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85._o 6._o reâ—ulver_n a_o abbey_n of_o black_a monk_n build_v by_o one_o bassa_n a._n d._n 669._o it_o be_v annex_v to_o christ-church_n in_o canterbury_n by_o king_n eadr_v a._n d._n 949._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 86._o 7._o thanet_fw-la a_o nunnery_n found_v by_o domneva_n about_o a._n d._n 670._o and_o dedicate_v to_o st._n mildred_n it_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n austin_n in_o canterbury_n a._n d._n 1033._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 83._o reyner_n apost_n benedict_n tr._n 1._o p._n 61._o 8._o elflet_n sp._n a_o nunnery_n of_o domneva_n foundation_n speed_n 9_o dover_n a._n d._n 696._o wictre_v king_n of_o kent_n found_v a_o college_n of_o secular_a priest_n here_o who_o be_v turn_v into_o benedictine_n monk_n by_o archbishop_n theobald_n a._n d._n 1139._o st._n martin_n be_v the_o tutelar_a saint_n of_o this_o monastery_n who_o yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 170_o l._n 14_o s._n 11_o d._n ob_fw-la dugd._n 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patronage_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n andrew_n it_o be_v afterward_o convert_v into_o a_o nunnery_n by_o gundulf_n bishop_n of_o rochester_n and_o endow_v with_o 218_o l._n 4_o s._n 2_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 245_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 352._o 12._o lewesham_n a_o alien-priory_n of_o black_a monk_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o gant_n to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v by_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n a._n d._n 1044._o it_o be_v after_o the_o suppression_n of_o these_o house_n annex_v by_o king_n hen._n v._o to_o shene_n abby_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 550._o t._n 2._o p._n 890_o 902._o 13._o canterbury_n a._n d._n 1084._o lanfranc_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n build_v here_o a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n gregory_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o h._n viii_o at_o 121_o l._n 15_o s._n 1_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 166_o l._n 4_o s._n 5_o d._n ob_fw-la 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12_o s._n 2_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 111_o l._n 16_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 621._o *_o reg._n penes_fw-la ..._o rook_n de_fw-fr eadem_fw-la 26._o cumbwell_n rob._n de_fw-fr turnham_n temp_n hen._n ii_o found_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n here_o and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n mary_n magdalene_n it_o be_v value_v at_o 80_o l._n 17_o s._n 5_o d._n per._n a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 270._o *_o cartas_fw-la autographas_n penes_fw-la gul._n campion_n the_o â—adem_n armig._n 27._o newington_n a_o nunnery_n till_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n ii_o in_o who_o reign_n it_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o college_n for_o seven_o secular_a canon_n vide_fw-la cronica_n will._n thorn_n col_fw-fr 1931._o inter_fw-la x._o scriptores_fw-la historiae_fw-la angl._n lond._n 1652._o 28._o lesnes_n or_o westwood_n a._n d._n 1178._o rich._n de_fw-fr lucy_n build_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n 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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
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 ☞_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 nâ—ctan_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
and_o twelve_o secular_a canon_n ten_o clerk_n and_o six_o chorister_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n jesus_n the_o virgin_n mary_n st._n margaret_n and_o st._n ninian_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 203._o 13._o nesseham_n a_o nunnery_n value_v at_o 26l_o 17_o s._n 7_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 26_o l._n 9_o s._n 9_o d._n speed_n 14._o derlington_n a_o college_n of_o a_o dean_n and_o six_o prebendary_n ms._n 15._o sampford_n or_o stampford_n qu._n a_o cell_n to_o durham_n abby_n speed_n endow_v with_o 36_o l._n 17_o s._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n ☜_o the_o priory_n of_o letham_n which_o be_v in_o lancashire_n be_v false_o place_v by_o mr._n speed_v in_o this_o bishopric_n essex_n 1._o bark_v the_o first_o mon._n nunnery_n in_o england_n found_v about_o a._n d._n 680._o 675._o by_o erkenwald_n bishop_n of_o london_n it_o be_v of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benedict_n and_o dedicate_v to_o st._n ethelburg_n or_o alburg_n and_o st._n mary_n and_o endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 862_o l._n 12_o s._n 5_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 1084._o 6_o s._n 2_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 79._o bed_n eccl._n