third Bishop of Worcester founded this Monastery Kenredus King of Mercia and Offa Governour of the East Angles in the year 709 being both then at Rome endow'd it with large Possessions The Towns which St. Egwin obtain'd to his Monastery of the said Kings were in all twenty two There were belonging to this House sixty seven Monks five Nuns three poor People three Clerks who had all the same allowance as the Monks had and besides these sixty five Servants The under Officers of this House as Prior Sub-Prior third Prior Precentor Sacristan Celarer c. were created by the Abbot with the advice and consent of the major part of the Covent in Chapter All which Officers had their several Rents arising from distinct and several places appropriated to their several Offices In the year 1174. Waldemarus King of Danemark gave and confirm'd the Priory of Othenesia in that Kingdom as a Cell to this Abby of Euesham This Abby was first founded as aforesaid by St. Egwin in the year of grace 692. and dedicated to the honour of the glorious Virgin Mary The Founder himself leaving his Bishoprick became the first Abbot here After whose death succeeded eighteen Abbots until the year 941. at which time the Monks here were dispersed and secular Chanons substituted in their room In the time of King Edgar Anno Dom. 660 the Monks were again restored but after his death expell'd again in the year 977. This House and Estate was afterwards given to a potent man called Godwin and successively it came into several hands till at last in the year 1014. King Ethelred made Ailfwardus a Monk of Ramsey Abbot of Euesham he was also Bishop of London at the same time From his time the Abby of Euesham flourisht under divers Abbots whose names from the Norman Conquest till the year 1379. are as follows Egelwinus Walterus Robertus Mauricius Reginaldus Willielmus de Andivilla Rogerus Adam Rogerus Norreys Radulphus Thomas de Marleberg Richaadus le Cras Thomas de Glovernia Henricus Willielmus de Wytechurch Iohannes de Brokehampton Willielmus de Chyriton Willielmus de Boys Iohannes de Ombresseye Rogerus Zatten 1379. Vid Vol. 2. p. 851. Valued at 1183 l. 12 s. 9 d. per Annum SHEPEY Monastery of Nuns in Kent FOunded by Queen Sexburga about the year of our Lord 710. William Archbishop of Canterbury after the Conquest restored this Monastery it having lain a long time burnt down and destroyed by the Danes King Henry the II. King Richard the I. King Henry the III. and others were Benefactors to this Church of St. Sexburg here and to the Nuns serving God in the same all whose Donations of Lands and Liberties were confirm'd in the 1st year of King Henry the IV. Valued at 129 l. 7 s. 10 d. ob per Annum SELSEY in Sussex IN the year of our Lord 711. Wilfred Bishop of Hagulstad remaining five years in the Isle of Selsey to avoid persecution built there a Monastery in honour of the blessed Mary to which Ethelwold King of the South Saxons gave Lands TUKESBURY in Gloucestershire THIS Monastery was founded in the year 715. by two Dukes of great account in the Kingdom of Mercia named Oddo and Doddo to the honour of the glorious Virgin Mary Robert Fiz-Hamon in the year 1102. new built this Church and Monastery making it an Abby and subjecting to it the Priory of Cranburne His Daughter Mobilla was afterwards married to Robert base Son of King Henry I. who was created Earl of Gloucester he built the Priory of St. Iames at Bristol and annext it also to the House From him descended Gibbert de Clare Earl of Gloucester and Hertford who was a great Benefactor to this House and buried here as were the rest of his descendants Earls of Gloucester and the Dispencers who descended from one of the Heirs General All these and more of their Blood among whom Henry de Beauchamp Duke of Warwick were Benefactors to this Abby their pious gifts being all confirm'd and ratified by the King 1462. The several parcells of Lands and Hereditaments given and confirm'd to this House by former Kings may be seen p. 161 162. Valued at 1598 l. 1 s. 3 d. per Annum WINBURNE in Dorsetshire SAint Quinburga and St. Cuthburga Sisters of Ina King of the West Saxons built here a Monastery for Nuns Anno Dom. 718. CROYLAND in Lincolnshire CRoyland is one of those small Islands which lie in the East Fens Here St. Guthlac at the age of twenty five years became a Hermite and in his life time delivered the Island from Devils and evil Spirits and dying was here buried Ethelbald King of Mercia by his Charter dated in the year 716. gave to God the blessed Mary and St. Batholomew the whole Isle of Croyland containing four Leucas or miles in length and three in breadth for the erecting of a Monastery under the Rule of St. Benedict and endow'd the said Monastery with large Possessions lying about the Place All which was confirm'd to them by Offa King of Mercia in the year 793. and by Withlaf King of Mercia in the year 833. This Abby being afterwards burnt down and destroyed by the Pagan Danes was re edified and restored to its former Possessions and Liberties by King Eadred who stiled himself King of Great Britain in the year 948. Vid. Vol. 2. p. 853. Valued at 1803 l. 15 s. 10 d. ob per Annum BEVERLEY in Yorkshire SAint Iohn Archibishop of York was the first Dr. of Theology in Oxford He converted the Parish-Church of St. Iohn in the Town of Beverly into a Monastery building to it a new Quire and made his Deacon Bithunus the first Abbot here Both which lie buried in this Church One hundred years after this the Monastery of Beverley was destroyed by the Danes and lay in Ruines three years before it was repair'd King Athelstan built here a Colledge of secular Chanons And granted and confirm'd to this Church of St. Iohn of Beverley many great Priviledges and Liberties An. Dom. 938. King Edward the Confessor was a great Benefactor to this Church and augmented the number of the Prebendaries William the Conqueror was also a Benefactor Thomas the first Archbishop of York erected a new Dignity in the Collegiate Church of Beverley viz. a Prepositus or Provost who has neither voice in the Chapter nor Stall in the Quire of these there is a List of thirty eight Thomas Becket being the fifth in number Vid. Vol. 3. part 2 p. 3. Valued at 109 l. 8 s. 8 d. ob per Annum RIPPON in Yorkshire WIlfrid Archibishop of York founded a Monastery at Rippon which was afterwards burnt down in the Devastation which King Adred made upon the Northumbers But being in after-times re-edified King Athalstan granted to this Church the Priviledge of Sanctuary with the same Liberties which he had given before to the Church of Beverly and that the men of Rippon should be believed by their yea and by
Charw 1425. Alanus Kirketon 1437. Iohannes Kirketon 1450. Iohannes Ramsey Valued at 411 l. 12 s. 11 d. per Annum CHATERIZ in Cambridgeshire THE Mannor of Chateriz was given by King Edgar to the Abbot of Ramsey Ednodus Abbot of Ramsey built a Church and Monastery for Nuns at Chateriz and endow'd it with necessaries which Ednodus or Ednothus being Bishop of Dorchester was murdered by the Danes 1016. King Henry the I. gave and annext this Abby to the Church of Ely and Herveus the first Bishop there Pope Innocent the IV. confirm'd the Estate and Priviledges of this Abby to the Abbess and Sisters here about the year 1242. Vid. 2. Vol. p. 869. Valued at 97 l. 3 s. 4 d. q. per Annum CERNE in Dorsetshire SAint Augustine the Monk after he had converted Kent travelled with his Companions over the rest of King Ethelbert's Dominions which extended as far as the Northumbers preaching the Gospel of Christ. And being in Dorsetshire a great Company of people offer'd themselves to Baptism in a place where water was wanting whereupon by miracle a Fountain of Water burst out of the Ground which was in the succeedingtimes call'd St. Augustin's Fountain Here Edwaldus Brother of St. Edmund the King and Martyr led a Hermits life and died with the reputation of great Sanctity which occasion'd that Egelwaldus or Ethelwerdus built here a Monastery to the honour of St. Peter which his Son Ethelmer Earl of Cornwall A. D. 987. endow'd with divers Lands Valued at 515 l. 17 s. 10 d. q. per Annum St. IVES in Huntingtonshire IN the year 1001. the Body of St. Ivo being found in this Town then called Slepe and translated from his Grave to a Shrine the Town ever after took name from the Saint and Ednothus Abbot of Ramsey built here a Church Pope Vrban confirm'd the Estate of this Monastery to the Prior and Monks of the same and to their Successors granting them many great Priviledges among others that they should pay no Tithes of their Lands and Cattle which they should hold in their own proper hands It was found by Inquisition in the 36 H. 3. that the Parish Church of St. Ives dedicated to the honour of all Saints is a Vicarage of the Presentation of the Abbot of Ramsey that the Prior of St. Ives as Parson receives all Corn-Tithes and of the Vicar for his portion 4 l. 13 s. 4 d. That the Vicar receives all small Tithes obventions Mortuaries Testamenta Plow-alms Rates and other Customs which see in the Book at large WARWELL in Hampshire KING Edgar hearing extraordinary Commendations of the beauty of Elfrida Daughter of Odgar Duke of Devonshire sent Earl Ethelwold to discover if the young Lady's beauty was equal to report the Earl finding it so disparaged her to the King and secretly married her himself After a while the King perceiving himself to have been treacherously deceived took occasion one day to take the Earl flew him In expiation of which Deed Elfrida who was after her first Husband's death married to King Edgar built here a Monastery for Nuns in honour of the holy Cross. This Monastery was after wards endowed with Lands by King Ethelred Son of the said Edgar and Elfrid in the year 1002 as appears by Inspectimus 44. H. 3. Vid. 3. Vel. p. 9. Valued at 339 l. 8 s. 7 d. per Annum EYNESHAM in Oxfordshire THIS Monastery was situated near the River Thames founded and endowed by one Etheâ—marus a man of Quality under King Ethelred who confirmed the Lands given to it and granted divers Liberties and Priviledges to the same in the year of our Lord 1005. To this House a Monastery at Stow near Lincoln built and endow'd by Godiva Wife of Leofrick Earl of Chester was formerly annext as a Cell In the year 1109. King Henry the I. repair'd this Monastery at that time decay'd and confirm'd to it all its Lands and Liberties Valued at 441 l. 12 s. 2 d. ob q. per Annum BURTON in Staffordshire WVlfricus Spot an Officer in the Court of King Ethelred built this Abby and endow'd it with all his paterrnal Inheritance amounting to 700 l. and gave to that King three hundred Mancas of Gold to purchase his Confirmation of what he had done The Names of the several Lands and Monnors given to this Abby may be seen p. 268 269. King Ethelred granted to this Abby great Liberties in all their Lands by his Charter dated in the year 1006. And Pope Lucius the III. in the year 1185. confirm'd to them all their Lands granting also many great Priviledges to the said Abby as that they should pay no Tithes of what they held in their own hands c. The afore-mention'd Wulfricus Spot the Founder of this Abby was Earl of Mercia and one of the Blood Royal. Upon the Foundation which was in the year 1004. certain Monks were removed to this House from Winchester Wulfricus was slain in a Battle against the Danes A. D. 1010. and was buried in the Cloyster of this House A List of the Abbots of Burton upon Trent from the first Foundation to the Dissolution 1 Wulfgetus ob 1026. 2 Britericus ob 1050. 3 Leuricus ob 1085. 4 Galfridus Malaterra expell'd 1094. 5 Nigellus ob 1114. 6 Galfridus resigned 1150. to 7 Robertus deposed and expell'd 1159. 8 Barnardus ob 1175. 9 Robert chosen again ob 1177. 10 Rogerus Malebraunch ob 1182. 11 Ricardus ob 1188. 12 Nicholaus ob 1197. 13 Willielmus Melburne ob 1210. 14 Rogerus Normannus ob 1218. 15 Nicholas de Wallingford ob 1222. 16 Richardus de Insula removed to be Abbot of St. Edmunds 1229. 17 Laurentius ob 1240. 18 Iohannes Stafford ob 1280. 19 Thomas Pakington ob 1305. 20 Iohannes Pisoator alias Stapunhull ob 1316. 21 Willielmus de Bromley ob 1329. 22 Robertus Longdone ob 1340. 23 Robertus Brickhull ob 1348. 24 Iohannes Ipstoke ob 1366. 25 Thomas Southam ob 1400. 26 Iohannes Sudburie resign'd 1424. 27 Willielmus Mathew ob 1430. 28 Robertus Ousby resign'd 1432. 29 Radulphus Henley resign'd 1454. 30 Willielmus Bronston ob 1472. 31 Thomas Feylde ob 1473. 32 Willielmus Heigh. ob 1502. 33 Willielmus Beyne ob 1525. 34 Iohannes Boston 35 Ricardus Edes the last Abbet of Burton The remarkable Occurrences during the times of the said several Abbots may be seen in the Book at large Vid Vol. 2. p. 869. Valued at 267 l. 14 s. 3 d. per Annum ABBOTSBURY in Dorsetshire ABout the year 1026. one Orcus a Great man in the Court of K. Canuâ—us together with his Wise Tola being both without hope or possibility of issue built and edow'd the Monastery at Abbotsbury and dedicated it to St. Peter the Apostle The said Orcus did also give a hall to a Guild or Fraternity in this Town and by agreement between him and the Brethren certain Orders were settled for the Rule and Governance of the said Fraternity to the glory of
