CHAPTER IX_The dissolution of the monasteries

LOSS AND GAIN

We do not propose to enter into a discussion of the principles which

were involved in the Dissolution of the Monasteries, or of the

religious and moral loss and gain which ensued. It would be superfluous

and profitless. We may, however, attempt to form an idea of the way

those who were responsible for the suppression solved the various

practical questions which had to be faced in bringing the religious

houses to an end, and to estimate the degree of success which attended

their efforts. Of course we shall consider only the _immediate_

results: the broader and ultimate religious, constitutional, and

economic effects are the province of the historian of the epoch and

the nation, not of the student of a brief episode in the history of a

single locality.

There were many material interests to be considered, for it must not be

forgotten that the monks and nuns, friars and canons, were not the only

people affected by the changes we have been considering. The King, the

clergy, the tenants, the lay people employed, maintained, and assisted

at the monasteries, all had interests more or less important.

We may note at the outset that the necessity for taking into

consideration the material interests involved was fully recognised.

According to the instructions issued to the suppression officials who

dealt with the lesser monasteries, the Superior of each house was to

be provided for, but no one else. Accordingly at Trentham we find no

record of pensions to any others except the Prior. The rest were to be

given the option of receiving “capacities” or of being transferred to

other houses. This was following the precedent of earlier dissolutions,

and it will be remembered that Dr. David Pole, of Calwich, was ordered

to be “translated to some good house of his religion near.”[204]

While the work of destruction was yet on a small scale, and its

ultimate extension unsuspected, it may have appeared less necessary

to conciliate public opinion, by removing occasion for complaints of

material and pecuniary loss, than appeared later. As it became evident

that the destruction of the monasteries was to become wholesale, and

that great numbers of people, not only religious but lay folk, must be

affected, it may well have seemed politic and wise to take pains to

assure everyone that vested interests would be respected.

Accordingly a different policy was pursued in the later dissolutions.

All the religious received payments and most received pensions.

At the suppression of Brewood,[205] Prioress Isabel Launder received a

reward of £2 and a pension of £3 6s. 8d.; each of the nuns a reward of

£1 and a pension of £1 13s. 4d. At Stafford[206] the payments were as

follows:

£ s. d. £ s. d.

Richard Whytell, “late Prior” 6 0 0 reward, 26 13 4 pension

Richard Harvey, Sub-Prior 2 0 0 „ 6 0 0 „

Sir Christopher Simson 2 0 0 „ 6 0 0 „

Sir Thomas Bageley 2 0 0 „ 5 6 8 „

Sir William Pykstok 2 0 0 „ 5 6 8 „

Sir William Stapulton 2 0 0 „ 5 0 0 „

Sir William Boudon 1 0 0 „

No explanation is given as to why William Boudon received a smaller

“reward” than the rest, and was awarded no pension; but, as we have

already noticed, he had not signed the Deed of Surrender on the

previous day and perhaps he had to be punished for his recalcitrancy.

At Dieulacres[207] the arrangements were of a similar nature:

£ s. d. £ s. d.

Thomas Whitney, Abbot 6 0 0 reward, 60 0 0 pension

Robert Bageley, Prior 2 10 0 „ 60 0 0 „

Henry Bennett 2 10 0 „ 6 0 0 „

George Ferny 2 10 0 „

Brother Rauffe Motesset 2 0 0 „ 5 6 8 „

Randall Barnes 2 0 0 „ 5 6 8 „

Brother William Crosse 2 0 0 „ 5 6 8 „

Brother Robert Cherinton 2 0 0 „ 5 6 8 „

Brother Edmond Bolton 2 0 0 „ 5 0 0 „

Brother William Prowdluffe 2 0 0 „ 5 0 0 „

Thomas Loke 2 0 0 „ 2 0 0 „

Brother Richard Gordon 2 0 0 „ 2 0 0 „

John Bykerton 2 0 0 „ 2 0 0 „

To George Ferny no pension was allotted. Pensions to “late monks” of

Croxden, Rocester, Tutbury, and Burton are mentioned in subsequent

records. In 1553 the payments to late monks of Tutbury appear as

follows: Prior Thomas Meverell, £50; Thomas Moreton, _alias_

Sutton, £7; Richard Arnold, £6 13s. 4d.; Thomas Raynard, £6; Robert

Stafford, £6; Roger Hilton, £6.

In the pension lists of 2–3 Philip and Mary, Robert Moore, who had been

one of the prebendaries of the collegiate church of Burton-on-Trent,

appears in receipt of £6; John Carter, a “late canon,” £6; William

Sutton, “minor canon,” £6; and William Hether, epistoller, £5; with

Thomas Smith, incumbent of a chantry, £1 5s. 9d.

Monks of Burton who were in receipt of pensions in 1540 were as

follows: John Pole, Robert Robynson, Robert Heithcott, William

Fyssher, John Goodcole, William Symon, and Humphrey Cotton. Of these

the following appear in the list of Mary’s reign above-mentioned:

William Fyssher, £6; William Symonds, £5; and Humphrey Cotton, 40s. The

following also had pensions then: Robert Brocke, _alias_ Brooke

(who succeeded Abbot Edie as Dean), £66 13s. 4d.; John Rudde, £15;

Roger Bulle (? Ball) and John Jermy, _alias_ Heron, £6 13s. 4d.

There are “annuities” also to twenty-five others, two of £5, one of £4,

one of £3 6s. 8d., two of 53s. 4d., one of 50s., and three of 40s.,

and so on to 20s., but none of the names are the same as appear in

_Valor Ecclesiasticus_, though John Moseley (20s.) may be the son

of Richard Mosley, bailiff of Findern and Stapenhill, who received 13s.

4d. in 1535.

Ecclesiastics who proved compliant were often well rewarded, as we

have seen in the case of David Pole of Calwich. The Abbot of Burton

became the dean of the collegiate church which took the place of the

Abbey for a few years. At the suppression of Forde Abbey the Abbot,

who had been the royal “Reformator and Inquisitor” of Croxden and many

other Cistercian houses, received “fourtie wayne lodes of fyre wood to

be taken yerely during his lyfe owte of suche woods being no parte of

demaynes of the said late howse as the officers of the Kings courte of

the augmentacions or there deputies for the tyme there shall appoynte

and assigne ... lxxx_li._”[208]

It would be deeply interesting if we could trace the after history

of the rank and file of the ejected monks, nuns, and friars.

Unfortunately, the materials are of the scantiest.

If the history of the dissolution of the religious houses in France

in our own days in any way reproduces that of the dissolution in

England in the sixteenth century, many of the religious were obliged

to take up secular employment. Did the friars of Stafford[209] make

their purchases with the object of carrying on business? Besides “ii

brasse pottes” in the kitchen, they bought out of their brewhouse “iii

leads”--_i.e._, pans, “one to brue [brew] in,” and “ii to kele

[cool] in” (_i.e._, “coolers”); besides “fates” (which Cowell’s

_Interpreter_ explains as the vessels, each containing a quarter,

used to measure malt), a “bultyng hutch” or sifting tub, and “a knedyng

troughe.” The prospect for the nuns must have been terrible.[210] They

received very small pensions. They were turned adrift in a world whose

moral sense had been shaken by the accusations lately brought against

the inmates of the religious houses, and among people whose betters

were described by Legh[211] as living “so incontinently having their

concubines openly in their houses, with five or six of their children,

putting from them their wyfes, that all the contrey therewith be not

a littill offendyd, and takithe evyll example of theym.” The last

Abbot of Rocester appears to have continued to live near his destroyed

house, if the entry in the earliest volume of the Rocester parish

registers--“1576, Aug. 14, Willm. Grafton, prs.... sep.”--records his

burial. The last Prior of Trentham was Thomas Bradwall, and a “Thos.

Bradwall, s. of John B.,” was buried at Trentham on March 13th, 1567.

Thomas Whitney, the last Abbot of Dieulacres, continued to live

in the town of Leek, in Milne Street. In 1541 he was one of the

witnesses to the Crown sale of Swythamley, etc., to William Traford

of Wilmslow.[212] He made his will in 1558[213] and in it expressed a

desire to be buried in Westminster Abbey.

Ample provision was also made for the lay officials: the laity, at all

events, were to have no grievances. Of course the chief stewards took

care to be compensated. The chief steward of Burton Abbey was George,

Earl of Huntingdon, and his annual fee was £6 13s. 4d.; in Mary’s reign

his successor, Francis, was in receipt of £3 6s. 8d. At the dissolution

of Dieulacres “my lord of Darby, Stuard of the Seid monastery,”

whose fee had not been allowed by the Commissioners of _Valor

Ecclesiasticus_, received a pension of £2. William Davenport lost

£1 6s. 8d. and received £4;[214] John Cordon, 13s. 4d. and £1; Humfry

Whitney, £2 and £3 6s. 8d. Besides these, two other bailiffs, a

forester and two stewards, and eleven other men, received “fees and

annuities.”

At Stafford Lord Ferrers, the High Steward, was pensioned (40s.)

with thirteen other lay officials, including Richard Torner, baker.

Rewards were given to twenty-nine “servants,” of whom seven were also

pensioned. There were four “plough-drivers” who received 1s. 8d. each,

and six women. John Coke, the bailiff of Dudley, held his office by

an appointment for life, and at the Dissolution the terms of the

agreement were carefully respected, for the grant of the priory and its

possessions to Sir John Dudley in March, 1541, was expressly charged

with the annual payment of John Coke’s fee of £2. In 1541 there are

records of the half-yearly payments (on April 20th and October 4th) to

Nicholas Whitney, of Dieulacres, and his wife Mary. The payment appears

again in 1542.

The lesser “servants,” labourers, “launders and pore bedewomen,” and

the like, were paid off with lump sums, and no further responsibility

in their case remained.

Of course many of the bailiffs and stewards continued in their old

posts under the new owners. The Dissolution was the reverse of a

loss to them. But they had to find sureties and guarantees for their

honesty. For instance, Humphrey Whitney, of Middlewich, bailiff of

“Wycch,” is noted in 1541 as finding sureties to the amount of £120;

Roland Heth, of Tutbury, bailiff of Wetton, etc., 100 marks, and of

Elkeston, 40 marks; Geoffrey Legh, of Berreston, Salop, bailiff of

Great Gate, £120; and William Davenport, bailiff of Abbots Frith, etc.,

£200. An interesting entry of the same date shows Sampson Erdeswick, of

Sandon, becoming sureties for Robert Harcourt, bailiff of lands which

had belonged to Ronton Abbey, for 200 marks.[215]

Even if it were intended that the pensions and annuities should be

loyally paid the charge was a wise one to incur. It saved appearances

by appearing to respect “vested interests”; it effectually prevented

agitation against the Government by any who desired to retain their

pensions; and it was a charge which would steadily decrease and

eventually disappear in the ordinary course of nature.

But it is to be feared that the pensioners were by no means loyally

treated as time went on. In a few months a tenth part of all pensions

was deducted as a royal subsidy, and two years later a fourth.

John Scudamore had the collection of the former sum, and in his

“Declaration of Receipts”[216] payments are found from the following:

Brewood--Isabel Launder and her three nuns; Croxden--John Orpe and ten

others; Dieulacres--Thomas Whitney and others; Hulton--Edward Wilkyns

and eight others; Rocester--William Grafton and others; Ronton--Thomas

Allen and the curate of Elynhall; Stone--“two curates of Stone”;

Trentham--Thomas Bradwall; Tutbury--Roger Hilton and six others.

Unfortunately the leaf is mutilated so that the other names in the case

of Dieulacres and Rocester are missing.

Moreover, there was unseemly delay in paying the pensions. Receipts

dated May, 1541, appear for half-year’s pensions due the previous

Lady-Day[217] signed by the following monks of Croxden: Robert Clerke

(£10 13s. 4d.), Robert Cade, John Orpe, William Beche, John Thornton,

and Richard Meyre. Poor Thomas Whitney, the late Abbot of Dieulacres,

had great difficulty in obtaining his pension regularly, and became

involved in debt in consequence. We find him writing as follows to

Scudamore in December, 1540:[218]

“Upon the letter to my brother to appear before Mr. Auditor

and you at Burton-upon-Trent the 13th of this December

I prepared to come thither. Coming to Leke on Saturday

night I heard you were departed towards Lichfield and

Worcestershire, and considering the danger by evil weather

and floods I thought best to send my brother after you

and spare myself; and I trust you will be good to me for

my pension due at Michaelmas last. I had to borrow £8 of

my said brother: I beg you to repay him and deliver the

rest to my servant, Richard Day. Also I beg you to send

by Richard Day the pensions of my poor brethren that are

not able to come for them, and let me have letters to the

bailiffs to pay my pension regularly.”

Any personal debts which could be fastened on the monks were looked

after with relentless persistence: so late as 1542 we find the last

Abbot of Hulton being harassed about arrears he still owed.

On the other hand, the debts owing from the monastic estates were

slow in finding payment. Dieulacres owed Elizabeth Alenn £22 at its

dissolution, and in 1541 and 1542 instalments were still being paid.

Such a mode of payment was disastrously slow and unsatisfactory. Henry

Hargreaves, of Luddington, to whom Dieulacres owed £29 0s. 4d., and who

came first on the list of creditors drawn up by Legh and Cavendish,

apparently died without receiving his money, and at the end of 1541

Laurence Hargreaves was glad to compound the old debt for the sum of

£20. In the same month Peter Bonye accepted £14 6s. 8d. in discharge of

the £20 which was still owing to him from Tutbury Priory. We can well

understand that every obstacle would be put in the way of the proving

of claims. Richard Corveysor had a patent for £1 6s. 8d. a year granted

to him by the Abbot of Dieulacres before the Dissolution, but he did

not manage to get it allowed till 1542.[219]

Indeed a keen eye to business was possessed by all the officials

concerned, and every care was exercised to make as much as possible

out of the monastic property. Just as old debts were often compounded

by the acceptance of smaller sums, no doubt in despair caused by long

delay, so payments for work done on the estates were often made at less

than their proper amount. John Pratye had a lease for two years of

Heath Mill (apparently formerly the property of Trentham Priory) and,

in 1538, he sent in an account for repairs done, showing payments to

various workmen, who are named, amounting to £16 7s. 8d. The bailiff

was Robert Whyttworth, and although he passed the account and signed it

as correct, John Pratye is found offering to take £10 down in discharge

of it. The document affords an interesting illustration of the way the

monastic estates were managed when they passed into the hands of the

Crown.[220]

There being such difficulty in obtaining the payment of money legally

due within anything like reasonable time, it is not surprising to find

that speculators arose and did a brisk business. The abuse became

so marked that in Edward VI’s reign Parliament had to pass an Act

(2–3 Edward VI, Cap. VII) “against the craftie and deceitful buying

of Pensions from the late Monasteries,” but without much success in

providing a remedy.

Of course the Dissolution entailed a very large material loss to the

Church. The gross total income of the monasteries in Staffordshire, as

given in _Valor Ecclesiasticus_, was £1,874 0s. 1½d.--an estimate,

as we have seen, which was probably below the mark. If it be said that

the monks took but little share in the spiritual life of the people

and did but little practical work for the Church, we may at least take

into consideration the amount they received from tithes, glebe, and

voluntary offerings from parishes. They received, as we have seen, £543

6s. 5d. from this source and paid out £19 7s. 10d. Of the former sum

practically nothing reverted to its original use, so that, even if the

latter continued to be paid, the Church, though it might be no worse

off in the matter of tithes than it was before, was at any rate no

better. The benefices decreased in value. Ellaston was valued by Strete

before the suppression of Calwich at £13 6s. 8d.;[221] in _Valor

Ecclesiasticus_ it stands at £4 9s. 2d.[222] The Bishop of the

Diocese lost £94 6s. 8d. in fees and the Archdeacons £10 13s. 4d. The

fees paid to the King amounted to £10 9s. 7d., and would, of course,

continue under the new owners.

The total amount of wealth brought to the Royal Treasury is quite

incalculable. Besides the whole annual income of the monasteries,

there was the value of the contents of the houses, plate, furniture,

stores, grain, cattle, etc. The former was enormous, but the latter

was no despicable figure. We have figures of some of the sales at the

Dissolution:

---------------------------+-------------+-------------+----------+----------

| Goods Sold | Plate | Lead | Bells

---------------------------+-------------+-------------+----------+----------

| £ s. d. | | |

Brewood Nunnery | 7 6 1 | | |

St. Thomas’s Priory | 87 9 6 | 28½oz. | £40 | £54

Dieulacres Abbey | 63 14 10 | 117oz. | £720 | £37 10s.

Newcastle--Black Friars | | 14oz. | choir & |

| | | cloister |

Stafford--Austin Friars | 32 6 4 | 13oz. | £8 | 8s.

„ Grey Friars | 34 3 10 | 16oz. | £45 | £10

Lichfield--Grey Friars | 68 15 0 | | |

Croxden Abbey | 9 9 8 | | |

Rocester Abbey | 11 6 | | |

Hulton Abbey | | | | £19 16s.

---------------------------+-------------+-------------+----------+----------

Total (of figures shown) | 304 6 9 | 448½ oz. | £805 | £129 14s.

---------------------------+-------------+-------------+----------+----------

Besides the above figures we know of much lead at other places. In

1555 Scudamore was being sued for arrears from the sales of lead from

Croxden, Rocester, Dieulacres, Tutbury, St. Thomas’s, and Dudley,

amounting to close on £500, so that the figure shown in the above

table evidently represents but a small proportion of the total amount

received from this source alone. Of course there were considerable

deductions for rewards and expenses, but the amount of wealth brought

immediately into the Royal Treasury was very large. And a very short

time earlier £400 at least had been paid by Staffordshire houses for

being allowed to continue.

It is noticeable that nothing is said about the monastic libraries. As

a rule, books are almost unmentioned in any of the documents of the

Suppression, so that we might suppose the houses were destitute of

literature. But the scanty survivals are sufficient to show that the

reverse was the fact.