hist._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o reyner_n apost_n bened._n t._n 1._o p._n 64._o *_o librum_fw-la abbatiae_fw-la de_fw-la bark_v in_o bibl._n cotton_n 2._o waltham_n a_o college_n of_o secular_a canon_n found_v by_o earl_n harold_n a._n d._n 1062._o for_o a_o dean_n and_o eleven_o canon_n who_o be_v change_v into_o regulars_n and_o their_o number_n increase_v to_o twenty_o four_o by_z king_n hen._n ii_o a._n d._n 1177._o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o holy_a crof_n and_o st._n laurence_n and_o value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 900._o 4_o s._n 3d._n dugd._n 1079_o l._n 12_o s._n 1_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 11._o d_o r._n tho._n fuller_n history_n of_o waltham-abby_n at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o church_n history_n lond._n 1655._o reg._n de_fw-fr waltham_n ms._n in_o bibl._n cotton_n tib._n c._n 9_o 3._o *_o registr_n penes_fw-la carolum_fw-la comitein_n carleol_n apud_fw-la castrum_n de_fw-fr naworth_n in_o com._n cumb._n a._n d._n 1694._o *_o cartularium_fw-la olim_fw-la in_o manibus_fw-la rog._n dodsworth_n 3._o earles-colne_n alberic_n de_fw-fr vere_n temp_n will._n conq._n found_v a_o priory_n of_o benedictine_n monk_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n andrew_n and_o annex_v it_o as_o a_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o abbington_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o suppression_n be_v worth_a 156_o l._n 12_o s._n 4_o d._n ob_fw-la dugd._n 175_o l._n 14_o s._n 8_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 436._o t._n 2._o p._n 877._o 4._o thremhale_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n build_v by_o gilbert_n montfichet_n temp_n will._n conq._n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n james._n it_o be_v rate_v at_o the_o dissolution_n at_o 60_o l._n 18_o s._n 7_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 70_o l._n 19_o s._n 3d._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 23._o 5._o paunsfield_n a_o alien-priory_n cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n stephen_n at_o caen_n in_o normandy_n thereunto_o give_v by_o k._n will._n conq._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 956._o 6._o horsley_n roger_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n temp_n will._n conq._n give_v this_o manor_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n martin_n de_fw-fr troarno_n in_o normandy_n to_o which_o abbey_n it_o be_v a_o cell_n till_o 45._o ed._n iii_o at_o which_o time_n they_o exchange_v it_o with_o the_o prior_n and_o convent_n of_o bruton_n in_o somersetshire_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 604._o t._n 2._o 〈…〉_z 7._o colchester_n a._n d._n 1096._o eudo_fw-la steward_n to_o king_n hen._n i._o build_v a_o abbey_n here_o for_o benedictine_n monk_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n john_n baptist._n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 523_o l._n 17_o s._n dugd._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 889._o reg._n ms._n penes_fw-la johannem_fw-la dom._n lucas_n 8._o dunmow_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n found_v by_o the_o lady_n juga_fw-la baynard_n a._n d._n 1104._o and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o suppression_n with_o 150_o l._n 3_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 173_o l._n 2_o s._n 4_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 75._o chron._n de_fw-fr dunmow_n per_fw-la nicholaum_n bromfield_n ibid._n canonicum_fw-la in_o bibl._n cotton_n cleop._n c._n 3._o 16._o 9_o colchester_n about_o a._n d._n 1110._o eynulfus_fw-la found_v a_o priory_n of_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 botulph_n and_o st._n julian._n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 113_o l._n 2_o s._n 8_o d_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 44._o 10._o chich._n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n build_v by_o richard_n 〈◊〉_d bishop_n of_o london_n a._n d._n 1120._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n osith_v it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 677_o l._n 1_o s._n 2_o d._n dugd._n 758_o l._n 5_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 182._o 11._o hatfield-peverell_a monastiâ—oâ—_fw-la a_o priory_n of_o benedictine_n monk_n found_v by_o will_n peverell_n temp_n hen._n i._o and_o by_o he_o make_v a_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n alban_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o endow_v with_o 60_o l._n 14_o s._n 11_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 83_o l._n 19_o s._n 7_o d._n speed_n at_o the_o dissolution_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 330._o 12._o wike_v walter_n mascherell_n temp_n hen._n i._o found_v a_o nunnery_n of_o st._n augustine_n order_n here_o and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n mary_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 282._o 