Reinham founded by Roger Prior of Reinham A. D. ... Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 637. 41. Fildalling An Alien-Priory to the Abby of Savignei in France annexed by King Rich. II. to the Carthusians of St. Anne's Priory near Coventry Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 966. 42. Heveringland A Cell to the Abby of St. Laurence de Montegaudio in France 43. Malsingham A Cell of Canons to Westacre 44. S. Olaves A Benedictine Priory founded by Roger fil Osberti Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 545. 45. Aldeby A Cell of Benedictines to the Abby of Norwich to which it was given by Agnes de Bello-fago and dedicated to the blessed Virgin Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 545. 46. UUendlyng An Abby of the Praemonstratensian Order built by Will. de Wendling to the honour of the blessed Virgin It 's yearly revenues were worth 55 l. 18 s. 4 d. ob Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 613. 47. Sporley An Alien-Priory to the Abby of St. Florence near Salmur given by Hen. VI. to Eaton College Vide Mon. Angl. T. 3. P. 2. p. 198. 48. UUells An Alien-Priory to the Abby of St. Stephen at Caen in Normandy to which it was given by Will. de Estois or Will. de Scocris Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 574. T. 2. p. 956. 49. UUrongly A Cell to Pentney 50. Mendham A Cluniac Priory subordinate to Castle-acre founded by Will. de Huntingfield ... dedicated to the blessed Virgin Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 631. 51. Burnham A Priory of Austin Canons called Prioratus S. Mariae de Pratis inter Creyk Burnham founded by Alicia de Nerford A. D. 1221. to the honour of St. Bartholomew Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 327. * Registrum penes Henr. Dereham de West-Dereham Armig. A. D. 1632. 52. Slevesholm A Cell of Cluniac Monks to Castel-Acre to which it was given by William Earl of Warren about A. D. 1222. It was dedicated to St. George Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 638. 53. Marham-Barbara A Nunnery of the Cistercian Order built by Isabella de Albini Countess of Arundel A. D. 1252. It 's yearly revenues were worth 33 l. 13 s. 5 d. ob q. Dugd. 42 l. 4 s. 7 d. ob Speed Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 929. * Reg. penes Joh. Hare de Stowhill in Com. Norf. mil. A. D. 1632. 54. Castre juxta Yarmouth A Collegiate Church built by Rob. de Castre to the honour of St. Iohn Baptist. 55. Tomeston or Tomson A College of Secular Canons founded by Tho. de Shardelow Knight and Iohn his brother 22. Edw. III. Valued at 52 l. 15 s. 7 d. Dugd. 56. Raveningham A College built by Iohn de Norwych Knight 24. Edw. III. to the honour of St. Mary and St. Andrew for a Master and eight Priests 57. Rushworth A College of Secular Canons founded by the Lord Edmund de Gonevil about A. D. 1360. dedicated to St. Iohn the Evangelist It was rated 26. Hen. VIII at 85 l. 15 s. ob per an Vide Mon. Angl. T. 3. P. 2. p. 110. 58. Attilburgh Sir Rob. Mortimer founded a College for a Warden and four Secular Canons in the Church of the holy Cross here 7. Hen. IV. It was endowed with 21 l. 16 s. 3 d. per an Vide Mon. Angl. T. 3. P. 2. p. 142. 59. Heringby A College valued at 23 l. 6 s. 5 d. 60. Norwich There was a College in the Church of St. Martin in Campis founded by one Iohn Brown ☞ Sibton placed in this County by the Monasticon T. 3. P. 1. p. 22. is in Suffolk NORTHAMPTON-SHIRE 1. Castor AN old Monastery founded by Kinneburga daughter to King Penda but destroyed by the Danes about A. D. 1010. Camd. 2. Peterburgh olim Medeshamsted This famous Abby was begun by Peada King of the Mercians A. D. 655. and finished by his Brother and Successor King Wolfere who commended it to the Patronage of St. Peter It was of the Benedictine Order and valued 26. Hen. VIII at 1721 l. 14 s. ob q. per an Dugd. 1972 l. 7 s. ob q. Speed At the Dissolution of Abbies King Henry VIII turned this into a Cathedral and placed here a Bishop a Dean and six Prebendaries c. Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 63. The history of the Church of Peterburgh by Symon Gunton published with large Additions by Dr. Patrick Lond. 1686. fol. * Registrum Will. Abbatis de Burgo S. Petri vocatum The White Book penes Rob. Wingfield militem 1636. * Collectiones MS. Rog. Dodsworthi in Bibl. Bodl. Vol. 86. * Registri Terrarum Mon. Burgi S. Petri Partem 1 am in Bibl. Cotton Cleop. C. 1. 2. Partem 2 dam. in ead Bibl. Cleop. C. 2. 1. * Cronicon Petroburgense a fundatione Monasterii ibidem ad A. Ch. 1368. continens seriem Abbatum Petroburgensium Priorum Spaldingensis Ecclesiae per Johannem Abbatem Burgi S. Petri. In Bibl. Cotton Claudius A. 5. 1. * Coenobii Petroburg Historiam vetustissimam In Bibl. Cotton Otho A. 16. 3. 3. Peykirk olim Pegelandia An ancient Monastery founded in memory of Pega Sister to St. Guthlac but destroy'd by the Danes and the Monks afterwards remov'd to Croiland A. D. 1048. 4. Wedon Leland tells us that St. Werburg was a Nun at Wedon where was a Monastery in Bede's time afterward destroyed by the Danes After the Conquest here were two Alien-Priories one called Wedon-Pinkney belonging to the Abby of St. Lucian near Beauvoys in France by the gift of Giles de Pinkeni the lands belonging to this Priory were granted by King Henry VI. to All-Souls College in Oxford The other was Cell to the Abby of Bec in Normandy to which Abby Roger de Thebovil gave part of this Mannor which was bestowed after the Dissolution of these Alien-Priories by King Henry VI. on Eaton College Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 584. T. 2. 954. * Cartas ad hos Prioratus spectantes in Thesaurariis Collegiorum Omn. Anim. Oxon. Eton. 5. Dorthampton A Priory of Cluniac Monks built by Simon de Seinlitz Earl of Northampton A. D. 1084. to the honour of St. Andrew It was valued 26. Hen. VIII at 263 l. 7 s. 1 d. q. per an Dugd. 344 l. 13 s. 4 d. Speed Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 679. Reyner Apost Bened. Tr. 2. p. 129. Registr in Bibl. Hattoniana Registr penes Jo. Theyer de Coupershilt juxta Glocestr * Cartularium penes Joh. Lambe militem 1641. * Collectiones MSS. Rog. Dodsworthi Eboracensis in Bibl. Bodl. Oxon. Vol. 100. 6. Chacomb Hugh Chacomb temp Will. Conq. founded here a Priory of Canons Augustin's and dedicated it to St. Peter and St. Paul It 's yearly revenues at the Dissolution were worth 83 l. 18 s. 9 d. ob Dugd. 93 l. 6 s. 3 d. ob Speed Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 279. * Rentale terrarum ad Mon. de Chacomb spectantium in Offcio Armorum London 7. Davintre A Priory of Cluniac
For the 27. of Henry VIII all the lesser Monasteries not having 200 â— per ann of which there were above three hundred and seventy were dissolved and all their Lands Rents Houses c. with their stock of Cattel Corn c. given to the King In the 31st year of his Reign all the great Abbies to the number of six hundred fourty and five had the same fate And in the 37th year ninety Colleges one hundred and ten Hospitals and two thousand three hundred seventy four Chantries and Free Chappels were granted to supply the Kings necessities besides the Houses Lands and Goods of the Knights of St. Iohn of Ierusalem which were suppressed 32. Hen. VIII These things I have but barely named because the account Sir Will. Dugdale has given us of the methods used in the Dissolution of Monasteries shall be here subjoin'd at large out of his celebrated History of Warwickshire After he had told us that the Commissioners had signified to the Visitor General That after strict scrutiny not only by the fame of the Country but by examinatiâ—n of several persons they found the Nuns of Polesworth Vertuous and Religious Women and of good conversation He goes on and tells us That it was not the strict and regular lives of these devout Ladies nor any thing that might be said in behalf of the Monasteries that could prevent their ruine then approaching so great an aime had the King to make himself thereby