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torr._n a_o abbey_n of_o praemonstratense_n found_v by_o wil._n briwere_n temp_n r._n ricardi_n i._o and_o dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n s._n saviour_n and_o the_o holy_a trinity_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n be_v worth_a at_o the_o suppression_n 396_o l._n 11_o d._n speed_n dugd._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 652._o reg._n abbatiâ—_n dâ—_n torr_n ms._n in_o sâ—actario_n pen._n remem_fw-la regis_fw-la 18._o dunkesweâ—l_n somersetshire_n a._n d._n 1201._o will._n briwere_v build_v a_o abbey_n of_o white_a monk_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n by_o the_o charity_n of_o the_o founder_n and_o some_o other_o benefactor_n it_o be_v endow_v 26._o hen._n viii_o with_o 294_o l._n 18_o s._n 6_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 298_o l._n 11_o s._n 10_o l._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 925._o 19_o otterington_n king_n john_n give_v this_o manor_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o st._n michael_n in_o periculo_fw-la maris_fw-la in_o normandy_n to_o which_o abbey_n it_o 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a._n d._n 1273._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n john_n baptist._n it_o be_v rate_v at_o the_o suppression_n at_o 102_o l._n 12_o s._n 9_o d._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 362._o 23._o pollshoo_n will._n briwere_v bishop_n of_o exeter_n temp_n hen._n iii_o build_v here_o a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n katherine_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 164_o l._n 8_o s._n 11_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 170_o l._n 2_o s._n 3_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 545._o 24._o newenham_n a._n d._n 1246._o reginald_n de_fw-fr mohâ—â—n_n found_v here_o a_o abbey_n for_o cistertian_n monk_n and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 227_o l._n 7_o s._n 8_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 231_o l._n 14â—_n 4â—_n speed_n vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 928._o *_o reg._n de_fw-fr newenham_n in_o bibl._n arundel_n 1647._o nunc_fw-la in_o bibl._n coll._n gresham_n norf._n 147._o 25._o modbury_n molerey_n sp._n a_o alien-priory_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n peter_n super_fw-la dinam_n in_o france_n to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v by_o ..._o ruan_n or_o ..._o exton_n 3._o it_o be_v of_o the_o benedictine_n order_n and_o dedicate_v to_o st._n gregory_n after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o these_o priory_n king_n henry_n vi._n give_v it_o to_o eton_n college_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 507._o t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 198._o 26._o buckland_n a_o priory_n of_o cistertian_n found_v by_o amicia_n countess_n of_o devon_n a._n d._n 1278._o and_o dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n benedict_n it_o be_v value_v at_o the_o dissolution_n at_o 241_o l._n 17_o s._n 9_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 790_o 939._o 27._o cowike_n or_o cuich_n speed_n a_o alien-priory_n cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o beck_n in_o normandy_n be_v thereunto_o give_v by_o will._n fill_v baldwin_n speed_n a._n d._n ..._o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n andrew_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 954._o 28._o slapton_n a_o college_n of_o prebendary_n found_v by_o guy_n brien_n about_o a._n d._n 1350._o lel._n itin._n vol._n 3_o vide_fw-la historâ—aâ—_n fundationis_fw-la cantariae_fw-la de_fw-la slapton_n in_o dioc._n exon._n ms._n in_o bibl._n bodl._n inter_fw-la libros_fw-la ab_fw-la ant._n wood._n emptos_fw-la 3._o 29._o sidmouth_n a_o alien-priory_n to_o mountborow_a abbey_n in_o normandy_n lel._n itin._n vol._n 2._o 30._o dartmouth_n a_o little_a cell_n of_o st._n patric_n in_o the_o castle_n here_o annex_v to_o some_o great_a abbey_n lel._n itin._n vol._n 3._o p._n 40._o 31._o s._n michael_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a monk_n be_v a_o cell_n to_o malmsbury_n reyner_n 32._o careswell_n 〈…〉_z a_o cell_n to_o montacâ—te_n priory_n in_o somersetshire_n 〈…〉_z 33._o spelepâ—â—â—â—_n a_o alien-priory_n cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n peter_n de_fw-fr fulgeriis_fw-la in_o britanny_n 34._o tunstal_n a_o alien-priory_n 35._o berleston_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n speed_n 36._o cornworthy_n lel._n a_o nunnery_n value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 63_o l._n 2d_o 10d_o speed_n dugd._n 37._o exeter_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n dedicate_v to_o st._n katherine_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 503._o 38._o clovely_a will._n carry_v found_v here_o a_o college_n for_o a_o dean_n and_o six_o prebendary_n 11._o ric._n ii_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 109._o 39_o marsehe_fw-ge a_o cell_n to_o plimpton_n ☜_o mr._n speed_n place_v in_o this_o county_n christ-church-twinham_a which_o be_v in_o hantshire_n and_o syoâ—_n which_o shall_v be_v in_o middlesex_n dorsetshire_n 1._o winburn_n a._n d._n 715._o st._n cuthburga_n sister_n to_o ina_n king_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n here_o found_v a_o monastery_n for_o benedictine_n nun_n it_o be_v afterward_o change_v into_o a_o collegiate_n church_n consist_v of_o a_o dean_n four_o prebendary_n five_o singing-man_n three_o vicar_n and_o four_o deacon_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 163._o 2._o middleton_n speed_n king_n aethelstan_n here_o build_v a_o abbey_n for_o monk_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n benedict_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n st._n michael_n st._n samson_n and_o st._n branwalader_n sp._n a._n d._n 840._o it_o be_v raâ—ed_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 578._o 13_o s._n 11_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 720._o 4â—_n 1_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 193._o reg._n abbatiae_n de_fw-fr middleton_n in_o scaccario_n ms._n 3._o shaftesbury_n a_o nunnery_n of_o benedictines_n found_v by_o king_n alfred_n about_o a._n d._n 888._o and_o dedicate_v to_o s._n mary_n st._n edward_n the_o martyr_n be_v here_o bury_v so_o that_o this_o church_n be_v also_o call_v after_o his_o name_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n be_v worth_a at_o the_o suppression_n 1166â—_n 8â—_n 9â—_n dugd._n 1329_o l._n 1_o s._n 3_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 213_o 983._o registr_n ms._n abbatiae_n de_fw-fr shaftonia_n in_o bibl._n deuvesiana_n *_o cartular_a de_fw-fr shafton_n penes_fw-la d._n joh._n low_a de_fw-fr shafton_n 4._o cranburn_n one_o haylwardus_fw-la snow_v a._n d._n 930._o build_v here_o a_o monastery_n of_o black_a monk_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n bartholemew_n about_o a._n d._n 1102._o the_o convent_n be_v remove_v to_o teuxbury_n in_o glocestershire_n by_o rob._n fitz-haimon_a who_o leave_v only_o a_o prior_n and_o two_o monk_n here_o it_o become_v a_o cell_n to_o that_o abbey_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 154_o 163._o 5._o cern_v a._n d._n 987._o ailmer_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n found_v a_o benedictine_n abby_n here_o and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n mary_n st._n peter_n and_o st._n benedict_n speed_n it_o be_v value_v at_o the_o dissolution_n at_o 515_o l._n 17s_o 10_o d._n q._n
p._n 576._o 31._o daunton_n fulk_n de_fw-fr neweham_n build_v a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n magdalene_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 501._o 32._o ulcomb_n a._n d._n 1220._o stephen_n langton_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n found_v a_o collegiate_n church_n here_o 253._o *_o vide_fw-la cartas_fw-la penes_fw-la franc._n clerk_n de_fw-fr ead_n armig._n 33._o mottinden_n a_o priory_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n found_v by_o rob._n de_fw-fr rokesly_n a._n d._n 1224._o it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 60_o l._n 13_o s._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 833._o 34._o â—reweleigh_o a_o alien_a priory_n 35._o liâ—â—â—_n cherche_fw-fr a_o priory_n of_o black_a monk_n dedicate_v to_o s._n mary_n bodl._n 36._o bilsington_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n found_v by_o job._n maunsell_n provost_n of_o beverley_n a._n d._n 1253._o and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 81_o l._n 1_o s._n 6_o l._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 