joh._n and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 135_o â—_o 9_o â—_o per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 170_o l._n 8_o s._n 9_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 810._o 47._o welles_n a_o monastery_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n gilbert_n of_o sempringham_n build_v by_o ralph_n de_fw-fr hauvill_n temp_n r._n johan._n it_o be_v endow_v with_o 95_o l._n 6_o s._n 1_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 152_o l._n 7_o s._n 4_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 826._o 48._o ravendale_n a._n d._n 1202._o alan_n the_o son_n of_o henry_n earl_n of_o ..._o give_v this_o manor_n to_o the_o abbey_n de_fw-fr belloportu_fw-la in_o normandy_n and_o so_o it_o become_v a_o cell_n to_o that_o monastery_n king_n henry_n vi._n give_v it_o to_o the_o collegiate_n church_n of_o southwell_n in_o notingham-shire_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 1016._o t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 15._o 49._o foss._n a_o small_a benedictine_n nunnery_n 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penes_fw-la montagu_n comitem_fw-la lindsey_n apud_fw-la grimesthorp_n in_o com._n linc._n a._n d._n 1646._o 61._o hagham_n a_o alien-priory_n to_o st._n severus_n in_o normandy_n reyner_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 603._o 62._o holland-brugge_a a_o gilbertine_n priory_n found_v by_o godwinusâ—_n â—_z rich_a citizen_n of_o lincoln_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 815._o 63._o temple-bruer_n a_o preceptory_a of_o the_o knight_n templar_n value_v at_o 184_o l._n 6_o s._n 8_o d_o 64._o willoughton_n a_o preceptory_a of_o the_o templar_n value_v at_o 174_o l._n 11_o s._n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la 65._o briggerd_v sp._n a_o priory_n value_v at_o 101_o l._n 11_o s._n ob_fw-la speed_n 66._o iffingham_n a_o abbey_n of_o white_a canon_n dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n bodl._n 67._o grimesby_n rob._n grosthead_n speed_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n about_o a._n d._n 1250._o found_v a_o monastery_n here_o for_o nun_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benedict_n it_o be_v tutelar_a saint_n be_v st._n leonard_n and_o it_o be_v able_a to_o dispend_v 9_o l._n 14_o s._n 7_o d._n dugd._n 12_o l._n 3_o s._n 7_o d._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n at_o the_o suppression_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 898._o 68_o alvingham_n a_o gilbertine_n monastery_n build_v by_o ant._n bek_n bishop_n of_o durham_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n about_o a._n d._n 1310._o it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 128_o l._n 14_o s._n 2_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 141_o l._n 15_o s._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 802._o librum_fw-la domesticum_fw-la coenobii_fw-la de_fw-la alvingham_n ms._n in_o bibl._n bodl._n laud._n f._n 119._o in_o quo_fw-la inter_fw-la alia_fw-la invenitur_fw-la enumeratio_fw-la omnium_fw-la terrarum_fw-la reddituum_fw-la etc._n etc._n quae_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la coenobium_fw-la quoquo_fw-la modo_fw-la pertinebant_fw-la cum_fw-la instrumentis_fw-la benefactorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n 69._o eppworth_n a_o carthusian_n abbey_n found_v by_o tho._n earl_n of_o nottingham_n and_o commend_v to_o the_o patronage_n of_o st._n mary_n st._n john_n the_o evangelist_n and_o st._n edward_n the_o confessor_n 20._o rich._n ii_o it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 237_o l._n 15_o s._n 2_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n dugd._n 290_o l._n 14_o s._n 7_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 969._o 70._o tatteshall_n a_o college_n found_v by_o ralph_n cromwell_n knight_n 17._o hen._n vi_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 348_o l._n 5_o s._n 11_o d._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n augl_n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 194._o *_o statuta_fw-la fundationis_fw-la penes_fw-la montagu_n comitem_fw-la lindsey_n apud_fw-la grimesthorp_n in_o com._n linc._n 71._o râ—veston_n sp._n a_o college_n of_o secular_a canon_n dedicate_v to_o st._n austin_n ☞_o see_v belvoir_n priory_n in_o leicestershire_n which_o be_v place_v by_o the_o monasticon_fw-la in_o this_o county_n london_n 1._o s._n paul_n this_o ancient_a cathedral_n be_v found_v by_o ethelbert_n king_n of_o kent_n a._n d._n 604._o at_o which_o time_n mellitus_n be_v consecrate_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o london_n by_o st._n austin_n the_o monk_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 298._o the_o history_n of_o st._n paul_n cathedral_n in_o london_n from_o its_o foundation_n until_o these_o time_n by_o sir_n will._n dugdale_n london_n 1658._o fol._n 2._o westminster_n a_o benedictine_n abby_n found_v by_o sebert_n king_n of_o the_o