13._o tackly_n a_o alien-priory_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n valery_n in_o picardy_n to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v by_o king_n hen._n i._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 1003._o 14._o stratford-langthorn_n a._n d._n 1135._o william_n montfichet_n found_v here_o a_o abbey_n for_o cistercian_n monk_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n be_v worth_a at_o the_o dissolution_n 511_o l._n 16_o s._n 3_o d._n q._n dugd._n 573._o 15_o s._n 6_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 883._o 15._o walden_n parva_fw-la or_o saffron-walden_n a._n d._n 1136._o galf._n de_fw-fr mandevil_n earl_n of_o essex_n build_v a_o abbey_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benedict_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n james._n it_o be_v value_v at_o the_o suppression_n at_o 372_o l._n 18_o s._n 1_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 406_o l._n 15_o s._n 11_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 445._o regist._n de_fw-fr walden_n ms._n penes_fw-la com._n suffolchiae_fw-la a._n d._n 1640._o chron._n de_fw-fr walden_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n tit._n d._n 20._o fundationem_fw-la coenobii_fw-la de_fw-la walden_n olim_fw-la in_o biblioth_n arundel_n nunc_fw-la in_o bibl._n coll._n gresham_n london_n 16._o coggeshale_v king_n stephen_n and_o maud_n his_o wife_n found_v a_o monastery_n for_o white_a monk_n here_o a._n d._n 1142._o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o endow_v with_o 251_o l._n 2_o s._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 298_o l._n 8_o s._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 821._o chron._n de_fw-fr coggeshale_v ab_fw-la a._n ch._n â—114_n ad_fw-la 1155._o in_o bibl._n cotton_n vespas_fw-la d._n 10._o 2._o 17._o cressing-temple_n a_o preceptory_a of_o the_o hospitaler_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n give_v they_o by_o king_n stephen_n vid._n mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 543._o 18._o horkesley_n a_o cell_n of_o cluniack_a monk_n to_o thefford_n found_v by_o rob._n fill_n godeboldi_n about_o a._n d._n 1150._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n peter_n it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n vi_o at_o 27_o l._n 7_o s._n 11_o d._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 30._o 19_o tiltie_n or_o â—udeham_n a_o abbey_n of_o white_a monk_n build_v by_o maurice_n fitz-ieffery_n a._n d._n 1152._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o s._n john_n baptist._n it_o be_v value_v at_o the_o suppression_n at_o 167_o l._n 2_o s._n 6_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 177_o l._n 9_o s._n 4_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 889._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 75._o 20._o prittlewell_n speed_n a_o cluniack_a priory_n subordinate_a to_o the_o abbey_n of_o lewes_n to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v by_o rob._n fitz-swain_n temp_n hen._n ii_o dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 155_o l._n 11_o s._n 2_o d._n
bodl._n ne._n b._n 1._o 6._o *_o rentale_n cartas_fw-la etc._n etc._n huius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_o manibus_fw-la henr._n worsley_n hosp._n lincoln_n arm._n *_o cartularium_fw-la abbatiae_fw-la westmon_n penes_fw-la henr._n spelman_n *_o registrum_fw-la penes_fw-la ..._o okely_n de_fw-fr ..._o in_o com._n salop._n 1649._o *_o exemplar_n rotulorum_fw-la curiae_fw-la diversorum_fw-la maneriorum_fw-la abbatiae_fw-la westmon_n sc_n de_fw-fr anno_fw-la primo_fw-la &_o secundo_fw-la ricardi_n iii_o in_o officio_fw-la armorum_fw-la *_o râ—ntale_n huius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ms._n in_o bibl._n coll._n vniu._n oxon._n i._n 10._o imperf_n *_o jo._n fleet_n ms._n de_fw-la fundatione_fw-la &_o dedicatione_n abbatiae_n westmon_n in_o bibl._n westmon_n eccles._n 3._o college_n of_o st._n martin_n near_o aldgate_n a_o college_n of_o a_o dean_n and_o secular_a canon_n found_v by_o one_o ingelricus_n and_o edward_n his_o brother_n a._n d._n 1056._o and_o confirm_v by_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n a._n d._n 1068._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 26._o *_o collect._n mss._n rogeri_n dodsworth_n in_o bibl._n bodl._n vol._n 24._o 4._o clerkenwell_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n build_v by_o jordan_n de_fw-fr briset_n a._n d._n 1100._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o assumption_n of_o our_o lady_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 262_o l._n 19_o s._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 28_o l._n 16_o s._n 5_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 428._o registrum_fw-la in_o bibl._n cotton_n faust._n b._n 2._o *_o collect._n mss._n ricardi_n james_n in_o bibl._n bodl._n vol._n 7._o 5._o s._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n a_o