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
here with divers Tenements in Oxford and several Lands and Churches in the Neighbouring Towns Robert one of the natural Sons of King Henry the I. having married a Daughter of the Founder devoted himself to these Canons alive or dead and gave them 10 l. of Land in his Mannor of Waneting The like did Henry de Oily his Brother-in-Law out of his Mannor of Hocnorton The other Lands granted by divers Benefactors to these Canons see in the Book at large Valued at 654 l. 10 s. 2 d. per Annum RONTON in Staffordshire THIS Priory was founded by Robert the Son of Noel in a place then called St. Mary des Essarz and was a Cell to Haghmon in Shropshire Whose Foundation and Endowment was afterwards confirm'd by Thomas his Son and by R. Archbishop of Canterbury Vid. inf 940. Valued at 90 l. 2 s. 11 d. ob per Annum PYNHAM near Arundell in Sussex ADeliza second Wife and Widow of King Henry the I. afterwards married to William Earl of Arundel gave a parcel of Land then called Pynham adjoyning to Arundell for the maintenance of two Chaplains William Earl of Arundell gave the same Land and more for the maintenance of Regular Canons and building a Church to the honour of God and St. Bartlemew he gave them also Common of Pasture in his Medow of Arundell for fourteen Cows and two Bulls c. All which Gifts were confirm'd by Ranulph Bishop of Chichester LILLESHULL in Shropshire THE Church here dedicated to St. Alcmund is said to have been first founded by Adelfleda a Queen of Mercia but afterwards much amplified and endow'd with ten Prebends by King Edgar Afterwards Richard Beumeys Dean of this Church by assent of King Steven and Authority of the Pope gave this Church over to Canons Regular coming from St. Peter's at Dorchester which new Monastery was dedâ—cated to St. Mary ever Virgin Benefactors to this House were Alan la Zouche the Lady Hillaria de Trussebut c. King Henry the III. confirm'd their Estate Vid. inf 941. Valued at 229 l. 3 s. d. per Annum GISEBURNE in Yorkshire RObert de Brus by the Council of Pope Calixtus the II. and Thurstin Achbishop of York founded this Priory to the honour of God and St. Mary and endow'd it with divers Lands as well at Gyseburn as elsewhere and with the Churches of Skelton and Herte c. Robert de Brus was a noble Norman Knight who came into England with the Conqueror An. 1066. and obtain'd to himself the Castle of Skelton the Lordships of Danby Kendal Anendule Herte and Hertnesse Karlton and divers other Lands in the North. This Robert gave to his second Son of his own name Anandal in Scotland and Herte and Hertnesse in England and dying An. 1141. lies buried at Gisburne Priory of his own Foundation to whose Estate succeeded Adam de Bruse from whom descended Peter de Bruse who dying without issue An. 1273. his inheritance became divided among his four Sisters viz. Agnes married to the Lord Walter Fauconberg who had for her purparty the Castle of Skelton c. Lucia married to the Lord Marmaduke de Tweng who had with her Danby c. Margaret who married the Lord Robert de Rose and with her went Kendale and lastly Laderina married to the Lord Iohn de Bellew and had for her part Charleton c. From Robert the second Son of the first mention'd Robert de Brus descended lineally Robert de Brus King of Scotland who making War against King Edward the I. that King seiz'd upon his Lands of Herte and Hertnesse as forfeited and granted them to the Lord Clifford These Bruses of the younger House gave divers Churches in Scotland to this Priory confirm'd by William King of Scotland Vid. Vol. 3. p. 46. Valued at 628 l. 3 s. 4 d. per Annum SCARTHE near Wharlton in Yorkshire THIS House founded and endowed by Steven de Manilio was given as a Cell to Guisburne by Hugo de Rudby Chaplain to the said Steven and by him appointed Trustee for this purpose NUTLEY in Buckinghamshire THIS Abby otherwise called Sancta Maria de Parcho was founded and endowed by Walter Gifford Earl of Buckingham and Ermigardis his Wife Confirm'd by King Henry the II. and by King Iohn with the Addition of great Liberties and Immunities who also granted to William Marescal and his Heirs the Gift of the Pastoral Staff of the Abby of Nuteley To the Canons here was given the Church of all Saints at Bradley in the Diocess of Sarum in which Parish was founded a Chappel for Leperous Women which Chappel before it could be dedicated by Iocelin then Bishop of Sarum was publickly and solemnly declared by Oath not to be any ways prejudicial to the Mother Church in Tithes or Obventions c. Valued at 437 l. 6 s. 8 d. per Annum BISSEMEDE in Bedfordshire HVgh de Bellocampo founded and endow'd this Priory with divers Lands and Commons c. He granted the Canons here besides other things the Priviledge to have their Corn first ground at his Mills at Hetune after that which should be found on All which was confirm'd by Roger de Bellocampo He granted also the Tithes of his Park of Ettune tam de bosco quam de essartis as well of his Woods as arable Lands Pope Gregory granted to this House divers Priviledges as not to pay Tithes of their own Stock to cellebrate privately in time of a general Interdict c. Here was formerly a Hermitage of great Veneration Valued at 71 l. 13 s. 9 d. ob per Annum BRIDLINGTON in Yorkshire WAlter de Gant establisht Canons in the Church of St. Mary of Bridlinton and gave them all his Estate in that Town and confirm'd to them all other Lands which his homines Tenants who held of him had given them Gilbert de Gant his Son Earl of Lincoln confirm'd all that his Father gave c. The like did King Henry the II. Gilbert de Gant was born baptized and educated in this Priory and therefore disposed his Body to be buried here The Archdeacon of Richmond did use in time of his Visitation to come to a Church belonging to these Canons with a train of ninety seven Horse one and twenty Dogs and three Hawks and in an hours time all their Provision was utterly consumed till at last this great Oppression was prohibited by the Bull of Pope Innocent the III. Ralph de Nevil granted to these Canons to take Stone out of his Quarry of Fivele with a way over his Ground for the use of their Monastery for ever Valued at 547 l. 6 s. 11 d. per Annum St. BARTLEMEW in Smithfield London RAherus founded the Church here in honour of St. Bartholmew for Canons of St. Augustin's Rule and himself became their Prior for the space of two and twenty years This man had been formerly when young a noted Drole or Jester and by such means had become acceptable and familar to the great Ones at Court and
Whitsun-week and a Market every Wednesday with the same Liberties as were enjoy'd by the Canons at Dunstable with very large Immunities in his Grant specified dated in the first year of his Reign ERDBURY in Warwickshire RAlph de Sadle was a principal Benefactor to the Canons of this House An. 1232. Alexander then Bishop of Coventry and Litchfeild order'd the following Settlement between the Prior of Erdbury and the Vicar of Dercet and their Successors viz. that the Vicar should have all the Altarage of the said Church and Tith-Corn of eight yards Land in Radewey and of two yard Land in Derced in the Demeans of the said Prior with a House c. That the Vicar of the said Church should be a Priest and not of any lesser Order and shall have an Associate constantly and a Deacon who together with him shall officiate in the said Church the Vicar to bear all usual Charges except the Repairs of the Chancel for which the Prior and he are to joyn proportionably This Monastery being decay'd in its Revenues King Henry the VI. An. 23. granted the Prior and Convent License to obtain and receive Lands and Tenements to the value of one hundred Marks without fine to the King Valued at 94 l. 6 s. 1 d. per Annum POGHELE in Barkshire FOunded by Ralph de Chadelewurth dedicated to God and St. Margaret endow'd with divers Lands and Revenues by the said Ralph and others all which was recited and confirm'd by King Henry the III. ROUCESTRE in Staffordshire RIchard Bacun founded and endowed this House for Canons Regular with large Possessions and Liberties All which were confirm'd to the said Canons by Ranulph Earl of Chester to hold in pure and perpetual Alms. Confirm'd also by King Henry the III. in the thirtieth year of his Reign Valued at 100 l. 2 s. 10 d. ob per Annum CUMBWELL in Kent FOunded by Robert de Turneham dedicated to God and St. Mary Magdalen endow'd with divers Lands and Possessions all which were confirm'd by Steven de Turnham Son of the said Robert and by King Henry the III. An. Reg. II. Valued at 80 l. 17 s. 5 d. per Annum WOSPRING in Somersetshire THE several Lands Rents c. given to this Church dedicated to God St. Mary and St. Thomas the Martyr by William de Courteney and others were recited and confirm'd to the Prior and Canons here by King Edw. the II. An. Reg. 18. Vid. Vol. 3. p. 47. Valued at 87 l. 2 s. 11 d. ob per Annum MARLEBURGH in Wiltshire KING Richard the II. An. Reg. 22. granted his Pardon to the Prior and Convent of St. Margaret near Marlbergh which House was founded by his Progenitors for having accepted divers Lands of Iohn Lovel Chevaler without License first obtain'd and further ratified and confirm'd the Possession of those Lands to the said Convent IVICHURCH in Wiltshire KING Henry the III. granted to the Prior and Canons of this House certain Lands and Priviledge in his Forrest of Clarendon King Edw. the III. granted more also Pasture for forty Oxen and Cows in his Meadow of Clarendon and 100 s. of Rent out of his Mannor of Clarendon King Hen. the II. founded this Monastery for four Canons Valued at 122 l. 18 s. 6 d. ob per Annum BUCKENHAM in Norfolk FOunded by William Earl of Chichester in honour of God St. Mary and St. Iames and by him endowed with Churches Lands and Tithes Confirm'd by King Edw. the II. An. Reg. 11. Valued at 108 l. 10 s. 2 d. per Annum COLDE-NORTON in Oxfordshire KING Hen. III. An. Reg. 13. confirm'd to the Prior and Canons of this House dedicated to St. Iohn the Evangelist their several Lands and Possessions given by Reginald Earl of Bolon and Ida his Wife and divers other Benefactors Vid. Vol. 3. p 55. OSULVESTON Ouston in Leicestershire FOunded by Robert Grimbold in honour of our Lord Jesus Christ St. Mary St. Andrew the Apostle and all Saints for Canons to whom he gave the Church and Town of Osolvestone c. in pure and perpetual Alms. Robert Bishop of Lincoln confirm'd the several Churches granted to this Monastery and further granted to these Canons to be for ever free and quit from the Payment of Sinodals and all other Episcopal Customs except Peter pence denouncing a Curse to such as shall infringe or violate his Grant Robert Grimbold was a Judge under King Henry the II. whose Seal did represent a Figure setting in Judgment holding in one hand a pointed Sword signifying Justice and in the other a Sword with the point abated or broken off representing Mercy Among other Benefactors to this House was William de Ros Lord of Beaver c. Valued at 161 l. 14 s. 2 d. per Annum THORKESEY in Lincolnshire KING Henry the III. An. Reg 21. granted to the Prior and Canons of this House the Scite of their Monastery in Frankalmoine and four hundred and ninety eight Acres of Land and fifty Tosts in Torkesey to hold at the yearly Rent of 10 l. for ever Beside which the Prioress and Convent of Fossa near Torkesey held one hundred and twenty Acres of Land and Meadow and seven Tofts in Torkesey at the yearly Rent of 46 s. Valued at 13 l. 1 s. 4 d. per Annum CHAUCUMBE in Northamptonshire FOunded and endow'd by Hugo de Chaucumb Amabilia de Segrave Lady of Chaucumbe and others of the Segraves were Benefactors all whose Gifts were recited and confirm'd by King Edward the III. An. Reg 2. Valued at 83 l. 18 s. 9 d. ob per Annum Y REPINDON in Darbyshire FOunded An. 1172. 18 H. 2 by Matilda Widow of Ranulph Earl of Chester and dedicated to the holy Trinity King Hen. the III. An. Reg 57. confirm'd to the Canons of the holy Trinity of Rependene and of St Giles of Calc all the Lands and Possessions given them by the said Matilda and others the like did King Edw. the II. An. Reg. 18. Valued at 118 l. 8 s. 6 d. per Annum KAERMERDIN in Wales KING Henry the II. gave and confirm'd to the Church of St. Iohn the Evangelist at Kayrmerdin and the Canons there the old City of Kayrmerdyn with its appurtenances with the Church of St. Peter there and the Chappel in the Castle Valued at 164 l. 4 d. per Annum WIKES in Essex KING Henry the II. gave to God and the Nuns of St. Mary at Wikes the Church of Wikes with certain Land and seven Villains in that Town He also granted them two Grayhounds and four other Dogs Bracatos for taking Hares in his Forrest of Essex with divers other Liberties and Immunities BISSETER in Oxfordshire GIlbert Basset gave to the Canons of this House large Possessions so did William Lungespeye among other things Pasture for fifty Cattle at Erdintone to feed among his own Cattle there another Benefactor was Philâ—p Basset Brother of Fulc Basset Bishop of London All whose Gifts were recited and confirm'd by King Edw. the II.
