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A History of the County of Warwick
… 1 In the suburb on the west side of the town of Warwick, a house of Dominican or Black Friars was established towards … were those of Our Lady, St. Dominic, and St. Peter. The house at Warwick made provision for between thirty and forty … is shown, as is usual, in connexion with the Warwick house, by the large number of bequests to secure their …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Friaries Dominican friars, Lancaster FRIARIES 14. THE HOUSE OF DOMINICAN FRIARS, LANCASTER The house of the Black Friars at Lancaster was founded about 1260 … of the order into four 'visitations,' Canterbury, London, Oxford, and York, it was assigned to the last-named; Worc. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of Black Friars in Cambridge was second only to the Oxford house in the system of Dominican education. In 1221 thirteen … 15 and in 1261 the English studium generale was fixed at Oxford. 16 Nevertheless, within 20 years of the first …
A History of the County of Durham
… Gisburn died long before the birth of St. Francis; but the house at Hartlepool may have owed its origin to another Brus, … this may possibly be the founder. The first mention of the house occurs in 1240, when Henry III granted to each of the … warden and brethren three acres of land adjoining their house for the enlargement thereof; and at the same time Roger …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… provide one pittance, which may indicate 15 friars in the house at that date. 10 It seems to have been a relatively small house and bearers of obituary rolls called there more rarely … altar of St. Mary in the south part of the church. 15 The house was never wealthy; at the Dissolution the brethren …
A History of the County of Warwick
… it is manifest that they were permitted to erect their house by Ralph Blundeville, earl of Chester, on his manor of … specially reserved his manor of Cheylesmore and the house of the Grey Friars. Roger and Cicely were both buried … to allow them to receive land for the enlargement of their house. 3 On 15 November, 1331, mandate was issued to the …
A History of the County of Nottingham
… in this busy centre of the Midlands. The Nottingham house was one of the eight friaries in the wardenship of Oxford; it was situate in the south-west corner of … of twenty oaks from Bestwood for the dormitory and chapter-house; 9 and in 1272 they had a further grant of ten oaks for …
A History of the County of Norfolk
… 1347, to Elizabeth de Burgh, countess of Clare, to found a house of -Friars Minor in Walsingham. 1 The celebrated Austin … of King Edward and Queen Philippa, to acquire a site for a house in Little Walsingham, to accommodate twelve friars, 2 … to the chapel of St. Mary, Little Walsingham, below their house. This licence was inspected and confirmed in 1384. 3 In …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… Friaries Franciscan friars, Aylesbury FRIARIES 19. HOUSE OF FRANCISCAN FRIARS, AYLESBURY The house of Grey Friars at Aylesbury was founded by James … century. Richard II. had been a benefactor of this house, and at the beginning of the next reign a friar was …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Friaries Franciscan friars, Preston 15. THE HOUSE OF FRANCISCAN FRIARS, PRESTON Edmund, earl of … the fourteenth century been considered the founder of the house of Grey Friars at Preston. 9 Leland, however, remarks … though he was 'the Original and great Builder of this house,' the site was given by a member of the local family of …