east-savons_a about_o a._n d._n 610._o and_o dedicate_v by_o mellitus_n the_o bishop_n to_o st._n peter_n it_o be_v reedisied_a by_o king_n edward_n a._n d._n 1066._o and_o endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 3471_o â—_o 2_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 3977_o l._n 6_o s._n 4_o d._n speed_n king_n henry_n viii_o make_v it_o a_o bishop_n see_v but_o it_o continue_v so_o only_o nine_o year_n and_o then_o it_o become_v a_o collegiate_n church_n for_o a_o dean_n and_o secular_a canon_n who_o have_v continue_v ever_o since_o except_o for_o three_o year_n in_o queen_n mary_n reign_n during_o which_o time_n here_o be_v a_o abbot_n and_o benedictine_n monk_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 55._o t._n 2._o p._n 847._o reynerii_fw-la apost_n bened._n tr._n 1._o p._n 65._o t._n 2._o p._n 158._o a_o historical_a account_n of_o the_o original_n increase_n and_o present_a state_n of_o st._n peter_n or_o the_o abbey_n church_n of_o westminster_n by_o henry_n keep_v london_n 1683._o 8_o vo_z historiam_fw-la ric._n sporley_n de_fw-fr fundatione_fw-la abb._n westmonast_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n claud._n a._n 8._o registr_n westmon_n abb._n in_o bibl._n cotton_n faust._n a._n 3._o ms._n the_o dedicatione_n eccles._n westmon_n in_o bibl._n
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clergy_n '_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o may_v be_v examine_v with_o more_o certainty_n than_o any_o other_o part_n of_o english_a history_n the_o land_n of_o the_o ecclesiastic_n be_v all_o particular_o record_v in_o doomsday-book_n so_o that_o it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o compute_v the_o proportion_n but_o not_o have_v in_o this_o place_n the_o opportunity_n of_o consult_v the_o original_a it_o can_v be_v very_o accurate_a however_o by_o the_o transcript_n of_o those_o few_o county_n we_o have_v a_o pretty_a exact_a guess_n may_v be_v make_v in_o cheshire_n cheshire_n be_v but_o twenty_o seven_o manor_n belong_v to_o churchman_n in_o musaeo_n warwickshire_n not_o forty_o in_o â—c_z berkshire_n about_o sixty_o in_o ashmol_n staffordshire_n about_o fifty_o and_o in_o nottinghamshire_n nottinghamsh_v but_o forty_o beside_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o one_o four_o of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v in_o church-men_n hand_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n edward_n iii_o at_o which_o 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of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o monastic_a order_n here_o in_o england_n it_o be_v in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n that_o the_o three_o and_o last_o regulation_n of_o monk_n be_v make_v by_o archbishop_n lanfranc_n in_o the_o council_n hold_v at_o london_n a._n d._n 1075._o this_o reformation_n bring_v the_o english_a monk_n near_a than_o benedictines_n than_o ever_o before_o i_o mean_v those_o of_o the_o old_a foundation_n but_o as_o for_o the_o new_a monastery_n they_o be_v replenish_v with_o monk_n of_o what_o order_n the_o founder_n please_v for_o during_o this_o reign_n be_v bring_v into_o england_n the_o order_n of_o regular_a canon_n of_o st._n austin_n and_o of_o cluniac_a monk_n of_o each_o sort_n be_v six_o found_v in_o this_o king_n time_n as_o also_o sixteen_o benedictine_n abbey_n and_o priory_n beside_o fourteen_o alien-priory_n a_o note_n annex_v to_o a_o old_a ms._n book_n of_o ecclesiastical_a constitution_n in_o the_o bodleâ—â—n_n library_n 121._o desire_v we_o to_o note_v the_o slyght_n of_o the_o pope_n that_o when_o he_o have_v cause_v the_o deuke_n of_o normandy_n to_o conquer_v england_n under_o pretence_n of_o penance_n cause_v he_o to_o give_v much_o land_n to_o abbey_n and_o that_o deuke_n do_v build_v many_o of_o the_o order_n of_o clunie_n because_o pope_n gregory_n vi._n be_v a_o monk_n of_o clunie_n thoâ—_n i_o can_v find_v that_o ever_o he_o found_v any_o of_o this_o order_n yet_o he_o build_v and_o endow_v the_o great_a abbey_n of_o battle_n com._n suss._n and_o selby_n in_o com._n ebor._n and_o the_o priory_n of_o hitchinbroke_a in_o com._n hunt_n and_o the_o alien-priory_n of_o frampton_n in_o com._n dors._n paunsfeld_n in_o com._n essex_n derehir_v in_o com._n gloc._n andover_n in_o com._n hants_n and_o stain_v in_o com._n â—uss_n will._n rufus_n succeed_v next_o heir_n to_o the_o vice_n not_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o father_n he_o miserable_o oppress_v the_o religious_a seize_v upon_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o vacant_a abbey_n 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to_o the_o visitor_n general_n therein_o other_o with_o great_a constancy_n refuse_v to_o be_v thus_o accessary_a in_o violate_v the_o donation_n of_o their_o pious_a founder_n but_o these_o as_o they_o be_v not_o many_o so_o do_v they_o taste_v of_o no_o little_a severity_n for_o touch_v the_o abbot_n of_o fountain_n in_o yorkshire_n i_o