Christ Church Letters

Home , John Kemp, Robert Thorpe (priest), Simon Sudbury, Thomas Langton

C HR I T H R H L S C U C E TTE R S .

A VOLUME OF MEDIE VAL LETTERS

R E LATIN G TO THE A F F AI R S O F THE

PR IORY O F C HRIST C HU RC H C ANTERBU RY .

EDITED BY

HEPPARD J. B. S ,

H AMDEN E PRINTED FOR T E C SOC I TY .

D C C . XX . M . C L VII WE S TMINS TE R

PR NTE D BY NIC HO LS AND O N I S S ,

2 5 P R ME NT TR E E , A LIA S T. COUNCIL OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY

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V LY ILI I L Y ES M . A . E E N PH P SH R E , Q ,

W . . . IM D D . V . A A W . RE SP RRO S P SON , . E S

J A M E SPEDD ING ES . S , Q

F . . A . IVILLIA M J H M ES . S O N THO S , Q

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n n Works being alo e respo sible for the same . TABLE OF CONTENTS .

Introd uction

. Richa x n n w a I II I Prior rd O e de to King Ed rd .

The n . a I II II Prior d Chapter of Christ Church to the Kin g (Ed ward . ) The i III . Pr or of Christ Church to the Bishops of Pampeluna an d

Sin i a l ia th e Nun tii g g , Papal

? Sim n Su ur o f n n R K n o db y , Bishop Lo do , to . esteve d James Cornwalli s to the Prior

Ci m n lham h D o . Joh E to t e Prior

’ h u in h T e Abbot of St. A gust e s to t e Prior Copia Litterae di rectae Wal tero Whytto n de Hibern ia

IX The a l m n th . E r of Or o d to e Prior Will iam Sellyng at Oxford to the Prior Robert Bronn e to John Prior o f Christ Ch urch

m ll to n X II . Willia Se yng a Patro

Ki n n I h an d X I . V t e I I g He ry . to Prior Chapter Edmo n d Lichﬁeld to the Pri or The Vicar o f Bersted to the Prior

n the r X VI . Joh Scotte to P ior

herl k the X VLI . James S o e to Prior

Th e am th e am X VIII . s e to s e

m n en n . . X IX . the Tho as Goldsto e , Ward of Ca t Coll to Prior

an Prior Sellyn g to Dr. Ch dler Sir Joh n Fogge to the Prior

ir Fy neux the XX II . S John to Prior

l m Sell n XX II I . Robert Hill to Prior Wil ia y g The Prior o f Coven try to th e Prior o f Chris t Ch urch

X X V m Sell n Dan . m umf . Prior Willia y g to Tho as H rey D m n n Sell n o . Rey old Goldsto e to Prior y g

he a m the am XX VII . T s e to s e

The am the me XX VIII . s e to sa V I n T u m r ard . D an . . y e n . th X X X . e I H f e , of Ca t Coll to Prior TA B L E O F C NT E T O N S .

m Sell n o I X X . e t X X Draft lett r fro Prior y g Louis .

A n en u n to th e i XX X I . ag t at Ro e Pr or

n de the X X X II . Joh Giglis to Prior

m n n to the r. X XX III . D Tho as La gto Prior

A n n n en the XX X IV . Lo do Correspo d t to Prior m u th e X XX V . Tho as B lkley to Prior X n wn to the X X VI . Joh Fa e Prior

X X X The m th e m VII . sa e to sa e

m n the X XXVIII . Si o Godard to Prior h ell n o f n . . t e X X X IX . Richard S y g Ca t Coll to Prior V h K n E w I . t e X L. i g d ard to Prior

D m Sell n the D u e o f u X LI . raft letter fro Prior y g to k Glo cester D ’ h X D r m a n n St. t e LII . . Tho s La gto , Bishop of avid s, to Prior

Ki n III . the XL III . g Richard to Prior

Bo n to the e e B o o kin X LIV . Robert B d ll of g X LV t to the . Rober Thorpe Prior

The m the am e X LVI . sa e to s h n en . t e X LVII . Ki g H ry VII to Prior

S ell n the e o f B o o ki n X LVIII . Prior y g to B dell g

X X n n n Do m . e n ne LI . Joh Abbot of Abi gdo to R y old Goldsto

m m um e T e u e o f u L To D o . . Tho as H fr y r as r r Christ Ch rch LI D m m um the . o . Tho as H frey to Prior

L n me the II . Master Mo tgo ry to Prior

n n the LIII . Cardi al Morto to Prior

VII to the K n n . LIV. i g He ry Prior

n de n th e LV. Joh Gero a to Prior he LVI n n n en o f n . C . t . Joh La gdo , Ward Ca t oll to Prior

Haw te th e LVII . Richard to Prior Sell n n LVIII . Prior y g to Archbishop Morto VI I e w u e King Henry . to thre ealthy s bj cts h u en o f n VII . t e LX . z e Eli ab th , Q e He ry , to Prior

m n to the LX I . Tho as Motto Prior

' h E Bo o kin n o f C an t. . to t e D o m . w L X II . d ard g , Warde Coll Prior

The o f the n o f nn n n the L X III . Lord Ma or Tha i gto to Prior V II nd the o f n u K n enr . to th e a L X IV . i g H y Prior Mayor Ca terb ry

c Fitz -J me o f n n to th e LX V. Ri hard a s, Bishop Lo do , Prior

we ne D r. C L X VI . Prior Goldsto to old ll to the D o m . . o n L X VII . J M ys Prior S vi i TA B L E O F C ONTENT .

m m X Dr. to L VIII Grig , at Ro e , Archbishop Warha

Th m the am LX I X . e sa e to s e L m th m XX . The sa e to e sa e XX th e L I . Master Bedell to Prior

m h to n u e LXX I I . Tho as S avyng to Master H ss y X w h n L X III . Prior C old ell to t e Lord Cha cellor h X XI . R . n t e L V Dan . Overto to Prior

th e L XX V . Robert Martyn to Prior

XX Ho h elle to the L VI . W . Prior

XX An en to the u u L VII . Ag t Treas rers of Christ Ch rch

n n L X X VIII . A n A o ymou s Writer to the Bishop o f Lon don

XX X m D n the L I . Tho as e ys to Prior m L XX X . Tho as Go dyng to the Prior XX X m n E th L I . Willia Gre e of ssex to e Prior

The W cl L XXX I I . Vicar of est yve to the Prior n h L X X X III . Joh Bordo n to t e Prior x LXX X IV . William He tall to the Prior A mm f n L XX XV . Co ittee o Parishio ers at Godmersham to the Prior

fa ce (he l n h 'o d ur l io n .

N T RE F C R D N M O RT O N LETT ER G LIl I . SI A U O A I AL .

G N T U R E O F E Z B ET H U E E N HE NRY ETT E R O F LX . SI A LI A Q VII . L

The above facsimiles were inadvertently omitted from the vol um e of

C hrist C h urch Letters printed by the Camden Society. INTROD I UCT ON.

THRO U GH all t h e long seri es o ﬁ vicissitu des w h ic h h ave marked

o f o f u t h e h istory t h e Cath edral C h urc h Canterb ry , t h e muniments t h e title -deeds by w h ic h t h e possessions o fth e ch apter were secu red h ave been preserved and kept toget h er wit h singular completeness . f T h e library h as been plundered, per h aps o tener t h an once or twice ; il lu m inated m issals and pondero u s volumes o f sc h olastic divinity h ave disappeared ; even th e C h ronicle o f C h rist C h urc h does no t . now exist , alt h oug h we h ave a rig h t to believe th at t h ere once was

u o f f m s c h a c h ronicle , in w h ic h t h e successors Gervase recorded ro year to year t h e additions w h ic h Arc h bish op T h omas made to the

o f f o f buildings t h e monastery, or Prior Jo h n to t h e com orts t h e monks ; in w h ic h also were set down t h e n ames and titles o f t h e royal and noble personages w h o broug h t t h eir oblations to t h e s h rine

f m u f u o . o t St T h o as , togeth er wit h s c h notices poli ical occ rrences — and natural p h eno m ena as alt h oug h affecting t h e o u ter world rat h e — t h an t h e familia o f t h e monastery appeared to be wort h y o f o cc u f in o m . py g t h e pen t h e onastic h istorian But , alt h oug h t h e library

ff m unirnen t —at tho h as su ered , t h e c h amber Canterbury known as — m Treasury h as al ost completely escaped spoliatio n . T h e Norman Conquest gave Bish op Odo an opportunity fo r an illegal and soon -ended seizure o fsom e o fth e C h urc h lands ; b u t t h e c h arters by w h ic h t h ose lands were h eld by t h e C h urc h remained f f s o . sa ely , as th ey do to t h i day , in t h e h ands t h eir proper owners

. b C A M D . so c I T TI ii N RO D U C ON .

I I . T h e long, and at last murderous , contention between Henry

far f m m o f and h is arc h bis h op , so rom di inis h ing t h e nu ber title

o f deeds , actually , by arousing a spirit partisan devotion , added m f greatly to t h eir nu ber , t h e impulse being continued long a ter th e ’ years im mediately following t h e martyred arc h bish op s canonization ; — in fact th e grants o f lands and rents som e large and many small — in value given to t h e C h urc h o f Canterbury and th e Blessed ” M u I u artyr d ring t h e reign o f Henry II. probably outn mber t h ose f con erred in all ot h er centuries bot h before and after t h at time . T h e great convulsion o ft h e sixteenth century only transferred t h e estates o ft h e C h urc h from t h e ancient possessors to a reformed body

w h ic h comprised am ong its m em bers several o f t h e former owners . f T h ese , transmuted rom Romis h monks to Protestant prebendaries, were little likely to destroy or scatter t h ose venerable parc h m ents by

o f c o f virtue w h i h th ey , as h eirs and successors t h e Prior and C h apter

o f C hurch h . C h rist , claimed t h e rents upon w h i c t h ey subsisted v m Lastly, e en in t h e seventeent h century , w h en so any ancient

u collections were b roken p and dispersed , t h e spoilers appear , as a

o f rule , to h ave disdained to meddle wit h t h e musty bundles title

Off deeds , contenting t h emselves wit h carrying t h e decorated volumes

w h ic h were wort h money in t h e market . Hence it is th at t h e parc h ments by virtue o f w h ic h Arc h bis h op Lan fra ne collected h is revenues

n m o f a e in t h e eleve t h century, supple ented by t h e additions one g f f a ter anot h er up to t h e sixteent h , are still to be ound in t h e octagonal

if f fo r c h amber, w h ic h , not h e h imsel , h is immediate successors built t h eir reception . Of M SS. so t h e ancient t h us long preserved , many are detac h ed

— - c h arters and oth er documents o f a similar c h aracter t h e so ealled ”— C h artae Antiquae Cantuar . a su fﬁciently full account o fw h ic h

f o f M mm may be seen in t h e ﬁ t h report t h e Historical S S . Co ission ; but i n addition to t h ese t h ere are still extant m o re t h an twenty D INTRO UCTI O N . iii

o f the o f ancient volumes, c h ieﬂy Registers Priory C h rist C h urc h , containing an imm ense store o fmaterials fo r writing h istory h it h er f w f to unknown except to a e privileged explorers . T h e re erence ” Re . an d g . C C . Cantuar , w h ic h occurs h ere th ere in t h e works o f “ Wilkins and Kemble , s h ows t h at t h ese registers h ave not been

fo r quite unnoticed ; but , as t h ose auth ors soug h t suc h records only

f o f as bore re erence to t h e special subj ect t h eir volumes , t h ey h ave done really not h ing towards making t h e contents o f t h e registers

f r available o students . T h e two or t h ree c h arters extracted by ” Keni ble f , and one or two re erences in t h e Concilia , leave quite untouc h ed t h e subj ect illustrated upon some th ousands o f pages i n

o f f t h ese volumes , th e record , namely , monastic li e in t h e great

fo r Benedictine Convent w h ic h , nine h undred years, was associated wit h th e metropolitical cath edral o f England . Under t h ese cir c um stan ces o ff , t h e editor snatc h es th e pportunity o ered by t h e pro duction in print o f one o f t h ese volumes to mention t h e existence o fmany oth er records possessing a wider interest t h an t h ese C h rist C h urc h Letters ; induced to do so by t h e conviction t h at from no oth er single source can t h ere be c o ll ected a more complete series o f portraits o f t h e actors who played out t h e drama o f m o nastic life in

d o f t h e M id le Ages , wit h outlines t h e rath er monotonous scenery w h ic h served t h em fo r a background . It may be mentioned th at t h e Dean and C h apter possess a good calendar o f t h e C h artae

Anti u ae q , but t h at no clue exists to serve as a guide t h roug h th e maze o fth e registers . — T h e Registers properly so named several o f t h e volumes in t h e — collection cannot be so designated are lettered from A to Z two

o f f A th irds th em , rom to S , are strictly mediaeval records, extend ing in date down to t h e dissolution o f t h e m onastery in 1 5 4 0 ; f m S Z o f w h ilst t h e remainder , ro to , are less ancient date , and

o f contain only copies leases and ot h er unin teresting matters . OD O iv I NTR UCTI N .

m the m f Less i portant th an Registers , in w h ic h th e docu ents ollow

m o f f u co m eac h ot h er in so e sort h istorical sequence , are our vol mes p ounded o f disconnected fragments gat h ered together wit h in the

fe w . a last years T h ree o ft h ese are large folios lettered M S . Scr p ” f f Books, in w h ic h a great number o wai s and strays are mounted ” f the o f th e ourt h being volume C h rist C h urc h Letters, w h ich is m f now presented to th e M e bers o th e Camden Society . W h en t h is letter-book was ex h ibited during t h e m eeting o f th e Royal Archaeo

ic al o f 1 875 it came g Institute at Canterbury in t h e summer , , under

o f n b e t h e notice Sir Jo h M aclean , and y h is recomm ndation t h e Council o f th e Society was induced to undertake t h e present publication . It will be seen t h at several o f t h e letters written by royal an d exalted personages , and by m en w h o , being occupied in th e h ig h er w o f m m alks public e ploy ent , were broug h t into contact wit h t h e great

o f m o f men t h eir day , contain atter real h istorical interest , w h ilst

do o f oth ers , dealing as th ey with t h e domestic concerns t h e Prior o f o f C h rist C h urc h and t h e convent w h ic h h e ruled , serve to pro duce a picture o f th e ordinary life o f th e h ead o f a great Benedictine monastery : ex h ibiting muc h o f t h at im posing side o f the dignitary w h ic h was h abitually turned towards th e general world , but also

o f o s h owing a little th e reverse side , visible at t h e time nly to h is f associates and intimate riends . T h e letters w h ic h make up t h is vo lume were found scattered h ere and o f Anti ua t h ere among t h e uncatalogued portion t h e C h artae q e , f f t h e several specimens turning up rom time to time , o ten at very distant intervals ; h ence it h appened th at t h ey were mounted in t h e f volume as t h ey came to h and , and th ere ore with out regard to f sim ilarity o subject or c h ronological sequence . In t h e present more m far i n eth odical arrangement t h e letters are , as as possible , placed h has c ronological order , t h e auth orities upon w h ic h t h e Editor INTROD UCTI O N . relied fo r assigning dates in doubtful cases being re ferred to in the

' n notes at t h e e d o ft h e book . f f In order to acilitate re erence , bot h to th ese transcripts and to

um m t h e original M S . vol e , it must be pointed out t h at a Ro an

m o f as nu eral indicates t h e position eac h letter h ere printed , w h ilst its position in t h e Canterbu ry volume is s h own by an Arabic ﬁgu re

o f th e at t h e side title .

In ﬁlling up , w h ere h e could do so, t h e gaps w h ic h t h e letters leave i n t h e several h istories , h ere h inted at rath er th an narrated ,

o f and in explaining t h e obscure allusions t h e writers , t h e Editor h as , w h ere t h is was possible , resorted to original M S . material selected from t h e registers o f t h e Cat h edral ; preferring th ese u f a t h orities to re erences to printed books , both because t h ey are o f uni mpeac h able aut h enticity and contemporary wit h t h e events

n u w h ic h t h ey explain , and because to a great extent t h ey are

u p blis h ed and not easily accessible . EXPLANATIONS AND ILLU STRA TIONS.

’ Prior Ric h ard Oxen den s letter o f excuse [L] undoubtedly belongs l 1334 . Me ham o 9 to th e civi year Arc h bis h op p died on Oct ber ,

1 333 m he , and h is successor did not receive h is te poralities until t

’ u mm o f f l Me ham s next s er , so t h at in t h e mont h February o lowing p

was co - death t h e See was vacant . T h is t h e only vacancy existing h w m with a Prior Ric ard , and a King Ed ard h olding a parlia ent at f ’ " f w f o f t Peter s Chair . York with in a e days be ore t h e east S . T h e

9 t sum letter is dated February , and , t h e Parliamen h aving been m o ned fo r 2 1 February , it appears t h at th e Prior considered th at h is delegate s m ig h t perform t h e j ourney from Canterbury to York with in twelve days . By gradual encroac h ments t h e King in t h e fourteent h century

u u if n o t o f m t e h ad acq ired t h e c stom , t h e rig h t , no ina ing to t h re

u h o f o f hi s corrodies in C h rist C h rc h , t at is, maintaining th ree

f n o f the nominees at th e expense o t h e Co nve t Canterbury . In

f II o f dra t letter [ . ] t h e prior and c h apter , at t h e time t h e deat h

’ o f Griﬁo n o f o n e o f o Jo h n , t h e late h older t h ese corrodies , pr test

o f u against t h e nomination a s ccessor , pleading t h at , as landowners i n a county surrounded on t h ree sides by t h e sea and t h erefore

o f o f c h arged wit h th e duty guarding a great extent coast , t h ey m were already greatly impoveris h ed . Fro ot h er sources b we learn

1 33 o f t h at Edward I I I . in 7, in consequence t h is or some similar

o n o f petiti , surrendered h is claim to th e patronage th e corrodies ;

f [i ll but also t h at , even a ter t h e surrender , h e continued to th e

b n 9 u um . . A t. . 8 . Archaeol . Jo rnal , York Vol e Chart c

D viii INTR O U CTI ON .

o f . one th e sureties T h is proposal appears to h ave been accepted , and t h e Canterbury arc h ives a s h ow that t h e money was raised by a tax o f an obolus in t h e mark levied up o n all ecclesiastical incomes .

’ f VVin ham T h e Bis h op s letter is dated rom g , near Canterbury , w h ere

’ Arc h bish op Peck h am s College O f Canons formed a co nvenient ’ ’ The f o f retreat fo r t h e fo u nder s successors . act t h e Bish op s resi dence so near to th e M etropolitan Cat h edral , and t h e interest w h ic h

him k i n ff o f f we see ta ing t h e a airs t h e S ee , lead to t h e in erence

f w A r h i h i k th at h e oresa h is approac h ing promotion to t h e c b s o pr c . — — In t h e same year even in t h e sam e m ont h Prior Gilling h am

o f f was compelled to levy a second tax a art h ing i n t h e pound , to

f m o f O f satis y t h e clai s anoth er Nuntius , in t h e person Pileus, Arc h b bis h op Of Ravenna.

. Mo ldash . . &e . Letters V , IX , XVII I , , written by Prior , t h e

f m f o f Earl o Or ond , Sir James Cornwallis t h e c h ie baron t h e Iris h

’ x Sherlo c k ﬁthe e c h equer , and James prior s attorney , respectively , all refer to som e ‘ estates in Ireland w h ic h cam e into t h e possession

u 1 18 0 m o f t h e convent abo t t h e year , bringing with t h e at least as

o f muc h vexation as proﬁt . T h e h istory t h ese possessions , brieﬂy f told, is as ollows

o f o f Hervey M ount M aurice , an uncle Strongbow , went to — “ Ireland wit h Fitz - Step h en in a destitute condition fugitivus a ” f fo rtu nae . acie , inermis , inops d f By anoth er account , it is only air to say , h e is described as t h e

’ experien ced guide o f Earl R ic h ard s expedition to t h e coast o f m f Ireland , w h ic h h e h ad explored so e time be ore . In co urse o f time two cantreds o f land lying between Waterford

f him McMurro u h e and Wex ord were given to by Dermot g , and ,

u b 6 1 A n t. . . 1 . . A nt. 5 et Ch art p . seqq Chart p

3 Tw sden 1 41 9 . iraldus e d . ewe . 2 0 . G , Br r, v Gervase [ y ] , c 2 . Giraldus, 33 OD O ix IN TR UCTI N .

f o a h i s ortunes improving, h e obtained s me military aut h ority, b cked

a w f l thirst by h ic h h e sh owed h imsel tyrannical and b o o d y . About

1 1 83 O f C hu rch h e returned to England and became a monk C h rist , b C anterb ur a Herveiu s M y , Circa tempus ist d de M onte auricio

i C antu ariensi San cte c o en o bio et nobil Trinitatis se reddens , cui

s suae m aritim ae Waterfo rdiam scilicet et \Veise fo rdiam eccle ias terrae ,

i nter acentes ele m o si nam do n averat m o n astic am . j , in , vitam elegit

habitum et an imu m sicut militiam et Qui utinam sieut sic , sic mali ” de o suiss t tiam p e .

if to Troubles and d ﬁculties soon began arise , as was to be expected w h en t h e landlords and tenants lived in different and h ostile. coun - f a . was tries , se parated by dangerous sea passage It soon oun d th at

u m o f ff the no rents co ld be gat h ered , and to re edy t h is state a airs f Prior and Convent armed th eir lands to one or two speculators, to

— f — fo r u w h om t h ey looked o ten in vain t h eir income , min s a large

o f o f Ki l deduction in t h e s h ape commission . T h en t h e convent kenny intruded t h eir nominees into t h e b en eﬁces belonging to t h e 124 5 c Englis h monks , and at last, i n , Prior Nic h olas Sandwic h and h is C h apter conveyed in perpetuity all t h eir interest in t h e donation o f o f T n terne Hervey M ount M aurice to t h e Cistercian Convent y ,

o o f 6 25 or De Vot , in t h e diocese Ferns, receiving in exc h ange m arks o f ready money and an undertaking fo r t h e payment o f an f ‘1 f ann ual rent o 10 marks . Ten years a ter th is transaction t h e ” o f T n tern e alib eralitate Abbot and Convent y ex mer , but at t h e u o f f r an s ggestion Arc h bish op Boni ace , consented to increase t h ei

u o f u n al payment by an addition th ree marks , t h us making p t h e sum m l m to t h irteen marks , at w h ic h it re ai ned as ong as any pay en t

1 24 3 f o f th was made at all . In 5 w h en t h e trans er t h e estates to e

fi o f Cistercian Convent was rst taken into consideration , th e Bis h op

b ° 2 . . a . 5 2 . 35 Girald s, v Ibid v C 0 . 3 . n . 23 a A nt. . A t . 7 . Ch rt I 2 6 and 241 Chart . J c A n . 2 43 . Chart . t T .

C A M D . SO C . INTR OD UCTI O N .

’ d Ferns , in w h ose diocese M ount M aurice s donation was situate ,

o f m wrote a letter remonstrance to Canterbury , re inding t h e Prior t h at Q ua m Anglici primum intervenerunt terram Hibernic tempore Regis h u m lures et Henrici patris Regis Jo annis q onda reg is Anglic , p terre

- fuerunt rio ratui vestro m Them e Mar ecclesie date p , ad h onore sancti tiris , ” r n per illo s qui terram Hibernic inte veneru t.

He classed Hervey M ount M aurice , an alien and an invader , among

u f u t h e sp rious bene actors , asserting th at h e gave to C h rist C h rc h f m f b ut O . estates w h ic h belonged , not to h i sel , to t h e See Ferns

o o f o f In spite , h wever , t h e advantage w h ic h th e Bis h op possessed being on t h e spot he gained noth ing by h is motion beyond a

c m siti n o fO . o po o , w h ic h no one seems to h ave t h oug h t bserving

a At t h e beginning o f h is reign Ric h ard II. gave to t h e Prior a licence permit-ting h im to receive t h e annual rent w h i c h t h e Abbot De Vo to was bound to pay h im ; thus exempting h im from t h e

O f f who Operation a recent statute w h ic h orbade absentees , contri

to f o f th e buted not h ing t h e de ence country, to wit h draw money

The m f f . rom Ireland King, h owever , li ited th e privilege con erred by h is c h arter to t h e lifetime o f th e actual Prior to w h o m it was

s fo r o granted , but it soon became a cu tom eac h successive Pri r on h is election to ask fo r and to o btain t h e royal licence statuto no n

ta t obs n e. Fro m t h e time o f t h e sealing o f t h e contract the Abbot began to f o all int arrears , and year by year h e became more deeply indebted

' c r dito r ho a o f f . to t h e e , w h ad no me ns en orcing h is claims T h e Earl Of Orm ond and the C h ie fBaron o f t h e Iris h Exc h equer were enlisted o n t h e side o f t h e Prior o f C h rist C h urc h about t h e y ear

’ 14 30 VVh tto n to , and William y , t h e Prior s agent , was stimulated use h is utmost endeavours to extract som e ready m o ney from t h e

fo r f . Abbot, and to come to a better understanding th e uture For

. n . 2 44 . 8 . Chart A t J . , x INTR OD UCTI O N . xi f w o f orty years , not it h standing t h e power t h e Earl and th e inﬂuence ’ o f f f f th e eminent lawyer , t h e Abbot s rent still ell art h er and art h er 146 ] f2 o0l o . be h ind , until in th e arrears reac h ing to t h e sum [about

l o f m 3 000 . Sherlo k o f , odern money] , James , t h e writer th e letters

XVI I . and XVIII . and a resident Iris h man , was deputed to press

fo r f f the t h e Abbot payment , and t h en a res h di ﬁculty arose in ’ s h ape o fa claimant w h o ousted t h e Prior s attorney under pretence o f kinsh ip to t h e founder . T h e Gilbert T albot w h ose opposition so embarrassed Sherl o k t h at h e was compelled to call in t h e Prior to

he h elp h im was no mean antagonist , and it is not improbable t h at

fo r f succeeded in h is claims, a ter th is date we do not meet wit h any m ore notices o f cas h received by th e Priors o f C h rist C h urc h from t h e Abbots De Voto .

’ Sherlo k s ﬁrst letter alludes to an arrangement into w h ic h t h e Prior o f Canterbury entered with t h e desperate h ope t h at h e mig h t f still draw some part o h is Iris h revenue . By th is transaction all t h e Iris h property was demised fo r sixty years to James Sherlo k

m o f o f f gentle an , David Sergeant , treasurer t h e c h urc h Water ord ,

a w o f 6 l . to and D vid Co an , w h o covenanted to pay a rent and dis c h arge all dues to w h ic h the c h urc h es th ey farmed by virtue o f t h e

m u f agree ent were liable . W h et h er t h e lessees d ring th eir term ailed

O f to pay th eir rent , and at t h e termination t h eir lease still retained

a f m possession , we c nnot learn wit h certainty , but t h e absence ro t h e registers O fall farth er mention o f Iris h property affords a pretty s u re

fo r f m ground supposing t h at , ro t h e time w h en t h e t h ree lessees

w as . came i n possession , no more money remitted to Canterbury

' T h e sc h edule o festates dem ised to Sherlo k inel udes

m a et tenementa Kihn o re Kilturch Tham a r O nia terr s in , , g ,

Kilco an dicta Kilc o wan Bauncwe Kill a a Om ac hus g alias , , gg , C rree , fumo ur i n u Banncwe cum duab us ins ulis am ins la dc , dc Salteis ; ac cei

atro natum et crso natus eeclesiarum et ca cllarum m Kil p p p dc Kil ore, 2 41 . Reg . R . O xii INTRO D UCTI N .

u Tham a r Kilco wan Bannewe Killa et Omachus In t reh , g , , , gg, Carree , fumo ure in Hibernia .