priory_n of_o knight_n hospitaler_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n found_v by_o jordanus_n briset_n a._n d._n 1100._o upon_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o templar_n which_o order_n begin_v a._n d._n 1119._o and_o be_v seat_v here_o in_o the_o new_a temple_n a._n d._n 1185._o the_o best_a part_n of_o their_o land_n be_v give_v a._n d._n 1324._o to_o the_o hospitaler_n who_o yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 2385_o l._n 12_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n 3385_o l._n 19_o s._n 8_o d._n stow._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 505._o registr_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n 6._o christ-church_n near_o aldgate_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n found_v by_o rich._n beaumey_a bishop_n of_o london_n a._n d._n 1107._o 145._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n this_o be_v the_o first_o monastery_n that_o be_v dissolve_v by_o king_n hen._n viii_o it_o be_v give_v by_o he_o to_o sir_n thomas_n audley_n then_o lord_n chancellor_n a._n d._n 1533._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 80._o 7._o s._n bartholomew_n in_o smithfield_n a._n d._n 1123._o raherus_n build_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n here_o it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 653_o l._n 15_o s._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 757_o l._n 8_o s._n 4_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 166._o 8._o s._n helen_n near_a bishopsgate-street_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n found_v by_o william_n fitz-william_n about_o a._n d._n 1160._o speed_n it_o be_v endow_v with_o 314_o l._n 2_o s._n 6_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 376_o l._n 6_o s._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 894._o 9_o s._n marry_o de_fw-fr bethlem_n without_o bishopsgate_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n found_v by_o simon_n fitz-mary_n a._n d._n 1247._o it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 478_o l._n 6_o s._n 6_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 557_o l._n 14_o s._n 10_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p_o 382._o 10._o nunnery_n without_o aldgate_n edmund_z earl_n of_o lancaster_n 21._o edw._n i._o build_v a_o monastery_n for_o nun_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n clare_n or_o minoress_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o st._n francis_n it_o be_v annual_a revenue_n at_o the_o suppression_n be_v worth_a 318_o l._n 8_o s._n 5_o d._n dugd._n 342_o l._n 5_o s._n 10_o d._n 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l._n 16_o s._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 361._o 3._o haliwel_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n build_v by_o robert_n fitz-gelran_a canon_n of_o st._n paul_n london_n temp_n ric._n i._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n john_n baptist._n it_o be_v value_v at_o 293_o l._n per_fw-la a_o stow._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 531._o 4._o zion_n king_n henry_n v._o found_v a_o abbey_n here_o for_o sixty_o nun_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n bridget_n thirteen_o priest_n four_o deacon_n eight_o lay_v brethren_n and_o commend_v it_o to_o the_o patronage_n of_o st._n saviour_n and_o st._n bridget_n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 1731_o l._n 8_o s._n 4_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 360._o *_o constitutiones_fw-la mon._n de_fw-fr zion_n
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11_o d._n ob_fw-la dugd._n 498_o l._n 16_o s._n 3_o d._n q._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 197._o 8._o bruton_n a._n d._n 1005._o algar_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n build_v here_o a_o monastery_n for_o monk_n of_o the_o benedictine_n order_n but_o william_n mohun_n earl_n of_o somerset_n temp_n r._n steph._n place_v black_a canon_n here_o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o rate_v at_o the_o dissolution_n at_o 439_o l._n 6_o s._n 8_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 480_o l._n 17_o s._n 2_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 205._o *_o munimenta_fw-la penes_fw-la dominum_fw-la fitz-harding_n 9_o dunster_n william_n speed_n mohun_n temp_n will._n conq._n build_v a_o benedictine_n priory_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n george_n and_o annex_v it_o as_o a_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o bath_n monasticon_fw-la it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 37_o l._n 4_o s._n 8_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n speed_n 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s._n 10_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 438_o l._n 9_o s._n 10_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 83._o 12._o bristol_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a