find_v b._n that_o be_v charge_v by_o the_o commissioner_n for_o take_v into_o his_o private_a hand_n some_o jewel_n belong_v to_o that_o monastery_n which_o they_o call_v theft_n and_o sacrilege_n they_o pronounce_v he_o perjure_v and_o so_o depose_v he_o extort_a a_o private_a resignation_n and_o it_o appear_v a._n that_o the_o monk_n of_o charterhouse_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n be_v commit_v to_o newgate_n where_o with_o hard_a and_o barbarous_a usage_n five_o of_o they_o die_v and_o five_o more_o lay_v at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n as_o the_o commissioner_n signify_v a._n but_o withal_o allege_v a._n that_o the_o suppression_n of_o that_o house_n be_v of_o so_o strict_a a_o rule_n will_v occasion_v great_a scandal_n to_o their_o do_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o stand_v in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o world_n infinite_a concourse_n from_o all_o part_n come_v to_o that_o populous_a city_n and_o therefore_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v alter_v to_o some_o other_o use_n and_o last_o that_o b._n under_o the_o like_a pretence_n of_o rob_v the_o church_n wherewith_o the_o before_o specify_v abbot_n of_o fountain_n be_v charge_v the_o abbot_n of_o glastonbury_n with_o two_o of_o his_o monk_n be_v condemn_v to_o death_n be_v draw_v from_o well_n upon_o a_o hurdle_n then_o hang_v upon_o the_o hill_n call_v the_o tor_n near_a glastonbury_n his_o head_n set_v upon_o the_o abbey_n gate_n and_o his_o quarter_n dispose_v of_o to_o well_n bath_n ilchester_n and_o bridgewater_n nor_o do_v the_o abbat_n of_o colchester_n and_o reading_n speed_n much_o better_o as_o they_o that_o shall_v consult_v
cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o becc_n in_o normandy_n to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v by_o king_n hen._n i._n vide_fw-la mon._n ang._n t._n 2._o p._n 954._o 7._o sandford_n or_o sandleford_n oxfordshire_n galfred_n earl_n of_o perch_n and_o maud_n his_o wife_n temp_n r._n johan._n found_v a_o priory_n here_o for_o canon_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n john_n baptist._n about_o a._n d._n 1480._o the_o monk_n forsake_v this_o monastery_n which_o be_v thereupon_o annex_v to_o windsor_n college_n by_o richard_n beauchamp_n then_o bishop_n of_o sarum_n windsor_n vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 481._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 66._o 8._o farendon_n a_o priory_n of_o cistertian_n monk_n found_v by_o king_n john_n a._n d._n 1200._o it_o be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o abbey_n of_o beaulieu_n in_o hampshire_n vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 926._o *_o cod._n antiquum_fw-la ms._n membran_fw-la inter_fw-la mss._n barlovianos_n in_o bibl._n bodl._n continentem_fw-la taxationes_fw-la regulas_fw-la compoti_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la spectantia_fw-la ad_fw-la maneria_fw-la domus_fw-la de_fw-la farendon_n fol._n 9_o poghley_n here_o be_v a_o priory_n found_v by_o ralph_n de_fw-fr chaddeworth_n temp_n hen._n iii_o for_o canon_n regular_a of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n augustine_n and_o dedicate_v to_o st._n margaret_n it_o be_v rate_v at_o the_o suppression_n at_o 71_o l._n 10_o s._n 7_o d._n speed_n vid._n mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 266._o 10._o walingford_n edmund_z earl_n of_o cornwall_n 10._o ed._n i._o build_v in_o the_o castle_n here_o a_o collegiate_n church_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n nicholas_n and_o endow_v it_o with_o land_n and_o revenue_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o dean_n six_o prebend_n six_o clerk_n and_o four_o chorister_n for_o ever_o it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 147_o l._n 8_o s._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 34._o *_o evidentias_fw-la quamplurimas_fw-la originales_fw-la de_fw-la wallingford_n &_o ecclesits_n ibidem_fw-la inter_fw-la munimenta_fw-la oppidi_fw-la de_fw-la burcester_n in_o com._n oxon._n 11._o bustleham_n v._n bisham_n a._n d._n 1338._o william_n montacute_n earl_n of_o sarum_n build_v a_o priory_n here_o for_o canon_n regular_a of_o st._n augustine_n order_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n jesus_n and_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n at_o the_o survey_n of_o the_o religious_a house_n make_v 26._o hen._n viii_o this_o abbey_n be_v worth_a 285_o l._n 11_o s._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 327_o l._n 4_o s._n 6_o d._n speed_n the_o prior_n and_o convent_n of_o this_o monastery_n have_v surrender_v it_o to_o the_o king_n 28._o hen._n viii_o the_o follow_a year_n it_o be_v restore_v by_o the_o same_o king_n and_o endow_v with_o the_o land_n of_o the_o late_o dissolve_v priory_n of_o ankerwike_n little_a marlowe_n and_o mendham_n with_o several_a other_o revenue_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 661_o