&c f X X IX X X . . . T h e letters ., , , X XIX , XXXIX , re er more or less directly to th e college w h ic h Arc h bish op Islip , by royal licence , f u o f o nded at Oxford in t h e year 1 362 . T h e site t h e college is now

Of covered by t h e eastern quadrangle C h rist C h urc h , w h ic h still perpet u ates t h e nam e Of t h e Old foundation ; t h e little college itself h aving been absorbed into t h e gigantic neig h bour w h ic h Wolsey f projected but ailed to complete .

o f u few T h e h istory Canterb ry College , told in a words , will h elp to make clear t h e meaning o f some allusions in th ese letters . In

1 36 2 Of t h e year Arc h bis h op Simon Islip , desirous promoting t h e

21 u o f m O f m . purs it learning a ong th e clergy , btained ro Edward II I a

f u u &c . licence to o nd a college and to endow it wit h lands, stat to , ” O non bstante . Acting upon t h e licence , h e acquired a site near

o f Fridesw de t h e priory St . y , and upon it h e eit h er erected t h e necessary buildings or adapted t h ose already existing to s u it t h e

r c purpose fo w h i h h e destined t h em . For t h e support o f t h e foundation h e appropri ated to it t h e rectory

O f m w o f Pag h am , in S ussex , w h ilst Willia de Islip , a nep h e th e V fo r OfV o o dfo rd Arc h bis h op , assigned t h e same purpose t h e manor , b i n o f Nort h amptons h ire . In h is conﬁrmation t h is latter grant , t h e

u Of 134 8 - 9 Arc h bis h op, all ding to t h e great pestilence and t h e h avoc w m h ic h it h ad made a ong t h e clergy, writes

u er sa ienciam u u et l ab o ribus ad uisit Q ia p p , sic non absq e s dore q am re untur et u co n so nanter mi litans erm in at et g regna , in j sticia ecclesia g , sua extendit tentoria ; nos ad hec sepins revo lventes intim a - r m sciencia cordis nostri , ac conside antes veros in o ni doctos et expertos

e idemiis resertim lurim um deﬁcis se aucis sim o s u in p p p , p q e propter d e ' fectum exhibitio ni s rese ns u litterarum & c ad p insistere st dio , .

3 127 . Ant. . . O . . 12 9 . Chart Chart Ant O . IN TRO D U CTI ON . xiii

f f f f an d Ot h er bene actors were ound i n Ox ord itsel , t h e King a hearin 13 73 n granted anot h er licence i n mortmain , g date , enabli g

o f Fridesw de o f t h e Prior St . y , t h e Abbess Godstow , t h e M aster

o f Ba lo lhall e and Sc h olars y , toget h er wit h some private individuals ,

’ to contribute certain messuages fo r th e beneﬁt Of Arc h bis h op Islip s f oundation .

IV f —i n f h en t h e college was orty years old , extensive repairs act

— as n a rebuilding became necessary ; unless indeed ( is possible , seei g m t h at t h e task was undertaken by Prior T h o as C h illenden , w h o h ad a passion fo r building) t h e fabric was pulled down to m ake room

fo r ﬁ . one more magni cent During t h e process William C h art , t h e

IVarden o f u the t h e College , s perintended t h e works, and kept

s o f fo r 13 6 accounts, and h is statement expenses th e years 9 an d b u 1 39 7 are yet i n existence . T h ese are so precisely drawn p

fo r artiﬁce rs recording t h e sums paid wages week by week to t h e ,

o f fu fo r t h e names t h e persons rnis h ing materials , an d t h e purposes w h ic h t h e materials were intended to be em ployed —t h at i t is possible from t h e m to construct a picture o f t h e college as it — appeared w h en t h e warden t h e last workman h aving walked out o f — f o f t h e gate was le t in possession h is new buildings . T h ere — was t h e great gate built o f T aynton stone and furnis h ed wit h a

‘ lo ck ho o ks — costly , , and h inges leading to t h e quadrangle , t h ree

o f u i m sides w h ic h were occ pied by bu ldings , a ong w h ic h t h e C h apel

— fo r o f certainly , and t h e Hall probably t h ere is evidence t h e — existence o f t h is essential element o f a college formed pro minent f o f eatures . A t h ird side t h e quadrangle opened to th e garden , upon w h ic h abutted a set o frooms muc h desired fo r t h eir pleasant situation . Leading into t h e space w h ic h is now Peekwater Quad

rla s teri r f was t h e p o p o o , and near t h e kitc h en was a well res h ly f ne w Th u f urnis h ed wit h a rope . e b ildings were o course in t h e

3 b a . . 131 . A n . O t M (58 . S . Sc Ch rt rap Book B , xi v I NTROD UCT I ON . W early Perpendicular style , h ic h implies th at t h ey h ad h igh pitc h ed ’ a f f as g bled roo s , and t h ese roo s , t h e warden s bills tell us , were

Sto n esﬁeld covered wit h slates . T h e upper stories were pargetted , o f m th at is , built timber and covered with plaster i pressed wit h fantastic designs ; w h ile t h e ground story was strongly constructed o f Headington stone ; latti c ed windows were very abu ndant unless th e vitrearius and plu mb ariu s c h arged very h ig h ly fo r t h eir — raw materials and labou r and a gutter suited fo r carryi ng refuse w f ater ran rom t h e kitch en into Merton Lane . T h e i n h abitants o fth is n ew college were Benedictine monks and f secular clerks , t h e ormer living in as strict subjection to t h eir rule u nder t h e supervision Of t h e Custos as ift h ey were still in m ates o f

. m O f t h eir own monastery T h ey were not all onks C h rist C h urc h , f f Canterbury , in act a custos and h is our socii is t h e largest con gregatio n o f Canterbury breth ren w h ose nam es are recorded as con m o fthe f m f d te poraneous inmates college , but ro t h e very oun ation it is probable t h at boarders from o th er monasteries were received w h o wish ed to combine t h e monastic life wit h t h eir university edu

a o f cation . In statement accounts dated the Custos ac knowledges t h e receipt o froom rents from t h e Camera de VVyn ” “ ” “ ” ” Ev sham Ro d ton , d_ e y , de , also de Fratre de Batell , and

C o ventre C hamb r f m l de y , ro w h ic h it wou d appear t h at th ese m o nasteries permanently retained t h e so -nam ed sets o f rooms fo r

o f u t h e accommodation th eir st dents .

. f o f 14 4 T h e letter LVI rom Jo h n Langdon , t h e warden 9 , testiﬁes that t h e Benedictine undergraduates were not m ore submissive to

m u m discipline t h an ere secular st dents ig h t h ave been , and letter

u o f o n X XIV . s h ows t h at t h e occ pant C ve tre C hambyr w as as u nruly as t h e rest .

’ It “must not be inferred th at until t h e time o f Arc h bis h op Islip s

M . S S a B . 1 41 cr p ook B .

X VI INT RO D UCTI O N

m de m o u m h all , allowing t h e divina celebrare in sua q a in h abitan t ’ 1 i n f m u civitate Oxon . Succeeding letters in or s t h at St . Ives was

o f the o f u placed at t h e h ead little society th ree students , incl ding

m f fo r h i sel , and t h at t h eir sustenance t h ey relied c h ieﬂy upon t h e

ff m o f baili w h o anaged t h e manor Newington , near Henley , on

f O f f be h al t h e Canterbury monastery . In t h e very irst year o f its a m existence , lt h oug h t h e embers proﬁted in t h eir studies , t h e little

ff f o f m em college su ered rom internal dissensions , and lost one its f . o bers by death In re erence to t h eir quarrels , t h e prior ex h rts th e Warden

Sequim ini concili um Sancti Pauli : sol non o ccidat s uper i racundiam ” vestram d um a ue n as citur , sed ate loc ir e q de stirpe viciosa .

’ T h e last mention th at o ccurs o f t h e h all in Queen s Lane is i n

1 34 1 o u , w h en t h e seni r st dent is requested to h ave an eye to th e

o f o f m l o f proceedings an undergraduate so e oth er co lege , t h e son

C ham n e s m . Hug h p y , w h o h e was required to ex h or t and instruct

f fo r It is recorded t h at , w h en St . Ives and h is two ellows went up

f o m - th eir irst Oct ber ter , t h ey spent t h irty seven sh illings on t h e

m n fo r u road , leaving t h e selves only t h irtee sh illings h o sekeeping. “ It may be men tioned t h at one o f t h e Canterbury registers con tains a very long statement o f all t h e p rocessus Of t h e Jo h n Wyclif

1 3 0 o f o w h o , in 7 , with th e assistance several t h er secular priests , t h rust h imself into t h e wardensh ip o f Canterbury College ; but t h ese records t h ro w n o lig h t upon t h e question o f t h e identity o f ’ t h is IVyclif wit h t h e Rector o f Lutter worth . Wycli f s libellas asserts t h at Arc h bis h op Islip founded t h e college fo r t h e bene fit o f m secular clerks only , and th at t h e onks were usurpers .

f o f o f m the T h e ollowing list wardens , several w h o appear in f M t r m lacunae o S . . le te s, is co piled , not wit h out , r m sources

0 Re . B . 2 . g , f . ccclxxvi D xvu IN TR O U CTI O N .

1 3 2 6 . . f b his o wn m n . 1 468 e n n J Wycli ( y state e t) . R gi ald Goldsto e . 1 370 H . h . u w o u i 1 4 2 . . C . Woodh ll , o sted Wycl f . 7 W hichele

1 390 . D m . . e 1 47 . T. u W ov r . 3 H frey 1 9 6 3 . . i c h . 1 48 . . 0 W Chert W . Ch chele, 1 41 1 . . an n . T. n J L gdo Goldsto e . 1 413 . Mo l as . h 4 n n s 1 . 94 . . W . J La gdo

1 42 7. . S u 1 49 5 E r J alisb ry . . Robert ast y . 1 4 37 . . A ssh 1 5 1 i i 0 . Ho ll n ho um e J . C rca Robert g . 1 448 Wo dn . . . sb er Ed w B o o kin J y g . g . 1 5 4 4. W . Hadleigh .

Sell u O f m X X IX a X . o n Ric h ard y g , t h e writer t h e letter nu bered ,

u o f ret rning to Canterbury was appointed Cancellarius t h e monastery,

f O f m a post w h ic h h e h eld o r many years . As t h is ﬁce de anded m l f so e litt e proﬁciency in legal knowledge , we may in er t h at t h e

u Prior granted th e request so passionately rged in th e letter .

o f f m b C hau ndler Some particulars t h e pre er ents h eld y Dr . , so

Of f f u ten mentioned i n t h e Ox ord letters, will be o nd in t h e notes at

f f en t h e end o t h is book . T h e special bene action by w h ic h h e

f Of the deared h imsel to t h e community Canterbury College, and him m return w h ic h was made to , are t h us related by a conte po rary

u b enﬁcia dudum ad Q od preter cetera nostre Cant . ecclesie collata , ﬁ co ns ecratio nem u : . et edi ca Capelle in Collegio nostro Cant ar Oxon , ad tio n em altarium in eadem pro divini cultus augm entacio ne sumptus

O o rtuno s eciam in u a inta l ib eralissime do navit pp dedit, ac qu q g libras o ss essio nib us emendi s s olvendum s ti endiis Pincernarii et pro p , ad pro p

eo dem i nducit ut e us reverendam aternitatem u Coei in , nos j p precip o i u i u fﬁ c o u ers e amur . uo dam o . U q ac st dio p q nde nos W ll Chich ele , C stos ,

o lle ii redicti su erscri ta dili enter anim advertentes et Socii C g Cant . p p p g , vo l e ntes ue e i tem o ralib us s iritua- re en dere vo lum us et q pro p p lia bona p , co ncedimus et successo ribus no stris ut i u , pro nobis , cotid ana ap d nos

im er etuum sub s e uenti f m e us hab e atur m m . m p p , q or a , j e oria In pri is , quod is qui j uxta vim statuto rum co ll egii m issam pro f undato re ct bone

3 6 9 . m Re . R . . . R eg . passi g M

C AMD . SO C . D xviii I NTR O UCTI O N . facto rib us no stris tenebitur teneatur c m su radicti Ma istri celebrare , eia p g

m haundeler m m m m m h ab erc s eeial em m Th o e C in eade issa e oria p , no en q ue ej us d um vixerit in collecta Dans qui caritatis sub hac forma da ” ” f m u tuo The m e m m i sius sub hac a lo , post orte vero p in Collecta Inclina , Vo lumus forma ut animam famuli tui Them e expresse pronunciare .

u et co ncedimus u sin ulis diehus u ui m u ins per q od , g , C stos q pro te pore f erit

i e us u randium aut eenam incho abit ﬁne aut qu j vice in a la post p gratias , in g ratiarum sub hac form a predicti Magistri Theme C haundeler post ipsius mortem memoriam special em faciet : Anim a Fundato ris nostri et anima Them e C h aundeler ac anime omnium ﬁdelium defuncto rurn per miseri ” l um u r r rdiam D ei re uiescant . Vo s ete ea et n co q in pace p , per prese tes co ncedim us uo ciens u su radicti C o lle ii ant e us u , q C stos p g j loc m tenens ' Piucernarium aut m no vo in eo dem reci iet tenebitur Cocu de Collegio p , ab eisdem rime. ill o rum admissio ne s eu u m um , in p recepcione, corporale j ra ent exi ere u sin ulis dieb us u u Oxo ni et u g , q od ipsi g q ib s in villa a residentes n lla m u er editi fuerint dicti C o lle ii m dicti legiti a ca sa p p , in Capella g , pro ani a M agistri Them e C h aundeler semel o ratio nem Do m inicam cum sal utatio ne ” di n ce t &c . Angelica ,

No record remains to inform us w h at was t h e origin o f th e dispute

X I a wit h M erton College mentioned i n but probably some tresp ss ,

as f LX V. suc h is re erred to in anot h er letter , , h ad set t h e parties at variance .

2 5 th 145 2 ff o n 4 th On M ay , , Arc h bish op Sta ord died , and June f m é ’ ’ t h e King , in addition to th e usual or al cong d elire , sent t h e - X f . elec t quasi amiliar letter II I , urging th e C h apter to Cardinal

m o f Ke p, at t h e time Arc h bis h op York and C h ancellor o f t h e m ’ Real , to be t h eir Arc h bis h op . T h e King s request was complied

-A o wit h , and t h e Cardinal and C h ancellor rc h bis h op f York was c h osen by t h e Prior and C h apter to be t h eir pas tor . He died w h en

C hurch fo r d h e h ad ruled t h e one year , twenty weeks , and six ays ; and his h andso me to mb still adorns t h e sout h side o f th e c h oir o f a t h e c th edral , INTROD UCTI O N . xix

’ T h is original letter , auth enticated by t h e King s sign manual , is ’ 4 th six f dated June , month s be ore Cardinal Kemp s ent h ronization ,

h 1 1 th m f w ic h took place on t h e Dece ber ollowing.

o f o f s In th e letter t h e Prior Coventry (XX IV . ) t h ere is men

m o f m he o f tion ade a iracle concerning w h ic h was ready t testi y .

o f m c ure No particulars t h e arvellous are supplied , and h ence it can

' only be guessed t h at some su fi erer living in Warwicks h ire h ad m o f . eit h er visited t h e sh rine S t T h o as at Canterbury , or t h at h e l h ad special y invoked t h e saint wit h out leaving h is own h ome , and m f t h at t h e result h ad been re arkable and satis actory . In order to

’ procure t h e beneﬁt o f t h e saint s m iraculous powers it was by no

all ff l means necessary t h at in cases t h e su erer s h ou d visit, personally ,

o f m an t h e scene t h e artyrdom ; nevert h eless , t h e j ourney was n uall o f m m o f y undertaken by th ousands pilgri s, t h e aj ority w h om

f o f m probably were prompted only by eelings si ple devotion , and not urged by a desire o fgetting rid o f a speciﬁc inﬁrmity . To t h is

far class , as as we can see , belonged all t h e i ndividuals composing t h e merry party

Wel nyn e and twenty in a co mpanye Of so ndr f u i -f l y olk, by avent re a le felaschi e il i ms In p , and p g y were thei alle

That toward C anturb ury wolden ryde .

M l m o f fﬂ f ore solemn pi grimages were made by nu bers a icted olk ,

f o f o f w h o , usually a ter ex h austing t h e resources t h e medical skill

f n fo r i o f th eir day , and ruitlessly appeali g assistance to t h e sa nts

the - -o f- - t h eir own district, undertook j ourney to t h e out t h e way ,

m o f al ost isolated , corner England w h ic h was sanctiﬁed by t h e

o f o f f f f presence t h e relics t h e Arc h bish op , w h o or eited h is li e cer tainl fo r y h is order , and, as it in some way came to be believed , in

the defence o f t h e liberties o f the common people . Arrived at ff c h urc h , pilgrims i n general knelt at t h e s h rine , made th eir o erings D X X IN TR O UCTI O N . and so departed ; b u t in cases w h ere sufferers from disease applied fo r cure it was usu al fo r t h em to perform efccubice o f t h ree days ; t h at is , h aving t h eir beds spread in Trinity c h apel near t h e s h rine

o f m . t h e martyr , t h ey day and nig h t i plored h is intervention

’ Water sanctiﬁed at t h e time o f h is passion by infusion o f th e saint s

u u blood could be proc red at t h e c h urc h , and t h is being dr nk by or pplied to a sick person or anim al often broug h t recovery to t h e sufferer : even inanim ate o bj ects are said to h ave received beneﬁt from contact wit h fabrics w h ic h by t h eir connection wit h t h e saint h ad acquired a portion o f h is m iraculous virtue . One quality t h ere is c h aracteristic o f t h e narratives o f the early

o f miracles wroug h t by t h e Saint as related by William Canterbury , a

m o f f m : conte porary t h e martyr , w h ic h in airness oug h t to be entioned

u f fu o f t h is is t h eir sing lar, apparent , truth ulness, a care l repression exaggeration in t h e descriptions o f t h e pains w h ic h t h e patients u ff o f m f an s ered , an entire absence incompatible sy ptoms , and o ten intelligent clearness in t h e accounts o f th e successive steps by w h ic h

o f m o f t h e process recovery took place . Here we seldo ﬁnd a story a man at deat h ’ s door one minute restored in t h e nex t m inute to “ m co plete h ealt h and strengt h ; on t h e contrary , th e recoveries are d u m d f escribed as grad al , one sy ptom isappearing a ter anot h er in th e very order in w h ic h an experienced p h ysician would expect th em to

d u f vanis h ring natural convalescence . T h e fair in erence to be drawn f m o f ro th is accuracy description is , eith er t h at th e symptoms and

- t h e recoveries were trut h fully described by eye witnesses , or t h at

“W m o f illia Canterbury , t h e narrator , was as a p h ysiologist and

far o f a A f pat h ologist in advance t h e ge in w h ic h h e lived . care ul ’ c m inatio n o ft h e Reverend Canon Robertson s edition o f William ’ o f Canterb u ry s Miracles o f Becket (C h ronicles and M emorials o f Great Britain) will convince any practical student o f t h e p h eno mena o fdisease has ff , t h at in th at work h e to do wit h narratives very di eren t in q uality from t h e ﬂi msy stories o l instantaneous cures w h ic h passed INTR OD U C TIO f o r miracles at a later period o f t h e M iddle Ages . It must h owever f w be con essed t h at occasionally, h en recording a re port received f o f no t rom a distant place , t h e accuracy w h ic h th e h istorian could

” f o f personally veri y , William is apt to appear in t h e ligh t a too cre ’ d ulo us s o f lVilliam s ent h usia t . It is not to one accurately drawn

o f path ological pictures t h at t h e Prior Coventry alludes , but probably 14 4 5 to some suc h rigmarole story as one dated , w h ic h was certiﬁed

3 by Prior Goldstone ; h is certiﬁcate being still among t h e C h art .

' A n t suﬁ ered a ll . Cant . In t h is case a man born i n Aberdeen h ad h is days from every kind o f deformity and several sor ts o f diseases

o f at h e h ad, course , visited rival s h rines in vain , but last coming to

f m i f. Canterbury h e ound speedy , t h oug h not i mediate , rel e T h e saint ’ provided a curious expedient to rem ove all doub t o f th e sufferer s statement as to t h e place o f h is birt h and t h e congenital nature o f

in ﬁ i rm ties. h is Just as t h e patient was getting better , two men strolled into t h e c h urc h w h o happ ened to co m e from t h e very same

o f m Scottis h town as t h e obj ect t h e iracle, and t h ey were able to testify to th e fact th at h e was t h eir fellow-townsman and t h at h e

‘ h ad been a cripple from h is earliest days . As t h is miraculous cure m h f took place at t h e very same ti e as t h at at w h ic S h akespeare, ollow

in u c o f d g t h e pop lar h ronicles t h e perio , ﬁxes t h e marvellous recovery “ o f . Saunder Simcox at S t Albans , it would appear t h at th e regaining o f h ealt h at a popular s h rine was a trade not with out its proﬁts and

attractions .

od o f Reynold G l stone , t h e writer XX VI . and two oth er letters

f f f ll n o Se . w h ic h ollow it , was t h e intimate and trusted riend Prior y g At t h e tim e w h en William Pet h am was c h osen Prior o f C h rist

IVa C h urc h h e was rden o f Canterb u ry College in Oxford . Prior Peth am was an inﬁrm old man w h ose incumbency w as likely to be

3 C A nt . 1 303 . C H n . I. 1 1 . ii . hart. . e V Part act xu D x INTRO UCTI O N .

Sell n far m o f s h ort , and y g , being by t h e most pro inent th e breth ren

In o f C hu rch u him . C h rist , mig h t reasonably expect to s cceed ’ o f o Sell n s anticipation h is own prom tion , it was probably by y g inﬂuence th at t h e Warden was recalled from Oxford j ust before ’ Petham s f a deat h , t h e uture Prior naturally desiring to h ve h is friend and counsellor with h i m against t h e time w h en h is cares and

responsibilities were to be so muc h increased . In 14 72 Sellyng

o f was c h osen to rule t h e monastery , and one h is ﬁrst acts was t h e appointing o f h is friend Go ldsto n e a to t h e o ﬁice o f proctor

representing t h e C h apter i n Convocation . T h is commission was

f o 14 8 0 th renewed r m year to year up to , but as e Convocation

o f e always sat in th e second quarter t h e year, and t h es letters are f dated in t h e ﬁrst and ourth , it is pretty clear th at w h en Goldstone wrote t h em to h is patro n h e was employed on business ot h e r" th an

’ o f h is duties in t h e clerical parliament . T h e mention t h e writer s

F n eux f intimacy wit h Sir Jo h n y , combined wit h t h e act t h at t h e latter was appointed senesc h al o f all t h e manors o f C h rist C h urc h i n 14 6 t two o f 7 , would indicate t h at at leas t h e letters , and per h aps all f t h ree,were written s h ortly a ter t h at date . T h is Reynold Gold

o f Sell n stone , th e Prime M inister Prior y g , survived h is patron ,

1 504 f o f o f and died in , a ter ﬁlling every monastic ﬁce dignity

ro essi n 1 45 8 the except t h e h igh est . He made h is p f o i n and at

time o f h is deat h was 78 years o f ag g. T h e obituary o ft h e convent furnis h es t h e following biograp h ical sketc h

D o m nus R e inaldus Scri tura Bachal arius p g Goldstone in Sacra p , tan d m et a c o nfractus ab m exterio re abso l utus e senio debilit te , o ni onere , m u m Inﬁrm arie ubi mansit u terminum i ntravit cam era s a , sque ad vite

' ° i Se temb ris u D ni M c u u . V sue s ta cio narz s . Q obiit die p A no o mo nach atus s ui li i ue l xxvii et u . u u mur Auno etat s s j . A no d C j s a i e ” pro picietur Altissimus .

“1 m R . . Reg. passi

XXIV O D O IN TR UCTI N .

U m l acidus u et a ltra modu p d lcis benign s, retatis um u ut u Ob seni candid s cygn s,

Blandus et aﬁ abilis di nus ac amari g ,

u o ssideb at u In se Sancti Spirit s p pign s .

Nam s anctam eccl esiam sae e fre uentab at p q , Missarum mysteria lze tus auscultab at

Et u o terat u erso nab at q as scire p la des p ,

ccelestem m ru in Ac gloriam ente m ab at.

Bj us co nversatio d ulcis et jocosa co m mendabilis et Valde religiosa, Ita cunctis fratrib us fuit g ratio s a u nec extiti Q od gravis t n ee fastidiosa .

Hic per claustrum quotiens transiens meavit

Hin c et hinc m o nacho s u inclinavit ad cap t , Et sic nutu capitis eos salutavit

Q uos afecta intimo pl urim um amavit.

Ipse n ih ilo minu s m issas frequentab at U nde Inﬁrmarius ipsum increpab at

Et ut re uiesceret cum exo rab at q ,

Dicen s F m um ranco re ane , vin tibi dabo Et ul as i te bonis ep is p cam et c b ab o .

T h e letters written by Dr . Langton , Jo h n Fawne , Bulkeley , and o o f o r to th ers , eit h er entirely treat , contai n allusions , a subject, f n w h ic h , rom th e space its literature occupies in t h e Ca terbury

m m o f records , must h ave see ed to t h e onks t h e centuries intervening

the 12 1 6 o f m between t h and t h e t h one paramount i portance .

' o f chro nicles Fre neh All students old , or Englis h , and even most

o f u readers modern arc h aeological publications , are aware t h at Lo is

I f o fa f VI . o o France visited , i n t h e h abit pilgrim , t h e tomb S t .

o f ff T h omas Canterbury , t h a t h e o ered a golden cup in t h e c h urc h D X X V INTRO UCTI O N . and th at h e bestowed upon t h e m onks o fC h rist C h urc h fo r ever f o f f an annual gi t a h undred modii o wine . T h e c h arter by w h ic h t h is endowment was conferred is still among t h e arc h ives o f the f Dean and C h apter, and is dated rom Canterbury i n t h e year

. m P h ilippe I I , Louis IX . , P h ilippe IV . , and C h arles IV . conﬁr ed

o f t h e grant t h eir ancestor , and t h e monks received th eir wine wit h more or less regularity up to t h e days w h en P h ilippe o f Valois was in a c h ronic state o f war with our own country ; t h en th e ' d supply was arrested , as under t h e circumstances mig h t be expecte . T h e successors o f P h ilip pe did not resume t h e regular delivery o f

m fo r t h e wine , but it does not see to h ave entirely ceased , on t h ree occasions between t h e years 14 1 8 and 14 77 agents were dis

o f fo r ur patc h ed to France by t h e monks C h rist C h urc h , t h e p

o f i pose receiv ng t h e wine and conveying it to England . Some

o f . traces exist a petition addressed by t h e Prior to C h arles VI I ,

u o f 144 5 and t h ere is also a letter , written by t h e D ke Orleans in , i n f m w h ic h he poses as an advocate and patron o t h e onastery . T h e Prior ’ s petition seem s not to h ave produced t h e desired effect o f f o f u inducing C h arles to make a ormal regrant th e wine , alt h o g h ’ u o f i t was backed by th e Duke s inﬂuence . S bj oined is a copy t h is example o f t h e Frenc h composition and polite correspondence o f b th e period .

