The Prior and Convent of St. Bartholmew's at London granted to the Bishops of this See certain Houses in the Parish of St. Sepulchers without Newgate to hold by the yearly Rent of one pound of Frankincense or six-pence at the Feast of St. Michael Ranulphus Bishop of Chichister who writes himself the humble Minister of the Church of Chichister caused to be provided for the Mannors of that Bishoprick a stock or store of Cattel viz. two hundred and fifty two Oxen one hundred Crows ten Bulls three thousand one hundred and fifty Seep Bidentia one hundred and twenty she Goats and fix he Goats and ten Plow-horses which Stock he ordered to be continued by all his Successors under censure of Excommunication and to be Anathema Maranatha Confirm'd and ratified by King Henry the III. Iohn Earl of Eu restored to this Church by Deed dated An. 1248. the Mannor of Bixle which his Grandfather and Father had unjustly taken and a long time detain'd from it St. PETERS Cathedral at York A CANNON SECVLAR Vol. 3. P. 115. William King of Scotland certified to Pope Alexander that the Church of Scotland was of old times subject to the Church of York and desired that by his Authority it may be made so again Pope Honorius writ to the King of Norway to restore to Ralf Bishop of the Orcades consecrated by and Subject to the Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of York the Possessions belonging to the said Bishoprick Olaus King of the Isles writ to the Archbishop of York at the recommendation of the Abbot of Furnes to obtain from him the Consecration of a Bishop to propagate the Christian Religion in the Isles Pope Calixtus writ to the Bishop of Glascow commanding him to submit himself to the Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of York within thrirty days after the receit of his Letters Pope Honorius writ to the Bishop elect of Galloway Candida casa to repair to the Archbishop of York as his proper Metropolitan for Consecration c. Pope Paschal writ to all the Bishops of Scotland to submit to York as their Metropolitan the like did Calixtus and Innocent which last writ to the Archbishop of Canterbury his Legate to denounce the Bishop of Glascow excommunicate unless he submits himself to the Archbishop of York within three Months after admonition Pope Honorius writ to the Archbishop of Canterbury and all the Bishops of England and to King Henry that the Archbishop of York may according to antient Custome be permitted to have his Cross born before him in all parts of England and to Crown the King in such manner as has been used The Bishop of Galloway made a formal Act of Subjection and Canonical Obedience to this Archbishop in like manner as did Durham and Carlile Roger de Mowbray Peter de Ros William
after Bishop of Lincoln Robert de Mariscis 1260. William de Lenington 1262. Richard de Mephum 1273. Iohn de Maydencton 1275. Olive Sutton 1276. after Bishop of Lincoln Nicholas de Hecham 1280. William Wicham 1577. after Bishop of Lincoln and Winchester Philip de Willughby 1289. Gotzesinus de Kyrington 1305. Raymundas a Cardinal 1307. Roger de Martival 1310. after Bishop of Sarum Henry de Mansfield 1315. Anthony Beak 1328. after Bishop of Norwich Iohn de Nottingham 1340. William de Norwich 1343. after Bishop of Norwich Iohn de Offord 1345. Simon Bresley 1348. Iohn de Stretley 1364. Iohn de Shepy 1388. Iohn Mackworth 1412. Robert Fleming 1451. George Fitzbugh 1483. Ieffry Simion 1505. Thomas Wulcy 1509. afterwards Bishop of Lincoln and York and Cardinal Iohn Constable 1514. George Heneage 1528. Iohn Tayler 1539. after Bishop of Lincoln Mathew Parlur or Parker 1552. after Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Francis Mallet 1554. Iohn Whitgift 1571. after Bishop of Worcester and Archbishop of Canterbury Ralf Griffin 1585. Iohn Rainold 1598. William Cole 1599. Laurence Staunton 1601 Roger Parlur 1613. Anthony Topham 1629. Michael Honywood 1660. Anno 1536. 28. Henry VIII An Inventory was made of all the Jewels Vestments and other Ornaments belonging to the Revestry of of this Church consisting in Chalices in number six one of which was all Gold enricht with Pearls and divers precious stones in the foot weighing thirty two Onnces Several rich Feretrums one of Silver and gilt for the Sacrament weighting 341. ounces several rich Philatories Ampuls and Tabernacles with Relicks in them Rich Images Silver and gilt Divers Rich Chests for Relicks Pixes Crosses and Crucifixes some of Gold some of Christial and some of Silver and gilt one of which weighed 128 Ounces besides the Baes c. Divers Rich Candlesticks among which one Pair of extraordinary size and Workmanship was all Gold and weigh'd 450 Ounces the gift of Iohn Duke of Lancaster Son of King Edw. III. Five Pair of Censors Silver and gilt Several rich