glorious and many others no less hopes to be enricht in a considerable manner But to the end that such a change should not overwhelm those that might be active therein in regard the people every where had no small esteem of these Houses for their devout and daily exercises in Prayer Alms-deeds Hospitality and the like whereby not only the Souls of their deceased Ancestors had much benefit as was then thought but themselves the poor as also strangers and pilgrims constant advantage there wanted not the most subtil contrivances to effect this stupendious work that I think any age hath beheld whereof it will not be thought impertinent I presume to take here a short view In order therefore to it was that which Cardinal Wolsey had done for the founding his Colleges in Oxford and Ipswich made a president viz. the dissolving of above thirty Religious Houses most very small ones by the license of the King and Pope Clement VII And that it might be the better carried on Mr. Thomas Cromwell who had been an old servant to the Cardinal and not a little active in that was the chief person pitched upon to assist therein For I look upon this business as not originally designed by the King but by some principal ambitious men of that age who projected to themselves all worldly advantages imaginable thro' that deluge of wealth which was like to flow amongst them by this hideous storm First therefore having insinuated to the King matter of Profit and Honour scil Profit by so vast enlargement of his Revenue and Honour in being able to maintain mighty Armies to recover his rights in France as also to strengthen himself against the Pope whose Supremacy he himself abolish'd and make the firmer alliance with such Princes as had done the like did they procure Cranmer's advancement to the See of Canterbury and more of the Protestant Clergy as my authority terms them to other Bishopricks and high places to the end that the rest should not be able in a full Council to carry any thing against their design sending out Preachers â—o perswade the people that they should stand fast to the King without fear of the Popes Curse or his dissolving their allegiance Next that it might be the more plausibly carried on care was taken so to represent the lives of the Monks Nuns Canons c. to the world as that the less regret might be made at their ruine To which purpose T. Cromwell being constituted General Visitor imploy'd sundry persons who acted therein their parts accordingly viz. Rich. Layton Thomas Legh and William Petre Doctors of Law Dr. John London Dean of Walingford and others to whom he gave instructions in eighty six Articles by which they were to enquire into the Government and behaviour of the Religious of both Sexes which Commissioners the better to manage their design gave encouragement to the Monks not only to accuse their Governours but to inform against each other compelling them also to produce the Charters and Evidences of their Lands as also their Plate and Money and to give an inventory thereof And hereunto did they add certain injunctions from the King containing most severe and strict Rules by means whereof divers being found obnoxious to their censure â—were expelled and many discerning themselves not able to live from some exception or advantage that might be taken against them desired to leave their Habit And having by these Visitors thus search't into their lives which by a Black Book containing a world of enormities were represented in no small measure scandalous to the end that the people might â—e better satisfied with their proceedings it was thought convenient to suggest that the lesser Houses for want of good Government were chiefly guilty of these crimes that were laid to their charge and so they did as appears by the preamble of that Act for their Dissolution made in 27. Hen. VIII which Parliament consisting of the most part of such Members as were packt for the purpose through private interest as is evident by divers original Letters of that time