Generosa littera Domini Ducis Aurelie pro vinis no stris in regno

Francie .

u treschier et am u mo m Reverend pere en Die , grant y, vo s savez que , a

m me ch ar astes m o n u le Ro departe ent de par dela , g parler a seigne r y u l e ue u a et les to ch ant vin q dites a vo s estre j piece ottroye , donne , par

r i ue a ue t p edecesseurs de m o ndit Sc g ur. Si v cillez savoir q de ces e Et sur ce m a matiere jay parle a m o ndit Seigneur l e Ro y . fait responce ue e n l ui mo ustraut o u les u o ttro ez du q exh ibant lettres , a vo s y a cause

3 b Re . 1 9 16 5 . 9 0 and 19 9 . A nt. F . Chart g ,

C A SID . SO C . D xxvi INTR O UCTI ON .

dit il est delfaire u Po ur uo est b eso in d envo ier vin, prest to te raison . q y g

u l o d mu f m d e no t- ur sur po r deca vi i s de vos dites lettres , ait par ain aire, p f m i u Et de u u e fera u ce u m o n d t . in or er pl s a plain Seigne r s rpl s, j y po r u m o n o vo ier lui u ue m e m ue vo s a p envers to t cc q possible sera , telle ent q

u en Et a b eso in ue envo iez vo s devrez estre content . nest j g q y persone u l a u u u mo m m l e o ursuivra m es des ens m po r po rs ite, po r y es e p y a p , co e

M u d u James asse porte r e cestes vous dira pl s a plain . Reverend pere m o n D u u u en s a u . en ie , Nostre Seigne r vo s ait sa nt g arde Escript en

' ch astel de Bray Conte Ro b ert l e derreiner de Juliet .

CHARLES . t Sub s crip io littere . A Reverend pere en D ieu treschier et gran t A my Le Prieur d e Labbaye de C ristechurche d e Canterbury f I f o X . o Wit h t h e reign Louis , t h e son C h arles , or rath er wit h

h X I. f t e o . embassy despatch ed to Louis , w h ic h Dr Langton , t h e

o f o f o f writer two t h ese letters , was a member , th e prospects t h e

monks revived . It is to th is part o ft h e h istory o f t h e wine t h at t h e letters in t h is f f volume re er, and th ere ore t h is is t h e period w h ic h must be examined 7 . 14 7 . in order to make t h e letters intelligible In t h en , Dr T h omas

Langton was employed by Ed ward IV . to conduct some diplom atic

n co urt at business wit h t h e Frenc h Ki g, w h o was h olding h is Tours .

d u Sell n f To h im was entrusted a petition rawn p by Prior y g, rom

f u w h om Dr . Langton h eld a brie , wit h instructions to do h is tmost

fo r f u to press t h e Frenc h King a avo rable answer . W h eth er Dr .

’ Langton s h ig h position weig h ed wit h t h e King , or w h et h er h e was m f pro pted by h is desire to propitiate so power ul a patron as St .

o f m T h omas Canterbury , i s i material ; but , w h atever mig h t h ave

him o f moved , h e granted t h e prayer t h e petition not only to t h e

far fo r letter , but beyond w h at was asked . His remote ancestor h ad at t h e tim e o f t h e ﬁrst grant o fth e wine decided t h at i t s h ould be

f o f collected rom t h e vineyards Triel , Poissy , and Canteloup , all i n I NTRO D UCTI O N xxvu

o f f unstim u t h e latitude Paris , and th ere ore yielding an austere and

a u o f ra e . lating beverage, t h e nat ral product t h e north ern g p Instead f o f X L o f . t h is unsatis actory vintage , Louis , at t h e intercession D r

d o f l Langton , provi ed t h at th e vineyards Touraine s h ou d contribute t h e wine ; and all w h o know t h e difference between t h e t in blew o f th e Parisian suburbs and t h e pleasant wines o f t h e Loire must confess t h at

. . Dr Langton did , t h e convent good service by obtaining t h e c h ange

o f u Per h aps h owever , as is h inted in one t h e c h arters, t h e vicissit des o f w m war , h ic h h ad devastated t h e more nort h ern vineyards, ade it impossible fo r t h em to furnis h so large a quantity even o f t h eir

' in ferio r vi n ta ge .

m a m edias an d It y be mentioned th at th e , or , contained sixteen sestres sestre O f f u ue ri es , and t h at a consisting as it did o r q , was ft o f only a gallon translated into Frenc h and h ence , th at t h e gi a h undred modii was composed o f a h undred measures o f sixteen

f o f f gallons eac h , and t h ere ore t h e w h ole amount t h e gi t was sixteen

“ 4 f: h undred gallons .

o f L T h e monks Canterbu ry evidently gave Dr . angton t h e credit b O f fo r 1 478 h aving improved th eir drink , , under date , t h e Cancel larius o f t h e time inserted into t h e conventual register a memoran

h f o f dum , w h ic , a ter relating t h e h istory t h e royal grant , goes on to say

“ Et m emorandum quod procurator noster in h ac causa apud predictum

Franco rum m et reci uus u hu us fu rege , p p exec tor j neg otii , it Venerabilis

M m n u vir ag ister Th o as La gton , Theologie pariter ac J ris canonici D ui m ri u m A n lie redictum F octor , q h iis te po b s a Do ino Rege g ad p ran

‘ ‘ corum Regem legationis o ﬂicium pro m agnis cansis regui gereb at ; c uj us

n l l n i i m m u rio r tu m m . el u ec a a m D s . S a icitia Wi l s y g , q hiis te porib s p hu us tencb at m u e t Pattavina eciam m j ecclesie , oli in st dio civitate ac Ro e familiaris sime u u es t u eandem amicitiam h u u s s s , ac n nc illins ad j ecclesie

0 or 2 9 4 45 1 e R . nt F . 1 4 R . A . . Chart . , x xviii INTROD UCTI O N .

m m o dum est x ertus m X i C . co e m . p . Ideo o nes onach i ecclesie p ant pre

nt M istri dum vixerit se cs et fu u u l a . t ri , pro bono stat diet g T Lang ton , t ” e post mortem pro illins anim a merito Deum rog are deb ent .

’

the . Prio r On Dr . Langton s return to England , and C h apter , ff him f fo r O o . in gratitude h is services , ered to t h e living St Leonard , a f Eastc h eap ; t h is h e declined , reserving to h imsel , nevert h eless, t h e

o 148 2 f patronage f t h e next presentation . In h e accepted rom t h em b o f b ene ﬁce w as t h at All Hallows Gracec h urc h Street , a w h ic h us ually in t h e h ands o fclerks with interest at t h e Royal Court . ’ No sooner was t h e Frenc h King s benevolence known at Canter

o Sell n to o f bury , t h an Pri r y g wrote Louis t h e gracious letter w h ic h

X X f aliard f an dwich c — X . is t h e dra t ; and appointed G o S w h ose — nam e still designates a street in the old boroug h Robert Taillo ur

o f (serviens noster) , and Jo h n Fawne a London vintner , writer t h e

to a r t rs fo r . o c letters XXX VI . and XXXVI I , be h is gents or p o

o f receiving and s h ipping t h e wine from Rouen . T h is nomination 14 8 agents continu ed from year to year up to 9 . w h en C h arles VI I I . appears to h ave become disgusted wit h th e Englis h King and all h is

o f m u s subj ects , including t h e m onks Canterbury w h ose h undred g

l Of o u 1 5 14 h e wit h h eld . T h e last record th e Frenc h wine cc rs i n ,

O f o f w h en , on a large skin parc h ment, copies were made all th e

f to o f c h arters rom t h e earliest t h e latest, t h e correctness t h e copies

L tlin to n f Of o f being certiﬁed by Nic h olas y g , o ﬁcial t h e Arc h deacon m Canterbury . T h ese copies were evidently ade in order t h at t h ey

o f ne w mig h t be transmitted to France , in t h e h ope extracting a

f f m u revival o th e grant from Francis I . w h o h ad j ust be ore o nted th t l e . m h rone T h e copies re ained , and do stil remain , at Canter bury ; h ence it follows th at t h ey never cam e under t h e eye o f th e

b e . 27 R g R . 3 . A nt F 149 Chart . . . . INTRO D UCTI ON . ne w u o f the f I ng , and t h e silence records rom th is tim e proves — as completely as negative evidence can prove anyth i ng t h at t h e " o f f h fo r supply t h e Wine o St . T omas was stopped ever . “ T h e letters Of th is gro up all ude to ot h er topics t h an t h e Wine ” o f . m o f f o f . St T h omas , and so e t h e allusions are ull interest For

’ f the example , in t h e Prior s dra t writer very quickly arrives at a

- fo r promise th at Louis s h all h ave , in exch ange h is benevolence, all

f o f t h e spiritual beneﬁts w h ic h can issue rom t h e prayers t h e monks , and from h is adoption into t h eir fra ternity ; t h us s h owing t h at t h e ’ — King s strongly contrasted peculiarities h is unscrupulous policy , and h is reliance upon t h e intercessions o f saints w h om h e h ad — patronized were not unknown in England . T h is latter c h aracter

istic X . is broug h t out more strongly i n anot h er letter , XX IV , w h ere

Th m as whi h to ken o St. c he Louis inquires about an image or f o ,

i w - m h Th mas . g t ear i n his hat in the worshipp ing of St. o in u f an Sir Walter Scott , Quentin D rward , re ers to t h is as ordinary

’ Of practice t h e King s , but h e h as not recorded t h e source w h ence

his f h e drew in ormation . Bot h Bale and Comines describe a m ean

O f r image t h e Vi gin w h ic h Louis wore in h is cap , but t h ey do not

r o f h int t h at t h is was used fo purposes devotion .

r f T h e b en eﬁce fo w h ic h Dr . Langton declares h imsel indebted to t h e Bis h op O f Exeter was t h e treasurersh ip o ft h e Cat h edral C h urc h t h ere ; and h is inq uiry after two h ogs h eads o f claret looks very m uc h as if h e were asking t h e Prior fo r a substantial t h ank -offering ’ to be h anded over to h is patron . In Dr . Langton s ﬁrst letter ,

X f o o f X XIII . , a ter h is curious allusi n to t h e burial t h e murdere r"

u o f Off e D ke Clarence, h e still s h ows t h at h is ic at Exeter and t h e

’ Prior s wine ran toget h er in h is mind as subjects h aving a close connection .

o f T h e mention a speec h or sermon composed by t h e Prior, w h ic h the writer O f t h e letter was required to deliver in Con X X K O INTR O DU CTI N .

f w as vocation , is explained by t h e act th at at th e date , h e acting as

fo r the m s i n f Proctor in Convocation ona tery , and no way t h ere ore could h e play t h e part o f m outh piece to t h e c h apter so well as by reciting an address prepared fo r h im by th e h ead o f t h e h ouse w h ic h h e represented . Alt h oug h successive Englis h monarc h s h ad by t h eir c h arters granted t h at th e wine o f t h e Convent s h ould be i mported into

f o f England ree all duty, still Ric h ard I II . , knowing t h at t h e mercantile was nurse to t h e royal naval service , was very jealous

' o f o f any s h ipping goods i n fo reign b o tto m s . From t h is cause ’ arose t h e difﬁculty alluded to at th e beginning o f Dr . Langton s second letter , X L I . By t h e time th at t h e letter was written , t h e

f o f f m Doctor , h ig h in t h e avour Ric h ard I II . , h ad been promoted ro f ’ o o f . t h e Rectory All Hallows to t h e Bis h oprick St David s , and it was t h e prospect o f a translation t h ence to Salisbury t h at gave h im

o f t h e opportunity jestingly saying , t h at h e h oped soon to be an ” Englis h man again a nd n o more Welsh . He was at t h e tim e in

o f o f t h e train t h e King , w h o h ad arrived at York in t h e course a

u e w V w o f progress th roug h t h e nort h ern co nties , undertak n ith a ie f f o f the se arth er ingratiating h imsel wit h th e people districts, already well disposed towards him on account o fth e m ilitary talents h ’ w h ic h e h ad displayed w h en , during h is brot h er s reign, h e com

n d r u It m a e d th e t oops g arding t h e Scottis h marc h es . is to be ’ f ’ deplored t h at Dr . Langton s account o t h e King s amiability is f k o . th at a partizan , and li ely to be tinged wit h partiality His w f d loyalty h o ever notwit h standing , t h e writer was willing to de rau t h e King to w h o m h e was so muc h attac h ed ; fo r t h ere can be n o doubt t h at th e wine p u rc h ased wit h t h e two pounds borro wed o ft h e Prior was intended to slip t h roug h t h e C ustom House u nder ’ cover o ft h e Convent s privilege .

o f the n i s rc T h e composition correspo dent at Rouen , XXXI

D xxxii INTRO UCTION .

o f the f o f powers province , an d t h us rom h is own point view h e

‘ m the t o f If beca e legi tima e visitor t h e colleg e . t h e claim were

o f u f i n b u t ever allowed , no trace t h e s bmission is le t t h e records , on two occasions t h e Prior was resisted in hi s attem pt to exercise ’ f t h e visitor s powers , and on eac h occasion t h e resistance o t h e provost and h is fellows com pelled h im to accept a compromise w h ere h e had looked fo r a victory .

a The 14 14 W ~ ﬁrst case occurred in t h e year , w h en Jo h n odens boroug h was Prior o f C h rist C h urc h M atth ew Assheto n Provost o f

' VVin ham o f . g , and Henry C h ic h ele actual Bis h op St David s , but V o f I ith postulate , and soon to be elect and conﬁrmed Canterbury . m m uc h wisdo t h ese t h ree personages , avoi ding a public scandal , kep t t h e matter in t h eir own h ands ; t h e Prior and t h e Provost m referred t h e atter to t h e Bis h op . n 1486 T h e seco d contested visitation was attempted in , during

o f o f Bo u rchie r t h e vacancy t h e see caused by t h e deat h Cardinal ,

m Sell n o f Willia y g being Prior C h rist C h urc h , and Ric h ard C o ppyng Provost o f Wing h am ; it is to t h is latter t h at Gerona “ aﬂi xes t h e c h aracter o f sub M arte nat u s qu ia ad alia quam ci vilia

’ ’ far n fo r bella aptus . T h e advocate s estimate was not wro g , t h e f t m h ead o f th e smaller ounda ion , re oving t h e cause to t h e Roman

f f fo r Curia , oug h t h is more power ul neig h bour seven years , and at 1 4 3 o f last, in 9 , extorted a composition , t h e terms w h ic h , t h ere are

to f u . reasons believe , were not very avo rable to t h e Prior T h e document " from w h ic h t h e i nformation about t hi s latter quarrel is principally derived is a notarial act relating to th e appoint men t o fatto rn ies fo r carrying out t h e composition bu t . i t also con

o f fo r i n It f o f tains o t h er matter interest , are set orth t h e names all

o f d t h e o fﬁ cers o ft h e convent , and all t h e monks placed in t h e or er o ft h eir seniority .

R R . 383 . . 0 . e . Reg It. 7 g INTRO D UCTI O N . xxxiii

T h ree letters bearing respectively th e signs manual o f Edward

I . V . b ut . Ric h ard I II and Henry VI I . h a ve little interest By t h e

who second i t appears t h at Sir Jo h n Fogge, h ad been a Privy

o un llo r f u C ce and Treasurer o t h e House h old to Edward IV . contin ed f him to enjoy t h e royal avour under Ric h ard II I . Ric h ard h ated , r as o f “ o o dvilles m a connection t h e , but on h is accession h e ade a

o f f u o f s h ow taking old enemies into avo r , and in token i t gave h is “ f d . Fo e h and to Sir J . Fogge in public gg nevert h eless a terwar s took

f m . t h e side o Ric h ard s ene ies . T h e t h ird letter ex h ibits Henry VI I

fo r f o f as became a Tudor, earnestly solicitous t h e e ﬁciency t h e

o f garrison Calais , and c h aracteristically keen and decided in matters

i relat ng to money .

. o f T h e letter L IX bearing t h e sign manual Henry VII . is

o f t - one th ree identical originals placed oget h er in t h e letter book .

o f an ff T h ey are all desti tute y address , and di er only in t h e partien

o f o f lar, t h at , on an outside corner two t h em , t h ere is scribbled ” ”

Ii . o f Cant . C . , and on t h e ot h er Cant xl li , w h ilst in t h e body

c to eac h letter a sum orresponding t h e endorsement is demanded .

m fur From t h is it is clear t h at t h ey, wit h per h aps many ore , were

i h d fﬁ o f n s e to t h e Prior by t h e o cers t h e Exc h equer , in order th at

m u h e ig h t address t h em , and serve t h em upon t h e wealt h y s bj ects and corporations o f h is district as t h oug h t h ey came di rect fro m the

rcte cruelte and King . In t h e p h rase T h e g dis h onour th at the ”

o f &c . o f l to King Scotts h at h done , course t h ere is an a lusion th e — — frequent border raids fo r t h ey were h ardly wars w h ic h James

m n IV. h ad ade upon th e north er counties , and above all to t h e countenance and material su pport w h ic h h e h ad afforded to Perkin h \Var e k . t t e b c T h e irregular and unconsti utional manner in w h ic h , as

a ’ Hall s Chron .

C A M D . SOC . O xxxiv INTRO D UCTI N .

f was letters s h ow , t h ese en orced loans were exacted in Kent doubtless

o f practised in th e oth er co u nties and cities t h e kingdom , discontent

and disloyalty being t h e natural results in all parts , but especially

th e o f n i n t h e West , w h ere severity t h e taxation drove t h e Cor is h men into t h at rebellion w h ic h ended so disastrously fo r t h e rebels

at t h e Battle o f Black h eath .

o o f T h e letter numbered L II I . wes no interest to th e subject

w h ic h it treats , but it h as a value , inasmuch as t h e signature Your ‘ ” s o f broth er Jo . Carl . Cantuar . is undoubtedly in t h e h andwriting II ’ V . s Arc h bis h op M orton , Henry great C h ancellor , t h e autograp h

o f being probably unique . T h e body t h e letter also is written in a

m o fthe m bold h and si ilar to t h at Arc h bis h op , and in no way rese bling t h at o f a professional scribe ; but t h ere are variations i n t h e forma

o f o f diﬁ ers tion t h e letters , and t h e ink th e signature in c h emical

m f a o f o f the co position rom t h t t h e rest t h e letter , so th at on w h ole i t is probable t h is signatu re is alone left o f all t h e w orks o f t h e

’ - irdne r -h a Mr. Ga e ha Cardin l Arc h bis h op s pen . states t h at s never

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f . o &c . seen a specimen Cardinal M orton s writing (Letters, Ric h ard _

2 2 . I I I . and Henry VII . Vol . ii . . Rolls Series )

o m u Accustomed as we are in m dern ti es to see an elevation , gro nd

o f f plan , and separate drawings all t h e details prepared be ore even a

u m o f we co ttage is b ilt , it is wit h so eth ing a s h ock t h at meet wit h ’ L d Prior Sellyng s a u tograp h letter ( VIII . ) ad ressed to Arc h bish op f m M orton, and asking h is advice about t h e or and proportions o f

o f so important a piece o f work as. a pinnacle t h e great to wer o f

u t l Canterbury Cath edral . T h is grand str cture , w h ic h s il dominates

o f dwarﬁn o f t h e w h ole t h e city , g t h e steeples t h e paris h c h urc h es w as f 1 4 95 by contrast wit h its towering h eig h t, inis h ed in , wit h in

’ f Sell n s a year a ter y g death , h ence it is possible th at h e mig h t , nay R D I NT O UCTI O N . XXXV

m us t n o f the , h ave been concer ed i n deciding upon t h e s h ape

c f pinnacles , w h i h orm t h e ﬁnish ing touc h es and last executed portions

o f m m t h e ediﬁce . M oreover , supposing t h at a pinnacle at t h e su it

o f u fﬁ u fo r t h e Angel S teeple be not t h at all ded to , it is di c lt any one acquainte d wit h t h e arc h itectural h istory o fCanterb ury Cat h edral

’ to guess w h at o t h er pinnacle. was erected in Selly ng s time i n w h ic h

t h e Prior and t h e Arc h bis h op h ad a j oint interest . M odern builders are in t h e h abit o f designing t h eir str uctures from t h e ﬁrst wit h a

f o f m o f are ul eye to th e picturesqueness t h e skyline, but t h e ason t h e letter appears to h ave considered t h at t h e proper time to settle t h e weig h t and size o f h is pinnacle was w h en h e h ad found th e load

u he ar o f w h ic h h is lower walls wo ld , and th e amount lateral t h rust w h ic h req uired to be counteracted ; th ese points being settled to h is

f f o f f satis action , h e le t t h e details or m and ornament to be arranged by t h e good tas te o ftwo clergymen .

o f o f T h e patronage t h e c h urc h All Hallows Lombard S treet , called also , wit h equal propriety , All Hallows Gracec h urc h Street,

o f h belonged to t h e Prior and Convent C h rist C h urc h . So muc was th is b en e ﬁce in request among t h e c h aplains o ft h e cour t in t h e f ﬁ teent h century , t h at in at least t h ree instances , to w h ic h t h ese letters bear witness , t h e most exalted persons in th e kingdom begged fo r t h e next presentation w h ile t h e living was in two o ft h e instances

u far still occupied by an actual inc mbent , even , as as can be seen , m m w h ilst t h e incu bent was in good h ealt h , and t h ere was no im e

o f . u diate prospect a vacancy . Edward IV and h is Q een in one

s u e u o f . ca e , Elizabet h t h eir da g h t r (at t h e time Q een Henry VI I ) i n u o f anot h er , and t h e D ke Gloucester , t h e Protector , in t h e t h ird , wrote to t h e Prior bespeaking t h e b eneﬁce fo r t h eir nominees on h t e next vacancy .

u It is not improbable t h at t h e city paris h , sit ated at t h e very

o fthe the h eart commercial world , at point to w h ic h golden currents D xxxvi INTRO UCTI ON .

f m o f u flowed ro every part t h e known globe , was in h abited excl sivel m y by ric h erch ants and bankers , w h o h ad t h eir dwellings f h f beneat h t h e same roo wit t h eir ware h ouses and o fices , and t h at under th e circum stan ces voluntary oblations would m ake t h e real value o f t h e b ene fiee someth ing muc h more to be coveted t h an th e

sum . bare to w h ic h th e tit h es amounted M oreover , w h en t h e King ’ o r o Ba n ard s was at th e Tower , t h e Protect r at y Castle, t h e Rector o f All Saints mig h t reside in h is paris h , and still keep h is place in the courtly circl e among t h e members o f w h ic h bisho pricks and ot h er great pre ferm ents were usuall y distributed . In t h e list o f Rectors (compiled from t h e Canterbury Registers)

i t o f w h ic h is h ere given , will be noticed t h at at th e beginning t h e ﬁ fteenth century the living o f All Hallows usu ally acquired i ts new

o f a o f rectors by way exc h ange r t h er t h an presentation , and t h at t h eir tenure o f t h e dignity by t h e several incu mbents was very s h ort . T h e reason fo r t h is is not at present apparent .

1 4 1 5 . . M ay Robert Gilbert , Rector, exc h anged wit h J Oving ,

o fNo rthb o ro u h Rector g . 14 1 m 5 . . Nov . T h o as Robert was presented

1 4 18 . o f Ric h ard Nort h wold exc h anged wit h J . Bury , Vicar

-o u - Kingston T h ames .

14 1 9 . Jo h n Bury exc h anged with Ric h ard Paternoster , Rector o f m La b et h .

4 2 L n n 1 2 . to R e IV. 0 e Ric h ard Paternoster exc h anged wit h py g ,

o f to r Nesse S traung e .

4 Lo n to n 1 2 3 . . o f . W py g exc h anged wit h J Hale, Rector M ep

rsall py . 1 4 33 . William Edward was presented to vacancy caused by t h e f resignation o J . Hale .

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144 6 . m IVilliam D let o r D o let Ja es Alveley exc h anged wit h y y , ’

o f . C ro o kedlane Rector St M ic h ael s . “ 14 0 D o l t l 5 . e o C h to n William y exc h anged with Nic h las y , Capel INTR O D U C TI O N . xxxvii lanus ean tarie in bassa Capella sub tus l e Grofte i n nostra Ecclesia

C antuariensi reco len dc Edwardi Princi is , pro anima memorie p ” Wallie fundate .

l . 1 4 2 . C aw n . o 8 W . y died T h mas Langton was presented 1483 \V m . o . Beverle was presented , Langt n h aving been pro oted ’

o f . to th e Bis h oprick S t David s .

Hus e resen ted a 1 8 . Stran we s n e 4 5 . W g y resig ed and M arcus was p ’ resigning at t h e same time t h e o fﬁce o fc h aplain in Buckley s c h antry f a in t h e c h urc h o C h aring .

Hus So u tha ke 14 99 . ee M arcus died , and Ric h ard y was pre sented . ’ o f T h is last line ﬁxes t h e date Queen Elizabet h s letter , and i t i f f may be n erred t h at t h e blank space , w h ic h s h e requires s h all be le t i n f m o f m o f th e or presentation , was ﬁlled up by h er wit h t h e na e

o h Ric h ard S u t ayke .

f ft o f T h e ﬁrst o t h ese letters (X LII . ) is t h e dra one sent by Prior Sellyng to Ric h ard Duke o f Gloucester during t h e s h ort reign o f

Edward V . T h e Protector h ad made t h e same request as Elizabet h f h is niece made sixteen years a ter h im , and t h e Prior , bound by

o f m f m f m a previous pr mise , wit h ear and tre bling elt h i sel co pelled to refuse a favour to t h e power ful Duke . His agitation is s h own f f in t h e original dra t by t h e timid caution wi t h w h ic h h e ramed ,

Sell n erased , and recast h is sentences . T h at y g h ad some reason fo r o f h is timidity is s h own by t h e list Rectors printed above , from w h ic h it will be seen t h at h is timorous re fusal was totally ’ m disregarded , and t h e Duke s no inee , William Beverley , obtained

n t h e b e eﬁcc in 1 48 3 . As t h e name o f Prior Se llyng is continually occurri ng i n these

i l o f M S S . i t w l not be out place to give h ere some particulars o f h is f m li e and public e ployments . He received h is name from t h e vill age

A n . 1 4. . 30 Chart t C . xxxviii INTR OD UCTI O N . o f Sell n v o f y g near Fa ersh am , w h ic h h e , wit h several oth er Canter

u m m n . b ry onks bearing t h e sa e designation , was probably a ative A fter h is admission to th e Benedictine order and t h e M onastery o f

u 14 46 f m o f C h rist C h rc h in h e studied at Ox ord , being an in ate ’ II m X X . Si on Islip s College, as is s h own by h is letters . and

w u written h ilst h e was yet in stat pupillari .

hi m 1 46 4 fo r A licence was granted to in , permitting h im t h ree years a

In quo cunque loco ubi studium viget generale stud cre e t quecunque ” r r huj usmo di studio suo necessaria vel quo m o do lib et opportuna exe ce e .

o f 14 6 7 m . In pursuance t h is permission , in th e year , h e, in co pany

m o f wit h William Hadleig h a brot h er onk Canterbury , travelled o n v v o f o m t h e continent , isiting th e Uni ersity Bol gna , th en uc h m resorted to by Englis h students , w h ere bot h h e and h is co panion b o f o f o f obtained t h e degree Doctor Divinity . In t h e course t h eir

th e o travels two m nks arrived at Venice , and were kindly entertained

Jo han nita o f n by a certain Bely , th e widow a Venetian citize , w h ose h ospitality t h e C h apter o f Canterbury repaid by admitting m m 146 8 c n raternit . h er, i n Dece ber , to o f y wit h t h eir com unity In t h e letter o ffraternity by w h ic h t h is h onour was conferred upon d t h e Venetian lady , h er good dee s and h er reward are t h us ex pressed .