and that a Light should burn night and day in the Church After that the said Alice confirm'd with Warranty all the Lands and Possessions given to this House to the Canons for the same She at last convey'd the Advowson and Patronage of this Priory of King Hen. the III. who made it an Abby and confirm'd all their Possessions An. Reg. 15. ACORNBURY in Herefordshire THE Lady Margery de Lacy founded this Priory for Nuns and endow'd it with the Forrest of Acornbury as was found by Inquisition An. 49. H. 3. which King in the fiftieth year of his Reign confirm'd their Estate Catherine de Lacy Daughter of the Foundress gave certain Lands to these Nuns for the finding of a Chaplain to celebrate daily in their Church for the Souls of her Ancestors and in case the said service should not be duly performed then the Bishop of Hereford to compel the Prioress and Nuns to the performance Margaret Widow of Walter de Clifford gave her Heart to these Nuns to be buried in their Church and with her Heart fifteen Marks sterling in Alms this was by Deed dated 1260. Iohn de Breuse gave to the Nuns of Cornebery the Rents of ten Burgagia Borough houses in Tettebiri which Gift was confirm'd by William his Son 18 E. 1. Valued at 67 l. 13 s. 2 d. ob per Annum BILSINGTON in Kent FOunded An. 1258. by Iohn Mansel Provost of Beverley who endow'd it with certain Lands'n Bilsington and granted that upon the death or the Prior the Superior and Convent should have the Custody of their own House and all their Possessions and might proceed to the Election of a new Prior without License first obtain'd from any one Some of the Lands of this Priory being overflow'd by the Sea King Edw. the III. granted the Canons License to drain and include the same with Walls according to the Law of the Marish This was after a writ of ad quod dampnum first sued out and return'd Valued at 81 l. 1 s. 6 d. per Annum BRADLEY in Leicesterstire FOunded by Robert Bundy it had but two Canons Of later time the Lord Scrope had the Patronage Valued at 20 l. 3 s. 4 d. per Annum MICHELHAM in Sussex FOunded by Gilbert de Aquila in honour of the Holy Trinity for Canons and endowed with divers Lands free Pastures and Priviledges in his Wood Grounds in Suffex All which with other Lands given by many other Benefactors were recited and confirm'd by King Edward the II. An. Reg. 14. Valued at 160 l. 12 s. 6 d. per Annum RATLINGCOPE in Shropshire LEwelin Prince of North-Wales granted his Letters of Protection to the Canons of this House to exempt them and theirs from all Rapine and Depredation or any other molestation by the bordering Welch and this was on the account of one Walter Corbet a Canon of this House his Kinsman RAVENSTON in Lincolnshire PEter Chaceport Keeper of the Kings Wardrobe having bought certain Lands here with the Advowson of the Church Hugh his Son and Heir surrender'd them into the hands of King Henry the III. who with them founded and endow'd a Priory of Canons granting them to have the custody of their own House in time of vacation and not to be charg'd with any Sustentation or Pension to any Clerk Servant c. or keeping any of the Kings Horses GLANNAUCH in Wales FOunded and endow'd by Lewellin Prince of North-Wales An. 1221. After him several other Welch Princes confirm'd the Estate and Possessions of the Canons of the Isle of Glannauch So also did King Edw. the I. An. Reg. 23. CHETWODE in Buckinghamshire FOunded by Robert Grosteste Bishop of Lincoln Here was formerly a Hermitage and Chappel of the holy Martyrs St. Steven and St. Laurence founded by Sir Robert de Chetwode Knt. It was vulgarly called a Hermitage not that it was the Habitation of a Hermit but because it was situated in a solitary Place This Priory was given with all its Possessions to the Abby of Notteley 1 E. 4. LACOCK in Wiltshire FOunded by Ela Widow of William Longaspata for Nuns among whom she her self took the Habit An. 1236. and after became Abbess of this House This William Longespee was Son of King Henry the II. and Earl of Rosmar and Salisbury in Right of Ela his Wife descended from Walter de Ewrons to whom King William gave the said Earldom of Salisbury The said Countess Ela founded two Monasteries in one day viz. 16 Cal. Maii Anno. Dom. 1232 Namely Henton for Carthusians and this of Lacock for Canonesses The said Ela became Abbess here An. 1240. resign'd An. 1257. died 1261. aged 74. Valued at 168 l. 9 s. 2 d. per Annum SELEBURNE in Hantshire FOunded by Peter de Rupibus Bishop of Winchester and by him endow'd with divers Lands and Churches saving to the Vicars of the said Churches a Sufficient sustentation the Presentation to the said Vicarages to belong to the Prior and Canons KIRKBY Beler in Leicestershire ANno 13 Edward I. Roger Beler of Kirkeby founded a House of one Custos and 12 Chaplains to Celebrate in the Chappel of St. Peter at Kirkby and gave them the Advowson of the said Church and the Mannour of Buckminster Vid inf 246. Valued at 142 l. 10 s. 3 d. per Annum ASHERUGGE in Buckinghamshire EDmund Son of Richard King of the Romans and Earl of Cornwal founded here a House for a Rector of Good men Brothers of the Church in honour of the precious bloud of Jâ—sus Christ here were to be 20 Brethren of which 13 at least to be Priests For the maintenance of these he gave divers Lands Possessions Liberties and Priviledges among other things to be free and quit of all Tolls c. and to be quit of Scutage as oft as it should happen also to have the Custody of their own House on the death of their Rector and Liberty to chose another without presenting him to the Patron Vid. infra Valued at 416 l. 16 s. 4 d. per Annum KIRKBY Belar AN. 1326. Roger Beler was slain in Leicester After whose death his Widow with the assent of his Son and heir translated the Chantry of secular Priests by him founded at Kirkly to the use of Canons Regular of whom the first Prior came from the Abby of Olustone Ouston The issue of Roger Belar the first Founder failing the Bishop of Lincoln became Patron More of ASHRU'G THe Lord Edmund Earl of Cornwal who founded this House of Religious Men call'd Bonos homines or Bonhomes was buryed in the Church here wherein was carefully preserved a small parcel of our Lords Bloud with the heart of Thomas de Cantilupo Bishop of Hereford the holy Confessor and other Reliques RIGATE in Surrey SEems to be founded by some of the Warens Earls of Surrey Iohn de Waren Earl of Surrey released to the Canons of this House a Rent of 19 s. 4 d. one plow-share four horse-shooes and nails which the said Canons used to
pay yearly to his Ancestors for certain Tenements in Reygate he also granted to these Canons 46 s. 11 d. per Annum for the Celebrateing one Masâ—e daily in his Castle of Reygate for ever Valued at 68 l. 16 s. 8 d. per Annum HALTEMPRISE in Yorkshire THis Monastery was first founded and endow'd at Cottingham by Thomas Wake Lord of Lydel with License of King Edw. II. Pope Iohn XXII granted to the said Thomas Wake Liberty to translate the said Monastery from thence to Altemprise The said Thomas Wake granted to the Canons Regular of this House several Mannours and Lands with Great Liberties of Leets c. and Commons of Pasture c. in pure and perpetual Alms with general Warranty Iohn de Meaux of Bewyke by his Deed dated An. 1361 31 Edward III. gave to the Prior and Convent of this House his Mannour of Willardby c. conditionally for fix Canons to celebrate for the Souls of him and his Ancestors c. Matins Masse Vespers and Complin c. and in the case of non performance of the Conditions his heirs to re-enter Valued at 100 l. 0 s. 3 d. ob per Annum BADLESMERE in Kent KIng Edward II. An. 13. granted his License to Bartholmew de Badlesmere to found and endow a House of Canons Regular in his Mannour of Badlesmere with a Non obstante to the Statute of Mortmain MAXSTOKE in Warwickshire FOunded by William Clinton Earl of Huntington in honour of the holy Trinity the Blessed Virgin St. Michael and all the Saints for Canons Regular viz. One Prior elective and a Convent of twelve Canons In whose deed of Foundation dated An. 1336 he appointed several Ordinances relating to their habit the Election of the Prior none to meddle with the Custody of theâ— House in time of the Vacation but who the Superior and Convent shall appoint Of the quality of such as are to be received for Canons Of the Number of Canons to be encreased as the Revenue increases The Prior and Convent not to sell or grant any Corrodies or Pensions unlesse compelled by inevitable necessity Of the Accompt Of the founders Anniversary Of the number of Masses That at the end of every Office of our Lady the Priest who Officiate shall say the Angelic Salutation in manner following Ave Maria gracia plena Dominus'tecum Benedicta tu in Mulieribus benedictus fructus ventris tui Ihesus Amen Et benedicta sit venerabilis mater tua Anna exqua tua Caro virginea immaculata processit Amen With some other Orders all which were confirm'd by Roger Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield An. 1337. King Edw. the III. granted his License to these Canons to exchange their Mannor of Shustoke for certain Lands in Maxstoke Valued at 87 l. 12 s. 3 d. ob per Annum BISHAM in Barkshire FOunded by William de Monteacuto Earl of Sarum and Lord of Man and Dynbeghe who by his Deed dated An. 1338. endow'd the Canons here with divers Lands Churches and Rents and granted that upon the death of the Prior neither he nor his Heirs should intermeddle with Custody of the House or any of their Possessions King Henry the V. An. 8. gave License to Matilda Widow of Iohn de Monteacuto Earl of Sarum to remove the Bones of her said Husband buried in the Abby of Cirencester to this Priory of Bustlesham and bury them here Valued at 285 l. 11 s. ob per Annum FLANESFORD in Herefordshire FOunded by Richard Talebot in honour of God St. Mary the Virgin and St. Iohn Baptist for Canons Regular and by him endow'd with divers Lands and Possessions which Lands being held of the King in Capite King Edw. the III. An. 20. granted his License for so doing Valued at 14 l. 8 s. 9 d. per Annum EDINDON in Wiltshire WIlliam de Edindon Bishop of Winchester being born in this Town founded in the Parish-Church of Edindon a perpetual Chantry for Secular Chaplains and endow'd the same with sufficient Revenues but being afterwards minded to turn the same to a Priory of Brethren of St. Augustines Order called Boni homines or Bonhomes he laid the Foundation of a Monastery An. 1352. which was dedicated in honour of St. Iames the Apostle St. Catherine and all Saints by Robert Bishop of Sarum An. 1361. William de Edyndon the Founder died An. 1366. Valued at 442 l. 9 s. 7 d. ob per Annum DERTFORD in Kent FOunded by King Edward the III. for Nuns of St. Augustines Order living under the Care of the Friers of the Order of Preachers and and by him endow'd with Lands and Revenâ—es in Kent and elsewhere they enjoy'd also divers Houses and Rents in London all which was confirm'd to them to hold in Frankalmoine by the Grant of the said King dated in the six and fortieth year of his Reign King Richard II. An. 8. granted to the Prioress land Convent of this House Monasterium Sororum Praedicatissarum de Derford the Mannor of Massingham in Norfolk with its Fairs Markets and Liberties c. for the finding of one Chaplain to celebrate in the Chappel of the Infirmary of this House and for the Relief and Sustentation of the Sisters and Brethren in the said Infirmary Valued at 380 l. 9 s. ob per Annum SYON in Middlesex FOunded by King Henry the V. An. Reg. 2. To the honour of the holy Trinity the glorious Virgin Mary the Apostles and Disciples of God and all Saints especially St. Briget for sixty Nuns of which number one to be Abbess of the Order of St. Augustin and for five and twenty Religious Men of which number thirteen to be Priests four Deacons and eight Laymen all to be under the Government of the Consessor To live separately viz. The Nuns in a part of the House by themselves and the Consessor and Brothers in a part distinct chastely both in mind and body according to the Regular Institute of St. Bridget This Religious House was founded in his Mannor of Istelworth in the Parish of Twykenham near the Thames and called by the name of the Monastery of St. Saviour and St. Briget of Syon of the Order of St. Augustin by which name or Title the said Abbess and Nuns were enabled to purchase Lands to sue and be sued Matilda Newton was appointed the first Abbess and William Alnewyk the first Confessor The said King Henry the V. endow'd this House with the Rent of one thousand Marks to be paid yearly out of the Exchequer till he or his Heirs should settle Lands of that value Valued at 1731 l. 8 s. 4 d. ob per Annum SOme other Houses are reckon'd of this Order of which there remains little or nothing of note but only their Names which are Flixton in Suffolk Hempton in suffolk Leyes in Norfolk Wodebrigge in Essex Vlvescrofte in Leicester shire St. Iohn Baptist at Exeter Canonleghe in Devonshire Shelbrede in Sussex Torpington in Sussex Merkeby in Lincoln Wesâ—wde Kent St. Iohn Northampton