Basons Silver and gilt c. Pastoral Staves Texts of the Gospells with Rich Covers Chrismatories and Ampuls sot Oyl Silver and gilt eight Myters Chesables and Copes of Cloath of Gold Sattin Velvet imbroidered red white some of Damask some set with Pearls of purple and blew some of which had the Donors names imbroidered thereon with Orate pro anima c. of green of black rich Morses of Silver and gilt Garlands of Silver and gilt set about with precious Stones and Pearls rich Altar-cloaths of Cloth of Gold and images imbroidered c. King Henry VIII directed his Letter dated the 6th of Iune in his two and thirtieth year to Dr. George Heneage then Archdeacon of Taunton and others to take down a Shrine and the superstitious Jewels Plate Copes c. in this Cathedral Church of Lincoln and to see the same safely and surely to be convey'd to his Jewel-house in the Tower Which Commission was executed on the 11th of Iune 1540. And by force thereof there was taken out of the said Cathedral in Gold two thousand six hundred and twenty one â—unces in silver four thousand two hundred and eighty five ounces besides a great number of Pearls Diamonds Saphires Rubies Turky Carbuneles c. The Bishop of Lincoln had a Miter wonderfully thick set with precious Stones Here were then two Shrines one of St. Hugh all of Gold the other of St. Iohn of Dalderby all of Silver In the seventh year of King Edward the VI. another Inventory was taken of what then remain'd in this Church which contain'd only three Chalices one Pix one Ampul and that was all the Plate the rest of the Treasure was in Copes of red green blew black and white some old and decayed with divers Chesables Tunicles and Albes c. Altar-Cloaths of Diaper meetly good and five other Cloths of Diaper sore worne In the fourth and fifth Ph. Ma. An. Dom. 1557. another Inventory was made and there was then in this Church seven Chalices Silver and gilt one of which weighed four and thirty ounces four Pixes with some few Phials Crostes Ampulls but most poor with divers Chesables and Copes red purple white blew green and black and divers Altar-Clothes some of Cloath of Gold and of Damask imbroidered with Gold c. St. PAUL's Cathedral in London ANno Dom. 185. Lucius King of the greater Britain now call'd England obtain'd from Pope Eleutherius two Doctors to be sent hither to instruct the King and Kingdom in the Christian Faith then were the Temples of Idols dedicated to the Service of the true God and three Metropolitan Seats placed in the three chief Cities viz. London to which all the Southern part of England was subject York under whose Jurisdiction was all the North of Humber and Scotland and Cehster whose Jurisdiction extended over Wales London continued the chief Episcopal Seat and Primacy till the coming of St. Augustin who in the year 604. transferr'd the Metropolitan Dignity to Canterbury and made Mellitus Bishop of London To which Mellitus King Ethelbert gave the Land then called Tillingham for the Support and Maintenance of his Monastery of St. Paul Pope Agatho granted to Erkenwald Bishop of the Monastry of St. Paul in London that the Election of the Bishop should belong solely to the Congregation of that Monastery Which Erkenwald was a Scholler to Bishop Mellitus and built two Monasteries one for himself at Chertsey in Sussex the other for his Sister Edleburga at Barking in Essex He was a man of most exemplary Piety and after the death of Bishop Cedde became Bishop of London He died at Barking after whose death his Body was much contested for by the Nuns of Barking the Monks of Chertey and the Citizens of London but the latter prevailed and he was buried at London with the Reputation of a Saint King Athelstan renewed and restored the Liberties of the Monastery of St. Paul the Doctor of the Gentiles in London King Edgar granted to the same divers Lands and Immunities in the year 867. Other Benefactors to this Church were King Ethelred Câ—â—te King of Denmark and England King Edward the Confessor King William the Conqueror who confirm'd all their Lands and Liberties to be as free as he desired his own Soul to be in the day of Judgment he also granted and confirm'd the four and twenty Hides of Land adjoyning to the City of London which King Ethelbert gave to this Church when he founded it It appears by Domesday-Book that at the time of the Conquest the Church of St. Paul's held Lands in the Counties of Middlesex Essex in divers Hundreds there Hertford and Surrey An. 1070 A Provincial Council was assembled in the Church of St. Paul at London under Lanfranc Archbishop of Canterbury where among other things it was decreed that none should marry in his own Kindred till the seventh Degree That none should buy or sell holy Orders or an Ecclesiastical Office with cure of Souls which