Ig itur attend entes sinceram dilectio nem et exim ia caritatis o fﬁcia qu e

e t u o annita B u m u l venerabilis relig iosa vid a J ely, q onda xor Jacobi Be i

' d uo b us fratribus no stris Ma istro W lm Hadl e h et Civis Veneti , , g ille o g

i tr m ell n Ma s o S . m h g Willel o y g nostre Cant ecclesie onac is , sacre theo

ro fesso rib us cum ere rinaverunt exhib uit cu ientes ue logie p , in Italia p g , ; p q caritate referre ratiam et S u illi pro tanta g , pro nostra possibilitate pirit ‘ satisfacere X i m e us u e m m M aliter ; in p isericordia , j q beatissi e atris arie,

m M rtiris c t r rum u h a e e o e . Sancti T o e gloriosi , q nostre Cant ecclesie

2 b Re . R 1 . 5 . 2 4 e R . 7 . R e . R . 235 . g R g . g xl INTRO D UCTI O N . h is statement i t appears th at t h e passport was directly purch ased by him as fo r Sell n he fo r , acting agent y g , and th at h e , as writes , ” fo r m Sell n bore h is money m ore t h an six years , by w h ic h ti e y g had o f o o f attained to t h e h eadsh ip h is h use . T h e mention t h e late ’ Prior Jo h n s letters w h ic h t h e creditor offers to give up goes to

n m fﬁ i prove t h at Prior Jo h h ad pro ised payment in h is o c al capacity , and t h at the cost o f th is passport was intended to fall on t h e treasury

’ o f Sell n s u t h e monastery , and not upon y g private purse , alth o g h t h e latter arrangem ent mig h t be inferred from th e fact t h at h e an d Goldstone h ad given t h e agent a joint and several note o f h and as ’ fo r f m security h is debt . Robert Hill s letter is dated ro Gravesend ,

o ff as th oug h h is s h ip were lying at anc h or t h e town , waiting until t h e arrival o f h is money and t h e ebbing tide s h ould enable h im to f proceed on a res h voyage . It is not unlikely t h at Hill was a coun ’ te r art o f f f i m p C h aucer s s h ipman , h al merc h ant and h al pirate ,

a o f f proved per h aps by century civilization , and t h ere ore rath er less his barbarous th an prototype , w h o , as we are told ,

If th at h e fo ughte and h ad the heigher h and

Bywater h e sente hem h oom to every land .

At all events h e was a sailor who h abitually braved t h e dangers o f f En t h e sea , and t h e equally ormidable risk incurred by every g

m w ho m lis h an traded to Frenc h ports , at th e ti e w h en t h e wily Louis f X I. u u o was watc h ing t h e ﬂ ct ations Englis h politics , ready eit h er

to m to wink at injuries , or ake reprisals, according as t h e Englis h

n f u f u government h ad its h a ds ree by a l ll , or ettered by an o tbreak

w a r u a w f u En o f t h e great civil . S c h a sailor is l ays a avo rite wit h g lishmen f f l f u , and t h ere ore we ee th at ull j stice was no t done to h im ,

. f w f o u t 81 6 3 . o ut o h en , a ter h aving lai d i n costs pocket , h e h ad o w fo r m rs u t ait six years repay ent, and t h en was pe aded to accept f f t ﬁ teen s h illings in t h e pound . T h at t h is was all th e satis ac ion h e OD O xli I N TR UCTI N .

u received is s h own by an endorsement on h is letter, w h ic h r ns t h us

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Mem . u m M N e c clxxi o v mb Mc c v. b rdro Q od ulti o die ensis . Jo es Wa pp recepit per istam litteram de Willelmo Sellyng Priore de C ristechurche ” i v C antuar e . . x j li vij s d .

t sa e c nduct f Pro ected in going and returning by th is f o , and ortiﬁed

o f m o f by t h eir letters recommendation , t h e a bassadors t h e Canter f f bury convent obtained t h e avour w h ic h t h ey soug h t rom t h e Pope , and returned h ome , as will be mentioned more at length w h en t h e

Jubilee comes under consideration . V In 1 4 7 1 I illiam Sellyng ﬁlled t h e ofﬁ ce o f Cancellarius o f h is

a c o nvent few o f o f b ; a pages one t h e registers are written y h is h and , f f but wit h in a year h e was ch osen to th e h ig h o ﬁce o Prior .

m f o f Im ediately a ter t h e accession Henry VI I . t h e astute King h astened to conciliate t h e Pope by a s h ow o f deference ; h e t h erefore

o f c h ose t h e Prior Canterbury as h is ambassador, and dispatc h ed h im

m f o f to Ro e , w h ere h e acquitted h imsel so well upon t h e occasion h is interview wit h Innocent VIII . th at special mention is made o f h is oratio in t h e. monastic obituary . T h e C h artae A ntiquae o f t h e " Cat h edral contain an original petition w h ic h Sellyn g e t e with h m f h is own h and , and i sel at t h is interview delivered to t h e Pope . T h is petition bears upon i ts face t h e autograp h fia t o f th e Pope ap pended to eac h clause, and is moreover conﬁrmed by t h e mono gram s o fseveral cardinals and ofﬁ cials . After t h is date Sellyng was often employed by t h e King in embassies to C h arles VIII . , during t h e complicated negotiations in

Fren clI - m o f w h ic h t h e King , M aximilian t h e E peror , and Anne Brittany were concerned ; h is last appearance as a diplomatist being

c ho his f 1 4 90 . w in It is somew h at remarkable t h at Bacon , , in li e

0 1 A nt. . . 87 . Ro g R . Chart C .

a i c r sub . ( lat .

C A M D . SO C . x N lii I TR OD UC TI O N .

o f . o fLantho n Henry VI I , mentions M orton, Fox , Bray , t h e Prior y ,

ro w cke Warh am , Urswick , Hussey , and F i , as men w h o were trusted ff o f Sell n . by t h e King in state a airs , m akes no mention y g Per h aps i n t h e eyes o ft h e aut h ors o f t h e monastic records t h e Prior ﬁlled a

larger space t h an h e actually occupied in t h e world .

o f T h us engaged in t h e business t h e state , and, as h is letters in f t h is volume prove , per orming t h e duties attac h ing to h is digniﬁed

fo r w - position in t h e m onastery , h e ruled h is convent t enty two

14 94 . years , dying in T h e monastic obituary subj o ins t h e following note to t h e record o f h is deat h :

Hie a endis m u um a u in divinis g lt devot s, lingua Greca atq e Latina

eruditus n eeno n emb assiato r extitit umm um o ntificem valde , Regis ad s p , ub i o ratio nem fecit fi' Ac ceiam X tiani ssimo ac victo rio sissimo Reg i ” Franco rum missus . f f to . o T h e our letters L XVIII . L XX I Dr . Grig and M aster f Bedell , re er to a Jubilee w h ic h t h roug h out t h e middle ages was f celebrated in Canterbury once in fi ty years , or rat h er to two

o f o f j ubilees, eac h celebrating t h e h undredt h anniversary one t h e

f o f . o f two estivals St T h omas t h e martyred Arc h bis h op Canterbury ,

th Passio n Trans lati n e and t h e o . 1 2 2 0 f In , at t h e time w h en Step h en Langton trans erred t h e

o f f m relics th e Saint ro t h e tomb in t h e crypt , w h ere t h ey h ad lain fo r ﬁf ﬁ fo r j ust ty years, to t h e magni cent s h rine w h ic h h e prepared

o f t h em in Trinity C h apel, Honorius III . granted a bull indulgence to all penitents t h en visiting t h e s h rine ; at th e same time c o n

’ 3 The o m tto i n th e m o wn n w n is s n draft of this , a bassador s ha d riti g , till exta t ’

&c . ic . i n . aird ner s e R III. Hen it is n G . V II. and an abstract of pri ted Mr L tters , '

r . h E. T e u n MSS . . a th taken from the origi al MS . ( Cott Cleopat III ) a thor of e m n un n un the n m b ut w e w Speech re ai ed recog ised til prese t ti e , hilst th se sheets ere

n u the the E i n e in n m . G airdner passi g thro gh press , ditor, se k g assista ce fro Mr ’ ’ e him n m O f Sell n s w n an d n e e xhibit d to a sig ed exa ple y g riti g , this, bei g collat d w the o ratio e y w e u o f the m en. ith draft , prov d that the er prod ctions sa e p D O I NTRO UCTI N . xliii stitu tin f f 1 1 70 o f g every fi tiet h year , dating rom , t h e year t h e ’ o f Arc h bish op s passion , a year j ubilee , to be celebrated by a f fo r f m estival lasting fi teen days , during w h ic h time plenary re ission o f sins was offered to all w h o fu lfilled t h e requisite conditions o f f f o f complete con ession and penitence . Now, t h e estival th e

f v passion ell in December , w h en roads were bad and tra elling in mediaeval England almost an i mpossibility ; but t h at o f t h e tran sla

o f tion occurred in July , at t h e most agreeable time t h e year ; and h ence it soon h appened t h at t h e festum Sancti T h ome in aestate ” ' festum hiem ale a rio n eclipsed t h e , w h ic h p mig h t be considered

o f t h e more important t h e two . No documentary evidence , except

o f o f Ho n o rius a a copy t h e Bull , remains in t h e Cath edral arc h ives

f o f 1 220 1 270 1 320 o r 1370 relating to th e estivals , , , ; but a well known story tells h ow Arc h bis h op S udbury in t h e latter year, meeting a great multitude o f pilgrims on t h eir way to take ad

o f fo r vantage t h e Canterbury indulgence , reproved t h em t h eir credulity , and caused some to turn back . Two records bear witness to t h e events o f t h e ﬁft h co mmem o ration 14 20 i n .

ﬁ o f ff o f o f u First , a certi cate t h e Baili s t h e City Canterb ry ’ (printed in t h e appendix o f So mn er s Canterbury) testiﬁes th at a h undred t h ousand persons assembled to take advantage o ft h e privi b leges accorded to all corners, and t h at th is great multitude was , y

o f f o f th e generosity th e citizens, and t h e oresig h t t h e magistrates , lodged and fed at a reasonable cost to t h emselves .

o f o f Secondly, one th e conventual registers contains a statement

u f . th e oblations received in t h e C h urc h during t h e estival , drawn p in t h e following form

In sceccario convocato h oc anno in vi gilia C o ncepcio nis Beati Marie coram Jo h anne IVo o dnysb erg Priore et aliis senio ribus ecclesie ibidei n

b 10 Re . F. 102 . Reg . R . . g xliv INTROD U CTI O N .

co ngreg atis publicatum est de pecunu s receptis de o bl acio nib us pupplicis in diversis o lﬁ ciis ecclesie tempore huj us festi et per quindenam se uentem q , viz .

fﬁcio r m li o Fe etario ru . De , ccclx Per m u . usto dis li . an s H . S C Corone , cl

m r irn x x u li u . usto dis o tﬁ cii Ma t x v . Per an s J . S C ,

m u d i M C ri tis . . . C usto is altar s . Per an s G B B arie in p , lvi li m u di c m i C usto s tumb . Per an s H . Sancti Th o e, xxi i li m i i u m xx u . . Sub sacriste et C usto d s rel iaru . Per an s R K q , li

umm D . 1 . S a . c xlvi i

i u liberatur elerario 0 . De qu b s C , li E i t em ta o fﬁ cio Feretarn lx . . pro cera p pro , li ii d Et et lathami s re aracio nem . pro petris de Kane ad p ecclesie , cc li Et ” h. m ii i li xii . m ni us Prio ris c . c xx i . e a b . re anet in , s — Towards t h e end o f th e next period o f ﬁfty years in 1 4 6 9 measures were taken before h and to make t h e approach ing festival a

. i Sell n o f great success W lliam y g and Reginald Goldstone , two t h e

m m o fthe most learned and inﬂuential e bers convent, were despatch ed l f to Rome to obtain from Paul II . t h e hu l o plenary remission w h ic h it appears t h at the Popes by t h is tim e claimed a rig h t to grant or

t . Sell n wit h h old at h eir pleasure y g and Goldstone , provided by t h e c h apter with letters o fcommendation to t h e religious h ouses on

fo r 1 4 6 9 f t h eir road , set out Rome in October , carrying t h eir ormal R a petition addressed to t h e ope . In t h is document t h e C h apter

o f appeal to t h e Bull Honorius , and quote a treatise composed by

’ Arc h bis h op Step h en Langton o n t h e o ccasion o f t h e martyr s trans

c o f o f lation , containing a omparison t h e privileges t h e Jubilee year under t h e Jewis h dispensation wit h t h ose o f eac h ﬁftiet h anni

’ r o f o f versa y t h eir patron s deat h . Five patterns letters addressed to “ the pope and two cardinals were drawn up in th e monastery if f worded as coming rom th e King and Queen , and t h ese too w h en

3 b 2 . Re 2 9 Re R . 38 . R . 3 g . g . xl v INTRO D U CTION . made valid by the royal signatures were entrusted to Selly ng and

m the Goldstone . Arrived at Ro e t h ey presented t h eir petition to ” f m u l enariae in dul en ciee Pope , and received ro h im t h e B lla p g

a w h ic h t h ey cam e to seck . f Early i n t h e summ er O f 1 5 2 0 Arc h bis h op “ar h am m ade an attempt to obtain from Leo X . th e privileges w h ic h h is predecessors ’ o f h ad enj oyed fo r so many centuries but t h e building St . Peter s t h ad emptied t h e Roman treasury , and t h e Pope h oug h t h e saw i n

’ O f t h e Arc h bis h op s petition a prospect replenis h ing it , h ence h is

Of demands were so exorbitant t h at , in t h e absence any evidence

the f a m to s h ow th at estival took place , we may ssu e t h e Arc h bis h op allowed t h e j ubilee year to pass unnoticed , rath er t h an risk

’ t h e loss w h ic h must h ave resulted if h e h ad yielded to t h e Pope s de m ands .

O f . . LX X T h e letters Dr Grig (L XVII I , L XIX . , . ) record all t h e ’ a l ni eannesses Pope s attempts at extortion , and l th e to w h ic h t h e

’ Arc h bis h op s agent stooped in order to gain h is purpose . T h e

o f o m allusion to t h e meeting princes , w h ic h ccurs ore th an once ,

O f 1 course points to t h e interview between Henry VI I I . and Francis . f f on t h e Field O f t h e Clot h o Gold . T h ese o ur letters are to be

’ f So m n r ound , wit h many i ncorrect readings , in t h e Appendix to e s

Canterbury .

T h e copy O f t h e Bull O f Honorius I II . preserved in th e Register h as t h e following form

C Opia euj usdam B ulle de anno j ubileo concesso visitantibus feretrum Beati Thom e Marti ri s in festo transl atio nis ej usdem ct per quindecem

u u E iscO us u s r r dies seq entes . Honori s p p serv s e vo um dei venerabilib us fratrib us A rchiepisco pis Epis co pis et dele ctis ﬁliis tam ecclesiasticis q uam s c cul arib us c rso nis sal utem et A o sto licam p p b enedictio nem . Q u anto venerabilis Martir Thomas m o dernis temporibu s contra vers ucias antiq ui

Re R 2 40 . g . . O D xlvi INTR UCTI O N .

ui eccle siam dei m u cessat l o rio sius trium havit h ostis , q i p gnare non , g p , et C antuariens em ecclesiam reddi dit precioso s ui corporis s ancguine

et no nnullis Sancte m -iﬁc ibus decorata, tanto , licet Ro ane Ecclesie pont

translatio u m fu f et Sancte C antuariensis ej sde erit af ectata , Ecclesie pro

m m o tui t tam en adim leri u u te pore de andata, non p ante p q od q idem dis

rib amus um p o s issio ni divine asc non h ane . Annus quinquagesim as u u ub u remissio nis remissivus inter retatur sicut j bile s est, j ile s , p ; enim in lege anno j ubileo onera et servitutes co nsueverunt pop ulo remitti ; sic et

u cum uindecem dierum transl atio nis i sius r in anno j bileo , q spatio p Ma

enitentium remittimus . Ideo ue universitatem vestram tiris , onera p q m o nemus er m uatinus , p apostolica vobis scripta andantes , q , ob reve rentiam et u m Martiris er v et indul i dei ej sde , [p ] pri ilegia vestra g ent as ” iﬁ tus ur . . o nt ca u servct . Dat Lateran anno p nostri q into .

l a ti i n v . T h ere is an al usion to bondmen ( ) in letter LXXX w h ic h , w h ilst it s h ows t h at t h e agents o f t h e Convent were not ab o ve a bit o f - s h arp practice w h en any proﬁt could be gained , at t h e sam e time affords an Opportunity o f drawing attention to t h e names o fseveral men o f servile birth w h ic h are recorded in t h e registers o f C h rist

o f m ff f C h urc h . A list t h ese (so ew h at di ering rom th e ordinary names o f t h e time) may prove to b e o f use as tending to t h ro w so me

o f lig h t o n t h e eth nology t h e class .

C h allet B o rrel and Hawkherst mentioned i n t h e letter . From th e registers

m o f 1 396 . John Col an Wh addon ,

h 1 408 . Ric ard Grene of Halton ,

Of u 1 408 . Joh n Reynold Halton , B cks [ a Priest] , o f M u 1 42 4 Joh n Gower onks Risboro g h , .

o f 1 4 42 . Step h en Hert Slindon .

Sk n o f M 1 446 . Will . y alling ,

o f u 1 45 1 . Joh n Herne Risboro g h ,

Joh n Burre o f Slindon .

Aleko nner o f u 1 452 . Will . Risboro g h ,

o f u 1 45 2 . Will . Best Risboro g h ,

CHRIST CHURCH LE TTERS .

— I. O D 4 PR I R RICHAR OX END EN To KING E D WAR D III . (133 )

Excellen tissim o Principi e t Domino suo Domino E dwardo Dei

A n lie u Hib ernie e t u A uitanic gratia Regi g ill stri , Domino , D ci q ,

ca ellan u Ri rd i . s ca us X . suus p h umilis , Prior ecclesie p Cantuar ,

S iritualitatis archie isco atus u u custos p p p Cant ar . sede vacante , quicq id

o teri n ita reverencie p t et h onoris . Testis est mic h i qui ab sco d cordis n o verit quod in eo precipue letare r quo vestra regia maj estas felicib us i ncrementis succresceret et sal ub riter exerce ret , regni gubernacula , e t instans Parliam en tum u u quia ad vestrum ap d Eboracum , die L ne

m festum f m proxi o ante Sci . Petri in cath edra proxime uturu tenen

i i K Ma istri u d lect o . dum , adversa valet dine , prout mic h i in p g

Ro b ertus dc f an o n i Ri ardu s c c us . et c S trat ord ecclesie Lincoln , de

C hadesle f u len iu s ex li j uris canonici pro essor , h arum baj li , vobis p p cab unt ex licabit e o rum im e ditus seu p alter, p , personaliter venire

vale o t m Exc ll n iam v tr e . e e c es am non , quod grave gero oleste regiam hu m iliter deprec o r quatenus h ii s qu e prefati Magistri RO c t Ric ard us dicent dicet i so rum d bertus vobis , seu al ter p , ebite si lib eat o nderatis ab senciam m excu satam r e t di p , mea die is die loco g n e tur u has m m litteras h abere vestra regia magnit do . Ad aute eas excusato rias vestre Do mi nac io nis aspec tibus presen tendas eo sde m Magistro s Ro b ertu m et Ricardu m co nj un c tim e t divisi m ad vestram i presenciam j am transmi tto . In eO qui reg bus dat regnare vestra v lea i a ls tudo . t e . F ruarii . semper c Script Cantuar . nono die eb

Excel l issimo n n u n ent D . s Pri cipi et o o D o . E w D i n l d ardo e gratia Regi A g ic ill ustri .

Per uum c a ell num P i r m E a r o e X i . n u r s p cclesie p Ca t a .

C A M D . SOC . B C HRI ST CHURCH LETTERS .

I — F S TO I . THE PRI O R A ND CHAPTER O CHRI T CHU RC H THE K ING (E D WAR D III ; CI RCA

24 A tresexcellen t Prince et lur treschier Seignur Sire Edward par

Den le terre Sei nu r Dirlande e t u la grace Dieux Roy g , g , Duc Daq i ' m l humb es et tresdevo utz C ha ele ns Prio ur e t tay e, y soens tutz l p y Covent de C hristchu rche de C an terbire en quelconque ils plus scie

et o w nt et . vent p de subj ection , h onours, totes reverences Pur ceo ,

tresno ble Sei n ur et g , que vous nous avez prye mande , par vos vo drio ns b o nem en t rece vur h onourables lettres , que nous y en nostre

m eiso n o m Ga te et fa r au Nic h ol de Wyc be vostre y , luy y ministrer tiele su sten ance en nostre meson come Jo h an Griffon y avo i t tant

il ves u is t le u eles come q , solom purport des vos autres lettres q nous le tz tresexcellen t v n dren t so uz . Vo y vostre grand seal y entendre ,

n e t Pri ce, que bien treys ans plus avant la date de vos dites lettres , pur e speciale devo cio n et san cte qu e vous avyez devers le Glorious Se nt a l e se n t o i martir Dieux y T h om s , y c rs de q en la dite eglise de C an terbire e t certe nes evo utes et est translate, pur autres y causes d verra es treschier Sei nu r rante et C y , vous g avez g , par vos h artres

so uz c o nﬁrm e de privilege vostre grant seal , a vostre dite eglise de ’ C an t bu r s et er etuem ent me se o ns ten uz y , a nous p p , que nous y a

n e . granter , destre c h arge de teles sustenances ministrer Solom vos m an dem e ntz et ? treschier sei n ur vos (nos ) prieres , ayns volez g , que

E u r nous soyons en quiete sub seche m en t sans nul tiel c h arge . t da t e tresaime Sei nur et tresn o ble o v part , g , n us sumes c h arges de di ers travailes e t des en ses ne se n t continuels p , plus que autres , e nome

veilant erso nn alem ent lusurs f e t ment en p , par p de nos reres autres defe ndre rea m e de nos gentz , en tour la mer pur vostre g de vos

so uven te rei me e t assailen t e t so ur m er enemys , qui vostre g nous q s l u i gent . Pour quei tre g o rio s Pr nce n e vo u s de spleisc que nou s n e p o uvo m s fair grant sur ceo que vous avez mande par vos dites lettres ; v ostre tresgracio use privilege susdit ayns promis d evo u tem ent que

ia ct des nces travail e n vous nous avez g nte , nos dites pe et es s ye t S 3 CHRI ST CHURCH LETTER .

a o w se n t et d cl ll u es en regard de y c h arite , pur la devotion dit glorious m artir Seyn t T h omas ; kar treshau t Seignur a u trement l c ’ vau dre t n e f alo uw e et dit privilege nous y poy , s il nous ust , nome m et l t s u m e n tenan t et u ent en lestat p y que nou s mes y , po rtant nous es ero n s et treschier vo ste b eni nite p , vous prions Seigneur , que de g

u vo lez Sei nur . vo s nous y aver en ceo cas pur escuses . Nostre g i h u l et r tresexcellent et Crist , y tut puissant , vous sauve ga de Prince tresno ble do ne e t , sour tous vos enemys vous yg puissance victorie

lo rio use et so uz g , bone vie longe . Don . nostre commun seal A ’ C an t bire l e &0 , , .

— TIL THE PR I O R OF C HRI ST CHURCH TO THE BI SH OP S O F N A ND SINI A GLIA U NTII. 1 3 4 PAMPELUNA G , THE PAPAL ( 7 )

et litteras rivatas Reverendissimi patres domini , vestre clementie p ,

l D emb . vide t. ec tercio die mensis ultimo preterito , una cum quibus ’ dam vestris pro cessib us de quatu or millib us quadringentis et sex decem ﬁo ren is a ro curatio n um m auri de camer , nomine p pro toto te pore n un ciacio nis dicti Decem vestre usque ad primum diem mensis b .

a im vobis debitis pro po rcio ne s l t provincie Cant . contingente vobis so lve n da rec e imus uatinu s , primo p ; inter cetera continentes q nos m h u u m i iii i c x v ﬁ o ren o rum o rcio ne dio c i s o d . ii . es s et j j j j , pro p pro v incie t ut refertur infra Can , p , contingente , xxx dies a tempore rece cio nis li tteraru m e t ro cessuu m vestro rum redic to rum p p p , vobis

erso lvi facerem us sub et cen suris ravib us dictis p , penis g in pro

si l i r s tis u ces bus en us ex es a . p p Sed q ia , Reverendissimi patres e t

m so l ven dam summ am f Do ini , ad tantam pecunie in ra tempus per limitatu m assistit vos nobis possibilitas non , maxime propter diversas trib ulaciones e t angustias quas a tem pore vacacio nis ecclesie nostre

re dicte su m us et adhuc ati mur In e p notorie passi p pr senti, que u t cr dim u Idc irco racio sam in e s vos non latent . clemenciam g tim c ro am us uatinus terminu m so l ucio nis dicto rum ﬁ o reno rum i n g q ,

fac ien de saltim uad ra inta c t h ac parte vobis , per dies q g prorogare, sus enderc veliti s u caritati censuras inde per vos latas p , intuit s . 4 R S C H I T CHU RC H LETTERS .

Scientes quod m ercato rib us de Alb ertis et Stro ciis vestris procura

to rib us m m ﬁo ren o rum ro curatio num , de certa su a notabili , nomine p vestrarum satisfe cim us l itteras u t credimu s , , prout ipsi per suas , ,

l ni i nf rma n Et r sid e r uratio num vestrarum vos p e us o b u t. de e u p o c

f su radictum et ro vinc iam u . in ra tempus p , quatenus ad nos p Cant ar

in t ratiam att e satis fac tum . , vobis crit per Dei g per nos debite Vestre m X o val an m Dominaciones se per in p . e t ut o pta us . Scriptum Can ° D tuarie x die ece mb . Vester h umilis

PRI O R CANTUAR .

Sede Vacante . ib Pam elo nensi R everendis in Kpo patr us D nis B . p S no alicnsi E isco is A o sto lic R . e e S ct g p p , p edis

Nunci is .

— O D S O F O D To B . S IV S I M N SU BURY , BI H P O L N ON , KE TEVEN THE CO LLECTO R O F THE PR O C URATI O N S MEN TI ONE D I N O S 1 3 74 THE PREVI U LETTER . ( )

kari si i s me . levacio nem e t so luci Am ce Quia Prior Cantuar , circa o ne m ro curatio n um debitarum Pam o n nsi t . el e e p Epo p sociis suis , nimis

invo lutus suo et est , nec h abet unde posset de eis solvere postea a clero e xi e re u t co n suetu m g , est ; quare de presenti nobis videtur melius con siliu m q u od ipse et vos mittatis pro m ercato rib us de Alb ertis scilicet

o c t m ercato ribus ro is Ohann e Gret n Petr M arco , pro de St c scilicet J y ,

ro cu rato res dic to rum n un cio rum et c o m utetis qui sunt p , p cu m illis

Sit mm ro uratio n i iu et quanta su a p c um usque ad ﬁnem st s mensis , is tractet . et cum illis quod Dns prior alique certe persone , quorum unus

e o f securita m o l ven da f a. g volo esse , aciant eis te de dicta summa s in r c ertum m ct sc riban t Bru s u te pus , quod sociis suis apud gy q od satis di tis n un ciis f c Si o ssit ﬁeri u o vism o do . aciant Apostolicis h oc p q Item , quod co m putetis cum eis quantum i psi me rcato res j am recepc run t pro

dic tis ro curatio n ib us. m u m rece istis O b o lis p Ite , q antu vos p dc illis , u illud eciam so lvat m u r dim inu cio ne to c i us . q od eis in su me Item , m ic h i videtur quod pri m a summa integra sit dividenda per to tam CHRI ST CHURCH L ETTER S . 5

ro vinciam ut e t scrib at A aucto ritate p est moris , quod Prior , postolica , omnibus censuris quibus po terit quod quilibe t Episc o pus pro se c t sua dio scesi so lvat infra decem dies parte m se et snam dio cesim

co ntin en tem et cuilibe t levan di g , quod detur potestas a clero suo , i auc to r tate &c . et i n entem i nstanciam et Apostolica , ; h oc propter g festinan c iam c t graves censuras latas per isto s nuncios au cto ri tate Apostolica propter pro c uratio nes coru m non so l u tas ; et h oc n e forte

trahatur eo nsuetudinem im o ste ru m Et illo s u i am i n p . quo ad q j

ali uam m so lverunt illud allo cabitur q parte , ﬁat mencio quod eis a m uo ro curatio nes ro ro curatio n ib us Ite , q ad p Arc h iepiscopi , p cujus p i n primo ad ven tu o rdinatum fuit quod quadrans de libra dcb crc t

o o rtet u scrib atur f levari , p q od jam illis quibus alias non uit scriptum ; c t quia pro secundo adventu debe ntur sibi pro curatio nes p ro xxx dieb us fu e tat ro cessibus quibus it in isto regno , licet ipse p in p suis 0 dieb us o illo s steti t ro pro , computand dies quibus i n Flandria , p quibus pro cu ratio nes h ic non deb uit recipere nisi Specialiter ho e fuisset c autum i n o ex ediret fo rsitam bulla , ide p ab illis appellare

adven tum et istis ro curatio nibus relevatio nem ante diei , de p , in b ﬁo rio ris e t C C C reno s xl v li . p cleri , solvi si i , scilicet , pro procura tio n ibus xxv dieru m et l u vitan d u m , h oc propter scanda m in suo

i tis o n id i r recessu . s c s erat s o su m mis deb itis o o rte Omnibus ergo , p p t u et littere ﬁant aucto ri tate quod p ngentes urgentes , Apostolica , per

rio rem c uilib et so l vat et p prelato de provincia , quod pro se sua su mmam taxan dam ut su radicitur diocesi , ista vice , p ; quantum est c o n ulere dc presenti aliud nescio s . m° m festinanter W n ham xv N Scriptu apud y g j die o vemb . Id esset i v li co nsiderand um an A rch eps . Ebor . e t co n trib uere n o bisc u m ut co nsueverit se aratim e t vel pro se ipso p pro sua provincia .

