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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HUNTINGDON-SHIRE.
1. Ramsey.
A Benedictine Abby built by Ailwine Duke or
Earl of the East-Angles, A. D. 969a. to
the honour of St. Mary and St. Benedict. It's
yearly revenues at the Dissolution were worth
1716l. 12s. 4d. Dugd. 1983l. 15s. 3d. q. Speed.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 231. T. 2. p. 869.
Reyner. Apost. Bened. Tr. 2. p. 149.
Registr. de Ramsey in Scaccario ex parte Reme∣moratoris
Regis.
* Nomina & gesta Abbatum Rames. ab Ednotho
ad Joh. de Santrey MS. in Bibl. Cotton. Vesp. A. 18.
* Collectanea MS. Aug. Baker. in Bibl. Coll. Jesu
Oxon. Vol. IV.
* Librum MS. de Homagiis & Sectis Abbati de∣bitis
in custodia Roberti Hewes de Hosp. Gray∣ensi
Lond. 1638.
2. S. Neots olim Einulfesbury.
The body of St. Neot being translated hither
out of Cornwall, here was a Monastery founded
to his memory, which was destroy'd in the Da∣nish
wars; but restored by Roisia the wife of
Rich. Fitz-Gilbert A. D. 1113. who by the ad∣vice
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of Arch-bishop Anselm, replenished it with
Monks from the Abby of Beck in Normandy; so
it became a Cell to that Abby. It was endowed
26. Hen. VIII. with 256l. 1s. 3d. ob. per an. Speed.
241l. 11s. 4d. Dugd.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 368. T. 2. p. 876.
Regist. S. Neoti in Bibl. Cotton. Faust. A. 4.
3. S. Ives olim Slepe.
About A. D. 1000. Aednoth Abbat of Ramseyb,
built here a Priory of Benedictine Monks, and
dedicated it to St. Ivo and All-Saints. It was a
Cell to Ramsey.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 255.
4. Hitchinbroke.
A little Priory founded by William the Con∣queror,
who removed the Nuns from Eltesley
(in Cambridge-shire) to this placec. It was valued
26. Hen. VIII. at 17l. 1s. 4d. per an. Dugd. 19l.
9s. 2d. Speed.
5. Huntingdon.
Eustace de Luvetot about A. D. 1140. built a
Priory of Black Canons here to the honour of
St. Mary. It was endowed at the Suppression
with 187l. 13s. 8d. q. per an. Dugd. 232l. Speed.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 2. p. 24.
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6. Saltry.
A Cistercian Abby founded by Simon Earl of
Northampton A. D. 1147. and by him commen∣ded
to the Patronage of the blessed Virgin. It's
yearly revenues were worth at the Dissolution
141l. 3s. 8d. Dugd. 199l. 11s. 8d. Speed.
Vide Mon. Angl. T. 1. p. 850.
7. Stonely.
Will. Mandevile Earl of Essex about A. D. 1180.
built a Priory of Canons of the Order of St. Au∣stin
here, which was valued 26. Hen. VIII. at 46l.
5d. ob. per an. Speed.