here with divers Tenements in Oxford and several Lands and Churches in the Neighbouring Towns Robert one of the natural Sons of King Henry the I. having married a Daughter of the Founder devoted himself to these Canons alive or dead and gave them 10 l. of Land in his Mannor of Waneting The like did Henry de Oily his Brother-in-Law out of his Mannor of Hocnorton The other Lands granted by divers Benefactors to these Canons see in the Book at large Valued at 654 l. 10 s. 2 d. per Annum RONTON in Staffordshire THIS Priory was founded by Robert the Son of Noel in a place then called St. Mary des Essarz and was a Cell to Haghmon in Shropshire Whose Foundation and Endowment was afterwards confirm'd by Thomas his Son and by R. Archbishop of Canterbury Vid. inf 940. Valued at 90 l. 2 s. 11 d. ob per Annum PYNHAM near Arundell in Sussex ADeliza second Wife and Widow of King Henry the I. afterwards married to William Earl of Arundel gave a parcel of Land then called Pynham adjoyning to Arundell for the maintenance of two Chaplains William Earl of Arundell gave the same Land and more for the maintenance of Regular Canons and building a Church to the honour of God and St. Bartlemew he gave them also Common of Pasture in his Medow of Arundell for fourteen Cows and two Bulls c. All which Gifts were confirm'd by Ranulph Bishop of Chichester LILLESHULL in Shropshire THE Church here dedicated to St. Alcmund is said to have been first founded by Adelfleda a Queen of Mercia but afterwards much amplified and endow'd with ten Prebends by King Edgar Afterwards Richard Beumeys Dean of this Church by assent of King Steven and Authority of the Pope gave this Church over to Canons Regular coming from St. Peter's at Dorchester which new Monastery was dedâ—cated to St. Mary ever Virgin Benefactors to this House were Alan la Zouche the Lady Hillaria de Trussebut c. King Henry the III. confirm'd their Estate Vid. inf 941. Valued at 229 l. 3 s. d. per Annum GISEBURNE in Yorkshire RObert de Brus by the Council of Pope Calixtus the II. and Thurstin Achbishop of York founded this Priory to the honour of God and St. Mary and endow'd it with divers Lands as well at Gyseburn as elsewhere and with the Churches of Skelton and Herte c. Robert de Brus was a noble Norman Knight who came into England with the Conqueror An. 1066. and obtain'd to himself the Castle of Skelton the Lordships of Danby Kendal Anendule Herte and Hertnesse Karlton and divers other Lands in the North. This Robert gave to his second Son of his own name Anandal in Scotland and Herte and Hertnesse in England and dying An. 1141. lies buried at Gisburne Priory of his own Foundation to whose Estate succeeded Adam de Bruse from whom descended Peter de Bruse who dying without issue An. 1273. his inheritance became divided among his four Sisters viz. Agnes married to the Lord Walter Fauconberg who had for her purparty the Castle of Skelton c. Lucia married to the Lord Marmaduke de Tweng who had with her Danby c. Margaret who married the Lord Robert de Rose and with her went Kendale and lastly Laderina married to the Lord Iohn de Bellew and had for her part Charleton c. From Robert the second Son of the first mention'd Robert de Brus descended lineally Robert de Brus King of Scotland who making War against King Edward the I. that King seiz'd upon his Lands of Herte and Hertnesse as forfeited and granted them to the Lord Clifford These Bruses of the younger House gave divers Churches in Scotland to this Priory confirm'd by William King of Scotland Vid. Vol. 3. p. 46. Valued at 628 l. 3 s. 4 d. per Annum SCARTHE near Wharlton in Yorkshire THIS House founded and endowed by Steven de Manilio was given as a Cell to Guisburne by Hugo de Rudby Chaplain to the said Steven and by him appointed Trustee for this purpose NUTLEY in Buckinghamshire THIS Abby otherwise called Sancta Maria de Parcho was founded and endowed by Walter Gifford Earl of Buckingham and Ermigardis his Wife Confirm'd by King Henry the II. and by King Iohn with the Addition of great Liberties and Immunities who also granted to William Marescal and his Heirs the Gift of the Pastoral Staff of the Abby of Nuteley To the Canons here was given the Church of all Saints at Bradley in the Diocess of Sarum in which Parish was founded a Chappel for Leperous Women which Chappel before it could be dedicated by Iocelin then Bishop of Sarum was publickly and solemnly declared by Oath not to be any ways prejudicial to the Mother Church in Tithes or Obventions c. Valued at 437 l. 6 s. 8 d. per Annum BISSEMEDE in Bedfordshire HVgh de Bellocampo founded and endow'd this Priory with divers Lands and Commons c. He granted the Canons here besides other things the Priviledge to have their Corn first ground at his Mills at Hetune after that which should be found on All which was confirm'd by Roger de Bellocampo He granted also the Tithes of his Park of Ettune tam de bosco quam de essartis as well of his Woods as arable Lands Pope Gregory granted to this House divers Priviledges as not to pay Tithes of their own Stock to cellebrate privately in time of a general Interdict c. Here was formerly a Hermitage of great Veneration Valued at 71 l. 13 s. 9 d. ob per Annum BRIDLINGTON in Yorkshire WAlter de Gant establisht Canons in the Church of St. Mary of Bridlinton and gave them all his Estate in that Town and confirm'd to them all other Lands which his homines Tenants who held of him had given them Gilbert de Gant his Son Earl of Lincoln confirm'd all that his Father gave c. The like did King Henry the II. Gilbert de Gant was born baptized and educated in this Priory and therefore disposed his Body to be buried here The Archdeacon of Richmond did use in time of his Visitation to come to a Church belonging to these Canons with a train of ninety seven Horse one and twenty Dogs and three Hawks and in an hours time all their Provision was utterly consumed till at last this great Oppression was prohibited by the Bull of Pope Innocent the III. Ralph de Nevil granted to these Canons to take Stone out of his Quarry of Fivele with a way over his Ground for the use of their Monastery for ever Valued at 547 l. 6 s. 11 d. per Annum St. BARTLEMEW in Smithfield London RAherus founded the Church here in honour of St. Bartholmew for Canons of St. Augustin's Rule and himself became their Prior for the space of two and twenty years This man had been formerly when young a noted Drole or Jester and by such means had become acceptable and familar to the great Ones at Court and
he left five Sons all successively Earls of Pembroke but they all died without issue Matilda the eldest of their Sisters and Co-heirs was married to Hugh le Bigod Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk c. Valued at 192 l. 1 s. 4 d. ob per Annum RIEVALL in Yorkshire ANno 1132. Gualterus Especk a Great man in the Court of King Henry the I. founded this Monastery in a place called Blachomour near the River Rie for the receipt of certain Monks of the Cistercian Order sent over by Bernard Abbot of Clarevallis whose first Abbot was William This Walter Especk having unhappily lost his Son and Heir who broke his Neck by a fall from a Horse built and endow'd with part of his Estate three Monasteries viz Kirkham Rievall and Wardon The rest of his Estate was divided between his three Sisters and Co-heirs one of which married to Peter Lord Roos the Descent of which Noble Family the Reader may see set forth in the Book at large with their several Matches and Issue down to George Manners Lord Roos who died An. 1513. Many were the Benefactors and large the Possessions of this Monastery exprest Fol. 729 730 731. Pope Alexander the III. by his Bull dated 1140. granted to Aelredo Abbot of St. Mary's of Rievalle and his Brethren and their Successors in that Monastery a Confirmation of all their Possessions with divers Priviledges in particular that they might celebrate the Divine Offices in the time of a general Interdict c. Valued at 278 l. 10 s. 2 d. per Annum FOUNTAINS in Yorkshire a Cell of Clarevallis Founded 1132. THE Rule and Discipline of St. Benedict being relaxt in the Abby of St. Mary's at York and a great Dissention happening therein on that occasion between the Abbot and Prior Turstin then Archbishop of York gave leave to thirteen of the Monks to retire from the said Abby To these the said Archbishop appointed a Solitary and then Desert place for their Habitation at that time called Skeldale since Fountains Here for a time a great Elme was their only fence from the Weather under which they slept sed and performed their Offices according to their Rule Richard who had been their Prior at York being elected their first Abbot and confirm'd by the Archbishop Turstin aforesaid They having past a Winter in this manner sent to the holy Bernard Abbot of Claravellis submitting themselves to his Rule and Direction Abbot Bernard sends back with the Messengers one of his Monks named Galfridus who taught them the Cistercian Discipline Hitherto they were in great want being forced to dress for their Food the Leaves of the Trees and Herbs of the Fields Yet in their distress having in their poor House but two Loaves and a half they gave one of them to a Poor man who demanded an Alms for Christ his sake Two years they labour'd under this grievous Poverty after which God sent them many Benefactors the first of which was Hugh Dean of York Five years after the first Foundation of the Monastery of Fountains a certain Nobleman called Ranulph de Merâ—ay built for them a new Monastery to which they sent some of their Monks under the Government of Abbot Robert formerly a Monk at Witheby Besides which many Cells were founded and given to this House a Woburne Kirkstall Bitham otherwise called Vallis dei Lisa in Norway c. Benefactors to this House were Alanus de Aldeburg Roger de Mubrai de Aldeburg Swanus de Tornetun de Bramlcia Roger de Lact Constable of Chester Nigellus de Mubrai Alice de Gant c. who gave to God and the Church of St. Mary de Fontibus divers Mannors and Lands All which were confirm'd to the Monks of the Cistercian Order here and their Successors for ever by King Richard the I. Valued at 998 l. 6 s. 8 d. ob per Annum QUARRE Quarrera in the Isle of Wight a Cell to Savigny Foâ—nded 1132. RIchard Earl of Exeter Son of Baldwin confirm'd to God the holy Virgin and Gaufridus Abbot of Savigny this House and divers Lands and Revenues thereunto belonging first given by his Father Benefactors to this House were Henry Fitz-Empress who writ himself Son of the Duke of Normandy and Earl of Anjou Engelgerius de Bohun William de Vernun Earl of Devon c. Controversie arising between the Abbot and Covent of Lyra and this Church of Quarre about certain Tithes and Revenues in and about Carisbrok and other Neighbouring Towns here in this Island the Matter was agreed and settled by Deed dated in the year 1289. Valued at 134 l. 3 s. 11 d. per Annum CUMBERMERE in Cheshire Founded 1133. HVgo Malbanc founded this Abby in the Honour of the blessed Virgin and St. Michael and endow'd it with very large Lands and Possessions among others with the fourth part of the Town of Wiche and the Tithes of the Salt and Boylries there Yet by the same Deed he granted that Ralph Earl of Chester his chief Lord should be accounted the Principal Founder and Defender of the said Church and Monks there King Henry the III. in the sixteenth year of his Reign confirm'd all their Possessions and again in the fiftieth year of his Reign In the year 1230. Ralph Earl of Chester confirm'd their Estate given by Hugo Malbanc and granted them several Liberties and Immunities Vid. 2. Vol. p. 913. Valued at 225 l. 9 s. 7 d. per Annum GEROUDON in Leicestershire THIS was founded Anno 1133. as Cell to Waverle The Founder Robert Earl of Leicester endow'd this Monastery with all his Lands in Disseley and with the Wood of Shepehed Many were the Benefactors who gave to this Church of St. Mary of Geroldon and the Monks here large Possessions viz. Margaret Countess of Wynton Sister of the said Robert Margaret de Ferrariis Countess of Derby Roger de Quincy Gilbert de Coleville William Son of Richard Wareyn William Peverell c. All whose Gifts were confirm'd to them by King Edward the III. in the fourteenth year of his Reign Valued at 159 l. 19 s. 10 d. ob per Annum SWINESHEAD in Lincolnshire Founded An. Do. 1134. THIS was founded and endow'd by Robert Greslei whose several Lands and Possessions were recited and confirm'd to God and the Church of St. Mary of Swynesheved and the Monks there by King Henry the II. Valued at 167 l. 15 s. 3 d. per Annum CALDER in Cumberland Founded An. Do. 1134. KING Henry the II. confirm'd to the Abbot and Monks here all the Lands and Possessions given by Ralph de Meschin their Founder and other Benefactors Valued at 50 l. 9 s. 3 d. ob per Annum BILAND in Yorkshire Founded An. Do. 1134. THIS House was at first founded for certain Monks of Savigny by Roger de Mulbray which Roger died in the Holy Land Walter de Sciflings Parson of Kildale Hugo de Wake and others were Benefactors In the ninth of Richard the II. Thomas Earl Mareschall and Earl of Nottingham Lord
