The antiquities of Canterbury. Or a survey of that ancient citie, with the suburbs, and cathedrall Containing principally matters of antiquity in them all. Collected chiefly from old manuscripts, lieger-bookes, and other like records, for the most part, never as yet printed. With an appendix here annexed: wherein (for better satisfaction to the learned) the manuscripts, and records of chiefest consequence, are faithfully exhibited. All (for the honour of that ancient metropolis, and his good affection to antiquities) sought out and published by the industry, and goodwill of William Somner.

Thomas Goldwell. 40.

Thomas Goldwell succeeded Tho: Goldstone, and was the last Prior of the Church of Cant. governing the same untill * 1.1

the yeare 1540. at what time this Priory was dissolved, and the Prior and Monks ejected and displaced by Hen. 8. who, in lieu of them, placed a Deane and twelve Prebendaries. The names of the Deanes it shall not be amisse here to set downe.

• 1. Nicholas Wotton, D^r. of Law.
• 2. Thomas Godwyn, D^r. of Divinitie.
• 3. Richard Rogers, Suffragan of Dover.
• 4. Thomas Nevill, D^r. of Divinitie.
• 5. Charles Fotherby, Batchelor of Divinitie.
• 6. Iohn Boys, D^r. of Divinitie.
• 7. Isaac Bargrave, D^r. of Divinitie.

At the time of which new foundation of the Church by * 1.2 Hen. 8. the common seale thereof was againe changed and new made. The inscription in the circumference whereof was this, on the one side. Sigill. ecclesie Cathed. et Metrop'x. Cant. noviter erecte per regem Hen. 8. On the o∣ther side: Ego sum via. veritas. et vita. anno incarnati. Chri∣sti. 1540. Which was the Churches fourth and last com∣mon seale, and continueth still in use, being not so large as the former, which former was much larger then the next precedent, which was also farre greater then the first, which first was much both of the same size and character with that leaden seale to S^t. Augustines bull or charter lately set out * 1.3 by S^t. Hen. Spelman in his Councells pag. 122. And now ha∣ving so sit an occasion, it will not be thought impertinent, I hope, if I present you with the inscriptions on the common seales of that Abbey. Whereof I finde onely two. The one, the smaller of the two, a very old one, representing on the one side both the names and pourtraicts of the blessed Apo∣stles Peter & Paul, with this inscription in the circumference. ^† Hoc sigillum factum est anno primo Henrici Regis Anglorum. And on the other side, the effigies of an Archbishop in his pontificall habit (S^t. Augustine probably meant by it) with this inscription in the circumference ^† Sigill. ecclesie sancti Augustini Cantuarie Anglorum Apostoli. The other com∣mon

seale, the larger of the two, and of more curious work then the former, representeth on the one side a Church, and in the midddest of it, both the name and effigies of S^t. Austin. together with the Abbies armes * 1.4 and some other embellishments, with this inscription in the circumfe∣rence.

Anglia quae domino fidet sociatur amore Hoc Augustino debetur patris honore.

On the other side, a Church also with the figures of both those Apostles Peter and Paul, this with a sword, the other with a key in his hand, and underneath, (if I mistake not) the Christening or baptizing of King Ethelbert, by Austin, with this circumscription in the ••ing. Sigillum monasterii beatorum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli sociorum Augustini Anglo∣rum Apostoli Cantuar. But I will no longer digresse.

For a Corollary to this Catalogue, I pray my Reader to take notice that this Prior, was a Lord-Prior, a spirituall Ba∣ron of the Parliament, and the Priory whilest it had ex∣istence, possessed of great revenewes, being valued at the suppression (but not to the worth) at 2489^l. 4^s. 9^d. The forme of electing and installing this Prior, transcribed from the Church-records, he may finde in mine Appendix. * 1.5 And so this Catal. also being ended, I proceed to the third.

Notes

• * 1.1

  1517.
• * 1.2

  The Cathe∣dralls fourth and last seale.
• * 1.3

  S^t. A••stins common ••eales.
• * 1.4

  Being a Crosse argent in a field sable.
• * 1.5

  Vide p. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Scri∣ptura 19. in Appendice.