The church-history of Britain from the birth of Jesus Christ until the year M.DC.XLVIII endeavoured by Thomas Fuller.

The Premisses proved by instance in the Family of the Berkeleys.

THe Noble Family of the Berkeleys may well give an Abbots Mitre for the Crest of their Armes, because so loving their Nation, and building them so many Synagogues. Hence it was, that partly in right of their Auncestors, partly by their Matches with the Co-heirs of the Lord Mowbray and Seagrave, in the Vacancies they had a right of Nomination of an Abbot, in following Foun∣dations.

Place.	Founder.	Order.	Value.
1. St. Augustines in Bristoll. 2. Burton Laus in Leicester shire. 3. Byland, or Bella-Launda, in York sh. 4. Chancomb in North∣hampton shire. 5. Combe in Warwick shire. 6. Croxton in Leice∣ster shire. 7. Edworth in the Isle of Axholme in Lin∣coln-shire. 8. Fountains. 9. Kirkby in Leicester∣shire. 10. Newburge in York∣shire.	1. Robert Fitz-Hard∣ing, whose posterity assumed the name of Berkeley. 2. The Lord Mowbray in the Reign of K. Henry the first. 3. Robert de Mowbray, & Gonnora his Mother. 4. Hugh de Anaf. Knt, in the time of the Conq. whose Son Robert took the name of Cha••comb, & Annabisia his daugh∣ter was married to Gil∣bert Lord Seagrave. 7. Tho: Mowbray Earl of Notingham in the Reign of K. Rich. the 2. to which the Mowbrays were grand Benefactors. 9. Roger de Beller, who held this Manour of the Lord Mowbray.	1. Black Canons of the Order of S. Victor. 2. Leprous peo∣ple professing the Order of S. Augustine. 6. Premonstra∣tentian Monks. 7. Carthusians. 9. Canons Regu∣lar of S. Augu∣stine.	l. s. d. ob. q. —767.15.3.0.0 —458.19.11.1.1 7.290.14— —178.7.10▪ 0▪ 1-

What shall I speak of the small Houses of Longbridge and Tintern in Gloucester∣shire, not (mentioned in Speed) the Hospitals of S. Katharine and Mary Maudlins neer Bristol, the well endowed Schoole of Wotton Underhedge in Glocester shire, be∣sides forty Chanteries founded by the Berkeleys: yea, I have read in a Manuscript belonging unto them, no lesse judiciously than industriously composed by Mr. John Smith (who did, and received many good offices to, and from that Family, as is mutually confessed) that the forenamed Abbeys and others, held of the Lord Berkeley at the dissolution, no fewer than eighty Knights fees, and payed services unto them accordingly, all which are now lost to the value of ten thou∣sand pounds within the compasse of few years.

2. Nor will it be amisse to insert, that Robert Derby the last Abbot of Croxton, was presented thereunto, April 22. the 26 of King Henry the eighth, by Thomas (the sixt of that name) Lord Berkeley, (the place being void by the death of one Atter cliffe) belonging to his presentation by inheritance. And in the Record, he commandeth the Prior and Convent to receive and obey him as Abbot.

Notes

• Rob. Derby last Abbot of Croxton.