many of the Nobility for the like respects also favouring the design assented to the suppressing of all such Houses as had been certified of less value then 200 â— per ann and giving them with their lands and revenues to tho King yet so as not only the Religious Persons therein should be committed to the great and honourable Monasteries of this Realm where they might be compell'd to live religiously for reformation of their lives wherein thanks be to God Religion is well kept and observ'd as are the very words of that Act but that the possessions belonging to such Houses should be converted to better uses to the pleasure of Almighty God and to the honour and profit oâ— the Realm But how well the tenour thereof was pursued 〈◊〉 shall soon see these specious pretences being madâ— use of for no other purpose than by opening this gap to make way for the total ruine of the greater Housesâ— wherein it is by the said Act acknowledg'd thaâ— Religion was so well observed For no sooneâ— were the Monks c. turned out and the House dâ—molish'd that being it which was first thought râ—quisite least some accidental change might conduce to their restitution but care was taken to prefer such persons to the Superiority in Government upon any vacancy of those greater Houses as might be instrumental to their surrender by perswading with the
l. 12 s. 3 d. ob Dugd. 129 l. 11 s. 8 d. ob Speed Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 351. Dugdale's Warwickshire p. 730. 26. Astley A Collegiate Church dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin founded by Sir Thomas de Astley Knight 17. Edw. III. Valued at 39 l. 10 s. 6 d. per an Sp. Vide Mon. Angl. T. 3. P. 2. p. 92. Dugdale's Warwickshire p. 69. 27. Coventre A. D. 1381. Will. Lord Zouch built a Carthusian Abby here to the honour of St. Ann. It was endowed with 131 l. 6 s. 4 d. per an Dugd. 251 l. 5 s. 9 d. Sp. Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 963. Dugdale's Warwickshire p. 131. 28. Knoll A College founded by Walter Cook and Elizabeth Lady Clinton 4. Hen. V. Endowed with 18 l. 5 s. 6 d. per an Vide Dugdale's Warwickshire p. 702. * Registrum Coll. de Knoll penes Sim. Archer Equ Aur. WESTMORELAND 1. Shapp or Hepp THis Abby of Premonstratensian Canons was first built by Thomas fil Gospatric A. D. ... to the honour of St. Mary Magdalene at Preston in the Barony of Kendall but afterward removed hither by the Founder It s yearly revenues at the Dissolution amounted to 154 l. 17 s. 7 d. ob Dugd. 166 l. 10 s. 6 d. ob Speed Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 594. * Regist. olim penes Dom. Will. Howard de Naworth WILTSHIRE 1. Malmesbury A Benedictine Abby founded by Eleutherius Bishop of Winchester A. D. 675. It was dedicated to St. Aldhelme and valued 26. Hen. VIII at 803 l. 17 s. 7 d. per an Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 49. Reyner Apostolat Bened. Tr. 1. p. 21. Will. Malmsburiensem Lib. 5. de Pontificibus Inter XV. Scrip. Oxon. 1689. fol. Angl. Sacr. T. 2. Registr in Scaccario * Duo Cartularia penes Magistrum Will. Bay liff de Munkton juxta Chippenham in Com. Wilts * Cartularium in Bibl. Bodl. in Musaeo Wood. 5. 2. Wilton Here was a Benedictine Nunnery first founded by St. Alburg Sister to King Egbert rebuilt by King Alfred and augmented by King Edgar to the honour of St. Mary and St. Edith It s yearly revenues at the Dissolution amounted to 601 l. 1 s. 1 d. q. Dugd. 652 l. 11 s. 1 d. ob Speed Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 191. T. 2. p. 851. * Registra Cartas c. penes Honoratissimum Thâ—â—ain Comitâ—m Pembrochiae 3. 〈◊〉 and 4. Ramâ—bury Upon the divisâ—â—n of the Diocese of Shirburn 〈◊〉 Arch-bishop of Canterbury A. D. 909. consecrated Ethelstan Bishop of Wiltshire who had his Episcopal Seat sometimes at Ramsbury and sometimes at Wilton About A. D. 1060. this Bishoprick was again united to Shirburn which was not long after translated to Salisbury by Bishop Herman 5. Ambresbury A. D. 980. Queen Elfrida erected a Monastery here for Nuns of the Benedictine Order and commended it to the Patronage of St. Mary and St. Melorius It was A. D. 1177. subjected to Fontevrault in Normandy but afterward made Denison and rated 26. Hen. VIII at 495 l. 15 s. 2 d. per an Dugd. 558 l. 10 s. 2 d. Speed Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 191. T. 2. p. 868. Reyner Apost Bened T. 2. p. 126. 