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A94132 Suttons hospitall: with the names of sixteen mannors, many thousand acres of land, meadow, pasture, and woods; with the rents and hereditaments thereunto belonging: the governours therof, and number of schollers and others that are maintained therewith. As also, the last will and testament of Thomas Sutton Esquire, founder of the said hospitall: with the perticular summes by him bequeathed, for repairing the high-wayes of severall parts of this kingdom for ever, and what he gave to the poor of severall parishes, and other charitable uses amounting to above 20000. pounds. Wherein, many thousands at this day are intressed; and the knowledge and example hereof very usefull for all sorts of people. The copie hereof was taken out of the Prerogative Court; and is printed by the originall, according to order. Sutton, Thomas, 1532-1611. 1646 (1646) Wing S6214; Thomason E344_7; ESTC R200955 15,845 22

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relieved As also for a School-Master and Usher to teach the children to reade and write and instruct them in their Latine and Greek Grammar for a Divine likewise to preach the Word of God unto them all and for one Master to govern all those people belonging to that House And to that end and purpose he had upon earnest Petition procured himself ability by vertue of an Act of Parl. begun and holden by Prorogation therof at Westmin in the County of Middlesex the 9. day of February in the 7. year of His Majesties Reign over England c. and there continued to the 24. day of July then next following To erect ond build in the said Town of Hallingbury Bouchers such an House for an Hospital as is immediately before remembred and that the said House should be called The Hospitall of K. James founded in Hallingbury in the County of Essex at the humble Petition and at the onely cost and charges of Thomas Sutton Esq And that the Archbishop of Canterbury that then was and other Reverend Prelates of this Realm and their Successors in their severall Seas the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Ellesm●re Lord Chancellour of England and such as should succeed after him to be L. Chancellors or L. Keepers of the Great Seal of England the Lord Treasurer that then was and those that should succeed in that Office with divers other select persons both of the Clergie and Laity in such manner as you shall find them set down in the said Volume of Reports whereunto I refer you were by the said Act of Parl. elected nominated and appointed the first and present Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenues and Goods of the said Hospitall But afterwards upon more mature deliberation finding this great Mansion of the Charter-House far more convenient for his purpose then that of Hallingbury could be he was an earnest Sutor to my Lord of Suffolk to buy that house of him acquainting his Lordship with the change of his mind concerning Hallingbury and his great affection to make the Charter-House his Hospitall To this Petition of his it is not to be doubted but that my Lord gave the more ready and willing way because the chief end thereof was the glory of God and the reliefe and comfort of a great number of poore people Long the matter was not debated between them but the price being concluded the Bargain and Sale was assured The Summe disbursed for this purchase came to thirteen thousand pounds which was paid down in hand before the conveyance was sealed Having thus assured the state of this great House to him and his Heires he makes humble suit to his Majesty to grant him licence to erect and establish his intended Hospitall and Grammar-School and other his godly and charitable uses in the said late dissolved Charter-House as in a more commodious place then that of Hallingbury Hereunto the King readily yee●ded being graciously affected to so charitable a work The better therefore to encourage and enable this Heroicall Gentleman to prosecute this good mind to the full perfection it pleased his Majesty out of his most Royal disposition to grant his Letters Patents unto him thereby authorizing him to the uses last mentioned as in his Letters Patents more fully appeareth Now therefore with alacrity this businesse goes forward The Reverend Father in God George Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Lord Elsmore Lord Chancellour of England Robert Earl of Sal●sbury Lord high Treasurer of England Iohn the Elect Bishop of London Lance●ot now Bishop of Ely Sir Edwa●d Cook Knight chief Justice of the Common-Pleas Sir Thomas Foster Knight one of his Majesties Justices of the Common-Pleas Sir Henry H●bart Knight and Baronet Atturney General● Iohn Overal now Dean of the Cathedrall Church of Saint Paul in London George Mountain Dean of the Collegiat Church of Westminster Henry Thursby Esq one of the Masters of the Chancery Ieffery Nightingale Esq Richard Sutton Esq Iohn Law Gentleman Thomas Brown Gentleman and Master of the Hospital of King Iames founded in Charter-house within the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and only costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esq are elected nominated and ordained by the Kings most excellent Majesty in his Letters Pattents granted as aforesaid the first Governours of the Lands Possessions Revenues and Goods of the said Hospitall of King Iames founded in Charterhouse And further power is given to the said Governours as you may find more at large in the said Letters Patents Hereupon divers Lands by him formerly purchased are made and past over to this Hospital for maintenance of the poor people there to be relieved Preparations is made for fit Lodgings and other necessaries and all things go onwards with as convenient speed as may be to the wished end Now for the Readers better information and content it will not be amisse to set down what Lands they were and in what Counties which were made over and annexed by Mr. Sutton to the said Hospitall Thus therfore they are named as they follow in order viz. All those his Mannors and Lordships of Southminster N●…on little Hallingbury alias Hallingbury Bouchers and Much Stanbridge in the county of Essex with all their and every of their Rights Members and Appurtenances whatsoever Also all those his Mannors and Lordships of Bastingthorp alias Buslingthorp and Dunnesby in the County of Lincoln with their and every of their rights members and Appurtenances whatsoever Also those his Mannors of Santhorp alias Saltrop alias Haltrap Chilton and Blackegrove in the County of VVilts with their and every of their rights members and appurtenances whatsoever and also all those his Lands and Pasture Grounds called Blackegrove containing by estimation two hundred Acres of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Blackegrove and VVroughton in the said County of VVilts and also all that his Mannor of Missenden otherwise cal●ed the Mannor of Missunden in the Parishes of VVroughton Lydi●rde and Tregose in the County of VVilts with all his rights members and appurtenances And all that his Mannor of Elcombe and Parke called Elcombe Parke with the appurtenances in the said County of VVilts Also all that his Mannor of VVatlescote alias VViglescete with the appurtenances in the said County of VVilts And also all that his Mannor of VVoscote alias VVesc●te with the Appurtenances in the said County of Wilts and also all those his Lands and Pastures containing by estimation 100 Acres of Land and 60 Acres of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Wiglescote Wroughton in the said County of VVilts and all that his Mannor of Vffcote with the Appurtenances in the said County of VVilts and also all those his two Messuages and 1000. Acres of Land 2000. Acres of Pasture 300 acres of Meadowes and 300 Acres of Wood with the Appurtenances in Brodehinton in the said County of VVilts And also all those the Mannors and Lordships of Campes alias Campes Castle otherwise called Castle Campes with the Appurtenances scituate lying being and