THIS was founded by Iohn de Toryton The Lands given to these Monks were recited and confirm'd by King Iohn in the sixteenth year of his Reign Vid. Vol. 2. p. 918. Valued at 135 l. 3 s. 6 d. per Annum HOLMCOLTRUM in Cumberland Founded An. 1150. KIng Henry II seems to have been the Founder of this Abby King Richard the I. in the first year of his Reign confirm'd their Lands as 〈◊〉 also K. Henry III. in the 39. year of his Reign Iohn Gernoun and Margaret his Wife founded and endow'd a Chantry in this Abby Church for four Chaplains Monks of this House and two secular Chaplains This Iohn than held two parts of the Mannor of Wyggeton by Cornage As was found by Inquisition 6 E. 3. Vid. Vol. 3. p. 34. Valued at 427 l. 19 s. 3 d. ob q. per Annum TARENT in Dorsetshire THis Abby was founded for Nuns of the Cistercian Order by Richard Bishop of Durham Iohn Queen of Scots gave to this House cum corpore suo with her Body Lands in Stanton in Cambridgeshire to the value of 20 l. per Annum All the Estate belonging to this Monastery was confirm'd by King Henry III. who was also himself a Benefactor Valued at 215 l. 7 s. 9 d. per Annum TILTEY alias Wudeham in Essex FOunded Anno 1152. This was first given by Maurice Son of Ieffery de Teretia to the Canons of the Church of St. Iohn Baptist of Wodeham and endow'd with several Lands confirm'd by King Henry II. After wards King Richard the first confirm'd the same Estate to the Monks here settled of the Cistercian Order in the tenth year of his Reign Valued at 167. 2 s. 6 d. per Annum DEULACRES in Cheshire ANno 1153. The Abby of Pulton in Cheshire was founded by Robert Pincerna it was furnisht with Monks of the Cistercian Order from Cumbermere and was therefore called a Daughter of that House In the year 1214. the Convent was translated from Pulton to Deulacres by Ralph Earl of Chester This Ralph afterwards coming from his Expedition in the Holy Land was in a great Storm at Sea in the Night confident of deliverance at Midnight through the Suffrages of these Monks then at their Nocturnal Devotions accordingly the Storm did then begin to cease to the wonder of the Seamen This Ralph and his Successors Earls of Chester gave and confirm'd divers Lands and Possessions to this Abby Vid. Vol. 2. pag 919. CLUNOK-VAUR in Wales THe Original of this Monastery was by S. Benow of whom mention is made in the Life of St. Winefrid The White Monks here were of a newer Foundation Guithin Unkle to one of the Princes of Northwales gave the Village of Clunok to Benow Vide Vol. 2. pag. 119. STRATFLURE in Cardiganshire FOunded and endowed with divers Lands by Reese Prince of Southwales The Estate of this House called also Strata florida was confirm'd by King Henry II. and King Edward I. Valued at 118 l. 7 s. 3 d. per Annum LEGâ—URN in Lincolnshire THis Abby was founded for Nuns by Robert de Lekeburn who was buried in the Chapter house of this Nunnery at whose Interment his Son and Heir William declared publickly his confirmation of his Fathers Donations and Endowments adding of his own gift the yearly Rent of two shillings in Franckalmoign King Iohn in the first year of his Reign confirm'd the Estate of this House Valued at 38 l. 8 s. 4 d. per Annum STRATMARGEL or Strata-Marcella in Montgomeryshire FOunded An. 1170. by Madock ap Griffin By his Deed dated An. 1222 he endowed it with divers Lands and Revenues Valued at 64 l. 14 s. 2 d. per Annum STANLAW in Cheshire Founded An. 1172. THe first Founder of this House was Iohn Constable of Chester who endowed it with divers Lands and Liberties his Deed bears date 1178. These Monks of Stanlaw were afterwards translated to the Church of Whaley at which the Abbot and Convent of Salley in Torkshire were very much grieved alledging among other things that they were nigher to their Abby than the Constitutions of their Order do allow of and that it was to their damage 27l 10 s. But the differences were composed in the year 1305. by the Abbots of Ryvalle and Belland The Church of Whaley was in being in the time when St. Augustine the Monk came into England The Rectors of which Church were in after times called Deans and not Parsons and were married men who also had the ordinary Jurisdiction of the place committed to them by the Bishop These Deans had an Estate of inheritance in the Church of Whaly and the Chappels which went from Father to Son and the Cure of the Churches was supplied by certain Priests whom the Deans provided and presented to the Bishop for his License The Names of these Deans may be seen in the Book at large But after the Council of Lateran 1215. it was no longer permitted that this Church should go as an inheritance Not long after this the Church of Whaley was given by Henry de Lacy Earl of Lincoln and Lord of Blagbornshire to the Monks of Stanlaw who enter'd upon this their new Seat in the year 1296. Dom. George de Norbury being then their Abbot which Translation was ratified by the Bull of Pope Nicholas the IV. The Deed of the said Henry whereby he gave this Church of Whally with all its Rights Liberties and Appurtenants bears date in the year 1283. In the thirty fourth year of Edward the III. Henry Duke of Lancaster Earl of Derby Lincoln and Leicester gave divers Lands to the Abbot and Convent of Whalley for the maintaining of a Recluse or Anchorite and his Successors dwelling in a place within the Church-yard of the Parish-Church of Whalley and for two Women their Servants who shall be there continually praying for the said Duke his Ancestors and Heirs viz to find them every Week throughout the year fifteen Loaves of the Convent Bread each Loaf weighing fifty shillings sterling and seven Loaves of the second sort of the same weight eight Gallons of the best Ale of the Convent and three pence for their Companage to deliver them yearly at the Feast of all Saints ten Stock-fish and ten great Ling fish one bushel of Oats for their Potage one bushel of Salt two Gallons of Oyl for their Lamps one stone of Tallow for Candles six Load of Turf and one of Brushwood for Fuel to keep their House in repair and to find one of their Monks and a Clark to say Mass in the Chappel of the said Recluse daily c. The first Founder of this House Iohn de Lacy Constable of Chester and Lord of Halton married Alice Sister of William de Mandeville and died in the Holy Land Of this Family was Henry de Lacy Founder of the Abby of Kirkstall of whom before NUNAPLETON in Yorkshire THIS Priory of Nuns was founded by Adeliza de Sancto-Quintino and Robert her Son and Heir dedicated to God St.
year began also the Hospitallers and Templers St. Gilbert of Sempringham founded his Order An. 1148. St. Dominick An. 1198. St. Francis 1260. The Carmelites were settled and establisht by Pope Martin An. Dom. 1279. Kings of this Land who have become Monks Petroc King of Wales Constantine King of Cornwall Sebby Offa and Sigebert Kings of the East-Saxons Ethelred and Kynred Kings of Mercia Coelwulph and Edbricht Kings of Northumberland The Old Form of admitting a Brother into a Convent His first Petition in the Colloquium Syr I besyche you and alle the Covent for the luffe of God our Lady sanct Marye sanct John of Baptistâ— and all the hoyle Cowrâ—e of Devyne that ze wolde resave me to lyve and dye here among yow in the state of a Monke as prebenvarye and servant unto alle to the honour of God solace to the Company prouffet to the place and helth unto my Sawie His Answer unto the Examinacyon Syr I tryste thrugh the helpe of God and your good prayers to keep all thes things which ze have now heyr rehersede His Petition before the Profession Syr I have beyn heyr now this twell month nere hand and lovyde be God me lyks right well both the order and the company wherapon I besyche yow and all the company for the luffe of God our Lady sanct Marye sanct John of Baptisie and all the hoyle company of hevyne that ze will resave me unto my profession at my twell month day according to my petycion whyche I made when I was fyrst resaved heyr amongs youâ— c. Of the Benedictine Order have been four Emperors twelve Empresses six and forty Kings one and fifty Queens not to mention those of lesser Quality ERRATA PAge 6. l. 24. r. Lindisfarn p. 37. l. ult r. or an Oxe p. 39. l. 30. r. for the. p. 69. l. 4. r. Inspeximus p. 78 l. 12. r. or any l. 20. r. be put in p. 84. l. antepeâ—ul r. Daptfer p. 168. l. antepenul r. of the same p. 196. l. 14. r. HETHE in Kent p. 210. l. 32. r. Earl p. 220. l. 35. r. special p. 231. l. 30. r. East Angles p. 232. l. 3. r. Derham p. 262. l. 7. r. Marches p. 267. l. 4. r. Patron of the. p. 294. l. 19. r. colours p. 328. l. 25. r. Wyndesore Some other literal Mistakes and false Pointing have happen'd which the Reader may eaâ—â—â—y perceive and correct A BENEDICTINE MONK Place this y e following plates according to y e pages in y e mergin Vol. 1. P. 1. MONASTICON ANGLICANUM Abridg'd in English VOL. I. Of the BENEDICTINE Order The Monastery at GLASTONBURY in Somersetshire IN the 31th year after our Saviour's Passion twelve Disciples of St. Philip the Apostle among whom Ioseph of Arimathea was one came to this place and preacht the Christian Religion to King Arviragus They obtained of that King the Ground where the Monastery afterwards stood and twelve Hides of Land and built there the first Church of the Kingdom in a poor and homely manner They lived here in a kind of heremitical life and converted many Pagans to the Faith of Christ. After they were all dead and here buried the holy men Phaganus and Diruvianus having baptized King Lucius obtained this place of that King and for a great while they and their Successors remained here in a kind of Society consisting of twelve only till the arrival of St. Patrick who taught them the monastical Life and became himself their first Abbot Afterwards St. David Archbishop of Menevia now called St. David's added to the East-end of the Old Church a lesser Chappel in manner of a Chancel and consecrated it in honour of the Virgin Mary This Church for its Antiquity was by the old English call'd Ealdechirche and the Men of those days had no Oath more sacred and formidable than to swear by this Old Church And it was reverenced like Rome it self for as that became Famous for its multitude of Martyrs so did this for its multitude of Confessors here buried The Isle in which this Church stood was by the Britions call'd Ynswyrtryn i. e. the Isle of Glass from the clear and cristaline stream of Water which runs into the Marsh here It has been also called Avallonia By the Saxons it was named Glastynbury This Isle with several other places adjoyning were call'd the twelve Hides and did enjoy from the beginning very great Priviledges The Bounds of which twelve Hides may be seen in the Monasticon at large p. 2 3. These places there mentioned enjoyed all sorts of Immunities from the first beginning of Christianty in this Land confirm'd to the Church of Glastonbury by the British English and Norman Kings In this Church did rest and lie buried the twelve Disciples of the Apostle Philip above mentioned whose chief was Ioseph of Arimathea with his Son Iosephus Here also lies St. Patrick the Apostle of Ireland and two of his Disciples St. Gildas the British Historaographer St. David Archbishop of Menevia St. Dunstan Archbishop St. Indractus with his seven Companions all Martyrs St. Vrbanus the Bones of Venerable Bede with the 〈◊〉 of a great number of other Saints and holy Martyrs and Confeffors To recite all the Reliques that were in this Church would be two large for any Abridgement I only mention those of most note Several things relating to the Old Testament as Moses's Rod Manna c. things 〈◊〉 to our Lord Iesus Christ two small pieces of his Cradle some of the Gold which the Wise-men of the East offer'd some pieces of Bread of 〈…〉 Loaves with which Iesus fed five thousand men some of 〈…〉 some pieces of his Cross and of his Sepulchre one 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 of Thorns c. Things relating to the Virgin Mâ—ry 〈…〉 one thread of her Garment and some of her Hair ◠〈…〉 tude of Reliques relating to St. Iohn Baptist the 〈…〉 and Virgins On this account the Church of 〈…〉 verenced by Kings Queens Archbishops Bishops Dukes 〈…〉 lity of both Sexes and of all Orders and Degrees and 〈…〉 think himself who could give any thing to the increase 〈…〉 or could here obtain a place of Sepulture In this Isle which was call'd the Tomb of Saints was interr'd Coel King of the Britons Father of St. Helena Mother of Constantine the Great Caraducus Duke of Cornwall â—he renowned King Arthur and Guenevera his Queen which King died at Glastonbury about Whitsontide in the Year of our Lord 542. King Kentwynus King Edmund Son of Edward the Elder King Edgar King Edmund Ironside with several Bishops and Dukes who were great Benefactors to this House and many other Great men In so great Reverence was the Church and Church-yard where these were interr'd that our forefathers did not dare to use any idle discourse or to spit therein without great necessity enemies and naughty men were not suffer'd to be buried therein neither did any bring any Hawk Dog or Horse upon the Ground for
