Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... Composed by the studie and trauels of Iohn Weeuer.

Saint Olaues Hart street.

Qu. A. D. T. D. P. os. nguis. irus. risti. ulcedine. auit. H S M Ch M L

As I was, so be ye, as I am, you shall be; What I gaue, that I haue, what I spent, that I had: Thus I count all my cost, what I left, that I lost.

Within this parish was a Friery or Brotherhood founded by Raph Ho∣siar and William Sabernes,* 1.1 Anno 1298. These Friers by their order were called Fratres sanctae crucis, Brethren of the holy crosse, so denominated of wearing a Crosse (anciently called a Crouch) vpon their garments, and of bearing the crosse for the badge and Armes of their house. This house was valued at the suppression to 52 l. 13 s. 2 d. of annuall profits.

A Petition to Secretary Cromwell against the Prior of this house, a little before the dissolution thereof.

Pleasethe it your honourable mastoreship to be aduertesid,* 2.1 that in the time of Lent last past, your continuall orator Iohn Bartelote, with others, to the number of fiue persons of good conuersation, found the Priore of the Cros∣syd Friores in London,* 2.2 at that time, being in bed with his whoore both na∣ked about xi. of the clocke in the forenoone vpon a Friday; at which time the said Priore to the intent his misdemeanour and shamefull fact should not be knowne, whereby he should sustaine open shame, kneeled vpon his knees, and not onely desired your said orator and his company to keepe secret his said act, and not to disclose in any wife the same, but for the same intent freely, and of his owne motion, gaue amongst them about xxx l. which he then was possessed of; of the which summe your Orator had by the said gift about vii l. And also the said Priore promised to giue amongst the said company xxx l. more by a certaine day, and after by mediation of friends of the said Priore, the said xxx l. was released to the summe of vi l. which sixe pounds the said Priore bound himselfe to pay to the said Orator by his Bill obligatory at a certaine day in the same limeted: Yet this notwith∣standing, for by cause your said Orator for non paiment of the said vi l. did arrest the said Priore, he hath so hainously informed the Lord Chance∣lour against your Orator, that he will onely put him to shewertie, making the premisses a hainous Robbery, saying openly that your Orator is wor¦thy to be hanged but also will by his high authoritie, compell your Orator to repay agen to the said Priore the some of xxx l. vnlesse your most chareta∣ble goodnesse bee therein otherwise shewed. It may therefore plese your good Mastershipe of your abundant goodnesse to prouide that the preme∣ses may be duly examined, according to equitie; for this is the very and

hole truth in the same. And your seid Oratore shall prey to God for your honor and preseruation long to endure.

By your humble Oratore to his power during his life, Iohn Bartelote.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The foundati∣on of the C••ouc••••d Friers.
• * 2.1

  Ex quibusel. Col∣lect. in sepe dict bib. Cot.
• * 2.2

  The Priore of Crouched Fri∣ers found in bed with hi•• wench.