S . L ND N O O .

ad ul h st v n Discreto viro D no . R p o Ke e c

C o llecto ri .

The o f Ravcnna u n the n the see m n n i n Archbishop , d ri g vaca cy of e tio ed these e e m m u n m e b the O f l tt rs , ade a clai for proc ratio s si ilar to that pref rred y Bishops a Pampel una and S nn g gh a. 6 CHRI ST CH U RCH L E TTERS.

V — . S O S O O F Exc HE U ER JA M E C RNWALLI , CHIEF BAR N THE Q

O F D TO O O F S . IRELAN , THE PR I R CHRI T CH URCH (Circa

Rig h t w o rschu pfull and my full reverend Lord y recommend me

racio use Lo rdschi des r n to your g p as y best can or may , y y g no t h yng m o f u w o rschu full w ellfare whiche ore t h an to wete yo r p , t h e y pray Alle m yghty Godde c o n tynue and encrec e in excellent pros

crite f es r f l n p a ter t h e d y es o your o wyn gentyl h art . And as to uchy g your an aite o f Tyn terne in Irl o n d : lyke h it yow to wete t h at y

-hadde ursu t o f h ave y rig h t grete labour about t h e p y h it , and grete - O f T n te rne cost also , and y wote well h it h at h y cost t h e Abbot y more t h an h e sc h all wyn by all th e an uyte t h es two yere ; fo r t re w l hadde o u tlar t ll o o f y _y h im at t h e y y M y L rd Ormond maket m e to withd rawe my suy t from h im ; and my said Lord h at h resce ved

f b m m are o t h e said Ab ot in your na e xxti , and t h e said Abbot h ath i ' fo n den seurte In arc c o m n to pay me oth er xxt by Ester next y g , t h e w h eeli e wit h t h e grace o f Godde sc h all be y - send to you as sone as es possible ; t h at h it may come to your presence in soc h e forme

O f' t h at ye wit h th e grace Godde sc h all h old you content . And as to uchyng t h e re m en en t t h at es y -ren o f your anuyte sit h th e tym e o fyou r ac quy taun ces y wote well t h at t h e Abbo t wolle pay no m ore till h e h ave acquytaunce under t h e sam e scale t h at ye sende h im latest ; if ac u taunces o f fo r ye remembre you , ye sende to me two q y , every i mare A n d to uch n rem ene nt - ham o fxxt . as y g t h e t h at es y ren m ac u taun c e m seall si t h , ye ost send a not h er q y under t h e sa e , and d fo r t h at most be one in h aste , t h e Abbot wolle be rig h t well payed

fo r to lay that excuc e h im , t h at your attorneys h ere h ave none a m m ac quytaun ce to disc h arge h im nent you in ty e c o ynge . Also my g racio use Lord y pray yo u t h at ye wold be gode Lord to t h e whiche b erer O ft h is lettre , t h e es proposed to Romeward , wit h t h e

O f fo r certe n m to uch n m ava le grace Godde , y atters y g y grete y , an d him f t h at ye wou ld tendre in h is nedes . y oug h t h e h ave ado i n

l o u i n t me co m n your partes, as ye wolle t h at y sc h al do y service y y g ,

8 CHR I ST CHURCH LETTERS .

o f Bamb o ro u h at S arwe feld a Jo h n g we sc h ul be p , w t h t h e sout h a w arde n o f Marte n o f h r co unsa l fo r y y Halle and on man y y , to knowe and se h ere ful intent and w h at t h ey wul dyssy re ; and gy f w e myth falle to sum co nc lusyo n ; fo r we so th at Ferby w uld renle al aft r rul d witho u te u v h ys intent , and nout h be y oure gret h rte ; and as w e feleth o f t h ys mater I s c h al sende yow more declaracio n

t me . fo r ev den s o f Lath ndo n whiche i n sch ort y And as youre y y , -fo r c o unsa l - fo r co u nsa l o f were to youre y , and to t h e y t h e Lord Ho n rfo rd m n de was fe rs t kn o d gy , as moc h e as I h ave i n y , , t h e ppy

l t l th kkc whe che m bok , and a y y y row bok , bok T h o as Goldston c i chek rro ll s wheche m ark d w u th w ax h at h , and h c y y , t h e ben y red atte t h e same plase t h er t h at i t m akyth m en syo n o f Lathyndo n ; also a lytyl ro lle O f all yo wre m anerys and fe fermes wheche t h at I f f w l aten dauns and h ave mysel ; and gy I se th at t h ey y geve ony , fo r m w itho w tc var auns sette a day to ake an endc ony more y , I

o w al w uth sc h al sende y word in h aste . Also I h ave spoke my C ardinall fo r nava e o f wheche ask d Lord t h ys last g t h e Portys , is y o f o w fo r Bek sb o urne wheche is hald n Of o f Hast n y y , y g t h e port y g , fo r t m s h m e m h fo r vij li . to y y ; and y s yt th at is to gret a summe wherfo re wulde h W t t h at place alone , h e t h at i t were newe h a Has

t n fo r sche s da is c erte n . y g is set to paye , ppy men and y ben set h at y F erthermo re 1 to uchyd to hym yo w r gret distresse and lak o fmoney fo r de fau te O f O f o wre ferm s fo r h m payment y y ; , as I told y , t h e w ardeyn o f yo wre mau ers co wde nout h in al h ys warde resceyve “ h u ndr d fo r caus s to ldc . w er w vij li , upon h e y sore ; and t h ys y I n than ne hym t h at ye h aue pu t away yo wre m aso u ys . And h e to uchyd to me t h e co stys O f h ys plase and t h e s u mme t h e why che h m whe che u mm o rda n ye wrote on to y , t h e s e h e sayt h h e wul y

t m m e w r t n m fore i n a sc h ort y e . Al so ye Sente to in y y g be T h o as

fo r bale i o f almaund s reso n s o f c urrauns Doyly a oth er j y and y , a k lderk n fe stek n f y y , or elles a y , gy so were t h at t h ey were at t h e sa me prys as t h ey were whan ne t h e wardeyn was at Lundon : and

e t b u t w l am i nfo rm d so th ey ben as y , it y nout be longe , as I y

h b -w n n e T e su arde of Merto Hall (Coll ge) . S S 9 CHRI T CHURCH LETTER .

riv l wher av s d w l p y y , upon ye may be y y w h ere ye y h ave i t or h o w l ki h In . non , and moc h e ; and as it y t yow sende e word Also I can gete no clot h o fc ullo ur afty r th e sample wet h e t h at y e sente to uch n Ho rsfo ld to me be T h omas Doly and as y g to , we ben coun selyd t h at we sc h ul no t h yng stere to t h e treso rer in to tyme th at

schere ve fo r t h e h at h mad h is a co un te . And as th e patent t h at ye

fo unde o nd r the k n s Bamb o ro u h f l k th h ave y y gy sel , Jo h n g , gy it y y

o w dissirith fo r u av se . y , h e to set h , and t h er p on to take good y Also my Lady Tatryshale reco men dith h ere to yo wre gracious lord shyp and grete kindchip t h at ye sc h ewe on to byr dayly ; also sc h e prayith yow t h at ye w ulde sende h ere an ansswere o f the lettere

wheche w t m e t h e sc h e sent last on to yo . No more at t h ys y but Alm t bl ss d o vernaun s y y Good h ave yow in h ys y y grace and g . Wret n v s d y at Lundon on Seyn t Brysis day hastely and on a y y . o w n o bed auncer Be your y y ,

JO HN ELHAM . R n s im in K o et no Dno . evere di s o p Patri D . n i Wi o X . n u . . Priori ecclesie p Ca t ar

’ I — H T O O F V L T E ABBO T O F S . AUGU STI N E S O THE PRI R

S R . 15 th . C HRI T C HU CH , CANTERBU RY ( cent )

dew te b e n f M y y g presupposed , I commend me unto your ath er hertel des rin ff sco lers ne w h od , y y g yow t h at y ye do send any be a eleccio n f f S o w r f o ff to Ox ord a ter Easter , to h ow y avour to one

o w r f s m nam d Kn the y subjects w h os at h er y y servant, y Rych ard yg , so t h at h e be as abyll as ot h er o f your sub iects as to lernyng wit h b h v ur l e a o . Off s ffe good y I do nott th is my y , but only be t h e

o f who ld fa n hauc re fe rr d labour my servant, w h ic h y h ys son p y ; wherfo re des r o w n tt tt w i tho wtc I y y to do y y as y s h all. please yow , f m e wr t n b u t lesur any answer t h ero made to be y y g , only att your p , h sus o w and so J e preserve y . Be yo w r b eedman J O HN Abbot o ff Saynt Austen

C A XID . SOC S CHRI ST CHURCH LETTER .

1 E WHY TTON D E VII . C OPIA LITTERZE D IR EC TzE WALT R O 1432 HI BERNI A A PR I ORE ECCLE SIE KPI . CANT . ( )

V ' V o rShi full f w h rt l thank n p rend we grete yo e y y well , y g you spec y ally o f your diligence and fre ndly bysyn esse whych ye have fo r fo r o ur ch rch t m s fo r O f doon us and y at all y y , as our dute our p enc io n o fxiii marc to be rescevyed o f t h e Abb o t o f Tynterne yn l fo r f arr ra e o f encio n o f and , and t h e dute o t h e e g s th e same p , t h e summe o f wyc h o ur fader t h e Abot wolde no ght h ave no reherseyl yn h ys acquittaunce wyc h we sende yn to hym u ndyr our und r o ur convent sel . Ye h ave a part o f an en denture y seel and we an o thyr u ndyr your seele whych m ake expresse declaracio n be lc la n v r f o ur c a u c o s o f . Ne yerly y t h e same, yer be yer y t h e less y fadyr the Ab o t and h ys b re thryn o f Ty nterne yn l and can o r hem f f nde whenne may among sel y , t h ey h ave maad h ere serc h among h ere m unim entys as t h ey w ro gth unto us th at t h ey wolde l e th r o f o f do , y us h av e t ewe and clere declaration h ere agrement s aft r o wn reken n alle n t h e summe wyc h y due y h ere y g , yy g and seavyng fo r h em sufﬁcient dyscharge o f eny payment wyc h o ghte alo w d o f seal do o al ev r to be y us , and we unt t h em t h at y we o hte o f r ht f al f g yg and avour to be doon , and th e avour th at we m a r ht o f whanne e o ur o sav d. y , our yg C h urc h nly y And we h av ful w r t n ful i nfo rmac io n o ff he wr t n ensel d y y g and h er , y y g y be

seal do b m seyd Abot, we so to y th at t h ey scal h ave cause to praye fo r aft r f ro m s us h er y , and y t h ey wol preserve t h e p y wyc h t h ey a o n o ht f a o he lett r h ave m ad unt us g ern g y , and to you as ye w r t n l ett r n o ht f a o b er n the y y be your y directe unto us g ern g , y g d o fwr t n VVe sfo rd xvii o f ass d ate y y g at y th e j day September last p y , o f xxv ac uitaunce wh che and make you payment j marc, be an q y un d r t o f o f we sende you y our coven seel , in party payment th e

o f encio n fo rsa d wr t n arrears t h e sayd p , and sende t h e y y y g and

to f ro my s ro f r d suerte ulﬁll th is p lyk as th ey h ave p y y ; t h enne , m o vern d o o n t h is ater th us g y , we wold th at t h er be n m re sute o 1 1 CHRI ST C HURCH LETTER S . variaunce f fo r doon to our ader th e Abot as th is th yng , but cese h m s tt n to w ch n u our sute and lete y y y pees . And as y g yo r o bli a i n o f e n n f c o . S n k g x li , wyc h y redy y our py g and y saa warde , do w tt n o ht o ff fo r co st s you g t h er , and suc h y as ye h ave don and fo r n l and fo rsa d h ad us y and , aboute t h e sute ayens th e y Abot fo r ava le rec ur n o f r ht sen d th u s our y and y g our yg , y t h e parcele o f t h e same expenses and o f o thyr dictes and pro myses maad unto fo r xxv m are hav n f reta n n you your labour and, t h e j , y g t h ero an d y y g o w o f o f dutes wit h y t h e sume t h e parcell your sayd expenses and , and t h e b rynger o f t h e sayd xxvj marc with t h e sayd parcell s h all l vere o f i a i n des r h ave y your sayde o bl g c o . And as to your y to o f fo r the se caus s rehers d h ave a newe warant us y y above y , h it r ned th n o h “ e seal y g t as Our co unsayl e nfo rme us . and wele ratifye and con ferme h it at t h is tym e by t h is our l ettyr and our m ll n d nt d o f see] . And re embre you well t h at th e by e e e y t h e arrers o f m encio n b et xte o f e t h e sa e p , maad y you and us, th e dat o f regne o f our So verayn Lord t h e Kyng th e xij day o f April t h e vii O f mak th mencio n o f o o f arrers j yer h ys regne , y t h e s mm e t h e o f n i n xliii vii o f wh che we f t h ys pe c o j lb . j d . y sende to yow a or

t m e ac uitaun ce o f xi lb . a uitaunce ham th ys y q j , wyc h q ye sende w th o wte so the f m m ayen y any maner payment, and yrst so e i v i f d th f xlii i . o f aby y h ol o j lb . j d and t h at was t h e date in esto

M . xx ix n n ia io nis Dni . C C s then s A n u c c C C . Beate M arie Anno , and y y byt h ronne iij yer mor at t h e feste o f t h e Nativitie o f Our Lady e

I\I. C xxxi ass d s se n M. C C C C xxx C C C last p y , t h at y to y Anno , , Anno xxxii so o f the draw th M. C C C C , t h at t h e somme all arrears in h ool y to t h e somme o f alle t h e yeres passyd afore th e date o f t h is our

lett r draw th lxx l b . vii d . o f wh che present y , y to j , y somme we vii d f x ii . v . sende you acquitaunce o v j lb j s j and x li . we h ave resceyvyd be your h andys at ij payments, and so as be our rekenyng t h ey owe us at th e date o f t h e wrytyng o f t h is lettyr

to wch n n wyc h e we sende yow at Trynite tyme . And as y g e y l tt r us af t me oth er e y sende be yow to ore t h is y , t h er cam noon to 1 2 CHRI ST CHURCH LETTERS .

therfo re fo r o th r o w oure h andys , and and noon y cause we sente y

f t me fo r w ste n ev r o f. noon answer a ore t h ys y , we y y t h er And y rec o mm e n de b re ther n we pra e yow _ to us and alle oure y to our s ec all O f d o ur uo de f m p y Lord t h e Erle Ormon , and to g rend Ja es C o rne wall s ra n o f uo de w l tend rnesse f u y , p yy g h em g y , y , and avo r C h rch f to us and to our sayd y , as t h ey h ave doon alway a ore th ys , and to h ave us e xc usyd atte t h ys tym e t h at we w ryte mat to he m

O f b s nesse h r ht because our g rete y y t h at we ave , and yg gret h aste o f b r n er o f l r Al m ht th e y g th ys etty . And yg y God h ave yow in ha t l x o f h ys grace . VVrytyn at C aunterb ury ryght s y y t h e j day

December . Be your o wyn frend WI LLIAM Prio ur

o f C rystyschyrch o f C aun terb ury in England .

' Also we praye yow reco m m ende us u n to o ur wo rschipful fady r o f T nterne b reher n sa n u n t h e Abbot y and alle our y , yy g to h em o n b ehalfe ro o s d o f our , t h at we p p y to h ave sent h em an answer

lett r trewl s w th b s h ere y , but y t h er h at h be and y y us so gret y y nesse t h at we myght h ave no tym e because o f t h e h asty g o yng o f the b r n er o f le tt r be f m l y g t hys y , but t h e nexte comer ro ond we s al e sende h em an answer suc h as we truste to God scal plese h em .

— IX . THE L O F O D TO F EAR ORM N THE PRI O R O CHRI ST CHURCH. (Circa

f le t n e o w Reverent ader I grete yow well wi t h all myn h erte , y g y wyte t h at I h ave w rytten to yo w o ftentym es aboute yo u r pensyo n e Sho ld o f o f T n terne t h at y h ave h ere t h e Abbay y , w h ic h pension

s n u d ela y y grete tro ble , and many yes made ageyns h it by thabb o te o f fo r i t i l r e sub t e e l . and t h e covent t h e said Abbay , t h ey ben g e p p e o f dela es s fo r And one t h e y y t h ys t h ey seyu , as moc h e as your acqu ytance Speciﬁes o f parcell o f a gretter s u mm e due unto you f t me whiche f be ore y , parcell y t h ey sch all pay h it w o ld bynd h am 1 3 CHRI ST C HURCH LETTER S .

m f to pay also th e gretter su me , t h ere ore m e semes t h at h it were

fo r II III ac u taun ces o f ham o f best yow to make j or j q y , every m ar s o f x i m ar e es o f xi . as x , j , or elles j li ye se ﬁt be to don , n o th n e rchers n y g y g t h e said grete summe , but th e said parcell to be rec eyved yn party o fpayment (o f) a certeyn e pension w h ic h vs due to o f ac u yow th e said h ouse to be paied . And t h at t h e said q y taunce b idde r m o ne m a be sende to me , and w h at y t h at y be gete o fham I wolle sende h it to yow and yf t h er be 0 i thyn ge t h at

' m a lesir n n O n I y do to your p , y t h is mater or y y ot h er , t h at ye wold m n lete me h ave wytynge t h erof and I wolle do h it wit h all y h arte . Prayynge yow t h at ye an d all yo u r bret h ren and myn t h ere wolde m e n m nde fo r as f s h ave y y , and praye me , my ull truste y on yow , Alm t u \Vr t- and yg y God yo r wors h ip preserve yn go o dnes . y ten at ii f m Kilkenny t h e v j day o Nove ber . JA MY S LE O B T I LLER ,

Erle o fOrmond . To my reverent fader Prior of Criste f ntirb r chirche o C a u y .

— ' ‘ X . SELLY N A l X O D T O S O D S O WI LLIA M G O F R O TH M A G L T NE ,

PRI O R O F CHRI ST C HURCH . (Circa

C u m teneris u t l o u ar u n u iculis e xili a a [ ita q ] g h aud , i mmo maxim , imm o rtali ue b e neﬁcentia i m er etuum dcvinxeratis q nos p p vobis ,

m m insi nissim e tam en m e rito rum [Pater o niu g ] , tantus in nos , h oc

v r m r IVill lmu m ll n ham uno est o j a p idem per Dom . e Gy y g nobis eo llato b enefic io m u t a en darum ned um , cu ulus accessit, plane i n g , r ferendarum ra iaru m o itatio n e d efic iam N m e c c . a u e ut , g g q , cetera o mittam vo luminum c o m rehen dantur que h aud modico numero p , u b eni nitatc m m unific en tiam q is est qui tanti animi g non lauda t, non e xto llat lo cu le tissim u m ate rn um n o s ie tatis b en efic en , atque p p i n p , c ie ue sin ularis annuatum su mmis efferat laudibu s q g , munus , non ; qui singul o s an no ru m c u rric ulo s (sic) insigne lib eralitatis m unus dono nobis datum iri semper c urastis . Id quod h aud n o stris unquam 14 CHRI ST CH URCH LETTER S . m eritis f t m , sed ex ipsa nature vestre bonitate pro ec u esse non o eo ns i it Nam bscure t t . a tanto viro presulique dig nissim o prestita nobis b ene fic ia [que singulari qu adam et exub eranti in nos am o ris

m anarun t m m o terunt abundancia ] nec odu vix p h abere, aut ter

c um investi an dum sciencia minum ; quippe nec sensus ad g , nec su e tat laudan d um Imm e nsitas pp ad . enim b eneﬁcio ru m superat u um c o itatio nes e t i nnu merus do n o rum u vo l ubilitatem sens g , cum lus vi i v c t erb o rum . Quare id faciendum nobis impri mis d uxerim n ulla o i nd ustriave u n uam retermittenda m no n pera nulla q p , qua to tis i ib us o ita io v r c c exerceat o . uo nostre mentis g in tua bsequia Non q _ i sis erso lvamus uo e xilis facultatis p debita p , sed q nostre studiosa

o u summis c o natib us di no scatur u t f v l ntas g , ragilitas quicquid ad co m ensandu m exem e rit u m ro m eren dum p , univers m id ani us ad p

c o n ferat . ublic is b eneme ritis Sed quid multis in p moror , cum de privatis po ti us atque propriis j am nuper c o llatis sermo o rdiatu r

o rteat Acce i etenim o rnatissime Gardian i o p . p [ presul] non tam l l m l n latis re dio rum lette ris u Do m n i . Wi le i G l ham re p , q am p y y g ,

‘ Do minatio nem vestram m Lo ndi ni e istis cum proxi e g , pro cubiculo a o o a alleis ut u tricio ri vo cab ul o o n str orn ndo , [vel utar] , sag viridi m e u tam lib eralitate donasse ; qua q idem propensa in me , ac m uni

ﬁcentia a m m e rio re m cumul um fateo r vestra t ntu in ad p accedere , u t uo vel dic endi scriben di ue erce ta co e uare q q genere p p q munera, uibu sve o b se uiis ueam m eritis e ni tus m e q q q tantis respondere , p fu a Vicit ro c ul i nsi nissim i e t . g me p dubio tanta g patris h umanitas , tam f b en i nitas i sum ue n o vu m ue inaudita avoris g , p q h oc immortale q b eneﬁci um ; u t quo ad aliquam gratiaru m v icissitudinem hab en dam

vertar o . O btun ditur co n funditur m me ignor S ensus vero , ani us . to tus ue c o nsternatus vide o r u t am l am q adeo ipse , p tanti viri in me e ne ﬁce n tiam m o m en tis m e assiduis b , omnibus retractando , non posse

i u laudibus u i ue ratulat o ne adverto . u ne o j g q g eq are Ver m , ab mni

’ hu manitatis Ofﬁ cio D o min atio n i ali uas j udices discedere , vestre q hab endas censui a o e t hab eo i n gratias , quas g tantas , non quantas m ex etit Sin ularis fru alitas exilis e vestra p g g , sed quantas nostra

u auleis Q ery, .

1 6 CHR I ST CHU RCH LE TTER S .

dicti C o lle i i ab sens fuerat velle nt Custos g , mittere ad ipsum , spe rantes quod co nveni re t in h ac parte dic tis Dom inis n o minatis ; e t de

ac f u co s ~ responso suo , qui d oret concl sio inter , mi h i apud preben dam m cam de Lang ford citra festum nati vitatis Beate M arie Virginis proxi m e fut urum (pro m ittcn tc s se scriptu ro s ; u t a) vobis de plena u r iber m eo rum inten cscr e o sse . corum v ol ntate p In quo negocio , declarata Gardianu m C o lle ii litteras cione mi h i per g Cantuar , vobis

c urab o sc ientcs sic co n ten meas destinare , ( ) pro certo quod bene

tan tur ct Sco lar s r di ti Dn i ﬁnem a Custos e p e c quod . nominati p cis im o n r n t amato r e c t a . e neg ocio p m emor to Quod Deus , pacis auctor , co ncedat xxvi vobis sine ﬁne . Scrip t Oxon . j die mensis Aprilis ,

festinanter. Vester ad vota R OU NE TH OMA S B .

a d no . D no o hanni Vener bili . J Priori Ecclesie i m n s S X uo . p . do i o peciali

I — L X I . SE LY NG D W I LLIAM , AFTERWAR S PRI O R O F CHRI ST

TO O . CHURCH , A PATR N (Circa

n ece ssitati s nf i m o m Quo Pater meis in b u co ug a . Tu solus ex nib us arentibus e t m relictus p amicis eis es , quem Deus in eterna

velit u r secula sua clementia esse s pe stitem . Cum tua voluntas

o m n is studen tibus diverse tur ui O ib us i n bene agendo bonis , quos t s p

ad u varc d i nis ac i e es c . omni tempore j non . Sed quid veli m p Vide

i n aturale m m imb ecillam et am u u ban h ominis memoria , vag , n lli s

fi rm itatis u m rece tis e t re ulis c o nfirm are cu iens dOeto esse ; q a p p g p , h u us u t artificiali m i nstrue re r i n e n tem viro j artis , in me oria , g peen

u m m um tradidi R m m m r itratus su m im o ssi niarum s . e pri u a b p

m o ssibile m uo dam bile , sed , ea cognita , non solum vidi p , sed rem q modo fore divinam ; in qua studium et diligenciam adhib uisse n u n

en it i m h u m anitate m vehe m e n quam sane m e p eb t. Tua igitur m u t cu m f e nitus ecun iis tissi e rogo , non rustra per tanta m e p p

liaverim fac ul tatib us subve nire . Si po , tuis mi h i digneris Quod

These four words are supplied in place o f the same number which are illegible

in the MS . CHRI S T CHURCH LETTER S . f lib eralitate m di nis laudib us redicab o eceris , non solum tuam g p , sed m altissimo Creatori pro tua c o nservacio n e perpet uas preces effunda .

A cce i su erio rib us dieb us hum anissim as litteras u b p p abs te , q i us

m in causis eciam amico rum Sis o tﬁ cio sus quantu , non solum meis sed , ‘ c i ih o ni m u o no v a n o vi a m i c tu . plane g , immo g pocius ntea g Q od u n o stris lib enter atro cineris n igit r amicis tam p , gracias tibi mag as

a o u tr num m reveren dissimu m . g , sed m lto maj ores quod pa o tuu N

restiteris et m atro num Acce i m litteras A nto nii p i h i p . p eni per nostri antiquum hunc tuum dominum ac n u per meum advers u s c alum n iato rc m u n dam r ina um 1d e uide m p q e strenue nobis pat o c t . q cum m eritis cum co m m end s non meis ullis in , sed cum tuis apud tio nibu s rn iam i m refe ro tu ec e tati t aece tu . , p e clemencie sue p Tui h o st ac erit o ffi cii am o ris m . u a vero p , vel saltem , opti e N q patro c iniu m u m i u tant m racion e i h conciliasti , candem perpet o conservare , e t e o m accum ulacius quas g gracias vix agere possu , ag ere , h abere , re ferre den i ue m si nifieare Si ratificari , q i h i g qua in re g insigni u Admiro r e uidem h ic pietate patri et dom ino possum . q non me dio criter m o destiam hum an itatem clem en tiam m , , tua quod nil me d eb ens m e m esseris erga a ice te g .

No address .