Suburbs lying without the City of York to hold freely for ever And gave the Advowson of this Abby to the King that so he might be the Defendor and Patron of it for the future Thomas Archbishop of York claim'd the four Acres of Land on which this Abby was built as belonging to him and was a continual vexation to the Monks till King William Rufus gave him the Church of St. Steven's in York in exchange and full satisfaction When King William Rufus seeing the Old Church to be too strait laid the Foundation of a new one he changed the name of St. Olave and gave it the name of St. Mary King Henry the II. granted to this Abby very great Liberties and Franchises the same as are enjoy'd by St. Peters of York and St. Iohn of Beverley And confirmed to them all their Lands and Revenues given them by their several Benefactors amounting to a very great number some of the principal of whom were King William the I. and II. King Henry the I. Alan Earl of Britaign Odo Earl of Campania Berengerius de Todenei Willielmus Peverel Petrus de Ros Robertus de Brus Ivo Tallebois Walterus de Daincourt and Conan Earl of Britaigne c. In the year 1343. William Archbishop of York in his Visitation questioning by what Right and Title the Abbot and Covent here did claim and receive the Tithes Portions and Pensions from several places there mention'd amounting to a very great number they produced the Bulls of several Popes and Grants of his Predecessors Archbishops of York whereupon they were by the said Archbishop allow'd and their Title declared good and sufficient A List of some of the ABBOTS of St. Mary's at York 1088 Stephanus Wittebiensis 1112 Richardus 1131 Godfridus 1132 Sauaricus 1161 Clemens 1184 Robertus de Harpham 1189 Robertus de Longo-Campo 1239 Willielmus Rondele 1244 Thomas de Warterhill 1258 Simon de Warwick 1296 Benedictus de Malton 1303 Iohannes de Gillyngs 1313 Alanus de Nesse Vid. Vol. 3. p. 9. Valued at 1550 l. 7 s. 0 d. q. per Annum St. BEES or St. Beges in Cumberland a Cell of St. Mary's at York SAint Bega was a vailed Nun born in Ireland she built a small Monastery in Caupland in the furthermost parts of England not far from Carlile This Monastery together with several Lands and Tithes was afterwards in the Reign of King Henry the I. given to the Abby of St. Mary's at York by William Meschines Son of Ranulph Lord of Caupland for a Cell to that Abby which was to send hither a Prior and at least six Monks to be constantly here resident To this House also William Forz Earl of Albemarl was a Benefactor Valued at 143 l. 17 s. 2 d. ob per Annum WETHERHAL in Cumberland a Cell to St. Mary's at York AT the time of the Foundation of St. Mary's at York Radulph Meschines Earl of Cumberland gave the Cell of St. Constantine at Wedderhal to the said Abby of St. Mary's which guift was confirm'd by King William the Conqueror in the last year of his Reign Or rather by King William Rufus in the first of his Benefactors to this House were David King of Scotland and Earl of Huntington and his Son Henry Prince of Scotland with divers others Adelwald or Athelwulph who was the first Bishop of Carlile confirm'd to the Monks of St. Mary's at York the Churches and Tithes to them given in his Diocess Providing however that the said Monks shall allot a sufficient proportion out of the same for the Priests in the several Churches and that they should also pay the Synodals King William the Conqueror upon his Conquest of this Kingdom gave to Ralph de Meschines the County of Cumberland to his Brother Hugh de Meschines the County of Chester and to a third Brother William de Meschines who founded this House at Wetherhal all the Land of Copland lying between Duden and Darwent Which Great men soon after subdivided and parcell'd out their respective Territories so given to certain Barons and Knights their Dependents viz. Ralph de Melchines enfeofft Hubert de Vaux of the Barony of Gillesland c. William de Meschines Lord of Copland enfeofft Waldeuus Son of Cospatrick of all his Land between Cocar and Derwent c. These chief Lords reserving from their Feoffees certain services in like manner as they themselves held their Estates by some services of the King Yet were Lands often granted to the Monasteries to hold free from all services whatsoever except the Divine Service of Prayers for their Founders c. And note That after this manner were Lands and Liberties first derived from the Crown and Tenures raised in relation to them since the Norman Conquest Valued at 117 l. 11 s. 10 d. ob q. per Annum St. MARTINS at Richmund a Cell to St. Mary's at York WYmar Sewer to the Earl of Richmund gave the Chappel of St. Martins at Richmund and with several Lands to God and the blessed Mary at York Roaldus Grandson of Alan Constable of Richmund and divers others were Benefactors and gave Lands and Tithes to God the Church of St. Mary at York and Priory of St. Martins near Richmund and to the Monks there In the year 1146. Pope Eugenius the III. confirmed the Cell of St. Martins Peter Capell Rector of the Church of Richmund granted a Pension of 5 l. per Annum to the Monks of St. Mary's at York and 20 l. of Wax to their Cell of St. Martins of Richmund yearly The several Rents and Revenues of this House where and from whom they arise may be seen in the Book at large p. 402 403. Valued at 43 l. 16 s. 8 d. per Annum ROMBURGH in Cambridgeshire a Cell to St. Mary's at York ALan otherwise as I suppose called Steven Earl of Britany and Richmond gave the Cell of Romburgh to God St. Mary and the Monks of the Abby at York which Gift was confirm'd to them by Everard Bishop of Norwich and that the Abbot and Convent of St. Mary's at York might place and displace the Prior and Monks at their pleasure The like Confirmations were granted by Theobald Archbishop of Canterbury and Gaufridus Bishop of Ely SANTOFT and HENES in Lincolnshire Cells of St. Mary's at York ROger Moubray gave the Isle called Santoft and large Possessions with it for a Cell to the Church of St. Mary's at York and to the Monks there And William Earl of Waren gave Henes to the said Church HEREFORD Priory a Cell of St. Peter's at Gloucester IN the year 1101. Hugo de Lacy gave the Church of St. Peters at Hereford which his Father Walter had built from the Foundation to the Monks of St. Peters at Gloucester with all the Estate belonging to it given by his said Father Walâ—er de Lacy and Confirm'd by King William the Conqueror In the Reign of King Edward the II. great Contests arising in this House between William de Irby who claim'd to be
Prior under the Kings Patronage and Thomas de Burgâ—ull who claim'd under another Title the Estate of the Priory was so wasted and impoverisht betwixt them that there did not remain sufficient to discharge the Works of Piety for which it was at first built and the House running to utter ruin that King therefore to prevent its final destruction in the fifteenth year of his Reign directed his Writ to the Sheriff of Hereford commanding him to seize the said Priory with all its Possessions as well moveable as immoveable into his hand and them safely to keep until further Order NORWICH in Norfolk THE Church of the holy Trinity in Norwich was founded in the Reign of King William Rufus An Dom. 1096. by Herbert Losenge who had been Prior of Fischampe in Normandy then Abbot of Ramsey and then Bishop of the East-Angles of which Diocess he fixt the Seat at Norwich and built this Church for his Cathedral erecting on the North-side of it his own Palace and on the South-side a Monastery for Monks Certain Limits were appointed about this Church and Monastery within which Bishop Herbert obtain'd great Priviledges and Franchise from both Regal and Papal Authority Notwithstanding which great Contests arose between the Citizens and the Monks about their Liberties which continued for many years and were never perfectly compos'd till the sixth year of King Iohn The said Bishop Herbert endow'd this Monastery so founded by him with large Revenues as appears by his Deed dated An. Dom. 1101. King Henry the I. confirm'd his Gift and also gave them other Lands in the same year King Henry the II. also made a large Confirmation of all their Lands and Liberties Vid. infra p. 1003. and Vol. 3. p. 5. EWYAS Priory in Herefordshire THIS Priory was founded and endow'd by Harald Lord of Ewyas An. Dom. 1100. whose Gift was afterwards confirm'd by Robert his Son who also gave other Lands all which was also confirm'd by Theobald Archbishop of Canterbury and Iohn Bishop of Salsbury MIDLESBURG in Yorkshire a Cell to Whitby RObert de Brus and Agnes his Wife and Adam de Brus their Son gave the Church of St. Hylda in Midlesburg and with it divers Lands in perpetual Alms to the Monks of St. Peter and St. Hilda at Whitby for a Cell of that House and that certain of those Monks might live and reside here for God's service in the Church of Midlesburg William Malebiss was also a Benefactor to the Church of St. Hylda at Midlesburg and the Monks there HAKENES in Yorkshire IN the Reign of King William Rufus the Monastery of Whitby being much infested not only by robbers from the Woods on the Land but also by Pirates from the Sea who carried from them almost all they had Serlo de Percy then Prior of that House and his Monks applied themselves to William de Percy Brother of Serlo and desired of him a place of Refuge at Hakenes who readily granted them the Church of St. Mary in that Town which had been built by St. Hildo the Abbess with License to erect a Monastery there and in it to remain till they could return in peace to Whitby which accordingly they did and remain'd here for some time HORSHAM in Norfolk RObert Fitz-Walter and Sibill his Wife returning through France from Rome where they had been in Pilgrimage were set upon by Theives robb'd and kept in Prison till by their Prayers to Almighty God and to the holy Virgin St. Faith they were miraculously deliver'd out of their Confinement After which they visited in Devotion the Shrine of St. Faith at the Abby of Couches in France where for the space of twelve days they remain'd being kindly entertain'd by the Abbot and Convent there Vowing at their return into England to their own Mannor to built there a Monastery in the Worship of God and St. Faith Which accordingly they did endowing the same with Lands and placing therein two Monks of the Abby of Couches to which Abby they annext this House as a Cell Their Deed of Foundation and Endowment was made in the time of Henry the I. and Herbert Bishop of Norwich who died 19. H. 1. Pope Alexander by his Bull dated in the year 1163. confirm'd to the Monks here all their Lands and Liberties In the 14. Rich. 2. this Priory was discharged of its Foreign Subjection