The Annals of Burton are in the British Museum,[223] and so is the

Chronicle of Croxden. Various other books from the monastic libraries

of Staffordshire have also drifted thither, one of which, a copy of

St. Augustine from Burton Abbey, has on the fly-leaf a list of the

books in the Library in the thirteenth century.[224] It shows that

there were then over sixty volumes, many of which contained several

works. These are Commentaries on various books of the Bible, most of

the works of the Fathers, sundry books of Sermons and Homilies, Lives

of various saints, and several editions of Bede’s History, one of

which is in English. There were also copies of the Gospels and of the

Psalms in English, an English Hymnary, and an English Homily book.

Abbot Geoffrey, the sixth Abbot of Burton, wrote the life and miracles

of St. Modwen in a quarto of 167 folios in double columns,[225] and

the first Abbot of Croxden himself copied out the greater part of the

Bible. A later Abbot of Croxden, in the thirteenth century, bought for

the Library an annotated Bible in nine volumes for fifty marks. Abbot

William de Over, who was elected in 1297, much enriched the Library. It

is evident there were books in considerable numbers in the monasteries,

yet they are unmentioned in the records of the dissolution. Very

occasionally we find “old books” sold for trivial sums, and one or two

Missals are mentioned. At Stafford Robert Dorrington bought two “lots”

of “old bokes,” those in the Library at the Grey Friars (with a coffer)

for two shillings, and those in the vestry for eightpence; the “old

bokes in the quyer” at the Austin Friars sold for sixpence. At Stafford

two Missals sold for eightpence and twelvepence each, and at Lichfield

one fetched fourpence.

The books and documents that were important as title-deeds were of

course looked after. The original Chartulary of Burton Abbey is still

in the possession of the Marquis of Anglesey, and that of Dieulacres is

possessed by the Earl of Macclesfield. The Chartularies of Stone and

Ronton are in the British Museum.[226] But probably the greater part of

the books were treated in a manner similar to that in which Dr. Layton

treated the books at the Oxford colleges, and no doubt the description

he gave of the result of his visit to New College would apply to most

of the monasteries: “We fownde all the gret quadrant court full of the

leiffes ... the wynde blowing them into evere corner.”[227]

As might be supposed from the character of the agents employed, much of

the spoil did not reach the Royal treasure-house without a good deal

of trouble. The lead was to be melted into “plokes” and sows, weighed,

and marked with the King’s marks, and delivered under indenture to

the constables of neighbouring castles, such as Tutbury. But so long

afterwards as the reign of Mary, John Scudamore was being called upon

for the settlement of his accounts. The following letter was addressed

to him from Westminster on the “laste of February,” 1555:[228]

“After our harty comendacyons, theise maye be to advertyse

you that we have perused the indentures made betwyxte Mr.

Sheldon and you, and accordynge to the tenure of the same

have charged the sayed master Sheldon with all the leade,

bell metalle, and redy money mencyoned and conteigned in

the sayed indenture, which beynge deducted oute of youer

charge, yett there dothe remayne to be aunsweryd by you

bothe leade and bell metalle as ffollowythe, that ys to

saye for leade att ... Rocestre, vi, ff.; Croxden, xiiii,

ff. de.; Delacres, iiii, ff.; Tuttberye, vi, ff., i,

quarter; _nuper prioratus canonicorum de_ Stafford,

xliiii, ff.; ... the celle of Dudley, iiii, ff.; ... ffor

the aunswere whereof we requyer you, by the vertue of the

kynge and quenes majesties comyssyon to us directed, that

wythe as convenyente spede as you may after the receyte

hereof sende unto us youre suffycyente deputie to accoumpte

byfore us for the same, so as hereuppon their majesties

may be satisfyed by you of the dett that shall faul out

uppon the same. And bycause we be moche callyd uppon to

reporte youer estate and dett herein, we therefore are

constrayned the more ernestly to calle uppon you, whome we

dought not wylle have such regarde hereunto as bothe their

majesties expectacyon herein may be served (as ys mete),

as also for the full ende of this charge towardes youer

selfe, with which as before the ende ys troublesome and

comberous unto you, so will the ende thereof be to youer

quyetnes and comforte. Whereof, for that you are ouer oulde

ffrende and of oulde acquayntaunce, we thought to advyse

you the rather for that commyssyon ys nowe oute for the

ende of those causys, of which you nowe may be dyscharged

yf the faulte be not in youer selfe. We also advertysse you

that Mr. Sheldone wylbe no further charged concernynge the

leade and belles within your late circuyte there thenne

ys conteyned in the indentures bytwyxte you and hym;

and therefore you muste aunswere the reste youer selfe,

whereunto we dought not but you wyll have such respecte as

we may receyve youer aunswere withe expedycion.”

It is difficult to make any precise estimate of the numbers affected

by the Dissolution. In the case of houses the deeds of surrender of

which are extant, of course the number of signatories can be definitely

stated. The Suppression papers give some further details. _Valor

Ecclesiasticus_ gives the stewards and bailiffs, etc., but, as we

have seen, cannot be relied upon for completeness. From a comparison of

the available data the following table has been compiled:

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| | etc. | | |

---------------------+---------+--------+--------+---------------------+---------------

Brewood Nunnery | 4 | | 7 | | 1 chaplain

Croxden Abbey | 13 | 7 | | |

Dieulacres Abbey | 13 | 8 | 30 | Lord Derby | 8 bedeswomen

Dudley Priory | | 2 | | |

Hulton Abbey | | 5 | | {Sir Philip Draycot |

| | | | {Sir Richard Sutton |

Rocester Priory | 9 | 2 | | |

St. Thomas’s Priory | 7 | 13 | 16 | Earl Ferrers |

Tutbury Priory | 9 | 10 | | Earl of Shrewsbury |

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The recurrence of the same surname among the lists of inmates and

employees of the religious houses is worth noticing. At Dieulacres

the Abbot, Thomas Whitney, had Humfrey Whitney as bailiff of his

lordships and manors in Cheshire, John Whitney as chamberlain, and two

other servants who bore his name and were of sufficient importance

to be pensioned. At St. Thomas’s the Prior, Richard Whitwell, gave

employment to another Richard, an Edward, and a Katharine, who all

bore his surname; William Stapulton and Thomas Bagley were canons, and

Thomas Stapulton and William Bagley were servants. Among the servants

three were named Coke, two Turner, two Beche or Bech (besides one named

Bache), and three were named Baker.

That there was ordinarily a bailiff at Brewood Nunnery is shown by the

existence in the house of a bailiff’s chamber. It was well furnished at

the Suppression, and Robert Baker, who received a “reward” of 13s. 4d.,

may have been the occupant.

At Dieulacres _Valor Ecclesiasticus_ gives three bailiffs, etc.,

but at the Dissolution seven are mentioned, besides a forester;

and eleven other men were pensioned. Lord Derby, “Steward of the

Monastery and town of Leek,” received a pension at the Dissolution.

At Stafford _Valor Ecclesiasticus_ gives nine stewards: at the

Suppression twenty-nine people were rewarded, which appears to mean

thirteen officials (besides the High Steward and including the cook),

who were also pensioned, and sixteen others, including four ploughmen

and six women. At Hulton Sir Philip Draycot was Chief Steward of the

Staffordshire Manors, and Sir Richard Sutton of Cambryngham.

From the names of the holders of the office of Chief Steward it may

be presumed that the post was mainly an honorary one. Lord Derby and

the Earls of Huntingdon and Shrewsbury are not likely to have presided

often in the manor courts or to have taken much active part in the

work of administration. In many cases it is even mentioned expressly

that there was a deputy steward. Probably the office corresponded

somewhat to that of patron of an institution, or Chancellor of a

modern University: the holder lent the house the prestige of his name,

attended on special occasions, and was expected to use his influence

when necessity arose. It is to be feared the Chief Stewards did nothing

to help the monasteries in their hour of need: many of them only used

whatever knowledge they possessed of the monastic affairs to obtain

a good share of the spoil. The Earl of Shrewsbury, Chief Steward of

Tutbury, was also Chief Steward of the Abbeys of Shrewsbury, Buildwas,

Lilleshall and Wenlock in the adjoining county of Salop, of Beauchief

in Derbyshire, St. Werburgh (Chester), Vale Royal and Combermere in

Cheshire, Welbeck in Nottinghamshire, and Wilton in Wiltshire. Thomas

Cromwell was steward of five monasteries and of New College, Oxford.

The duties of the bailiff were to supervise the work on the estates.

The steward presided in the courts. Sometimes one man was both bailiff

and steward. The auditors verified the accounts of the bailiffs and

stewards and collectors. The collectors gathered the rents and tithes,

and as the latter were often paid in kind, the work was onerous. That

so much of the financial and secular work of the monasteries was in

lay hands must have immensely simplified the work of dissolution. The

extent and value of the property were well known, and as the tenants

came into contact with lay administrators much more frequently than

with the “religious” owners, the change when laymen supplanted the

latter as possessors of the estates came with much less of a shock than

would otherwise have been the case. The change, indeed, probably seemed

slight to the tenants. They had known little and seen little of the

“religious,” especially in places at a distance from the house, and the

same bailiff usually continued in his office at the change of ownership.

Rents were probably not much raised. When the allotments of _Valor

Ecclesiasticus_ can be definitely identified with those of the

post-dissolution valuations the rents are generally unchanged, and in

any place where they appear to be larger in the latter, the increase is

probably due as much to deliberate suppression of part in the earlier

returns, as to increased strictness by the new owners.

For a similar reason the transfer of the tithes to lay hands was easier

than would seem to have been likely. Under ordinary circumstances it

would have been a bold step to have transferred to laymen payments

definitely apportioned for religious purposes. But to the ordinary

people the tithe had long ceased to wear an ecclesiastical dress. The

vicars who had lost it had been denouncing it roundly for many years.

It was regularly received by lay officials--often the collectors of

the ordinary secular rents,--for the collecting of it was inevitably a

matter of difficulty and much haggling, and needed expert knowledge.

The benefits resulting from it appeared _nil_ to the payers, for

it was taken away from the parish to the monastery, which was often

far distant. Moreover, the tithes were sometimes actually leased to

laymen. Thus “the whirligig of time brought in its revenges.” The

spiritual character of tithes was lost, and they were transferred to,

and remained in, lay hands without difficulty. There was, however, no

spiritual gain from the change. The lay owners of livings were found

appointing clergy of even lower calibre than the monasteries had placed

in their appropriated benefices; they often appointed their servants,

men who by habit and training were utterly unfitted for the position,

and not seldom on the understanding that much of the endowment should

be surrendered.

The information which is available for Staffordshire throws little

light on the much-discussed question of monastic charity. All that

we know is that eight bedeswomen were maintained at Dieulacres, and

that doles were systematically distributed at Burton, Rocester, and

Tutbury. The latter were endowed and so were obliged to be recorded by

the Commissioners of _Valor Ecclesiasticus_, but the fact that the

women at Dieulacres were not mentioned shows how narrowly the official

instructions were interpreted. The single instance is sufficient to

show that because _Valor Ecclesiasticus_ is silent in the majority

of cases we are not justified in drawing a positive conclusion that

in them no charity at all was dispensed. Indeed, one is tempted to go

further and to argue that it is incredible that no other _endowed_

alms (which the instructions permitted to be reckoned) existed in

the county. At any rate this much may be said: that if the charity

of which we have positive proof represents all that was distributed

by the Staffordshire houses the strictures which have been so often

passed on the monks for excessive and demoralising almsgiving are quite

undeserved: the monasteries of Staffordshire, at any rate, were not

“nurseries of dishonest mendicancy.”

Probably, however, the truth lies midway between the two extremes. The

scanty records no doubt indicate that doles played no important part

in the monastic system, and the definite details which are given of

the extent and nature of those mentioned seem to show that charity was

practised with care and judgment. The cessation of the doles would not

be much felt, for they came only on stated days and at long intervals.

They had not helped much to solve the problem of poor-relief while they

lasted: their abolition did not add greatly to its difficulty. There

was no marked increase in the number of the poor in need of relief.

The ejected monks and nuns, being usually, as we have seen, pensioned

more or less adequately, need not have added to the number of destitute

paupers. Lay officials, servants, labourers and the like, doubtless

continued, in the great majority of cases, their old occupations under

new conditions.

It is probably true that the new owners were harder masters than

the monks had been. But the monks seldom came into direct personal

contact with their labourers. The bailiffs and stewards had managed

the estates for the religious, just as they continued to do under the

new owners. But the bailiffs and stewards probably had a much freer

hand in the old days than in the new. The whole spirit of the estate

was changed. Instead of landlords who had held the property from time

immemorial, who could afford to let a bad year be set off against a

good, and who were, from the very fact of old possession, indifferent

or tender-hearted according to the point of view we take of their

conduct, the landlords were now men whose whole conduct shows them to

be possessed of keen business instincts and intent on turning their new

property to the fullest account. It is impossible to think they would

be influenced by any feelings of sentiment or sympathy.

The first Act of Dissolution ordered that the new owners were “to

kepe or cause to be kept an honest contynewell hous and houshold in

the same cyte or precynct, and to occupye yerely as moche of the

same demeanes in plowyng and tyllage of husbondry, that ys to saye

as moche of the seid demeanes which hath ben commonly used to be

kept in tyllage by the governors, abbottes, or pryours of the same

howses, monasteryes, or pryoryes.” But how far this wise and equitable

provision was carried, or even intended to be carried, into effect

has been seen by the deliberate arrangements which were made with the

purchasers of the Friaries at Stafford and Lichfield, to take down,

deface, and remove most of the buildings, even though it might be the

work of three years. The new owners, indeed, seldom occupied the lands

themselves. The greater ones sublet them, and lesser and greater alike

speculated briskly with them. Sutcote, the “server of the Kingis Grace

Chamber,” who obtained the Cistercian Nunnery at Brewood, just over

the Staffordshire border, in a high-handed manner, had no sooner done

so than he “offered hyt to dyvers to selle for suche a price that no

man will gladly by hit at hys hand.” Trentham was only surrendered in

1536, yet in December, 1538, the Duke of Suffolk obtained by exchange a

grant of the rents and reversions reserved upon the Crown leases there,

and many cottages, lands, and advowsons; and at the same time procured

a license to alienate. He sold it in 1540 to James Leveson, who had

been so large a purchaser at the sales of the goods of the houses.

The enterprising Leveson, in his turn, had no sooner secured Rushton

Grange from the spoils of Hulton Abbey in 1539 than he sold it again

to Biddulph of Biddulph. There is ample evidence to show he was a man

who did a regular business in buying and selling monastic property of

all kinds. It is evident that any inquiry into the original grants of

the lands of the religious houses would throw little light upon the

permanent results of the transfer of the monastic property. It would

indicate at least who were the shrewdest bargainers and the readiest

speculators.

But, taking all things into consideration, we may perhaps say that the

social effects of the Dissolution were probably not great. Things went

on in much the same way as before. Rents and tithes had to be paid to

the same collectors and with much the same result. The same bailiffs

and stewards generally managed the estates. Even if the new owner

desired to raise the rents it would not be easy to make any sudden

change in the country districts. In the towns the change would be more

marked. Burgage rents could be more easily raised than those of farms

and crofts, and the new owners would certainly insist on punctuality

much more strictly than the “religious” had done: payments would no

longer be allowed to fall into arrear.

But the amount of town property which the monks held was small. In

proportion to their whole rent-roll the part which came from the

towns was a mere fraction, and except such cases as Burton-on-Trent

and Stafford, both of which had “monasteries” at their gates, all the

houses were at a distance from the towns. In the towns accordingly it

is not probable that the monks and canons were familiar figures. They

played no great part in town life. The friars were the religious orders

of the towns. But in Staffordshire, and indeed throughout the country,

the property the friars possessed was insignificant. As we have seen it

was so trifling that the Staffordshire Commissioners in 1535 did not

trouble to send in any return of it. The Suppression officials only

found £2 rents at Newcastle-under-Lyme, £2 4s. 8d. at the Austin Friars

and £1 6s. 8d. at the Grey Friars of Stafford. We are told, also, that

the Grey Friars had “in the fields six lands yearly, worth 16d.,” which

apparently means six allotments in the Common Fields. They also had

a close with an orchard worth 5s. The town property being so small

the rent-collectors of the new owners would not find much scope for

activity and strictness.

Seldom, indeed, has a great Revolution been accomplished with so little

commotion and disturbance. Not only did no foreign complications ensue,

but even in England itself there was very little to disturb public

serenity. The Pilgrimage of Grace did not awake an echo even in so

near a county as Staffordshire:[229] not a single riot is recorded, and

for ordinary people the change passed, apparently, almost unnoticed. A

few almsfolk and poor bedeswomen suffered, but that seemed to be all.

The reason is, as we have seen, partly because the monks, as such,

played a very small part in public life--they were landlords and

landlords only; and partly because the change of landlords was managed

by the Government with consummate skill and infinite worldly wisdom.

They made sure that everyone worth considering should profit by the

transaction, and in Tudor times such a policy was sure to succeed.

For the age was one in which expediency had supplanted principle, and

worldly prosperity was the one thing that mattered. The Dissolution of

the Monasteries was to a very large extent prompted by cupidity. Their

wealth was an irresistible attraction to the Government; to emphasise

their shortcomings was a useful after-thought, and the question

of justice was hardly raised by anyone. In all the correspondence

connected with the fall of the Staffordshire houses there is no hint of

immorality or even unworthiness. Indeed, the rights and wrongs of the

business are never alluded to: the one and only topic is the personal

gain for which the petitioners hoped, and the pecuniary inducements

they tried to hold out to persons in authority in the hope of gaining

their help. But, in the irony of fate, circumstances proved too strong

for the Government, whose cupidity was largely disappointed. Begun as

a source of new supplies for a prodigal king, as the work progressed it

developed into a huge scheme for the wholesale bribery of the classes

which had political power.