him given as a Cell to the Prior and Canons of St. Mary at Carlile TRISTERNAGH in the County of Meath FOunded and endowed about the year 1200. by Ieffrey de Constantine for Canons Regular The Cathedral Church of the Trinity at Dublin STitrius King of Dublin gave the Ground where this Church now stands to Donatus the first Bishop of Dublin for the erecting of a Church to the Holy Trinity with Revenues Which Donatus in his time built the Nave and side Isles Many years after Laurence the second Archbishop of Dublin and Richard Strigul and the Earl Marshal c. added the Quire Bells and two Chappels After Laurence Henry and Luke two other Archbishops carried on the Building and after them Iohn de S. Paul finisht all King Iohn was a Benefactor to this Church while Earl of Morton and after he was King Scotch Monasteries COLDINGHAM a Cell to Durham SAint Ebba Sister of Oswy King of Northumberland was the first Institutor of a Religious Life in this Place here she had a Monastery consisting of both Sexes under her Government King Edward the III. in the first year of his Reign granted his Letters of Protection for this Priory LINDORS FOunded by David Earl of Huntington Brother of the King of Scotland and by him endowed with drivers Churches ABERBROTHE FOunded by William King of Scotland in honour of God and St. Thomas the Archbishop and Martyr and by him endowed with Lands and Liberties DRYBRUGHE Founded and endowed by David King of Scotland for Canons with the grant of divers Liberties and Immunities DUMFERMLINGE FOunded by Malcolm King of Scotland in monte Infirmorum and by him and others endowed with large Possessions Confirm'd by King David the first youngest Son of King Malcolm and Margaret his Wife BELMERINACH in Fife FOunded and endowed by Alexander King of Scotland in honour of God St. Mary and the holy King Edward for Cistercian Monks Of the Cistercian Monasteries in Scotland SAint David son of Malcolm and Margaret founded Six of this Order â—enry Prince of Scotland Son of the said David founded Hadington St. Malcolm Son of the said Henry founded three William King of Scotland founded one Others of the Nobility founded many others viz. Patrick Dunbar Earl of March and Agatha his Wife founded Coldstream in the Marshes The Earl of Fife founded Northberwick where a peice of our Lord's Cross was preserved with great Veneration Iohn Lord of Kirconell founded Sacrum-Boscum commonly call'd Holywood of this House it is said was the famous Iohn de Sacro bosco who writ of the Sphere and other Astronomical matters c. The End of the Second Volum MONASTICON ANGLICANUM ABRIDGED VOL. III. OF THE CATHEDRAL and COLLEGIATE CHURCHES MONASTICON ANGLICANUM Abridg'd VOL. III. and last Additions to the First Volum Pag. 31. ROCHESTER GVnaulphus Bishop of Rochester by authority will and command of King William and by the advice help and assent 〈◊〉 Laâ—â—ranc Archbishop of Canterbury did institute sixty Monks in the Room of five Clerks all that then were in the Church of St. Andrew the apostle and transferr'd the possessions formerly given by divers Benefactors to that Church to the maintenance of those Monks with other endowments of his own guift for the maintenance of them Strangers that should come there and poor people and for Serjeants to serve them He also made Provision for a Festival on St. Andrews day for himself and Successors if they should be present at the Celebration of the same Whose Charter bears date the twentieth day of September 1089. Boniface Archbishop of Canterbury recited the Grant of Anselm his Predecessor by which he granted and confirm'd divers Lands given to this Church by Bishop Gundulf and others in Kent Surrey Suffolk Buckinghamshire and Gloucestershire dated at London in a Council of Bishops A. D. 1101 And the said Anselm's Confirmation of Archbishop Lanfranc's Grant to the said Church dated 1087. and confirm'd all the said recited Grants by his Deed of Confirmation dated 1254. King Henry II. confirm'd all their Lands and Possessions with large Priviledges and immunities such as the Church of Cantebury enjoys whose Charter bears date at Nottingham An. Dom. 1197. An Exchange was made by consent of King Richard I. between Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury and the Prior and Convent of Rochester the said Prior and Convent granting to the said Archbishop and Successors their Mannour of Lambeth with the Church there and the Liberties and appurtenances thereunto belonging as well in Southwark is in the Soke of London except a Mill which the Monks have upon the Thames over against the Tower of London c. And the said Archbishop gave in Exchange to the said Monks the Mannour of Darent c. with mutual Warranty on both sides and a restriction that it shall not be lawful for the said Archbishop or his Successors ever to alienate the Said Mannour of Lambeth from the Archbishoprick or for the said Monks to alienate the Mannour of Darent c. Pag. 413. NORWICH JOhn Archbishop of Canterbury at the request of the Prior and Convent of the Cathedral Church of Norwich exemplified the Charter of Herbert Bishop of Norwich by which he gave to the Monks whom he had establisht in the said Cathedral Church divers Lands Tithes and other Revenues and of Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of the Greater Britain and Ireland and Vicar of Pope Pascal by which he confirm'd the Establishment of the Monks which the said Herbert had made in the said Church of the Holy Trinity at Norwich which Church King William and King Henry his Brother and Successor had constituted to be the head and Mother of all the Churches of Norfolk and Suffolk The foresaid Deed of Exemplification bears date at Lambeth An. Dom. 1281. Radulphus Fitz Godric gave to this Church the Mannour of Neuton confirm'd to the Monks by King Henry I. Pag. 120. GLOCESTER AN. Dom. 1138. King Steven in the third year of his Reign confirm'd to the Church St. Peter of Gloucester all the Lands Churches Tithes and other donations given by Divers Benefactors Pag. 395. St. MARYS at York IVo de Taleboyse from whom descended the Noble families of the Rosses Lords of Werke Faucumberge Twenge and Belewe c. gave to the Church of St. Mary in York and to the Abbot and Monks there divers Lands and Churches This Ivo de Tailbois held of the King in Capite the Barony of Hephall which Barony was held by his Ancestors in Thenagio paying to the King 50 s. yearly but King William the Conqueror changed the Tenure into the Service of one Knights Fee Pag. 258. WHERWELL POpe Gregory the IX th recited and confirm'd to the Abbess and Nuns of Wherwell all their Lands Tithes and Churches that they then had or for the future should obtain and exempted them from Tithes for their own Cattel with priviledge to receive and retain in their Monastery such secular Women as are free and at their own
into England with King William the Conqueror had issue Robert and he Thomas Thomas had issue Alice and Iohn his Co-heirs Alice was married to William de Harecourt and had in partition the Mannour of Elimhale from whom descended Sir Robert Harecourt Knight who married Anne the daughter of Thomas Lymerik Pag. 276. COLDNORTON in Oxfordshire WIlliam Fitz Alan founded this Priory for Canons in his Mannour House at Coldnorton to God St. Mary St. Iohn and St. Giles and endow'd it with divers Lands Reginald Earl of Bolon and Ida his Wiâ—e confirm'd the Donations of their Ancestors An. 1201. Ralf Earl of Stafford gave to this Priory his Mannour of Rowlandright in Oxfordshire for the maintenance of two Canons to celebrate for his Soul c. for ever whose Charter indented bears date at his Mannour of Tysho in Warwickshire 44 Edward III. Hugh Croft Esquire released and convey'd ever to King Henry VII all his right title and Claim to the said Priory and Patronage of the same and all the Lands and Revenues thereunto belonging formerly enjoy'd by Iohn Wotton late Prior of the said Priory whose Deed bears date 21. Feb. 22 Henry VIII It was found by Inquisition taken at Dorchester in Oxfordshire 24. of Apr. 22. Henry VIII before William Young Escheater of that County that Iohn Wolton late Prior of this Priory was seized of the said Priory the Mannour of Coldnorton and divers Lands c. in the said inquisition exprest in right of the said Priory and being so seized dyed on the eve of Palm Sunday in the 11 year of that King without having any Convent of Canons or any profest Canon in the said Priory at that time and that the succession of the said Priory did thereupon wholly finish dissolve extinguish and determine by which means the said Priory and all the Estate thereunto belonging did Escheat to the King whose Ancestors were Founders and Patrons of the same and that the Revenue of the said Priory is of the value of 50 l. per Annum over and above all Reprises Pag. 232. DERLEY AN. 1271. Robert Saucheverel past a fine before Iohn de Reygate the Kings Justiciary of the Church of Bolton to the Abbot of Derley saving the Presentation of a fit Chaplain to the same by the said Robert and that such Chaplain shall receive the small Tithes of Bolton for serving the Cure Robert Fitz Steven the Kings Chamberalin Henry de Luy Hubert Fitz. Ralf William Peverel of Nottingham Robert Earl of Ferrars c. were Benefactors Walter Bishop of Coventry confirm'd the Lands given to the Canons of this House gave them the Care of the Nunnery of Virgins which the Abbot of Darby erected at a mile distance and exempted the said Abbot and his Successors from paying Tithes of their proper fields and granted that the said Abbot and his Successors shall be Dean of all their Churches in Derbyshire especially of all the Churches in Derby Pag. 41. BREDON WIlliam de Ferrariis Earl of Derby gave to the Canons Regular of Bredon divers Churches Lands and Commons of Pasture in the Peke and elsewhere Pa. 564. TEMPLERS THomas de Santford gave all his Land of Saunford c to the Knights of the Temple in pure and perpetual Alms for the relief of the holy Land and for the maintenance of one Chaplain to celebrate Mass for ever at the House of the Templers at Bustlisham King Steven and Queen Matilda his Wife and William Marescal Earl of Pembroke were Benefactors William de Vernon granted Lands at Eremne for the founding of an Hospital to William Maskerel which foundation was confirm'd by Baldwin Archbishop of Canterbury and Godfrey Bishop of Winchester and was afterwards granted by the said Maskerel to the Kinghts of the Temple of Salomon STANLEY Priory in Gloucestershire THeobald Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of the English and Apostolick Legate confirm'd the Lands and Revenues given by Several Benefactors to the Church of St. Leonard and Canons of Stanley SHELFORD Priory in Nottinghamshire IT was found in a Plea of Assize taken before Hugh Bigod Justiciary of England An. 42. Henry III. Between William Bardolf and Adam Everingham who both pretended to the Patronage of this Priory that Ralf Haunselyn Ancestor of the said William Bardolf was the â—ounder of the said Priory and that William Bardolf was the true Patron of the same who thereupon had Judgment against the said Adam and the said Adâ—m in misericordia And the Archbishop of York was commanded to admit a fit Person to be Prior there at the Presentation of the said William Valued at 116 l. Per Annum SANDELFORD Priory in Barkshire STeven Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of all England and Cardinal of the holy Roman Church confirm'd to the Canons of Sandelford divers Lands and Rents granted to those Canons by Ieffrey Earl of Le Perche Pertici in France ASSERUGG in Buckinghamshire EDmund Earl of Cornwal Son and heir of Richard King of the Romans gave and confirm'd to the Rector of the Good men Brothers of the Church founded in honour of the precious blood of Iesus Christ at Esserugg the Mannour of Esserugg and other Lands c. for the support of twenty Brothers Clerks of which 13 at the least to be Priests and with those Lands he granted divers Liberties and Franchises extream large and that neither he nor his heirs should meddle nor interpose in the concerns of the House at such times as it shall happen to be void of a Rector c. Valued at 416 l. 165. s. 4 d. Per Annum Pag. 245. BRADSOLE KIng Iohn confirm'd to God and the Church of St. Radegundat Bradsole and the Canons there of the Order of Premonstratenses divers Lands given by his Brother King Richard I. and others With other Lands of his own guift He also granted them the Church of St. Peter of Rivery and his House there for the building a new Monastery for their use and to translate the old Abby thither There was formerly in this neighbourhood a small House of Religion call'd Blakewose which was subject to a Monastery of this order call'd Lavendene but the Canons of that place being poor and distant it occasion'd scandal whereupon the Canons of Blakewose were discharged of their obedience to the Abbot of Lavendene and Subjected to the Abbot of St. Randegund Hugo de Burgh Justiciary of England and Hamon de Crevequer were Benefactors to this Abby Pag. 622. STANLEY HVbert Fitz-Ralf and Serlo de Grendon confirm'd to the Canons of Stanley Park the Estate formerly given by William de Grendon Maud de Salicosa Mara daughter of William Fitz Ralf late Steward of Normandy was also a Benefactress to this House The Abbots of Stanley Park 1. Walter de Senteney ruled 31. years 2. William Ruled here 2. years 3. Iohn Grauncorth govern'd 19. years 4. Hugh de Lincoln govern'd 14 years 5. Simon 5. years 6. Laurence 16. years 7. Richard de Normanton ruled the first time 8. years 8. Iohn