to the Abby of Couches and made an English Priory of it self Valued at 162 l. 16 s. 11 d. ob per Annum RADINGFEILD in Suffolk THIS was a Priory of Nuns founded to the honour of God and St. Andrew by Manasses Earl of Gisnensis and Emme his Wiâ—es Daughter and Heir of William de Arras and endow'd by them with the Mannor of Radingfeild c. late held by the said William de Arras their Deed bears date 1120. Valued at 67 l. 0 s. 1 d. ob per Annum READING in Barkshire 〈…〉 of Nuns But that having been 〈…〉 Henry the I. An. Dom. 1126. built here a most noble Abby for Monks and dedicated it in honour of the Virgin Mary and St. Iohn Baptist and endow'd it with great Possessions and Franchises as may be seen in his Charter dated 1125. all which was confirm'd by King Hen. 2. Hugh Abbot of Reading and his Covent reciting by their Deed that King Henry the I. had â—rected that Abby for the maintenance of Monks there devoutely and religiously serving God â—for the receit of Strangers and Travellers but chiefly Christ's poor People they therefore did erect an Hospital without the Gate of the Abby there to maintain twenty six poor People and to the maintenance of Strangers passing that way they gave the profits of their Mill at Leominstre Also Aucâ—erius Abbot of Reading built near this Abby a House for Lepers which was call'd St. Mary Magdalens alloting for their sustenance sufficient of all things as well for Diet as other matters If any Brother of this House were guilty of Adultery or of striking his Brother in Pride Anger or Hatred he was to be expell'd the House none were to go abroad without a Companion what Charity happens to be given to any one to be common to all these and several others were the Rules observed in the Lepers House of St. Mary Magdalen Valued at 1938 l. 14 s. 3 d. ob q. per Annum LEOMINSTER in Herefordshire a Cell to Reading HERE was formerly a Nunnery built by Merwald one of the Kings of Mercia but that having been long destroy'd by the Danes King Henry the I. when he built the Abby of Reading gave them also Leominster with all the Estate belonging to it and those Monks made it a Cell of their Abby It was confirm'd to them by Richard and Hugh Bishops of Hereford RINDELGROS in Scotland a Cell to Reading DAvid King of Scotland gave this Town to the Abbot and Covent of Reading to have and enjoy as freely and quiety as any Abby in his Kingdom enjoy their Estates With a Provision that if he or his
rather Reformation of Monks was Abbot Berno to whom William then Duke of Aquitain gave the place call'd Clugny or Cluny in Burgundy for their first Habitation in the year of our Lord 890. This was a Reform of St. Bennet's Order WENLOCK in Shropshire HERE was formerly a Nunnery in which Milburg Neice of Wilphere King of Mercia lived and died Abbess with the Reputation of great Sanctity Which House being totally decayed Roger Earl of Mongomery built here a Monastery for the Monks of Cluny The Church here was dedicated to St. Mildred Isabel de Say Wife of William Fitz-Alan was a Benefactress And this Priory was made Indigena 18. R. 2. Vid. 2. Vol. p. 907. Vaued at 401 l. 0 s. 7 d. q. per Annum DUDLEY in Staffordshire a Cell to Wenlock THE Church here was dedicated to St. Iames which with other Churches and Lands Pope Lucius did confer and appropriate to this Priory in the year 1190. granting in the same Deed divers great Priviledges and Immunities to the Monastery Vid. 2. Vol. p. 907. LEWES in Sussex THIS House was founded by William de Warren Earl of Surrey in the time of King William the Conqueror Which Earl obtain'd from the Abby of St. Peter in Burgundy four Cluniac Monks to whom he gave the Church of St. Pancrace adjoyning to his Castle of Lewis and endow'd them with divers Lands and Possessions by the License and Confirmation of King William with a Curse to the Violators of his Gift and a Blessing to the Defenders Yet this Priory remain'd a Cell to the Abby of Clugny in Burgundy till the forty seventh year of King E. 3. at which time that King made it indigena and independant so also the Priories of Castleacre Prittlewell Farleigh Horton and Stanesgate which were all Cells belonging to the Priory of Lewis Vid. 2. Vol. p. 908. Valued at 92 l. 4 s. 6 d. per Annum PRITTLEWELL in Essex a Cell to Lewes RObert Fitz-Suene gave the Church of Prittlewell to the Priory of St. Pancrace at Lewes to be a Cell of that House and to be furnisht with Monks of the Rule of St. Bennet and Order of Clugny from Lewes ordaining by his Deed of Foundation that the Prior of Prittlewel should pay yearly to the Prior of Lewes one mark for an acknowledgment Valued at 155 l. 11 s. 2 d. ob per Annum WESTACRE in Norfolk a Cell to Lewes THIS House was granted and confirm'd by Rodulphus de Toneio Lord of the Soil to Oliver Priest of Acre and Walter his Son who became Canons regular here Valued at 260 l. 13 s. 7 d. q. per Annum FARLEY in Wiltshire a Cell to Lewes THIS Priory was founded Anno Dom. 1125. and dedicated to God and St. Mary Magdalen It was endow'd by Humphrey de Bohun the King's Sewer and Margery his Wife with â—Mannor of Farley and the Park there and with divers other Lands and Revenues All which was confirm'd to them by King Henry the III. â— in the eleventh year of his Reign Valued at 153 l. 14 s. 2 d. ob per Annum HORTON in Kent a Cell to Lewes THIS House was founded and endow'd by Robert de Ver Constable of England and Adeliza his Wife and subjected to the Priory of Lewes to which they were to pay a Mark per Annum as an acknowledgment In this House did inhabit thirteen or at least eight Monks who were to say three Masses dayly viz. the High Mass our Lady's Mass and the third pro defunctis Their Seal was kept by three Monks viz. the Prior Sub-prior and another Valued at 95 l. 12 s. 2 d. per Annum STANESGATE in Essex a Cell to Lewes ANno Dom 1177. Alexander Prior of this House and the Covent of the same with the assent of the Covent of Lewis granted the Tithes of their Fee at Clerkenwell with their Land there to the Nuns of St. Mary at Clerkenwell they paying to the Prior of Stanesgate a yearly Pension of ten shillings for the said Tithes and Lands CLIFFORD in Herefordshire a Cell to Lewes IT appeared by Inquisition 20. E. 3. that this Priory was founded by Simon Fitz-Richard Fitzâ—Ponce formerly Lord of Clifford and Ancestor oâ— the Countess of Lincoln and that this House was not alien or dependant on any other beyond Sea It was subjected by the Founder to the Priory of Lewes Valued at 57 l. 7 s. 4 d. per Annum CASTLE-ACRE in Norfolk FOunded An. Dom. 1090. William de Warren Earl of Surrey the first of that name and his Son Earl William the II. were great Benefactors and gave to God and St. Mary and to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul and to the Cluniac Monks of St. Pancrace i. e. of the Priory of Lewes serâ—ing God at Achra divers Lands and Revenues Besides whom many other Benefactors gave other Mannors and Lands Tithes and Churches as may be seen in particular in the Book at large p. 626 627 628 629. Herbert Bishop of Norwich constituted the Church and Monastery here and placed therein Cluniac Monks under the Rule of St. Benedict Bishop Ebrard impropriated and confirm'd to them their several Churches given to them by the Earls of Surrey and other Benefactors It was certified to King Edw. the I. in the thirty fourth year of his Reign that the â—rior and Convent of Castle-acre were English and not Aliens of the Subjects of the King of France or his Adherers and that no Rent or Pension was paid by them to any of his Dominion or Adherents nor did they owe obedience to any such except only that when the Abbot of Clugny comes sometimes into England he uses to visit in the said Priory Hereupon this House was allow'd to be Indigena and not Alienigena and to be priviledged accordingly 18. E. 2. Valued at 306 l. 11 s. 4 d. ob q. per Annum MENDHAM in Norfolk a Cell to Castle-acre WIlliam Son of Roger de Huntingfeild gave to God and St. Mary of Acre and to the Monks there the Isle of St. Mary of Mendham to be in the same manner subject to Castle-acre as that House is to St. Pancrace and that to the Church of Clugny The Prior of Castle-acre and Convent there did grant to Roger de Huntingfeild who was their great Benefactor to maintain at least eight Monks at this Priory of Mendham and not to depose the Prior here unless for one of these three causes Disobedience Incontinence or Dilapidation of the House BROMHOLM in Norfolk a Cell of Castle-acre THE Estate here with divers other Lands was given to the Monks of Acre by William de Glanville and confirm'd to them by Bartholmew his Son The Prior and Convent of Bromholm held Lands in Fee-â—arm of the Prior and Convent of Acre at the Annual Rent of fourteen Marks five â—hillings and four pence payable at three terms by the year viz. at the Feast of St. Michael 64 s. at the Purification 64 s. and at Penticost 64 s. Controversie arising
Adam Fitz Swane the â—ounder gave this House as a Cell to the Priory of St Iohn at Pontfractâ— and ordered this House to pay to that Priory a Recognition of one Mark of Silver per Annum Pope Vrban the III. confirm'd the Foundation 1186. Valued at 239 l. 3 s. 6 d. per Annum THETFORD in Norfolk FOunded Anno Dom. 1103. by Roger Bigot whose Gifts and Endowments to this House were all confirm'd and ratified by his Son William Bigot Dapiser to the King and also by King Henry the I. and King Henry the II. This Priory was made Denison 50. E. 3. Valued at 312 l. 14 s. 4 d. ob per Annum MONTACUTE in Somersetshire FIRST founded by William Earl of Moriton in Normandy who endowed this Priory with three fair Lordships viz. Montegue and two others King Henry the I. gave and confirm'd to God and the blessed Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul of Montacute and the Cluniac Monks there divers Lands with great Liberties and Exemptions The like did King Henry the II. and King Henry the III. in the four and thirtieth year of his Reign King Edward the III. in the fourteenth year of Reign granted the Advowson and Custody of this Priory and four Cells thereunto belonging to William de Monte-acuto Earl of Salisbury and Marshal of England and to his Heirs Vid. 2. Vol. p. 909. Valued at 456 l. 14 s. 7 d. q. per Annum DAVENTREY in Northamptonshire THIS Priory was first founded at Preston by Hugh de Leycestre call'd the Vicount but that place being found inconvenient they were by License of Simon de Seynliz the elder Earl of Northampton removed to Daventre where he built a Monastery in honour of St. Augustine the Apostle of the English King Henry the II. confirm'd their Liberties and Franchises granted by King Henry the I. to St. Mary of Charity i. e. the Capital House of this Order beyond Seas and to St. Augustine of Daventrey and the Monks there Many were the Benefactors to this House as Matilda de Senliz Richard de Foxton whose Daughter Ann was married to Alan Basset of Lufphenam com Roteland Steven de Welton Henry de Braybrok whose Geneologies may be seen Fo. 677. 678. St. ANDREWS at Northampton THIS Priory was founded in the eighteenth year of King William the Conqueror by Simon de Seynliz who came into England in the Army of that King He married Maud Daughter and Co-heir of Waldelfus Earl of Huntington with whom he had the honour of Huntington Alice the other Daughter was by him given to Ralph de Tonny with 100 l. per Annum in Land centum Librarum terrae out of the said honour In the Reign of King Henry the I. the said Simon made a Voyage to the Holy Land and died in his return at the Monastery of the blessed Mary of Charity to which Monastery he had subjected this of St. Andrew After his death King Henry having married Maud Sister of Alexander King of Scotland gave Maud Earl Simons Widow to David Brother of Alexander and with her the Custody of Earl Simons Son and Heir Simon de St. Lyz junior Hugh Bishop of Lincoln confirm'd the Churches and Tithes given to this Priory among which were the Churches of Ryal and Exton in Rutland King Henry the I. also confirm'd the Lands to them given and granted them many Liberties and Franchises This Priory was made Denison 6 H. 4. To the Hospital of St. David at Kingsthorp built upon the Lands of this Priory for the Relief of Travellers and poor People Walter Prior of this House with the assent of his Convent gave two yard Land and a Messuage c. in Thorp constituting several Orders for the Government of the said Hospital among others that there should be three rows of Beds placed in length before the Chappel so as the Poor and especially the sick People might most conveniently hear Mass c. subjecting the said Hospial to the Prior of St. Andrews at Northampton and the Abbot of Sullebi This Deed bears date 1200. being the second of King Iohn This Priory was valued at 263 l. 7 s. 1 d. q. per Annum BAR NESTAPLE in Devonshire THIS House was founded for Cluniac Monks and dedicated to the honour of God and our Lord Jesus Christ and St. Mary the holy Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul and St. Mary Magdalen by Ioel Son of Alured who endow'd it with large Possessions subjecting it to the Church of St. Martin de Campis in which he himself became a Monk Confirm'd by King Henry the I. and by Henry de Tracy who descended from the Founder An. 1146. 