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A History of the County of Stafford
… by Ernald de Walton. 13 The first mention of a daughter-house of Kenilworth at Stone 14 is in a charter of 1138-47 by … Stone for himself and a train of ten horses during a two-day visit each year. The Prior of Stone was to be free to … state of the community at Stone before 1450 and of the day-today routine in a small Augustinian house at this time. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Survey two priests holding a portion of this estate. The house of Austin Canons absorbed the endowment of these … its early history is very obscure. About 1180, when the house of Austin Canons at Buckland in Durston was dissolved … Gregory, the sub-prior, and ten canons. 277 The same day somewhat substantial pensions were assigned. The prior …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Rufus, through Hugh, Earl of Chester'. 3 If a religious house was founded at Trentham in the 11th century, however, … deeds of the priory make no mention of a previous house. Any foundation of Earl Hugh, moreover, would almost … foundation charter, does not necessarily imply that the house was presided over by an abbot, and it may thus refer to …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… Earl of Leicester, 1 who gave the site on which the house was built. 2 A papal document of 1174, in which the … before the death of Earl Ranulph de Gernon in 1153. 3 The house was described as a hermitage about 1220, 4 but as early … number was later exceeded. There were eight canons in the house in 1438, when a visitation by Bishop Alnwick revealed …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the Virgin and St. Thomas the Martyr of Canterbury. The house was founded in or about 1210 by William de Courteney, a … Bishop of Bath, which records the founder's object. The house was in some way connected with the larger house of Austin Canons at Bristol, but the exact nature of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the bishop confirmed to the canons of Wroxton the manor-house and grounds, and the advowson of the church; 4 and in … writes that A certain clerk M. has founded a religious house on his property with the consent of his brother, the … Belet was Annora de Verdun, we can identify the unnamed house, which had recently been founded in 1221, with Wroxton. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Houses of Augustinian nuns Priory of Easebourne HOUSE OF AUGUSTINIAN NUNS 15. THE PRIORY OF EASEBOURNE 1 The … Montfort. 12 Amongst later prioresses and sisters of this house we find members of such well-known families as … 13 held in January, 1442, revealed the fact that the house was in debt to the extent of 40 through the …
A History of the County of Essex
… ultimately rested. Osyth was afterwards canonized, her day being 7 October. Accounts of her life were written by … and fair at Brentwood, 8 and on 1 May, 1252, changed the day of market from Wednesday to Thursday. 9 On 28 July, 1268, … friends in the town, by which practice the funds of the house had been wasted; not even visits of the king or queen …
A History of the County of Warwick
… life for Nicholas le Veutrer was not to prejudice their house as a precedent. 13 But on 5 July, 1327, the priory was requested to admit into their house as a life-pensioner Thomas le Veutrer, the king's … and dwell there for two days. Further, that when the house of Stone is vacant two of the canons of Kenilworth …
A History of the County of Essex
… footing as canons of a cathedral church at the present day. Harold was killed in the battle of Hastings in 1066, and … no doubt this would be cheaper than founding a new house. Excuse was found in the alleged immorality of the … keepers. On the return of the abbot they desired a love-day and offered damages, but next day went to the king and …