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
such to the Almoner such to the Pitanciarius such to the Infirmarius such to the Hostillarius and such to the Praecentor But all Law-Suits concerning any the Lands or Estate of the Abby the Abbot was to manage at his own proper Charges Also the Abbot was to entertain all secular Guests as well Horse-men as Footmen in case he was resident with his Family in Town but the Convent was to entertain religious Persons and in case the Abbot be absent then the Convent to entertain also secular persons if under thirteen Horse This agreement between the Abbot and Convent was made in the year 1281. And exemplified by King Edward the I. in the same year being the 9th of his Reign The Names of the Sacristans of BVRT 1 Thurstan In the time of Abbot Baldwin 2 Tolimus 3 Godefridus 4 Radulphus 5 Harueus 6 Helias Widewell 7 Frodo 8 Willielmus Schuch 9 Willielmus Wardel 10 Hugo 11 Walterus de Banham 12 Willielmus de Disce 13 Robertus de Granele chosen Abbot of Thorney 14 Richardus de Insula chosen Abbot of Burton and at last Abbot here 1233. 15 Dominus de Newport 16 Georgius first Precentor then Sacristan than Prior here reputed a Saint 17 Nicholaus 18 Simon de Luyton chosen Prior and then Abbot here 1257. 19 Richardus de Horninsâ—e 20 Richardus de Colecester 21 Simon de Kingston first Celarer and then Chamberlain 22 Willielmus de Luyton 23 Richardus le Brun. Of the Buildings about the Church and Abby perform'd in the times of the Sacristans abovemention'd see the Book at large To the Cellarer of this House whose Office was to make provision for the diet of the whole Covent did belong many Rights and Priviledges by ancient Custom He kept the Court of the Lordship in the Town from which he received divers annual Profits His Officers were to be first served in the Market in buying provisions if the Abbot were not in Town Also the Cellerar and Abbots Officers were to have Herrings a half-penny in the hundred cheaper than any other people Valued at 1659 l. 13 s. 11 d. ob per Annum COVENTRY in Warwickshire THIS Monastery was built by Leofricus Earl of Chester and Godiva his Wife a most pious Lady and plentifully endow'd with Lands and Revenues The Church was so richly adorn'd with Gold and Silver and precious Stones that the Walls seem'd too narrow to contain all the Treasure The Founder Earl Leofrick died in the year 1057. and was buried at Coventry as was also his Wife Godiva in the Church-Porch of their own Foundationâ— In which Church was formerly kept an Arm of the Great St. Augustineâ— inclosed in Silver Robert de Limesey who was made Bishop of Chester A. D. 1088. and died 1116. obtain'd of King Henry the I. The Monastery of Coventry and constituted it the Capital Cathedral of that Diocess Whose Successor in that See Hugh Bishop of Coventry A. D. 1191. expell'd the Monks out of the Cathedral Church here and placed in their room secular Canons But in the year 1198. Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury by order of Pope Celestine restored the Monks to the possession of their Church again It appears by Earl Leofrick's Charter of Foundation that he built this Church and Monastery to the honour of God and St. Mary his Mother St. Peter the Apostle St. Osburga the Virgin and all Saints And gave to the Maintenance of the Monks here serving God twenty four Villages with the Moiety of the Town of Coventry in which it stands with all Liberties and Customs which he himself enjoy'd in the said Estate and that the Abbot of the said House should be subject to none but the King All which grants King Edward the Confessor did confirm to Leofwinus the first Abbot there and his Successors Also Pope Alexander by his Bull directed to the said King Edward bearing date 1043. confirm'd all their Liberties and Exemptions granting them full power to chose their own Abbots or Deans without any Lett or Hindrance from the Apostolick Authority Leofwinus the first Abbot of Coventry being created Bishop of Chester ordain'd with the Consent of the Monks that his Successors Superiors of that Monastery should be call'd Priors and not Abbots PEYKIRK in Northamptonshire IN the year 1048. one Wulgatus then Abbot of a Monastery in this Town lost his Abby and the Lands thereunto belonging to the Abbot of Peterborough who claim'd the same as parcel of his Estate And this was by Judgment given in the Court of King Hardâ— Canute SPALDING in Lincolnshire a Cell of Croyland c. ANno Dom. 1052. Thoroldus de Bukenhâ—le Brother to Godiva Countess of Leicester having obtain'd six Monks from Wulgate Abbot of Croyland began the Priory of Spalding assigning to it divers Lands and annext it as a Cell to Croyland In the year 1074. Tuo Taylboys Earl of Anjou Andegavia having married Lucia Great Grand daughter of the foresaid Godiva became Lord of Spalding and all Holland and gave the Cell of Spalding to a Monk of St. Nicholas of Anjou He also confirm'd the Estate which his Great Uncle Thorold had given to this House and procured the like Confirmation from the 2 Williams and Hen. 1st Kings of England In the year 1085. Yuo Taylboys by License of King William the Conqueror gave this Cell to the Abby of St. Nicholas of Anjou with the Lands and Estate thereunto belonging All which with divers Liberties was confirm'd to the said Abby of St. Nicholas by King William the I. William the II. and Henry the I. And also by King Iohn in the first year of his Reign See more Vol. 2. p. 871. Valued at 767 l. 8 s. 11 d. per Annum BATTEL Abby in Sussex IN the year 1067. King William the Conqueror built this Abby in the same place where he fought and overcame Harold and his Army that herein perpetual praise and thanks might he given to God for the said Victory and Prayers made for the Souls of those who were here slain It was dedicated to St. Martin and largely endow'dâ— with Lands and Priviledges In this Battle it is said that above ten thousand men lost their lives on the conquering side but what number of the conquered may be guest with astonishment King William design'd to have endow'd this Abby with Lands sufficient for the constant maintenance of sevenscore Monks but death prevented However he granted to it to be free from the Bishops Jurisdiction to have Sanctuary to have Treasure troue with many other Royal Liberties and Exemptions He translated from an Abby in Normandy called Major Monasterium several Monks among whom one Gausbertus who he appointed the first Abbot of Battail And gave to this Abby the Mannor of Wi in Kent with other Mannors in Sussex Surrey Essex Barkshire Oxfordshire and Devonshire with free Warren in all their Lands Yet King William gave this caution or restriction to the Abbot that he should not wast the Alms belonging to
several other Lands and Tithes The like was done by others of that Family and Iohn Bishop of Norwich St. MARY de PRATO near St. Albans THIS was a small Nunnery given with certain Lands by Garinus Abbot of St. Albans for the maintenance of Leprous Nuns Confirm'd by King Iohn in the fifth year of his Reign SOPEWELL in Hertfordshire a Cell of St. Albans ABout the year 1140. two religious Women led a solitary life in a small Habitation made of Boughs of Trees near a Wood called Eiwoda who being taken notice of for their austerities and pious Lives Gaufridus the sixteenth Abbot of St. Albans built there for them a Cell gave them the Vail of Nuns and constituted their way of living according to the Rule of St. Benedict He also endow'd the House with Possessions and Rents and assigned them a Coemitery in which none were to be buried but the Virgins of the House whose number was not to exceed thirteen Henry de Albaneio and Cecilia his Wife and several of their Descendants were great Benefactors to this Cell of St. Mary of Sopewell and so was Richard de Tany Michael Abbot of St. Albans made and publisht here in his Visitation Anno Dom. 1338. certain good Rules and Orders to be observed by the Nuns of this House among others that the Door that goes into the Garden and that of the Parlour should not be open'd till the Bell sounds to the ninth hour and that all the year they should be shut up at night when the Abby-Bell sounds the Coverâ—eu c. Valued at 40 l. 7 s. 10 d. per Annum MERGATE in Bedfordshire a Cell of St. Albans IN the time of Gaufridus Abbot of St. Albans one Roger a Monk of that Abby became a Hermite in a Hermitage between St. Albans and Dunstable where he lived in a most austere manner with the reputation of great Sanctity at the same time Christina a Virgin renouncing the World became an Anchoress at the same place yet the said Roger never saw her face tho' they lived together four years Roger died and was buried in the Abby-Church of St. Albans but Christina surviving became of so great note for her Sanctity that the abovesaid Gaufridus built here from the Foundation a Monastery for Nuns and endow'd the same with Revenues of which House Christina became the first Prioress Vid. Vol. 2. p. 872. St. NICHOLAS Priory at Exeter a Cell of Battel-Abby THIS Church formerly dedicated to St. Olive King and Martyr was by King William Rufus given to the Monks of Battel-Abby for a Cell and by them new dedicated to St. Nicholas King William Rufus King Henry the I. and King Iohn conferr'd many Lands and Liberties upon this House Valued at 147 l. 12 s. per Annum MALLINGE in Kent KING Edmund gave certain Lands in Mallinges to the Monastery of St. Andrew the Apostle which afterwards was by Gundulfus Bishop oâ— Rochester converted to an Abby of Nuns here dedicated to St. Mary to which King Henry the I. and King Iohn and Anselme Archbishop of Canterbury were also Benefactors Valued at 218 l. 4 s. 2 d. ob per Annum TUTBURY in Staffordshire HEnry de Ferariis built the Church and Monastery to the honour of the blessed Virgin at his Castle of Tutbury which by the Grant and Licente of King William Rufus he endow'd with divers Lands and Tithes Earl Robert de Ferariis the younger Grandson of the Founder was a great Benefactor and so were many others whose names with the parcells by them given may be seen in the Monasticon at large Iohn Duke of Lancaster being Lord of the Honour and Castle of Tutbury granted his Letters Pattents to the King of the Minstalls in Tutbury impowring him and his Successors to arrest all Minstralls within the said Honour and Franchise who refuse to do their service of minstralsie on the Feast of the assumption of our Lady â—early and constrain them to it according to Custom Dated in the 4 Rich. 2. There is also another Custom of the Place that the Stage-players who come to Matins on the Feast of the Assumption should have from the Prior of Tutbury a Bull in case they can catch him before he gets over the River there or else the Prior is to give them 40 d. in mony Vid. Vol. 2. p. 873. EYE in Suffolk RObert Malet to whom King William the Conqueror had given the honour of Eye with the assent of that King built a Monastery there and to it gave the Church dedicated to St. Peter in Eye with a great quanity of Lands and Churches with Liberties and Franchises to hold as freely as King William gave them to him In the year 1138. King Steven confirm'd to the Monks here all their Lands and Liberties with a formal Curse to the Violators The like Confirmation from William Earl of Boloign that King 's eldest Son This House was a Cell to the Abby of Bernay in Normandy so that neither the Prior nor any Monk could be placed here without the assent of the Abbot of Bernay neither upon the death of the Prior here could the Founder or his Heirs or Successors Patrons of this Priory meddle with or receive any profit from the Goods and Possessions of this House during the vacancy but only in sign of Dominion he used to place a Porter at the Gate of the Priory who during the Vacation was maintain'd out of the Revenues of the House and at the Instalment of the next Prior used to receive for his Fee the Sum of 5 s. for an Ox. In the 8th year of King Richard the II. the Estate of this Priory being then seiz'd into the King's hands because of his Wars with France the Prior and Covent complain'd that they were extreamly impoverished by Foreign Exactions so that the Revenues of this House could hardly maintain the Prior and three or four Monks that King therefore by his Letters Patents at their Petition and Request discharged them for ever of their Foreign Subjection to the Abby of Bernay and made them a Prior and Covent of themselves independent like other English Priories Valued at 161 l. 2 s. 3 d. q. per Annum HELENSTOW in Berkshire JVdith Countess of Huntington Wife of Earl Waltheof built a Church and Monastery here for Nuns and dedicated it to the holy Trinity St. Mary and St. Helen She and others endow'd it with divers Lands all which were afterwards confirm'd to the Nuns here by King Henry the II. together with large Priviledges and Exemptions PENWORTHAM in Lancashire a Cell of Evesham WArinus Bussell and Richard Bussell his Son gave the Church at Penwortham and with it divers Lands to the Abby of Evesham for a Cell of that Abby All which was confirm'd to God and St. Mary and to the Monks serving God in Penvercham by Hugh Buissell Grandson of the foresaid Warinus in pure and perpetual Alms. This was in the Reign of King William the Conqueror Valued at 29 l.
