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to_o study_v and_o in_o oxford_n we_o have_v gloucester_n âârham_n canterbury_n and_o london_n college_n for_o ãâã_d benedictines_n st._n mary_n near_a north-gate_n ãâã_d the_o austin_n canon_n and_o the_o college_n of_o st._n ãâã_d for_o the_o cistercian_n here_o the_o young_a âonks_n be_v instruct_v for_o some_o year_n in_o grammar_n rhetoric_n philosophy_n school_n divinity_n etc._n etc._n and_o
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 â_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
dugd._n 80_o l._n 1_o s._n 10_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 545._o 14._o mirmaud_n a_o cell_n to_o sempringham_n to_o which_o abbey_n it_o be_v give_v by_o radulf_n de_fw-fr hauvill_n about_o a._n d._n 1200._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 107._o 15._o fordham_n king_n henry_n the_o three_o anno_fw-la regn._n 21._o endow_v the_o abbey_n of_o sempringham_n in_o lincolnshire_n with_o the_o church_n of_o fordham_n and_o so_o it_o become_v a_o cell_n of_o gilbertine_n monk_n to_o that_o abbey_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o ..._o and_o value_v at_o the_o suppression_n at_o 40_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n ob_fw-la dugd._n 46_o l._n 3_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 791._o 16._o anglesey_n a_o priory_n of_o canon_n of_o st._n augustine_n order_n found_v by_o richard_n de_fw-fr clare_n ascribe_v speed_n it_o be_v annual_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v 24_o l._n 19_o s._n dugd._n 149_o l._n 18_o s._n 6_o d._n speed_n 17._o spinney_n beatrix_n malebiss_n and_o mary_n de_fw-fr bassingburn_n temp_n hen._n 5._o build_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n cross._n it_o be_v annex_v to_o ely_n temp_n hen._n vi_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 320._o regist._n penes_fw-la sym._n dewes_n de_fw-fr stow_n in_o com._n suff._n &_o isaac_n barrow_n de_fw-fr spyney_n arm._n a._n d._n 1638._o 18._o soffam-bulbeck_a a_o priory_n of_o black_a nun_n found_v by_o ..._o bulbeck_n ..._o it_o be_v annual_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 40_o l._n dugd._n 46_o l._n 10_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n â_o romberg_n and_o royston_n be_v false_o place_v by_o the_o monasticon_fw-la in_o this_o county_n so_o that_o i_o shall_v give_v account_n of_o the_o former_a in_o suffolk_n and_o of_o the_o latter_a in_o hertfordshire_n cheshire_n 1._o chester_n here_o be_v a_o ancient_a nunnery_n dedicate_v to_o the_o memory_n of_o st._n werburga_n daughter_n to_o wulpherus_fw-la king_n of_o mercia_n which_o be_v destroy_v in_o the_o danish_a war_n king_n edgar_z a._n d._n 858._o found_v a_o convent_n of_o canon_n secular_a here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o forementioned_a saint_n but_o these_o also_o be_v expel_v by_o hugh_n lupus_n earl_n of_o chester_n a._n d._n 1095._o who_o place_v benedictine_n monk_n here_o by_o who_o liberality_n they_o be_v able_a to_o dispend_v yearly_a at_o the_o dissolution_n 1003_o l._n 5_o s._n 11_o d._n according_a to_o dugd._n 1073_o l._n 17_o s._n 7_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n speed_n king_n henry_n viii_o place_v here_o a_o dean_n and_o prebendary_n in_o the_o room_n of_o the_o monk_n and_o make_v it_o a_o bishop_n see_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 199_o 985._o registra_fw-la penes_fw-la decan_n &_o capitul_n *_o fundationem_fw-la abbatiae_fw-la s._n werburgae_fw-la in_o bibl._n cotton_n faustina_n b._n 8._o *_o cestriae_fw-la annales_n ad_fw-la a._n d._n 1255._o otho_fw-la b._n 3._o in_o bibl._n cotton_n 2._o cumbermere_n a._n d._n 1133._o speed_n hugh_n de_fw-fr malbanc_n lord_n of_o nantwich_n found_v a_o abbey_n for_o cistertian_n monk_n here_o and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n michael_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 225_o l._n 9_o s._n 7_o d._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 764._o t._n 2._o p._n 913._o *_o fundationem_fw-la abbatiae_fw-la de_fw-fr cumbermere_n ms._n in_o bibl._n cotton_n faustina_n b._n 8._o 3._o norton_n here_o be_v a_o priory_n of_o canon_n regular_a of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n build_v by_o william_n fitz-nigel_n a._n d._n 1135._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v annual_a revenue_n at_o the_o suppression_n be_v worth_a 180_o l._n 7_o s._n 6_o d._n ob_fw-la dugd._n 258_o l._n 11_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 185._o 4._o chester_n a_o nunnery_n of_o benedictines_n catalogue_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o found_v by_o ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n about_o a._n d._n 1140._o it_o be_v rate_v at_o the_o dissolution_n at_o 66_o l._n 18_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 99_o l._n 16_o s._n 2_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 507._o 5._o pulton_n a_o cistertian_n abbey_n found_v a._n d._n 1153._o by_o robert_n pincerna_n but_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o incursion_n of_o the_o welsh_a it_o be_v translate_v a._n d._n 1214._o to_o deulacre_n in_o staffordshire_n by_o ranulf_n earl_n of_o chester_n vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 890._o 6._o stanlaw_n john_n lacie_n constable_n of_o chester_n found_v here_o a_o abbey_n of_o cistertian_n monk_n a._n d._n 1172._o who_o be_v translate_v to_o whalley_n in_o lancashire_n a._n d._n 1296._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 896._o *_o chonic_fw-la ms._n abb._n de_fw-fr stanlaw_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n cleop._n c._n 3._o 26._o *_o cartularium_fw-la abbatiae_fw-la huius_fw-la in_o bibl._n arundel_n 1647._o 7._o modberley_n here_o patric_n de_fw-fr modberley_n build_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n wilfrid_n a._n d._n 1206._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 320._o 8._o dernhale_n a._n d._n 1273._o king_n edward_n the_o first_o build_v a_o abbey_n here_o for_o a_o hundred_o monk_n of_o the_o cistertian_n order_n but_o a._n d._n 1277._o he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o stately_a monastery_n at_o 9_o uale-royal_a to_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n jesus_n the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o the_o holy_a confessor_n st._n nichasius_n and_o st._n nicholas_n which_o be_v not_o finish_v till_o a._n d._n 1330._o at_o which_o time_n the_o monk_n of_o dernal_a be_v translate_v hither_o it_o be_v endow_v with_o landâ_n and_o revenue_n 26._o hen._n viii_o to_o yearly_a value_n of_o 118_o l._n 19_o s._n 8_o d._n dugd._n 540_o l._n 6_o s._n 2_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 936._o t._n 2._o p._n 921._o registrum_fw-la abb._n vallis-regalis_a penes_fw-la th._n marbury_n de_fw-fr marbury_n in_o com._n cestr._fw-la 1658._o ms._n 10._o berkinhead_n a_o priory_n of_o sixteen_o benedictines_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n james_n and_o a_o cell_n to_o chester_n 42._o it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 102_o l._n 16_o s._n 10_o l._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n 90_o l._n 13_o s._n dugd._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 484._o 11._o ilbre_fw-la a_o cell_n of_o black_a monk_n to_o chester_n dedicate_v to_o our_o lady_n 41._o 12._o bunbury_n here_o hugh_n calvely_a knight_n a._n d._n 1388._o found_v a_o college_n for_o a_o dean_n and_o six_o secular_a canon_n in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n boniface_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 107._o angl._n sacr._n t._n 1._o p._n 450._o 10._o macclesfield_n a_o college_n of_o secular_a canon_n found_v by_o tho._n savage_a archdeacon_n of_o york_n a._n d._n 1508._o speed_n cornwall_z 1._o s._n germane_a a_o collegiate_n church_n found_v by_o king_n aethelstan_n and_o endow_v by_o king_n canute_n in_o who_o time_n the_o bishop_n seat_n for_o cornwall_n be_v here_o which_o be_v after_o unite_v to_o credition_n but_o abouâ_n a._n d._n 1050._o leofricus_n the_o first_o bishop_n of_o exon_n change_v the_o secular_o into_o black_a canon_n 1170_o it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o suppression_n with_o 243_o l._n 8_o â_o per_fw-la a_o speed_n dugd._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 213._o t._n 2._o p._n 5._o 2._o bodmin_n bodmin_n or_o petrocstow_n a._n d._n 926._o king_n aethelstan_n found_v here_o anâ_n abbey_n for_o benedictine_n monk_n and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n petroc_n a_o religious_a hermit_n of_o these_o part_n it_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o danish_a pirate_n a._n d._n 981._o and_o re-edify_v by_o algar_n about_o a._n d._n 1110._o who_o place_v black_a canon_n here_o it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 270_o l._n 11_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 289_o l._n 11_o s._n 11_o d._n sp._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 213._o t._n 2._o p._n 5._o 3._o s._n burien_n king_n aethelstan_n damnoniis_fw-la build_v the_o church_n in_o which_o temp_n will._n conq._n there_o be_v a_o college_n of_o secular_a canon_n which_o consist_v of_o a_o dean_n and_o three_o prebendary_n 20._o ed._n i._n bodl._n 4._o lanceston_n here_o be_v a_o college_n of_o secular_o before_o the_o conquest_n dedicate_v to_o st._n stephen_n which_o be_v suppress_v by_o will._n warwast_o bishop_n of_o exon._n who_o place_v here_o canon_n augustine_n it_o be_v rate_v at_o 354_o l._n 11_o d._n q._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 392_o l._n 11_o s._n 2_o d._n q._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 107._o *_o reg._n penes_fw-la mr._n ric._n escot_n de_fw-fr hosp._n lincoln_n 5._o s._n michael_n mount_n
