Notitia monastica, or, A short history of the religious houses in England and Wales by Thomas Tanner ...
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Notitia monastica, or, A short history of the religious houses in England and Wales by Thomas Tanner ...
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Tanner, Thomas, 1674-1735.
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Oxford :: Printed at the Theater and are to be sold by A. and J. Churchill ...,
1695.
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Monasteries -- England.
Monasteries -- Wales.
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HEREFORD-SHIRE.
1. Hereford.
THis was a Bishop's See ever since the year
680. But Milefrid King of the Mercians
founded the Cathedral Church about A. D. 825.
to the honour of St. Ethelbert King and Martyr.
Vide Monast. Angl. T. 3. P. 1. p. 180.
2. Leominster, Leot, Knight. v. Le••ster.
Merwald King of the Mercians first built a
Nunnery here about A. D. 800. which was de∣stroyed
in the Danish wars; after that here was
a College of Prebendaries, untill Hen. I. an∣nexed
their lands to the Abby of Reading, and
so it became a Cell of Benedictine Monks to that
Abby. It was dedicated to St. Iames.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 420.
3. Monkenlane.
An Alien-Priory, Cell to the Abby of Conchis
in Normandy, to which it was given by Ralph
Tony the elder, (temp. Will. Rufi.) Given by King
Edw. IV. to Windsor College.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 597. T. 3. P. 2. p. 74.
4. Ewias.
A. D. 1100. Harold Lord of Ewias built a
Priory of Benedictines here, which was subordi∣nate
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to the Abby of St. Peter at Glocester, and
was dedicated to St. Michael and St. Nicholas.
A. D. 1100. Ralph de Mortimer founded a lit∣tle
College for Secular Canons here; which was
A. D. 1197b. changed into a Priory, and en∣dowed
with more lands by his son Hugh Mor∣timer,
who remov'd hither the Black Canons
from Scobbedon, there placed by Oliver de Merly∣mond
his Steward. It was commended to the
Patronage of St. Iames, and rated 26. Hen. VIII.
at 267l. 2s. 10d. ob. per an. Dugd. 302l. 12s. 3d▪ ob.
Speed.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 213.
* Cartular. penes Domini Edw. Harley de Bramp∣ton
Bryan in Com. Heref.
* Registrum penes Tho. Baronem Bruce Comitem
Elginiae.
6. Hereford.
Hugh de Lacy A. D. 1101. gave the Church of
St. Peter here (founded by his Father) to the
Abby of St. Peter at Glocester, to which Abby
it afterward became a Cell.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 406.
7. Clyfford.
A Priory of Cluniack Monks subordinate to
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the Abby of Lewes, and founded by Simon Fitz-Richard-Fitz-Ponce,
(temp. Hen. I.) It was dedi∣cated
to the Blessed Virgin, and valued 26. Hen.
VIII. at 57l. 7s. 4d. per an. Dugd. 65l. 11s. 11d. Speed.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 623.
8. Kilpeke.
The Church of St. David at Kilpeke being
given by Henry de Kilpeke to the Abby of St.
Peter at Glocester A. D. 1134. it became a Cell to
that Monastery.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 116.
9. Dore.
Rob. de Ewiasc (tem. Hen. II.) built an Abby
for Cistercian Monks here, to the honour of St.
Mary. It's yearly revenues at the Dissolution
were worth 101l. 5s. 2d. Dugd. 118l. 2d. Speed.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 826. T. 2. p. 918.
* Regist. penes ••... Dominum Scudamore.
10. UUormesly olim Pyonia.
A Priory of Black Canons dedicated to St.
Leonard, foundedd by Richard Talbot Lord of
Painswike, (temp. Hen. II.) valued 26. Hen. VIII.
at 83l. 10s. 2d. per an. Speed.
Margery de Lacy (temp. Reg. Iohan.) to the ho∣nour
of the Holy Cross and St. Catherine. It was
endowed at the Suppression with 67l. 13s. 2d.
per an. Dugd. 75l. 7s. 5d. ob. Speed.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 330.
Registr. in Curia Augmentationis apud Westmon.
12. Hereford.
A Benedictinef Nunnery dedicated to St.pGuth∣lac,
valued at 121l. 3s. 3d. ob. per an. Dugd. Speed.
13. Lymbroke.
A Nunnery of Benedictinesg, endowed at the
Suppression with 22l. 17s. 8d. per an. Dugd. 23l.
17s. 8d. Speed.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 474.
14. Cressewell.
An Alien-Priory Cell to Grandmount in France,
dedicated to the blessed Virgin.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 504. T. 3. P. 1. p. 17.
15. Flanesford.
A. D. 1347. Richard Talbot founded a Priory
of Black Canons here. It's Tutelar Saint was
St. Iohn Baptist, and it was valued at the Disso∣lution
at 14l. 8s. 9d. per an. Dugd. 15l. 8s. 9d. Speed.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 356.
16. Titley.
An Alien-Priory.
17. Barrone Speed. Bartone MS. Bodl. Qu.
A Priory of Benedictines. Speed.
Notes
a
Not in Shropshire, where 'tis placed by Mr. Speed: who is also mistaken as to the Order of this Priory, for it was not of White Canons.