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Early Presentations to Kentish Benefices http://kentarchaeology.org.uk/research/archaeologia-cantiana/ Kent Archaeological Society is a registered charity number 223382 © 2017 Kent Archaeological Society ( 64 ) EARLY PRESENTATIONS TO KENTISH BENEFICES. BY BEV. T. S. FBAMPTON, M.A. LETTERS of Presentation to Benefices from the Sovereign are of frequent occurrence throughout the Patent Eolls. They were generally given either by reason of the preferment being Crown patronage, or through a vacancy in the See, though there were other grounds for the exercise of the right. The Patent Eolls commence with the 3rd year of King John. Those for the 10th, 11th, and 12th years of his reign are unfortunately missing, which is all the more to be regretted by the student of Kentish Ecclesiastical History, as during the whole of that time the Temporalities of the See of Canterbury were in the King's hands, and he disposed of all preferments belonging to the Archbishop which happened to fall vacant. The Rolls for the 23rd and 24th years of King Henry III. are also missing. With these exceptions the series is complete throughout. The Patent Rolls for King John's reign were printed in verbal facsimile, and with admirable Indexes of Persons and Places, in the year 1835, under the direction of the Public Record Commissioners. Those for the reign of King Henry III. have not yet been so treated. The Presentations given below are valuable, as being earlier in date than any Institutions entered in the Registers of the Archbishops in Lambeth Palace Library, which commence with the accession of Archbishop Peckham in the year 1279. It may be useful to Compilers of Lists of Incumbents to mention that there is in the Public Record Office a MS. Calendar of Presentations to Benefices in various dioceses, including those of Canterbury and Rochester from 1 Edw. I. to 24 Edw. III. The volume contains presentations to more than two hundred benefices in Kent, and is well worth examination. There are also some well-preserved Sede Vacante Registers among the Cathedral Archives at Canter- bury, which, with the Calendar above mentioned, form a useful supplement to the better known Episcopal Registers. EAELY PBESENTATIONS TO KENTISH BENEFICES. 65 KING JOHN'S REIGN, 1199—1216. LETTERS REFERENCE. PEESENTEE. PEEFEEMENT. DATE. Anno DIRECTED TO. 1 3 m. 1. S., Well. Archid's. FAVERESHAM. D'n'm Cant. [17 Maii.] 4 m. 6. Adam de Essex'. Capella S. Joh. D'n'm Cant. 29 Dec. de STANES, in TANET. SMEEEDEN'. 7 m. 1. Adam de Essex'. 2 Arch'd'o Cant. 2 Deo. 1 m. 2. W. de Wrotham, WAEDON, in H., Arohid'o Cant. 13 Jan. Archid. Tanton. Scapeia. 1 m. 3. Walter, de Cray,3 Can- Prebenda de G, Boffens. Ep'o, 23 Jan. cellar'. MALLINGES. et Tho. de Hel- ham, Offic. Ar- chiep. Cant. 1 m. 4. Will, de Wroth., EST MALLING'.4 H., Archid. Cant., 6 Marc. Archid. Tant'. et Ep'o Boff. 1 m. 4. Petrus de Cornhull'. MILSTEDE. H., Archid. Cant. [Marc] 1 m. 6. Joh'es de Birmingeham. COLEED'. H., Archid. Cant. [21 Apr.] 1 m. 6. Will's, capellanus.6 COLEED', per- H, Archid. Cant. [21 Apr.] petua Vicaria. 