praemonstratense_n found_v temp_n hen._n ii_o by_o rob._n fitz-ranulf_a one_o of_o the_o murderer_n of_o thomas_n becket_n to_o who_o memory_n this_o monastery_n be_v dedicate_v it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 126_o â_o 3_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 607._o *_o kalendarium_n mon._n the_o bello-capite_a inter_fw-la ms._n dugdal_n 74._o 8._o dala_n or_o de_fw-fr parco_n stanley_n serlo_n de_fw-fr grendon_n found_v here_o a_o cell_n of_o black_a canon_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o calk_n but_o afterward_o about_o a._n d._n ..._o galfred_n de_fw-fr salicosamora_n and_o maud_n his_o wife_n bring_v hither_o a_o convent_n of_o eight_o praemonstratensian_a canon_n from_o newhouse_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o endow_v with_o land_n to_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o 144_o l._n 12_o s._n at_o the_o dissolution_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 616._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 73._o *_o registr_n penes_fw-la sam._n roper_n de_fw-fr heanore_n in_o com._n derb._n 9_o derby_n juxta_fw-la a_o nunnery_n of_o benedictines_n call_v the_o monastery_n of_o st._n marry_o de_fw-fr pratis_n found_v by_o ..._o rate_a 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 18_o l._n 6_o s._n 2_o d_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl_n t._n 1._o p._n 505._o t._n 2._o p._n 897._o 10._o yevelay_n 546._o a_o praeceptory_a of_o the_o knight_n of_o st._n john_n to_o who_o it_o be_v give_v by_o will._n meynill_n a._n d._n 1268._o at_o the_o suppression_n it_o be_v worth_a 93_o l._n 3_o s._n 4_o d._n ob_fw-la vide_fw-la mon._n ang._n t._n 2._o p._n 546._o 11._o bredsall_n or_o brisol_n a_o abbey_n of_o ..._o value_v 10_o l._n 17_o s._n 9_o d_o 12._o brend_n in_o the_o peak_n a_o monastery_n found_v by_o sir_n rob._n duin_n knight_n speed_n 13._o barrow_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a monk_n subordinate_a to_o st._n john_n in_o colchester_n 60_o endow_v with_o 107_o l._n 3_o s._n 8_o d._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n 14._o derby_n a_o cell_n of_o cluniack_a monk_n to_o bermondsey_n dedicate_v to_o st._n james_n bodl._n â_o mr._n speed_z place_v faverwell_n in_o this_o shire_n but_o it_o be_v in_o staffordshire_n and_o as_o for_o pollewerk_n i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o pollesworth_n in_o warwickshire_n chesterfield_n be_v but_o a_o gilled_a of_o lay_v brethren_n devon-shire_n 1._o exeter_n in_o ancient_a time_n within_o the_o precinct_n of_o the_o close_a be_v three_o religious_a house_n 1027._o the_o first_o be_v a_o nunnery_n which_o be_v now_o the_o dean_n house_n the_o other_o be_v a_o house_n of_o monk_n report_v to_o have_v be_v build_v by_o king_n ethelred_n about_o a._n ch._n 868._o the_o three_o be_v a_o monastery_n of_o benedictines_n found_v by_o king_n aethelstan_n a._n d._n 932._o but_o the_o monk_n not_o long_o after_o his_o death_n forsake_v it_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o dane_n till_o a._n d._n 968._o at_o which_o time_n king_n edgar_n restore_v they_o upon_o the_o removal_n of_o the_o bishop_n see_v hither_o from_o crediton_n a._n d._n 1050._o the_o monk_n be_v translate_v to_o westminister_n bishop_n leofricus_n unite_n the_o three_o forementioned_a monastery_n into_o his_o cathedral_n church_n place_v here_o some_o secular_a canon_n but_o the_o chapter_n be_v not_o settle_v till_o bishop_n brewer_n a._n d._n 1235._o establish_v and_o endow_v a_o dean_n and_o twenty_o four_o prebendary_n this_o church_n be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n peter_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 220._o quaedam_fw-la historica_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la s._n petri_n exon._n spectantia_fw-la cum_fw-la catalogo_fw-la reliquiarum_fw-la ms._n super_fw-la d._n 1._o art_n 76._o in_o bibl._n bodl._n *_o chronicon_fw-la exoniensis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ms._n in_o bibl._n bodl._n laud._n i._n 71._o *_o registr_n ms._n in_o bibl._n bodl._n wood._n 9_o 2._o crediton_n upon_o the_o division_n of_o the_o diocese_n of_o shirborn_n a._n d._n 985._o by_o king_n edward_n and_o archbishop_n plegmund_n eadulphus_n be_v make_v bishop_n of_o devonshire_n who_o build_v his_o cathedral_n church_n here_o and_o though_o the_o bishop_n see_v be_v remove_v to_o exeter_n a._n d._n 1050._o yet_o here_o remain_v a_o collegiate_n church_n dedicate_v to_o the_o holy_a cross_n consist_v of_o a_o dean_n and_o twelve_o prebendary_n till_o the_o general_a dissolution_n at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v endow_v with_o 140_o l._n 14_o s._n 5_o d._n per_fw-la a_o 3._o pilton_n a_o benedictine_n priory_n found_v by_o king_n aethelstan_n and_o dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n it_o be_v subordinate_a to_o malmsbury_n in_o wiltshire_n and_o rate_v at_o the_o suppression_n at_o 56_o l._n 12_o s._n 8_o d._n ob_fw-la dugd._n 4._o tavystock_n a_o abbey_n of_o benedictines_n found_v here_o by_o ordgar_n earl_n of_o devonshire_n a._n d._n 961._o and_o dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n rumon_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 902_o l._n 5_o s._n 7_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 217_o 995._o cartularium_fw-la penes_fw-la joh._n maynard_n arm._n ms._n 5._o clive_n qu._n about_o a._n d._n 1005._o ailmar_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n build_v a_o monastery_n of_o black_a canon_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n magdalene_n speed_n 6._o plimpton_n here_o be_v a_o collegiate_n church_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o some_o of_o the_o saxon_a king_n for_o a_o dean_n and_o four_o prebendary_n which_o be_v dissolve_v w._n warwast_o bishop_n of_o exon._n temp_n hen._n i._o speed_n found_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o the_o apostle_n st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 912_o l._n 12_o s._n 8_o d._n ob_fw-la vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 6._o 7._o ottery_n make_v a_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n mary_n in_o rouen_n by_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n a._n d._n 1060._o but_o grant_v by_o the_o abbot_n and_o convent_n 8._o ed._n iii_o to_o joh._n grandison_n bishop_n of_o exeter_z who_o a._n d._n 1337._o found_v a_o college_n here_o consist_v of_o a_o warden_n eight_o prebendary_n ten_o vicar_n a_o master_n of_o music_n a_o master_n of_o grammar_n two_o priest_n eight_o deacon_n eight_o chorister_n and_o two_o clerk_n 76._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n jesus_n the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n and_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 303_o l._n 2_o s._n 9_o d._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 549._o t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 59_o 8._o hertland_n githa_n wife_n to_o earl_n godwin_n place_v secular_a priest_n in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n nâctan_n here_o who_o be_v change_v into_o canon_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n by_o galfrid_n de_fw-fr dynam_n temp_n hen._n ii_o it_o be_v rate_v at_o the_o dissolution_n at_o 306_o l._n 3_o s._n 2_o d._n q._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 285._o 9_o totteness_n a_o alien-priory_n cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n sergius_n and_o st._n bacchus_n at_o angiers_n to_o which_o abbey_n it_o be_v give_v by_o priory_n juhellus_n fill_v aluredi_n temp_n will._n conq._n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o be_v not_o suppress_v till_o 27._o hen._n viii_o at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v endow_v with_o revenue_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 24_o l._n 9_o s._n 2_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 124_o l._n 10_o s._n 2_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 1023._o 10._o barnstaple_n joel_n fill_n alluredi_fw-la temp_n will._n conq._n found_v here_o a_o abbey_n of_o cluniack_a monk_n and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n and_o st._n mary_n magdalene_n it_o be_v subordinate_a to_o st._n martin_n de_fw-fr campis_n in_o paris_n and_o rate_v at_o the_o dissolution_n at_o 123_o l._n 6_o s._n 7_o d._n dugd._n 129_o l._n 15_o s._n 3._o q._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 684_o 1024._o 11._o exeter_n a_o little_a priory_n build_v by_o will._n rufus_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n nicholas_n and_o by_o he_o annex_v as_o a_o cell_n to_o battle_n abby_n value_v at_o 154_o l._n 12_o s._n speed_n 147_o l._n 12_o â_o dugd._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 352._o *_o registrum_fw-la quondam_a penes_fw-la d._n wilh_n le_fw-fr neve_n regem_fw-la armorum_fw-la nunc_fw-la in_o bibl._n cotton_n 12._o axmouth_n a_o alien-priory_n cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o mountborow_a to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v by_o richard_n de_fw-fr redvers_fw-la temp_n hen._n i._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 992._o 13._o brightley_n here_o richard_n redvers_fw-la sheriff_n of_o devon-shire_n a._n d._n 1136._o found_v a_o abbey_n for_o cistertian_n monk_n who_o afterward_o remove_v to_o 14._o ford._n which_o place_n be_v give_v to_o they_o a._n d._n 1142._o by_o