— T O A ND F X II I K I NG HENRY VI . O THE PRI R CHAPTER O 14 5 2 CHR I ST CHURCH . ( )

By t h e King .

welbelo ved o w wel fo rasm uche Trusty and in God we grete y , and 66 as our metropolitan ch urche O f Canterb u ry wit h you sto ndith nowe 33

u o f f o f o o de m u destit te a ader , Jo h n g emorie, yo r last Arc h bis h op , [The K; ' S n M ‘ after t h e disp o sicio n o fc ure Lord nowe callyd unto h is m ercy : We ig

aswel m o fthat as considering t h e pree inence and grett wors h ip See ,

re tnesse o f fu u b elo n th the run to t h e g t h e ll c h argable c re t h at gy , and wolling h it the rfo r to be purveie d o fsuc h e a fader as to th e wors h ip MD SO C C A . . D 1 8 S CHRI ST CHU RCH LETTER .

o f c ure Lord sad rieul o f t h e said See and o f all t h e subgectts th at therto l fo r O f ro aulme longen , and a so th e commune wele t h is our y , ' an d moost o f all o f you as mig h t be m oost c onvenable and accord in f delib erac io n had b ehal ve g to t h e same , A ter grete i n t h at wit h o f C o u nseille u o f t h e Lords oure , an d especial wit h s c h e as ben our bl o de fu m ud , be lly (deter ined) and utterly concl ed to h ave t h e Moost Reverend Fader i n God th e C ardin all and ArchbisslIOp O I

hur h C haun c eller f al f c c e . York , oure , be ore oth er pre erred to t h e said Knowing verely o fgrete and long experience t h e said Mooste Reve rend Fader to be m ooste worth y and able o f any wit h in t h is our said ro yaulme SO to h ave rie u l o f t h e said chu rche . And albe h it we declared late unto suc h e o f your bret h ren as ye late sent unto us fo r oure licence to procede to you r free election oure entente on th is behal ve o u the m , wolling h it to be declared unto y be y more at arge ; yet n everthel es we write u nto you th ese oure rig h t special

raien lettres , p g and ex h orting you i n as diligent and desirous wise w co nsideracio n m as e can , t h at ye , taking good to th e pre isses, and

t “ o f his n ativite f fro also t h a h e being born not erre you and as h e , t a e am o n e h at in h is tender g in grete part was brough t up g you , all churche h ath at dayes h ad t h e t h e said in grete reverence , and f tendernesse t m e t h e ministers t h ero in love and , ye , at suc h e y as ye c s h al so procede to your said ele tion , h ave t h e said moost Reverend

Sin ulierl c o n Fadir g y recommended , doing h im wit h voice to be

Lat n u postulate to t h e same . y g yo wete t h at we h ave writen our rig h t Special lettres as wel to our Holy Fat h er t h e Pope as to t h e o f C ardin alls College , by t h e w h ic h we h ave desired so specially t h e transl acio n o f t h e said M oost Reverend Fat h er unto t h e said ch urche o f fo r u Canterbury , and s c h e reasonable grete and urgent causes , as we h olde fo r certain we s h al o pteyne witho utt any difﬁcu lte t h e ff o f o ur good conclusion , wit h e ect desire in th is partie . Over t h is , we desire and wol t h at ye yeve ful feyth and credence unto our

w elb elo ved Hus h trusty and Squier Henry Vavasor, s ier O f our

a b ehalve c h ambre , in t h at h e s h l seye unto you in oure concerning th e said matier ; wherin ye sh all do unto us rig h t good and Si ng ulier 1 0 CHRI S T CH URCH L E TTERS .

le asir o u r si nett r Mano ur o f the p . Yeven under g at ou e S h eene iiij day o fJuyu . To o ur trusty and wel belo ved in Go d the Prio ur and Convent o f o ur Metropolitan C hirchc and n o o f aunterb ur Mo asteri C y . — X IV. D O D D O F E M N LICHFIEL , APPARE NTLY A CHAPLAIN THE “ S O To O O F S . ARCHB I H P , THE PRI R C HRI T CHU RCH (Circa

i Sin ule r 2 2 R ghte Reverende fader i n Go d and my g good Lorde . A f m m n am f m u ter dewe reco endatio , so h it is t h at I en or ed th at yo r good Lords h ip h at h kno wleg o ft h e h ig h displeasure t h at t h e Kings good grace toke au nempst my Lorde and u s h is servaun ts fo r t h at m o f u n o f m y Lady Duc h es Burg nde was not see to , as by way so e fte ven un her b e n goodly gy to h ave be gy to h er , at laste y g wit h

rtai n el l ke is f my Lord . And ce g y y w e as ye wer en ormed so h it was ; i nso m o che as t h e Kings said grace hadde ryghte large language in t h e same . As now h is grace is wel appeased and content , and was rig h t mery wit h my Lorde and so departed . T h e specialte o f t hi s m ater I h ave s h o wed n u to my trusty and w elbelo ved Sir

s cha le n whiche if o u Robert Barton y p y , t h e , y h it may please y , s h all declare un to you all t h e co n veiance o f t h e matier ; to w h om I un pray you to bee good Lorde , and to me also . And we s h al no t f f f tre we cha l e ns aile to be your ait h ul and p y and servitors , as know erﬁte et h God , w h o ever h ave you my p good Lorde in h is blessed t uicio n o f cha l . Scribbled at Knoll by t h e h and your said p eyn . n o fo r am M y Lorde I write t h is matier to you, I sure t h at ye enj oye my Lords well and t h at ye in lyke wyse be sory fo r h is h urte f m fa eit h er o h is na e or me or ot h er wise . D O D LI HE E M N C F ELD . To the Right Reverende fadre i n God my R i htc m g especiall good Lorde, y Lorde

the Prior of Cristechirche of C aunterb ury .

' In 1 4 m n L chc ﬁld w Ely and tt s 30 feo cc . Ed o d y clerk , ith Morton Bishop of other eo n ve ed the n Kn e to n Bo urchi er and h is u s y Ma or of ol Cardi al s cces ors, Archbishops is e e 15 n e u Re . R . e of Ca t rb ry . ( g This letter th refore probably plac d y ars l too ear y . 2 0 CHRI ST C HURCH LETTER S .

— S X V. THE VICAR o r BERSTE D TO TH E PR IOR o r C HRI T

CHURCH .

62 Humbly b esechith your po uer C hapel eyn and co ntinuall o rato u r o f arissh o f d fo r h T h omas Walton , Viker th e p c h urc h Berste , t at t h e arissh c o ntinuaunce s f p t h er by longe y alle in decay , and by diverse m re tl en o ver esed m eanes g y p y , so t h at diverse places in t h e sa e

arissh i ii o f the y m p , suc h e as j or j were used to be wort h to t h e

u 3 . vo de C rat t h ere xx by t h e yere , stande nowe y and be no t wort h m h m 1 1 . 1 11 to y in t h ies dayes ) s 3 d . in t h e yere . In so oc h e t h at t h e o f o f vikera e costes and c h arges reparacion t h e seid g , costes and wages also in mete drynk and clo thyng o f h is servau nt by the ' yere

f o f o X Is . f u o n the to t h e value , ort h wit h costs pp Deen in t h yme

u erte n eth visitacion , wi t h all s c h e ot h er c h arges as p y to h is sei d

ch rch clere u reside we o f y ly considered and acq ited , t h e t h e verray valo ure o f t h e seid chyrch and vikerage extendith sca rsly to t h e

su me o f v m ark by t h e yere . And W h ere as h e was used to h ave

o f Bo no re b m ffo r t h e c h apell g t h er to in peas h oole to y sel to serve , m ht b ut tw se u o n so yg h e lyve, t h an h e sange y pp t h e day, t h e w h ic h was a geyn st conscience ; but sit h en h it h at h be devyde d bitwene o f m h m t h e c h antry prest Pag h a and y , by t h e labour and

f o f M n o f w herb gret avour aister Eyon Dee Pag h am , y your seid poner o rato u r and chapel eyn ys put to po verte and set in grete dis therfo r m u tresse . Please h it your oste gracio s Lords h ip to pro vyde

fo r o f fﬁ l v n o f me su cient y y g to t h e c h ire h Bersted , so t h at y may

Bo no re u o n leave t h e laboure to g , and abide pp Bersted nowe in

m a e fo r o f n y gret g and debilite, th e love God and y th e way o f

c h arite .

To the Right R everent and \Vo rshipfull fader i n Go d the Prio ur o f C ristischurch i n Caun

tcrb ery . C HRI ST CHURCH LE

— I O O O OF S . X V . JOHN SC TTE T THE PRI R CHRI T CHU RCH . (Probably

f all h m ill m hit to A ter u b reco mendation , plese you wite , t h er 54 were two prests broug h t c erteyn godes to Apuldre in to on Bour m ho us fo r d u causid annys , and , ivers s specte causes , I t h e said goods to be arestid as goods w ayvid ; wic h arest was made on assi o f ferm o ur Saturday last p d by a servant myn , by your t h er ,

f ri o f s o o u s . and an o t h er tenant y So h it is now e , on t h e prests y m fo r tell th co e t h e goods , and y t h at h e and an ot h er prest were

' r d w ell n “ h ts ta ill as m e n u y g at y p laye , beside t h e c h rc h , and t h er m m d well d tw elf m o nthis h ad two wo en wit h h ee , and th er y almost ? i o f m c alld m . On h ee was T h o as Inno and t h e ot h er Ric h ard nno ,

dw ell d ho us o f the w e m en an d bot h y in on . T h e on and h ere

f c o m n c h ilde dyed incontinent a ter t h er y g t h er , and t h ey saye re en tid an d ardo ne nowe t h e y p h eem sore , h ave bene at th is p at u ara e Canterb ry, and nowe be i n h ere prests y , an d nowe be i n se rvise Be kkele m e o f bot h at , beside in Sussex ; t h e trowt h t h er

v m ro w m ht W f s h all be pro yd er to o e at yg . h ere ore I praye yow T to sende to “ hi tstapill and knowe y e f ony so uch two m en dwellyd ef m ef t h er or no , and y t h e wo an be yet t h er , and y h i t be trew t h at

d w ell d o f m sl v n t h ey late y t h er , repent h eem h ere y y y g , dele nowe - u Y w as prests, and intende so to contl we . tro t h er be no cause to

m m att ri kepe h ere goods from t h e . All wic h e s l report m e to i ns and co nsc e o w . Wr t n your discretion and , owre (Lord) kepe y y y n edid A t h e xj daye o f October . Sir ye to write to p uldre h ow t h e dis o sid fo r s ho usho ld goods sc h all be p , h it y gere all . And th at ye wold geve credens to t h is b erer. Y o wre man

JO HN SC O TTE . To my goode Lo rd and Master Prior

of C ristc hirch o f C auterb urv. C Hll l ‘ T H S b C URCH LETTE R .

— HER K r D T O XVII . JA M E S SC LO E o WATERFO R O THE PRI R O F CHRI S T CHURCH . (Circa

R hte w o rschi full reco m aun d m e yg Reverent and p I unto yow , and t h er as y h awe a fer m e o fyo w o f your landis in t h is contre and o f an u te o f T ntern w th t h e y t h at t h e Abbaye y , h er y in t h is th e u o ht if n ur e . C ert said co tre , g yerly pay yow y g yo t h at I h ave com po unyd wit h t h e Abb o d and covent o f t h e said Abbaye o f Tyntern e d ury ng m y term e to take a parsell o f t h e said land fo r t h e said ann u te s o u o f y t h at y on to y olde dew , and t h ey to observe all suc h

co venaun tes tw xe thers o f t m e be y your predecessors and , olde y

tw xte m a er. made , as in t h e evidences be y t h e made h it doth pp And t h e penalte ys yff th ey or th er successo ures wyll note observe

co ven au n tes fo rsa d dur n th e y y g my terme , th at I ot h er my assignes may entyr in all t h er lands and to dystrayn fo r all t h e arerages to o w o f b e n $0 0 fo r ann u te o f xii y olde y g be h ynde , and all t h e y j m arks yerly duryn g th e sayde term e ; w h en th at I h ade no rem edye ' fo r wr tt o f ann u te feﬁe men t be but by a y y , in as moc h as t h e by your predecessors to t h em m ade i n fe is w ytho ute enye clause o f

r ss if m o f m dyst e e . And y h it plese yow t h at y Lorde Or onde m erl e lde re ce ve v . scho y t h e j li t h at I oste paye yow y y , h it wer to f e se fo r awen t r o . I me a grete y , t h e y t h e se A nd h ave sende to

u Ko o de s o f ii . . fo r y o by Ric h ard , t h at was Drope y man London , j li

l a m a o w f C an di m s ter e laste p ste . And I pray y t h at th ero I may

a u ttawn s Off awn sw ar. h awe an q y , an d t h e premisses an And I h f propose mysel fto be wyt yow anon a ter Kandilm as . M y service

co m m awn dem en t. Tren te re c rv o Wr tten ys att your T h e y p e e y w. y ’ i f m at VVat fo rd t h e xvi j daye o Nove ber .

JA M E S SC H ER LO K E .

f ll h Pr o wr To yowe Rygh te Wo rschyp u t e i and Tresereres of Crist Cherch of C an

to rb ury soit done .

2 4 S U CHRI T CH RCH LETTER S . — X IX . O S O D S O D OF . . X O TH M A G L T NE , WAR EN CAN T C OLL O N , A ND R D S O O F S TO AF TE WAR PRI R CHRI T CH URCH , THE O O F S H PRI R C HRI T CHURC . (Circa

I h c .

? 8 2 S uo reverendissim o in X Patri sacreque T h eologie merito Pro

fesso ri ﬁlius hu militate sal ut m l r summa cum e p u imam dicit . Quod c u m istin c discederem Ma istrum mi h i , proximo a te , tui in g C haundeler am o ris de disti a eu m m signum , P ter colendissime , ad qua

c um f n transmisi i primum ideli uncio dil genter. Cum vero h uc venissem d um abfui f m non apud nos erat , sed omni cum amilia do us

' Harfo rd imm i ra at r x m sue ad g b . Quod cum pe spe isse nullam dili entiam ut ﬁdelem n unciu m g pretermisi ad ipsum , cui id negotii tuto c o mmitterem m lerrim e i ce . erac t s dieb us , explorare Nec multis p , m c u m ro fec tum arab atur datus mic h i quida qui ad p iri p est , ipsi

in uam Ma istro C aun deler u e fam iliarissim us cu i e uidem u na q g q , q

eu m litte ris u c t uu m anim u m si nifi cab am cum meis ad , q ibus t g tuu m ue m u nuscu l um u t val ui ero rnavi a rem c o m q scripto p , tuam

m en davi m u m erfecisse . Cuj us rei negotiu ips sine intermissione p

i ntelli o litte ris i si us Ma istri C aun del er satis g , tum ex p g , tum ex alio rum s rmo ni us Acc e i i nterea u m un uscul um a e b . p h oc t um pud

eum o n deris fu ro fecto ei non vulgaris aut parvi p isse , set p res erat

a i im i sima ue m utuus m quam gr t ss a Optat s q . Nam etsi vester a or tam f a tam ue ers ec tus u t hu us di leccio nis o irm s q p p sit neque j sign , nec testib us e eat tam en u h o mini rem er o c un dam g , h ic p j esse scio , in i N huj us rei argumentu m patens e i aliqu id signum a te exhiber . ovi

e o hu us m m n o vi ue a tene ritudi nem i n g j viri ente , q illi s in te earn te ritatem ue m Si uan tul umc un ue tuc u m g q ani i , quod q q in ips m utue b en evo lenc ie testi monium prestiteris non dubito rem sibi efﬁcis per so leb as eum m carissim um uc un dam . Ita ue u t j q , uti , sine inter issione ° mm o ere Valeat in X m h abeas [Si au dere m] te su p rogarem . se per ° Oxo niis ii Se temb ris . feliciter tua Patern itas . Ex j Nonas p

u n u tu m T ns ad d . i E en n X 0 . O S O Rever do patri Priori cclesie TH M A G LD STO N .

X i . C antuarie.

m — un n h s ii . s 1 u u n . Eunuc u o . . M s ostr or ato verbis , act 2 5 CHR I ST CHURCH LETTERS .

X X . O SELLY NG T DR D . PRI R O . C HAN LER (Circa

Non recte m ic h i potest reverende pater ad ingratitudinem impu tari

u di eb u s intellexi atern itatem m clarissim is q od h iis quibus p tua , tot ac c um ul atissim is b ene ﬁcii s suis de me deque ecclesia nostra quam optime m uniﬁcam Oxo niis c o mm o rari sal utan dam litteras , , nullus ad eam

m f c u m essem u fre dedi , nam id quide acere sepe conatus , utiq e

u enter c o n atum cum cu raru m u in desinen ter q meum , ipsa turba quib s ac to r u m litteras i j n lla ic h i ad l bertate concessa , tum vero adversa valetudo ue iisdem i sis dieb us q p semel , secundo , atque tercio, ac dem um ro stravit e t tam m ei u mi quarto me p , non corporis q am ani

i t ad dilatio nem c aus n dam O fIicii pene vires exhaus t . Accessi a quod

um l C an tuariam adventare r or h iis erat in locis te vel e in breve , quare e t aliquot m e dies j o cundissim a tui adven tu s expe ctatio ten eb at . Nu nc cum co n stet pate rnitatem tuam aliter ac ego spe re bam consti tu isse et in telli am m litteras lurimu m desiderari , g eas a te p , vix re sum ta ali uan tul a firmitate litteras scri si u u p q corporis , h as ad te p , q ib s cu i nulatissim as m m aternitati a o eo dem tue a atissi e p gratias g , quod i am semper animo atqu e voluntate erga e ccl es am n o str Cant . per severes recente m b en eﬁcio rum tuo rum u , quodque memoriam , quib s dud um m a nifi centi ssim e eande m ecclesiam n o stram ex c o lu isti v g , no is

lib eralitatis tu e m uneribus n o vis ue b eneﬁc io rum c um ulis re jam , q frica uum m in b eneﬁcio re studes . Q aute meum consilium h oc novo

u e t vix ui iam a exco i tuo collocando post lasti, si h ac in re q pp tut m g i m existirno aternitate m f tare potn , tame quod sentiam p tuam , re erente f f ex lo ratu rn . ro e cto ratre meo T h oma Goldstone, p h abere Qui p m anim i un co n unc tissimo utri ue v cui meu , a j q nostrum iro me totum

i a m imm rtal rnitati ro d di cce it . a o o es ate p , p Ceteru g gratias p tue pro i illa sua b ene vo len ti a singul ari qua eundem fratrern meum dilectissi c o m l ecteris ro m o tio ne m m u di mum studiose p , cujus p ad agistrat s g c l r m f ta nitate m c u m ipse pl uri in u m optes e e e ore . Non debes m en admirari assen sum raestare distulimus u quod nos nostrum ad id p , m lte ut ustissim e c um i sius m t um utili tatem sunt cause j , p h onore ecclesie

C A M D . SO C . E 2 6 CHRI ST CHURCH LETTER S .

res icic n teS i sius ro m o tio differen da P , quare h ec p p sit , quas pater te

u eo dem in t lli m u p to ab ipso e gere posse . Cum aute (q od te magno

f i f in vicem videbim us pere rogo uti acias in brev uturum) nos , ac u de aliis ue co llo uam ur o m n em hu us mut o h iis q rebus q , non dubito te j m ei i m l consil i ratione pro b aturu m . Va eat paternitas vestra reve f an renda eliciter . Ex C tuaria primo die Julii . Ejusdem tue reverende paternitatis studiosus am ato r atque ser

vitor ,

° a i X . Prior ecclesie p . Cant

n e in X 0 . Ma istro Tho mre C haund el er Revere d g , Sa e D n cre Th ologie Professori, ac eca o cc l i h d r l i f d i c es e C at e a s Here o r ens s .

XX — L SIR J O HN FOGGE TO THE PRI OR O F C HRI ST CH URCH . (Circa

VVo rsh full . yp Sir , I recommend m e unto you Please it you wit V o f th at I h ave beyn at Westwell an d taken a iew your dier , t h e

m o f whero f w h ic h draw to t h e nu ber an h undred and one, t h er

x f n bet h j dier O a telers . Sir I h ave taken suc h direction th er as I m a abidith trust to God s h all please you . Willia your P rker still,

co un tero ller u o n him o wn e but I h ave sett a pp , by h is agrement at do wte h is cost and c h arge , and I not t h er s h all net h er great game nor sm all game be taken away wit h out I sh all h ave kno wliche o f fo r o f m u fo rb o ren th e same . Sir , lak dier it st now be unto t h e

' t me Raskell m a fo r y t h at more y grow , I se it never so pore in my daies m , but I trust to God be your rule and yne oversig h t it s h all

ro w u th n s sone g e ppe ayene . M any ot h er y g I h ave to speke wit h m attir whi che l h you in t h e same , th e ye s h a l knowe at oure exte m t n o rtherm o Wo deward C ull n e y g . F I h ave h ad Clement and y g to eder varieth b ut i . g , and t h er bokes not j s and odd money , to

whiche d t h e bokes except t h e odd money h e is agreed to ga er .

fo r C ull n o f Sir , as y g I cannot see t h at h e will stall any dayes h is 2 7 CHRI ST CH URCH LE TTER S .

fro payment but it be in your presence , and w h an I come London

o u u . ayene and it plese y to come over I s h all wait pon you Sir , also t h at ye will remember to send fo r your ho gges w h ic h be in u fo r f o o yo r parke , in good eit h and t h ey g t h er still till All

Halo wen tid f w fo r w ro ted w o dc all your a n es will die , t h ey h ave t h e

shuld f sust n tacio n fo r o ver and over , t h e w h ic h be t h e c h e e e your young dier in wynte r; and if t h is be not rem emb red in h ast it will be t h e distrucc io n o f your parke ; fo r t h e pawy nag was b ut lytell

fo r daies Allm ht and it is done vij agone . And yg y God preserv e i Wr tt n A h f d o f . you . y at ss ety o r t h e xix day October Your o wn e

O kn ht . JOHN F GGE , yg To the right wo rshipfnll Sir Pryor o f C ristschurch in n r u b e del v r d Ca te b ry this y e e .

I— I F XXI S R JOHN Y NEU X To THE PRI O R O F CHRI ST CH URCH . (14 74)

ft de art n Al n to n M y Lord , a er your p y g atte y g y and Net h ersole c o m nid to ed r o f del n o f the m o f WallOn d y g y t h e y g t h eer y , and w h at mig h t be doo all thynges considered ; and wee been agreed ho mward b m o f t h at I sh all bee wit h M aister Fogge , and tell y t h e del n f h m adv se ther n y g a ter h is departer , and tell y myn y y ; and Net h ersole will ryde to M aister Gil ford and mete wit h Roger Brent

n ht m o ro w e w th the m f t h eer t h is yg or to , and comyn y y to ele t h eir o n o ns A sshe fo rd py y , and to desire Roger Brent to bee at on Tues c o nce ve day , and t h en to conclude w h at s h all bee don . And wee y

Ii ede fo r th nke n i t s h all nat you to bee th er , wee y t h at yee h ave bee a reable th n e fo r w eell o f g and appliable to every y g t h e t h e matier , as farre as it h at h bee desired o fy o u by t h e C o mmyssio ners ; and y feny ot h er thynge come to your m yn de in t h e mene season t h at ye wolde n o f o w Asshefo rd h ave spoke , plese it y to sende worde to on Tuesday

m fo r e . S m ht c e rte n by ty es, we wold p ede as moc h e as we yg to some S 2 8 CHRI ST CHURCH LETTER . ende w h ile my Lorde C ardynall is in th e c o untre ; fo r we thynke

m o mm sio ners n h m t h e atier touch et h t h e C y so yg , t h at t h ey ost VVriten b ryng it to some ot h er ende fo r t h eir o wne wo rsh ip . atte

Bilsyngto n t h e ﬁrst day o f September . o e By y ur servant ,

JOHN FY NEU X . To my Lord Prio ur of C risteschirche this l letter b e de yvered i n haste .

— XX III . RO B ERT HI LL To WI L L IAM SELLY NG PRI O R O F 1 4 CHRIST CH URC H . ( 74 )

f Reverend and my rig h t special gode Lord and M aster , a ter due rem emb raunce and h erty recommendation , please you to calle to your

o f u your sc h edule obligatory your own h and s bscribed , by you and f f ix h . o O x t d a o f Dan Raynold Goldstone , t h e date t h e y October ' o f M C C C C X IX t h e yere our Lord God L , by th e w h ic h ye owe me fo r f u rchassed fo r d a sau condute , th at I p you and t h e said Gol stone f o f P o f xxxvi o t h e Constable raunce , t h e somme j scutes , t h e prise

ii . i f . o f every scute i j s ; amounting to t h e s o mme o vij li vi j 3 . And fo r the ex ensis u f v costs and p in s ying th e said sau condute j scutes ,

i i m ‘ fo r . o f i . u he f after t h e said price j s . t h e scute S m a said sau

vii li xi . condute with t h e costs j . j s Preying you to paye at t h is t m e m m f VVard ro er y th e said so me u nto y gode rend Jo h n pp , t h is

r b ere . And i n so doing h e s h al deliver you your said sc h edule

u m O bligatory wit h all oth er lettres req isi te to t h is said atter , as wel o f redecesso ur Prio ur o f C ristischu rch t h e lettres your p Jo h n late , whiche m o w w h om God pardon , as oth er ; by t h e ye s h all under stand t h at fo r your pleasure I h ave forborn my money m ore t h an

vo uche w f v . ers t h is j y , w h ic h I rig h t ell , sau trusting to you t h at I

S h all not fail to be paied t h erof at th is tym e . And in so doing yf enything t h at I may do fo r you or t h at h oly place C ristsischurch ye 2 9 CHRI ST CH U RCH LETTER S . m a co mm aunde o wne shalb e y me as yow , and I redy to t h e per t f w a o fGo d m for ming h ero it h a rig h t gode h ert , by t h e gr ce , w h o , m b esech reverend and y rig h t special gode Lord and M aster , I to IVri en Gr ra v send graunt yo u rig h t gode lefe and long . t at ( ) y th e xxiij th (sic) day o fNovember . co mmaundement By yours redy to your ,

an d gode pleasure ,

RO BERTE HILL . To the Reverend and my right special gode Lo rd and Master the Prio ur of Cristi s

u in n u & c. ch rch Ca terb ry ,

— ’ T O THE O O F ST. O o XXIV . PRI R M ARY S C VENTRY THE PRI R O F S CHRI T CH URCH . (Circa

w urshi fnll f rec o m m ende m e 2 3 Rig h t p and reverent ader i n God , I ce rt f in m m o f th e unto you , y y g you t h at I h ave ade exa ination m in co n tre m e fo r iracle t h at was s h ewed t h is y , w h ic h ye sende to

n u r fo r to e q ey e o f by Sir William Catesby Knig h t . And t h e cer

f no tar e m tente t h ero , I sende h it to you under a y signe and also y e xam n ed fo r ver in seale lyke as I h ave y h it . And as t h e moore y g

o f o u C au nterb ur fo r h it , t h e same persone t h at was wit h y at y ye m m ur o o se th o f sa e iracle, p p , wit h t h e grace God , to be t h eer ayen ° wit h yow by Myghelmas next c o m y ng to veryfye and testyfye y f T i f m . “ill am same M oore over ader , t h e said Sir Catesby en or ed

m rvel d r tl o f d m i n o f o f me t h at ye e e g ee y ys yss g a broder myn ,

~ which as un dersto nd so m t m e f . , I , s h ould be y in Oxen ord T h e

: . fo r t me be n trowt h is t h us Dan Ric h ard Blake , some y y g in Oxon

f whiche knew e su o o se b e in b ord, ye as I pp , y g at oome in our m u m e fo r n onastery , nknowen to sued a capacite , h is conversatio

b e n vertuo s exeit n e . y g not nor good , y g oth er to t h e sam And certen te o f m co n trar e w h en I h ad very h it I moved hy to t h e y , and c o n dic io ns h e woll h ave made wit h me, w h ic h I wolde not be

a reab ull . co ndi i g to I know h is c o ns suc h , my conscience to be 3 0 C H R I ST CHURCH LE TTER S .

h de arth b m h m st lle saved , rat er to p wit h y t h an to kepe y y , in soo m O te n ed co un cell oc h e as h e h ad p y a capacite . and be , saying t h at

o f d sm sed b m f m h e was sure an annuell service , y y y ro my congre

a i o n Y f u n i n fo rm atio n I g c . h e h a e gyve you any ot h er s nystre e hertl k no lech wr t n m a pray you y lett me h aue in y y g , t h at I y answer the rto and kn o w e n fawte ; , th e trowt h , I truste t h er s h all be noo fo wnde o f in me . Wit h t h e grace I h u w h o h ave you ever in h is o ve rn n C o ven tre o f most blessed g au ce. Written at t h e last day

Juny .