8 m. 3. W., Archid. Tanton'. KESTON'.6 Dec. de Orbinton'. 8 m. 2. Joh'es de Birmi ngeham, EDESHAM, per- H., Arohid'o Cant. [Marc] cap'llan. Hug., petua Vicaria.7 Archid. Well'. 8 m, 2. W., Archid. Totton'.8 SALTEWUD'. Tho. de Elham, Of- [Marc] flc.Archiep.Cant. 9 m. 6. Wuluinus, clericus BOFHTON', alias Arohid'o Cant., et [Jun.] Com. Flandr'. BOCTON'. Thorn, de Elham. 9 m. 5. Sim. de Waltam. COLEED'. Arohid'o Cant., et [Jul.] Thorn, de Elham. 14 m. 1. Bob. Alius Galfr'. S. Joh'is Bapt., in Offic. Archiep'at. 14 Marc. THANITO. Cant. 15 m. 7. Guido, ol'icus Begin, de MILDSTED'. D'no S., Cant. 3 Nov. Cornhull'. Archiep'o.0 1 Simon Fitz-Bobert, Archdeacon of Wells, was also Provost of Beverley. Hubert Walter was at this time Archbishop of Canterbury. 2 William de Wrotham was Archdeacon of Taunton in 1204, and in 1212. The Arch- deacon of Canterbury at this time was Henry de Sandford, who was subsequently Bishop of Bochester. 3 He was Bishop of Worcester 1213-14, and translated to York in 1216. He died 1 May 1255. The prebend to which he was now jnresented had previously been held by Hen. de Baioois. 4 Lately held by Baldewin de Ginnes. 6 He was charged with an annual payment of ten marks to John de Birmingeham. 0 Lately held by Hen. de Baioc'. 7 The Charter Boll of 7 John, m. 8, contains the following entries about Adisham:— "J. D'i gra., etc. Sciatis nos-intuitu D'i ooncessisse, etc., H. de Well., Archid. Well., ecolesiam de Edesham cum capella de Staph, etc, vacantem et de donatione nostra existent. r'one Archiep'at. Cant, vacantis et in manu nostra existentis .... Apud Bixle xxj Julii." " J. D'i gra., etc. Sciatis nos intuitu D'i, et de consensu Hug. de Well., Archid. Well., persone ecclesie de Edesham, concessisse dilecto clerico nostro J. de Well, ecolesiam de Edesham, habend. et teneud. toto tempore vite sue cum capella de Staples et omnibus aliis pertin. suis in perpetuam vicariam sub annua pensione unius bisantii predicto H. Archid. ejusdem eccl. et successoribus suis persolvenda .... Apud Havering vij Aug." The same memb. contains the grant of the church of " Maydenestane " to Will, de Cornhull', and that of Tenham to Gaufr' de Booland. 8 Walter de Gray, Archdeacon of Totnes. 0 Stephen Langton, consecrated 17 J u n e 1207. He did not receive the temporalities u n t i l 1213. TOIi. xx. F 66 EAELY PBESENTATIONS TO KENTISH BENEFICES. BEFEEENCE. PRESENTEE. PREFERMENT. JJJiTTJSKS jy Anno. DIRECTED TO. 15 m. 5. Thorn, de Boues. OSPEENG'.10 D'no S., Cant. [Jan.] Archiep'o.9 17 m. 14. Phil, de Langeb[er]ge. SAUTW'D. D'no Cant. Ar- 18 Oct. chiep'o, et ejus Officialibus. 17 m. 6. Luoas, capellanus. OSPRENG'. Offic. Arohiep'i. 8 Marc. KING HENRY III.'s EEIGN, 1216—1272. 5 pt. 2. Adam Giffard. BIKENOR'. 6 Marc. m. 6. 6 m. 2. Fratres Hospitalis S. SELLINGES. 24 Aug. Marie, Dovor'. 9 m. 7. Prior et Monachi S. HEETLEP'. Archiep'o Cant. [12 Feb.] Andr., Bofl'ensis. 10 m. 7. Thorn, de Gillingham, WARDON'. S., Cantuar. Arch. [16 Marc] clericus H. de Burgo. 