l._n 14_o s._n 9_o d._n per_fw-la a_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o abbot_n and_o thirteen_o monk_n of_o the_o benedictine_n order_n but_o this_o be_v also_o soon_o after_o dissolve_v vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 12._o p._n 355._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 21._o 12._o windsor_n king_n henry_n i._o found_v a_o chantry_n for_o eight_o priest_n neither_o endow_v nor_o incorporate_a but_o maintain_v by_o a_o annual_a pension_n out_o of_o the_o exchequer_n king_n edward_n iii_o anno_o regni_fw-la 22._o found_v this_o college_n for_o a_o custos_fw-la twelve_o secular_a canon_n thirteen_o priest_n or_o vicar_n four_o clerk_n six_o chorister_n twenty_o six_o alm_n knight_n beside_o other_o officer_n to_o the_o honour_n st._n george_n and_o st._n edward_n the_o confessor_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 67._o *_o elias_n ashmole_n institution_n of_o the_o garter_n cap._n 4._o §_o 3._o in_o hoc_fw-la libro_fw-la habetur_fw-la historia_fw-la huius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la collegiatae_n satis_fw-la accurata_fw-la cum_fw-la relationibus_fw-la ad_fw-la cartas_fw-la originales_fw-la &_o registra_fw-la penes_fw-la decanum_n &_o capitulum_n &_o alibi_fw-la 13._o bromhall_n here_o edw._n the_o black_a prince_n found_v a_o house_n of_o benedictine_n nun_n and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o s._n mary_n magdalene_n austin_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 899._o 14._o noion_n &_o novo_fw-la mercato_n qu._n a_o cell_n of_o benedictines_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n ebrulf_n in_o normandy_n after_o the_o suppression_n of_o alien-priory_n it_o be_v give_v by_o king_n henry_n v._o to_o his_o new_a erect_a monastery_n at_o sheen_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 975._o 15._o shottesbrook_n a_o college_n value_v at_o 33_o l._n 18_o s._n 8_o d._n dugd._n speed_n *_o vide_fw-la cartas_fw-la autographas_n ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la collegium_fw-la spectantes_fw-la penes_fw-la will._n cherry_n armigerum_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la manerii_fw-la dominum_fw-la 1694._o 16._o hamme_n a_o nunnery_n of_o benedictines_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n magd._n speed_n qu._n ☜_o the_o priory_n of_o donington_n be_v not_o mention_v here_o because_o it_o be_v only_o a_o house_n of_o friar_n the_o monasticon_fw-la place_v stratfield-say_a in_o this_o county_n but_o it_o be_v in_o hampshire_n and_o i_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o murresley_n in_o buckinghamshire_n which_o mr._n speed_n have_v erroneous_o reckon_v among_o the_o religious_a house_n in_o this_o shire_n bedford-shire_n 1._o bissemede_o a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n found_v by_o hugh_n beauchamp_n temp_n will._n conq._n dedicate_v to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n it_o be_v annual_a value_n at_o the_o suppression_n be_v 71_o l._n 13_o s._n 9_o d._n ob_fw-la according_a to_o dugdale_n 81_o l._n 13_o s._n 5_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 157._o registrum_fw-la de_fw-la bissemede_o penes_fw-la anth._n trevor_n int._n templi_fw-la soc._n *_o registrum_fw-la penes_fw-la ..._o geary_n de_fw-fr bishmed_n 2._o helenstow_n v._n elstow_n 359._o here_o be_v a_o priory_n for_o nun_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benedict_n build_v by_o judith_n wife_n to_o waltheof_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n st._n marry_o and_o st._n helen_n temp_n will._n conq._n it_o be_v worth_a at_o the_o dissolution_n 284_o l._n 12_o s._n 11_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n dugd._n 325_o l._n 2_o s._n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n ang._n t._n 1._o p._n 359._o 3._o newenham_n roise_n wife_n to_o pain_n beauchamp_n temp_n henr._n i._o found_v here_o a_o priory_n of_o canon_n regular_a of_o st._n augustine_n order_n whither_o she_o translate_v the_o canon_n secular_a from_o st._n paul_n in_o bedford_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n paul_n and_o it_o be_v annual_a revenue_n be_v rate_v in_o 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 293_o l._n 5_o s._n 11_o d._n dugd._n 343_o l._n 15_o s._n 5._o speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 238._o 4._o bello-loco_a ol_n moddry_n nunc_fw-la beaulieu_n a_o cell_n of_o benedictine_n monk_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n alban_n in_o hertford-shire_n thereunto_o give_v by_o robert_n de_fw-fr albini_n and_o cecily_n his_o mother_n about_o a._n d._n 1130._o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n magdalen_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 325._o 5._o dunstable_n here_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o build_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n peter_n the_o apostle_n it_o be_v value_v at_o the_o suppression_n at_o 344_o