333._o 37._o â—umney_n a_o alien-priory_n found_v by_o joh._n maunsell_n provost_n of_o beverley_n a._n d._n 1257._o *_o vide_fw-la munimenta_fw-la penes_fw-la custodem_fw-la &_o socios_fw-la coll._n omn._n anim._n cxon_n 38._o wingham_n a_o college_n for_o a_o rector_n and_o six_o canon_n found_v by_o john_n peckham_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n a._n d._n 1280._o and_o endow_v with_o 84_o l._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 52._o 39_o ospr_v a_o preceptory_a of_o the_o templar_n 40._o swingfield_n a_o preceptory_a of_o the_o knight_n templar_n value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 87_o l._n 3_o s._n 3_o l._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o *_o vide_fw-la mun._n penes_fw-la tho._n gomeldon_n armig._n 41._o badlesmere_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n found_v by_o bartholomew_n badlesmere_n 13._o edw._n ii_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 351._o 42._o cobham_n john_n lord_n cobham_n a._n d._n 1362_o 84._o build_v a_o collegiate_n church_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n magdalene_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o suppression_n amount_v to_o 128._o 1_o s._n 9_o d._n ob_fw-la vide_fw-la hollinshed_n history_n vol._n ii_o p._n 1500._o *_o cartas_fw-la penes_fw-la d._n d._n jos._n williamson_n eq._n aur._n 43._o dertford_n a_o nunnery_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n found_v by_o king_n edw._n iii_o a._n d._n 1373._o and_o commend_v to_o the_o patronage_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n margaret_n it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 380_o l._n 9_o s._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 400_o l._n 8_o s._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 357._o *_o particulas_fw-la terrae_fw-la ad_fw-la mon._n de_fw-fr dertford_n spectant_fw-la in_o bibl._n arundel_n 1645._o nunc_fw-la in_o bibl._n coll._n gresham_n lond._n 44._o bredgare_fw-la a_o college_n build_v by_o rob._n de_fw-fr bradgare_n clerk_n 16._o rich._n ii_o and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 117._o 45._o maidstone_n will._n courtney_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 19_o rich._n ii_o found_v a_o college_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o all-saint_n it_o be_v endow_v with_o 159_o l._n 7_o s._n 10_o d._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 132._o 46._o west-peccam_a a_o preceptory_a of_o the_o templar_n found_v by_o joh._n culpeper_n 10._o hen._n iu._n value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 63_o l._n 6_o s._n 8_o d._n per_fw-la a_o 47._o way_n a_o college_n of_o secular_a canon_n build_v by_o john_n kemp_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 10._o hen._n vi_o st._n gregory_n and_o st._n martin_n be_v the_o tutelar_a patron_n of_o this_o house_n who_o yearly_a revenue_n be_v worth_a 93_o l._n 2_o s._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 191._o 48._o ashford_n a_o college_n found_v temp_n edw._n iv._o by_o sir_n john_n fogg_n lancashire_n 1._o lancaster_n a_o alien-priory_n cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n martin_n de_fw-fr sagio_n in_o normandy_n whereunto_o it_o be_v give_v by_o roger_n earl_n of_o poitiers_n a._n d._n 1094._o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o these_o priory_n it_o be_v appropriate_v by_o king_n hen._n v._o to_o zion_n college_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 566._o 2._o furne_z a_o cistercian_n abby_n found_v by_o stephen_n earl_n of_o morton_n afterward_o king_n of_o england_n a._n d._n 1127._o and_o commend_v to_o the_o patronage_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n mary_n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 805_o l._n 16_o s._n 5_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 966_o l._n 7_o s._n 10_o d._n sp._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 704._o registra_fw-la duo_fw-la in_o officio_fw-la ducatus_fw-la lancast._n ms._n *_n rog._n dodsworthi_a collectiones_fw-la mss._n in_o bibl._n bodl._n vol._n 39_o 3._o cokersand_fw-mi or_o pyl_v theobald_n walter_n temp_n hen._n ii_o reyner_n build_v a_o abbey_n for_o praemonstratensian_a canon_n here_o which_o he_o dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 