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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… made before 1163, when Pope Alexander III confirmed to the abbey the church of St. Margaret of Isleham and the church of … with its endowments, which was confirmed by the Bishop of Ely. 30 V.C.H. Cambs. i, 374. Ibid. 378. Rot. Hundr. (Rec. Com.), 504. Ibid. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… earl of Sussex, granted an estate at Lyminster to the abbey of St. Peter of Almenesches, of which his daughter was … the church of that vill. These two estates constituted the abbey's possessions in Sussex at the time of the Domesday … that it was founded by Earl Roger, 2 and the fact that the abbey's portion of Lyminster was called 'Nonneminstre' in …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… called West Sherborne, which pertained to the Benedictine abbey of St. Vigor, at Cerisy in Normandy, now Cerisy-laForêt (Manche). His selection of this abbey for his gift was doubtless due to the fact that it lay … (among whom he desired to be buried) and not to the abbey of St. Vigor. John de Port was living as late as 1167. …
A History of the County of Warwick
… cell or priory of Benedictine monks under obedience to the abbey of St. Nicholas at Angiers. For the founding of the … lands to Sir Cannon Robsart for twenty-five years, but the abbey of Angiers, finding themselves set aside, addressed … procured letters patent to enable him to secure from the abbey and convent of Angiers their priory of Monks Kirby, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the administrative centre for all the English lands of the abbey not definitely attached to one of the other English … addition were usually proctors general in England of the abbey. It was customary for the Abbot of Bec to appoint … William de Guineville showed keen interest in securing the abbey's hunting rights, and on his retirement in 1254 from …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and Chichester, gave the manor of Runcton to the Norman abbey of Troarn, some time before 1086, and several of his … and bestowed lands and tithes in West Sussex upon the same abbey, which had further obtained the church of St. Cyriac in … by John Sturmy conferring lands near Chichester upon the abbey, with reservation of the services therefrom to the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… of Newport, Isle of Wight, was a cell of the Benedictine abbey of Tiron. It was founded about 1120. On 30 May, 1147, a … the church of the Holy Cross in the Isle of Wight to the abbey of Tiron, and again a bull of about the time of Pope …
A History of the County of Suffolk
… tribute of any kind whatever was to be paid to any foreign abbey. 13 The independent position secured for this priory …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… I to Alan of Brittany, who granted to the Benedictine Abbey of SS. Sergius and Bacchus at Angers the church of … year Prior Richard obtained licence from the Bishop of Ely to be absent from his rectory for 2 years. 23 In 1343 … presented 2 Mar. 1408] Mon. Angl. vi, 1001. V.C.H. Cambs. i, 377. G.E.C. Complete Peerage (1st ed.), vi, 3434. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… together with 2 hides there, was held by the Norman abbey of St. Wandrille de Fontenelle (Seine-Infrieure). That abbey of black monks, established near Caudebec on the Seine … Guncard, who had become a monk there. 1 By 1141 the abbey held churches in five counties, 2 and it was probably …