11. Steph. Valued at 123 l. 6 s. 7 d. per Annum TIKEFORD in Buckinghamshire FVlcodius Paganellus was the first Founder of this Priory who with other Benefactors endowed it with divers Lands and Rents All which together with a Court-Leet King Henry the II. confirm'd to the Monks here King Edward the II. in the fifth year of his Reign granted further to William de la Manerere then prior of this House and his Successors to have a Pillory and Tumbrel in their Lordship of Tikeford for the punishment of Malefactors Vid. Vol. 2. p. 910. FEVERSHAM in Kent ANno 1148. King Steven founded the Abby here to the honour of of our Saviour and endow'd it with divers Mannors Lands Liberties and free Customs to hold in perpetual Alms discharged and quit of all secular Exactions King Steven and Maud his Queen and Eusâ—acius their Son were buried here King Henry the II. confirm'd to the Cluniac Monks of Feversham all their Lands and Franchises granting to them a Fair yearly for eight days beginning at the Feast of St. Peter ad vincula The like confirmation was made by King Iohn in the sixteenth year of his Reign and by King Henry the III. in the eleventh year of his Reign Peter Abbot of Clugny granted to King Steven Clarembaldus then Prior of Bermundesey with twelve Monks of that House for the Composing an Abby at Feversham and at the same time absolved the said Clarembaldus and his Monks from all Obedience and Subjection to the Church of Clugny and that of the Charity The like Emancipation or discharge of subjection was also granted by the then Prior of the Charity Valued at 286 l. 12 s. 6 d. ob q. per Annum ARTHINGTON in Yorkshire THIS was a Priory of Nuns built and endow'd by Peers of Arthington and confirm'd by Pope Alexander as is set forth in an award made in the twenty eighth year of the Reign of King Henry the VI. Alicia de Romeli was a Benefactress to this Nunnery whose Gift was confirm'd by her Son William de Curcy the Kings Sewer and by Warinus Fitzâ—Gerald the King's Chamberlain Valued at 11 l. 8 s. 4 d. ob per Annum Of the Cistercian Order Anno Dom. 1098. Robert Abbot of Molesme by License of Hugo Archbishop of Lyons the Pope's Legate first instituted this Order in a Desert Place called
built the Castle at Pontefract and in it a Chappel for a Dean and Canons Son of this Ilbertus was Robert Lacy who built the Monastery of Pontefract who was the Father of Henry Lacy the Founder of this Abby of Kirkstall this Henry married the Sister of William Vesci Rector of Berwick Of this Family was Roger Constable of Chester who hearing that his Lord Ranulphus Earl of Chester was distrest in Wales raised on the sudden a great Force among the Shoo-makers and Stage-players of Chester and with them went and relieved his Lord from the Power of the Welch whereupon the said Earl Ranulph granted to him and his Heirs the Dominion and Patronage of the Shoo-makers and Players at Chester for ever His Son and Heir Iohn de Lacy became the first Earl of Lincoln of this name Anno Dom. 1221. and died 1240. From the Heirs General of this Family did descend Our Kings of the House of Lancaster Valued at 329 l. 2 s. 11 d. per Annum DORE in Herefordshire RObert Earl of Ferrars founded this Monastery and endowed it with Lands to hold free and quit of all secular Service by the Rent of three shillings yearly to be paid at the Feast of St. Peter ad vincula and this was exprest to be given not only for the Health of the Souls of his Ancestors and Heirs but also propace stabilitate totius Angliae Walliae for the Peace and Stability of all England and Wales King Iohn by his Deed dated in the seventeenth year of his Reign gave divers Lands to the Church of the blessed Mary at Dore and the Cistercian Monks there Walter de Clifford and others were Benefactors All whose Gifts were confirm'd to this House by King Henry the III. in the seventeenth year of his Reign Vid. Vol. 2. p. 918. Valued at 101 l. 5 s. 2 d. per Annum SIBETON in Norfolk Founded An. 1150. THIS Abby was founded and endowed by William Son of Robert Fitz Walter The Lands given to the Monks here were confirm'd by King Steven and King Henry the II. The said Robert Fitz-Walter was the Founder of the House of St. Faith 's at Horsham and married Sibill Daughter of Radulfus de Cayneto who came into England with the Conqueror from whom descended the Families of Cressi and Vfford Vid. Vol. 3. p. 32. Valued at 250 l. 15 s. 7 d. ob per Annum STANLEIGH in Wiltshire THIS Abby was first founded by Maud the Empress at Lokeswell in the year 1151. and three years afterwards translated to Stanlegh by her Son King Henry the II. The Monks of this House came from Quarre in the Isle of Wight King Richard the II. confirm'd to them all their Lands and took them into his protection Valued at 177 l. 0 s. 8 d. per Annum JERVAL in Yorkshire AKarius Fitz-Bardolf a potent man in Yorkshire in the time of King Steven gave to Peter de Quinciaco and certain other Monks of Savigny a parcel of Land in Wandesleydale for the erection of an Abby of their Order which Abby was at first call'd Fo rs and afterwards Iorvalle This Foundation was confirm'd by Alan Earl of Britan and Richmond which Earl Alan being present at the beginning of the Erection of the first Buildings prevailed with several of his Knights to be assistant to the Work and this was in the year 1145. Roger de Molbray gave also divers Lands to this House before his first Voyage to Ierusalem The abovesaid Peter inhabited this House at first with only two Companions labouring with their hands for their sustentation but in a while they had of the said Earl of Richmond's Gift five Plows forty Cows sixteen Horses three hundred Sheep c. After this Serlo Abbot of Savigny having a property in this House of Iorevalls by reason that the first Monks came from thence granted the same to the Abby of Biland Whereupon the foresaid Peter submitted himself and Companions being two Monks and one Lay-brother conversus to the Abbot of Biland Being fully possest of this House Roger Abbot of Biland appointed Iohn de Kinstan to be Abbot here instituting him in these words I confirm thee Abbot and I commit to thee the care of Souls and the Government of the Abby of Joreval with all its substance Persons and Possessions now had or to be had as well in Temporals as Spirituals in like manner as Serlo Abbot of Savigny gave the same to me And then put into his hands the Rule of St. Benedict c. An. 1150. Hereupon the said Abbot appointed to be of his Convent the aforesaid Peter and his two Companions with nine Monks of Biland who removed from thence to Iorvall After this the abovesaid Earl Alan and his Son Conan Duke of Britan encreased their Revenues with the Gift of many other Lands In the year 1156. the said Conan translated these Monks from Fo rs the place being poor and steril to East-Wittonâ— upon the River Ior and this was by permission and approbation of the Abbot of Cisteaux and the general Convent of that Order Alanus Earl of Britan who was so great a Benefactor to this Monastery was Brother and Heir to Alanus Rufus who was the Son of Eudo Earl of Britan who came into England with King William the Conqueror and had given him by the said King all Richmondshire An. 1268 Iohn Duke of Britan and Earl of Richmond confirm'd the Donations of his Ancestors So also did King Henry the III. in the twelfth year of his Reign Valued at 234 l. 18 s. 5 d. per Annum GREENFEILD in Lincolnshire RAdulf de Aby gave Lands here and elsewhere for the Foundation and Endowment of a Nunnery in Greenfeild which was confirm'd by Hugh Bishop of Lincoln and Eudo de Greinesby c. Iohn Son and Heir of Adam de Welle gave to this House 10 l. per Annum for the finding of two sufficient Chaplains to celebrate for him and his Ancestors and all the faithful in our Ladies Chappel in the Priory Church here for ever to the finding of which Margaret then Prioress of this House did oblige her Successors by her Deed dated Anno Dom 1348. Valued at 63 l. 4 s. 1 d. per Annum CUMB in Warwickshire RIchard de Camvilla gave Lands to the Abbot and Monks of Waverley for the founding of this Abby of Cistercian Monks Roger de Moubray confirm'd the Estate so given to the Monks of Cumb quit of all secular service Valued at 311 l. 15 s. 1 d. per Annum STRATFORD-LANGTON in Essex FOunded Anno. 1135. for Monks by William de Montefichet endow'd with all the Lordship for Stradford in Westham c. All which Gifts were confirm'd by King Henry the II. Valued at 511 l. 16 s. 3 d. per Annum FLEXLEY in Gloucestershire THE Abby here was founded and endow'd by Roger Earl of Hereford their Lands were confirm'd by King Henry the II. Valued at 112 l. 13 s. 1 d. per Annum BLANCLAND in Wales
this place The said Wulfric died An. 1154. KENILWORTH in Warwickshire GAlfridus de Clinton Chamberlain to King Henry the I. sounded this Church for Canons Regular in honour of St. Mary to whom he gave all his Lands at Kenilworth except what he had retain'd to his Castle and for making a Park with many other Lands and Liberties all which he enjoyn'd his Heir to observe and not to violate on pain of his Curse and God's Wrath. Gaufridus his Son confirm'd his Father's Gifts and granted them Tithes of all manner of Provisions whatsoever that came to his Castle of Killingworth Henry his Son made the like Confirmation and granted still moreâ— King Henry the I. recited and confirm'd all former Benefactions and granted the Canons here great Liberties and Immunities The like Confirmation was made by King Henry the II. Valued at 538 l. 19 s. per Annum STONE in Staffordshire WVlfer King of Mercia was Son and Successor to Penda a Pagan and Persecutor he after his Father's death became a Christian and married Ermenilda a Christian Lady Daughter of Exbert King of Kent by whom the had two Sons Wulfad and Ruffin and a Daughter named Werburg which two Sons being baptized by St. Cedda then a Hermit and by him privately instructed and incouraged in Christianity This did so offend their Father Wulfer who had apostatized from the Faith of Christ that finding them at Prayers at St. Cedd's Cell he killed them both with his own hands their Martyrdom happened on the 9th Calend. August This sad News being known to the Queen she caused their Bodies to be inclosed in a Stone Monument and in process of time a Church to be erected in the place where they were martyr'd Wulfer the King being horribly tormented in mind could find no ease till he repair'd to St. Cedd who upon his repentance and contrition absolved him and enjoyn'd him for Pennance to suppress Idolatry throughout his Kingdom of Mercia and establish the Christian Religion This King hereupon built many Churches and Monasteries among others Peterborough Abby and in the place where the Martyrs suffered was erected a Colledge for Canons then called Stanes now Stone In after-times one of this House went to Rome as a Procurator from the rest and obtain'd from the Pope a Canonization for St. Wulfad and St. Ruffin In the time of the Normans Conquest one Robert Lord of Stafford from whom the Barons of Stafford did descend was chief Lord of this Place here did Inhabit at that time two Nuns and a Priest who were all slain by one Enysan de Walton after which Murther the abovesaid Robert by advice of Geffry de Clinton did Establish here Canons instead of Nuns Nicholas de Stafford Son of Robert gave this House as a Cell to Kenilworth