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.

Castell-acre.

In the raigne of King William Rufus,* 1.1 William Warren the second Earle of Surrey, founded here a Monastery of blacke Monkes Cluniakes, to the honour of God, and our blessed Lady, Saint Mary of Acre, and the holy Apostles Peter and Paul,, and for the Monkes of Saint Pancrace there ser∣uing. Which Abbey afterwards his sonne, and his sonnes sonne, both named Williams, and Earles of Surrey, confirmed, ratified, and augmented. Witnesses to the first Charter, Will. Braunch, Waukelin de Rosew, Robert de Mortuo mare, or Mortimer, &c. To the second Charter Raph de Pau∣liaco, &c. To the third, William Bishop of Norwich, who dedicated the Church, and many others. Of which Charters, take a little touch out of authenticall Records.

〈…〉〈…〉am presentibus quam futuris quod ego Willelmus comes de 〈…〉〈…〉 pro salute anime mee, et patris mei, et matris mee, et heredum me∣••••••, dedi et presenti Charta confirmaui deo et Sancte Marie de Acra, et Mo∣••••••••is ibidem Deo seruientibus Ecclesiam de Acra.* 1.2

Nouerint &c. concedo Deo et sancte Marie de Acra et sanctis Apostolis Pe••••o et Paulo, et Monachis de sancto Pancratio ibidem deo seruientibus in ipsa Accra, duas carucatas terre, quas eidem Ecclesie pater meus et mater mea dederunt, &c.

Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Willelmus, &c. quando feci dedicare Ecclesiam Sancte Marie de Acra dedi Monachis ibidem, &c. omnes donatio∣••es quas antecessores mei, scilicet Auus meus et pater meus et Barones sui ei∣dem Ecclesie dederunt, &c. et duas solidatas terre, &c. Hijs Tes••ibus. Will. Norwicen. Episcopo qui eandem Ecclesiam dedicauit, &c.

This foundation was valued at the suppression, at three hundred twenty foure pounds, seuenteene shillings, fiue pence, halfe penny, qua▪ surrendred the 2•• of Nouember, 29 Hen. 8.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The foundati∣on of the Ab∣bey of Castle Acre.
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