Thus, the Dissolution of the Monasteries served rather to illustrate

the power of the monarchy than materially to increase its wealth. The

confiscated possessions were dissipated in innumerable directions,

and the royal treasury received but little permanent enrichment. Had

anything like the greater proportion of the wealth of which the Church

was deprived been retained by the Crown, the throne would have been

rendered independent of Parliament and the constitutional victory over

the Stuarts might not have been won.

APPENDIX I

EXAMPLE OF A LICENSE TO CONTINUE, GRANTED

TO A “LESSER MONASTERY”

_Patent Roll (Chancery), 29 Henry VIII, Part 3, Mem. 23_ (18)

DE RENOUACIONE MONASTERII DE CROXDON

Rex omnibus ad quos etc. salutem. Cum per quendam actum in parliamento

nostro apud London tercio die Novembris anno regni nostri vicesimo

primo inchoato et deinde usque Westmonasterium adiornato et per

diversas prorogaciones usque ad et in quartum diem Februarii anno

regni nostri vicesimo septimo continuato et tunc ibidem tento inter

alia inactitatum existit quod nos haberemus et gauderemus nobis ac

heredibus nostris imperpetuum omnia et singula monasteria Prioratus

ac alias domos Religiosas Monachorum Canonicorum et Monialium

quibuscumque generibus siue diversitatibus habituum Regularum siue

ordinum vocarentur siue nominarentur que non habebant terras tenementa

redditus decimas porciones et alia hereditamenta ultra clarum annuum

valorem ducentarum librarum dicti annualis claris valoris dictorum

Monasteriorum ac Prioratuum capiendi ac construendi secundum clarum

valorem in Scaccario nostro certificatum. Et simili modo quod haberemus

et gauderemus nobis ac heredibus nostris omnes et omnimodi sectas

[_sic_ (? scitos)] et circuitus eorundem Religiosarum domorum ac

omnia et singula Maneria grangeas mesuagia terras tenementa reversiones

redditus servicia decimas penciones porciones advocaciones patronatus

ecclesiarum Capellarum annuitates iura intraciones condiciones et

alia hereditamenta quecumque eisdem Monasterio Prioratibus siue

domibus Religiosis non habentibus ut predicitur terras tenementa vel

hereditamenta ultra predictum annuum valorem ducentarum librarum

pertinentia siue spectantia adeo plene et integre prout Abbates Priores

Abbatisse ac alii gubernatores huiusmodi Monasteriorum Prioratuum

et aliarum Religiosarum domorum adtunc habuerunt illa aut habere

debuerunt in iure domorum suarum habendum et tenendum omnia et singula

premissa cum omnibus suis iuribus proficuis jurisdictionibus et

commoditatibus nobis heredibus et successoribus notris imperpetuum

ad inde faciendum et utendum nostras proprias voluntates Cumque

eciam in actu predicto provideatur quod nos aliquo et quocumque

tempore post confeccionem actus illius valeamus et potuissemus ad

beneplacitum nostrum ordinare constituere et declarare per literas

nostras patentes sub magno sigillo nostro conficiendas quod ille et

tales huiusmodi predictarum domorum Religiosarum quas supprimendas

et dissoluendas esse noluissemus essent perseurerarent starent

continuarent et permanerent in eisdem suis corporibus corporatis ac

in eisdem suis essencialibus statu qualitate condicione robore et

effectu tam in possessionibus quam aliter prout essent et fuissent

ante confeccionem actus predicti absque suppressione siue dissolucione

earundem aut alicuius partis inde pretextu et auctoritate eiusdem

actus Et quod quilibet talis huiusmodi ordinacio et declaracio per nos

sic fienda et ordinanda esset bona secura et effectualis Capitalibus

gubernatoribus huiusmodi Religiosarum domorum quas supprimendas et

dissoluendas esse noluissemus et successoribus suis iuxta et secundum

tenores et effectus literarum patencium inde conficiendarum aliqua

re siue aliquibus rebus in actu predicto incontrarium inde facto

non obstante prout in actu predicto inter alia plenius continetur.

pretextu cuiusquidem actus Monasterium siue Abbacia beate Marie de

Croxdon Covent’ et Lich diocesis in Comitatu nostro Staffordie pro

eo quod non habet terras tenementa redditus decimas porciones aut

hereditamenta ultra dictum clarum annuum valorem ducentarum librarum

prout certificatur in dicto Scaccario nostro et ibidem plene liquet

in manibus et disposicione nostris iam existit utrum dissolueretur

secundum formam et effectus actus predicti an permaneret et continuaret

in suo pristino et essentiali statu condicione et qualitate prout ante

confeccionem actus predicti fuit. Nos volentes dictum Monasterium

siue Abbaciam beate Marie de Croxdon predictam pro diuersis causis

et consideracionibus nos ad presens specialiter mouentibus in suo

pristino essenciali statu corpore condicione et qualitate permanere et

continuare prout ante confeccionem actus predicti fuit ac prout esset

si actus ille factus non fuisset. Sciatis igitur quod nos ob fauorem

quem erga Monasterium siue Abbaciam beate Marie de Croxdon predictam

quod non extenditur in terris tenementis et aliis hereditamentis suis

ad annuum valorem ducentarum librarum in Comitatu predicto ordinis

Cistriciensis Couen et [_sic_] diocesis gerimus et habemus. Et

ut Abbas et Religiose persone eiusdem Monasterii siue Abbacie diuino

cultu ibidem celebrando deuocius intendant hospitalitatem ac alia

pietatis opera ibidem uberius excerceant de gratia nostra speciali

ac ex certa sciencia et mero motu nostris ordinauimus constituimus

et declarauimus erigimus et renouamus quod predictum Monasterium

siue Abbacia beate Marie de Croxdon predicta imperpetuum continuabit

stabit et permanebit in eodem suo corpore corporato ac in eodem suo

essenciali statu gradu qualitate et condicione tam in possessionibus

quam in omnibus aliis rebus tam spiritualibus quam temporalibus et

mixtas [_sic_] prout fuit tempore confeccionis actus predicti aut

aliquo tempore ante confeccionem actus predicti absque suppressione

sine dissolucione aliquali eiusdem Monasterii siue Abbacie beate Marie

de Croxdon predicta aut alicuius partis vel parcelle inde vigore et

auctoritate actus predicti. Et ulterius de uberiori gratia nostra

speciali concessimus et per presentes concedimus quod Thomas Chawner

professor ordinis Cistriciensis sit deinceps Abbas dicti Monasterii

siue Abbacie beate Marie de Croxdon predicta ac pro Abbate et Capitali

gubernatore eiusdem Monasterii siue Abbacie beate Marie de Croxdon

predicta deinceps habeatur reputetur et acceptetur eisdem modo et

forma qualitate gradu condicione dignitate et robore prout dictus

Thomas quarto die Februarii anno regni nostri vicesimo septimo aut

antea fuit. Et quod omnes alie Religiose persone eiusdem Monasterii

siue Abbacie beate Marie de Croxdon predicta modo existentes aut que

quarto die Februarii dicto Anno vicesimo septimo ibidem fuerunt et iam

a dicto Conuentu non separantur sint decetero et deinceps Conuentus

eiusdem Monasterii siue Abbacie beate Marie de Croxdon predicta ac

pro Conventu eiusdem Monasterii siue Abbacie beate Marie de Croxdon

predicta deinceps habeantur reputentur et acceptentur eisdem modo et

forma qualitate condicione et statu prout dicto quarto die Februarii

dicto anno regni nostri vicesimo septimo aut antea fuerunt. Et quod

predictus Thomas et Religiose persone predicte et omnes successores

sui imperpetuum habeant et habebunt huiusmodi et eandem successionem

in omnibus et per omnia prout ante dictum quartum diem Februarii dicto

anno vicesimo septimo habuerunt et habere debuerunt ac prout habuissent

et habere debuissent valuissent et potuissent si actus predictus

factus non fuisset. Et quod predictus Thomas per nomen Abbatis dicti

Monasterii siue Abbacie beate Marie de Croxdon predicta et successores

sui Abbates dicti monasterii siue Abbacie beate Marie de Croxdon

predicta sint deinceps persone habiles implacitare et implacitari in

omnibus sectis placitis querelis accionibus petiticionibus tam realibus

quam personalibus et mixtis et aliis quibuscumque in quibuscumque

Curiis et locis ac coram quibuscumque Judicibus siue Justiciariis

tam spiritualibus quam temporalibus licet tangat nos heredes aut

successores nostros et ad faciendum excercendum et exequendum omnia

et singula alia quecumque ut Abbates dicti Monasterii siue Abbacie

beate Marie de Croxdon predicta fecissent et facere potuissent ante

confeccionem actus predicti. Ac prout fecissent et facere potuissent

si idem actus minime factus et editus fuisset. Et quod predictus

Abbas et Religiose persone predicte ut Abbas et Conuentus Monasterii

siue Abbacie beate Marie de Croxdon predicta et successores sui

Abbates et Conuentus Monasterii siue Abbacie illius habeant gaudeant

et teneant ac habere possint et valeant imperpetuum totum predictum

Monasterium siue Abbaciam beate Marie de Croxdon predicta necnon

ecclesiam Campanalia scitum Cimitorium fundum ambitum precinctum et

circuitum ecclesie eiusdem ac omnia et singula Maneria terras tenementa

redditus reversiones servicia possessiones penciones perpetuitates et

hereditamenta nostra quecumque necnon commoditates ornamenta iocalia

bona et catalla et alias res quascumque tam spirituales quam temporales

eidem Monasterio siue Abbacie quouismodo spectantia siue pertinentia

modo et forma prout haberent gauderent et tenerent aut habere gaudere

et tenere potuissent et valerent si actus predictus factus et editus

non fuisset. Et pro maiore securitate de et in premssiis prefatis

Abbati et Conuentui Monasterii siue Abbacie beate Marie de Croxdon

predicta et successoribus suis adhibenda Sciatis insuper quod nos de

uberiori gratia nostra speciali dedimus et concessimus ac per presentes

damus et concedimus prefato Abbati dicti Monasterii siue Abbacie beate

Marie de Croxdon predicta et Conuentui eiusdem loci et successoribus

suis totum dictum Monasteruim siue Abbaciam beate Marie de Croxdon

predicta necnon totum situm fundum ambitum precinctum et circuitum

ecclesiam Campanile et Cimitorium eiusdem Monasterii siue Abbacie beate

Marie de Croxdon predicta ac omnia et singula domos Maneria mesuagia

terras tenementa boscos subboscos redditus reversiones servicia feoda

Militum Warda maritagia relevia escaeta parcos warrenas stagna vivaria

piscarias communas Rectorias vicarias advocaciones et patronatus

ecclesiarum Capellarum et Cantariarum terras glebas penciones porciones

decimas oblaciones Curias letas visus franci plegii libertates

jurisdictiones franchesias et alia iura possessiones et hereditamenta

quecumque ac omnia bona et catalla Campanas iocalia ornamenta et alia

quecumque eidem Monasterio siue Abbacie beate Marie de Croxdon predicta

nuper spectantia siue pertinencia. Et que predictus Abbas et Conventus

quarto die Februarii dicto anno vicesimo septimo aut antea vel postea

in iure Monasterii siue Abbacie illius habuerunt tenuerunt vel gauisi

fuerunt. Et que ad manus nostras racione et pretextu actus predicti

devenerunt et devenire debuerunt adeo plene et integre et in tam

amplis modo et forma prout dicti Abbas et Conuentus dicto quarto die

Februarii dicto Anno vicesimo septimo et ante faccionem actus predicti

in iure Monasterii siue Abbacie predicte illa habuerunt tenuerunt vel

gauisi fuerunt et adeo plene et integre ac in tam amplis modo et forma

prout illa racione pretextu vigore et auctoritate actus predicti ad

manus nostras devenerunt et devenire debuerunt aut in manibus nostris

iam existunt vel existere deberent. Habendum tenendum et gaudendum

predictum Monasterium siue Abbaciam beate Marie de Croxdon predicta

ac omnia et singula cetera premissa cum suis iuribus pertinenciis et

commoditatibus uniuersis prefato Thome Abbati dicti Monasterii siue

Abbacie illius et Conuentui eiusdem loci et successoribus suis in puram

et perpetuam elemosinam imperpetuum de nobis et heredibus nostris de

fundacione nostra et non aliter. Soluendo et faciendo Capitalibus

dominis terrarum et tenementorum predictorum et ceterorum premissorum

et cuiuslibet inde parcelle redditus et seruicia inde eis et eorum

cuilibet debita et de iure consueta. Prouiso semper quod prefati.

Abbas et Conuentus unanimi consensu pro se et successoribus suis per

presentes concedant nobis et heredibus nostris quod predicti Abbas et

Conuentus et successores sui imperpetuum soluant aut solui faciant

nobis heredibus et successoribus nostris omnes decimas et primos

fructus quocienscumque euenire contigerint eodem modo et forma atsi

dictum Monasterium siue Abbacia suppressum dissolutum siue datum nobis

per actum predictum non fuisset. Ac secundum vim formam et effectum

cuiusdam actus parliamenti pro decimis et primis fructibus editi et

prouisi Et predicti Abbas et Conuentus concedunt per presentes quod

ipsi et successores sui imperpetuum bene et fideliter custodiant et

obseruabunt omnes et omnimodi regulas ordinaciones et statuta per

nos ut supremum caput Anglicane ecclesie siue Ministros nostros et

successores nostros bonum regimen dicti Monasterii siue Abbacie et

Religiosorum virorum eiusdem Monasterii siue Abbacie concernencia siue

tangencia imposterum prouidenda assignanda et appunctuanda. Eo quod

expressa mencio etc. In cuius etc. Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium

secundo die Julii.

per ipsum Regem et de dato etc.

APPENDIX II

DEED OF SURRENDER OF CROXDEN

[_Exchequer Augmentation Office; Deeds of Surrender, No. 66,

Crokesden Abbey, Cistercians_]

TRANSCRIPT (extended)

Omnibus Christi fidelibus ad quos presens scriptum pervenerit Nos

Thomas Chalner abbas Monasterii siue Abbathie Beate Marie virginis

de Crokesden in Comitatu Staff’ Coven’ et Lich’ dioc’ ordinis

Cistercien’ et eiusdem loci conventus Salutem in Domino sempiternam

Noueritis nos prefatos abbatem et conventum unanimi assensu et

concensu nostris, animis deliberatis, certa scientia, et mero motu

nostris ex quibusdam causis iustis et racionalibus nos animas et

conscientas nostras spiritualiter moventibus ultro et sponte dedisse

concessisse, ac per presentes damus, concedimus, reddimus, deliberamus,

et confirmamus Illustrissimo et Invictissimo principi et domino

nostro Henrico dei gratia Anglie et Francie Regi fidei defensori

domino Hibernie ac in terris supremo ecclesie Anglicane sub Christo

Capiti totum dictum monasterium siue abbathiam nostram de Crokesden,

predict’ ac totum scitum, fundum, circuitum, et precinctum eiusdem

monasterii de Crokesden predict’, Nec non omnia et singula maneria,

domos, mesuagia, gardina, curtilagia, tofta, terras et tenementa,

prata, pascua, pasturas, boscos, redditus, seruicia, molendina,

passagia, feoda militum, wardas, maritagia, natiuos, villanos, cum

eorum sequelis, communias, libertates, franchesias, iurisdictiones,

officia, cur’, let’, hundred’, visus franci pledgii, feria, mercata,

parcos, warrennia, viuaria, aquas, piscarias, vias, chimina,

vacuos fundos, advocationes ecclesiarum, Hospitalium, et aliorum

ecclesiasticorum beneficiorum quorumcunque, Rectorias, vicarias,

cantarias, porciones, pensiones, annuitates, decimas, oblaciones, ac

omnia et singula emolumenta, proficua, possessiones, hereditamenta et

iura nostra quecunque, tam infra dictum Com’ Staff’ quam infra Com’

Darby, Northampton, Lincoln’ Lecestr’ Cestrie, Middlesex’ et alibi

infra regnum Anglie, Wallie, Hibernie et marchiarum earundem eidem

monasterio siue Abbathie de Crokesden quoquomodo pertinentes spectantes

appendentes siue incumbentes ac omnimodas chartas, evidentias, scripta,

et munimenta nostra dicto monasterio siue Abbathie ac maneriis,

terris, et tenementis ac ceteris premissis cum pertenentiis, seu

alicui inde parcelle quoquomodo spectantes siue concernentes Habend’,

tenend’ et gaudend’ dictum monasterium siue Abbathiam, scitum, fundum,

circuitum, et precinctum de Crokesden predicto, terras, tenementa, ac

cetera premissa, cum omnibus et singulis suis pertinentiis prefato

Invictissimo Principi et Domino nostro Regi, heredibus et assignatis

suis imperpetuum, cui in hac parte ad omnem iuris effectum, qui exinde

sequi poterit aut potest nos et dictum monasterium siue Abbathiam de

Crokesden predict’, ac omnia iura nobis qualitercumque acquisata (vt

decet) subiicimus et submittimus, dantes et concedentes eidem Regie

maiestati heredibus et assignatis suis omnem et omnimodam plenam

et liberam facultatem, auctoritatem et potestatem nos et dictum

monasterium de Crokesden predicto vna cum omnibus et singulis maneriis,

terris, tenementis, redditibus, revercionibus, serviciis, et singulis

premissis cum suis iuribus et pertinentiis quibuscumque dispondendi ac

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disposiciones alienaciones donaciones conuersiones et translaciones,

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gratas ac perpetuo firmas habituros promittimus per presentes et

ut premissa omnia et singula suum debitum sortiri valeant effectum

electionibus insuper nobis ei successoribus nostris necnon omnibus

querelis, provocationibus, appellacionibus, actionibus, litibus, et

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forsan et successoribus nostris in ea parte pretextu disposicionis,

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doli erroris metus ignorancie, vel alterius materie siue disposicionis

exceptionibus obiectionibus, et alleggacionibus prorsus semotis

et depositis palam publice et expresse ex certa nostra scientia

animisque spontaneis renunciamus et redimus et ab eisdem recedimus

in hiis scriptis Et nos predict’ abbas et conventus et successores

nostri dictum monasterium precinctum scitum mansionem et ecclesiam

de Crokesden predicto ac omnia et singula maneria, domos, mesuagia,

gardina, cutilagia, tofta, prata, pascua, pasturas, boscos, subboscos,

terras et tenementa ac omnia et singula cetera premissa cum suis

pertinentiis vniversis prefato domino nostro Regi heredibus et

assignatis suis contra omnes gentes warantizabimus imperpetuum per

presentes In quorum premissorum fidem et testimonium Nos prefati Abbas

et conventus huic scripto sigillum nostrum commune apposuimus et

propriis manibus adscripsimus dat’ xviimo die mensis septembris Anno

Domini millesimo quigentesimo trigesimo octavo. Anno 30 Henry viii.