6. Salisbury Here Bishop Herman A. D. 1075. laid the foundation of a Cathedral Church in the Castle of Old-Salisbury which was finish'd and endow'd by his Successor Bishop Osmund Here the Episcopal Seat continued till Bishop Poor in the beginning of the reign of King Henry III. began to build that stately Fabrick in New-Salisbury which yet continues as a lasting monument of the Piety and magnificence of its Founder Vide Godwin de Praesulibus Angliae Mon. Angl. T. 2. P. 1. p. 375. * Cartas Registra c. penes Episcopum Decanum Capitulum 7. Farley A Cluniac Priory subordinate to Lewes in Com. Suss. founded by Humphrey de Bohun A. D. 1125. It was dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene and endowed at the Suppression with 153 l. 14 s. 2 d. ob per an Dugd. 217 l. 4 d. ob Speed Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 620. 8. Charleton An Alien-Priory to St. Ebrulf at Vtica in Normandy to which Abby it was given by Adelin de Iuri temp Hen. I. It was given by King Edw. IV. to Windsor Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 968. T. 2. P. 2. p. 75. 9. Bradenstoke Walter Earl of Sarisbury temp R. Steph. built a Priory of Black Canons here to the honour of the blessed Virgin It was valued 26. Hen. VIII at 212 l. 19 s. 3 d. per an Dugd. 270 l. 10 s. 8 d. Sp. Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 206. * Registr de Bradenstoke in Bibl. Cotton Vâ—tellius A. II. * Collectiones MSS. Rog. Dodsworthi in Bibl. Bodl. Vol. 108. * Rentale Prioratus de Bradenstoke penes Virum amicissimum rei Heraldicae peritissimum Magistrum Will. Aubrey de Kington S. Michaelis 10. Mayden-Bradley A Priory of Black Canons founded by Manasser Biset Sewer to King Stephen and dedicated to St. Mary It s yearly revenues were worth 180 l. 10 s. 4 d. Dugd. 197 l. 18 s. 8 d. Speed Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 408. 11. Stanley A. D. 1151. Maud the Empress built a Cistercian Abby here to the honour of St. Mary It was rated 26. Hen. VIII at 177 l. 8 d. per an Dugd. 222 l. 19 s. 4 d. Speed Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 876. 12. Okeburn A Cell to Beâ— in Normandy to which Abby it was given by Maud de Walingford temp R. Steph King Edw. IV. annexed it to Windsor College Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 582. T. 2. p. 954. T. 3. p. 71. 13. Tvy-Church or Ederose A Priory of Black Canons founded by King Henry II. It was dedicated to the blessed Virgin and endowed at the Dissolution with 122 l. 8 s. 6 d. ob per an Dugd. 133 l. 7 s. ob Speed Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 273. 14. Cosham King Henry II. gave the Church of this place and some lands here to the Abby of Marmonstier in Tourein to which it became a Cell Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 991. 15. Chippenham A. D. 1184. Will. de Maundevil Earl of Essex gave the Mannor of Chippenham to the Knights Hospitalers of St. Iohn and so it was made a Preceptory Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 544. * Cartas ad hanc Praecept spectantes in Musaeo Ashmol Oxon. MS. Dugd. N o. 74. 16. Auâ—bury Will. de Tanquervil temp Hen. II. gave this Mannor to S. Gregory de Tanquervil in Normandy and so it became an Alien-Priory to that Abby It was annexed temp Hen. IV. to the Collegiate Church of Fodringhey in Com. Northamp Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 952. T. 3. P. 2. p. 159. 17. Ansty Walter de Turbervill 12. Ioh. gave this Mannor to the Hospitalers and so it became a Preceptory valued at 81 l. 8 s. 5 d. per an Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 547. 18. Lacock A. D. 1233.