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 riââard_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 dunâlmensi_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 i._n 52._o 6._o finchale_n a_o benedictine_n priory_n of_o thirteen_o monk_n subordinate_a to_o the_o abbey_n of_o durham_n build_v by_o hugh_n pusar_n bishop_n of_o durham_n about_o a._n d._n 1180._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n godric_n the_o hermit_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n amount_v to_o 122_o l._n 15_o s._n 3_o d._n dugd._n 146l_o 19_o s._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 512._o 7._o egleston_n a_o priory_n of_o leland_n black_a canon_n found_v by_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr leya_n speed_n about_o a._n d._n 1200._o and_o commend_v to_o the_o patronage_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o st._n john_n baptist._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 196._o 8._o overton_n alan_n de_fw-fr wilton_n temp_n reg._n joh._n found_v a_o priory_n of_o gilbertine_n here_o and_o make_v it_o subordinate_a to_o sempringham_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 11_o l._n 8_o s._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 825._o 9_o 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
per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 194_o l._n 14_o s._n 3_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 619._o 21._o bileigh_n or_o maldon_n a._n d._n 1180._o rob._n mantell_n build_v here_o a_o monastery_n for_o praemonstratensian_a canon_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n nicholas_n it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 157_o l._n 16_o s._n 11_o d._n q._n dugd._n 196_o l._n 6_o s._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 626._o 22._o hatfield_n regis_fw-la or_o bradoke_v wiltshire_n alberic_n de_fw-fr vere_n the_o three_o of_o that_o name_n earl_n of_o oxford_n about_o a._n d._n 1190_o speed_n found_v a_o benedictine_n abby_n here_o who_o yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 122_o l._n 13_o s._n 2_o l._n ob_fw-la dugd._n ââ7_n l._n 3_o s._n 2_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 545._o 23._o heningham_n lucia_n speed_n wife_n to_o the_o say_v alberic_n iii_o build_v a_o little_a benedictine_n nunnery_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n and_o st._n mary_n value_v at_o 29_o l._n 12_o s._n 10_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 545._o 24._o stanesgate_n a_o priory_n of_o cluniack_a monk_n subordinate_a to_o the_o abbey_n of_o lewes_n and_o dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n magdalene_n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 43_o l._n 8_o s._n 6_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 623._o 25._o mercy_n nottinghamshire_n a_o cell_n of_o benedictines_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n audoen_n in_o rouen_n give_v by_o king_n henry_n v._o to_o the_o collegiate_n church_n of_o higham-ferrers_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 552._o t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 176._o 26._o lighe_n or_o leez_n a_o priory_n found_v by_o ..._o gernon_n ..._o value_v 114_o l._n 1_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 141_o l._n 14_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n 27._o bierdon_n a_o priory_n value_v at_o 29_o l._n 6_o s._n 4_o d._n ob_fw-la dugd._n 31_o l._n 5_o s._n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n 28._o blackmore_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n build_v by_o jordan_n de_fw-fr sampford_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n laurence_n speed_n 29._o ginge-atteston_a qu._n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n speed_n 30._o thoby_n sir_n michael_n de_fw-fr capra_n here_o found_v a_o priory_n of_o canon_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n who_o yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 75_o l._n 6_o s._n 10_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n 31._o tiptree_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n value_v at_o 22_o l._n 16_o s_o 4_o d._n speed_n 32._o sopwike_v john_n de_fw-fr oxenford_n build_v this_o nunnery_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n it_o be_v of_o the_o benedictine_n order_n wke_n 33._o plecy_n a_o college_n for_o a_o master_n and_o eight_o priest_n two_o clerk_n and_o two_o chorister_n found_v by_o tho._n de_fw-fr woodstock_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n 17._o rich._n ii_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n at_o the_o suppression_n it_o be_v endow_v with_o 139_o l._n 3_o s._n 10_o d._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 120._o 34._o halstede_n a_o college_n found_v by_o rob._n bourchier_n rate_v at_o 23_o l._n 16_o s._n 5_o d._n ob_fw-la 35._o latton_n ms._n dugd._n â_o the_o monasticon_fw-la place_v romberg_n and_o snapes_n in_o this_o county_n but_o they_o be_v in_o suffolk_n as_o also_o wells_n which_o be_v in_o the_o county_n of_o norfolk_n gloucestershire_n 1._o gloucester_n here_o be_v a_o nunnery_n found_v about_o a._n d._n 682._o by_o osrich_n then_o a_o tributary_n prince_n to_o ethelred_n king_n of_o the_o mercian_n but_o afterward_o king_n of_o northumberland_n who_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n peter_n this_o monastery_n after_o it_o have_v be_v honour_v in_o have_v three_o queen_n successive_o lady_n abbess_v of_o it_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o dane_n afterward_o part_n of_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o it_o be_v enjoy_v by_o secular_a priest_n till_o a._n d._n 1058._o at_o which_o time_n aldred_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n place_v benedictine_n monk_n here_o who_o be_v at_o the_o dissolution_n endow_v with_o 1946_o l._n 5_o s._n 9_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 1550_o l._n 4_o s._n 5_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n king_n henry_n viii_o appropriate_v these_o revenue_n to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o bishop_n a_o dean_n and_o six_o prebendary_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 108_o 993._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 7._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n burcester_n etc._n etc._n by_o white_a kennet_n a._n m._n cronica_n ms._n gloucestrensis_fw-la coenobii_fw-la in_o bibl._n cotton_n domit._n a._n 8._o *_o registra_fw-la etc._n etc._n pen._n decan_n &_o capitulum_n ecâ_n cathedral_n glocestr_n *_o historiam_fw-la abbatum_fw-la s._n petri_n gloucestriae_fw-la a_o petro_n abbate_n secundo_fw-la post_fw-la conquestum_fw-la ad_fw-la walterum_fw-la froucestre_fw-fr vigesimum_fw-la a._n d._n 1381._o kalendarium_n etiam_fw-la maneriorum_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la tenementorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n praedictae_fw-la abbatiae_fw-la ordine_fw-la alphabetico_n digestum_fw-la cum_fw-la nominibâs_fw-la benefactorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o manibus_fw-la viri_fw-la reverendi_fw-la timothei_n halton_n ss_z th._n prof._n &_o coll._n reginââ_n oxon._n praeposâti_fw-la dignissimi_fw-la *_o donationes_fw-la omnium_fw-la bonorum_fw-la monasterii_fw-la s._n petri_n glocestriae_fw-la tam_fw-la temporalium_fw-la quam_fw-la spiritualium_fw-la mss._n in_o bibl._n bodl._n marshal_n 45._o 2._o theokesbury_n v_o tewksbury_n a_o monastery_n of_o black_a monk_n first_o build_v by_o oddo_n duke_n of_o mercia_n a._n d._n 715._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v restore_v by_o rob._n fitz-haimon_a a._n d._n 1102._o by_o the_o pious_a munificence_n of_o who_o and_o several_a other_o benefactor_n the_o yearly_a revenue_n of_o this_o abbey_n be_v worth_a at_o the_o suppression_n 1598._o l._n 1_o s._n 3_o d_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 153._o *_o chroniea_n ms._n de_fw-la tewksbury_n ãâã_d edw._n conf._n ad_fw-la a._n d._n 1263._o in_o bibl._n cotton_n cleop._n a._n 7._o 2._o registrum_fw-la mon._n de_fw-fr theokesbury_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n cleop._n a._n 7._o 3._o registr_n penes_fw-la ..._o dominum_fw-la spenser_n 3._o winchelcomb_n a._n d._n 787._o king_n offa_n build_v a_o nunnery_n here_o and_o about_o ten_o year_n after_o king_n kenwulf_n say_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o stately_a abbey_n for_o three_o hundred_o black_a monk_n and_o commend_v it_o to_o the_o patronage_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n kenelm_n in_o succeed_a time_n it_o become_v a_o college_n of_o secular_o but_o oswald_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n a._n d._n 985._o restore_v again_o the_o benedictines_n it_o be_v rate_v 26._o h._n viii_o at_o 759_o l._n 11_o s._n 9_o d._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 187._o t._n 2._o p._n 854._o annales_n ms._n de_fw-la winchelcumb_n ab_fw-la incarn_n domini_fw-la ad_fw-la a._n ch._n 1205._o in_o bibl._n cotton_n tiber._n e._n 4._o *_o registrum_fw-la abb._n de_fw-fr winch._n per_fw-la richardum_fw-la kedermister_n abbatem_fw-la compilatum_fw-la continens_fw-la 1._o historiam_fw-la fundationis_fw-la huius_fw-la abbatiae_fw-la 2._o historiam_fw-la abbatum_fw-la de_fw-fr winchelcomb_n a_o germano_n abbate_n a._n d._n 988._o ad_fw-la rich._n kedermister_n a._n d._n 1487._o 3._o renovationes_fw-la