[Signatures in the margin.]

per me Thomam Chalner Abbatem de Crokesden

„ Thomam Rollesto [Rolleston]

„ Robertum Clarke

„ Thomam Kelynge

„ Johannem Thornto[n]

„ Johannem Orpe

„ Johannem Almo

„ Wylliamus Beche

„ Henricum Rothwell

„ Robertum Kyedr

„ Johannem Standlaw

„ Rycardum Meyre

„ Thomam Hendon

[Seal in good condition.]

[On the dorse]

Memorandum quod die et anno infra scripto Abbas et conventus infra

nominati in domo capitulari omnes et singuli tunc ibidem congregati et

capitulum facientes vnanimi eorum consensu et assensu ex certa eorum

scientia animis deliberatis hoc eorum scriptum sigillo suo communi

sigillatum et manibus suis propriis ad scriptum continens donationem

concessionem alienationem siue sursum reddicionem ut factum suum

liberum et voluntarium cognoverunt et recognoverunt ac ut factum suum

commune in manibus venerabilis viri magistri Thome Legh legum doctoris

commissarii ibidem domini nostri regis ad vsum ipsius illustrissimi

domini Regis vltro et sponte tradebant et deliberant ac petierunt

instanter ut in curia cancellarie domini nostri regis seu vbicunque

aliis ut factum suum hujusmodi ad perpetuam rei memoriam irrotuletur

insinuatur et inscribatur et regarunt hos testes subscriptos quatenus

tam super eorum facto hujus modi quam sigillacione deliberatione et

peticione predict’ testimonium prohiberent.

Mr Georgius Vernam, armiger

Ranoldus Corbett, armiger

Walterus Orton, generosus

Dominus Edmundus Stretaye.

[Enrolled on the dorse of the Close Rolls the month and year within

written.]

APPENDIX III

INVENTORY OF THE SALE AT BREWOOD

NUNNERY

(_Exchequer Augmentation Office; Miscellaneous Books, Vol._ 172)

NOTE.--_The volume from which this and the two following extracts are

taken begins as follows:_

Herafter Ensueth the names of all and euery suche pson and psons as

was by Thomas Ligh Doctor in the lawe and Wyllms Cauendyshe Auditor

Commissionours appoynted by the King our soueraigne lorde for the

dyssolucion of thes monasteryes foloweng by them Indiferently chosyn

and sworne of and for the valuying ratyng and apprisyng of all and

singler the gooddes and catelles cummyng and beyng found at the

surrenders taken in the same late dyssoluyd Monasteries and priories

within sundry sheres or Counties the names as well of the seyd howses

as of the psons so sworne foloweng hervnder wryghten in order.

That ys to say

[_Then follow the jurors of “Meryvale.”_]

{John Broune } {Rychard Whyt } {John Shyrborne }

Brewode {William Barnes} Jurors {John Baker } Jurors {Thomas Clarke } Jurors

{Henry Holte } {William Turner} {Anthony Palmer }

{Thomas Willes } {William Atwill} {George Wilkyns }

Seint {Raffe Mynors } {John Hyll } {Nycholas Bagshaw}

Thomas {John Langley } Jur. {John Lyenshaw } Jur. {Rychard Rawson } Jur.

bysyde {Roger Alayn } {Willm. Whitill} {John Fyssher }

Staff {George Bowgley} {Roger Gratwych} {Willm. Blythe }

{William Butler} {John Arden } {Henry Barber }

Delacres {Thomas Johnson} Jurors {Hugh Latham } Jurors {Thomas Jacson } Jurors

{Henry Atkyns } {Rychard Luther} {William Tanner}

{John Flynte } {John Thomson } {Thomas Morris }

[_Here follow jurors of Lylleshull and Darley. And on f._ 2

_jurors of Dale, Repton, Gracedue, Pypwell and Barnwel_.]

PRIORY OF BREWOOD

Hereafter folowyth all suche parcelles of implementes or houshold

Stuff, Corne, Catell, ornamentes of the church and such other lyke

founde within the late priory there at the tyme of the Dissolucion of

the same house, Soulde by the Kinges Commissioners to Thomas Gyfforde,

esqr.

_The Churche_

Fyrst, one table of alebaster, owlde formes and settes, ij. particions

of carvyd woode, pavyng of the church and quere, xxviij. panes of glas,

and on masboke

xxs.

_The Vestrye_

_It’_ ij. payr of grene dornyx[230] westmentes, j. olde cope of

sendall, one serples, j. altercloth and j. towell, j. litell bell, and

a sensure of latynne

iiijs.

_The Chapter House_

_It’_ iij. panys of glasse and ij. long formes soulde for

xijd.

_Belles in the Stepull_

_It’_ ther remayneth unsolde in the stepull iij. belles.

_The Hale_

_It’_ there ij. tabulles and a forme soulde for xijd.

_The Parlore_

_It’ j._ foldyng tabull, j. forme, j. chayre, j. cubborde, and the

hangyngs of payntyd clothe

ijs.

_The Cheffe Chamber_

_It’_ one fetherbedd, ij. oulde coverlettes, j. oulde blankett,

j. tester of whyght lynen clothe, ij. bed-steddes, ij. formes, j.

cubborde, one joynt chayre, ij. oulde coffers, j. boulster, ij.

pyllowis, and iiij. payre of shettes

xs.

_The Baylyffes Chamber_

It’ one mattres, j. coverlet, one blankett, and one axe

xijd.

_The Buttery_

It’ ij. ale tubbes, j. oulde chest, j. borde, j. tableclothe, and ij.

candlestykys of latenn

xijd.

_The Kechyn_

_It’_ ij. dressyngbordes, ij. stoles, j. forme, j. ladder, j.

bz [] di’ of salte, iiij. porrengers of peuter, iiij. platters, ij.

saucers, and ij. braspottes

vs.

_The Larder_

_It’_ one great chest, j. troffe, and two little barrelles

vjd.

_The Brewhouse_

_It’_ v. tubbes, j. keler, j. olde tubbe, j. olde table, j. olde

whele, and one chese presse

xvjd.

_The Yelyng House_

_It’_ iij. colyng[231] ledes, ij. brassepannes, and vij. oulde

tobbes

vs.

_The Boultyng House_

_It’_ iij. troffes, j. watering fate, j. boulting huche, j.

busshell, and ij. tubbes soulde for

viijd.

_The Cheslofte_

_It’_ ij. litell tubbes, ij. chese rakkes, ij. charnes, j. lytell

whele, and ij. shelves

viijd.

_The Kylhouse_

_It’_ j. hercloth and j. lader hengyng upon the wall of ye seid

house

xjd.

_Grayne_

_It’_ one quarter of whete vjs. ijd., quarter of munke corne

viijs., j. quarter of ottes xxd., j. quarter of pese ijs. viijd. In all

xviijs. iiijd.

_Catell_

_It’_ one horse iiijs. soulde to the said Thomas

iiijs.

_Waynes_

_It’_ j. wayne and j. dungcarte sould for

xvjd.

_Heye_

_It’_ for x lode of hey

xvs.

_Plate Soulde_

_It’_ soulde to George Warenn j. chales and iij. spounys all whytt

weing viij. ounces at iijs. iiijd. the ounce

xxvjs. viijd.

_Dette receyvyd_

_It’_ receyvyd of an olde dett dwe to ye seid late priorye

xxvjs. viijd.

The sume totall of all the guddis of thys seid late priory with xxvjs.

viijd. for dett receyvyd and xxvjs. viijd. for plate

vii_li._ vj_s._ j_d._

Rewardes gyvene to the late Abbes and the Covent ther at ther departure

Fyrst to Isabell Launder xls.

_It’_ to Christabell Smith xxs.

_It’_ to Alice Beche xxs.

_It’_ to Felix Baggshawe xxs.

----

cs.

Rewardes gyvene to the servantes ther at theyr lyke departure

_It_to William parker, Chapelan, xxxs.

_It_to Robert Baker xiijs. iiijd.

_It_to Margarett Burre ijs.

_It_to Thomas Bolde iijs.

_It_to William Morre ijs. vjd.

_It_ to Thomas Smith xs.

_It_ to Kateryn Alate xiijs. iiijd.

_It_ to Philip Duffelde iiijs.

--------- -----

lxxviijs. ijd.

_It’_ in cates boughte and spente at the tyme of the

commissionours being there for the dissolucion of the seid

late priory, and for the saffe kepyng of the guddes and

catell there found duryng the seid tyme

lxs.

The sum of the paymentes aforeseid is, xj. li. xviijs. ijd.

and so remayneth in the seid comissionour’s handes nil, for

they have payd more then they for the goodes of the seid

late priory have receyvyd by iiij. li. xijs. jd.

Md. that the Prioresse of the seid late Priory hath

receyvyd of Michaelmas Quarters Rente dwe to the seid

Priory these Parcelles folowing, and none other as sche

sayth.

Fyrst, of Mr. Thomas Gyfford for Blythbery for halfe a

yere xxxiijs. iiijd.

_It’_ of Mr. Thomas Moreton for le feldes for half a yere

xxvjs. viijd.

_It’_ of T ... Tunkes for the rente of hys ferme for

halfe a yere vjs. viijd.

_It’_ of John Penford for halfe a yeres rent viijs.

_It’_ of Thomas Pitt for a hole yeres rente ijs.

_It’_ of Cristofer Alatt, for one quarters rente vjs. viijd.

Summa iiij. li. iijs. iiijd.

Md. that ther is owyng to the seid late Priory of

Michaelmas Rente by the confession of the foreseid these

parcelles.

Fyrst, of Barnaby Clarke for iij. yeres quiet rent xviijs.

_It’_ of the balyff of Tonge for j yeres rente ijs.

_It’_ of Willm Wydowes for j yeres rente xijd.

_It’_ of the lordshype of Brome for j quarter rente lxs.

_It’_ of Rychard Gowgh for halfe a yeres rente viijd.

_It’_ of Mathew Parker for halfe a yeres rente xvd.

_It’_ of John Staunton for halfe a yeres quiet rente vjd.

_It’_ of ... Blakeman for halfe a yeres rente xijd.

_It’_ of ... Whytemore for ij yere vjd.

_It’_ of Thomas Johnson for halfe a yeres rente iijd. ob.

_It’_ of the churchwardens of Brewode for iij yeres rente iijd.

_It’_ of Robart Bromhall for halfe a yeres rente iiijd.

----------------

Suma xxxiiijs. ixd.ob

Penc’ and Porc’ grauntyd and alottyd to the late Prioresse

and Convent’ there by the seid Commissionours.

Fyrst, to Isabell Launder, late prioresse lxvjs. viijd.

_It’_ to Cristabell Smyth xxxiijs. iiijd.

_It’_ to Alys Beche xxxiijs. iiijd.

_It’_ to Felix Baggeshawe xxxiijs. iiijd.

-------------------

viijli. vjs. viijd.

APPENDIX IV

INVENTORY OF SALE AT ST. THOMAS’S PRIORY, STAFFORD

(_Augmentation Office. Miscellaneous Books, Vol._ 172)

{Herafter folowyth all suche pcelles of

{Implementes and housholde Stuffe Corne Catell

{ornamentes of the Churche and suche other lyke

{founde wythin the seid late Monastery at the

The late {tyme of the Dissolucon of the same house Soulde

Priory of {by the Kynges Commissionors to the Reuerend

Saint Thomas {father in God Bysshope of Couet and Lychefelde

nygh Staff {the xviiith Day of October in the xxxth yere

{o^rf [_sic_] our Soueraigne lorde Kyng Henry

{the viiith.

{ That ys to saye

{Fyrst j Tabull of woode at the hye alter }

{iiij Candulstykes of latyn j Crosse of }

{latyn the deskys in the quere j olde }

{alter in our lady Chapell j Imag of our }

The Churche {lady one payre of olde Organes ij syde } cxs.

{alters j Rode the flatt Roffes ouer the }

{Churche and Crosse yeles wyth all the }

{Glasse and the pauenement j Rode in }

{the Churche ij Images and one Cloke }

{soulde for }

{It. iiij Tynacles of oulde redd }

{Baudkynn iij oulde Vestmentes j oulde }

{Cope of Crymsonn Veluett iij oulde }

{Copes of redd Baudkynn j of grene and }

The Vestry {Redd sylke vij other oulde Copes iij } xlvs.

{Fruntes for the alter of Dune yelowe }

{and grene Sylke v olde alter clothes j }

{towel and tow sacryng Belles soulde for }

{It. the glasse Iroun pauementes tyle }

The Cloyster {and shyngull wyth the Roffes ther j }

and the {lauer of leade i Cundyth } cs.

Chapter house {It. the glasse in the Chapter house and }

{pauyng stounes ar soulde for }

The Dorter It. all the Selles ther ar soulde for xjs.

The Frater It. ij Bordes ther soulde for xijd.

{It. j olde Wynde for Stone the Iroun }

The newe {in the Walles the smale Cundyth in the}

Halle. {Courte ij Bordes and tow Formes in the} xs.

{oulde halle soulde for }

The Priors {It. ther j foulden tabull ij formes iiij}

parler {chayres and the hengynges of lynyon } xvjd.

{ar soulde for }

The Water {It. Bedstedes the hengynges paynted }

Chamb. {ij fetherbeddes ij boulsters ij pyllowes} xxs.

{and iiij couerlettes sould for }

{It. a beadsteadd j fetherbedd j }

The Great {Couerlett ij fustyon blankettes and} xxxiijs.

chamb. {a boulster soulde for }

The ij iner {It. ij fetherbeddes iiij oulde Couerynges} xxs.

chambs. {ij boulsters ther founde solde for }

{It. ther j bedstedd j Couerlett j payre }

The Chamb {of blankettes j payre of shetes j fetherbedd}

ouer the {j Cupborde j forme j smale borde } xijs.

Chapell {j Chayer and the hengyng of lynyon }

{clothe soulde for }

{It. ther j bedstedd j payr of shettes j}

The Carters {materes and iij oulde Couerlettes } ijs.

chamb. {soulde for }

{It. ther ij Napkyns iiij ould Borde }

The Buttery {clothes j wesshyng towell j kyffe[232] ij }

{pewter Saltes xij lomes ij Costrelles[233] iij} vs.

{oulde tubbes soulde for }

{It. ther iiij Brasse pottes j Broche[234] ij }

{Brasse pannes j brasynn morter ij }

{Cobbordes j pott beme of Tymber j }

The Kechenn {musterd queren[235] j kemnell j Skymer j }xijs.

{fleshehoke ij payr of henges ij payr of } vjd.

{potthokes vij platers j voyder[236] iij }

{dysshes iiij saucers iiij potyngers and j }

{Shuffnett sould for }

{It. ther ij Brewing leadds ij fattes vj }

{wortleades j panne in a Furneshe j }

The Brewhouse {steping Sesterne j here for the kill in }

and {the Brewhouse chamb j bedstedd j } xls.

Bakhouse {matres j Couerlett j payr of Shetes j }

{Blankett j borde iij trowes and j }

{bultyng tubb whyche ar soulde for }

Tymber {It. Tymber lying about the Scite of the } xiiijs.

sould {seid late priory ys soulde for }

{It. in Whete there iij qrt} }

{at vijs. le qrt } xxjs. }

{It. in Rye and Munkencorne} lxxiijs. }

{xj qrt at vjs. viijd. } iiijd. }

{the qrt } }

{It. in Barley xl qrt. at } vjli. }

Grayne and {iijs. iiijd. the qrt. } xiijs. iiijd.} xvjli.

Heye at {It. pese x qrt at vjs. } } xiiijs.

Orb’toun {viijd. the qrt whyche } lxvjs. } iiijd.

Grayunge {amountyth to the Sume } viijd. }

{of } }

{It. of hey ther founde xx } }

{lodes at ijs. the lode } xls. }

{amountyng to the Sume } }

{of } }

{It. in Rye ther xij qrt. }

{at vjs. viijd. the qrt. } iiijli. }

Grayne att {amountyng to the Sume } } iiijli.

Barkeswhiche {of } } xiijs.

Graunge {It. in Barley iiij qrt at } } iiijd.

{at iijs. iiijd. the qrt. } xiijs. }

{amountyng to the Sume } iiijd. }

{of } }

Hey att the {It. of hey ther founde xij lodes at ijs. }

Priory {the lode soulde for } xxiiijs.

Waynes att {It. ther j Iroun bound Wayne and j }

Orb’ton {other onbounden wyth yokes and } xs.

Graunge wt {temes thereto belongyng and ij } viijd.

other {harrowes }

Waynes and {It. ther ij Waynes j Ieronbound and }

harrowes at {the other vnbounde ij harrowes ij } xiijs.

Barkeswych {plowes wt yokes and temes to them } iiijd.

Graung {belongyng }

{It. ther founde xij Oxenn } }

{soulde for } xli. }

{It. ix kyne soulde for iiijli. xs.}

{It. ther founde viij wening } }

{Calues at ijs. the pece on } xvjs. }

{wyth an other } }

Catell soulde {It. lx yewes soulde for iijli. }

att Orbtoun {It. lxx lambes at xd. the pece lviijs. } xxvj. li

Graunge {It. iij carthorses and ij mares} } iiijs.