228_o l._n 5_o s._n 4_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o speed_n 157_o l._n 14_o s._n ob_fw-la dugd._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 631._o registr_n ms._n vel_fw-la penes_fw-la rob._n bolton_n de_fw-fr thornham_n in_o com._n lanc._n well_o in_o bibl._n hatton_n *_o coll._n mss._n rog._n dodsworth_n in_o bibl._n bodl._n vol._n 149._o 4._o burscough_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n found_v by_o rob._n fitz-henry_n lord_n of_o lathom_n temp_n hen._n ii_o it_o be_v tutelar_a saint_n be_v st._n nicholas_n and_o endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 80._o 7_o s._n 6_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 129_o l._n 1_o s._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 303._o cartular_a de_fw-fr burscough_n in_o officio_fw-la ducatus_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la 5._o conisheved_a a_o priorv_n of_o bodl._n black_a canon_n dedicate_v to_o st._n leonard_n and_o found_v by_o will._n lancaster_n baron_n of_o kendal_n temp_n hen._n ii_o value_v at_o 124_o l._n 2_o s._n 1_o d._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n 97_o l._n 2_o d._n dugd._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 424._o 6._o cartâ—cle_n a._n d._n 1188._o will._n marshal_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n found_v a_o priory_n here_o of_o canon_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 124_o l._n 2_o s._n 1_o d._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n 91_o l._n 16_o s._n 3_o d._n dugd._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 300._o 7._o lythom_n durâ—em_n rich._n fitz-roger_n temp_n r._n joh._n build_v a_o priory_n of_o benedictines_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n cuthbert_n and_o annex_v it_o as_o a_o cell_n to_o durham_n abby_n it_o be_v annual_a revenue_n at_o the_o suppression_n be_v worth_a 48_o l._n 19_o s._n dugd._n 53_o l._n 15_o s._n 10_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 499._o *_o registrum_fw-la penes_fw-la tho._n clifton_n de_fw-fr lythom_n 8._o penwortham_n a_fw-fr warin_n bussel_n temp_n ..._n build_v a_o priory_n of_o benedictines_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n which_o be_v subordinate_a to_o the_o abbey_n of_o evesham_n and_o rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 29_o l._n 18_o s._n 7_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 114_o l._n 16_o s._n 9_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 360._o *_o reg._n penes_fw-la joh._n fleetwood_n de_fw-fr penwortham_n armig._n 9_o whalley_n henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n give_v the_o church_n here_o to_o the_o white_a monk_n of_o stanlaw_n in_o cheshire_n whereupon_o they_o remove_v their_o abbey_n hither_o a._n d._n 1296._o it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n be_v worth_a at_o the_o suppression_n 321_o l._n 9_o s._n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la dugd._n 551_o l._n 4_o s._n 6_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 897._o registr_n penes_fw-la rad._n ashton_n mil._n &_o bar._n 10._o holland_n a._n d._n 1319._o walter_n bishop_n of_o litchfield_n by_o the_o consent_n and_o at_o the_o petition_n of_o sir_n rob._n holland_n knight_n patron_n change_v the_o collegiate_n church_n of_o st._n thomas_n the_o martyr_n into_o a_o benedictine_n priory_n it_o be_v value_v at_o 53_o l._n 3_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 61_o l._n 3_o s._n 4_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 544._o t._n 2._o p._n 889._o 11._o horneby_n a_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o croxton_n in_o leicestershire_n burton_n 12._o manchester_n in_o 9_o hen._n v._o thomas_n lord_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr ware_n obtain_v licence_n of_o the_o king_n to_o found_v a_o college_n consist_v of_o a_o warden_n and_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o priest_n in_o the_o parish_n