18 s. 7 d. per Annum KILBURN in Middlesex a Cell of Westm. IN the Reign of King Henry the I. Herebertus Abbot of Westminster Osbert de Clara Prior and the whole Convent of Westminster gave a Hermitage at Kilburn to three Maids Emma Gunilda and Christina for a Nunnery and endow'd the same with Lands and Rents Gilbert Bishop of London gave the Jurisdiction of this Cell of Kilburn to the said Abbot and his Successors exempting it from the Jurisdiction of the Bishop of London for ever But new Contests arising about this House between the Bishop of London and Abbot of Westminster they came to an Agreement in the year 1231. That the Bishop might visit the Nunnery to preach to them and to hear their Confessions but without exacting any Procurations and that the Government of the House placing and displacing the Abbess and Nuns should belong to the Abbot as a Cell of his House c. Valued at 74 l. 7 s. 11 d. per Annum HURLEY in Barkshire a Cell of Westminster GOdefridus de Magnavilla gave to God and St. Peter and to the Church of Westminster and St. Mary of Hurley the Town of Hurley with divers other Lands and Tithes for the Maintenance of a Convent of Monks to serve God in the said Church for ever All which was confirm'd to the Priors and Monks of Hurley by William Bishop of London In the year 1258. Godefridus Prior of Hurley and his Covent made an exchange with Absolon Abbot of Walden of some of their Revenues Valued at 121 l. 18 s. 5 d. per Annum MALVERNE in Worcestershire a Cell of Westminster IN the eighteenth year of William the Conqueror one Aldwine a Hermit and his Brethren began the Monastery here King William the Conqueror and others gave Lands and Revenues to this House but more especially King Henry the first who by his Charter dated in the year 1127. granted and confirm'd to them many Lands and great Liberties and Immunities Vid. Vol. 2. p. 876. Valued at 98 l. 10 s. 9 d. ob per Annum AUCOT in Warwickshire a Cell of Malverne-magna WIlliam Burdet gave all his Land in Aucot to God and St. Mary of Malverne and to the Monks there in the year 1159. From among which Monks he was to have by agreement betwixt him and Roger Prior of that House a certain number for the Institution of a Monastery here The Prior of which House was to be constituted by the Prior of Malverne by and with the advice of the Abbot of Westminster Valued at 28 l. 6 s. 2 d. per Annum SUDBURY in Suffolk a Cell of Westminster KING Edward the III. in the thirty fifth year of his Reign granted his License to Richard Roke of Westminster to settle certain Land in Sudbury and Holgate upon the Abbot and Convent of Westminster or the relief of their poor Cell of St. Bartholomew near Sudbury St. NEOTS in Huntingtonshire SAint Neot was Son of King Adulphus and Brother of King Alured who founded the University of Oxford He was a Monk at Neotestoke in Cornwall and from thence his Body was translated to Anulphesbury in Huntingtonshire where Earl Elfrid converted his Palace into a Monastery of black Monks Which being afterwards spoild and burnt down by the Danes was in the Reign of King Henry the I. An. Dom. 1113. re-edified by Rohesia Wife of Richard Son of Earl Gislibert about which time it was given as a Cell to the Abby of Bec in Normandy The foresaid Lady and divers others gave Lands and Revenues to the Monks of Bec serving God at St. Neots It appears by the Bull of Pope Celestine directed to the Bishop of Lincoln that the Prior and Convent of St. Neots being their House was situated on a famous and great Road did use to bestow meat and drink on all Travellers who desired it and to this only use they did appropriate certain Rents and Pensions which they received yearly from the Churches of Eynesbury and Torney In the Reigns of Henry the IV. and Henry the V. This Monastery was discharg'd of its Foreign Subjection to the Abby of Bec and made an English Priory Vid. Vol. 2. p. 876. Valued at 241 l. 11 s. 4 d. q. per Annum SELBY in Yorkshire KING William the Conqueror founded the Abby here for Benedictine Monks in honour of our Lord Iesus Christ and his blessed Mother the Virgin Mary and St. Germain the Bishop Which King and several other persons did endow it with large Possessions in particular Guido de Raincourt gave to this Church of St. Germain in Selby his Town of Stamford in Northamptonshire Thomas Archbishop of York Gilbert Tâ—sâ—n chief Standard-bearer of England Gaulerannus Earl of Mellent Henry de Lacy Earl of Lincoln and Constable of Chester c. gave other Lands and great Libertiesâ— All which King Richard the I. in the first year of his Reign confirm'd to the Monks here Also King Edward the III. did in the second year of his Reign confirm to them all their Liberties and Exemptions whereupon in the twenty second of that King they were excused from paying to the King in any of their Lands purchased before the abovesaid second year any aâ—d for knighting his eldest Son c. Vaued at 729 l. 12 s. 10 d. q. per Annum SHREWSBURY in Shropshire IN the year 1083. Roger Earl of Montgomery built here a Monastery in honour of St. Peter To this House he gave great Possessions and after his Example other Barons and Knights of that County did the like After the death of the said Roger Hugh his Son and Heir gave other Lands and great Liberties and Immunities with a heavy Curse to the Violaters The like did King Henry the I. and King Steven confirming their said Liberties in so large a manner that nothing could be added to them Other principal Benefactors were Matilda de Lungespe Daughter and Heir of Walter de Clifford Walchelinus Maminot Willielmus Peverell and Richard Fitz-Allen Earl of Arundel c. All whose Guifts and Benefactions were confirm'd to the Abbot and Monks of this House by King Henry the III. in the eleventh year of his Reign Valued at 132 l. 4 s. 10 d. per Annum St. MARY's at York THE History of the Foundation of this Abby was writ by Stephen who had been Abbot of Whitby and was after that made the first Abbot of this House In which the most observable matters are as follows Alan Son of Eudo Earl of Brittain having built a Church adjoyning to the City of York in honour of St Olave gave it to the foresaid Stephen and his Companions with four Acres of Land thereon to erect a Monastery This was about the year 1088. in the Reign of King William the Conqueror Who dying his Son and Successor King William Rufus gave them Land whereon to build a larger Church and gave to the Monastery divers Lands Liberties and Exemptions Also Earl Alan their first Founder gave them the adjoynig
Successors shall add to this Donation sufficient wherewith to maintain a Covent here that then the said Abbot of Reading should send a Covent hither MAY in Scotland a Cell to Reading THIS Priory was founded by David King of Scotland and endow'd with several Lands in Scotland by the said David and Malcolm and William successively Kings of Scotland SHIRBURN in Dorsetshire THE Bishops Seat which is now at Salisbury did of old time for many years remain at Shirburn but since that time Monks were placed here instead of secular Canons The Abby-Church here dedicated to our Lady was in the time of Abbot Bradeford set on fire and a great part burnt in a Dissention which happened between the Townesmen and the Monks but the Townesmen were made to contribute to the Reparation King Hen. 2. granted and confirm'd certain Lands to this Abby Valued at 682 l. 14 s. 7 d. ob per Annum CADWELLI in the Diocess of St. David's in Wales a Cell to Shirburn THIS Priory of Cadwelli was given to the Church of St. Mary's of Shirburnâ— and to Thurstan Prior there and his Successors by Roger Bishop of Salsbury Maurice of London and others were Benefactors Pope Alexander by his Bull dated 1163. confirm'd to the Abby of Shirburn all its Lands and Revenues among others the Parish Church of St. Mary of Shirburn which the Abbot of that Abby held as a Prebend of the Church of Salisbury also the Church of St. Mary of Cadwelli with all the Chappels and Tithes thereunto belonging c. all which Grants and Deeds were ratified approved and confirm'd and also exemplified by David Bishop of St. David's Anno Dom. 1303. Valued at 29 l. 10 s. per Annum CARHOW in Norfolk THIS was a Nunnery founded and endow'd by King Steven near the City of Norwich King Iohn in the first year of his Reign granted to the Nuns here a Fair to be held yearly at the Nativity of our Lady with the like Liberties as the Monks enjoy in their Fair at Norwich King Henry the III. in the thirteenth year of his Reign confirmed their Estate Valued at 64 l. 16 s. 6 d. q. per Annum GRENDALE in Yorkshire AVicia Prioress of the Covent of Nuns in the Church of St. Mary of Grendale granted in fee-farm to Ralf Prior and to the Convent of Giseburn certain Lands which had been to the said Nuns given by Eugeramus de Bovington to hold at the yearly Rent of four Quarters of Wheat yearly to be paid half at the Feast of St. Martins in Winter and half at Whitsontide Richard de Percy then Patron of this Priory granted the Advowson thereof to Richard Malebisse and his Heirs for ever yeilding in â—eu of all Service one pound of Incense yearly at the Feast of Pentecost which by the same Deed he assigned to be paid to the said Priory CLERKENWELL in Middlesex JOrdanus Son of Radulfus Son of Brian gave to God St. Mary and all Saints and to Robert the Chaplain in Alms fourteen Acres of Land lying near the Clerks-well fons clericorum freed and discharged from all Claims of the Hospitallers of St. Iohn or Ierusalem this he gave to the said Robert to the end that he might there build a religious House such as he thought fit for God's service Which being built and made a Nunnery Matilda de Ros Daughter of Richard Canvilla Girard de Canvill Henry de Essex and others were Benefactors whose Gifts were confirm'd by Richard Bishop of London An. Dom. 1194. and by the Heirs General of the Founder who also granted other Lands and Possessions lying round the Nunnery All which Lands and Possessions were confirm'd to the Church of St. Mary de Fonte Clericorum adjoyning to London and the Nuns there by King Henry the II. Valued at 262 l. 19 s. per Annum WROXHALL in Warwickshire HVgh Lord of Wroxhall and Hatton being taken Prisoner at the holy War in Palestine and detain'd in Chaâ—â—s there was by miracle removed from thence and set down in his own Estate at Wroxhall whereupon he built a Nunnery here for Benedictine Nuns in honour of God and St. Leonard to whom he had made his Prayers when in distress and made his two Daughters Nuns here The Names of the Prioresses 1 Ernborow 2 Helin 3 Sabin 4 Helin 5 Mawd. 6 Emme 7 Mawd. 8 Ceceâ—ie 9 Ide 10 Amis Abtot 11 Annis 12 Sibill Abtot 1284. King Henry the II. and several others were Benefactors all whose Gifts were confirm'd to this House in the first of King Edward the III. Valued at 72 l. 15 s 6 d. per Annum COLNE in Essex a Cell to Abington ALbericus de Veer the Kings Chamberlain gave and confirm'd to God and St. Mary and to the Monks of Abington at Coln serving God in the Church of St. Andrew there divers Land and Revenues King Henry the I. in the year 1111. authorized and confirm'd the Subjection of this Church to that of Abington and all the Estate given unto it by the said Albericus de Veer and others of his Family Which Albericus before his death became a Monk in this House and dying was here buried as were also his Sons In the year 1311 a Composition and Agreement was made between Richard Abbot of Abington and Iohn de Campeden Prior of Colun and their several Convents containing that the Prior and Covent of Coln might choose and admit their own Monks from what parts they please and that no Monks should be sent thither from the Convent of Abyndon that the Convent of Coln might choose their own Prior who was to be presented to and allow'd by the Abbot of Abyndon saâ—ing to the Abbot the right of visiting the said Priory of Coln In consideration of which Liberty the Monks of Coln did with the Consent of Robert de Veer Earl of Oxford their Patron grant to the Abbot of Abyndon their Lordship of Kensington Vid. Vol. 2. p. 877. Valued at 156 l. 12 s. 4 d. ob per Annum CANEWELL in Staffordshire GEva Daughter of Hugh Earl of Chester and Wife of Ieoffrey Ridell founded the Church in honour of St. Mary and St. Giles and All Saints in Canewell for Monks and with the grant and allowance of her Heirs Ieoffrey Ridell and Ralph Basset endow'd it with divers Lands The said Ralph Basset was a Benefactor to this House and so was Waleran Earl of Warwick FARWELL in Staffordshire ROger Bishop of Chester whose Seat was since translated to Lichfield gave the Church of St. Mary at Faurwelle to Nuns and devout Women this he did at the request of three Hermits inhabiting at Faurwelle and endow'd the same with Lands to hold as freely as he himself did from God and the King all which King Henry the II. confirm'd to the said Nuns and also gave them of his own Charity divers other Lands and Liberties PINLEY in Warwickshire R de Pilaâ—dinton gave this place to be a Nunnery which was confirm'd to the Nuns here by Alured
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
Annum WINTENEY in Hampshire RIchard Son of Richard de Hereard endow'd the Nunnery here built to God the blessed Mary St. Mary Magdalen and All Saints with divers Lands which King Edward the I. confirm'd Valued at 43 l. 3 s. per Annum SNELLESHALL in Buckinghamshire RAlph Martell and others gave to the Prior and Monks here serving God in the Church of St. Leonard at Snelleshall divers Lands which were confirm'd to them by King Henry the III. Valued at 18 l. 1 s. 11 d. per Annum BIRKENED in Cheshire HAmo de Massie endow'd the Church of St. Mary and St. Iames here with Lands and granted and confirm'd to the Prior and Monks and their Successors power and liberty to choose their own Prior upon any vacancy from among themselves according as Pope Alexander had granted to them Valued at 90 l. 13 s. per Annum MARRIGG in Yorkshire TO the Nuns here serving God Roger de Asco Conan de Asch and many others among the rest Conan Duke of Britanny and Richmond were great Benefactors giving divers Lands and Liberties all which were recited and confirm'd by the Charter of King Edward the IIIâ— in the twenty second year of his Reign Valued at 48 l. 18 s. 3 d. per Annum STYKESWOULD in Lincolnshire IT appear'd by Inquisition taken in the Reign of King Edward the I. that the master and Nuns of Stikeswold held several Lands of the Gift oâ— Lucy Mother of Ranulf Earl of Chester and others And that they had been so held for the space of one hundred years Valued at 114 l. 5 s. 2 d. ob per Annumâ— STODELY in Oxfordshire BErnard de Sancto Walerico and Thomas de Sancto Walerico his Son endow'd a Nunnery here and gave power to the Nuns upon the vacancy of the Prioress to choose another with the assent of the Patron or his Steward Thomas de S. Walerico lived in the time of King Iohn 1207. Richard King of the Romans and Edmund Earl of Cornwall and Godfrey de Craucumbe were Benefactors Vid. Vol. 3. p. 13. Valued at 82 l. 4 s. 4 d. q. per Annum KIRKLEY in Yorkshire REinerus Flandrensis gave divers Lands to the Nuns here which were confirm'd to them by William Earl of Warren in pure and perpetual Alms. They had also other Lands from other Benefactors all which were confirm'd by King Henry the III. in the twentieth year of his Reign Valued at 19 l. 8 s. per Annum STANFORD in Lincolnshire WIlliam Abbot of Peterborough in the Reign of King Henry the II. founded at Stanford a Priory of Nuns in honour of God and St. Michael he built their Church and placed there forty Nuns Saving to himself and Successors Abbots of Peterburgh the placing of the Prioress c. reserving also a Rent of half a Mark yearly to be paid to the Church of Peterburgh William de Humet gave a Rent often Marks per Annum to the Cistercian Monks in Stanford which was confirm'd to them by King Iohn in the sixteenth year of his Reign Lucy Wife of the said William gave certain Rents to the Nuns of St. Michaels at Stanford The Prioress and Nuns here did by their Act and Deed acknowledge and promise fidelity and obedience to the Abbot and Convent of Peterborough that the Prior or Curator of their Monastery might be placed and displaced by the said Abbot and Convent that upon the death of the Prioress no Election of another should be made without the Abbots License and that the admitting