privilegiornm_fw-la chartarum_fw-la ac_fw-la aliorum_fw-la munimentorum_fw-la monasterii_fw-la de_fw-la winchelcomb_n hic_fw-la magni_fw-la valoris_fw-la libre_fw-la tunc_fw-la domini_fw-la will_n morton_n militis_fw-la peculium_fw-la in_o flammis_fw-la londinensibus_fw-la periit_fw-la a._n d._n 1666._o 4._o derehirst_n bede_n make_v mention_n of_o a_o monastery_n here_o in_o his_o time_n but_o that_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o dane_n this_o manor_n be_v give_v by_o king_n will._n conq._n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n dennis_n in_o france_n to_o which_o abbey_n it_o afterward_o become_v a_o cell_n which_o be_v make_v prioratus_fw-la indigena_fw-la 1._o hen._n vi_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 547._o 5._o berkley_n here_o be_v a_o nunnery_n before_o the_o conquest_n 6._o gloucester_n about_o a._n d._n 910._o ethelred_n earl_n of_o mercia_n and_o ethelfleda_n his_o wife_n translate_n the_o relic_n of_o st._n oswald_n from_o bardney_n hither_o build_v a_o college_n of_o secular_a priest_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o that_o saint_n who_o be_v temp_n will._n rufi_n hagustald_v turn_v into_o regular_a canon_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 90_o l._n 10_o s._n 2_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n ang._n t._n 2._o p._n 28._o 7._o cirencester_n leland_n say_v here_o be_v a_o college_n of_o prebendary_n before_o the_o conquest_n but_o the_o abbey_n of_o black_a canon_n be_v found_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o a._n d._n 1117._o and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n james._n it_o be_v
a_o priory_n of_o benedictines_n here_o which_o be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o gloucester_n and_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n michael_n and_o st._n nicholas_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 114_o 413._o 5._o wigmore_n canon_n a._n d._n 1100._o ralph_n de_fw-fr mortimer_n found_v a_o little_a college_n for_o secular_a canon_n here_o which_o be_v a._n d._n 1197_o wigorn._n change_v into_o a_o priory_n and_o endow_v with_o more_o land_n by_o his_o son_n hugh_n mortimer_n who_o remove_v hither_o the_o black_a canon_n from_o scobbedon_n there_o place_v by_o oliver_n de_fw-fr merlymond_n his_o steward_n it_o be_v commend_v to_o the_o patronage_n of_o st._n james_n and_o rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 267_o l._n 2_o s._n 10_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 302_o l._n 12_o s._n 3_o d_o ob_n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 213._o *_o cartular_a penes_fw-la domini_fw-la edw._n harley_n de_fw-fr brampton_n bryan_n in_o com._n heref._n *_o registrum_fw-la penes_fw-la tho._n baronem_fw-la bruce_n comitem_fw-la elginiae_n 6._o hereford_n hugh_n de_fw-fr lacie_n a._n d._n 1101._o give_v the_o church_n of_o st._n peter_n here_o found_v by_o his_o father_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o gloucester_n to_o which_o abbey_n it_o afterward_o become_v a_o cell_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 406._o 7._o clyfford_n a_o priory_n of_o cluniack_a monk_n subordinate_a to_o the_o abbey_n of_o lewes_n and_o found_v by_o simon_n fitz-richard-fitz-ponce_n temp_n hen._n i._o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 57_o l._n 7_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 65_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 623._o 8._o kilpeke_n the_o church_n of_o st._n david_n at_o kilpeke_n be_v give_v by_o henry_n de_fw-fr kilpeke_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o gloucester_n a._n d._n 1134._o it_o become_v a_o cell_n to_o that_o monastery_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 116._o 9_o dore._n rob._n de_fw-fr ewias_n 865._o tem_fw-la hen._n ii_o build_v a_o abbey_n for_o cistercian_n monk_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 101_o l._n 5_o s._n 2_o d._n dugd._n 118_o l._n 2_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 826._o t._n 2._o p._n 918._o *_o regist._n penes_fw-la â_o ..._o dominum_fw-la scudamore_n 10._o uuormesly_n olim_fw-la pyonia_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n dedicate_v to_o st._n leonard_n found_v ashmol_n by_o richard_n talbot_n lord_n of_o painswike_n temp_n hen._n ii_o value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 83_o l._n 10_o s._n 2_o d._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 261._o t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 48._o registr_n de_fw-fr wormesly_n pen._n ed._n harley_n mil._n baln_v 11._o acornebury_n a_o nunnery_n of_o st._n augustine_n order_n sp._n build_v by_o margery_n de_fw-fr lacie_n temp_n reg._n johan._n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n and_o st._n catherine_n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o suppression_n with_o 67_o l._n 13_o s._n 2_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 75_o l._n 7_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 330._o registr_n in_o curia_fw-la augmentationis_fw-la apud_fw-la westmon_n 12._o hereford_n a_o benedictine_n speed_n nunnery_n dedicate_v to_o st._n p_o guthlac_n value_v at_o 121_o l._n 3_o s._n 3_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n speed_n 13._o lymbroke_n a_o nunnery_n of_o benedictines_n speed_n endow_v at_o the_o suppression_n with_o 22_o l._n 17_o s._n 8_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 23_o l._n 17_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 474._o 14._o cressewell_n a_o alien-priory_n cell_n to_o grandmount_v in_o france_n dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 504._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 17._o 15._o flanesford_n a._n d._n 1347._o richard_n talbot_n found_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n here_o it_o be_v tutelar_a saint_n be_v st._n john_n baptist_n and_o it_o be_v value_v at_o the_o dissolution_n at_o 14_o l._n 8_o s._n 9_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 15_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 356._o 16._o titley_n a_o alien-priory_n 17._o barrone_n speed_n bartone_n ms._n bodl._n qu._n a_o priory_n of_o benedictines_n speed_n hertford-shire_n 1._o s._n alban_n king_n offa_n found_v this_o noble_a abbey_n here_o at_o verlamceaster_n a._n d._n 794._o and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o the_o proto-martyr_n of_o the_o britan_n st._n alban_n it_o be_v of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benedict_n and_o value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 2102_o l._n 7_o s._n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 2510_o l._n 6_o s._n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 176._o reyner_n apost_n bened._n tr._n 2._o p._n 97._o registr_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n tib._n e._n 6._o *_o reg._n penes_fw-la ..._o gwyn_n de_fw-fr hosp._n furnival_n *_o collectanea_fw-la ms._n aug._n baker_n ord._n s._n ben._n in_fw-it anglia_fw-it generalis_fw-la in_fw-it bibl._n coll._n jesus_n oxon._n vol._n 111._o *_o acta_fw-la mon._n s._n albani_n tempore_fw-la joh._n whethamsted_n abbatis_fw-la in_o bibl._n arundel_n 1647_o â_o nunc_fw-la in_o offic._n armorum_fw-la 2._o hertford_n a_o priory_n of_o benedictines_n dedicate_v to_o st._n james_n and_o subordinate_a to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n alban_n build_v by_o ralph_n the_o limesie_n temp_n will._n conq._n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n and_o endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 72_o l._n 14_o s._n 2_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 86_o l._n 14_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 331._o 3._o flamsted_n or_o de_fw-fr bosco_n juxta_fw-la flamsted_n roger_n toney_n temp_n r._n steph._n found_v here_o a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n st._n giles_n be_v the_o tutelar_a saint_n of_o this_o monastery_n which_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 30_o l._n 19_o s._n 8_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 46_o l._n 16_o s._n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 503_o 545._o 4._o sopewell_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n subject_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n alban_n be_v build_v by_o gaufred_n the_o fourteen_o abbot_n thereof_o about_o a._n d._n 1140._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o suppression_n be_v worth_a 40_o l._n 7_o s._n 10_o d._n dugd._n 68_o l._n 8_o s._n 10_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 347._o 5._o rowney_a ol_n mundene_n conan_n earl_n of_o richmond_n found_v a_o nunnery_n here_o of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benedict_n temp_n hen._n ii_o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n john_n baptist_n but_o in_o 36._o hen._n vi_o the_o priory_n be_v dilapidate_v and_o the_o revenue_n so_o waste_v that_o they_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o keep_v the_o building_n in_o repair_n and_o to_o maintain_v the_o prioress_n and_o nun_n it_o be_v by_o they_o resign_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o patron_n john_n fray_n chief_a baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n who_o with_o the_o king_n licence_n appropriate_v the_o land_n to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o chantry_n priest_n and_o so_o it_o continue_v till_o the_o dissolution_n at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v value_v at_o 13_o l._n 10_o s._n 9_o