l._n 13_o s._n 3_o d._n dugd._n 402_o l._n 14_o s._n 7_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 132._o *_o registr_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n *_o cartularium_fw-la huius_fw-la prioratus_fw-la olim_fw-la in_o manibus_fw-la magistri_fw-la will._n duncombe_n 6._o chicksand_n a_o priory_n for_o nun_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n gilbert_n of_o sempringham_n found_v by_o roise_n wife_n to_o pain_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n temp_n hen._n i._o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 212_o l._n 3_o s._n 5_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 230_o l._n 3_o s._n 4_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 793._o 7._o wardon_n a._n d._n 1136._o this_o house_n of_o cistertian_n bodl._n monk_n be_v build_v by_o walter_n de_fw-fr espec_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n it_o be_v annual_a revenue_n at_o the_o suppression_n be_v worth_a 389_o l._n 16_o s._n 6_o d._n q._n dugd._n 442_o l._n 11_o s._n 11_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 784._o 8._o woburn_n hugh_n de_fw-fr bolebec_n found_v here_o a_o abbey_n of_o the_o cistertian_n order_n a._n d._n 1145._o and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n mary_n it_o be_v value_v in_o 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 391_o l._n 18._o 2_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 430_o l._n 13_o s._n 11_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 829._o 9_o bosco_n
juxta_fw-la mergate_n a_o nunnery_n of_o benedictines_n found_v a._n d._n 1145._o either_o by_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o st._n paul_n london_n as_o mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 872._o or_o by_o galfred_n abbot_n of_o s._n alban_n as_o mon._n ang._n t._n 1._o p._n 350._o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n and_o account_v a_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n alban_n be_v possess_v of_o revenue_n to_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o 114_o l._n 16_o s._n 1_o d._n dugd._n 143_o l._n 18_o s._n 3_o d._n speed_n record_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la *_o cartas_fw-la quamplurimas_fw-la originales_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la coenobium_fw-la spectantes_fw-la penes_fw-la johannem_fw-la coker_n de_fw-fr burncester_n in_o com._n oxon._n generosum_fw-la 10._o harwood_n here_o samson_n de_fw-fr forte_n found_v a_o nunnery_n of_o st._n augustine_n order_n about_o a._n d._n 1150._o and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n peter_n it_o be_v worth_a 47_o l._n 3_o s._n 2_o d._n per_fw-la a_o at_o the_o dissolution_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 202._o 11._o caldewell_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n found_v by_o simon_n basket_n alderman_n of_o bedford_n a._n d._n 1152._o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n john_n baptist_n and_o rate_v at_o the_o suppression_n at_o 109_o l._n 8_o s._n 5_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 148_o l._n 15_o s._n 10_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 257._o 12._o eton_n a_o college_n dedicate_v to_o corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la value_v at_o 7_o l._n 16_o s_o 13._o north-yevel_a dugd._n northyle_n speed_n v_o norhill_n a_o college_n build_v by_o sir_n gerard_n braybrook_n k_o t._n 6._o hen._n iu._n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n value_v at_o 61_o l._n 5_o s._n 5_o d._n harp_n dugd._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 14._o ☜_o the_o college_n of_o bigleswade_n in_o this_o country_n mention_v by_o speed_n be_v only_o a_o gild._n mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 1038._o buckingham-shire_n 1._o luffield_n it_o a_o benedictine_n priory_n cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o westminster_n found_v by_o robert_n earl_n of_o leicester_n temp_n will._n rufi_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 520._o registrum_fw-la de_fw-la luffeld_v pen._n decanum_n &_o capit_fw-la westmonast_n 1640._o *_o fundationem_fw-la mon._n de_fw-fr luffeld_v in_o bibl._n cotton_n cleop._n c._n 3._o *_o reg._n pen._n ..._o okely_n de_fw-fr ..._o in_o com._n salop._n 1649._o 2._o newport_n bodl._n or_o tickford_n a_o priory_n of_o cluniack_a monk_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o a_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o marmonstier_n in_o france_n to_o which_o abbey_n it_o be_v give_v by_o fulk_n painel_n temp_n will._n ii_o it_o be_v not_o dissolve_v till_o 17._o hen._n viii_o at_o which_o time_n cardinal_n wolsey_n procure_v a_o bull_n from_o pope_n clement_n to_o suppress_v this_o and_o twenty_o other_o lesser_a monastery_n and_o to_o annex_v their_o land_n and_o revenue_n which_o of_o this_o priory_n amount_v to_o 126_o l._n 17_o s._n per_fw-la a_o to_o his_o two_o college_n at_o oxford_n and_o