King Henry the II. confirmed all the Benefactions The Church here was dedicated to St. Wulfad Valued at 119 l. 14 s. 11 d. per Annum BROKE in Rutland a Cell to Kenilworth HVgh de Ferrariis granted to the Canons of Kenilworth the Land of Broch with the Wood-ground and Essarts and this was by the assent of Walchelin his Nephew and William his Brother all which was confirm'd to the said Canons by King Henry the II. Valued at 40 l. per Annum LANERCOST in Cumberland THIS House dedicated to God and St. Mary Magdalen was founded and endowed with large Revenues by Robert de Vallibus Son of Hubert de Vallibus he granted to the Canons here inter alia Pasture and feeding in his Forest of Walton for thirty Cows and twenty Sows with all the Bark of his Timber-Trees in the Woods of his Barony with all all the dry Wood lying any where in his Forest for the support of their House The Church here was dedicated by Bernard Bishop of Carlile An. 1169. King Richard the I. confirm'd the several Lands c. given to the Canons of this Monastery The abovesaid Herbert de Vallibus was the first Baron of Gillesland which Barony went by a Daughter to the Name and Family of Multon and in like manner from them to the Family of Dacres Valued at 77 l. 7 s. 11 d. per Annum DUNSTABLE in Bedfordshire HEre was formerly a very Woody place just in the meeting of those two Royal Ways of Watling and Ickneld which made the Passage so unsafe and full of Thieves that there was hardly any Travelling King Henry the I. desirous to rectifie this caused the Woods to be cut up and a Royal Mansion to be built near the place which was called Kingsbury He also caused Proclamation all over the Kingdom that who ever would come and inhabit in that place should have Land for 12 d. an Acre per Annum and enjoy the same Liberties and Freedoms as the City of London doth or any other ancient Borough in the Kingdom by this means People flock'd hither and built the Town which from Dunning a noted Robber who used to rob here was named Dunningstable Besides the Liberties abovementioned this Town had two Markets weekly and a Fair at St. Peter ad Vincula for three days and a Gallows for Felons Within the Limits of this Borough that King erected a Church in honour of St. Peter and built a Monastery for Canons Regular to whom he gave the said Church and all the Borough with its Markets Fairs and Liberties retaining only in his own hands the Capital Mansion All which with the Grants of other Matters were afterwards confirm'd to them by King Hen. the II. and King Rich. the I. King Iohn did the like and granted them also his House of Kingsbury the said Canons had also a Court of Pleas there of their own Some of the Tenants held in Capite of the Abbot and some by Services to be done to the said Canons but all were Freemen Valued at 344 l. 13 s. 4 d. per Annum SUTHWIKE in Hantshire THIS Monastery was founded and endowed with divers Lands by King Henry the I. who granted them all sorts of Liberties and Freedom from Tributes Taxes and Exactions and that they should not be impleaded for any matter or thing unless in the presence of him or his Heirs Valued at 257 l. 4 s. 4 d. per Annum MERTON in Surrey FOunded by King Henry the I. An. 1121. and by him endowed with the Town of Merton belonging to his Crown and large Liberties Valued at 957 l. 19 s. 5 d. per Annum OSENEY near Oxford RObert de Oilley whose Uncle of the same name came into England with the Conquerour and obtained from him the Baronies of Oxford and St. Waleries founded this Priory for black Canons among the Isles made by the River Isis near Oxford It is said that his Wife Edith took occasion to incite her Husband to this Foundation from the constant assembling and chattering of certain Magpies in that place whenever she walkt our thither for her recreation The Church here dedicated to St. Mary was built An. 1129. Which said Robert endowed the Canons
Mary and the Canons of Rudham divers Lands Churches and Mills Duos homines scilicet G. V. terram illorum two of his Tenants with the Land which they held of him Hervey Beleth gave them the Mannor of Rudham for the maintenance of an Hospital by him founded at Boycodeswade Valued at 121 l. 18 s. 10 d. ob per Annum BRUNNE in Lincolnshire Bourn FOunded by Balwin Son of Gislebert who endow'd it with divers Lands Churches and Tithes of sundry kinds An. 1138. The Wakes were principal Benefactors to this House and became Patrons of the same being Lords of the Mannor of Bourn and descended from the Founder and as Patrons had the Custody of the Abby in time of Vacation c. which was allowed by King Edward the II. who for that purpose granted his mandate to Matthew Broun Escheator for the Counties of Lincoln Northampton and Roteland in the seventeenth year of his Reign notwithstanding that some of the Possessions of this Abby were held of the King in Capite NEWENHAM in Bedfordshire BEfore the Conquest the Church of St. Paul in Bedford was a Colledge of Prebendaries or Secular Canons till one of the Canons killing a Butcher they were forced to remove their Habitation to a place call'd Newenham a Mile distant from Bedford and there they became Regular Canons Roiâ—ia Wife of Paganus de Bellocampo to whom King William the Conqueror gave the Barony of Bedford and Simon her Son were the founders of their House at Newenham Which Simon endow'd them with divers Lands and Possessions among others the Church of St. Paul at Bedford with all its Possessions and the Tithes of the Mill of the Castle of Bedford c. These Canons had also large Liberties granted them on the River for fishing and for keeping Swans as many as they pleased seeding for thirty Hogs yearly quit of Paunage in the Wood of Kerdington free Pasture for twelve Oxen in all the Grounds of the Patron where his own Oxen fed with Liberty to elect their own Prior saving to the Patron the Custody of the outward Gate of the Monastery in time of Vacation c. All whose Lands and Liberties were confirm'd to them in 15 R. 2. by Thomas Earl Mareschal and Earl of Nottingham Lord Moubray and Segrave then Patron of this Priory Valued at 293 l. 5 s. 11 d. per Annum St. RADEGUNDIS at Bradsole in Kent KING Henry the III. confirm'd the several Lands and Revenues given to this House by sundry Benefactors among whom Henry de Wengham Dean of St. Martins in London Vid. Vol. 3. P. 69. Valued at 98 l. 9 s. 2 d. ob per Annum KIME in Lincolnshire THE first founder of this Priory was Sir Philip de Kyme Knt. the Canons of this House held Lands in Thorpe and Billingey Valued at 101 l. 0 s. 4 d. per Annum BUTLEY in Suffolk FOunded by Ranulph de Glanvilla and by him endowed with divers Churches and Lands in the year 1171. This Ranulph de Glanvill was heretofore Chief Justice of England and left only three Daughters among whom he parted his Land before he made his Voyage to the Holy Land to the eldest who married one William de Aubervil he gave the intire Mannor of Benhall and the Advowson of the Monastery of the blessed Mary of Buttele and to the other Sisters other parts of his Estate Vid. Vol. 3. P. 110. Valued at 318 l. 17 s. 2 d. per Annum NEWâ—STED near Guildford in Surrey FOunded by Rualdus de Calua and Beatrix his Wife with the assent of William Malbanc their Heir in honour of the blessed Virgin Mary and St. Thomas the Martyr in a place call'd Aldeburi in the Mannor of Sandes for Canons Regular whose Estate was confirm'd by King Henry the III. and King Edward the II. BERLIZ in Somersetshire THE several Lands Churches and Tithes given to the Prior and Canons of this House dedicated to St. Nicholas by Matilda de Sayâ—â—d others were confirm'd by King Henry the III. An. Regni 40. and by Edw. the III. An. 13. WOMBRIGGE in Shropshire FOunded by William Fitz-Alan Dedicated to God St. Mary and St. Leonard Many were the Benefactors to this House among whom the Lords of Cherinton gave divers Lauds and Revenues in that Town c. All the Possessions of these Canons with divers Liberties to them granted by their severeal Benefactors were recited and confirm'd by King Edward the II. An. Reg. 12. Valued at 65 l. 7 s. 4 d. per Annum CALDEWELL in Bedfordshire SImon Basket an Alderman of Bedford was the first founder of this House but the Advowson came afterwards to the Lords Latymer Robert Son of William de Houton gave Lands to the Order of Fryers of the Holy Cross at Caldewell confirm'd by King Hen. the III. An. Reg. 57. Valued at 109 l. 8 s. 5 d. per Annum TONEBRIGGE in Kent FOunded by Richard de Clare Earl of Hertford for Canons Regular and by him endow'd with certain Rents the feeding of one hundred and twenty Hogs yearly in his Forrest of Tonebrigge freely and to have yearly one Buck at the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen ANGLESEYE in Cambridgeshire Elizabeth de Burgo Sister and one of the Heirs of Gilbert de Clare Earl of Gloucester and Hertford Patroness of this Priory granted the Monks here liberty to choose their Prior An. 1333. The same Elizabeth granted a Rent of 20 l. per Annum to the Prior and Convent of this House in consideration of which they obliged themselves to find two Chantry Priests Seculars to celebrate at the Altar of the holy Cross in their Church for ever for the said Elizabeth her Ancestors and Heirs and to allow to the said two Priests their Lodging and Diet and to each 20 s. per Annum or else twelve Marks yearly which they shall think most convenient which Grant bears date 6. E. 3. Valued at 24 l. 19 s. per Annum TRENTHAM in Staffordshire RAlph Earl of Chester was the Founder or rather Restorer of this House granting to the Canons here a yearly Rent of 100 s. per Annum Confirm'd by King Henry the II. with the grant of large Liberties and Immunities Valued at 106 l. 3 s. 10 d. per Annum WORMLEY in Herefordshire STeven de Ebroicis gave to this Church dedicated to God and St. Leanard and to the Canons here certain Mills Lands and Tithes in Lenhale for the maintenance of there Chaplains Confirm'd by Gilbert de Lacy in consideration of 〈◊〉 by the said Canons to him paid And by William Son of the said Steven An. 1240. Vid. Vol. 3. p. 48. Valued at 83 l. 10 s. 2 d. per Annum ROYSTON in Cambridgeshire FOunded and endow'd by Eustach de Merâ— King Richard the I. confirm'd to this Monastery by the Name of the Monastery of St. Thomas the Martyr apud Crucem Rhosiae and to the Canons here all their Possessions given by several Benefactors and further granted a yearly Fair during all
and that a Light should burn night and day in the Church After that the said Alice confirm'd with Warranty all the Lands and Possessions given to this House to the Canons for the same She at last convey'd the Advowson and Patronage of this Priory of King Hen. the III. who made it an Abby and confirm'd all their Possessions An. Reg. 15. ACORNBURY in Herefordshire THE Lady Margery de Lacy founded this Priory for Nuns and endow'd it with the Forrest of Acornbury as was found by Inquisition An. 49. H. 3. which King in the fiftieth year of his Reign confirm'd their Estate Catherine de Lacy Daughter of the Foundress gave certain Lands to these Nuns for the finding of a Chaplain to celebrate daily in their Church for the Souls of her Ancestors and in case the said service should not be duly performed then the Bishop of Hereford to compel the Prioress and Nuns to the performance Margaret Widow of Walter de Clifford gave her Heart to these Nuns to be buried in their Church and with her Heart fifteen Marks sterling in Alms this was by Deed dated 1260. Iohn de Breuse gave to the Nuns of Cornebery the Rents of ten Burgagia Borough houses in Tettebiri which Gift was confirm'd by William his Son 18 E. 1. Valued at 67 l. 13 s. 2 d. ob per Annum BILSINGTON in Kent FOunded An. 1258. by Iohn Mansel Provost of Beverley who endow'd it with certain Lands'n Bilsington and granted that upon the death or the Prior the Superior and Convent should have the Custody of their own House and all their Possessions and might proceed to the Election of a new Prior without License first obtain'd from any one Some of the Lands of this Priory being overflow'd by the Sea King Edw. the III. granted the Canons License to drain and include the same with Walls according to the Law of the Marish This was after a writ of ad quod dampnum first sued out and return'd Valued at 81 l. 1 s. 6 d. per Annum BRADLEY in