of the Nuns into the said House should be wholly in the power of the said Abbot also that the said Nunnery should pay a yearly Pention of a Mark of Silver to the said Abby of Peterburgh for the buying of Books Vid. Vol. 2. p. 880. Valued at 65 l. 19 s. 9 d. per Annum WYRTHORP in Northamptonshire IN the 28th of Edw. 3. Thomas de Holland and Ioan his Wife the Kings Kinswoman were Patrons of a Nunnery at Wyrthorp at which time this House was so impoverished and decayed by reason of the Pestilence and other reasons that there was here but one Nun remaining whereupon by the King's License the said House and Church of Wyrthorp with all its Possessions were by the Bishop for ever united and annext to the Nunnery of St. Michaels by Stanford and the Nun here remaining was removed thither IVINGHO in Buckinghamshire KING Edward the I. in the eighth year of his Reign gave divers Lands to the Prioress and Nuns of St. Margaret of Ivingho and their Successors to hold of the King in free pure and perpetual Alms. WABURN in Norfolk THE Priory of Waburn was founded by Sir Ralph Meyngaryn Knight from whom descended by the Mothers side Iohn de Veer Earl of Oxford Valued at 24 l. 19 s. 6 d. ob per Annum CAMPESS or Campsey in Suffolk TEobandus de Valoines gave his Land in Campess to his two Sisters Ioan and Agnes for the Foundation of a Nunnery there to the honour of God and the glorious Virgin Mary Which was confirm'd by King Iohn Matilda de Lancaster Countess of Vlster did in the Reign of King Edw. III. by License of that King found a Chantry of five Priests to officiate in this Church which Chantry was removed afterwards to a Town call'd Brusseyard in the Mannor of Rokhall the Revenues and Scite whereof was afterwards in the said King's Reign given to a Prioress and Nuns of St. Clares Order which Nunnery was there erected at Brusseyard in place of the said Chantry Priests or Chaplains Valued at 182 l. 9 s. 5 d. per Annum DENNEY Abby in Cambridgeshire IN the last year of Nigellus Bishop of Ely who died 1169. one Robert Chamberlain to the Earl of Britony and Richmond founded the Monastery here as a Cell to Ely becoming a Monk himself In the year 1341. Maria de Sancto Paulo Countess of Pembroke gave this Mannor of Denney to Sister Katherine de Bolwyk Abbess and to the Nuns of St. Clare or Minoresses there serving God in free pure and perpetual Alms. She also annext and united the Advowson of the Abby of Minoresses at Waterbeche to this at Denney and translated the Nuns of Waterbeche hither All which she did by License of King Edward the III. Vid. Vol. 2. p. 883. Valued at 172 l. 8 s. 3 d. ob per Annum SEWARDSLEY in Northamponshire RObert de Pinkeny and Simon de Pinkeny gave certain Lands to the Nuns here and William de Sancto Iohanne was also a Benefactor Valued at 12 l. 6 s. 7 d. q. per Annum LITTLE MAREIS near Yedingham in Yorkshire ROger de Clere endow'd the Nunnery here with divers Lands The Church of Yeddingham was dedicated in honour of the most blessed Virgin in the year 1241. on the seventeenth of the Kalends of September at which time divers indulgences were granted Richard de Breuse became Patron of this House in right of Alice his Wife who was descended from the Founders King Henry the
St. Mary at Lancaster with divers Lands and Revenues to the Monastery of St. Martin All which was confirm'd by Iohn Earl of Morton and by King Richard the II. An. 1246. Iohn Romanus Archdeacon of Richmond appropriated the Church of Lancaster and Chappels thereunto belonging to this Priory reserving twenty Marks per Annum for a Vicar presentative OTTERY in Devonnshire a Cell to the Abby of St. Michael pericul mar in Normandy THIS Priory was founded by King Iohn for four Monks and endow'd with Lands of 100 l. value per Annum These Monks were to distribute to the Poor at their Gates bread to the value of 16 s. every week LODRES in Dorsetshire a Cell to the Abby of St. Mary de Mon-Bur BEnedict de Redueriis gave this Mannor to the Monastery of St. Mary de Monte Burgo confirm'd by King Henry the I. APLEDERCOMB in the Isie of Wight a Cell to the Abby of Mont-Burg in Normandy THIS Priory consisted only of a Prior and two Monks who were removed by Command of King Edward the III. to a more Inland Habitation first to the Abby of Hyde and after that in the 13. E. 3. to Salisbury FRAMPTON in Dorsetshire a Cell to Caen in Normandy THIS was given to St. Stephens at Caen and the Monks there by King William the Conqueror and with divers other Lands and Liberties confirm'd to them by King Richard the II. SWANESEY in Cambridgeshireâ— a Cell to St. Sergius in Angiers THE Church of Swanesey with all manner of Tithes there and in the Vills thereunto belonging were given by Alan Earl of Britain to the Abby of St. Sergius and St. Bachus at Angiers who presented the Prior to this Priory as often as the Office avoided BLAKENHAM in Suffolk a Cell to St. Mary at Bec. THIS was given to the Abby abovesaid by Walter Giffard and confirm'd by King William Rufus COGES in Oxfordshire a Cell of Fischamp MAnnasses Arsic gave this Estate with other Tithes and Revenues to the Church of Fiscampe Anno 1103. WESTWOOD in Worcestershire a Cell to Font-Ebraud OSbert Fitzâ— Hugh and Eustachia de Say his Mother erected here a Convent of Nuns of Font-Ebraud WELLS in Norfolk a Cell of the Abby at Caen in Normandy KING Edward the III. in the forty seventh year of his Reign being then in War with France committed the Custody of the Priory of Paunfeild and Wells to Hugh Fastolf to hold at the yearly Rent of 40 l. per Annum to the King and 10 l. per Annum to each Monk there for his support This Priory being first given by William de Estois to the Abby of St. Steven at Caen and after seized into the King's hands by Edward the III. it continued in the Crown till 9. Edw. 4. at which time that King desirous to restore this Estate to its antient use the Spiritualty and out of the Devotion which he bore to St. Stephen he conferr'd the whole Estate which did formerly belong to this Priory on the Dean and Canons of his free Chappel of St. Steven at Westminster PATRICKSBURN in Kent a Cell to Beau-Lieu in Normandy IT was found by Inquisition taken at Canterbury the 6 Edw. 3. that this Mannor was given to the Priory of Beau-Lieu in Normandy by Iohannes de Pratellis and confirm'd by King Iohn STOKE-CURCY in Devonshire a Cell to Lonley in France HVgh de Novilla gave to God and the Monks at Stok-curcy the Church of St. Andrew of Stoke-curcy with other Revenues William de Curcy and Iohn de Novilla were also Benefactors SHIRBURN in Hampshire a Cell of St. Vigor Cerasius HEnry de Portu or Port gave the West part of Shirburn with the Church there and divers other Revenues to God and St. Vigor Cerasius all which was confirm'd to the Monks at Shirburn by his Descendents King Edward the III. gave the Custody of the Hospital of St. Iulian or Domus Dei at Southamptonto Queens Colledge in Oxford to which Hospital King Edward the IV. in the first year of his Reign gave the alien Priory of Shireburn in Hampshire BURWELL in Lincolnshire a Cell of St. Mary Silvae Majoris JOhn de Hay gave to God and the Monastery of St. Mary Silvae Majoris and to the Monks at Burwell divers Possessions from whom descended Gilbert de Vmframvill Earl of Angos who lived at Burwell LANKYWAN in Wales a Cell to the Abby of Lyra. EDmund Son of King Henry the III. discharged this House from all Exactions and Troubles from his Heirs or their Bayliffs in the Vacation of a Prior. SELE in Sussex a Cell of St. Florence at Saumurs WIlliam de Braiosa by his Deed dated 1075. gave the Church of St. Peter at Sele with other Churches and Revenues both in England and Normandy to the Abbot and Monks of St. Florence This Priory of Sele was made Indigena or Denison 19. R. 2. OKEBURN in Wiltshire a Cell to Bec in Normandy MAtilda de Wallengfort gave to the Church of St. Mary of Bec both the Okeburns viz. the greater and the less Richard Earl of Cornwall by his Deed dated 1253. discharg'd the Abbot and Monks of Bec from all Exactions and Suit of Court in his honour of Walingford except only that his Bayliff of Walingford should once a year keep a view of Frankpledge at Okeburn and then be entertain'd for that day with four Horses at most WILLESFORD in Lincolnshire a Cell to Bec in Normandy BY Inquisition taken at Stranford it was found that the Prior of the Order of Bec held in Willesford and Ancaster Lands of the value 16 l. per Annum of the Gift of Hugh de Evermewe WEDEN-PINKNEY in Northamponshire a Cell to St. Lucian near Beauvoys in France GIles Ralph Gilbert Henry and Robert de Pinkeni successively gave Lands and Revenues to the Abby of St. Lucian and the Monks at St. Mary's of Weden Anno Dom. 1392 The Abbot and Convent of St. Lucian convey'd their Priory of Weden and all the Estate thereunto belonging to the Abbot and Convent of Bitlesden and their Successors in consideration of a Sum of Gold received and the yearly pension of ten Marks to be paid to the Abbot and Convent of St. Lucian and their Successors in the Church of St. Mary at Calais on the Feast of St. Iohn Baptist. TYWARDREIT in Cornwall a Cell to Angiers in France RObert de Cardinan gave divers Lands and Revenues in Cornwall to the Church of St. Sergius and St. Bachus at Angiers and to the Church of St. Andrew of Tywardrait and to the Monks there all which was confirm'd by King Henry the III. BIRSTALL in Yorkshire a Cell of St. Martins at Albamarle THIS was given among other Lands and Revenues to the Church and Monks of St. Martin without the Castle of Albamarle in Normandy by Steven Earl of Albamarle 1115. Walter Archbishop of York first settled the Monks of Albamarle here at Birstal and granted to them divers Immunities Charles the VI. King of France by his
Reginald de Moun in his Mannor of Axeminster with which and other Lands it was endowed Confirmed by King Edw. 3. This Reginald de Mohun was the Son of Reginald Lord of Dunsterre and Alice Daughter of William Bruer by whom he inherited the Mannor of Axeminster See in the Book at large the Progeny of the noble Family of Mohuns Abbots of this House Iohn Godard Henry Sper sholt Iohn de Ponte-Roberto Ieffrey de Blanchvil Hugh de Cokeswell Iohn de Northampton William de Cornubia Richard de Chichestre Richard de Piderton William le Fria Ralph de Shapewike Robert de Puplysuirie Iohn de Cokyswill Iohn de Geytingtone ob 1338. Walter de Hous Valued at 227 l. 7 s. 8 d. per Annum GRACE-DIEU in Leicestershire FOunded by Roesia de Verdun for Nuns Endow'd by her with her Mannor of Beleton c. LETLEY in Hampshire KING Henry the III. was-the Founder of this Abby of Letley otherwise call'd Locum Sancti Edwardi and endow'd it with Lands in the thirty fifth year of his Reign Valued at 100 l. 12 s. 8 d per Annum REWLEY in the Suburbs of Oxford THIS was founded in the year 1281. for Cistercian Monks by Richard Earl of Cornwall and King of the Romans who endow'd this Abby with divers Lands They were found by Inquisition to be exempt from suit to the County and Hundred Courts Valued at 174 l. 3 s. ob per Annum DERNHALL in Cheshire KING Edward the I. founded and endow'd this Abby in performance of a Vow made in a great danger at Sea his Deed of endowment bears date before he came to the Crown in the four and fiftieth year of his Father's Reign King Henry the III. granted his Letter of Request to all Religious Houses in England for the furnishing this House with Books After King Edward came to the Crown in the seven and twentieth year of his Reign he translated these Monks to Vale-Royal and granted them many great Immunities and Franchises Vid. 2. Vol. p. 921. The Abby of Vale-Royal was valued at 118 l. 7 s. 6 d. ob per Annum BOCLAND in Devonshire FOunded by Amicia Countess of Devon for Cistercian Monks endowed by her and her Daughter Isabella de Fortibus Countess of Albemarl and Devon with many Lands and Liberties Confirm'd by King Edward the II. Anno 4. Valued at 241 l. 17 s. 9 d. ob per Annum HILTON in Staffordshire ANno 1223. Henry de Audiddeley founded and endow'd this Abby with many Lands and Liberties to hold in pure and perpetual Almes King Richard the II. in the 19th year of his Reign at the request of Elizabeth relict of Sir Nicholas de Audley Licensed the Abbot and Convent of Blanchland in Normandy to transfer to this House the Priory and Mannor of Cameryngham which was thence forward united to this Abby Valued at 75 l. 14 s. per Annum The Abby of Grace near the Tower at London KING Edward the III. founded this House in the Church-yard of the Holy Trinity near the Tower at London and endow'd it with all the Messuages and Gardens lying on and about the Tower Hill Anno Reg. 24. 1350. Afterwards in the fiftieth year of his Reign he gave the Mannor of Gravesend and other Mannors in Kent to be settled upon this House All which was after done and confirm'd by King Richard the II. Anno Regn. 22. Valued at 546 l. 10 s. per Annum A CARTHVSIAN MONK Vol 1 P. 949 Of the Carthusians This Order was first founded Anno Dom. 1080. By a certain learned man named Bruno who professing Philosophy at Paris and hearing the dead Body of his Friend who had the Esteem of a very good Man when living cry out as they were about to bury him Iusto dei judicio damnatus sum he and six Companions forsook the World and betook themselves to a most austere Life in a Desert and Melancholy Place call'd Cartusia in the Diocess of Grenoble in France Their inward Habit is of Hair-Cloath they never eat flesh on Fridays fast with Bread and Water never stir out of their Monasteries except the Prior and Procurator observe almost continual silence and suffer no Women to enter into any part of their Houses no not their Churches See more of their Rules in the Monasticon at large WITHAM in Somersetshire KING Henry the II. founded this Monastery in the honour of the blessed Mary St. Iohn Baptist and all Saints for the Order of Carthusians and endow'd it with divers Lands and Franchises Imprecating on the Violator of that his pious Donation the wrath of Almighty God and his own Curse unless the Party make Condign Satisfaction but to all such as augment his Gift or favour the Peace of the House he wisht the Peace and Reward of the Eternal Father for ever HENTON in Wiltshire ELa Countess of Saliâ—bury Widow of William Longespee Earl of Salisbury founded this Monastery in her Park of Henton for Carthusians to the honour of God the blessed Mary St. Iohn Baptist and all Saints and endow'd it with Lands and Liberties King Henry the III. in the four and twentieth year of his Reign granted and confirm'd to this House the same Liberties and free Customs which his Grandfather King Henry the II. had formerly granted to the Carthusians of Witham with other Exemptions The Carthusians in the Suburbs of London KING Edward the III. in the forty fifth year of his Reign granted his License to Sir Walter Lord of Manny to found this Monastery for Carthusian Monks in a certain place without the Bars of West-Smithlsied called Newe-cherche-hawe which House was to be called la Salutation mere dieu and to endow the same with twenty Acres of Land there adjoyning Pope Vrban reciting that in the time of a great Pestilence Sir Walter Manny purchased this ground for a Church-yard to bury poor People in and there intended to erect a Chappel and a Colledge of twelve Chaplains by the License of Pope Clement the VI. but afterwards the said Sir Walter changing his intention and erected here a Convent of Carthusians the said Pope Vrban granted his Bull of License for uniting to the said House of Carthusians Ecclesiastical Benefices to the value of 200 l. per Annum BEAUVAL or Bella-valle in Nottinghamshire IN the year 1343. Nicholas de Cantilupo Lord of Ilkeston by License of King Edward the III. founded this House in his Park of Gryseleve in the County of Nottingham for a Prior and twelve Carthusian Monks to the glory of God the blessed Virgin Mary and all Saints and endow'd it with Lands and Rents in Greseleye and Seleston This Nicholas de Cantilupo was lineally descended from Robert de Muskam Seneschal or Steward to Gilbert de Gaunt that famous Souldier in the Army of William the Conqueror from which Gilbert the said Robert de Muskâ—m enjoy'd the Lordship of Ilkeston conferr'd upon him in the Reign of King Henry the I. Elizabeth Widow of Brian Stapleton Knt. and William
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.