ipswich_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 685_o 1037._o t._n 2._o p._n 910._o 3._o newinton-longavile_n norfolk_n a_o alien_a priory_n give_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n faith_n at_o longavile_n in_o normandy_n by_o walter_n giffard_n earl_n of_o buckingham_n temp_n hen._n i._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 111._o 4._o missenden_n a._n d._n 1293._o 18._o william_n missenden_n knight_n build_v a_o abbey_n for_o black_a monk_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n it_o be_v rate_v at_o the_o dissolution_n at_o 261_o l._n 14_o s._n 6_o d._n q._n dugd._n 285_o l._n 15_o s._n 9_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t_o 1._o p._n 541._o tom._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 18._o *_o registr_n in_o manibus_fw-la domine_fw-la dormer_n *_o munimenta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la huius_fw-la abbatiae_fw-la in_o ms._n cartulario_n dominorum_fw-la de_fw-fr borstall_n penes_fw-la d._n johannem_fw-la aubrey_n de_fw-la eadem_fw-la baronettum_n 1694._o *_o parochial_a antiq._n of_o ambrosden_n burcester_n etc._n etc._n 5._o wenge_v this_o place_n be_v give_v by_o maud_n the_o empress_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n nicholas_n at_o angiers_n it_o become_v a_o cell_n to_o that_o abbey_n after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o these_o alien-priory_n 2._o hen._n v._o it_o belong_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n alban_n 428._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 1000_o 6._o bittlesden_n a_o abbey_n of_o cistertian_n monk_n found_v by_o ernald_n de_fw-fr bosco_n a._n d._n 1147._o speed_n and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n it_o be_v annual_a revenue_n in_o 26._o hen._n viii_o be_v rate_v at_o 125_o l._n 4_o s._n 3_o d._n q._n dugd._n 142_o l._n 1_o s._n 3_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 783._o registrum_fw-la de_fw-fr bittlesden_n penes_fw-la g._n ducem_fw-la buckinghamiae_n a._n d._n 1640._o 7._o ivingho_n here_o be_v a_o nunnery_n of_o benedictines_n dedicate_v to_o st._n margaret_n musaeum_fw-la found_v by_o henry_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n about_o a._n d._n 1160._o value_v at_o the_o suppression_n at_o 14_o l._n 3_o s._n 1_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 22_o l._n 6_o s._n 7_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 490._o 8._o cautley_n or_o de_fw-fr parco_n crendon_n monastery_n a._n d._n 1162._o 1112._o walter_n giffard_n ii_o earl_n of_o buckingham_n here_o build_v a_o priory_n for_o black_a canon_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n it_o be_v annual_a value_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v 437_o l._n 6_o s._n 8_o d._n dugd._n 495_o l._n 18_o s._n 5_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 154._o *_o parochial_a antiquity_n first_o attempt_v in_o the_o history_n of_o burcester_n ambrosden_n and_o other_o adjacent_a village_n in_o the_o county_n of_o oxon._n and_o buck_n by_o white_a kennet_n m._n a._n vicar_n of_o ambrosden_n in_o hoc_fw-la libro_fw-la éruditissimo_fw-la quem_fw-la jam_fw-la sub_fw-la proelo_fw-la sheldoniano_n sudantem_fw-la antiquitatum_fw-la studiosi_fw-la avidissime_fw-la expectant_a passim_fw-la occurrunt_fw-la cartae_fw-la nunc_fw-la primum_fw-la ex_fw-la autographis_fw-la &_o mss._n cartulariis_fw-la editae_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la huius_fw-la viciniae_fw-la coenobia_n spectantes_fw-la *_o rotulum_fw-la ms._n abbatiae_fw-la de_fw-fr parco_n crendon_n in_o thesaurario_fw-la aedis_fw-la christi_fw-la oxon._n 9_o ankerwik_n here_o gilbert_n and_o richard_n muntfichet_a knight_n build_v a_o nunnery_n of_o the_o benedictine_n order_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n magdalene_n temp_n hen._n ii_o it_o be_v value_v at_o the_o dissolution_n at_o 32_o l._n 2_o d._n dugd._n 45_o l._n 14_o s._n 4_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 482._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 25._o 10._o mendham_n or_o medmenham_n a_o priory_n for_o monk_n of_o the_o cistertian_n order_n order_n found_v by_o hugh_n de_fw-fr bolebec_n 2._o joh._n and_o annex_v as_o a_o cell_n to_o woburn_n in_o bedfordshire_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o s._n mary_n and_o value_v at_o the_o suppression_n at_o 20_o l_o 6_o s._n 2d_o dugd._n 23_o l._n 17_o s._n 2_o â—_o speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 31_o 926._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 25._o 11._o snelshall_n ralph_n martell_n a._n d._n ..._o found_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a monk_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n leonard_n this_o small_a priory_n be_v at_o the_o dissolution_n endow_v with_o no_o more_o than_o 18_o l._n 1_o s._n 11_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 24_o l._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 483._o 12._o chetwood_n it_o a_o