d._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n dugd._n vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 516._o 6._o royston_n angl._n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o eustace_n de_fw-fr merc_n temp_n rich._n i._o and_o by_o he_o commend_v to_o the_o patronage_n of_o st._n thomas_n the_o martyr_n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 89_o l._n 16_o s._n per_fw-la ann_n dugd._n 106_o l._n 3_o s._n 1_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 264._o 7._o s._n marry_o de_fw-fr pre._n about_o a._n d._n 1190._o garinus_n abbot_n of_o st._n alban_n found_v this_o priory_n for_o leprous_a nun_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 347._o 8._o wymondley_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n build_v by_o rich._n argentine_n temp_n hen._n iii_o it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 29_o l._n 19_o s._n 11_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 37_o l._n 10_o s._n 6_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n 9_o chesthunt_n monasticon_fw-la a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n value_v at_o 14_o l._n 10_o s._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 27_o l._n 6_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 512._o 10._o ware_n a_o alien-priory_n cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n ebrulf_n at_o utica_n in_o normandy_n vide_fw-la reg._n in_o bibl._n cotton_n 11._o thele_n a_o college_n of_o a_o warden_n and_o four_o secular_a
canon_n found_v or_o rather_o restore_v by_o william_n bishop_n of_o london_n a._n d._n 1429._o it_o be_v land_n be_v annex_v to_o elsing-spittle_n in_o london_n 10._o hen._n vi_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 190._o 12._o new-bigging_a or_o hichin_n a_o priory_n ..._o endow_v at_o the_o suppression_n with_o 13_o l._n 16_o s._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 15_o l._n 1_o s._n 11_o d._n speed_n 13._o burton_n sp._n barden_n lel._n a_o priory_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n found_v by_o ..._o bishop_n of_o london_n for_o canon_n of_o st._n augustine_n order_n speed_n 14._o chille_n qu._n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n speed_n 15._o chilâtree_n qu._n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n speed_n 16._o mirdiall_a qu._n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n speed_n 17._o redburg_n a_o cell_n to_o st._n alban_n bâned_a â_o mr._n speed_z place_v mersey_n in_o this_o county_n which_o be_v in_o essex_n in_o which_o shire_n also_o be_v hatfield-peverell_a erroneous_o say_v to_o be_v in_o herfford-shire_n by_o the_o editor_n of_o the_o monasticon_fw-la huntingdon-shire_n 1._o ramsey_n a_o benedictine_n abby_n build_v by_o ailwine_n duke_n or_o earl_n of_o the_o east-angle_n a._n d._n 969_o wigorn._n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n benedict_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 1716_o l._n 12_o s._n 4_o d._n dugd._n 1983_o l._n 15_o s._n 3_o d._n q._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 231._o t._n 2._o p._n 869._o reyner_n apost_n bened._n tr._n 2._o p._n 149._o registr_n de_fw-fr ramsey_n in_o scaccario_n ex_fw-la parte_fw-la rememoratoris_fw-la regis_fw-la *_o nomina_fw-la &_o gesta_fw-la abbatum_fw-la rames_n ab_fw-la ednotho_n ad_fw-la joh._n de_fw-fr santrey_n ms._n in_o bibl._n cotton_n vesp._n a._n 18._o *_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 collectanea_fw-la ms._n rogeri_n dodsworth_n in_o bibl._n bodl._n vol._n 41_o &_o 68_o *_o librum_fw-la ms._n de_fw-fr homagiis_fw-la &_o sectis_fw-la abbati_n debitis_fw-la in_o custodia_fw-la roberti_n hewes_n de_fw-fr hosp._n grayensi_fw-la lond._n 1638._o 2._o s._n neot_n olim_fw-la einulfesbury_n the_o body_n of_o st._n neot_n be_v translate_v hither_o out_o of_o cornwall_n here_o be_v a_o monastery_n found_v to_o his_o memory_n which_o be_v destroy_v in_o the_o danish_a war_n but_o restore_v by_o roisia_n the_o wife_n of_o rich._n fitz-gilbert_n a._n d._n 1113._o who_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o archbishop_n anselm_n replenish_v it_o with_o monk_n from_o the_o abbey_n of_o beck_n in_o normandy_n so_o it_o become_v a_o cell_n to_o that_o abbey_n it_o be_v endow_v 26._o hen._n viii_o with_o 256_o l._n 1_o s._n 3_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o speed_n 241_o l._n 11_o s._n 4_o d._n dugd._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 368._o t._n 2._o p._n 876._o regist._n s._n neoti_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n faust._n a._n 4._o 3._o s._n ives_n olim_fw-la slepe_n about_o a._n d._n 1000_o aednoth_n abbot_n of_o ramsey_n speed_n build_v here_o a_o priory_n of_o benedictine_n monk_n and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n ivo_n and_o all-saint_n it_o be_v a_o cell_n to_o ramsey_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 255._o 4._o hitchinbroke_a a_o little_a priory_n found_v by_o william_n the_o conqueror_n who_o remove_v the_o nun_n from_o eltesley_n in_o cambridge-shire_n to_o this_o place_n ãâã_d it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 17_o l._n 1_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 19_o l._n 9_o s._n 2_o d._n speed_n 5._o huntingdon_n eustace_n de_fw-fr luvetot_n about_o a._n d._n 1140._o build_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o suppression_n with_o 187_o l._n 13_o s._n 8_o d._n q._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 232_o l._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 24._o 6._o saltry_a a_o cistercian_n abby_n found_v by_o simon_n earl_n of_o northampton_n a._n d._n 1147._o and_o by_o he_o commend_v to_o the_o patronage_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n be_v worth_a at_o the_o dissolution_n 141_o l._n 3_o s._n 8_o d._n dugd._n 199_o l._n 11_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 850._o 7._o stonely_n will._n mandevile_n earl_n of_o essex_n about_o a._n d._n 1180._o build_v a_o priory_n of_o canon_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n here_o which_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 46_o l._n 5_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 319._o 8._o huntingdon_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n dedicate_v to_o st._n james._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 530._o 9_o modney_n a_o cell_n to_o ramsey_n bened._n kent_z 1._o canterbury_n here_o be_v a_o abbey_n found_v by_o king_n aethelbert_n speed_n a._n d._n 600._o and_o dedicate_v by_o st._n austin_n the_o monk_n to_o christi_n jesus_n in_o it_o be_v secular_a priest_n till_o a._n d._n 1003._o at_o which_o time_n archbishop_n elfric_n place_v benedictines_n here_o it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n amount_v to_o 2489_o l._n 4_o s._n 9_o d._n king_n henry_n viii_o turn_v the_o monk_n into_o a_o dean_n and_o twelve_o canon_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 18._o angl._n sacr._n t._n 1._o the_o antiquity_n of_o canterbury_n by_o will._n somner_n london_n 1640._o evidentias_fw-la ecol_n christi_fw-la cant._n inter_fw-la x._o script_n hist._n angl._n edit_n lond._n 1652._o gervasii_fw-la vitas_fw-la pontificum_fw-la cantuar._n etc._n etc._n ibid._n *_o collectanea_fw-la ms._n augustini_fw-la baker_n mon._n ord._n bened._n in_o bibl._n coll._n jesus_n oxon._n vol._n 1._o *_o registrum_fw-la sive_fw-la martyrologium_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la christi_fw-la cant._n in_o bibl._n coll._n gresham_n *_o librum_fw-la obitualem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la christ_n cantuar._n in_o bibl._n lambeth_n fol._n 20._o *_o registrum_fw-la benefactorum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la christi_fw-la in_o bibl._n cotton_n galba_n f._n 2._o 2._o rochester_n a._n d._n 602._o king_n aethelbert_n build_v a_o monastery_n for_o secular_a priest_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n andrew_n a._n d._n 1089._o bishop_n gundulf_n introduce_v black_a monk_n but_o secular_a canon_n be_v bring_v in_o again_o by_o king_n hen._n viii_o it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 486_o l._n 1_o s._n 5_o d._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 27._o angl._n sacr._n t._n 1._o textum_fw-la roffens_n ms._n apud_fw-la rochester_n reserv_v penes_fw-la dec._n &_o capit._n annales_n roffense_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n vitell._n e._n 14._o *_o statuta_fw-la ecclesae_fw-la roff._n autoritate_fw-la hen._n viii_o edita_fw-la in_o bibl._n bodl._n in_o musaeo_n a._n 136._o 3._o canterbury_n king_n aethelbert_n and_o st._n austin_n a._n d._n 605._o found_v another_o monastery_n here_o and_o commend_v it_o to_o the_o patronage_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n this_o be_v afterward_o call_v st._n augustine_n abbey_n and_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o suppression_n with_o 1413_o l._n 4_o s._n 11_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o it_o be_v of_o the_o benedictine_n order_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 23._o reyner_n apost_n bened._n t._n 1._o p._n 46._o guil._n thorn_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la gestis_fw-la abbatum_fw-la s._n aug._n cantuar._n inter_fw-la x._o script_n lond._n 1652._o et_fw-la chronologiam_fw-la quondam_a spectantem_fw-la ad_fw-la praedictum_fw-la coenobium_fw-la ibid._n *_o collectanea_fw-la ms._n aug._n baker_n ord._n s._n bened._n in_o anglia_fw-it generalis_fw-la in_fw-it bibl._n coll._n jesus_n oxon._n vol._n 1._o *_o registra_fw-la