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
the Canons of this House the Advowson of the House of Lepers of St. Leonard at Kirkeby in Kendale c. Divers other Benefactors gave Many Lands and parcels all which were recited and confirm'd by King Edward II. An. 12. Magnus King of Man and the Iles by his deed dated An. Dom. 1256. granted to the Prior and Convent of this House that their Ships and Goods should be free from toll and all other demands and Customs throughout all his Dominions St. JOHN Baptist at Coventry LAurence Prior of Coventry and the Convent there granted the Scite of this House and the apurtenances in perpetual Alms for the Receit of Poor and infirm people And this was at the petition of Edmund Archdeacon of Coventry Confirm'd by Richard Archbishop of Canterbury and by Bull of Pope Honorius III. dated An. 1221. King Henry III. An. 45. granted to the Brethren and Sisters of this Hospital liberty and protection by themselves or Messengers to ask gather and receive Almes abroad for Releif of their House for the space of seven years An. Dom. 1425 Richard Crosby being then Prior of the Cathedral and Regular Church of the Blessed Mary of Coventry and Thomas Everdon Master or Custos of this Hospital Several Orders were made for the Government of this House containing That the Prior and Convent aforesaid shall be accounted Founders of this Hospital and Edmund formerly Archdeacon of Coventry Principal Benefactor that the Master of the Hospital be Subject to the Prior who is to have the placing Creation and reception of the said Master and all the Brethren and Sisters that the said Prior and his Successors may Visit in the said Hospital once a year attended with eight persons only the Master to make Oath of Fidelity to the Prior at his admission the Brothers and Sisters a Promise in Writing sign'd and Seal'd The Master to be in Priests Orders the Habit of the Master and Brothers to be of Dark Colour sign'd with a black Crosse and on their Mantles also a black Crosse without which habit they ought not to appear abroad The Master to hold Chapter every Fryday or however once a week The Divine Offices to be devoutly celebrated in the said Hospital at the usual hours Secundum usum sarum The Lay Brothers and Sisters that are illerate to say A CANNON HOSPITALLER OF S t IOHN BAPTIST AT COVENTRY Vol. 2 P. 428. instead of Matins thirty Paters and as many Aves with the Creed and for every of the other hours seven But those Brothers that have learning sufficient to say the Office of the Blessed Virgin The Sisters to be always intent and Solicitous about the Care and Service of the Infirm in the said Hospital The Common Seal to be kept under three Keys one to remain with the Master the other two with the Senior Brother and Sister That the Master shall pay predial Tithes to the Prior but not of Cattle nor Wood That the said Hospital shall have a free Sepulture for those who choose to be buried with them c. Valued at 83 l. 3 s. 3 d. per Annum BRUGWALTER in Somersetshire FOunded by William Briewerr for thirteen poor People beside Religious men and Travailers Several Churches being of the Advowson of the Master and Brethren of this Hospital of St. Iohn Baptist at Brudgwalter were appropriated hereunto by the Bishop of Bath and Wells and the Bishop of Exeter An. 1284. The Patronage of this Hospital coming to the hands of the Lord de la Zouche in Custody of King Henry VI. by reason of his Nonage that King granted his License to the President and Brethren of this House to elect a New Master on the death of the former Valued at 120 l. 19 s. 1 d. ob per Annum BRUGENORTH in Shropshire IT was found by Inquisition 14 Edward IV. that Radulf le Strange Founded and endow'd this Hospital in honour of the blessed Trinity the Virgin and St. Iohn Baptist From which Ralfle Strange did lineally descend Iohn Talbot created first Earl Salisbury of that name And it was then further found that the name of Custos of this Hospital was in Process of time changed to that of Prior. Valued at 4 l. per Annum St. JOHN'S in the City of Wells FIrst Founded by Hugh Bishop of Lincoln Ioselin Bishop of Bath and Sir Edmund Lyons were Benefactors These were so bountiful to this Hospital that at first this House had two hundred marks of annual Rents Valued at 40 l. o s 2 d. ob per Annum STRODE in Kent FOunded by Gilbert Bishop of Rochester for the Receit of Poor weak and infirm People as well known as Strangers and Travellers and for their releif with Bed Meat and Drink till they either die or depart in health The Master or Governour of which House by the name and title of Iconomus he appointed to be a Regular and to have with him at least two Priests to celebrate daily two Masses The said Bishop endow'd this Hospital with divers Churches and Tithes c. All which Revenues were confirm'd by the Prior and Convent of Rochester Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury and King Richard the first Whose Several Deeds were all Recited and confirm'd by King Edward III. An. 6. by Inspeximus The same King Edward III. An. 16. granted his License to Mary of St. Paul Countess of Pembroke to grant her Mannour of Strode to any House of Religious Men or Women already built or to be built by her with a Non obstante to the Statute of Mortmain Valued at 52 l. 9 s. 10 d. ob per Annum SHIREBURNE in the Bishoprick of Durham FOunded and endow'd with Lands and Churches by Hugh de Puteaco or Pudsey who placed there Leperous People collected all over his Diocess endowing it with Lands and Churches SUTTON in Yorkshire JEffrey Fitz-Peter Earl of Essex gave certain Lands here to William de Wrotham Archdeacon of Tanton for the erection of an Hospital in honour of the holy and individual Trinity and the blessed Virgin and of all Celestial Virtues and all Saints and for the maintenance of thirteen poor People and three Chaplains MERLEBERGE in Wiltshire TO this Hospital dedicated to St. Iohn Baptist and to the Brothers and Sisters here King Iohn An. 16. confirm'd divers Lands given by Henry de Kenet Levenot Son of Levenot and others Valued at 6 l. 18 s. 4 d. per Annum St. LAURENCE near Bristol in Somersetshire KING Iohn An. Reg. 9. and King Henry the III. An. 32. confirmed divers Lands to the Masters and Brethren of this Hospital of Lepers of St. Laurence in the Suburbs of Bristol BOCKLAND in Somersetshire LOretta Countess of Leicester Widow of Earl Robert gave divers Lands to God and the blessed Mary and St. Iohn Baptist and to the blessed Poor of the Hospital-house of Ierusalem for the Sustentation of the Sisters of Bocklaund and for the finding of a Chaplain to celebrate daily in the Church at Bokland St. THOMAS in Southwark
de Lincoln 6. years 9. Richard de Normanton the second time Ruled 1. year 10. Iohn Horsley 26. years 11. Ioh Wodhouse 15. Weeks 12. William Horsley 21. years 13. Roger de Kyrkton 3. years 14. William de Bone 42. years 15. Herry Monyasche 39. years 16. Iohn Spondone 33. years 17. Iohn Stanley 22. years 18. Richard de Nottingham 19. years Pag. 605. CROXTON AVicia de Romely Lady of Bescaudeby was married to William Paynel who came into England with William the Conqueror and of whose guilt he had divers Towns in Yorkshire Lincolnshire and Leicestershire which William and Avice had issue a daughter named Alice or Avice whom King H. II gave in Marriage to Robert de Gant who had issue by her another Alâ—ce or Avice whom the same King Henry gave in Marriage to Robert Fitz-Harding of Bristol who had issue Maurice who dying without issue his Mothers Iâ—heritance came to Andrew Lutterel as next of the Bloud of the Paynells Pag. 607. LEYSTONE RAnulfus de Glanville founded the Abby of St. Mary at Leestune and endow'd it with the Mannour of Lâ—estune which he had of the guift of king Henry II. and with certain Churches which he had formerly given to the Canons of Buttele and now by them resign'd to the Canons of this place King Richard I. confirm'd the Estate so given to these Canons of Leystone with a Grant of divers Franchises confirm'd also by Richard Archbishop of Canterbury and by Roger Bygot Earl of Norfolk Pope Lucius granted these Canons divers Priviledges and not to pay Tithes of their proper Goods and Cattel to celebrate privately in time of a General Interdict with absolute freedom in the Election of thier Abbot with Liberty of Burial for any not Excommunicate who desire to be buried with them saving the Rights of those Churches from whence the Bodies come c. Pag. 643. BEGEHAM WIlliam de Burgelle granted certain Marish Lands to the Canons of Otteham afterwards translated to Begeham saving to the Lord of the soil the Service of half a pound of Pepper to be paid yealry on the Vigil of Chirstmass for all Custom and exaction DURFORD Abby in Sussex FOunded and endow'd with Lands c. by Henry Hesatus Lord of Herting in the County of Sussex confirmed by King Henry the II. who also granted them a Fair for three days yearly at Herting viz. on the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist and two days next before Confirm'd also by Hillary and Seffrid Bishops of Chichester and by William de Percy c. Valued at 98 l. 4 s. 5 d. Per Annum STIXWOLD Abby in Lincolnshire KING Henry VIII in the 29th year of his Reign out of the sincere Devotion which he had to the Virgin Mary and for the increase of Virtue and the Divine Worship c. founded a new Monastery of Nuns of the Order of Praemonstratenses in the place Scite and Precinct of the Old Monastery of Stixwold in Com. Lincoln lately supprest by Authority of Parliament to consist of a Prioress and Nuns there to officiate in the Divine Offices for the good Estate of him and of his most dear Consort Iane Queen of England while they lived and after their deaths for their Souls and the Souls of their Children and Progenitors And made and constituted Mary Missenden Prioress of the said new Monastery and incorporated the said Prioress and Nuns by the name of the Prioress and Convent of the New Monastery of King Henry the VIII of Stixwold with capacity to receive Lands by that name to sue and be sued and to have a Common-Seal He further gave and settled on them all the Lands and Estate real and personal belonging to the old Monastery of Stixwold in as full and ample manner as Helena Key late Prioress of the said Monastery enjoy'd the same on the same on the 4th of Feb. in the seven and twentieth year of his Reign or any time before at which time it came to his hands by reason of an Act of Parliament then past for the dissolving of certain Monasteries Which said Revenue was then rated at the clear yearly value of 152 l. 10 s. 7 d. and was granted to the said new Monastery to hold in Capite by the twentieth part of a Knights Fee and by the yearly Rent of 15 l. 5 s. 1 d. to be paid into the Court of Augmentations at Michaelmas and Lady-day the Statute of Mortmain or any other Statute non obstante Whose Grant bears date on the 9th of Iuly in the said nine and twentieth year and is witnessed by Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury and divers others among whom Sir Thomas Crumwell Knt. Lord Crumwell Keeper of the Privy-Seal c. Vid. 1. Vol. 486. Pag. 376. BRACKLEY RObert Earl of Leicester gave to Salomon the Clerk and his Successors one Acre of Land in Brahole Brackley in the love of God and honour of St. Iohn the Apostle and Evangelist to build a House thereon for the Receipt and Entertainment of poor People This was confirm'd afterwards by Robert his Son and Heir which Father and Son endow'd the said Hospital with divers Lands to hold in Frankalmoine Hugh Bishop of Lincoln confirm'd the Foundation of this Hospital with all the Lands and Liberties given and conferr'd upon it The like did King Henry III. in the twelfth year of his Reign Pag. 423. DOVER KING Henry the III. in the twelfth year of his Reign confirm'd to the Hospital of St. Mary at Dover divers Land and Rents given by Simon de Wardune he also confirm'd the Mannor of Rivere to the said Hospital at the Petition of Hubert de Burgo who founded the same for the sustentation of poor People and Travellers who should come thether He also ordained that upon the death or removal of the Master the Brothers of the said Hospital shall freely choose another and present him to the King or his Chief Justice who shall without difficulty give assent and then he shall be presented to the Archbishop of Cantebury to be by him instituted He also granted to the said Hospital the tenth part of the Profits of the Passage in the Port of Dover besides 10 l. and 50 s. which by two Deeds he had formerly granted them With other Revenues elsewhere Pag. 899. NEWTON THomas Archbishop of York made a Decree between Edmund Litchfield who pretended to the Office of Custos or Master of the Hospital of St. Mary Magdalen at Newton in Holderness and Edmund Percy then in Possession of the said Hospital containing that the said Percy whose title the Bishop confirms and his Successors shall pay to the said Litchfield during his Life a yearly Pension of 100 s. on the day of the Annuciation of the Blessed Virgin in the Collegiate Church of St. Thomas of Acon in London under pain of incuring the Sentence of Excommunication if upon request he does not within thirty days perform this Decree and besides it shall and may be lawful for the said Litchfield on the