TH O M AS Prior O f the Cat h . C h urc h r o f our Lady o f C o vent e . To the right wo rshipfull and reverent Father i n Go d the Prior of C ristechru‘ch in Caun r terb u y .

X X — DA O ELLY NG TO N. O S V. PRI R WILLIAM S T H MA

HU M FREY . (Circa

C ha ele n wro t scho lde Brot h er p , I unto yow late t h at ye make redy ii s xii . v v fo r mne t j li j s . j . d . your c o syn Jo n Me thale o f Ro ; y y so

n o w rece v d o f h m o f x vii li . sterl n t h at I h ave y y y th e valu j y g , h v ro m s d whyc e y suppose wylb e spendyd h er wit h m o r. I h a e p y y h m l re ce ve o f x vii sterl n y t h at h e sc h al y yow t h e seyd j li . in gode y g

Y m h m a red l . o w sc ft money pray y to ake y t h at h e y be payd y y, fo r h e trustyth to h ave yt so t h at h e may employe y t at b artyl me w f wher nne fo r n o th n we r dece v d eyr , y y wolde y g t h at h e y y , as God ° knaw th h le s x x u . W o ke n . C a y , h ave you in py g Fro y j Aug sti W(I LLIA M ) S(ELLY NG ) ri P( )o ur. To m D an m um Mo nke y brother . Tho as H frey , ’ ’ h er h i n n u of C Stc c e Ca terb ry .

3 2 CH RI ST CHURCH LETTE RS .

— D E LY NG . . D S L XXVI II O M . REYNO L G O L D ST ONE To PRI O R (Circa

“ w o rsh full lawl Reverent and yp Fader i n God , I y commende to yo w . Please byt yow to know th at I h ave spe dde diverse o f your m m a d en sda s ede . A We matteres , as any as y be p t h ys terme y y

fo r t C hau n dele r caus s we sh all be at t h e barre Rober M artyn , , y , and a T h ursday M ayster Fy neu x and I entend to take t h e barge at vj

m o rn n a elok i n t h e y g, and to be wit h yow a Fryday at none wit h Go dd s r x x m ec e v d x . o f grace . I h ave y e li in party pay ent t h ys day u t ll m and yo r j ewell in savegard y wee h ave ore . You sh all lak

C s . b t s . , and t h ank God y y so , as I s h all tell yow w h an I com h ome

Barn ewell f h m o n r s . yss e g e y deed and heryed t h ys day M . Lang s s c o w n sell o n ton y ryd to t h e kyng ; t h er y a grete t h ys day, be g at

lf co m fo r m . . Gy o rd . I pray yow let t h e h orse me by ty es M , Fy neaux wyll h ave m e ley wit h hy m on T h ursday at nyght at L ’ m ns ted f . y e . I trust to God to bey eed bett c h epe t h an by ark

Of mat ers Go dds all oth er y I s h all tell yow w h an I com h ome , with VV t n xv o f grace ; w h o kepe yow . ry y in h ast at London th e day o N vember . Y o wre C ha le n p y ,

O D O D S O . D . R E YN L G L T N To the reverent fader in God the Prior ’ f r st ch r he in ant b er o C y s y c C y .

— DA D F . O . N. O S O XXIX . TH M A HU M FREY , WA R EN CANT C LL

X To SELLY NG O O F S . O O N . WI LL IA M , PRI R CHRI T CHURCH (Circa

w o rsh fulle s n ler fad r n m M ost yp and y g y , y most lowly wyse , as y de w te s m e cert f n u fad rho de y , y commende to you ; y yy g yo r y th at y re ce v d x ix O f u lett rs n m o n d rsto d y y t h e day Jan ary your y , y w h o y y e w ll d m t h at y y y y sc h ulde say your ser on on Sc h er T h ursday , 33 CHRI S T CHURCH LETTERS.

we ll o n d rsto de fo rtherm o re w h ic h by Coddes grace I do . Y y t h at

‘ ye en ten dyd to h ave m e y n o ﬁyce wit h yo u at h om e yn your

u fo r n . c h rc h , and th at , t h e grete love and trust ye h ave y me Tr euly fadyr I am redy yn all t h at I may or can to do yow servyse ; nevertheles su m un d rsto nd the nk , t h er be t h at y your entente , t h at h ytt nott acco rdyng t h at I sc h uld leave t h e Offyce t h at I am yn as

fo r d vers c o ns d r io n wh ch en fo rme yett , y y e ac s they h ave ; y y sch al Y ff tt yow w h en y come to your fadyrho de . so be y lyke yow t h at o ff ce y sc h al stand t h e y wit h yow at h ome, y beseke you t h at y

stuffe a arell as f may h ave suc h e and pp y h ave at Ox ord , and your fad rho d h h l e aft d c o f . C e e e y geve me yr t h e e ese Dan W . y ; on w h ose — fo r sav n b ett r refo rmac o n s ic sowle Cryst h ave mercy , y g your y y ( ) , tt ac co rd n sem th u y wer y g , as me y , t h at h e t h at sc h ld occupy suc h

o ff ce o n d rsto nd thenk fo r ac an y as y y ye to put me to , t h at som ue ntan ce stran er s l kel ho de q y and g y as be y y h e sc h all h ave , t h at h e C hamb r acco rd n rel o n h ad an h onest y , and y g with ygy h onestly to l tt schalb e dem en e n be apparel ed . As y please yow h ow y g h er y so

l h tt w tnesse n ke n sc h al y please me , God to y , w h o h ave [you] y py g

. m i o f f xx . euer A en . Fro Ox ord i j day Jan Be your C hapleyn DA N. T . HUMFREY . To my wo rshyp full and reverent fadyr the Prio ur of C rysty s Ch urch yn Caunter v bury b e thys dely yryd .

— . O O SELLY NG TO S X 1 XXX DRAFT LETTER FR M PRI R L O U I . (14 77)

a lacuit serenitati sin ul arem devo tio n em Q um p vestre, ob g quam erga b eatissimum patro n um nostrum Sanctum Tho mam Martyrem uandam lar i tio nem m e t clarissimis gerit , q g vini oli a sanctis progeni to rib us vestris ecclesie nostre C antuariensi facta h iis temporibus eidem

m a nificen tissim a liberalitate et ecclesie nostre de sua g renovare , si m agnitudini tante b eneficen c ie vestre per co ndignam gratiaru m ac tio nes suffi c im us tam en respondere non , quod est in potestate nostra

C AM D . SO C . F S . 34. CHRI ST CH URCH LETTER

i co nstitutu m dec revimu s serenitate defe rend um . Si u eidem. vestre q

m isericerdia e t lo rIOSISSIIn e vrr rm s X i . dem i n Dei , g g M arie matris p , Mart ris neeno n predie ti beatissimi patroni nostri Sancti T h ome y ,

m eritis co nﬁsi eandem serenitatem vestram lenam b eneﬁcio rum , ad p c a ituli co mmunio nem reci im us o a p nostri p , pr ut per h as nostras p recipim us li ra facimu s o ratio num mis tentes tte s ac participem , admi ttim us

e unio rum elem o sinarum vi iliarum deni ue sarum , j j , , g , ac omnium q

ietatis o erum successo res p p que , cooperante Dei gratia , per nos aut N no stro s u m o n acho s ﬁent. Cant ar . ecclesie in perpetuum omen u u o tamus hu us autem ej sdem serenitatis vestre , q am utique p longa j

v f cu m o b itus vestri eum ite elicitate gaudere , simul die , cum intel

lexerimus martilo io faciem us inscribi ut , in registro sive g ; annis sin gu lis perpe tuis tem poribus futuris in huj usm o di anniversario die

hu us tam excellen tis b en eﬁcii idem nomen vestrum , cum j memoria , in co nven tu nostro re citetur et anima vestra per o ratio n es co mmen

Et reterea uibusdam b revib us in scri tum detur Deo . p , idem nomen, q p , per n unc ium nostrum ad universa m o n asteria seu loca religiosa regni

A n lie destinabim us u t a c o n sue tudin e m hacten us g , , j uxt inter nos ,

u o r i ni u d u n alii religiosi nos in h ac parte s is at o b s a j ve t. In testi m o n ium autem premisso ru m h iis n o stris litteris paten tib us sigillum

&c . fe cim us . nostrum commune apponi . Dat

n Illustrissimo ac C hristia issimo Principi D no . Ludovico D ei gratia serenissimo Franco rum Regi sui humiles ac devoti o rato res i n ill lmu E u . W e s Prior cclesie X p . Ca t ar et ej us dem locum C o nventus salutem i n

A uctors Salutis .

-A N TO O O F S XXX I . N AGE T AT RO UEN THE PRI R CHRI T

CHURCH . (Circa

32 o m e o wre . M y L rd , I recomend unto y good grace Plese you to

w t vii o f o f y t h at I h ave delivered to your servant j pipes wyn, t h e o f Sawm ur? o f contre [ ] and Tornen , t h at t h e Kyng France my 3 5 CHRI ST CHURCH LETTER S . so vcrain Ni o llas h ﬁn . c Lord (h at h ) g y yow Also my Lord , youre servaunt desy red me to wry tt unto youre Lordsh ip o f (h )is dyin mengh in t h e Co urt o fFrau nce w h en h e was h ere last fo r t h e said

fo r t m e l o d wyne , cause t h at I was t h er t h at y , and ggy in a h owse to hed r werfo re o c ertif e o f g y ; my L rd I y yow , be t h e sawl my body ,

did devo r w ssl d lli entl t h at h e (h )is y h onestly and y y and y g y , t h ro w o sshi o f t m e t h e p yow and all yo wre h ows . And h e h ad t h at y b ro eght w rythings from yow h e sho wld h ave be sped o f t h e said aft r enthen t fo r wynes y youre , y was present w h an t h e Kyng spoke ’ b m K n s to y , and also M aster M oreau t h e y g steward , in goodly w s fo r h n y , justly h e is wordy fo r t h o h ave great t h a k and reward fo r s illi n o n th rstand d e ce . y labour and g Also my Lord, as I y , h e was pnthen in blasme fo r certaine letters o f youre privileges w h ic h t h at h e sho wld h ave put h to pledge h ere fo r certaine money sho wl m t h at h e d h ave b o rwh uppo n (t h e ) . I promise yow my f d d n ev r Lord , by th e aid t h at I owe to I h u , t h at h e y y so , as y h ave be c ertifyed h ere be a man o f great wors h ip t h at h ad t h e said ke n n ev r des red fo r lettres in py g , t h at h e was y y to lend no money

so f o w fo r in no maner weys , and s my Lord y certi ie y all t h is “ h l . o mel trowt h M y Lord , I pray yow t h at ye pardon me t h at so y writt fo r o o n e o f o wre I to you , and t h at ye will t h ake me y servaun ts afthir o wre les r fo r fu h ere , an to command me y p y to ll

6 1 lesur o f h ke in . , to t h e p God , t h e w ic h h ave you ever mor in is p g I “ r tt xiii y at Roen t h e x j day o f Fevr. by th e h and o fyoure servaunt

TH O MA S SCALE S. To my Lord Prior of Christ Ch urch of r Canterb u y .

— II T . O D E S S DE LIL S O O XXX II J HN GIGLI , ALIA , THE PR I R

O F CHRI S T CHURCH .

X0 int llexi litteris vestris Reverende i n . Pater , e ex que per paterni

m vestram i hantuarie dic untur et tate de j ubileo qu est C , que candem

scrib endum m o veri nt re ditum Dni . ad . Placet mic h i quod usque ad 36 CHRI ST CH U RCH LETTER S .

d m o sub co ntinuatur reditum Abbatis j ubileus in eo e loc , post autem i m Intellexi m ej u s delib crabim us quid fae en du sit . insuper de su ma

- o leb am e o ro ﬁcisci ex cista extracta. V g ad vos proxima septimana p

ec uniis extrahen dis cu m f t m f i pro p illis , quod per vos ac u uerit, abst nebo ab h oc proposito ; v os tam en quam primum o mne m sum m am h uc tran smittatis ad me penes quem est h ec summa Sic extracta ad i o n nda Et litteras libitum sum mi Domini nostri Pape d sp e . per vestras et alio rum m hab ent certiﬁcetis et , duoru qui sigilla , me , h oc

ﬁat infallen ter ; nam h ic est strato r Dni . Abbatis qui propter eam

m e ro ﬁcisci deb eb at Dui . causa m cum p , qui de voluntate Abbatis Ita ue vos vel eum quem miseritis faciet ce rcio rem . q non sit in h ac

m u u m m o ecuniis indi et et o tissim u m re ora , q Do inus n ster Papa p g , p tran sm ittan tur valeat atern itas illi que apud vos sunt . Bene p vestra , ° R o ndeati o . x 14 77 . es s cui m e c mmendo London , die Aprilis p litteris scrib am u facturus Sim Si u t illic h is , ac q id , quia opus sit veniam neque ho c recu sab o .

e O H. G S Filin J GI LI , Collector n in A glia .

Dno . uillelmo Reverendo in X 0 . patri G Priori h h ecclie. X risti C ant uarie o no rando . p , patri

- DR O S O To O O F S XXXIII . . TH MA LANGT N THE PRI R CHRI T

CHURC H .

4 & Jesus .

M y Lord , I commend me to your good Lords h ip . I am not yet acerteyn ed w h et h er I s h all [or] m av h ave ony leyser to attend t h e

i n serm on at th e Convocation or no . T h e Kyng h at h ass g yd m y o f o f Jam s m e Lord Norwic h , my Lord Senet y , and to comyn wit h thamb assado rs o f S a n u fo r p y in s c h matters as t h ai be com , t h e ht w h If whic h be reg eg ty . I wer sure t h at yo ur Lords h ip attend d raw n o f shuld if to t h e y g it I com to say it in x days, your If Lordsh ip labour in it . I m ay h ave leyser to say it your Lordsh ip w if it L s h al do me righ t gret ors h ip ; I say it not , y your ords h ip 3 7 CHRI ST CH URCH LETTERS .

a fo r shalbe s h ll not leese your labour , in t h e meane season ye ver tuusl o cu ed f serv se t m e y py , as ye be ever ; and y it do no y at t h is y If furthwi th 0 11 o . it s h all at a n t h er I take i t on h and , I will send

isterda w to yow . M y Lord went y y to t h e Knoll , but I spake not it h b m de art n u ndersto n d assi n d i t y at h is p y g , but as I h e h at h not g y

m i s c eI ten o f . a . to no an , nor h e not me I trust M ster T Smyt h

r assi n d c erte n shalb e ryd and so delyve yd . T h er be g y

o o f o f Te uxb ur Lords to g wit h t h e body t h e Dukys Clarence to y , w h ere h e s h all be b eryid ; t h e Kyng in tendis to do rig h t w o rship o fu fo r Te wisda assid o f Exc t r lly h is sowle . On y last p my Lord y y gafe me th e tresurership in h is c h urc h o f Excyter ; as I am credibely f lx li i n o urm d . Go d y , it is wort h by yer, all c h arges borne , I pray

rl m send yow your wyn su ne and sue y h o e . Please it your Lordsh ip m m e M Su rio r al m co mend to aster pp , and to y masterys your f h n ss . b ret h ren . T h is day t h e Parliament s h all y y On Saturday at

London at viij o f t h e elok . Your own

To th e Right Reverend fadre in God my Lord r Prior o f C hrychyrch at C anty b ury.

—A O D O O S O D To O SELLY NG X XXIV . L N N C RRE P N ENT PRI R AT

CANTERBURY .

A fter all de w reco mm endacyo n plesyth your Lo rdshyp to under

s o k n frenssh b ssho We stm n ster wher stond I h ave p y with t h e y p at y , w th w ll as h e may not be y yow at th is Ester , but y send unto yow a letter be a m an o f h is own ; and also wyll be wyth yow or t h at h e passe over se ; and pro po syth to be a b ro thyr o fyo w r C hapto r ; and fo i e o f fo r b ssho erech re ev as a pyp wyne , h e wolde not h ys y p c e f s m an o f o o w . o wr noon y Also , Ser, t h er y a h ys t h at bare y letters

c o e o f o w er o ffrau n ce e and t h e py y patent unto t h e kyng , s yde unto m e o f fraunce ask d whe der to k n , t h at t h e kyng y t h at h e h ad any y ’ o f a dcl ver d b m fro Lo rdsh s wis do me Sey t T h omas y y y your [ yp ] , 38 S CHRI T CHU RCH LETTER S . made as h e mygth wer hit on hys h att in w o rsshyppyng o f Seynt m the whiche b m W a T h o as , wer to y a g ret p [leasure . h at s h ll be]

rem t o w r Lo rdsh Sel n e r don in t h is I y to y yp. Also as to M aster y g , h e was de artyd owt o f London er I came ; also w h an I u ndersto de p .

. o f 1 b es d t h at M ast Doctor Langton h ad take h ys leve th e kyng , y w b f f S th m wher f . o m e ast to peke y y , as I ound bym wit h t h e M ast

Ro ll s d d m n M o f the Ro ll s th e y , and y y erand to t h e ast . y ; also me tho wth t h at Do ctor Langton was not verry mery in h is sperytts ; and as wher I de mau ndyd by m dyverse questions w h at was best fo r m e answ er d de art d to do , h e y m e th at h e was but sory t h at ye wer p y fro m o f o w r co wd n o th r w des r o f so oc h e y wyn , th at h e y old y non

n o tw thstan d n h m b ssho e o fExc eter you ; y y g I h erd y say t h at t h e y p , he m b e ho lde u ev h m b en f ce to w h om is oc h e to , t h at h at h g yn y a y y

o f O des r d . a fo r h m i ho shedds an marks , y y M ast L ngton to bye y j gg

o f wher as . claret wyn , I h erd M ast [Langton] say th at h e wold t h at

w st wher In th fo r h m (h e) y h e yg h ave good claret wyn y , so t h at h e

th rfo r r o wr had payd e . W h at is to be don I epos [all t h is in] y h fo r un dersto n d dest tute o f Lo rds . yp Also , I t h at h e was y h ors, wher as I h ave made me so bold over yo w r Lo rdshyp (I) h ave dely ver d m b m b r n b m y [ y own] h ors unto y to y g y to Canterbury , and as fo r ro o s d fo r h m s lf an h ors t h at h e was p p y to borow y y in London , I pro mysyd b ym t h at [h e sho ld] be conveyed h om again be th e m enys b m o f o wr Lo rdsh wher . y yp = wit h h e h eld y well content Also , Ser , f K n m an v I h ave word o y gg your [ t h at th e] Kyng will pay but j li . k n h m f fo r . s o w t o o rw che a ton Also I h ave not yet p y y y Lord N y , f r a d th r w th o f o b n . n o y y non t h e Lords, I was y y g M ast Doctor u del vere o f Langton to attend pon t h e y y t h e wynes . Also my Lord sa l d f enfo rm e Howard y y be or Doctor Langton , as h e can [yow] . o wer Lo rdsh ke n r And blyssyd God h ave y yp in h ys py g . W etyn in h ast witho wt leser .

To my syn gler and specyall good Lord [The ’ Prio ur] o f C rysts C hyrche o f C ant bery b e

[these letters] d clyveryd .

4 0 S RS CHRI T CHURCH LETTE .

London th is day and be l o ged at Poules in th e palas fo r I] dayes m and s h and th en h e co et h to you so forth e . I b e ec e you to pardon

m w rit n fo r tro uthe was y rude y g , in I wrote not so muc h e seth I ' w Lo rdeshi fe ble nesse suﬁ re it h your p , and wil not me to write no m t m e ore at t h is y , but t h e Holy Trinite save you and kepe yo u myn especiall goode Lorde and graunte me grace O f b o dyly helth acco rd n m t h at I may doo service y g to y goode will . Written at ' ’ W m Sein t est inster on Kat yn day , m By your h u ble servant, O S K TH M A BUL LEY . ’ To the Rev n d fader in Go d myn especiall good Lord the Prior Of Crists Church of Canterb ury

— O F W T . XXXVI. J HN A NE O THE PRI O R OF CHRI S T CHURCH (Circa

S. J . h .

R ht s eciall d reco mmau nde m e 1 yg Reverent and my p good Lor , I o wre desir n o f o helth unto y Lords h ip , y g to h ere y ure good , pros er te f o wre o r p y and wel are , and I wold a sene y Lords h ip t h ys but ' m w ﬁ f t m n y y h at h ben sore syke . Sone a ter th ys y e I truste y God o wre un de rsto nd Grevell to se y Lords h ip , and moreover I by Nicolas o f San dwych yo wre butler h at h ben t h er and h at h seen suc h wynes l asid o wre e o f myn as ben th er . I h old me p e th at y Lords h ip tak fo r w h i V. to n ate yo w wyll a ii j . or or w h at it please yow ; as t h e price yo wre Lords h ip and I sh all agree well I n o wgh w h en I se

o w re d o f h o w . y Lor sh ip next, by th e grace God , w h ic kepe y

IVre tten at London t h e vij th day o fAprell .

‘ o wre servaun t By y , O J HN FAWNE ,

V ntn r y e . To the Right R everent an d my speciall good Lord the Prior Of X pschurche o f C an - r to rb ury this letto r he del ivc y d . S —IU RC II S 4 1 CHRI T C I LETTE R .

V —THE . A M E XXX I I S TO TH E SAME . (Circa

Jhus

Eyg h t reverent and wo rshipfull fadir yn God I reeo m maun de me 2

do in o w re u n dirsto nd unto you , and y g y Lords h ip to t h at I send u O F m O f yow , by Ric h ard L lle Favers h a , a pipe claret wyn , a ho ished o f gg w h ite wyne an d j butt o f wyne Greke . I wolde h ave

o wre . O f u ndir send y Lords h ip a not h er butt wyne Greke , save I

co m n m Barnew ell ﬁsshem o n er stode at my y g h o e t h at , g , h ad redy fo r o f Malvese therfo re yow at t h e key a butt y , and I send yow ' b u t rvaun j butt . T h e cause o fsehippyng t h er O f or your se t come to se t h e ladyng t h ero f ys by cause h ere ys now b u t 0 0 s h ip o f

u eo m th l ad th L lls , and t h e ot h er s h ip w h en h e y h e y no t h yng h ere ﬁ' but goit h streyt from h ens to M edway t h er to lade m uskills . Y t h er be any service h ere I m ay do fo r yo wre Lords h ip redy to my

t m Trin te u n ke n . power at all y y s . T h e Holy y h a e yow y h is py g

Wrotten at London t h e x vj th day o f June . o w ne By youre , O J HN FAWNE ,

Vyn tn er. TO the Ry ght Revere nt and wo rshyp full

' fad u' yn God Prior of X p ﬁ sch urchc v of Cante rbury this he deli eryd .

— III N G D A D TO O OF S XXXVI I I. S O O R THE PR I R CHRI T 9 CHURCH . (14 7 )

' M oost h onourable and w o rshipfull I reco m m en de m e unto yo u r

fo r h ll d el ue r d s so o se lords h ip ; and as your y t h at ye y y me , h it y to p

m fo r in n n o f m erssh u r fo r t h at h i t was ade t h e y g your , and ne e no o w te m arke n e bo unde fo r any tryell o f yo u r seid m erssh ; fo r h it ucc o rdyth n o thyn g therto except b itwene t h e Pec h and Kent -marke G C A M D . SO C . 4 2 S CHRI ST C IIU RC II LETTER .

xx dev dith the l Sh res fo r o w t-e iii ro ddes fro Po oh t h at y ) y , I make j t h e

Sussexw ard so o sc w the b e twene to , and I p t h at all acorde to tryall “ ' Kent and Sussex or not fo r O b u t fro m t h e Keteﬁete to th e Pec h , or ayen t h e Pec h ledyng hi t h e m arke th at devydy th Kent and s m C I' Oddés therfo r so o sc Sussex, t h er y ore t h en an , and I p w h an t h at mesu re o fwall was taken t h ey made thei re markes and b o u n dery

an d all len ht atte ot h er places , take not t h e g , neit h er all t h e brede , but to be made in suc h places as t h ey th oug h t h it moost necessarie

h rfo r av s d f t me . e e e at t h at y W I am y as yet i n your be h al to say , t h at your m erssh e xtendith fro the Ke teﬂete as Kent and Sussex devid th knawlech undir y , and t h at every man t h at h ath t h er any or stan d n the m m y g woll say sa e , till t h ey co e ayens t h e Pec h , and fro t h en th e seid Kent and Sussex marke unto t h e Pec h , t h e w h ic h

xx ' iii 1 OddS if I s e pose wo o ll a corde to your j . And y your Lords h ip w ell S Or t h at I h all say do any o t h erwise in t h is werke , I beseke

Of servise your Lords h ip a lettre atte leste wey , and my s h all ye h ave

h r l e te . m as I am ever bounde to do , and y Your pour bedewo an m wifrec o mm en deth d hertel than k n o u y h er unto your Lor sh ip , y y g y f o r ven so n . . o u fairc ﬁe ld your y J h u preserve and kepe y . Fro t h e E i ii ti next Te wysday after Seynt Anne . Auno regni Regis dward i j x i ° vi j . Be your o wen servant

S IMO N GOD AR D .

r n . n T adatur D o Priori Ecclesie X i . Ca t .

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rcuerent f w th Obed M oste ader in Cryste , I y all dew yen ce co m en de wher s $0 0 un dirst n m e u nto yow . And as y as I o de t h at ye sh ulde be inform ed t h at I shulde h ave made meanys and wrytyn unto my B sho e o f No rw che lab o ur d Lord th e y pp y , h e to h ave y e unto yo w h m h t o o cert f e fad r t at I yg g to lawe , I y y youre e ho de t h at I never lettur h m n o th r O f sende unto y , y th at matir noth ir o fnoon o thir. I

C HR IST CHURCH LETTER S .

— X L D F S . . KING E WARD IV TO THE PRI O R O C HRI T CH URCH

By t h e King .

w el l v d o u fo r Trusty and b e o e in God we grete y wele , and asm o che as we understand by credible reporte m ade unto u s t h at

l lo vd m ye owe good wille and favo ur unto oure w e b e T h o as Wade ,

o n t nue we desir and pray you to c y in t h e same , and t h e more benevolently at thinstan ce o f theese oure lettres ; wherinne ye S h all

ful leasi r u S at do unto us good p . Yeven under o re ignet oure th o f ix o f J a ll M onastery Syon t h e day y .

TO o ur trusty and wel belo ved in God the Prio ur Of oure Monastery of Criste C hurche w ithin ur n ur o e cite of Ca terb y .