{wt a Carte and gere belongyng } xxxs. }

{to them soulde for } }

{It. vj Swyne oulde and yonge } xs. }

{sould for } }

{It. vj Wynter bestes soulde } xls. }

{for } }

{It. ther founde at the tyme } }

{of the dyssolucion of the seid } x. li. }

Catell att {late priory xij Oxen soulde } } xvli.

Barkeswyche {for } } xiijs.

Graunge {It. iiij^{xx} Wethers at xvjd. } cvjs. } viijd.

{the pece } viijd. }

{It. ix Swyne soulde for vijs. }

The sume total of all the guddes}

founde within the seid late } iiij^{xx} vijli.

mon att the tyme of the } ixs. vjd.

dyssolucion is }

{Fyrst to Rychard } vjli. } }

{Whytell late prior} } }

{It. to Ric. Haruy } xls. } }

{subprior } } }

Rewardes {It to Sr. Xpofer } xls. } }

gyuen to the {Simson } } }

Couent ther {It. to Sr. Thomas } xls. } }

at ther Departure {Bageley } } xvij li. }

{It. to Sr. William} xls. } }

{Pykstok } } }

{It. to Sr. William} xls. } }

{Stapulton } } }

{It. to Sr. William} xxs. } }

{Bovdon } } }

{It. to Philip Chetwyn xvs. } }

{It. to George Bowghey xs. } }

{It. to Peter Sponer xs. } }

{It. to Edmund Sale xvs. } }

{It. to Roger Cokes xvs. } }

{It. to James Coke xs. } }

{It. to Richard Turner } vijs. } }

{ } vjd. } }

{It. to John Coke iiij.s.iij.d.} }

{It. to Willm Loncome } iijs. } } xxixli.

{ } iiijd. } }

{It. to Thomas Stapulton} vijs. } }

{ } vjd. } }

Rewardes {It. to Thomas Beche } xvjs. } }

gyuen to the { } viijd. } }

seruantes {It. to iiij plowgh } vjs. viijd. } }

late apperteynyng {dryuers } } }

to {It. to Alis Bech } iijs. iiijd. }xijli.}

the seid {It. to Agnes iijs. iiijd. } }

priory at the {It. to Hewe Baker xs. } }

dissolution {It. to Susan Turner } xiijs. } }

therof { } iiijd. } }

{It. to Katerin } xiijs. } }

{Whyttyll } iiijd. } }

{It. to Richard Baker xiijs. iiijd.} }

{It. to Henry Baker iijs. iiijd.} }

{It. to Nicholas Wood iijs. iiijd.} }

{It. to Richard } } }

{Whytell } xvs. } }

{It. to Grola Hordram } iijs. } }

{ } iiijd. } }

{It. to Denys Rochson xxd. } }

{It. to John Bache xxd. } }

{It. to Raufe Hales xvs. } }

{It. to Elizabeth Grene xxs. } }

{It. in Cates bought and spente at the }

{tyme of the Commissionors beyng there for} viijli.

Cates bought {the dissolucon of the seid late priory } xixs.

{and for the saffe kepyng of the guddes } xd.

{and Catell there duryng the same tyme }

The summe of the } xxxvijli.

paymentes aforseid ys } xixs. xd.

Md. the Remayneth a specialite of xl. li. }

_ixs. ijd._ vpon the Reuerend father in }

God Rowland bisshop of Couentry and }

Lych for the guddes of the seid late }

priory by hym bought and not yet }

payed for as apperyth by on obligacon } xl. li

beryng date the xviijth day of October } ixs.

in the xxx yere of our Souerayngne } ijd.

lorde King Henri the viijth paiabull at }

the feast of Saint Andrewe the appostyll }

which shalbe in the yere of our lorde }

God MDXXXIX }

And so Remayneth in the seid Commissionors }

handes } ixli. ijd.

Certyn guddes or stuffe founde at

the seid late priory whiche Remayneth

vnsolde

Gylte plate Fyrst 1 Chales all gylte wayeng xix oz.

Whyte plate It. 1 Chales all whyte wayeng ixoz. di.

Lead remayn {It. ther ys estemed to be xliiij fothers of}

eng vnsould {leade valued at } xl. li.

Belles { }

remayneng {It. ther found iiij belles valued at } liiijli.

vnsoulde { }

Md. there remayneth all the howses edyfyed wythin

the precincte of the seid priory except the flatte

roffes ouer the Churche the crosse ylez wyth the

glasse and pauement in the Churche wt. the Roffes

glasse yron pauement tyle shingull of the Cloyster

and Chapter house whych ys soulde.

{Fyrst in the handys of Syr Gryme at acton j

{Stondyng Cuppe Morgagyd for----It. in the

{handes of Willm Stamforde at Rowhaye ij syluer

Plate {saltes for x_li_. In the handes of Mr. Lytelton j

morgagyd {Bason and on ewer of syluer for x_li_. In the handes

to Dyuers {of Willm Litleton of Stafford on senser of syluer

parsons {for lxvjs. viijd. In the handes of Vmfrey fox

{thelder of Opton j Crosse of woode platyd wt. syluer

{and sett aboute wt. stones for xx_li_.

Pencions and stypendes appoyntyd and allottyd

to the late prior and Couent of the seid priory by

the forseid Commissionors.

Fyrst to Rychard Whytell late prior xxvjli. xiijs. iiijd.

It. to Rychard Haruey vjli.

It. to Xpofer Symsoun vjli.

It. to Thomas Bagley Cvjs. viijd.

It. to Willm Pykestoke Cvjs. viijd.

It. to Willm Stapulton Cs.

Sum liiijli. vjs. viijd.

Fees and Annuites grauntyd out to dyuerse

persons before the dyssolucon of the seid late

priory

Fyrst to my lorde Ferres hygh stuard xls.

It. to Mr. Robert Browne xvs.

It. to Mr. Phylypp Chewynn xxvjs. viijd.

It. to Edward Whytell xxxiijs. iiijd.

It. to Hugh Baker xxs.

It. to Willm Harney [_sic_] xs.

It. to Willm Bagley xs.

It. to Rychard Torner Baker xs.

It. to Jamys Cocke xxs.

It. to George Bougley xxs.

It. to Thomas Stapultoun xs.

It. to Alexander Rattclyff xiijs. iiijd.

It. to Ottes Hollande xiijs. iiijd.

It. to Rychard Whytell xxs.

Summ xiij li. xxd.

Dettes owyng by the late prior and Couent of the

forseid priory befor the dyssolucon therof

Fyrst to Mr. Edward Lyteltoun Esquier ixli. xs.

It. to Vmfrey fox thelder xvijli. iiijs.

It. to Willm Chamber of Westoun Cxvjs. jd.

It. to Syr Henry Slany vycar of Busbury xls.

It. to Willm Stamford xli.

It. to Syr Edward Astoun knyght xxiijli. xjs. viijd.

It. to Edward Lyteltoun Esquyer xlli.

It. to Peyes Sponer xiiijli. xviijs. id.

It. to Agnes Daryngton of Stafford Gent lxvjs. viijd.

It. to Willm Gylbert vjli. xiijs. iiijd.

It. to Sr. Robert Gryme lxvjs. viijd.

It. to Willm Mydeltoun of Stafford lxvjs. viijd.

It. to Willm Russell lxxiijs. iiijd.

{It. to Rychard Homersley of Stafford for money }

{borowed and other warres of hym bowght } xijli. vs. ixd.

It. to Mr. Strethay Commessary vjli. xiijs. iiijd.

{It. to my lorde of Chester for the pencions of }

{Busbury Westoun and Barkeswych at Michaelmas } lxvijs. iiijd.

{last and procuracions in visitacions last }

{It. to the Deane and Chapeter of Lych for certyn }

{pencions Due at the feast of Seint Michael } xijli. vjs. viijd.

{tharchangell last past }

It. to Walter Wortesley xviijli.

It. to the Bysshopp of Chester xlli.

Sum ccxxxvli. xixs. vijd.

APPENDIX V

INVENTORY OF THE SALE OF DIEULACRES ABBEY

(_Augmentation Office. Miscell. Books. Vol. 172, ff. 41–49_)

THE LATE MON. OF DELACRES IN THE COUNTE OF STAFFORD

Herafter foloweth all such pcelles of Implementes or houshoulde Stuffe

Corne Catell Ornamentes of the Churche & suche other lyke founde wyth

in the late Monastery ther at the tyme of the Dyssolucon of the same

howse soulde by the Kynges Commissionors to the honrable Edward Erie of

Derby the xxj day of October in the xxx yere of Kyng Henry the viijth.

{ Fyrst halfe a dosoun of oulde }

{ Antyke clothes, j fayre table of }

{ Aler Baster, ij Candlestykes of }

{ latenn on the Alter, j great lectroun }

{ of latenn, ij great Candlestykes }

{ of latenn the Mounkes }

The Churche { seattes in the quere, j oulde } xliiijs.

{ laumpe in the quere, iiij ould }

{ alters in the Iles, iiij alters of }

{ Alebaster in the body of the }

{ Churche the Crusifyx, xij Candulstykes }

{ of latenn before the same, j }

{ pticion of Tymber in the body of }

{ the Churche sould for }

{ It. the pauyng of the Churche & }

{ the Iles wythe the grauestones }

{ And all the glasse Jeroun[237] & the } xiijli. vjs.

{ tymber Roffes of the same } viijd.

{ churche & also the Iles ther of ar }

{ sould for }

{ It. one sute of vestmentes of blue }

{ sylke inbroderyd wyth goulde & }

{ j Cope of the same, j cope of oulde }

{ redd veluet & ij tow tynacles set }

{ wyth grene & whyte j sute of }

{ branched sylke imbroderyd wyth }

{ goulde, j sute of Branchyd sylke }

{ spotted wyth whyte & grene wt. }

{ byrdes of goulde & j Cope of the }

{ same, j sute of yelow Sylke imbroyderyd}

{ wt. redd sylke & on }

{ Cope of the same, j suyt of redd }

{ saye & fustyoun spotted lx. s. }

{ Roses & a Cope of the same, j }

{ Cope of oulde redd Veluett }

{ spotted wyth sters, j Cope of }

The Vestrye { grene and redd sylke imbroydered } lxs.

{ to gether spottyd wyth }

{ lyans, j oulde cope of cloth }

{ peinted wt. youle,[238] j vestment of }

{ grene baudekyne, j vestment of }

{ whyte baudekynne, j vestment of }

{ grene and dune sylke, j vestment }

{ of ij Tynacles of Cranecoleryd }

{ sylke }

{ It. the glasse Jeroun the Mounkes }

{ settes, the Roffes of the seid }

The Cloyster{ Cloyster & a lauar[239] ther & the } lxvjs. viijd.

{ glasse & Jeron in the Chapiter }

{ house ar sould for }

The Dorter { It. glasse Jeroun & oulde deskes }

frater & { in the dorter It. the tymber of } lxvjs. viijd.

farmery { the frater & farmery ar soulde for }

{ It. ther, j matres, j fetherbed, j }

{ Boulster, j Blankett, ij pyllowes, j }

{ couerlett, j Tester of dornyx, j }

The Corner { fouldyng table, j Chayr wyth a } xvjs. viijd.

Chamber { Cusshyon the hengyng of say wt. }

{ one matres in the inner Chamber }

{ ar soulde for }

{ It. ther, ij Bedsteddes, j Cupborde, }

The Ryders { j Chayre wt. j Cusshyon a Tester } iijs.

Chamber { & the hengyng of payented clothe }

{ soulde for }

The Butelers{ It. j matres, iiij Couerlettes, ij pyllowes, }

Chamber { j fetherbedd, j boulster } xs.

{ soulde for }

{It. ther, iij Tables, iij formes, j }

The Hale {Cupborde & j oulde hengyng } iiijs.

{soulde for }

{ It. ther, v borde Clothes v napkyns, }

{ iij peuter saltes wt. i Cyner, }

The Buttery { viij hoggesheaddes, vj Candlestykes, } vijs.

{ j oulde Cheste & j shorte }

{ borde wt. ij Trestulles soulde for }

The larder { It. ther, j saltyngfatt, j Troffe, iiij } iiijs.

{ Bordes & ij Tubbes soulde }

{ It. v great braspottes & iiij smale }

{ pannes, j Cauderoune, iij spyttes, j }

{ skyelett[240], ij Cupbordes, j fyerforke, }

{ j fleshoke, j fryengpanne, ij cressettes[241],}

The { j gryderoune, xxxviij }

Kechynne { platters, dysshes & saucers, j } iiijli. xxd.

{ brasen morter wt. a pestell, ij }

{ Choppyngknyues, j dressyng }

{ knyffe, j Almery, j grater, ij dressyng }

{ bordes, ij Chafyngdyshys & }

{ Skimmer of brasse soulde for }

{ It. ther, iij leades, j masshyng fatt, }

The brewe { xij kelers[242] of leade, ij yelyng fattes, }

house { j table before the ouenne & j } vjli. xjs. xd.

{ sestyroune[243] soulde for }

The boultyng{ It. ther, j Boultyng huche & } xijd.

house { certein oulde troffes & tubbes }

The laborars{ It. ther, ij materes, ij couerlettes, } xxd.

Chamber { j borde & j forme sould for }

{ It. vj Oxenne, iiijli. xs., It. lx. }

Catell { Ewys & lammes lxvj. s. viijd. } ixli. xs.

{ It. iij horses xxs. It. xiij Swynne }

{ soulde for xiijs. iiijd. }

{ It. vij^{xx}[244] xix bz. of otes xjli. xixs.}

Grayne { It. j quart. ij bz. di. of Rye xxjs. } xvjli.

{ It. xxix lodes of haye soulde for }

{ lxs }

{ The summe totall of all the } lxiijli.

{ goodes aforeseid is } xiiijs. xd.

Wherof

{ Fyrst to Thomas Whitney } vjli. } }

{ abbott ther } } }

Rewardes { It. to Robt. Bagley prior ls. } }

gyuen to { It. to Sr. Henry Benett ls. } }

Abbott and { It. to Sr. George Ferny ls. } }

Conuent of { It. to Sr. Rauffe Motessott xls. } }

the seid Mon. { It. to Sr. Randall Barnes xls. } xxxjli. }

at the tyme of { It. to Sr. Willm Crosse xls. } xs. }

the dissolucon { It. to Sr. Robt. Cheryngton xls. } }

of the { It. to Sr. Edmund bolton xls. } }

same { It. to Sr. Willm prowdluffe xls. } }

{ It. to Sr. Thomas loke xls. } }

{ It. to Sr. Richard Cordon xls. } }

{ It. to Sr. John Bykerton xls. } }

{ It. to Anthony Colclegh xxs. } }

{ It. to John Jorell xs. } }

{ It. to John Wood xvs. } }

{ It. to John feirfeld xvs. } }

{ It. to Hughe palyn xvs. } }

{ It. to Will’m Rudeyerd xvs. } }

{ It. to Thomas Vygours vijs. vjd. } }

{ It. to Robt. Hardyng iijs. ixd. } }

{ It. to Thomas Calcott vs. } }

{ It. to [_sic_] bartram xvs. } }

{ It. to Edmud plumber xxs. } }

{ It. to Roger Tatten iijs. ixd. } }

{ It. to peter Woodworte vs. } }

Rewardes { It. to Robt. Wardell xs. } }

gyuen to the { It. to Jamys Dadam xvs. } xiiijli. } xlvli.

seruantes { It. to Richard Vigours vijs. vjd. } vs. xd. } xvs.

ther the { It. to Henry Symson vijs. vjd. } } xd.

same tyme { It. to Thomas Tatten vs. } }

{ It. to John Fyney vijs. vjd. } }

{ It. to John Stele vs. } }

{ It. to Roger Cocker vijs. vjd. } }

{ It. to Rychard Dale iijs. iiijd.} }

{ It. to John banne vs. } }

{ It. to Ric. Heygrevez xvs. } }

{ It. to John newlys xvs. } }

{ It. to Thomas Walle } } }

{ It. to Thomas Masse } vijs. vjd. } }

{ It. to Ric. Buchyngham } } }

{ It. to Rauffe Chester vijs. vjd. } }

{ It. to Jamys Hardyng xvijs. vjd. } }

{ It. to Agnes Whytt, to the Wyffe }

Almes gyuen { of John Strettell, to Margery }

to the { poole, to Secily brempett, to } xxvjs. viijd.

anders and { Jone Coke, to Matild Wyburley, }

pore Bede { to the Wyffe of Flyxton, & to the }

Women ther { Wyffe of Robt. Rudyer }

{ It. in Cates bought & spente at }

{ the tyme of the Commissionors }

Cates bought { being ther for to dyssolue the seid } xli. xvijs.

{ Mon & for the saffe kepyng of the }

{ Guddes and Catell ther founde &c. }

The summe of the paymentes } lvijli. xixs. vjd.

aforeseid is }

{ Md. ther remayneth a specialtie }

{ of xxli. upon the honorable Edward }

{ Erle of Derby for the goodes }

{ & Catell ther by hym bowght } xxli.

{ payable at the feast of Seynt }

{ Andrewe thappostill wch shalbe }

{ in the yere of our lorde god MI. }

{ Dxxxix }

And so remayneth in the seid Commissionours } xiiijli.

Handes nl. for they haue payed more then the [_sic_] } iiijs. viijd.

haue Receuyd by ye sume of }

Certeyn guddes or stuffe Remaynyng vnsould late

belongyng to the seyd late Monastery

Gylte plate { It. iij Chalesys and the head of a } iiij^{xx} vij oz.

{ Crosestaffe all gylt wayeng }

{ It. broken plate whych was ouer }

Whyte plate { a Crosse of wood & xj spounes all } xxx oz.