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the_o two_o large_a kingdom_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n and_o mercian_n and_o thou_o in_o after_o time_n it_o be_v mighty_o abridge_v in_o its_o extent_n the_o bishopric_n of_o winchester_n salisbury_z exeter_z bath_n and_o wells_n litchfield_n worcester_n and_o hereford_n be_v take_v out_o of_o it_o yet_o the_o diocese_n still_o remain_v the_o large_a in_o england_n the_o bishop_n of_o which_o have_v their_o seat_n here_o till_o remigius_n translate_v it_o to_o lincoln_n about_o a._n d._n 1075._o the_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n be_v afterward_o build_v by_o alexander_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n about_o a._n d._n 1140._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n peter_n st._n paul_n and_o st._n birin_fw-mi bodl._n it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 219_o l._n 12_o s._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 197._o *_o cartas_fw-la quamplurimas_fw-la ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la prioratum_fw-la spectantes_fw-la in_o registro_fw-la dominorum_fw-la de_fw-la borstal_n penes_fw-la d._n 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t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 55._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n *_o munimenta_fw-la
penes_fw-la principalem_fw-la &_o socios_fw-la coll_n aenei_fw-la nasi_n oxon._n 11._o stodâ—ley_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o found_v by_o bernard_n de_fw-fr s._n waleriâ—o_o 〈…〉_z temp_n hen_n ii_o it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o suppression_n with_o 82_o l._n 4_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 102_o l._n 6_o s._n 7_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 486._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n registr_n â—lim_fw-la penes_fw-la tho._n allen_n ex_fw-la aula_n glocestr_n 12._o burcester_n gilbert_n basset_n a._n d._n 1182._o build_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n edburg_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 147_o l._n 2_o s._n 1d_o per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 167_o l._n 2_o s._n 10_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 283._o parochial_a antiquity_n first_o attempt_v in_o the_o history_n of_o ambrosden_n burcester_n and_o other_o adjacent_a village_n in_o the_o county_n of_o oxford_n and_o buck_n deduce_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o britain_n to_o near_a the_o age_n of_o the_o reformation_n by_o white_a kennett_n b._n d._n vicar_n of_o ambrosden_n hic_fw-la libre_fw-la accuratissime_fw-la historiam_fw-la huius_fw-la prioratus_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la fundationis_fw-la ad_fw-la eversionem_fw-la usque_fw-la tractat_fw-la quam_fw-la ex_fw-la cartis_fw-la autographis_fw-la penes_fw-la d._n d._n guil._n glynne_n de_fw-fr ambrosden_n in_o com._n oxon._n baronettum_n &_o quamplurimis_fw-la aliis_fw-la codicibus_fw-la tum_fw-la mss._n tum_fw-la impressis_fw-la summa_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o industria_fw-la contexuit_fw-la reverendus_fw-la author_n 13._o wroxton_n a_o priory_n of_o canon_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n found_v by_o mich._n belet_n temp_n r._n joh._n and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n be_v worth_a 78_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n dugd._n 78_o l._n 14_o s._n 3_o d._n sp._n 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60_o l._n 6_o s._n 5_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n sp._n vide._n parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n *_o munimenta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la caenobium_fw-la spectantia_fw-la in_o cartulario_n de_fw-fr borstall_n penes_fw-la d._n j._n aubrey_n baron_fw-fr 18._o saucomb_n 〈…〉_z a_o priory_z of_o black_a canon_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n speed_n 19_o minster_n lovel_n a_o alien-priory_n cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n marry_o de_fw-fr ibrcio_fw-la in_o normandy_n found_v by_o some_o of_o the_o family_n of_o louâ—l_n vâ—le_fw-fr cartas_fw-la penes_fw-la henr._n farmer_n de_fw-fr tusmore_n in_o câ—m_n oxon._n armig._n 20._o oxford_n a._n d._n 1283._o john_n gisfard_n baron_n of_o brimsfield_n found_v a_o college_n here_o for_o the_o benedictines_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o gloucester_n and_o other_o monastery_n of_o that_o order_n it_o be_v suppress_v and_o the_o land_n alienate_v by_o king_n henry_n viii_o part_n of_o it_o yet_o remain_v and_o be_v 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