cell_n of_o black_a canon_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o nutley_n found_v about_o a._n d._n 1240._o by_o rob._n grosteste_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n diocesan_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 340._o 13._o burnham_n a._n d._n 126â—_n richard_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n build_v here_o a_o priory_n of_o benedictine_n nun_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n it_o be_v annual_a revenue_n be_v worth_a at_o the_o suppression_n 51_o l._n 2_o s._n 4_o d._n q._n dugd._n 91_o l._n 5_o s._n 11_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 534._o 14._o ravenston_n lincolnshire_n a_o priory_n of_o canon_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n found_v by_o peter_n de_fw-fr chaceport_n and_o king_n hen._n the_o three_o in_o the_o 39th_o of_o his_o reign_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o ..._o and_o value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 66_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 337._o 15._o asserugge_n or_o ashridge_n here_o be_v a_o college_n or_o priory_n of_o those_o canon_n which_o be_v call_v bonhommes_n found_v by_o edmund_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n 5._o ed._n i._o it_o be_v
per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 623_o l._n 13s_o 2d_o ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 253._o 6._o horton_n a_o monastery_n of_o benedictines_n found_v by_o ordgar_n earl_n of_o devon_n temp_n k._n edgari_fw-la but_o annex_v by_o roger_n bishop_n of_o sarum_n to_o shirburn_n about_o a._n d._n 1120._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 62_o 220._o 7._o abbotesbury_n a._n d._n 1026._o orcus_n and_o tola_n his_o wife_n build_v a_o abbey_n for_o black_a monk_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n peter_n it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 390l_o 19_o s._n 2d_o ob_fw-la dugd._n 485._o 3_o s._n 5_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 276._o *_o reg._n penes_fw-la d._n joh._n strangways_o de_fw-fr abbotsbury_n 8._o frampton_n a_o alien-priory_n be_v give_v by_o r._n will._n conq._n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n stephen_n at_o caen_n in_o normandy_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 571._o t._n 2._o p._n 955._o 9_o shirburn_n not_o long_o after_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o bishop_n see_v to_o sarum_n the_o canon_n secular_a here_o be_v change_v into_o benedictine_n monk_n by_o roger_n bishop_n of_o sarum_n about_o a._n d._n 1122._o this_o abbey_n be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n bodl._n and_o endow_v with_o 682_o l._n 14_o s._n 7_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n per_fw-la a_o at_o the_o suppression_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl_n t._n 1._o p._n 62_o 423._o 10._o lodres_n a_o alien-priory_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o mountborow_n in_o normandy_n to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v by_o riâ—â—ard_n de_fw-fr redveriis_fw-la temp_n hen._n i._o king_n rich._n ii_o bestow_v it_o upon_o the_o priory_n of_o st._n ann_n near_o coventry_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 570_o 966._o t._n 2._o p._n 992._o 11._o warham_n wiltshire_n the_o church_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n ethelwold_n here_o be_v give_v by_o rob._n bossu_fw-la earl_n of_o leicester_n about_o a._n d._n 1160._o to_o the_o abbot_n and_o convent_n of_o lira_n in_o normandy_n it_o become_v a_o cell_n to_o that_o abbey_n but_o during_o the_o war_n between_o england_n and_o france_n the_o alien-priory_n be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n so_o that_o king_n rich._n ii_o give_v this_o to_o the_o abbey_n of_o mount-grace_n in_o yorkshire_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 968._o t._n 2._o p._n 985._o 12._o bindon_n rob._n de_fw-fr novo-burgo_n build_v a_o abbey_n for_o cistertian_n monk_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n a._n d._n 1172._o it_o be_v value_v at_o the_o dissolution_n at_o 147_o l._n 7_o s._n 9d_o per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 229_o l._n 2_o s._n 1_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 911._o 13._o tarent_n wiltshire_n a_o nunnery_n of_o the_o cistertian_n order_n found_v by_o richard_n poor_a bishop_n of_o sarum_n about_o a._n d._n 1228._o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o at_o the_o suppression_n find_v to_o be_v seize_v of_o revenue_n worth_a 214_o l._n 7_o s._n 9_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 239_o l._n 11_o s._n 10_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 887._o 14._o bridport_n a_o alien-priory_n dedicate_v to_o st._n john_n baptist_n value_v at_o 6_o l_o 15._o stowre_n a_o alien-priory_n cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o preau_n in_o normandy_n 16._o holme_n monasticon_fw-la a_o cell_n to_o