{ whytt weyng }

leade { It. ther ys estemyd to be Ciiij^{xx} }

remaynyng { foters[245] of leade valued at [_sic_] } DCCxxli.

vnsold { the fother }

Belles { It. ther remayneth vj belles }

remayneng { weyng 1 hundreth valued at } xxxvijli. xs.

vnsould { }

Md. ther remayneth all the howses edyfyed upon the scite of the seid

late Mon. the pauement the grauestones glasse Jeroune tymber & Roffes

of the Churche & Ilez to yt adioynyng the glasse Jeron and Roffes of

the Cloyster the glasse Jeron of the Chapiter house the glasse & Jeron

in the Dorter & ye tymber of the fratreter & farmery only excerp and

soulde

Md. that the seid honerable Erle of Derby was put in possession of

the seid late Mon & the Demaynez to yt Apptenyng to our soueraygne

lorde the Kynges vse the xxj day of Octobr in the xxx yere of or. seid

soueraigne lorde Kyng Henry the viijth

Pencions & stypendes appoynted & allotted to the late

abbott and Couent of the forseyd late Monastery by the

forseid Commissionors

Fyrst to Thomas Wytney late abbott lxli.

It. to Robert Bageley pryor vjli.

It. to Henry Benett vjli.

It. to George Farny vjli.

It. to Rauffe Motsett cvjs. viijd.

It. to Randall Barnes cvjs. viijd.

It. to Willm Crosse cvjs. viijd.

It. to Robt. Cheryngtoun cvjs. viijd.

It. to Edmund Boultoun cs.

It. to Willm prowluffe cs.

It. to Thomas loke xls.

It. to Rychard Cordon xls.

It. to John Bykertoun xls.

Summa cxvli. vjs. viijd.

Fees and Annuites graunted owt by Couent sealle before

the dyssolucon of the seid late Monastery

Fyrst to my lorde of Darby stuard of the seid }

Monastery & the towne and maner of loke } xls.

It. to Rychard Grosuenour stuard of pultoun xxvjs. viijd.

It. to Vmfrey Witney Balyffe of all the lorsheppes}

& Maners belonging to the seid Monastery } lxvjs. viijd.

Wythin the Countye of Chester }

It. to Willm Damport Balyff of all the lordshyppes}

& maners of the seid late Mon. in the Countye of} iiijli.

Stafford except the Toune of loke }

It. to Robt. Burgh forester of the forest of loke }

belongyng to the seid late Monastery } [_sic_]

It. to John Cordoun Balyffe of the toune of loke xxs.

It. to John Alynn Balyff of Rassall Norbroke & }

bysshopham } xxvjs. viijd.

It. to Richard Dann late stuard of housholde ther lxs.

It. to Henry Beretoun xls.

It. to Roger Williamson xxvjs. viijd.

It. to laurence plunte xxs.

It. to John Wytney xxvjs. viijd.

It. to Robt. Warmyngton xls.

It. to Thomas Wytney xxvjs. viijd.

It. to Jamys Coke xxs.

It. to William Halme xiijs. iiijd.

It. to Thomas Redhed xls.

It. to Jamys Statheham xls.

It. to Nycholas Witney lxvjs. viijd.

Summa xxxiiij li.

Dettes owyng by the seid late abbot to diuers psons as

folowyth

Fyrst to Henry Hargraues of luddyngtoun xxixli. iiijd.

It. to Elyzabeth Alenn of Rossall xxijli.

It. to John Alenn of Rossall iiijli.

It. to the Wydow Amrye of londin vjli.

It. to Helyn fitton of Sidingtoun xvjli. xiijs. iiijd.

It. to Robt. Burgh for oulde dette lxixs. ixd.

It. to Thomas Heth viijli. vjs. viijd.

It. to Robt. Myddeltoun of Islyngtoun xxxs.

It. to Thomas Maynewaryng of londondon [_sic_] xxvjs viijd

It. to Thomas Ball of Chester xlvjs viijd

It. to Jamys Colyar viijli. xvs. vijd.

It. to Robt. Wandell lxvjs. viijd.

It. to Willim Nyckted person of Rollestoun xlvjs. viijd.

It. to John lokker chepelleyn of ypstons xxxvs. viijd.

It. to Willm Heth of parkelown xvs.

It. to Roger Williamson iiijli.

It. to John Higgenboth xxviijs. iiijd.

It. to John gudwyn Chapelayne of Chedton iijs. iiijd.

It. to Hery bennett vjli. xiijs. iiijd.

It. to Thomas Hattoun xliiijs.

It. to Richard Hyggenbothe xvs. vjd.

It. to John Cheryngton xls.

It. to the pisshionors of Sandbath vjli.

It. to Willm Dauenport xxvs.

It. to Vmfrey Reynould ciijs. iiijd.

It. to John Hale iijs.

It. to Richard Vygors xvjs.

It. to John Wood xxiijs.

It. to Roger Tatton xs.

It. to John Fayrfeld xijs. iiijd.

It. to Hugh palenn ixs.

It. to Henry Symson viijs.

It. to Rychard Hergreues xxxjs. viijd.

It. to John Feny ixs. viijd.

It. to Thomas Cattoun ijs.

It. to James Coke xlviijs. ix d.

It. to Xpofer Crowther iijs. iiijd.

It. to Edward plummer ijs. iiijd.

It. to Jamys Vygors taylor xiijs. xjd.

It. to Willm Rame of Newboulte xli.

It. to Sr. Thomas Arundell Knyght liijs. iiijd.

It. to Sr. Robt. Nedham Knyght xxxiijs. iiijd.

It. to Robt. Warmingtoun for hys fee xxs.

It. to Dan Wllm Crosse xls.

It. to Willm feni lxs.

Summa clxxjli. xs. vjd.

APPENDIX VI

THE SALE OF THE GOODS AT THE GREY FRIARS, STAFFORD

(_British Museum, Addit. MS. No. 11,041, fol. 86b_)

The Grey ffryers { The Sale of goodes ther made the xxvijth

of Staff. surrendryd { day of September, anno xxxmo. Henrici

{ viij^{ui} ., as herafter followyth

Kechyn

Sol. { Fyrst, sold to the warden of the } viijs.

{ seyd fryers ij brasse pottes }

Sol. { Item, ij brasse pottes, sold to Edward } iiijs

{ Scudamour }

Sol. { Item, sold to the towene of Stafford } vs.

{ ij Church candelstyckes }

Sol. { Item, sold to the seyd Scudamour }

{ ij coberds, (xiid.); a cobert; a } xviijd.

{ spytt, (vid.); and a tryvett }

Sol. Item, sold to the wardene vj platters ijs.

Sol. { Item, a fryeng panne (iiijd.) and a }

{ peyre (ijd.) of pothangles, sold to the} vjd.

{ seyd Scudamour }

Sol. Item, ij pannes, sold to ... vid.

Sol. { Item, sold to the bayliff of Staff. a }

{ potthangles } viij. d.

Summa xxijs. ijd.

Butterie

Sol. { Item, sold to }

{ Doryngton, a gret basen } xxd.

Summa patet

Churche

Sol. Item, a cope of tawny damaske xijd.

Sol. { Item, a vestment and ij tynakles of }

{ old prest velvet, sold to John Savage } xiijd. iiijd.

{ baylyf }

Sol. { Item, sold to Thomas Williams ij } xiid.

{ copes of redd tartarne }

Sol. { Item, a sute of blue sarcenet, sold to } iijs. iiijd.

{ Thomas Cradock }

Sol. { Item, a sute of grene branchyd sylk, } vj. viijd.

{ sold to Mr. Offeley }

Sol. { Item, ij tynakles of dunne sylk, sold } xxd.

{ to Pereson }

Sol. { Item, ij auter clothes, sold to Robert } xijd.

{ Doryngton }

Sol. { Item, a cope of lynyn cloth steynyd, } iiijd.

{ sold to a fryer }

Sol. { Item, ij table clothes, sold to John } vjd

{ a Lee }

Sol. { Item, ij corperas casys, sold to the } iiijd.

{ prior }

Sol. { Item, a corperas, sold to the } iiijd.

{ wardens of the churche }

Sol. { Item, sold to William Bentrey a } iiijd.

{ stremer of lynyn clothe }

Sol. { Item, a vestment of blue fustian and }

{ one of whyt diaper, sold to fryere } vjd.

{ Wood }

Sol. { Item, a sute of vestmentes of yolowe } xijd.

{ say, sold to Edward Rogers }

Sol. { Item, sold to John Webbe the }

{ tymber worke in the hyegh quyer, } ixs. viijd.

{ and a auter of alablaster in the body }

{ of the churche }

Sol. { Item, sold to Rychard Lees all the } vjd.

{ setes }

Sol. { Item, a table of allablaster standyng }

{ in the church, sold to Mr. Loveson } ijs. viijd.

Sol. { Item in Seynt Fraunces chapelle all } iiijd.

{ the seates, sold to Robert Doryngton }

Sol. { Item, a image of Seynt Katerine, } vjd.

{ sold to ... Lee }

Sol. { Item, sold to Robert Doryngton, old } ijs.

{ bokes and a cofer in the library }

Sol. { Item, sold a old peyre of portatyffe } ijs.

{ organs to Mr. Lvsun }

Sol. { Item, an old cofer, in the vestry, sold} ijs. viijd.

{ to Janys Clement }

Sol. { Item, old wexe, sold to Robert } iiijd.

{ Doryngton }

Sol. { Item, a lampe, sold to Robert }

{ Doryngton } viijd.

Sol. { Item, old bokes in the vestry, sold }

{ to the same Robert } viijd.

Sol. { Item, sold to Robert Whytgreve, a }

{ missale } viijd.

Sol. { Item, ij aulter candelstyckes and a }

{ pykes of copper, sold to Mr. Swynnerton} xijd.

Sol. Item, a bere franke, sold to ... ijd.

Summa lvs. viijd.

Bruehouse

Sol. { Item, sold to the vnder baylyff and to }

{ the late warden of the Fryers iij }

{ leades, one to brue in, and ij to kele } xiiijs. viijd.

{ in, fates,[246] iiij tubbes, a bultyng }

{ hutche, and a knedyng trowghe }

Sol. { Item, ij peces of tymber lyeng in } iiijd.

{ the bruehouse, sold to Bagnoll }

Summa xvs.

Hall

Sol. { Item, a table on the north syde of }

{ the hall sold to Robert Danes } xvjd.

Sol. { Item, sold to the hyeghe baylyff, the }

{ table on the sowth syde of the hall } xvjd.

Sol. { Item, sold to Robert Wetwood, the } viijd.

{ table at the hyeghe deske }

Summa iijs. iiijd.

Buyldynges

Item, sold to Jamys Lusone esquyer } xxixli. xxd. pro.

all the church and quyer, with all } qua quidem

edyfyenges and buyldynges within } summa prefatus

the precinct of the Fryers Minours } Jacobus obligat.

surrendryd, with all the stone, } inter al. ad solvend.

tymber, tyle, glasse, and iron in the } ad fest.

same, ledd and belles only exceptyd, } Pur. beate Marie

and also exceptyd and reservyd the } et Nativitat.

stone wall next unto the towne of } sancti Johannis

Stafford } equal.

Sol. { Item, sold to the towneshyp, the wall }

{ of the Fryers next unto the towne } iijs. iiijd.

Summa xxixli. vs.

Sum of all the goodes } { R’ by John }

and buyldynges of } xxxiiijli. iijs. xd. { Scudamour } cjs. ijd.

the seyd ffryers sold } { esquyer, r. }

Item, ij belles, one a sauncebelle,[247] the other by estimation

Xcth, in the custodye of Mr. Luson.

Item, in ledd upon the quyer and a chapelle by estimation

xlv. fotes brode of bothe sydes and xliij

fotes long, in the custody of baylyffes of Stafford.

APPENDIX VII

THE SALE OF THE GOODS AT THE AUSTIN FRIARS, STAFFORD

(_British Museum, Addit. MS. No. 11,041, fol. 87b_)

The Austen { The sales of goodes ther made the xxvijth

Fryers of Staff. { day of September, anno xxxmo Regis Henrici

{ viij.

Church

Sol. { Fyrst, sold to Mr. Whytgreve, a } xijd.

{ masse boke }

Sol. Item, a cope of blake chamlett, sold ijs.

R.B. { Item, a vestment and ij tynaklez of }

{ blake say with albes and amyses, etc., } iiijs.

{ sold to Richard Ward }

R.B. { Item, a vestment and ij tynakles of } iiijs.

{ tawny sarcenett, sold to ... }

R.B. { Item, a vestment and ij tynakles }

{ without albes of bawdekyn with } xviijd.

{ images of our lady, sold to Mr. Luson }

R.B. { Item, ij tynakles with albes, bawdekyn }

{ with bryddes, sold to ... Affley } iijs. iiijd.

R.B. { Item, a syngle vestment with a albe }

{ and a blake orferuns, sold } xxd.

R.B. { Item, a vestment of redd fustyan }

{ with ij albes } ijs. viijd.

Sol. { Item, ij old copes, one of grene and }

{ another of old badkyn parke worke } ijs.

R.B. { Item, ij copes grene and yolowe }

{ partye Colowryd and rewyd, sold to } xxijd.

{ Mr. Luson }

R.B. Item, iiij corperas casys viijd.

R.B. { Item, a peyre of censours, sold to } iiijd.

{ Thomas Browne }

R.B. { Item, a vestment of white bustion, } viijd.

{ sold to the prior }

I.S. Item, ij candelstyckes xvjd.

I.S. Item, a alter cloth viijd.

I.S. Item, old bokes in the quyer vjd.

R.B. Item, a pulpytt iiijd.

I.S. Item, ij ladders viijd.

R.B. { Item, a table of alablaster (iijs. viijd.) }

{ and a dore (iiijd) sold to Mr. } iiijs.

{ Stamford}

R.B. { Item, the hyegh alter, sold to Mr. } iijs.

{ Stamford }

R.B. { Item, the bordes of the altar of the } viijd.

{ northe syde of the church }

I.S. { Item, ij grave stones of alablast, sold }

{ to ... Wolrych } xijd.

I.S. Item, the organs, sold to Mr. Offeley xxvjs. viijd.

Hall

I.S. { Item, a table in the old hall with ij } iiijd.

{ trestylles }

R.B. { Item, a table in the inner hall, with }

{ ij trestylles and ij formes, sold to } viijd.

{ Robert Doryngton }

Bruehouse

R.B. { Item, a bultyng table, sold to }

{ Margarett Whytfyld } ijd.

R.B. { Item, a furnes of ledd, sold to Mr. }

{ Stamford } vjs.

Kechyn

I.S. Item, a great pot and a lesse iijs. iiijd.

R.B. Item, iij pannes of brasse ijs. viijd.

R.B. { Item, iij platters, a dysshe, and a } xijd.

{ sawecere }

R.B. Item, a trevett iiijd.

Summa lxxixs.

Buyldynges.

{ Item, sold to Jamys Loveson esquyer,} xxviijli. viijs. iiijd.

{ Thomas Picto, and Richard } Inde sol. pro Picto

{ Warde, all the tyle, shyngle, } xls. et rem. xxvjl.

{ tymber, stone, glasse and iron, one } viijs. iiijd. pro qua

{ marble graue stone, the pauementes } quidem summa

{ of the church, quyer, and } Jacobus Loveson

{ chapelles, with rode lofte, the } de Woleverhampton.

{ pyctures of Cryst, Mary and John, } Ar. obligat.

{ beyng in the church and chauncell } inter al. ad solvend.

{ of the Austen Fryers, besydes the } ad fest.

rec. xls. { towne of Stafford, surrendryd with } Pur. beate Marie

{ all other superfluos edyfyes and } virginis et Nat.

{ buyldynges within the precynct of } Sancti Johannis

{ the seyd Fryers, to be takyn } prox. equal. ut

{ downe, defacyd, and caryed awey } patet obligac. dat.

{ by the seyd Loveson, Picto, and } Sept. anno xxxmo.

{ Ward, at there owne proper costes } regis enrici viij

{ and charges, and to pay for all the } rem. cum J.

{ premysses to the Kyng and hys } Scudamour ar. rec.

{ heyres, successors and assignes } partic.

Sum of all the goodes } { Rec. per J. S. cxviijs.

and edyfyenges forseyd } xxxij. vjs. viijd. { Super. pro edific.

in the Austen Fryres sold } { xxvjli. viijs. iiijd.

Item, there remaynyth in the custodye }

of Robert Burgoyne, audytour, }

one playne crosse of copper, with a } iijs. iiijd.

lytle image of Cryst sylver apon hyt, }

worth by estimation }

Item, remaynyth in the custodye of }

John Scudamore esquyer, particuler }

receivor etc., one lytle woodden } xijd.

crosse platyd over verry thyn with }

sylver, worth by estimation }

Item, ther remaynyth in the steple }

one belle, by estimation x C^{th} in the } viijli.

custodye of Thomas Picto, worth by }

estimation }

Item, one lytle belle in the steple, }

weyng by estimation di. C^{th}, worth } viijs.

by estimation }

APPENDIX VIII

THE SALE OF THE GOODS OF THE GREY FRIARS, LICHFIELD

(_British Museum, Addit. MS. No. 11,041, fol. 88b_)

Prisours { Robert Ryve }

{ William Colman }

{ Marke Wyrley } jurati.

{ Thomas Fanne }

Grey Fryers { The Sales ther made the iiijth day of October,

of Lychefyld { anno xxx^o regis Henrici viij^{ui}

Sol. { ffyrst sold to Mr. Strete all the copes, } xls.

{ vestments, and tynakles in gros for }

Sol. { Item, sold to the seyd Mr. Strete ij } viijd.

{ candelstyckes of latten }

Sol. { Item, the pauyng tyle in both the } xls.

{ cloysters, sold to Mr. Strete }

Sol. { Item, sold to Thomas Bardell, ij } viijd.

{ candelstykes }

Sol. { Item, sold to Sir Thomas Dobsone, } iiijd.