Leicesterstire FOunded by Robert Bundy it had but two Canons Of later time the Lord Scrope had the Patronage Valued at 20 l. 3 s. 4 d. per Annum MICHELHAM in Sussex FOunded by Gilbert de Aquila in honour of the Holy Trinity for Canons and endowed with divers Lands free Pastures and Priviledges in his Wood Grounds in Suffex All which with other Lands given by many other Benefactors were recited and confirm'd by King Edward the II. An. Reg. 14. Valued at 160 l. 12 s. 6 d. per Annum RATLINGCOPE in Shropshire LEwelin Prince of North-Wales granted his Letters of Protection to the Canons of this House to exempt them and theirs from all Rapine and Depredation or any other molestation by the bordering Welch and this was on the account of one Walter Corbet a Canon of this House his Kinsman RAVENSTON in Lincolnshire PEter Chaceport Keeper of the Kings Wardrobe having bought certain Lands here with the Advowson of the Church Hugh his Son and Heir surrender'd them into the hands of King Henry the III. who with them founded and endow'd a Priory of Canons granting them to have the custody of their own House in time of vacation and not to be charg'd with any Sustentation or Pension to any Clerk Servant c. or keeping any of the Kings Horses GLANNAUCH in Wales FOunded and endow'd by Lewellin Prince of North-Wales An. 1221. After him several other Welch Princes confirm'd the Estate and Possessions of the Canons of the Isle of Glannauch So also did King Edw. the I. An. Reg. 23. CHETWODE in Buckinghamshire FOunded by Robert Grosteste Bishop of Lincoln Here was formerly a Hermitage and Chappel of the holy Martyrs St. Steven and St. Laurence founded by Sir Robert de Chetwode Knt. It was vulgarly called a Hermitage not that it was the Habitation of a Hermit but because it was situated in a solitary Place This Priory was given with all its Possessions to the Abby of Notteley 1 E. 4. LACOCK in Wiltshire FOunded by Ela Widow of William Longaspata for Nuns among whom she her self took the Habit An. 1236. and after became Abbess of this House This William Longespee was Son of King Henry the II. and Earl of Rosmar and Salisbury in Right of Ela his Wife descended from Walter de Ewrons to whom King William gave the said Earldom of Salisbury The said Countess Ela founded two Monasteries in one day viz. 16 Cal. Maii Anno. Dom. 1232 Namely Henton for Carthusians and this of Lacock for Canonesses The said Ela became Abbess here An. 1240. resign'd An. 1257. died 1261. aged 74. Valued at 168 l. 9 s. 2 d. per Annum SELEBURNE in Hantshire FOunded by Peter de Rupibus Bishop of Winchester and by him endow'd with divers Lands and Churches saving to the Vicars of the said Churches a Sufficient sustentation the Presentation to the said Vicarages to belong to the Prior and Canons KIRKBY Beler in Leicestershire ANno 13 Edward I. Roger Beler of Kirkeby founded a House of one Custos and 12 Chaplains to Celebrate in the Chappel of St. Peter at Kirkby and gave them the Advowson of the said Church and the Mannour of Buckminster Vid inf 246. Valued at 142 l. 10 s. 3 d. per Annum ASHERUGGE in Buckinghamshire EDmund Son of Richard King of the Romans and Earl of Cornwal founded here a House for a Rector of Good men Brothers of the Church in honour of the precious bloud of Jâ—sus Christ here were to be 20 Brethren of which 13 at least to be Priests For the maintenance of these he gave divers Lands Possessions Liberties and Priviledges among other things to be free and quit of all Tolls c. and to be quit of Scutage as oft as it should happen also to have the Custody of their own House on the death of their Rector and Liberty to chose another without presenting him to the Patron Vid. infra Valued at 416 l. 16 s. 4 d. per Annum KIRKBY Belar AN. 1326. Roger Beler was slain in Leicester After whose death his Widow with the assent of his Son and heir translated the Chantry of secular Priests by him founded at Kirkly to the use of Canons Regular of whom the first Prior came from the Abby of Olustone Ouston The issue of Roger Belar the first Founder failing the Bishop of Lincoln became Patron More of ASHRU'G THe Lord Edmund Earl of Cornwal who founded this House of Religious Men call'd Bonos homines or Bonhomes was buryed in the Church here wherein was carefully preserved a small parcel of our Lords Bloud with the heart of Thomas de Cantilupo Bishop of Hereford the holy Confessor and other Reliques RIGATE in Surrey SEems to be founded by some of the Warens Earls of Surrey Iohn de Waren Earl of Surrey released to the Canons of this House a Rent of 19 s. 4 d. one plow-share four horse-shooes and nails which the said Canons used to
to the Master and Brethren of this Hospital divers Lands Tenements and Rents in London and elsewhere as Westhame Stratford Bromley and Stepney c. Ieffrey Fitz Peter Earl of Essex granted to the Brethren of this Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr of Acon the Custody of the Hospital of St. Iohn Evangelist at Berchamstede Anno 23. Heney the VI. Iohn Neel then Master and his Brethren of this House exhibited their Petition in Parliament setting forth that Thomas Son of Theobald de Helles and Agnes his Wife Sister of St. Thomas the Martyr Archbishop of Canterbury gave to the Master and Brethren of this House then being all the Land with the Appurtenances sometimes belonging to Gilbert Beckit Father of the said St. Thomas in which Land the said Martyr was born to make there a Church in Worship of God the blessed Virgin and the said Martyr which Lands lye in the Parish of St. Mary of Colchirche in London that the Endowment of the said Hospital was enlarg'd by King Henry the III. An. 52. in which house have always been ever since a Master and Brethren prosessing the Rule of St. Austin and Priests and Clerks to the number of twelve or more that of old time this House hath been dispoiled and great part of their Evidences lost and destroyed they pray therefore that his Majesty by the assent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and by the Authority of this present Parliament would ordain stablish and approve that the Master and Brethren of the House or Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr of Acres in the City of London may by that name plead and be impleaded purchase Lands have a Common Seal and choose their own Master presenting him to the Ordinary and that they may not be charged with any Corrody or Pension and that their present Lands and Possessions may be confirm'd to them all which was granted as desired by the King with the advice and assent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in that Parliament and by Authority of the same Valued at 277 l. 3 s. 4 d. per Annum St. JOHN BAPTIST at Lynn in Norfolk FOunded by Vlfketel Son of the Nun of Sceringes and by him endow'd with a parcel of Land in Linn to hold in pure and perpetual Alms. The Mayor and Burgesses of Linn did use to present and establish the Master and Warden of this Hospital till the time of Iohn of Ely Bishop of Norwich Valued at 7 l. 6 s. 11 d. per Annum St. MARY MAGDALENS at Lenne THomas de Cant. and Robert Winchelsey Archbishops of Canterbury in their Visitations and Peter the Chaplain the Founder made several Orders for the Government of this Hospital as that any Brother being a detractor or vexatious to the rest to be punisht by the Prior and Brethren and if incorrigible to be expell'd founded with a Church and Coemitary for twelve Brothers and Sisters some sound and some infirm with a Chaplain to dwell in the House the infirm not to come into the Chancel Cellar Kitchin or Curtelage nor to intermeddle with the Offices of the House to have a Common Seal c. All the Brothers and Sisters to have equal Portions in the Revenues with the Prior if any of the Infirm withdraws himself for one month his Salary for a year to be forfeited if for a year he to be expell'd a general Chapter to be held yearly the next day after the Feast of St. Mary Magdalen c. Which Orders were ratified and confirm'd by William de Turbus Bishop of Norwich Anno Dom. 1174. KYNEWALDGRAVES in Yorkshire ROger Archbishop of Tork and other Archbishops of that See were Benefactors to the poor Sisters of this Hospital dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen all confirm'd by Thomas Archbishop of York An. 1301. Which with many other Possessions by others given were all recited and confirm'd by King Edward the III. An. 1. St. MARGARETS at Huntingdon SEems to be founded by Malcolm King of Scotland who gave to the Infirm of this Hospital Lands and Rents so did Isabel de Brus Daughter of Earl David Robert de Brus Son of the said Isabel Lord of Anandale gave them divers Tenements in Cunyngtone with view of Frank-pledge to be held there twice per Annum viz. after Easter and after Michaelmass with small Courts to be held there at their Will as ost as expedient The like Grant by Bernard de Bruys all which was confirm'd to the Master and Brethren of this House by King Edw. III. An. 12. HORNECHIRCHE in Essex THE Master and Confraters of the Hospital of Hornchurch were removable at the Will of the Master of the Hospital of St. Bernard de Monte in Savoy to which Hospital this was only a Cell having no Common Seal of their own nor power to sue or be sued HERBALDOUNE in Kent FOunded by King Henry II. who assigned to the Lepers of this Hospital a Rent of twenty marks per Annum out of his Revenue of Canterbury till such time as he assigns them other Provisions in Churches or Rents elsewhere Valued at 109 l. 7 s. 2 d. per Annum St. SEPULCHERS at Hedon in Yorkshire ALan Son of Oubernus gave a parcel of Land to God and the Lepers of St. Sepulchres at Hedon Alexander de Thunestal and many others were Benefactors to this Hospital all whose Gifts were recited and confirm'd by King Edw. the II. An. Reg. 19. HAVERING in Essex KING Henry the II. gave the Church of Havering to the poor Brethren of the Church of St. Bernard de Monte Iovis Confirm'd to them with other Lands by King Richard the I. and King Henry the III. An. 37. ELLESHAM in Lincolnshire THIS Hospital begun by Beatrix and finisht and confirm'd by Walter de Amundevil was by him conferr'd upon Canons Regular to whom he gave divers Lands and Churches for the maintenance of Hospitality and Sustentation of poor People Confirm'd to the Canons by Iohn Son of William de Dyve An. Dom. 1277. The abovesaid Walter de Amundevile became a Canon here and was here buried The Hospitallers of Ierusalem having by fraud obtain'd this House from the then Patron were by Letter from Pope Alexander made to relinquish their Pretensions Valued at 70 l. 0 s 8 d. per Annum St. MARY's at Dover in Kent FOunded by Hubert de Burgo Earl of Kent King Henry III. An. II. granted to the Brothers and Sisters of this Hospital the Tith of all profitsarising from the Passage of the Port of Dover to hold to them and their Successors in Frankalmoign The same King An. 13. granted them a yearly Rent of 10 l. at the feast of St. Michael to be paid out of the profits of his Port of Dover beside the tith above mention'd Vid. Vol. 3. p. 86. CONYNGESHED in Lancashire WIlliam de Lancaster gave to God and St. Mary and to the Brethren of this Hospital all Conyngsheved and divers other Lands Possessions and Commons of Pasture c. He also gave
