Notitia monastica, or, A short history of the religious houses in England and Wales by Thomas Tanner ...

DORSET-SHIRE.

1. Winburn.

A. D. 715. St. Cuthburga, Sister to Ina King of the West-Saxons, here founded a Monastery for Benedictine Nuns. It was afterward changed into a Collegiate Church, consisting of a Dean, four Prebendaries, five Singing-men, three Vicars, and four Deacons.

Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 163.

2. Middletona 1.1.

King Aethelstan here built an Abby for Monks of the Order of St. Benedict, to the honour of St. Mary, St. Michael, St. Sampson, and St. Bran∣walader b 1.2, A. D. 840. It was ra••ed 26. Hen. VIII. at 578. 13^s. 11^d. per an. Dugd. 720. 4••. 1^d. Speed.

Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 193.

Reg. Abbatiae de Middleton in Scaccario MS.

3. Shaftesbury.

A Nunnery of Benedictines founded by King Alfred about A. D. 888. and dedicated to S. Mary. St. Edward the Martyr was here buried, so that this Church was also called after his name. It's yearly revenues were worth at the Suppression 1166••. 8••. 9••. Dugd. 1329^l. 1^s. 3^d. Speed.

Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 213, 983.

Registr. MS. Abbatiae de Shaftonia in Bibl. Deuvesiana.

* Cartular. de Shafton. penes D. Joh. Low de Shafton.

4. Cranburn.

One Haylwardus Snew A. D. 930. built here a Monastery of Black Monks to the honour of St. Bartholemew. About A. D. 1102. the Convent was removed to Teuxbury in Glocestershire by Rob. Fitz-Haimon, who leaving only a Prior and two Monks here, it became a Cell to that Abby.

Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 154, 163.

5. Cern.

A. D. 987. Ailmer Earl of Cornwall founded a Benedictine Abby here, and dedicated it to St. Mary, St. Peter, and St. Benedictc 1.3. It was valued at the Dissolution at 515^l. 17s. 10^d. q. per an. Dugd. 623^l. 13s. 2d. ob. Speed.

Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 253.

6. Horton.

A Monastery of Benedictines founded by Ord∣gar Earl of Devon. (temp. K. Edgari) but annexed by Roger Bishop of Sarum to Shirburn, about A. D. 1120.

Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 62, 220.

7. Abbotesbury.

A. D. 1026. Orcus and Tola his wife built an Abby for Black Monks to the honour of St. Pe∣ter. It was rated 26. Hen. VIII. at 390l. 19^s. 2d. ob. Dugd. 485. 3^s. 5^d. ob. q. Speed.

Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 276.

* Reg. penes D. Joh. Strangways de Abbots∣bury.

8. Frampton.

An Alien-Priory being given by R. Will. Conq. to the Abby of St. Stephen at Caen in Normandy.

Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 571. T. 2. p. 955.

9. Shirburn.

Not long after the removal of the Bishop's See to Sarum, the Canons Secular here were changed into Benedictine Monks by Roger Bishop of Sarum, about A. D. 1122. This Abby was de∣dicated to St. Maryd 1.4, and endowed with 682^l. 14^s. 7^d. ob. q. per an. at the Suppression.

Vide Mon. Angl, T. 1. p. 62, 423.

10. Lodres.

An Alien-Priory to the Abby of Mountborow in Normandy, to which it was given by Ri••••ard de Redveriis, (temp. Hen. I.) King Rich. II. be∣stowed it upon the Priory of St. Ann near Co∣ventry.

Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 570, 966. T. 2. p. 992.

11. Warhame 1.5.

The Church of St. Peter and St. Ethelwold here being given by Rob. Bossu Earl of Leicester, about A. D. 1160. to the Abbat and Convent of Lira in Normandy, it became a Cell to that Abby. But during the wars between England and France, the Alien-Priories were seised into the King's hands: so that King Rich. II. gave this to the Abby of Mount-grace in York-shire.

Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 968. T. 2. p. 985.

12. Bindon.

Rob. de Novo-Burgo built an Abby for Cistertian Monks here, to the honour of St. Mary, A. D. 1172. It was valued at the Dissolution at 147^l. 7^s. 9d. per an. Dugd. 229^l. 2^s. 1^d. Speed.

Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 911.

13. Tarentf 1.6.

A Nunnery of the Cistertian Order founded by Richard Poor Bishop of Sarum, about A. D. 1228. It was dedicated to the blessed Virgin, and at the Suppression found to be seised of re∣venues worth 214^l. 7^s. 9^d. per an. Dugd. 239^l. 11^s. 10^d. Speed.

Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 887.

14. Bridport.

An Alien-Priory dedicated to St. Iohn Baptist, valued at 6^l.

15. Stowre.

An Alien-Priory Cell to the Abby of Preaus in Normandy.

16. Holmeg 1.7.

A Cell to Montacute in Somerset-shire.

17. Camestrum. Qu.

A Monastery of White Nuns dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. Speed.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Falsly reckoned among the Wiltshire Monasteries by Mr. Speed.
• b 1.2

  Dedicated to St. Mary and St. Saviour. Sp.
• c 1.3

  S. Adelwold was also Patron of this Abby according to Speed.
• d 1.4

  Dedicated to St. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 MS. Bodl.
• e 1.5

  Erroneously placed by the Editors of the Monasticon (T. 1. p. 1036.) in Wiltshire.
• f 1.6

  'Tis a wide mistake of Math. West∣minster Lib. 2. p. 145. to tell the World that this Nunnery was in Wiltshire.
• g 1.7

  Not an Alien-Priory as in the Monasticon.