{ a presse, a bedstede, and a dore }

Sol. { Item, the tymber, tyle, and stone of }

{ the old hostery and the ffermery, sold } iiijli.

{ to Rychard Rawson }

Sol. { Item, the tyle and tymber of the }

{ lytle cloyster, sold to John ap Gl’m. } xiijs. iiijd.

Sol. { Item, ij worte leddes[248] in the bruehouse, }

{ sold to John Sandelond } vjs. viiijd.

Sol. Item, sold to Mr. Aston, a wynd ijs.

Sol. { Item, sold to Thomas Fanne, the } ijs.

{ brycke wall at the churche ende }

Sol. { Item, sold to the master of the Ile, } iiijd.

{ a fate in the bruehouse }

Sol. Item, sold to Chapman, a fate xijd.

{ Item, sold to John Genynges, the }

{ tymber, tyle, and stone of the stable } iiijli.

{ buttyng upon the churche ende }

{ Item, sold to John Mylward, the }

{ tymber, tyle, and stone of the iij } xls.

{ houses joynyng together in the court }

{ callyd the Tenys Court }

{ Item, sold to Rychard Ballard, the } iijs. iiijd.

{ lytle house over the ovyn }

{ Item, sold to Mr. Ryce, mastres }

{ Warden, mastres Stonye, vij leddes } xviijs.

{ for wort }

{ Item, the tymber, tyle, and stone of }

{ the kechyn and the bruehouse, sold } liijs. iiijd.

{ to Edward Spratte }

{ Item, sold to John Laughton, a } xijd.

{ cofere and a hutche in the buttery }

{ Item, the cesterne of ledd, and the }

{ stone that hyt standyth in, in the } xiijs. iiijd.

{ kechyn, sold to John Genynges }

{ Item, the glasse that ys lewse in the }

{ newe loggyng, sold to William } iijs.

{ Colman }

{ Item, a lampe, sold to Edmund } viijd.

{ Bardell }

{ Item, the presse in the vestrye, sold } xvjd.

{ to the warden of the gyld }

Item, ij hutches, sold to Mr. Warden viijd.

{ Item, a fryers masse boke, solde to } iiijd.

{ Marke Wyrley }

{ Item, the stone wall betwene the old }

{ ostery and the ffrater, sold to John } vs.

{ Sadeler }

{ Item, the pauement of the quyere, } xiijs. iiijd.

{ sold to Mr. Stretes }

{ Item the fryers setes in the quyere, } vjs. viijd.

{ sold to John Laughton }

{ Item, the cundyt of ledd in the }

{ cloyster, sold to the master of the } xxxs.

{ gyld and his brethern }

Sol. { Item, a holy water stocke, sold to } xxd.

{ John Howlat }

Sol. { Item, all the kechyn stuff, sold to } xxs.

{ master warden of the gyld }

Sol. { Item, ij standert candelstyckes, sold } viijs.

{ to the seyd master warden }

Sol. { Item, the lytle cundyt standyng at }

{ the revestrye dore, sold to George } vs.

{ Stonyng }

Sol. { Item, the cesterne of ledd standyng }

{ in the porche at the Tenys Court } xxs.

{ ende, sold to Mr. Lytleton }

Sol. { Item, a lytle porche standyng by the } xs.

{ dwellyng house, sold to Mr. Lytylton }

{ Item, the ffrayter and the chambers }

{ stretchyng to the kechyn, with all }

{ the quadrant of the inner cloyster } xlijli. xiijs. iiijd.

{ joynyng to the church and steple, } Inde sol. J. S.

{ and the church and quyer, and the } xxjli. iijs. iiijd.

{ long newe house of the est syde of } Et rem. xxjli. xs.

{ the same cloyster, except and } pro qua quidem

{ reseruyd ledd, belles, pauement, and } summa Johannes

{ grauestones within all the seyd } Weston,

{ buyldynges, save only the pauement } Johannes Archer,

{ of the seyd churche, whyche ys } Ricardus

{ parcell of the seyd bargayne, sold to } Cotes et Hugo

recepi { John Weston of Lichfeld, John } Bowde, obligat.

xxjli. iijs. { Archer, Richard Cotes, gent., Hugh } ad sol. ad fest.

iiijd. { Bowde, Harry Hopwood draper, } sancti Michaelis

{ Michaell Hyll, John Genynges and } archangeli prox.

{ John Mylward, and hath day to } ut patet oblig.

{ deface the steple, cloyster, and quyer } dat. quinto die

{ forthwyth the churche, onles they } Octobr. anno

{ obtayne lycens otherwyse of the } regni regis Henrici

{ Kyng and hys councell, athys-side } viij^{ui.} xxx.

{ the feast of the Purification of our } rem. cum Johanne

{ Lady next commyng, and for all the } Scudamour,

{ residewe of the buyldynges iij yeres } ar. r.

{ day[249] to pull downe and carye awey, } partic. etc.

{ and to have egresse and regresse for }

{ the same }

APPENDIX IX

THE SALE OF GOODS AT CROXDEN ABBEY

(_British Museum, Addit. MS. No. 11,041, fol. 89b_)

Crokesden--The sales ther made the xvth day of October, anno xxx^o

regis Henrici viij^{ui} as herafter followyth:

Sol. { Item, a lytle gatehouse on the north }

{ syde of the comyn wey, sold to Mr. } xiijs. iiijd.

{ Bassett }

Sol. { Item, sold to Mr. Bassett, the loft }

{ under the organs } xs.

Sol. { Item, sold to Mr. Bassett, the lytle }

{ smythes forge } iiijs. viijd.

Sol. Item, the bott of an asshe sold xxd.

Sol. { Item, the roffe of the churche, sold }

{ to Sir Thomas Gylbert and Edmund } vjli.

{ Wetheryns of Chekeley parysshe }

r. xxxiijs. { Item, the roffe of the dorter,[250] sold to }

iiijd. { Mr. Bassett } xxxiijs. iiijd.

Sol. { Item, sold to John Ferne, all the }

{ old tymber in the cloyster } vjs. viijd.

Summa, ixli. ixs. viijd. oneratur.

APPENDIX X

THE SALE OF THE GOODS AT ROCESTER ABBEY

(_British Museum, Addit. MS. No. 11041, fol. 89b_)

Rouceter--The sales there made, the xvj^{th} day of October, anno xxx^o

regis Henrici viij.

Sol. { Item, the glasse and iron in the }

{ wyndowes of Seynt Michaelles } iijs. iiijd.

{ chapell, sold to John Forman }

Sol. { Item, the tymber of the seyd chapell, }

{ sold to William Loghtonhouse } vijs. vjd.

Sol. { Item, the shyngle of the same }

{ chapell, sold to William Bagnall } viijd.

Summa: xjs. vjd. oneratur.

APPENDIX XI

THE SALE OF THE GOODS AT HULTON ABBEY

(_British Museum, Addit. MS. No. 11,041, fol. 90_)

Hylton--The Sales ther made, the xxj^{th} day of October, anno xxx^o

regis Henrici viij^{ui.}

{ Item, sold to Stephen } xixli. xvjs. inde sol. J. S. ar. iiijli.

{ Bagott, gent. } et rem. xvli. xvjs. pro qua quidem

rec. iiijli. { thre belles, a grett } summa prefatus Stephanus oblig.

oneratur { ..., for the somme } solvend. ad festum sancti Michaelis

iiijli. { of nynetene poundes } archangeli prox. ut patet

{ syxtene shyllynges, } oblig. gerent. dat. xxi^o die Ottobr.

{ after the rate of } anno xxx^o regis Henrici viij cum

{ xviijs. the hundredd } Johanne Scudamour ar. rec. rem.

APPENDIX XII

DISSOLUTION OF BURTON “COLLEGE”

1. Inventory and valuation of goods.

2. Sale of goods.

3. Payments to disbanded household, etc.

4. Expenses of royal officials.

5. Pensions.

6. Summary.

(_P.R.O. Augmentation Office. Miscell. Books. Vol. 400, ff.

60–76_) _Transcript._

[Sidenote: [fol. 60] [_Being outside cover of inventory._]]

REMEMBRAUNC FOR MR SKUDEAMOR’

Phylipp Skudeamore to be a scoler in the Kynges

new colledge in oxfford

Skydmor

p Ann xxxviijuo

[Sidenote: [fol. 61 _blank_]]

[Sidenote: [fol. 62] [_21 Nov., 1545_]]

An Inventorye takyn the xxjth day of Nouember in the xxxvijth yere of

the reign of or sou’aign lord Henry the viijth by the grace of god Kyng

of Englond Fraunce & Irelond Defender of the Feyth & in Erthe sup’me

Hedd of the Church of Englond & also of Irelond by Richard Goodryck &

John Scudamore Esquyers appoyntyd by the Ryght Worshypfull s Edward

North Knyght chauncellor of the Kynges maiesties most honorable Court

of Augmentacons in the name of the Kyng or sou’aign lord of all the

plate Juelles Ornamentes of the Church Wt all the goodes & cattalles

belongeyng & appteynyng vnto the late Colledge of Burton vpon Trent in

the Countie of Staff’ surrendryd & prisyd by Walt’ Charnell[251] & John

Norton gent. Willm Murcott Richard Whyttell Willm Meycock & John Browne

PLATE OF THE CHURCH

Fyrst iiijor Challys Wt ther }

patentes gylt Weyng } xlix oz. di.

Itm ij Challys Wt ther patentes }

Whytt Weyng } xxxiij oz. iij qart’s.

Itm A Shypp Wt a Spone } xii oz. qart’.

Whytt Weyng }

Itm ij Sensors Whytt Weyng } xlvij oz.

Itm the Garnysshyng of A }

Crosse pcell gylt Weyng } vi oz.

Itm the garnysshyng of a gospell} xviij oz. di.

boke pcell gylt Weyng }

[_sic_] Sma of the } { guylt xlix oz. di. exr.

ounces of the } pr. { pcell guylt xxxiiij oz. di. exr.

seyd plate } clxvij { Whyt iiij^{xx} xiij oz. exr.

[Sidenote: [_Signatures_]]

RICHARD GOODRICK.

JOHN SCUDAMORE.

[Sidenote: [fol. 63]]

ORNAMENTS OF THE CHURCH

Itm a vestment & ij tynakles of }

old Cheker velfett redd & blue } xxs.

Wt albes }

Itm a Chesable of Blue tartron }

Wt lions & ij tynakles of blue }

tartron Wt half moones & } xxs.

bryddes & albes therunto }

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of }

black velfett old & bare traylyd } xvs.

Wt grene & Wt Whytt Daysyes }

Itm an old Aut’ Front of Redd |

Sylke braunchyd wt Copp gold | iiis.

Itm an old Aut’ Front of }

Cheker Worke } iis.

Itm an old blue pall of tartron }

Wt. Daysies } iis.

Itm an old pall of tawnye sylke }

Wt gart’s } xxd.

Itm an old pece of a pall of }

gyng’ Collor sylke } xvjd.

Itm a pece of a old pall of black } xijd.

Worstede Wt Starres }

Itm an old bann’ Cloth of Sylke viijd.

Itm a Cope of blue tartron Wt }

lyons & bryddes } vis. viijd.

Itm a Cope of old & base redd }

velfett Wt lyons & brokyn } xs.

Itm a Cope of Crymsyn velfett } xs.

braunchyd }

Itm iij Copes of Count’fett Redd }

bawdekyn } xxs.

Itm a Cope of brokyn velfett }

Wt Daysyes } vs.

Itm a Cope of old Redd Count’fett }

bawdekyn } viijs.

Itm a Cope of Whyt sylke Wt }

Wheate eares } vs.

Itm an old Cope of Cheker } iijs. iiijd.

velfett }

Itm V Copes of Count’fett } xxvs.

bawdekyn }

Itm one old Cope of Whyt sylke vs.

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of }

Whytt Saye Wt gart’s & } vjs. viijd.

thalbes }

[Sidenote: [fol. 64]]

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of }

Redd Saye Wt thalbes } vs.

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of }

grene Dornyxe Wt albes } vs.

Itm a vestment & ij tynakles of }

old count’fett bawdekyn wt } xs.

thalbes }

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of }

Whyt bustian wt thalbes } iijs. iiijd.

Itm a old vestmt & ij tynakles }

of Redd sylke wt Flowres & } iiijs.

thalbes }

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of }

Whyt bustian } xijd.

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of }

blue sylke Wt Whyt Dasyes & } xs.

thalbes }

Itm a vestmt of Redd & Whytt }

Dornyxe } iijs.

Itm an Aut’ Front of redd & }

grene sylke wt vnycornes } xvjd.

Itm a vestmt of Whyt fustyan }

Wt a redd Crosse } viijd.

Itm a vestmt of old grene }

Damaske Wt an albe } ijs.

Itm a vestmt of tawnye sylke }

Wt yelowe bryddes & flowres } xijd.

& lyons }

Itm a vestmt of Whytt & }

tawnye sylke Wt Flowres } xxd.

Itm a vestmt of black Worstede ijs.

Itm viij albes xxs.

Itm iij quysshynges[252] viijd.

Itm the p’sse for the Copes xijd.

Itm ij grett Candelstyckes of }

latton } vs.

Itm iiij Small Candelstyckes of }

latton } ijs.

Itm a lectorne of Brasse xxs.

[Sidenote: [fol. 65]]

Itm ij peyr of Organsvjs viijd.

Itm one other peyr of organs vjs. viijd.

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of } }

Count’fett tyssue Wt thalbes } vjd. }

to the same } }

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of } }

Redd velfett braunchyd Wt } ls. }

Flowres & ij albes } } dd. to

Itm an Aut’ Front of Crymsyn } } the Thes.[253]

velfett & Cloth of gold Wt } xxxs. }

Raysyd velfett } }

Itm a Cope of tawnye velfett } xxvjs. }

braunchyd Wt Flowres } viijd. }

Itm ij Copes of blewe velfett } liijs. iiijd.

Wt Flowres }

Itm vij Copes of Whyt Damaske } lxxs.

Wt Flowres & sylke }

{ Itm A Sute of Westmts of } xxxvjs.}

{ Whyt Damaske } viijd. }

gevyn to the { Itm An Aut’ Front of Whyt } }

Church of { Damaske Wt the Salutacon of } xs. }

Burton { or lady) } } lvjs. viijd.

{ Itm a Canope of Redd Sylke } iiijs. }

{ Flowryd Wt Collors } }

{ Itm a peyr of Organs vjs. }

RICHARD GOODRICK.

JOHN SCUDAMORE.

[Sidenote: [fol. 66]]

IMPLEM’TES & STUFF OF HOWSEHOLD

Petycanons Itm ij table bourdes V trestylles} }

Hall iij formes one benche Wt bordes } iijs. }

at the Wall } } }

}

Itm one cupbord iiijd. }

}

Itm one peyr of small Andyrons xijd. }

}

Itm one Fyre forke & A old} }

Fyre Shouell } iiijd. }

}

The Buttrye Itm iij old brokyn table Clothes} }

Whereof one of Diap & iij } viijd. }

towelles } }

}

Itm a basen & A Ewyer of pewt’ xvjd. }

}

Itm iiij Candelstyckes of brasse xvjd. }

}

Itm ij small standes for ale vjd. }

}

Itm an alm’ye & a Cofer for} xijd. }

bredd } }

}

The Kechyn Itm iij small brasse pottes iijs. }

}

Itm ij small brasse pannes &} }

one lytle Cawdron } xvjd. }

}

Itm one ther lytle Cawdron of} viijd. } geaven to

brasse } } mr Secretary

} pagott

Itm one Chaffron xxd. }

}

Itm x platt’s (iij^s iiij^d) v pot} }

tyngers & v Sawcers (ij^s vj^d)}vs. xd }

}

Itm x Count’fett Dysshes xxd. }

}

Itm A Charger viijd. }

}

Itm A Mort’ of brasse & A} ijs. }

pestell of Iron } }

}

Itm iij pothangles & A barre} xvjd. }

of Iron } }

}

Itm one gredyron iiijd. one old} }

alm’ye ijd & A must’d mylle } xd. }

iiijd. } }

}

Itm a peyr of Cob’tes & ij broches xxd. }

}

The bruehowse {Itm ij furnes of ledd xxvjs. viijd. }

& bakehowse {Itm xiij Wort leddes in iij} xxijs. }

{frames } }

}

Itm one grett malt Fate vs. }

}

[Sidenote: [fol. 67]]

Itm one yelyng Fate vs. }

Itm a Cest’ne of ledd xxvjs. viijd. }

}

Itm a p’sse & a trowgh iijs. }

}

Itm a table bord viijd. }

}

Itm a bultyng Whynch iiijd. }

}

Itm ij treddes ijs. & ij. } ijs. viijd. }

trowghes viijd. } }

}

Itm a Moldyng table vjd. } £ s. d.

} vij iij ij

The Garden Itm ij gable Ropes ijs. }

}

Itm certen old ledd of glasse } }

Wyndowes } ijs iiij. { geaven to

Itm iij pypes of ledd & a pece } { mr S.

of ledd } vs. { pagott

}

Itm certen old tymb’ vnder the } }

garden & other old trasshe of } iijs. iiijd }

Frontes of tymb’ & Images } }

}

Itm one old lytle Fate viijd. }

}

Itm certen Shyngle xijd. }

}

Itm a old ladder ijd. }

}

The grett Hall { Itm iiij table bordes Wt } }

{ trestelles & Formes } xvjd. }

}

The Entrye { }

goying into { }

ye Deanes { Itm a table bord & ij formes viijd. }

Hall { }

}

The gret { Itm the Hangynges of Steynyd } xxd. }

Chamb’ { Saye } }

}

The Kynges { Itm the Hangynges of grene saye xxd. }

Chamb. { }

}

The vtt’ Hall Itm ij bordes Wt iiij formes viijd. }

Summa Totalis of the seyd }

Inuentorye } xljli. xiijs. ijd.

vij^{_li._} iiij^{_s._} iij^{_d._}

Forasmoche as these pcelles to ye value of vij^{_li._}

iiij^{_s._} iij^{_d._} [_sic_] byn delyu’yd

by the Kynges Ma’tes Offyc’s to s Wyllm Patgett[254] Knyght

for Whych he ys to answer the Kynges Hyghnes Sythens Whych

tyme the seyd s Wyllm Patgett hathe grawntyd oyr Implymtes

of hys beynge at the spytalles of Kepyer[255] to the

Kynges Ma’te beyng also of greater value Make therefore a

dyscharge of the seyd vijli. iiijs. iijd. and Redelyu’ that

Was made for the seid accordynglye Edward North

RICHARD GOODRICK.