monk_n dedicate_v to_o s._n james_n found_v by_o rob._n fitz-hamon_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n temp_n hen._n i._o who_o annex_v it_o as_o a_o cell_n teuxbury_n abby_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 155_o 513._o 13._o canington_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n build_v by_o robert_n curcy_n speed_n temp_n hen._n i._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n speed_n value_v at_o 39_o l._n 15_o s._n 8_o d._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 545._o *_o cartas_fw-la penes_fw-la hon._n dom._n clifford_n 14._o bristol_n a._n d._n 1148._o leland_n rob._n fitz-harding_n lord_n of_o berkley_n build_v a_o priory_n of_o back_n canon_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n augustine_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 670_o l._n 13_o s._n 11_o d._n dugd._n 767_o l._n 15_o s._n 3_o d._n speed_n king_n henry_n viii_o make_v it_o a_o cathedral_n church_n and_o found_v therein_o a_o chapter_n of_o a_o dean_n and_o ..._o secular_a canon_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 233._o *_o registrum_fw-la apud_fw-la castrum_n de_fw-fr berkly_a in_o com._n gloc._n *_o munimenta_fw-la penes_fw-la decanum_n &_o capitulum_n 15._o keynsham_n monasticon_fw-la a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n found_v by_o william_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n temp_n hen._n ii_o and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 419_o l._n 14_o s._n 3_o l._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 450_o l._n 3_o s._n 6_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 298._o 16._o witham_n 161._o the_o first_o house_n the_o carthusian_n monk_n have_v in_o england_n build_v by_o king_n henry_n two_o speed_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n john_n the_o baptist._n it_o be_v endow_v with_o 215_o l._n 15_o s._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 227_o l._n 1_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la angl._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 959._o 17._o stoke-curcy_a hugh_n de_fw-fr nevil_n temp_n hen._n ii_o found_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a monk_n here_o and_o make_v it_o a_o alien-priory_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o lonley_n in_o france_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n andrew_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 1._o p._n 577._o t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 199._o 18._o haselburg_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n found_v by_o william_n fitz-walter_n about_o a._n d._n 1160._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 113._o 19_o buckland_n speeâ—_n the_o only_a preceptory_a of_o sister_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o england_n place_v here_o a._n d._n 1180._o by_o king_n henry_n ii_o in_o the_o room_n of_o the_o black_a canon_n here_o found_v a_o few_o year_n before_o by_o william_n de_fw-fr erleigh_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o endow_v at_o the_o suppression_n with_o 223_o l._n 7_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 550._o 20._o clive_n will._n the_o romare_a 9_o ric._n i._o build_v a_o benedictinâ—_n speed_n abby_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 155_o l._n 9_o s._n 5_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 530._o *_o reg._n penes_fw-la wadh._n windham_n justice_a ad_fw-la placita_fw-la 1662._o 21._o worspring_n a_o priory_n of_o canon_n of_o st._n augustine_n order_n erect_v by_o william_n de_fw-fr curtenai_n about_o a._n d._n 1210._o in_o memory_n of_o st._n thomas_n the_o martyr_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenuus_fw-la at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 87_o l._n 2_o s._n 11_o d._n ob_fw-la dugd._n 110_o l._n 18_o s._n 4_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 271._o t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 47._o 22._o henton_n monast._n a._n d._n 1227._o ela_n countess_n of_o saram_n found_v a_o 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angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 306._o 27._o temple-combe_n a_o preceptory_a of_o the_o knight_n templar_n endow_v with_o 107_o l._n 16_o s._n 11_o d._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 551._o 28._o north-cadbury_n elizabeth_z widow_n to_o sir_n will._n botreaux_n knight_n found_v a_o college_n here_o 4._o hen._n v._o for_o a_o rector_n six_o secular_a canon_n and_o four_o clerk_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 173._o 29._o moundroy_fw-fr a_o college_n rate_v at_o 11_o l._n 18_o s._n 8_o d._n dugd._n sp._n 30._o stoke_n under_o hamden_n a_o collegiate_n church_n for_o a_o provost_n and_o several_a priest_n dedicate_v to_o st._n andrew_n and_o found_v by_o one_o ..._o gornay_n sp._n ☞_o in_o mr._n speed_n catalogue_n under_o somersetshire_n may_v be_v find_v dunkeswell_n which_o