penes_fw-la heneage_n finch_n de_fw-fr ravenston_n in_o com._n buck._n in_o scaccario_fw-la penes_fw-la remem_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o penes_fw-la w._n howard_n de_fw-fr naworth_n castro_n *_o cronicon_n s._n aug._n cant._n ad_fw-la an._n 1220._o cum_fw-la successione_n abbatum_fw-la in_o bibl._n lambeth_n 4_o âo_o 95._o *_o mss._n de_fw-fr historia_n huius_fw-la coenobii_fw-la in_o bibl._n cotton_n vitellius_n a._n 2._o e._n 4._o d._n 10._o d._n 11._o faustina_n a._n 1._o claudius_n d._n 10._o julius_n d._n 2._o 6._o historiam_fw-la ms._n de_fw-fr abbatibus_fw-la s._n aug._n cant._n ad_fw-la hugonem_fw-la iii_o in_o bibl._n publ_n cantab._n 4._o folkstone_n a_o old_a nunnery_n found_v by_o king_n eadbold_n about_o a._n d._n 630._o which_o be_v destroy_v during_o the_o danish_a war_n nigell_n de_fw-fr munewell_n give_v the_o church_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n eanswith_n here_o to_o the_o abbey_n of_o lolley_n in_o normandy_n a._n d._n 1095._o to_o which_o it_o become_v a_o alien-priory_n it_o be_v able_a to_o dispend_v 41_o l._n 15_o s._n 10_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 63_o s._n 7_o d._n sp._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 85_o 560._o 5._o liming_n a_o nunnery_n for_o benedictines_n found_v by_o st._n edburgh_n or_o ethelburg_n sister_n to_o king_n eadbald_n about_o a._n d._n 630._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n
of_o a_o warden_n eight_o secular_a priest_n and_o three_o clerk_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 80._o dr._n thorotons_n history_n of_o nottinghamshire_n p._n 170._o *_o registrum_fw-la penes_fw-la virum_fw-la eruditum_fw-la r._n thoroton_n 16._o tuxford_n a_o college_n of_o secular_a canon_n found_v here_o by_o john_n longvillers_n 31._o edw._n iii_o vide_fw-la mon._n ang._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 90._o thoroton_n p._n 382._o 17._o clifton_n a_o college_n dedicate_v to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n build_v by_o sir_n robert_n and_o his_o son_n sir_n gervase_n clifton_n temp_n edw._n ii_o value_v at_o 20_o l._n 2_o s._n 6_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dr._n thoroton_n history_n of_o notingham-shire_n p._n 55._o monasticon_fw-la oxford-shire_n 1._o dorchester_n at_o the_o first_o conversion_n of_o the_o saxon_n to_o the_o christian_a faith_n here_o be_v a_o episcopal_a see_v which_o be_v found_v by_o st._n birin_fw-mi a._n d._n 635._o who_o have_v under_o his_o jurisdiction_n the_o two_o large_a kingdom_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n and_o mercian_n and_o thou_o in_o after_o time_n it_o be_v mighty_o abridge_v in_o its_o extent_n the_o bishopric_n of_o winchester_n salisbury_z exeter_z bath_n and_o wells_n litchfield_n worcester_n and_o hereford_n be_v take_v out_o of_o it_o yet_o the_o diocese_n still_o remain_v the_o large_a in_o england_n the_o bishop_n of_o which_o have_v their_o seat_n here_o till_o remigius_n translate_v it_o to_o lincoln_n about_o a._n d._n 1075._o the_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n be_v afterward_o build_v by_o alexander_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n about_o a._n d._n 1140._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n peter_n st._n paul_n and_o st._n birin_fw-mi bodl._n it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 219_o l._n 12_o s._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 197._o *_o cartas_fw-la quamplurimas_fw-la ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la prioratum_fw-la spectantes_fw-la in_o registro_fw-la dominorum_fw-la de_fw-la borstal_n penes_fw-la d._n joh._n aubrey_n the_o ead_n baronettum_n *_o munimenta_fw-la pen._n v._o rev._n ric._n davis_n de_fw-fr sanford_n 2._o st._n frideswide_n now_o christ_n church_n in_o oxford_n about_o a._n d._n 730._o didanus_n a_o petty_a king_n in_o these_o part_n found_v a_o nunnery_n here_o in_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o all-saint_n and_o make_v his_o daughter_n frideswide_a abbess_n thereof_o who_o be_v bury_v here_o and_o afterward_o canonize_v this_o monastery_n in_o process_n of_o time_n be_v call_v by_o her_o name_n but_o the_o nun_n be_v disperse_v in_o the_o danish_a war_n secular_a priest_n inhabit_v this_o place_n till_o a._n d._n 1111._o at_o which_o time_n roger_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n place_v a_o convent_n of_o regular_a canon_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n frideswide_a under_o the_o care_n of_o prior_n guymund_n this_o priory_n be_v surrender_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n a._n d._n 1524._o the_o next_o year_n cardinal_n wolsey_n begin_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o noble_a college_n for_o a_o dean_n eighteen_o canon_n etc._n etc._n but_o a._n d._n 1529._o the_o king_n seize_v on_o all_o the_o cardinal_n revenue_n and_o among_o other_o on_o the_o land_n appoint_v for_o the_o endowment_n of_o this_o college_n a._n d._n 1532._o king_n henry_n viii_o reestablish_v it_o for_o a_o dean_n and_o twelve_o canon_n but_o this_o be_v also_o dissolve_v a._n d._n 1545._o in_o the_o next_o year_n the_o bishop_n seat_n be_v remove_v from_o oseney_n this_o church_n become_v a_o cathedral_n and_o the_o king_n refound_v the_o chapter_n this_o royal_a and_o ample_a foundation_n consist_v of_o a_o dean_n eight_o canon_n one_o hundred_o student_n beside_o chaplaâs_n chorister_n etc._n etc._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 173_o 983._o historiam_fw-la &_o antiquitates_fw-la acad._n oxon._n per_fw-la ant._n wood._n lib._n ii_o p._n 246._o oxon._n 1674._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n burcester_n etc._n etc._n by_o white_a kennett_n b._n d._n registr_n in_o bibliotheca_fw-la coll._n corp._n christi_fw-la oxon._n *_o historiam_fw-la fundationis_fw-la prioratus_fw-la s._n frideswidâ_n oxon._n per_fw-la will._n wyrley_n ms._n penes_fw-la henr._n worsley_n de_fw-fr hosp._n linc._n arm._n *_o registra_fw-la cartas_fw-la originales_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o thesaurario_fw-la aedis_fw-la christi_fw-la oxon._n 3._o eynsham_n a_o benedictine_n abby_n build_v by_o aethelmare_n or_o ailmer_n earl_n of_o devonshire_n a._n d._n 1005._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 441._o 12_o s._n 2_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 441_o l._n 16_o s._n 1_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 258._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n registr_n penes_fw-la decan_n &_o capit_fw-la eccl._n christi_fw-la oxon._n *_o johannis_n de_fw-fr wudetun_n librum_fw-la statutorum_fw-la monasterii_fw-la de_fw-la eynsham_n ms._n in_o bibl_n bodl._n ne._n f._n 3._o 7._o 4._o oxford_n a._n d._n 1075._o 1687._o robert_n de_fw-fr oily_a found_v the_o collegiate_n church_n of_o st._n george_n within_o the_o castle_n here_o for_o a_o dean_n and_o secular_a canon_n but_o about_o a._n d._n 1129_o 48._o they_o be_v translate_v to_o oseney_n where_o they_o become_v regulars_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n 5._o ârgges_n a_o alien-priory_n of_o black_a monk_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o fiscamp_n in_o normandy_n found_v by_o manasser_n arsic_a a._n d._n 1103._o it_o be_v give_v by_o henry_n vi_o to_o eton_n college_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 573._o t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 199._o 6._o osney_n a._n d._n 1129._o rob._n de_fw-fr oily_a build_v a_o priory_n of_o canon_n augustine_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 654_o l._n 10_o s._n 2_o d._n dugd._n 755_o l._n 18_o s._n 6_o d._n speed_n upon_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o new_a bishopric_n by_o king_n hen._n viii_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o oxfordshire_n be_v place_v here_o but_o it_o be_v not_o long_o after_o viz._n 1546._o translate_v to_o christ-church_n oxon._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 136._o mr._n kennett_n parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n burcester_n etc._n etc._n registr_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n *_o reg._n in_o scaccario_fw-la penes_fw-la remem_fw-la regis_fw-la d._n *_o registra_fw-la rentalia_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la munimenta_fw-la ad_fw-la bam_fw-la abbatiam_fw-la spectantia_fw-la in_o thesaurario_fw-la aedis_fw-la christi_fw-la oxon._n *_o historiam_fw-la fundationis_fw-la abbatiae_fw-la de_fw-fr osney_n per_fw-la will._n wyrley_n ms._n in_o bibliotheca_fw-la henr._n worsley_n de_fw-fr hosp._n lincoln_n arm._n 7._o godstow_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n found_v by_o one_o editha_n or_o ida_n a_o rich_a widow_n a._n d._n 1138._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 274._o 5_o s._n 10_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 319_o l._n 18_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 525._o t._n 2._o p._n 884._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n *_o historiam_fw-la de_fw-la godstow_n inter_fw-la mss._n hon._n comitis_fw-la de_fw-fr clarendon_n n._n 17._o *_o reg._n de_fw-fr godstow_n in_o scaccario_n pen._n remem_fw-la regis_fw-la *_o munim_fw-la penes_fw-la d._n j._n walter_n de_fw-fr saresden_n baron_fw-fr 8._o tame_n monasticon_fw-la sir_n rob._n gait_n knight_n a._n d._n 1138._o found_v a_o cistercian_n abbey_n upon_o otmoor_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o oddington_n which_o be_v translate_v hither_o by_o alexander_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n it_o be_v commend_v it_o to_o the_o patronage_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o endow_v with_o 256_o l._n 13_o s._n 7_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 802._o mr._n kennett_n parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n burcester_n etc._n etc._n 9_o bruern_n a_o cistercian_n abby_n found_v a._n d._n 1147._o by_o nicholas_n basset_n â3_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 134_o l._n 10_o s._n 10_o d._n dugd._n 124_o l._n 10_o s._n 10_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 835._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n *_o munimenta_fw-la in_fw-la thes._n coll._n aenei_fw-la nasi_n oxon._n 10._o cold-norton_n will._n fitz-alan_n temp_n hen._n ii_o build_v here_o a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n john_n the_o evangelist_n and_o st._n giles_n this_o priory_n be_v escheat_v to_o the_o crown_n temp_n hen._n vii_o from_o which_o it_o come_v to_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o st._n stephen_n at_o westminster_n of_o who_o bishop_n smith_n buy_v it_o and_o give_v it_o 5._o hen._n viii_o to_o brasennose_n college_n in_o oxford_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 275._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 55._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n *_o munimenta_fw-la
