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A History of the County of Stafford
… of the church to St. Michael and to describe it as a royal free chapel. The privileges of all the royal chapels of the … did not necessarily mean that royal chapels were also free of the jurisdiction of the archbishop. But when … tenth granted in 1301. 34 In 1315 Edward II named twelve free chapels with the privilege of appointing their own …
A History of the County of Somerset
… colleagues. The provost was to be a canon but was to be free from the service at Wells demanded from the others, and … church on which houses for the canons could be built ' free of secular demands.' In this matter Nicholas de Wells … of youths who aspired to holy orders. There were two schools in Wells. The elementary school for instruction in …
A History of the County of Nottingham
… pillory or tumbrel. They and their tenants were also free from every form of toll and custom throughout England. …
A History of the County of Dorset
… over by a dean, and subsequently known as the royal free chapel and college of Wimborne Minster. The Saxon … to have enjoyed the status and privileges of a royal free chapel with college attached under the direct patronage … dean and prebendaries of Wimborne Minster Whereas it is a free chapel of the king and altogether exempt with the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… and non-residence, of which the canons of the royal free chapels were flagrantly guilty. He therefore determined …
A History of the County of Sussex
… they need not be detailed here. 12 While the college was free from gross scandals its management appears to have …
A History of the County of Sussex
… the Conqueror. Henry I subsequently assigned this ' royal free chapel' of Bosham to William Warelwast, bishop of …