montacute_n in_o somersetshire_n 17._o camestrum_n qu._n a_o monastery_n of_o white_a nun_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n magdalene_n speed_n durham_n 1._o hartlepool_n heortu_fw-la bed_n a_o very_o ancient_a nunnery_n found_v by_o a_o religious_a woman_n name_v hieu_n but_o among_o many_o other_o outrage_n commit_v by_o the_o dane_n in_o these_o part_n this_o monastery_n be_v raze_v to_o the_o ground_n 2._o jarrow_a ol_n gyrwi_n &_o 3_o wermouth_n king_n egfrid_n a._n d._n 644._o found_v these_o two_o abbey_n they_o be_v ruin_v in_o the_o danish_a war_n and_o never_o after_o recover_v their_o former_a glory_n but_o become_v cell_n to_o durham_n for_o two_o or_o three_o black_a monk_n in_o each_o the_o former_a be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n paul_n be_v endow_v 26._o hen._n viii_o with_o 38_o l._n 14_o s._n 4d_o per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 40_o l._n 7_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n the_o latter_a dedicate_v to_o st._n peter_n be_v rate_v at_o 25_o l._n 8_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 96._o 4._o chester_n ol_n cuncacester_n bishop_n eardulfus_n be_v force_v a._n d._n 875._o to_o fly_v from_o lindissam_n found_v the_o bishop_n see_v here_o a._n d._n 883._o which_o be_v a._n d._n 995._o translate_v to_o durham_n but_o at_o this_o chester_n be_v afterward_o build_v a_o college_n for_o a_o dean_n and_o seven_o canon_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o ant._n beck_n bishop_n of_o durham_n 20._o edw._n i._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 38._o t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 44._o angl._n sacr._n t._n 1._o p._n 699._o 5._o durham_n the_o bishop_n see_v be_v remove_v hither_o by_o bishop_n aldwin_n a._n d._n 995._o the_o secular_a priest_n be_v change_v into_o benedictine_n monk_n 18._o will._n conq._n by_o bishop_n will._n de_fw-fr carilepho_n the_o tutelar_a deity_n of_o this_o abbey_n and_o country_n be_v st._n cuthbert_n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 1366._o 10_o s._n 9_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 1615_o l._n 14_o s._n 10_o d._n ob_fw-la sp._n k._n hen._n viii_o a._n d._n 1540_o restore_v the_o secular_a canon_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n â—_o p._n 38._o t._n r._n p._n 845._o angl._n sacr._n t._n 1._o simeonis_fw-la dunelmensis_n aut_fw-la potius_fw-la turgoti_fw-la historiam_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dunâ—lmensi_fw-la impress_n inter_fw-la x._o scriptores_fw-la hist._n angl._n lond._n 1652._o the_o legend_n of_o st._n cuthbert_n with_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o durham_n by_o rob._n hag_n lond._n 1663._o 12_o â—_o the_o ancient_a rite_n and_o monument_n of_o the_o monastical_a and_o cathedral_n church_n of_o durham_n publish_v by_o io._n davis_n lond._n 1672._o 12_o o_o *_o cartular_a eccl._n dunelem_fw-la in_o bibl._n cotton_n faust._n a._n 6._o titus_n a._n 2._o *_o nomina_fw-la benefactorum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dunelm_n ab_fw-la edwino_fw-la ad_fw-la hen._n viii_o in_o bibl._n cotton_n domit._n a._n 7._o collectanea_fw-la ms._n aug._n baker_n in_o bibl._n coll._n jesus_n oxon._n vol._n iu._n *_o reg._n penes_fw-la decanum_n &_o capitul_n dunelm_n chronica_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dunelmensis_n ms._n in_o bibl._n bodl._n laud._n h._n 7._o &_o l._n 53._o *_o historiam_fw-la de_fw-la vitis_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la abbatum_fw-la &_o religiosorum_fw-la de_fw-la lindisfarn_n &_o dunelmia_n ms._n in_o eadem_fw-la bibl._n fairfax_n 6._o *_o catalogum_fw-la reliquiarum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dunelmensis_n ms._n in_o bibl._n bodl._n digb_n 11._o *_o boldon-book_n sive_fw-la inquisitionem_fw-la de_fw-la consuetudinibus_fw-la &_o redditibus_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la dunelmensis_n a._n d._n 1183._o captam_fw-la ms._n in_o eadem_fw-la bibl._n laud._n 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langcester_n about_o 20._o ed._n i._o anthony_n beck_n bishop_n of_o durham_n build_v and_o endow_v a_o college_n here_o for_o a_o dean_n and_o seven_o prebendary_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 38._o 10._o aukland_n a_o collegiate_n church_n dedicate_v to_o st._n andrew_n found_v by_o anthony_n beck_n bishop_n of_o durham_n for_o twelve_o prebendary_n vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 39_o 11._o staindrop_n a_o collegiate_n church_n found_v by_o ralph_n nevil_n earl_n of_o westmoreland_n temp_n hen._n v._o for_o a_o master_n six_o priest_n six_o clerk_n six_o decay_a gentleman_n six_o groom_n and_o six_o poor_a man_n endow_v with_o 126_o l._n 5_o s._n 10_o d._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 142._o 12._o bernard-castle_n richard_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n 17._o edw._n iv._o build_v a_o college_n here_o for_o a_o dean_n