penes_fw-la principalem_fw-la &_o socios_fw-la coll_n aenei_fw-la nasi_n oxon._n 11._o stodâley_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o found_v by_o bernard_n de_fw-fr s._n waleriâo_o ãâ¦ã_z temp_n hen_n ii_o it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o suppression_n with_o 82_o l._n 4_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 102_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 486._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n registr_n âlim_fw-la penes_fw-la tho._n allen_n ex_fw-la aula_n glocestr_n 12._o burcester_n gilbert_n basset_n a._n d._n 1182._o build_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n edburg_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 147_o l._n 2_o s._n 1d_o per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 167_o l._n 2_o s._n 10_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 283._o parochial_a antiquity_n first_o attempt_v in_o the_o history_n of_o ambrosden_n burcester_n and_o other_o adjacent_a village_n in_o the_o county_n of_o oxford_n and_o buck_n deduce_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o britain_n to_o near_a the_o age_n of_o the_o reformation_n by_o white_a kennett_n b._n d._n vicar_n of_o ambrosden_n hic_fw-la libre_fw-la accuratissime_fw-la historiam_fw-la huius_fw-la prioratus_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la fundationis_fw-la ad_fw-la eversionem_fw-la usque_fw-la tractat_fw-la quam_fw-la ex_fw-la cartis_fw-la autographis_fw-la penes_fw-la d._n d._n guil._n glynne_n de_fw-fr ambrosden_n in_o com._n oxon._n baronettum_n &_o quamplurimis_fw-la aliis_fw-la codicibus_fw-la tum_fw-la mss._n tum_fw-la impressis_fw-la summa_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o industria_fw-la contexuit_fw-la reverendus_fw-la author_n 13._o wroxton_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 mich._n belet_n temp_n r._n joh._n and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n be_v worth_a 78_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n dugd._n 78_o l._n 14_o s._n 3_o d._n sp._n vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 326._o *_o cartas_fw-la penes_fw-la hon._n franc._n dom._n guildford_n 14._o rewley_n or_o de_fw-fr regali_fw-la loco_fw-la a._n d._n 1281._o edm._n earl_n of_o cornwall_n change_v the_o secular_a priest_n here_o place_v by_o his_o father_n into_o a_o abbot_n and_o fifteen_o monk_n of_o the_o cistercian_n order_n it_o be_v tutelar_a saint_n be_v the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 174_o l._n 3_o s._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 934._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n 15._o burford_n a_o priory_n value_v at_o 13_o l._n 6_o s._n 6_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n sp._n 16._o clattercote_n a_o gilbertine_n priory_n dedicate_v to_o st._n leonard_n endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 34_o l._n 19_o s._n 11_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n speed_n 17._o goring_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n value_v at_o 60_o l._n 6_o s._n 5_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n sp._n vide._n parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n *_o munimenta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la caenobium_fw-la spectantia_fw-la in_o cartulario_n de_fw-fr borstall_n penes_fw-la d._n j._n aubrey_n baron_fw-fr 18._o saucomb_n ãâ¦ã_z a_o priory_z of_o black_a canon_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n speed_n 19_o minster_n lovel_n a_o alien-priory_n cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n marry_o de_fw-fr ibrcio_fw-la in_o normandy_n found_v by_o some_o of_o the_o family_n of_o louâl_n vâle_fw-fr cartas_fw-la penes_fw-la henr._n farmer_n de_fw-fr tusmore_n in_o câm_n oxon._n armig._n 20._o oxford_n a._n d._n 1283._o john_n gisfard_n baron_n of_o brimsfield_n found_v a_o college_n here_o for_o the_o benedictines_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o gloucester_n and_o other_o monastery_n of_o that_o order_n it_o be_v suppress_v and_o the_o land_n alienate_v by_o king_n henry_n viii_o part_n of_o it_o yet_o remain_v and_o be_v callâd_v glocester-hall_n vide_fw-la histor_n &_o antiq._n vniu._n oxon._n lib._n ii_o p._n 338_o 380._o reyn._n apost_n bened._n in_o angl._n tr._n 3._o p._n 53._o 21._o oxford_n a_o college_n for_o eight_o benedictine_n monk_n of_o durham_n build_v by_o the_o prior_n and_o convent_n of_o durham_n a._n d._n 1290._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n cuthbert_n but_o more_o ample_o endow_v by_o thomâ_n hatsield_v lord_n bishop_n of_o durham_n about_o a._n d._n 1370._o this_o be_v dissolve_v by_o king_n henry_n viii_o in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o stand_v be_v found_v by_o sir_n thomas_n pope_n knight_n a_o college_n for_o a_o precedent_n twelve_o fellow_n and_o ââght_n scholar_n 2_o 3._o phil._n &_o mar._n now_o call_v trinity_n college_n vide_fw-la histor._n &_o antiq._n vniu._n oxon._n lib._n ii_o p._n 293_o 337._o angl._n sacr._n t._n 1._o p._n 748_o 770_o 772._o 22._o littlemore_n near_o sandford_n ãâã_d a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n dedicate_v to_o s._n nicholas_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 13._o 23._o milton_n a_o priory_n of_o monk_n â_o 24._o sandford_n the_o manor_n of_o sandford_n be_v give_v to_o the_o knight_n templar_n by_o sir_n thomas_n de_fw-fr sandford_n kn_n t._n a._n d._n ..._o it_o become_v a_o preceptory_a vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 544._o mr._n kennet_n parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n burcester_n etc._n etc._n *_o registrum_fw-la ms._n in_o bibl._n bodl._n wood._n 10._o 25._o oxford_n a_o college_n for_o the_o black_a monk_n of_o canterbury_n found_v by_o simon_n islip_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n a._n d._n 1363_o 328._o this_o be_v suppress_v by_o henry_n viii_o and_o be_v now_o part_n of_o christ-church_n 26._o oxford_n a_o college_n for_o black_a monk_n 1â_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n aldate_n call_v london_n college_n from_o richard_n clifford_n bishop_n of_o london_n who_o be_v a_o great_a benefactor_n to_o it_o a._n d._n 1421_o 338._o 27._o oxford_n a._n d._n 1435._o thomas_n holden_n esquire_n and_o elâzabeth_n his_o wife_n sound_v a_o college_n near_o the_o northgaâc_n for_o novice_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n 33â_n 28._o dâford_n the_o college_n of_o st._n bernard_n for_o monk_n of_o the_o cistercian_n order_n be_v found_v by_o henry_n chichely_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n a._n d._n 1437._o on_o the_o site_n of_o this_o dissolve_v college_n sir_n thomas_n whitâ_n knight_n build_v and_o endow_v a_o college_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n a._n d._n 1555._o vide_fw-la hist._n &_o antiq._n oxon._n lib._n ii_o p._n 302_o 338._o 29._o banbury_n a_o college_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o endow_v with_o 48_o l._n 6_o s_o speed_n rutland-shire_n 1._o brook_n a_o priory_n of_o canon_n regular_a of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n subordinate_a to_o the_o priory_n of_o kenelworth_n found_v by_o hugh_n ferrer_n temp_n ric._n i._o 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 40_o l._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 43_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 130._o the_o history_n of_o rutland-shire_n by_o j._n wright_n lond._n 1684._o fol._n p._n 26._o 2._o edichweston_n a_o alien-priory_n cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n george_n of_o banquervile_a to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v by_o will._n de_fw-fr tankervile_n temp_n hen._n ii_o vide_fw-la mân_z angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 952._o mr._n wright_n rutland-shire_n p._n 41._o shrop-shirf_a 1._o lilleshull_n a_o delfleda_n queen_n of_o mercia_n be_v say_v to_o build_v a_o church_n here_o in_o honour_n of_o st._n alâmund_n which_o be_v afterward_o endow_v with_o land_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o ten_o prebend_n by_o king_n edgar_n the_o priory_n for_o canon_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n be_v found_v about_o a._n d._n 1140._o by_o philip_n de_fw-fr belmâis_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 229_o l._n 3_o s._n 1_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 327_o l._n â0_n s._n speed_n vidâ_n mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 144._o ãâ¦ã_z ric._n leveson_n de_fw-fr trentham_n in_o com._n staff_n 2._o wenlock_n a_o abbey_n of_o the_o cluniac_a order_n found_v by_o roger_n earl_n of_o montgomery_n a._n d._n 1081._o it_o be_v tutelar_a saint_n be_v st._n milburga_n who_o be_v niece_n to_o wolphere_n king_n of_o mercia_n have_v build_v a_o nunnery_n here_o in_o the_o saxon_a time_n which_o be_v now_o destroy_v it_o be_v endow_v with_o 401_o l._n 7_o l._n q._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 434_o l._n 1_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 631._o 3._o shrâwsbury_n a._n d._n 1083._o the_o same_o roger_n earl_n of_o monâgâmery_n build_v a_o benedictine_n abby_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n pâter_n and_o st._n paul_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 132_o l._n 4_o s._n 10_o l._n per_fw-la a_o