year of the Pontificate of Pope Paul the IV. which was 3 4. P. and M. Pag. 143. BARDNEY THE Monastery of St. Peter and St. Oswald at Bardney was re-edified and made an Abby by Gilbert de Gant whose Off-spring confirm'd and augmented the Lands and Endowments of the same From the said Gilbert de Gaunt who came into England with the Conqueror descended the Earls of Lincoln of that name Hugh Bishop of Lincoln recited and confirm'd the several Donations made to this Monastery Pag. 152. EVESHAM THE first and principal Founder of this Monastery was King Ethelred Son of Penda King of Mercia Which King Ethelred after he had reigned thirty years relinquisht his Kingdom and became a Monk at Bardney Of later years several of the name of Bushell were Benefactors to this House Pag. 169. CROWLAND LAngtost was given to this House An. 819. And the Mannor and Church of Baston An. 825. the first by Fiegistus the other by Algarus two Knights Pag. 176. DEREHAM SAint Wythburga the Virgin was Daughter of Anna King of the East-Angels and devoted to a Monastick Life She caused this Monastery to be built at Derham in which she lived a Nun this House was at first so poor that upon her earnes◠Prayer the Nuns here were supported by a kind of miracle two Does or Hinds being used to come daily to be milked at a certain place for a long time till the Chief man or Bayly of the Town envying hunted them away with Hounds but suffer'd God's Judgment for his malice and broke his neck in hunting St. Wythburg died and was buried in the Church-yard at Derham and five and fifty years after her Body was found uncorrupted and translated thence into the Church An. 798. But in the year 974. it was translated from Durham to Ely Pag. 191. WINCHCUMBE ANno 1175. Pope Alexander the III. recited and confirm'd the Lands and Possessions of this House and by the same Bull granted the Abbot and Monks here divers Priviledges viz. that they might present Priests of their own Election to the Bishop to be instituted in the Churches belonging to their Monastery which Priests were to answer to the Bishop for the Cure and to the Monastery for the Temporalties of the place that no one should exact Tithes of them for their Lands or Cattle in their own hands or Occupation that they might have free Sepulture for those who desired to be buried with them saving the Rights and Dues of the Parish Churches that they might cellebrate Divine Offices in time of a general Interdict with a low Voice and Doors shut c. That Chrisme and holy Oyl Consecration of their Church Ordination of their Monks and Clerks to Sacred Orders should be received from none but their Diocesan Bishop if he be Catholick and in the Communion of the Apostolick See and if he will do his Office freely and willingly otherwise they might repair for these matters to any other Bishop An. 1404 Richard Bishop of Worcester confirm'd the Appropriation of their Churches An. 5. R. 1. Robert the IV. was chosen Abbot of this House he ordain'd that on every Morrow of All Souls Novemb. 3. yearly one hundred poor People should be relieved here with Bread Drink and Meat 30 H. 3. Iohn Yanworth was chosen Abbot on the death of Henry 9 E. 2. Richard Ydeburi was chosen Abbot on the death of Thomas 4 E. 3. Robert de Ippewell then Abbot did freely and of his own accord Abdicate the said Office and Walter Winfort was chosen to succeed him Pag. 191. WILTON WVlstan Earl of Ellendin was the first Founder of the Chantry at Wilton which is the same with Ellendin King Egbert founded the Priory at the request of Elburga his Sister and Widow of the foresaid Earl Wulstan An. 773. In which the became a Nun with twelve others But the first Founder of the Abby or Monastery of St. Edith in Wilton was King Alrud who gave all his Mannor and Liberties at Wilton to the Nuns in perpetual Alms. King Athelstan was a great Benefactor An. 933 and 937. So was King Edgar An. 968 c. Pag. 193. AMBRESBURY THE Nuns here being about thirty in number were for their notorious scandal and naughty Life removed from hence and placed in other Monasteries and other Nuns brought from Font Ebrald in France and establisht here to whom King Henry the II. upon their first establishment gave divers Lands all which with other Revenues given by other Benefactors were confirm'd to the said Nuns of Font Ebrald by King Iohn in the second year of his Reign Pag. 242. RAMSEY IN the year 1100. several Great men of this Kingdom raised a War against King Henry the I. who were forced to fly into Normandy Guiscard de Lymosin Lord Molyns appeared there on the King's behalf and prosecuted the War against them for which service he was highly favoured by the King who brought him with him over into England and gave him Castles Lands and Honours This Norman Lord built that part of Ramsey Monastery which was call'd Norman's Isle And from him descend the Lords Molins Roger a younger Son of this Family was Castellan of Nottingham and call'd himself Roger de Leumesin anglicè Waterhouse Pag. 253. CHATERIDGE THIS Nunnery and Church were all burnt down by a casual fire in the time of Robert Orford who was Bishop of Ely An. 1302. whereupon the said Bishop wrote to the Bishop of London setting forth the distrest Condition of the Abbess and Nuns here in order to have them excused from the Payment of Tenths in consideration of their great Loss Pag. 276. BURTON NIgellus Abbot of Burton with the Consent of the Chapter there gave to one Orme their Land at Acovre under condition that he pay yearly twenty pieces of old Coyn each worth 16 d. xx oras and thereupon the said Orme became the Abbot's man and swore fealty and that when dead his Body should be brought cum totâ pecuniâ suâ to be buried at Burton Abby after which his Son was to appear in their Chapter-house to pay his Relief to take such Oath to make such Payments and to hold as his Father had done By other Deeds this Tenure was specified to be by the Payment of two Marks yearly at Martlemass to go with the Abbot to London when he goes thither on the Affairs of this House at the Abbot's Charge and come to his Court if summon'd to judge Felons Pag. 310. SPALDING THIS Monastery was given in the time of William the Conqueror to the Abby of St. Nicholas at Angiers by one Yvo Talboys and became a Cell to that Abby But it being found highly inconvenient to the good of this House that the Prior and other principal Officers here should come from beyond Sea and be removeable at the pleasure of the Abbot of Angiers they carrying away with them what they could get from this place after many contests it was agreed that the Prior of this House should
he was upon his great sorrow and tears absolved after which he gave divers Lands to this Church Gurcan who succeeded Guinan having lived incestuously with his Mother in Law was therefore in full Synod excommunicated by Bishop Erthguin and after upon his reformation being absolved gave divers Lands to this Church King Clitauc Son of Clitguin was a Prince who governed his Kingdom in Peace and exact Juctice and became afterwards a Martyr on this account A young Virgin of quality was in love with him so far as to declare she would never marry unless to Clitauc whereupon a Nobleman of the Court whose Sute she had refused for the Kings sake in revenge murder'd the innocent King in hunting After whose Murder the Bishop of Landaff caused to be built and consecrated a Church to his memory in the place where he was buried near the River Myngui c. Which with divers Lands given to the same was afterwards a granted to the Bishops of Landaff by King Iudhail Son of Morcant A Noble man of the same name Iudhail Son of Edelvirth going with his Wife on a Sunday to hear divine Service at St. Clitaue's was so far prevail'd upon by the Devils insligation and his own lust 〈◊〉 to lie with his Wife in a Meadow on the Bank of Mingui and having perform'd the Act and about to withdraw he found himself not able to disjoyn but was forced to remain in that Posture inseperable from his Wâ—â—e whereupon he call'd out to his Attendants and order'd them to repair to the Monument of the Martyr Clitauc and there offer in his name that Meadow which he had unjustly taken from that Church this being done with promise of amendment of Life he was again separated from that vexatious Conjunction Convur bought certain Lands of King Fernvail Son of Iudhail for an excellent horse of the price of 12 Cows a Dog that had kill'd Birds with a Hawk cum Ancipitre of the Price of 3 Cows and another Horse of the Price of 3 Cows which Lands so purchased he gave to the Bishops of this Church of Landaff Fernuhail Convelin King Ris Son of Iudhail and abundance of other Kings and great Men in Wales were Benefactors to this Church King Hotel being excomunicated by the Bishop and Synod at Landaff for killing Galcun after a peace swern upon his Absolution gave divers Lands to this Church the like did Ili Son of Conblus who was excommunicated for killing Camauc after a Peace sworn between them Agvod Son of Iovaf having an angry Contest betwixt his family and the Bishops came up to the Church Door and threw stones into the Church and then fled under an Anathema for which he afterwards beg'd pardon and gave divers Lands to Corenhiro then Bishop and his Successors King Nongui gave Lands for violating the Liberties of this Church and committing Sacriledge An. Dom. 955. Pater being then Bishop of this Church six men of the Family of Nongui broke into a Church in this Diocesâ— and there kill'd a Deacon before the Altar who had fled thither for Sanctuary for which they were delivered up to the Bishop and remain'd imprison'd six months in Chains and they were further sentenced by a Synod that they should forfeit all their Lands and Substance to the Church which they had prophaned Asser Son of Marchvid having kill'd Gulagguin by treachery gave to this Church the Town of Segan c. Brochmail Son of Mouric gave to this Church certain Lands which he had before given to his Daughter whom he made a Nun but she being seduced from her Vow by Etgar Son of Levi had a Son incestuously Teudur King of Brecknock King Grifud c. were also Benefactors An. Dom. 982. Gucaun Bishop of Landaff was consecrated by the Metropolitan Dunstan Archbishop of Canterbury and had his Pastoral Staff given him by Edgar the Supream King of the English At the same time lived Edgar King of all Britain Hawel da and Morgan hen which two last were subject to King Edgar Etguin King of Guenti having a great contest with Bledri Bishop of Landaff it went so far that the Bishop himself was wounded whereupon he summon'd and assembled all the Clergy from Taratir in Gui to Tigui who in full Synod Anathematized the King with his whole Family and put his Country under interdict but the King seeking absolution obtain'd it and thereupon gave divers Lands to this Church Muric Son of Hivil after he had solemnly sworn to a Peace and Friendship with Etguin a Neighbouring King before Ioseph Bishop of Landaff seized upon the said Etguin cast him in Prison and put out his eyes which occasion'd his death for which being curst in a Synod he afterwards obtain'd absolution and gave several Towns to this Church King Mouric and Caratanc one of his Lords being under censure for violating the Sanctuary of this Church obtain'd remission and gave divers Lands The like happened in the Cases of Catguallaun Ringuallaun Gistinus and others who being guilty of like Crimes made the like Compensations When King William conquer'd England Hergualdus was Bishop of Landaff Catguacaun Son of Mouric King of Glatmorcant Caratoc and Riderch Kings of other parts of Wales all which Kings served King William and died in his time LITCHFELD Cathedral THIS was formerly call'd the Mercian Church and first founded in the year 657. upon the Conversion of this Province to the Christian Religion it was then made a Cathedral and Duina the first Bishop of the Mercians or middle English who govern'd here but two years and died To him succeeded Cellach a Scot. After him Trumhere and after him Iarman both Englishmen but ordain'd Bishops in Scotland To these succeeded St. Cedda An. Dom. 667. who had been before that Bishop of York After whose death succeeded Winfrid and after him Sexwolf who founded the Abby of Peterborough after whose death the Province of Mercia was divided into two Diocesses Parâ—chias Litchfield and Leicester tho' after a while they were both united again under Hedda Bishop of Litchfield who died An. 721. In the time of Ethelred King of Mercia the Bishoprick of Litchfield was divided into five Diocesses viz. Hereford Worcester Litchfield Leicester and Lindisey After this division Litchfield had five successive Bishops till the time of Adulphus who was made Archbishop of Litchfield by Pope Hadrian An. 764. and a Jurisdiction given him over all Mercia and the East-Angles but after him there was no more Archbishops From his time to the Norman Conquest were fifteen Bishops of Litchfield soon after which the Episcopal Seat was translated from Litchfield to Chester An. 1075. The second Bishop of Chester was Robert de Lymesi who An. 1095. removed his Seat again from Chester to the rich Monastery at Coventry not long before built and magnificently endow'd by Earl Leofrick and Godeva his Wife To him succeeded Robert Peche Roger de Clinton Walter Durdent Richard Peche and Gerard de Puellâ all of them successively Bishops of