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.

West-acre.

* 1.1Radulphe de Torneio founded the Monastery of Canons in Westacre, which did professe to lead a godly life after the example of the Apostles, as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, where it is said, that the number of ••he•• ••hat did beleeue, were all of one heart and one minde; and none of them said that any thing which he had was his owne, but they had all things in common, and because (as in the Charter of his gift) he declareth that the holy Fathers did call this the canonicall rule; affirming, that who∣soeuer did leade such a life, was thereby made a companion and Citizen with the Apostles. Therefore hee pronounceth in his said Charter, that whosoeuer did infringe this his donation, or alter, or change it into Monkes, or into any other Order or Rule, should be held accursed, &c.

* 1.2Oliuet Sacerdos de Acra, Galterusque suus filius cum magna sanctitate 〈◊〉〈◊〉 W••slacram, huic canonice norme cum omnibus ••uis rebus se tradiderunt 〈◊〉〈◊〉 territorio Radulphi de Torneio. Ego Radulphus de Torneio cum vxore mea Aclit, omnibus que meis pueris Rogerio Radulpho, pro nobis, et animabus an∣••••cessorum nostrorum concedimus et confirmamus Ecclesie omnium Sanctorum de Acra,* 1.3 et Oliueti Sacerdoti, et Gualterio suo filio, omnibus canonicis ibi manen••ibus, suisque posteris deo ibidem seruientibus Feodum quod Oliuet Sa∣ce••dos sub me tenuit, &c.

Huius confirmationis sunt testes Gislebertus Blondus Willel▪ de Portis Wil∣lel. de Lira, Rogerus Gros. Galterus Capellanus, &c.

The valuation of this religious structure, at the suppression, was three hundred eight pounds, nineteene shillings, eleuen pence, halfe penny qua.

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