Monasticon anglicanum, or, The history of the ancient abbies, and other monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and collegiate churches, in England and Wales with divers French, Irish, and Scotch monasteries formerly relating to England
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ASTELEY, in Warwickshire. [ 92]

SIR Thomas de Asteley, Knt. founded and endowed a Chantry in St. Mary's Chappel in the Church of Asteley, for one Warden and three other Priests, and afterwards supplicated Roger Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield, that it might be made a Colledge to consist of a Dean and two Secular Canons, Priests; and it was accordingly so made by the said Bishop; and several Orders establisht, viz: that the Dean be sworn to a a Personal Residence in the same, that he have for his Habitation the [ 93] Rectory-house of Asteley, that he distribute to the poor 10 s. yearly; that the Dean find and present to the Diocesan a perpetual Vicar to officiate in the said Church, and that he pay him the Sum of five Marks per Annum, quarterly; that he find also a Parish Chaplain, and a fitting Clark; Page  314 [ 94] that he celebrate in Person on the greater Feasts, and provide Lighrs &c. that he pay the Procurations and Sinodals of the said Church of Astely, and bear all other Charges, except Books and Vestments; that every Canon find a Vicar, presentable, to whom he is to pay five marks yearly, and one o∣ther Priest also, unless he be willing to reside himself, and celebrate Mass [ 95] dayly in Person; that the Dean and Chapter have a common Seal, under the the Custody of the Dean and three Vicars. &c. Which orders were rati∣fyed under the several Seals of the said Bishop, and Thomas the founder, An. Dom. 1343.

[Valued at 39 l. 10 s. 6 d. per Annum.