JOHN SCUDAMORE.

[Sidenote: [fol. 68]]

Salez

Heraft’ ensuyth the Salez made by the seyd

Richard Goodryck & John Scudamore at the

tyme of ther beyng at Burton aforeseyd.

Itm sold to Willm Dethyck }

Esquyer a vestmt & ij tynakles }

of old cheker velfett redd & } xxs.

blue Wt the albes }

Itm a Chesable of blue tartron }

Wt lyons & ij tynakles of blue }

tartron Wt half Moones & } xxs.

bryddes Wt thalbes sold to }

s Phelyp Draycott Knyght }

Itm sold to s Willm Bassett[256] }

Knyght a vestmt & ij tynakles } xvs.

of black velfett traylyd Wt }

grene & Whyt Daysies }

Itm sold to s Robt More An old }

Aut’r Front of Redd sylke } iijs.

braunchyd Wt Copp gold }

Itm sold to mr Dethyck an old }

brokyn Front of Cheker velfett } ijs.

Itm a blue pall off tartron Wt }

Daysies sold to s. Willm Bassett } ijs.

Itm A pece of A old pall of }

gyng’ Collor sylke & A pall of } iijs.

tawnye sylke }

Itm sold to John Stone a pece }

of a old pall of black Worstede } xxd.

& a old bann’ Clothe of Sylke }

Itm a Cope of blue tartron Wt }

lyons & bryddes sold to s } vjs. viijd.

Phelyp Draycott Knyght }

Itm a Cope of old base Redd }

velfett Wt lyons sold to s } xijs. iiijd.

Phelyp Draycott }

Itm a Cope of Crymsyn velfett }

braunchyd sold to s Phelyp } xiijs. iiijd.

Draycott }

Itm iij Copes of Count’fett }

bawdekyn Redd sold to mr } xxs.

Dethyck & mr Charnell }

Itm A Cope of brokyn velfett }

Wt Daysyes & a old Cope of }

Redd count’fett bawdekyn sold } xvjs.

to mr Dethyck }

Itm a Cope of Whyt sylke Wt }

Wheate eares sold to mr } vs.

Dethyck }

[Sidenote: [fol. 69]]

Itm a Cope of Cheker velfett }

sold to John ap Gllm } iijs. iiijd.

Itm V Copes of Count’fett }

bawdekyn & a old Cope of } xxxijs.

Whytt sylke sold to s Willm }

Bassett Knyght }

Itm A vestmt & ij tynakles of }

Whyt sylke Wt gart’s & thalbes } vjs. viijd.

sold to mr Charnell }

Itm a vestment & ij tynakles of }

Redd say Wt albes sold to } vs.

mr Dethyck }

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of }

grene Dornyxe Wt thalbes sold } vs.

to mr Welles }

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of }

old count’fett bawdekyn Wt } xs.

thalbes sold to s Willm Bassett }

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of }

Whyt bustian Wt albes sold to } iijs. iiijd.

mr Dethyck }

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of }

old redd Sylke Wt flowres & } iiijs.

thalbes sold to mr Dethyck }

Itm a vestmt & ij tynakles of }

Whyt bustian Wtout albes sold } [xd.]

to mr Dethyck }

Itm a vestmt of blewe sylke Wt }

Whyt Daysies & ij tynakles Wt } xs.

thalbes sold to mr Dethyck }

Itm An Aut’ Front of Redd & }

grene sylke Wt vnycornes & } ijs.

A vestmt of Whyt fustian Wt }

a redd Crosse sold to John Stone}

Itm A vestmt of Redd & Whyt } iijs.

Dornyxe sold to mr Dethyck }

Itm A vestmt of old grene }

Damaske Wt An Albe sold to } ijs.

Robt Benett }

Itm A vestmt of tawnye sylke }

Wt yolowe bryddes & lyons } xijd.

old & brokyn sold to John ap }

Gllm }

Itm A vestmt of Whyt & }

tawnye sylke sold to mr Layton } xxd.

Itm A vestmt of black Worstede }

sold to s Willm Bassett } ijs.

[Sidenote: [fol. 70]]

Itm viijth [_sic_] Albes sold to } xxs.

mr More }

Itm iij quysshynges sold to }

s phelyp Draycott } viijd.

Itm a p’sse for the Copes sold }

to George Constantyne } xijd.

Itm ij grett Candelstyckes & }

one lytle peyr of organs sold to} xiijs.

s Willm Bassett }

Itm iiij Small Candelstyckes of }

latton sold to John Stone } ijs.

Itm a lectorne of Brasse sold to}

thuse of the p’ysshe of Burton } xxs.

Itm one peyr of Organs sold to }

thuse of the p’ysshe of Burton } vjs. viijd.

Itm one peyr of organs sold to }

mr Vnderton } iiijs.

Itm one old pyxe of Copp sold }

to Willm Scudamor[257] } xijd.

Itm ij Copes of blue velfett sold} liijs. iiijd

to Robt Benett }

Itm iiij Copes of Whyt Damaske }

sold to Robt Benett } xls.

Itm an Aut’ Front of Redd }

velfett & Cloth of Bawdekyn } xxxs.

raysyd Wt Redd velfett sold to }

Robt Bennett }

Summa of the Sales xxjli. iiijs. viijd.

p’. [_i.e._, _probatur_] re[m] xxli viijs. vjd.

RICHARD GOODRICK.

_John Scudamore._

[Sidenote: [fol. 71]]

ORNAMENTES OF THE CHURCH

dd vnto mr Tresorer

Itm A vestmt & ij tynakles of } }

Count’fett Tysshewe Wt thalbes} vjli }

to the same p’syd at } }

}

Itm A vestmt & ij tynakles of } }

Redd velfett Wt ij albes } ls. }

}

Itm A Cope of tawnye velfett } } dd to the

Wt An orffryes of Redd } xxvjs. } Treasor’

Turkye Satten } viijd. }

}

Itm iij Copes of Whyt Damaske } }

Wt Flowres of nedle Worke } xxxs. }

Wrowght } }

Summa xjli vjs. viijd.

RICHARD GOODRICK.

JOHN SCUDAMORE.

Receuyd of John Morley at }

the tyme of the Dischargyng }

of the late College of Burton }

vpon Trent in the Countie of }

Staff for and towardes the }

paymt of A certen debt by }

hym owyng to the seyd late } xlviijli ijs. iiijd.

College vpon hys accompt }

then & ther made viz by hys }

owne handes xxxjli. & by }

thandes of s Robt More }

xvijli ijs. iiijd. }

[Sidenote: [fol. 72]]

Wages Rewardes & debtes y’ payd the xxiiijth day of Nouemb A° xxxvijmo

R. H. viijui by Richard Goodrick & John Scudamore Esquyers Appoynted by

the Ryght Worshypfull s Edward North Knyght Chauncellor of the Kynges

maiesties most honorable Court of Augmentacon in the name of the Kyng

or sou’aign lord for that purpose &c. Aswell to the petye Canons &

Syngyngmen Wt other mynysters & s’untes of the late Colledge of Burton

vpon Trent as also to such psons to Whom the Deane & Chaptor of the

same late Colledge Was Indebtyd vnto as heraft’ ensuyth

PETYE CANONS NEU’[258] RELIGIOUS

{Wages for one qart’ of} }

Fyrst to {a yere to be due at } ls. } iiijli.

s Willm Porter {Crystmas next } }

{Reward xxxs. }

Itm to {Wages as aforeseyd ls. }

s Willm Myln’ {Reward xxvjs. viijd.} lxxvjs. viijd.

{Wages as aforeseyd ls. }

Itm to {Reward for that he } }

s Robt Baslowe {ys appoyntyd to be } nll. } ls.

{ye chief Curat of } }

{burton } }

PETYE CANONS LATE RELIGIOUS

Itm to s Willm Sutton { Wages ls. } ls.

{ Reward nll. }

Itm to s John Hyern { Wages ls. } ls.

{ Reward nll }

Itm to s John Cart’ { Wages ls. } ls.

{ Reward nll }

Summa xvijli xvjs. viiid.

GOSPELLER

Itm to s Willm { Wages xxxiijs. iiijd. } xlvjs. viijd.

Tomlynson { Reward xiijs. iiijd. }

Summa xlvjs. viijd.

[Sidenote: [fol. 73]]

PYSTELER LATE RELIGIOUS

Itm to s Willm Hether { Wages xxxiijs. iiijd. } xxxiijs. iiijd.

{ Reward nll }

Summa xxxiijs. iiijd.

SYNGYNGMEN

Itm to Arthure { Wages ls. }

Buckenall mr of { Reward xxs. } lxxs.

the Choryst’s { }

Itm to John Bradshawe { Wages xxxiijs. iiijd. } xlvjs. viijd.

{ Reward xiijs. iiijd. }

Itm to Richard Wylton { Wages xxxiijs. iiijd. } xlvjs. viijd.

{ Reward xiijs. iiijd. }

Itm to Willm Band { Wages xxxiijs. iiijd. } liijs. iiijd.

{ Reward xxs. }

Itm to John Pem’ton { Wages xxxiijs. iiijd. } xlvjs. viijd.

{ Reward xiijs. iiijd. }

Summa xiijli.] iijs. iiijd.

CHORYSTES

Itm to Symon Genyns { Wages xiijs. iiijd. } xviijs. iiijd.

{ Reward vs. }

Itm to John Wylton { Wages xiijs. iiijd. } xviijs. iiijd.

{ Reward vs. }

Itm to John Wylkynson { Wages xiijs. iiijd. } xviijs. iiijd.

{ Reward vs. }

Itm to John Buckenall { Wages xiijs. iiijd. } xviijs. vjd.

{ Reward vs. ijd. }

Itm to Ambrose Tete { Wages xiijs. iiijd. } xviijs. iiijd.

{ Reward vs. }

[Sidenote: [fol. 74]]

Itm to John Coke { Wages xiijs. iiijd. } xviijs. iiijd.

{ Reward vs. }

Summa cxs. ijd.

DEACONS

Itm to John Stone { Wages xxs. } xxxs.

{ Reward xs. }

Itm to Willm Myln’ { Wages xxiijs. iiijd. } xxxs.

{ Reward vjs. viijd. }

Summa lxs.

P’YSSHE PRIST

Itm to Bartylmewe Kyrkby { Wages } xxxvs.

Summa p

SCOLE MR

Itm to Richard Harman { Wages } cs.

Summa pz

BEDEMEN

Itm to Thomas Breden Wages xxvs.

Itm to Robt Holder Wages xxvs.

Itm to John Bredon Wages xxvs.

Itm to Thomas Archard Wages xxvs.

Summa p^{ts}

COMON S’UANTES

Itm to John Blount gent in Wages & reward xxvs.

Itm to Willm Fysshewyck { Wages xs. } xvjs. viijd.

{ Reward vjs. viijd. }

[Sidenote: [fol. 75]]

Itm to xtofer palm’ { Wages xs. } xvijs.

{ Reward vijs. }

Itm to Willm Mathewe { Wages ijs. vjd. } iijs. ijd.

{ Reward xxd. }

Itm to Jamys Gylbt { Wages vs. } vs.

barbor { Reward nll }

Itm to Robt More { Wages xs. } xvjs. viijd.

p’yshe clerk { Reward vjs. viijd. }

Itm to Willm Mason { Wages xxxiijs. iiijd. } xxxiijs. iiijd.

bruge mr { Reward nll }

Itm to Willm port’ { Wages vjs. viijd. } viijs. iiijd.

{ Reward xxd. }

Itm to Avice Archard { Wages xd. } ijs. vjd.

launder { Reward xxd. }

Itm to Richard Burton { Turnebroche yn } [ijs.

{ Reward }

Itm to John Ledbett’ { Wages vs. } vjs. viijd.

appitor { Reward xxd. }

Summa vjli xvijs. iiijd.

Sma Totall of all }

Wages & Rewardes aforeseyd } xijli ijs. vjd. p’.

RICHARD GOODRICK.

JOHN SCUDAMORE.

[Sidenote: [fol. 76]]

DEBTES PAYD Y’

Itm payd the xxiiijth day of Nouemb A° }

xxxvijmo R. H. viijui to John Lambert[259] }

baylyf of Aldestree & Appulbye for so }

moche money owyng vnto hym by the }

late Deanes & Chaptor of the seyd late } cvjs. viijd.

Colledge of Burton for hys Fee of _xxvjs }

viijd_ by yere due vnto hym for iiij yeres }

endyd at the Feast of Seynt Michaell }

tharchaungell last as app’yth in the boke }

of debtes }

Itm payd to John Stone late one of the }

Deacons y’ for so moche money by hym }

disbursyd for certen Wyne Waxe & } vijs.

tallowe candelles expendyd in the Church }

in the tyme of Dyvyne s’uys syns }

Michaelmas last }

Itm payd to Robt Bradshawe gent. port’ }

of the gates of the seyd late Colledge for }

pte of hys Fee of _lxs._ payable by the } xls.

Deane & Chaptor of the same late }

Colledge due vnto hym at Michaelmas last }

Itm payd to Nichas Burwey gent. vnderstuard }

& clerk of the Courtes holdyn }

Wtin the lordshyp of Burton for so }

moche money owyng vnto hym by the } xls.

seyd late Deane for his Fee of _xiijs. iiijd._}

by yere for exercysyng of the seyd office }

due for iij yeres endyd at Michaelmas last }

As App’yth in the boke of Debtes }

Summa ixli xiijs. viijd.

RICHARD GOODRICK.

JOHN SCUDAMORE.

[Sidenote: [fol. 77]]

The Costes[260] & Charges of Richard Goodryck & John Scudamore Esquyers

appoyntyd by the Ryght Worshypfull s Edward North Knyght Chauncellor of

the Kynges maiesties most honorable Court of Augmentacon in the name

of the Kyng or sou’aign lord for takyng of An Inuentorye of the plate

Juelles ornamentes of the Church Wt the Implemtes & Stuff of howsehold

belongyng & appteynyng vnto the late Colledge of Burton vpon Trent in

the Countie of Staff surrendryd Rydyng from London vnto Burton & ther

contynuyng Wt ther Retorne from thens to London As heraft’ ensuyth.

Fyrst payd at London the xvjth day of }

Nouemb A° xxxvij R. H. viijui for } vs. iiijd.

mendyng of the Saddelles of the seyd }

John Scudamore }

Itm for Shoyng of ix horses of the seyd } iiijs. ixd.

John Scudamor }

Summa xs. jd.

THE XVIJTH DAY OF NOUEMB’

Supp’ at Seynt Albons

In bredd viijd. Ale xvjd. Wyne nll. }

Mutton xxijd. beoff vjd. one Capon xvjd. } vjs. vjd.

one Cowple of Conyes xd. }

Itm payd for Fyre & Candelles xijd.

Itm for Horsemete y’ that nyght vijs. vd.

Itm for mr palm’s[261] Horsemete Hys }

s’untes supp Wt Hys Drynkyng aft’ supp } xvijd.

& for Fyre }

Itm payd the xviijth day of Nouemb } viijd.

for brakefast y’ }

THE XVIIJTH DAY OF NOUEMB’

Den’ at Bryckhyll[262]

In bredd viijd. Ale ixd. Wyne iiijd. Beoff }

viijd. Mutton iiijd. pygge vijd. & one } iiijs. ijd.

cowple of Conyes xd. }

Itm for Fyre y’ ijd.

Itm for Horsemete y’ iijs. xjd.

Itm for Shoyng y’ vjd.

Summa xxvs. xjd. [_sic_]

[Sidenote: [fol. 78]]

Supp’ at Towcetr’

In bredd vjd. Ale xiijd. Wyne xiijd. }

Mutton xixd. Chekens viijd. Suyttes vjd. } vs. vijd.

Chese & Apples ijd. }

Itm for Fyre & Candelles y’ xvjd.

Itm for Horsemete y’ that nyght ixs. vjd.

Itm for Shoyng y’ iiijd.

Itm for brekefast y’ the xixth day of } xiijd.

Nouemb }

Summa xvijs. xd.

THE XIXTH DAY OF NOUEMB’

Den’ at Dayntree[263]

In bredd vjd. Ale ixd. Wyne iiijd. beoff } iijs. vjd.

xvjd. Mutton vjd. Chese jd. }

Itm for Fyre ijd.

Itm for Horsemete y’ ijs. xd.

Supp’ at Couentre’

In bredd iiijd. Ale xiijd. Wyne iiijd. & } iijs. vd.

Mutton xxd. }

Itm for Fyre & Candell y’ xvjd.

Itm for Horsemete y’ viijs. xjd.

Itm for Shoyng mendyng of Saddles & }

for a Drynche for a Horse } viijd.

Itm for Drynkyng in the mornyng y’ viijd.

Summa xxjs. vjd.

THE XXTH DAY OF NOUEMB’

Den’ at Atherston

In bredd vd. Ale ixd. Wyne iiijd. Buttor } ijs. vjd.

iiijd. Egges iijd. Herryng jd. Chese iiijd }

Itm for Horsemete y’ xxjd.

At Burton that nyght

In bredd xd. Ale ijs. Buttor vd. Egges ijd. }

Chese iijd. Saltfysshe xd. Fresshefysshe } iiijs. xjd.

vd. }

Summa ixs. ijd.

[Sidenote: [fol. 79]]