10 m. 6. Joh's de Gillingham. WARDON'.1 S., Cantuar. Arch. 4 Maii. 12 m. 1. Gileb[ertu]s Marescal- WlNGEHAM. S. de Langeton, Ar- 19 Sept. lus. chid. Cant. 13 m. 12. Banu' Brito. BOCTON. Archid. Cant. 31 Oct. 13 m. 12. Henr. de Bissopeston.2 SAUTWUD'. Archid. Cant. INov. 13 m. 12. Hamo. SAUTWUD, per- Archid. Cant. INov. petua Vicaria. 13 m. 11. Band's le Bretun. CHEEEING.3 Archid. Cant. [10 Dec] 13 m. 10. Barthol. de Podio. SMEEEDENN Archid. Cant. 10 Jan. 13 m. 10. Alanus Poinant, clericus S. MICH., Pec- Archid. Cant. 11 Feb. H. de Burg., Com. ham. Kano'. 15 m. 1. Phil.de Wigenhal, cleri- WARDON'. Archiep'o Cant. 20 Nov. cus H. de Burg'. 16 m. 10. Joh'es de Stowa. AUDINTON'. Offic. Archid. Cant. 17 Nov. 16 m. 10. Oddo, nepos J., Tit. S. BISSOPESBUEN'. Oflic Archid. Cant. 24 Nov. Praxedis Presb. Card. 16 m. 10. Petrus, fll. Petri Sara- CEANEBROC' Offic. Archid. Cant. 24 Nov. ceni. 10 "Vacant by the resignation of Will, de Cornhull, Archdeacon of Huntingdon, who was consecrated Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield 25 January 1214-15. He died 20 August 1223. (See Le Neve's Fasti, Edit. Hardy, vol. i., 546, and note 82.) Thomas de Boues had been appointed Archdeacon of Totnes 20 August 1213. 1 Vacant by resignation of Thomas de Gillingham, brother of John. • " Dominus Bex ad concessionem magistri Hamonis persone ecclesie de Sautwud' dedit magistro Henr. de Bissopeston' ecclesiam de Sautwud' vaoantem et ad donationem Eegis spectantem ratione Archiepiscopatus Cantuariensis vacantis, etc., percipiendo de ecclesia ilia nomine personatus annuam pensionem j Bisantii. Saluo predicto magistro Hamoni nomine perpetue vicarie toto residuo ejusdem ecclesie quoad vixerit. Et diriguntur litere Archid. Cant, quod ipsum magistrum Henricum ad eandem ecclesiam admittat, etc Teste Bege apud Abbend' j . die Nov." " Idem magister Hamo habet literas de presentatione ad vicariam ejusdem ecclesie vacantis, etc., percipiendo omnes proventus ejusdem ecclesie nomine perpetue vicarie excepta auuua pensiono, etc., ut supra." Two days later the King appointed Hen. de Bissopeston custos of the Bishopric of London, whioh had become vacant by the death of Eustace de Fauconberge. 3 Lately held by Stephen de Eketon. On the same day Ealph Brito, or le Bretun, was presented to a prebond in Sarum, also lately held by Stephen de Eketon. On 7 December he was presented to a prebond in S. Paul's, lately held by Philip de Fauounberg, Archdeacon of Huntingdon. EAELY PEESENTATIONS TO KENTISH BENEFICES. 67 LETTERS PEESENTEE. PREFERMENT. DATE. EEFEI EBNCE. DIRECTED TO. Anno, 16 m. 8. Bio's de S. Joh'e, capel- ARCHIDIACONA- 28 Jan. lanus H. de Burgo. TUS CANT. 16 m. 8. Odo, nepos J. de Co- BUEN'. Omnibus. 6 Feb. lumpna. 16 m. 8. Hereb's de Essewell'. ElTHAM. Offic. Archid. Cant. 20 Feb. 16 m. 7. Bog. fil. Galfri., nepos WARDON'. Offic Arohid. Cant. [18 Marc] mag. Bob. de S. A\- bano. 16 m. 3. Ernald. de Berkel'. S.PETRI, Dovor'. Offic Archid. Cant. [28 Julii.] 16 m. 1. Thomas de Shenefeld, WICTEIKESHAM. Offic. Archid. Cant. 14 Oct. phisicus domini Regis. 17 m. 9. Petrus de Muntgom- EYNEFORD'.4 Offic Archid. Cant. [23 Nov.] [er]y- 17 m.
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