ela_n countess_n of_o sarum_n build_v a_o nunnery_n here_o of_o st._n augustine_n order_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o st._n bernard_n it_o be_v value_v at_o 168_o l._n 9_o s._n 2_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 203_o l._n 12_o s._n 3_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 241._o chronic._n de_fw-fr lacok_n a_o christo_fw-la ad_fw-la a._n d._n 1320._o in_o bibl._n cotton_n vitell._n a._n 8._o *_o cartul_n penes_fw-la dom._n johan_n talbot_n de_fw-fr lacock_n 19_o salisbury_n the_o collegiate_n church_n of_o st._n edmund_n consist_v of_o a_o provost_n and_o twelve_o secular_a canon_n be_v found_v by_o walter_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr wyle_z bishop_n of_o salisbury_z about_o a._n d._n 1270_o f._n 20._o pulton_n a_o gilbertine_n priory_n found_v by_o sir_n thomas_n seymour_n 21._o edw._n i._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 826._o 21._o marleburg_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a leland_n canon_n dedicate_v to_o st._n margaret_n and_o found_v by_o edmund_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n temp_n edw._n i._o speed_n rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 30_o l._n 9_o s._n 6_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd_v 38_o l._n 19_o s._n 2_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 272._o 22._o uphaven_n a_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n wandragisilius_fw-la in_o rouen_n king_n edw._n vi_o give_v it_o to_o windsor_n college_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 73._o 23._o brioptune_n wiltshire_n qu._n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n magdalene_n speed_n 24._o clatford_n a_o alien-priory_n to_o st._n victor_n de_fw-fr caleto_fw-it in_o normandy_n king_n henry_n vi._n give_v it_o to_o eton_n college_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 199._o 25._o longleat_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n dedicate_v to_o st._n radegund_n found_v by_o sir_n john_n vernon_n knight_n 19_o 26._o eston_n a_o priory_n dedicate_v to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n value_v at_o 42_o l._n 12_o s._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 55_o l._n 14_o s._n 4_o d._n speed_n 27._o keinton_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n endow_v with_o 25_o l._n 9_o s._n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 38_o l._n 3_o s._n 10_o d._n q._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 534._o t._n 2._o p._n 887._o *_o cartul_n penes_fw-la magist._n rogers_n de_fw-fr chippenham_n 28._o eddington_n a_o priory_n of_o bonhommes_n build_v by_o will._n eddington_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n a._n d._n 1352._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n james_n st._n catherine_n and_o all-saint_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o suppression_n amount_v to_o 442_o l._n 9_o s._n 7_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n dugd._n 521_o l._n 12_o s._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 357._o â_o the_o editor_n of_o the_o monasticon_fw-la place_n in_o this_o county_n steinington_n which_o shall_v be_v in_o berkshire_n and_o brommor_n which_o shall_v be_v in_o hampshire_n and_o mr._n speed_n reckon_v middlston_n and_o henton_n to_o be_v in_o this_o shire_n the_o former_a of_o which_o be_v in_o dorsetshire_n and_o the_o latter_a in_o the_o county_n of_o samerset_n worcester-shire_n 1._o worcester_n here_o be_v secular_a canon_n from_o the_o time_n the_o bishop_n see_v be_v here_o place_v by_o king_n ethelred_n viz._n a._n d._n 680._o till_o a._n d._n 991._o when_o bishop_n oswald_n turn_v they_o out_o and_o put_v in_o benedictine_n monk_n who_o continue_v till_o the_o dissolution_n and_o then_o canon_n be_v restore_v it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n wulstan_n and_o value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 1229_o l._n 12_o s._n 8_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 1386._o 12_o s._n 10_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 120._o ang._n sacr._n t._n 1._o p._n 469._o cronica_n wigornensia_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n calig_n a._n 10._o edita_fw-la per_fw-la cl._n whartonum_fw-la in_o angl._n sacr._n t._n 1._o lond._n 1691._o fol._n *_o registra_fw-la cartas_fw-la etc._n etc._n penes_fw-la decan_n &_o capitulum_n wigorn._n *_o librum_fw-la de_fw-la terris_fw-la &_o redditibus_fw-la mon._n s._n mariae_fw-la wigorn._n in_o bibl._n cotton_n tiber._n 13._o 2._o pershore_n about_o a._n d._n 680._o oswald_z nephew_n to_o king_n ethelred_n found_v a_o college_n for_o secular_a canon_n here_o but_z king_n edgar_z and_o bishop_n oswald_z introduce_v benedictine_n monk_n a._n d._n 984_o sacrae_fw-la it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o the_o apostle_n st._n peter_n and_o st._n paul_n and_o rate_v at_o 643_o l._n 4_o s._n 5_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 666_o l._n 13_o s._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 203._o registr_n in_o curia_fw-la augmentationis_fw-la 3._o evesham_n a_o benedictine_n abby_n build_v a._n d._n 700._o by_o s._n egwin_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 1183_o l._n 12_o s._n 9_o d._n dugd._n 1268_o l._n 9_o s._n 9_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 144._o t._n 2._o p._n 851._o reyner_n apost_n bened._n tr._n 1._o p._n 38._o tr._n 2._o p._n 143._o registr_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n reg._n pen._n ric._n fleetwood_n de_fw-fr penwortham_n in_o com._n lanc._n arm._n analecta_fw-la de_fw-la act_v abbatum_fw-la in_o bibl._n cotton_n vesp._n b._n 15._o *_o reg._n olim_fw-la in_o bibl._n edw._n coke_n cap._n iust._n ad_fw-la plac._n 4._o fladbury_n ol_n fledanbirig_n a_o ancient_a monastery_n found_v by_o bishop_n egwin_n a._n d._n 702._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 125._o 5._o stowre_n a_o monastery_n found_v by_o aethilbaldt_n king_n of_o mercia_n a._n d._n 736._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 121._o 6._o bredon_n eanulfus_n grandfather_n to_o king_n offa_n about_o a._n d._n 750._o build_v the_o monastery_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n peter_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 122._o 7._o clive_n here_o be_v in_o king_n offa_n time_n a_o monastery_n dedicate_v to_o st._n michael_n which_o be_v afterward_o annex_v to_o worcester_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 124._o 8._o wudiandun_v a_o nunnery_n found_v by_o aethelred_n king_n of_o mercia_n and_o make_v a_o cell_n to_o worcester_n a._n d._n 774._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 122._o 9_o kemsey_n a_o cell_n to_o worcester_n abbey_n thereunto_o give_v by_o king_n coenwulf_n a._n d._n 799._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 127._o 10._o heanbirig_n a_o monastery_n subordinate_a to_o worcester_n abbey_n and_o found_v by_o wiglaf_n king_n of_o the_o mercian_n a._n d._n 833._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 123._o 11._o westbury_n a_o cell_n of_o black_a monk_n to_o worcester_n abbey_n found_v by_o bishop_n oswald_n a._n d._n 983._o sacrae_fw-la after_o bishop_n oswald_n death_n this_o monastery_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o dane_n but_o re-edify_v by_o wulstan_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n 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clem._n throgmorton_n de_fw-fr hasely_n in_o com._n warw._n will._n sheldon_n de_fw-fr bâoley_n com._n wigorn._n christ._n hatton_n bar._n henr._n st._n george_n arm._n &_o in_o officio_fw-la armorâm_fw-la 14._o malvern_n minor_fw-la a_o benedictine_n priory_n found_v by_o one_o joceline_n a._n d._n 1171._o and_o endow_v by_o will._n blois_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n giles_n and_o value_v at_o 98_o l._n 10_o s._n 9_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 102_o l._n 10_o s._n 9_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 545._o 15._o westwood_n a_o cell_n of_o nun_n to_o fonteurault_n in_o france_n to_o which_o abbey_n it_o be_v give_v by_o osbert_n fitz-hugh_n and_o eustachia_n de_fw-fr say_v temp_n hen._n ii_o endow_v with_o 78_o l._n 8_o s._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 574._o t._n 2._o p._n