X LI — O O SELLY NG To D . DRAF T L E TTER FR M PRI R RI CHAR

DUK E O F GL O U CES TER .

lo rd les t und rstan de es t r Irece vid M y , p y your grace to y th at y y day y a letter fro th e same by th e whyche I u ndyrsto n de t h at yo u r plesur b en ﬁc O f Allhall o w n and desir was th at t h e e e y in Lombard Street ,

whyche sh all now be vo yde by t h e pro mo cio n o fm astyr T h os . Lang un b schO r che O f D avy s scho lde raunt d nu ton to t h e y p y Sent y , be g y l f t s BeVe o . to S (ir) William y Dene your c h apell M y Lord , y y so 55 th at [what iym e the s eyd was last voyd e a ll thys d ay I have way tg/(l up on yo ur gra ce] i f I m yght h ave fo un de [the m ene to ha ve sp o kyn wyt/z you r grace] your grace at l esyr I wolde h ave schewed u n to o w m n excuse b w rd e m nde b u c an y [ g/ y o ] my y by worde , but y ca se I not I most a co rdyng to your [letty r] com mandement sc h owe yt t fo r rac o s Lo rsch [an to po w] by wrytyng . Plese y t h er your g y e yp to knawe t h at w h at tym e t h e seyd b enefyce was last vo yde t h e kyng uen e wro t o m e on w h ose sowle God h ave mercy, and also t h e Q , unt

e n e w are e n i n c e are e b y Thos portio s of this l tter hich h re e closed bra k ts rased , h n the w in t e . riter, origi al C l l l i l ST 0 11 U R C [1 L ETT

u n the and my b re thry n fo r t h e pro m o cio n O f Mast . T h omas Brent to

m e n f \Vh ch e s en t l m an c un tre , sa e b e yce . y y a g y born in our and all t h e nobles o four cun tre desyryd o fme t h e same ; b ut by c ause Mastyr T h om as Langton was unto us a syng ular benefactor we [g ra untyd the seyd bencfy ce] lab o ryd a n to t h e ky ngys grace and t h e Queu e to be conten t t h at Mas tyr t h e seyd T h omas Langton h scho lde h ave yt [fo r tha t tym e] wher to both e the Kyn ge and t e u a rc d w th eo n d cio n fo rsa d Que e wer g y , y a y t h at t h e y M aster m m ht t vacacio n wh ch T h o as Brent yg h ave y at t h e next , y was g rau n tyd in our c h apter so lenly by m e and all my b re thryn ; and so we plesyd t h e Kyng and t h e Quc ne and t h e nobles Of our contre fo r a t me aft r K n s we renew d t h t y ; and now , y t h e y g deth , h ave y

m w h che ro m s i f t m f t h e sa e graunt ; y p y , y h ad not be ade a or t h e rc ceiv n O f u to have y g yo r letters , we wolde h ave been glad [ ] per f m d m schalb e t me or [y ] your desir and commande ent , as we in y c o m n vacacio n o f m b ene f ce o th r o f y g at t h e next t h e sa e y , or any y

c c llac io n knaw th racio se our , as God y , w h o h ave your gode and g Lo rdschyp i n h ys blyssyd kepyng to t h e co mfort o f all t h ys reme o f England .

To the most hyghe mygthy an d noble prynce my Lord the D uke of Glo w cestn ' Protector En n of gla d .

— ’ . S ST. D . O O O S O O O F S X I II D CT R TH M A LANGT N , B I H P DAVI , T O TH E PRI O R O F CHRI S T CHURCH . If M m m o w &c . y Lord I reco end one to y , t h er h ap to be ony Shippis at Burde aux at suc h tyme as your wyne yt shalbe clear

Shi d fo r rau nte i n o ppy , t h e Kyng wil no t h yng g l cence to yow , to n I fo r S strau e r. f non ot h er, to h ip your wyne in a g t h er be non Y n l ssh Shi is g y pp , ye may well in t h at cace s h ip your wyne y n a straunger ; t h er ys no law ne stat ute ayey u it ; and so by thadvyee o f the f u Fa re fo rd Jc rvas f an d c h e j ge, Sir y Vavasor , Sir Cli ton ,

a f ned s all shew d law M edc l you y no licence ; and so t h ai y t h e . In 4 6 — — CHRI ST CIIU RC II L ETTERS .

t h is matter th is y s t h e conclusion ; in c o n cas yow nedys n o

licence ; i n t h e ot h er t h e Kyng wil noon grau nte . T h e Kyng ' If h at h at t h is tym e ij messengers wit h h is cosin o f Fra nce . t h ai bring h ome good tith ings I do u t not but th e Kyng will wryte to h is said cosin as specially as h e can fo r your wyne ; if h e h ave n o good tythings yow m us t h ave paciens ; but ho w so ever i t s h al be

u fo r fo r send Smi th yo r servant your wyne , I dout not but ye s h al

m ch fo r to h ave it t h is yer . I pray you do so y me take your

iii elS m t su rio r t me servant j li . or pray as er pp to do i t, to suc h y

c o m fo r t h at y sh al to London , and pray your said servant to by

i o f i t m w u . u me j tun wyne wit h , and bring it h o e i t h yo rs I tr st to God ye s h al h ere suc h tythings in h ast t h at I shalbe an Y nglissh

i — O f man and no mor Wals h e Si t ho e clam om nes . T h e Kyng Scots h at h sent a c urteys and a wise letter to th e Kyng fo r [h ]is

w u ndirsto nd cace , but I tro ye s h al t h ai s h al h ave a sit up or ever

fro . l o f un t h e Kyng departe York T h ai y styl at t h e siege D bar ,

shalbe fro . u but I trust to God it kept t h ame I trust to God s ne , h Mic elm asse . by , t h e Kyng s h al be at London He contents th e people whe r h e goys best th at ever did prince ; fo r m any a poor man t h at h at h suffred wro ng many days h ave be relevyd and helpyd m by bym and h is co mands in h is progresse . And i n many grete citeis and to w nis wer grete summis o f m ony gif hym w h ic h h e t ro u th l k d v h at h refusyd . On my I y y ne er t h e co ndicio ns O f ony prince so wel as h is ; God h at-he sent hy m to usfo r t h e wele o f us al nequ e vol uptas aliquis reg n at k n Our Lord h ave you i n h is epy g. I wold as fayu h ave be con secrate in your chyrch as ye would h ave h ad me your O T . LANGT N .

It sh al be wel do th at yo ur servant b ryng a certiﬁcate from t h e M ayr O f Burdcaux t h at t h er was no she ppis t h er Of Y nglo nd at d suc h tymes as h e la yd your wyn .

To my Lord the Prior of C ryschyrch n u of Ca terb ry .

48 CHRI ST CHURC H LETTERS .

what I se de with m m o wthe kno kk d I seyde to yow y y , and y my h mo wthe o w that I se d with m m o wthc and on my , and seyde to y , y y I will ta /to ld t f f r p c y . And y t h e m elle stande still we will pay o t h e

f m nex te w e i w o w o f er e , and t h e w h eke w ll be et h y , wit h t h e grace

Go d Erl o ln . \Vret n sc e , be weth you ever , Amen y at y t h e Saturday f e n t ih nexte a ter S y M ell t h e Arcangill . Anno regni Regis Ricardi t r n c c primo . B N Be yo w r R O BERT O . To his w elb elo vyd Joh n Rocheford B edell Bo kk n b e d cl ver d i n of y g this y y haste.

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Ho no urabill r ht wo rsch full rec o m m awn de and yg yp sere, I me to Lo rdsch des r n O f m ht o f u your good yp , y y g All yg y God to h ere yo r

wellfare wh che lesu r o wr s . , y I pray God ever preserve to h ys p and y y

caw se O f w r t n o w r Lo rdsch t m e s Sere, t h e my y y g to y yp at t h is y y o w w nd rsto n d rece v d o f o wr s to lete y y t h at I h ave y y a h ylle y y , to m e wh che D o w ter Pek enham dcl ver d Fo o rthe o f direct, y g y y to Hadle h t m erve l d retl ho i nfo rm d g , and, Sere , w h an I sey y I y y g y y yo w r Lo rdschyp t h at I sc h uld a straynyd ony Of t h e parsonage f ten aw n ts fo r m erc m ents . o f m e th divers y Sere , y y t h ey wold make yt seyn tw ary t h at non o f th e ky ngs lec h e pepyll sc h uld h ave now t h ir lawe nor reso n o f t h em be t h e m eyntenawns O f th e fo rseid

D o w hto r Pek nham . e amerc ed fo r g y Sere, w h ere as t h y h ave ben y revo ws faw ts fo und n Off ce o f g in t h em y , sen I cam on to my y my fe th n ev r o f m servaunts stre n d o f y I y , ner non y never y y non th e fo rse d ten aw nts n ev r o f m Oh- y parsonage , ner y h ad t h e nor worth , bu t fo r fo r Do w hter Pekenham I h ave born t h em g s sake . But I see

O f h m n thanke well now I h ave y never t h e I or , but, Sere , th e gret caw se t h at h e o wet h me evyll wyll ys fo r Seynt T h om as ryght and yo wrys ; fo r h e seyd pleynly to me at Myhylmesse last was h e woold o w th o w te h m pay me n rent no lenger , and y g I coude sch ewe y 4 9 CHRI ST CHURCH L ETTERS .

v dens a I answ d e w st . er better y t h n h e y well ye h ad And and seyd ,

ev dens o th r Ba l es Sere , I h ave syc h e books and y as y y y h ave h ad f wherfo re I ra n o w ardo ne t be ore , , I seyde , S ere , p y you p me y sc h all nat be lost in my tyme ; and h e seyd agey n to m e h e trust I sc h uld not ab de m Off longe y in y yce and h e myght h elpe m e o whte . And so un d rsto n d m e I y well t h at h e bert h sore at h erte , but yet I trust

b y h m n th w f m are . a o r c a se s O to God to dwell y Sere, y t h er y v whyche I gave hym fo r th e m akyng o f a m aryage fo r a good frend o f w th n xiii f ressce v d myn , and y y j dayes a ter , h e went and y y t h ys reward ageyn o ft h e party afo rseyd ; and than n e I tho wght I myght

h m m d d . s well aske y y mony a geyn and so y And , Sere , t h er y caw se d vers o th r wh che anot h er , wit h many and y y y I sc h all sc h ewe y o wr Lo rdsc-h ep and truly prove t h at h e is nowt-byr w o rschypfull nor vertuo ws But an o th r . , Sere , y t h yng was don and t h at was t h is V Y ll am m Of H ham c urte s m erchawn t On y y S yt h y , a y , h ad lente a payre Of scherm anns se h ers fo r to days to on T h o mas Scher

u ro m sed fo rse d \V ll am man , and t h er pon p y t h e y y y to apayd fo r m re d fo rse d h t h e as t h e wer a g y , and , Sere , t h e y T omas h at h kept t h e seyd scheres t h is v yer and more and n e vy r wold paye nor penywo rth fo r t h em ; wherfo r t h e seyd Wyllyam S myt h desyryd s ec all lab o o r d m e d vers t m s O ft n me , and p y y y y y y and y , t h at I wold c o mmaun d sum servaun t o f myn to serve an axyo n upon t h e seyd s cher s had se rvau nt o f o y , and so at t h e last I a myn g serve an f e o m th o n ax o n $0 0 d d . v y , and y Sere , wit h in v or j dayes a ter y

Sau n d r se rvaun t o f fo rse d Do whto r n y Carter to me , a t h e y Peke ham Sere 0 m e th and m tro wthe I (les t're n d , and seyd to me , , y f y y y y the scheers m any d ayes a go fo r my mas terys ho ws ferme whe rfo re h e prayed me hertyly fo r h ys masterys sake t h at h e myght h ave m b m char d t h e a geyn , and so I gave credens on to y and gy my ser del ve r s all c awse vaunt to y t h em a geyn , and so , Sere , t h ys y t h e m and ater h e h at h on to me . And , Sere , I trust God to sende to NO Se y nt T h o mas and yo wr good lo rdschyp o n Myhehn asse . more to yo ur lo rdsc hyp at t h ys tyme ; but All myghty Jh u h ave yo w and M C A D . SO C . 1 1 5 0 C HRI ST CH URCH LETT ER S .

n . all y o wr Convent and all yo w rs ever in h ys blyssyd kepy g . Amen T “ r e tyn at Hadlegh on Seynt Margyts Evyn last past . o wr a servaunt By y Bayly and trew , h O o fHadle . R O BT . TH RPE g

o wr Lo rdsch kn o wle che Sere , I send y yp t h at M aster Warden delyueryd m e a copy O f a deede Of serteyn rente sch uld longe to o wr o fNo rw che wh che o f o wr y Hows wit h in t h e Cete y , t h e y copy y Y f t Of deede berth no date . y lyke yow to sende a copy th e deede shall b r n and t h e date in t h e same , I trust to God I y g yow good

t d n s serta ne o f t b u t fo r m o fNo rw che y y g and y y , , Sere , as t h e anor y

o wr Off cer ho ld t s WV lliam t h at y y h ad never h ad y , h oys name y y in w er d f . ro w nd London He h at h nat t h e g , but I h ave q y so err o f Go d t h at , and I h ave th e date your deede , I trust to to preve in

ro wnd sen s f o n h oys h ands t h e g h at h ben ever y , rom owner to a n o th r hu y . J preserve yow

ur To my Lord Prior OE C ristcherehe in C aunterb y .

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CHRI ST CHURCH . (Circa

E w o rch ful reco mm en de yg h t yp Sere and my good Lord , I m e o n cert f en to yow , y y g yow t h at w h ere in late dayes Robert Cold hak r o wre servaunt b a leff O f o wre lo rdsch e y , y and y y towne and ypp O f o w wr t n i n fo rm n o wr Lo rdsch e Hadley , h at h sent y in y y g , y g y ypp s ec all deb arre t h at I , to h ys gret rebuke and p y y to and set apart o wr f m o f m sculde y ermes and t h ys gret pay ent Ester ter e , meve and excite yo wre tenaw nts and your in h abi tants wit h inne your

to C o ldhak r seyd town not content nor pay y t h er rents . Sere , plese ye your Lo rdschyppe to u ndyrsto n de h ys en fo rm acio n ys con trar trewthe kno w th all y to t h e , and t h at y oure Lord God and . o wr ten awn ts trewe w l b o wn d n y seyd , wyc h e to prove I y be y in an li r n fo r i n C . b e test ﬁcacio sel s O f , and moreover to y g my xx y t h e

5 2 S CHRI ST CH URCH LETTER .

damage o f our said lieutenant and great j eo pardie o fo ur said town wherupo n we h ave by our ot h er letters ch arged the said No unyng “ f ley to deliver aycn unto yo u suc h money as h e h ath receyved o n f therfo re o o in tro m itte b ehal ve . you , and urth er to in t h at We

r v o f h m desire and pray you to ecey e ayen y all th e same money ,

del ver o f m as and t h at ye y it wit h all t h e residue t h e sa e subsidie , a m C an cello r b erer i t co eth to your h ands , unto T h omas t h is , servan t co unseillo r Daub ene o f to our rig h t trusty t h e Lorde y , to t h e use

o ur co unseillo r fo r m ai nte n n o f t h e same , y y g our crewe at Calais and oth er great c h arges t h ere ; making betwixt you and th e said

T h omas billes indented afﬁrm ing t h e said deliverance . And t h ese o ur lettres with th e counterpart o f t h e same s h all be your sufﬁcient

undre o ur o ur o f disch arge in t h at partie . Yeven signet at Castle n x i Wi deso re th e v j day o f Juyn .

To o ur trusty and welb el o ved in God the Prio ur o f the monastery of C ri stchurch at o ur C itie

of Canterbury .

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‘ 7 Ro ehlo rd o w h t s a o nted Jo h n I rete , g O y wel and w h eras y y p y b twene o o f s co uncell sho ld w y my L rd Essex y and us , th at we s h e ev denc e Halstede s tt n au d t y unto t h em at , t h er y y g upon th e y on co m n co ncern n o f M onday next y g, y g suc h e rent as we aske h ys ho ld h t x iii t S stede s x . landys t h at h e y at y , t h at y to sey j s by yer

da o no w co s o f unt our maner t h er , y send yow t h e pyy our seyd v dences ra n to e y , p yy g yow take t h e labour to be t h er upon t h e co m n ferm o r o f St stede seyd M onday next y g , and t h e y wyt h e yow , havyng also h ys ren tall to be scho wyd unto M aster Plomer o f my ' Lo rd s co uncell o th r w ll adv se f seid y , and unto y as h e y y ; and y t h ey m ake any questyo ne wher th e landys scho lde lye whero f t h e

ask d aco rd n ev denc s the rent is y , ye may answer , y g to t h e y y , t h at

T m n is u his na e, bei g partially obliterated, do btful . ' ‘ 5 3 C Il Rl S l CHU RC H L ETTER S . rente m oos t gro w e o wte o f all t h e l andys whiche m y Lo rdys pro “ en ii g yto rs h ad in Stystede t h e xxviij th yere o fKing Edward t h e j . Y f t h ey h ave purchchased any landys wythyn ne Stys tede sen t h at ’ wh che m Lo rd s co uncell yere , y y y kan sh ew , suc h land is not Y f urchas d s th c h argeable unto t h e rente . t h ey h ave not p y y t h at t me wh che w th n ne St stede y , all t h e land y my Lord h at h y y y is if Bo lthede l v in c h argeable to t h e seyd rente . Also olde be y y g h e

ke n . can telle o f th ys mater . God h ave yow in py g Fro Canter vi ‘h f bury t h e day o December . ‘j

Prio ur o fC rystcherche at Canterbury .

U nto o ur trusty and well b elo vy d Jo n Rocheford Bed ll Bo ck n y of y g .

— O r D O TO DO M . X LIX . J HN ABB O T o AB ING N RAYN OL D

GO L D S TO NE A M O NK o r CHRI ST C HURCH .

B w urschi full b ro th r m me igth p y , y reco mend unto yow and pray

o f o uris w ll you t h at, wit h licence my Fader and y , ye y send me an

fo r m self h Y lo o th h onest h orse y e unto t e town is end . am to ryde

c te asstatis Ro chest r haken e s i nto t h e y y among all t h ese wit h y yy . s All so y pray yow recom mande m e unto my Fat h er and yo u ri .

id n rn i F Fro S y gb o u e t h e x j day O Aprill . O o fAbi ndo n T h e Lord J HN Abbot .

m w b lo v n R a Unto y rygth ell e yd brother D a . y n n Bachcler o f D ivi ny te and old Goldsto e, , v i h ur h i n n brother Of C r st sc c Ca terbury .

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CHR I ST CH URCH . (Circa

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f . rig h t aire And J h u kepe you . By your own TH O M A S To D an . m u m e n th e Tres r Tho as H fr y , o ce of o re s C rischerche i n C aun terb ur of y.

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VVo rseh full fad r Thursda laste reee v d lett r f yp y , on y y y a y rom your fad rhe r r R ll ho th y de wher ye desy yd to undy sto nd w h at T . evy t wg n serch n o f re co rd s n m thenk th y t h e y g t h e y y th e Co yn Place . He y tt r h x d n f t e e e t o r caus s s . y yg p y divers y . On y th at T Hobard seyd

Se n t Mathe w s Mo nk s lle h o nl to Robert Brent on y y day at y y g , py y n the writt wherb had o f y c h urc h th er , t h at t h e y h e th e warrant t h e Steward o f Bury to a rest Adam shalb e retornable yn t h e Comyn e nn n f m Wh ch f Place at th e b gy y g o t h ys ter e . y sc h uld not be y t h e o r nall w cr o f t o f f franc hes s ygy h ad owt t h e Cour Bury . Also y suc h y w er to t h e C h urc h o f B u ry t h e sch ereve o f t h at shyre and h ys o ffycers f utt n o f la nl tt n e th r sc h uld , by o te p y g owt suc h , p y y know y , but y y th e schereve net h er eny o f h ys ofﬁcers w h ic h wer o f o ur co un cell yn our matter th er could c ertyfy us o f eny su c h lyb erte or franchesy ; w Rev ll thenk th s such franches herfo r T . y y t h at t h er y no y to t h at Y n uire o f Ne th rso l e chyrch . pray you th at ye wold y q y w h eth er t n edeful n s o wn dcl ver d y be t h at h e , y y person , t h at y y t h e privy seale make c ertiﬁcat t h o t h e Kyn gys Attorney or no . Y f y tt be n ede full Robert Brent most be att th e Kyngys C o uncell att Quyn de ne o fSeyn t Myghyll ; so h e be hygh us wytho wte fayle to be fo r t h e fo r lo rd s o f Mem . seyd cause . t h at ye remember to take by t h e y t h e

C o uncell u o f o f m fo r wh ch o f m Kynggs s erte t h e pees t h e me , y y l co nscyens fer [fear] t h e m o f my yfebut y sc h uld de mene myself

5 6 R II II C H I ST C U R C LETTERS . m e se myth y tt wc r well don to sewe hym fo r Jo h n Machyll h ys dc w tc fo r f dela s o f Ma h m h c ll s c . , by h ys als yy t h e dett Jo h n y y so y m m F m m Also re e ber to sewe Ric h ard re an t h ys ter e , and also Ric h ard

f f m e n ro m sses o f God rey , w h ic h h ave ever be alse to y t h er p y pay l ment . Y pray yow t h at t h e byl ys o f M eop h am wyc h y send y o w m a n exth eo m n thed r fo r r y be t h er at my y g y . As t h e stor o ffo ddy m i t s writ n n b aks de o f b ll w h h att M eop h a , y y y y t h e y a y yc y send o w Y than k . e . fo r y beseke yow to T Ledys and Cristall Cottman , t h ey h ave delt very h onestly and wysely and manly at M eop h am i n m th d r fo r suc h maters as ye sent t h e ey . And Jesus save yow ;

fo r y beseke yow to pray us, and t h at t h er may be a colecte fo r us

- da l at c h apter masse y y . 3° Fro Clyve October ,

C ha le n By your p y , DA N . T . HUMFREY . To th e R-ygth wo rsehypfull Fadyr the Prio wr of C rys tyschyrch in C aunterb ury b e thys

dclyveryd .

- LII M ASTER M ONTG O M ERY To THE PRI O R OF CHRIST CH URCH . (Circa

w o rshi full m m e o . Rig h t p Sir , I reco mend unt you And w h ere as ye be not o n re me mb ere d that ye h ave spoken to me fo r a certayn

f r o f m n 0 o f . o $0 rente xxxv s be yere a place y called Fenney , h it is f f o f t h at I m ust h awe a certayn rente o yow o v s . be yere out a

o f Bo kk n parcel y g Halle to my seid place [belonging] , w h ic h h at h

n xxxv o n a ed be be h i d t h is j yere p y , and h it is as grete reasons t h at f evid ns h f I h ave my rente as ye yours . I h ave as ayre e to s e we o r me as any man h ath ; wherfo r if h it please you to sette t h at oon to

u n w ell to m d utee t h at o t h er , clere to t h is day , I be redy paye y - m a w . fo r m her ft $0 0 . a er , t h at I y be allo ed v s yerly y rente Your

rvaun t be t m e fo r the sc e Freman h at h wi h seid mater, and I h ave

n w e r h shuld to ldc hym my advice . I lot e t h at th ere be any trouble R CH RI ST CHURC H LETTE S .

- therfo r herafter he trewl o f , s h all be contente wel and y your rente, $ 0 0 l l w . t h at I may be a o id v s fo r my rente . I pray you t h at h it de 5 0 0 Fro ii o f . may be . my pour h owse th e j day June

Your Obt.

MOU NTGOMER Y . To my Lord the Prio ur of C ry eh nreh i n Caun

turbary b e this lettre delivered .

— D O o r S . LIII . CAR INAL M O RT O N To THE PRI R CHRI T CHURCH (Circa

re o m m aun d o . Broth er Prior , I c m e unt you And so it is th at it

K n s m m etic io n h at h pleased t h e y g good grace, at y sute and h u ble p , i n to pardo ne tw ayne o f t h e iiij m en th at shuld be pu t yn exec uc o I “h ra o n wr ten t m e now at Canterbury . e p I h ave y at t h is y unto

shiref desir n h m acco rd n to m nde leasur t h e , y g y , y g t h e Kings y and p n f del ver u twa n e o f tha m y t h at be h al , to y nto you suc h e y y as ye rfo r o u u s h all c h ose and name . t e I pray y to name and take nto you s uc h e twayne o f thaym as h ave done leste effence unto t h e Kyng n f wher thenk m acco rd n y t h is be h al , and ye oost y g t h at pitie be n f discrecio n k n o wle e s h ewed y t h is case , a ter your apon suc h e g as

h st l e t-t salvel ye can a e y g . And t h at ye do y to be kept t h e said i erso n es m fu j p , by you so c h osen and named , till ye know y rth er f f m Lam ehith O . m ynde on t h ar be h al . Fro th e ﬁrst day December

Your brot h er, m C ANTU AR Jo . C AR . .

To my brother the Prior of C hristschurcb e yu

Canterbury .

— L THE . TO O OF S IV. KI NG (HENRY VII ) THE PRI R CHRI T 14 1 9 . C HURCH . ( probably )

By t h e King. 2 5 Trusty and rig h t well beloved in God we grete you well . A nd bee advertised t h at certain h onourable pc rso nes be co myng towards it? us i n Ambassade fro m our dere cousin and broder t h e King o f [Sign b of the ll M C . C A D . SO I 5 8 CHRI ST CHU RCH L ETTER S.

Ro m a nce hastel diseent n y , and wol y make th air at Dover , bri ging tha m fo r liveree o f whiche shalb e wit h y us t h e Toison Dor, to us

Wherfo r n m an erl rig h t acceptable . we , co sidering y our wise and y fo r ho un o ur o f conduct, pray you t h at, t h e us and t h is our reame ,

-at co m n c urte s e ye wol t h air y g toward you receive , and wit h y ( ) r t h ere en treteign e th aym fo r t h re dayes o r therab o u ts . Whe by ye in li l o ur S s h all rig h t s g er y please us . Yeven under ignet at our th m an o ur o f Greenewiche the xiiij day O f July .

TO o ur trusty and right Welb elo ved i n God the Prio ur of o ur Monastery of Christ Church w o n u ithin ur C itie of Ca terb ry .

— T P O F S . LV. JO HN GERO NA o THE RI O R C HRI T CHURCH (14 92 )

litteras Paternitati Reverende Pater , per binas carissime vestre scri si e t earum trium c o mmissio num p , per alteras missi copiam Ob ten tarum per Prepo situm de Wyngham contra capitulum ecclesie Hi ivilia . e c vestre vir sub marte natus , quia ad alia quam bella

e co ntinuabit. aptus non ad illa , usqu ad mortem Copiam processus

m m isistis m cause ibide agitate , quam ex Anglia , agister Jo h annes de

Giliis resens m an ib us illam viden dam et illam ad p in suis ad h abet , ,

am m vi ri i r a o st u de t e o v de e eur b o . p q ide magister Jo h annes , g Non cessit i sam -ro cedere et cum ﬂe tib us vir in causam p p , suis omnes O i h aj ns curie fﬁ c ales ad sui miserendu m inclinare . Ex Urbe xxij

Feb ruarii 14 92 .

itto r . Serv O . O E . R p . v . J GER NA .

D no m Sel n Reverende Patri . Willel o y g Priori e cclesie C antuariensis suo uti majori honor ando Lo ndo n iis

Londra .

6 0 CHRI S T CH URCH LETTER S . d fro Glo wcet r s th w er tak n ayes went us to y College , and y t h ey y n the b e ayen to us y Dan T h omas U m frey h ys dayes . And now y as f d s Y tt rowardly y po syd o r w u rse th an evyr t h ey wer . wer to wr te o f d n therfo r longe to y on to yow t h e processe t h er gy y g , w h at t h ey h ave doo and propose to doo I h ave c o m myttyd onto my felesch f rm all en o e s ec . yp to you , p y y to Dan Robert Eastry T h e b reder n o f Pe te rb ur h n o w m seyd y g be at h ome at t h er onastery , an d t ll M helm asse wherfo r o w r fad rho de sh all be y y , I pray y y to des r n b m m if write on to th er Abbot , y y g y to geve t h e c h arge , y th ey sc h all come ayen to u s t h at t h ey be gydyd as se o lerys sc h uld f o r student s . w urse s be , t h ey be noo y And also , t h at y , t h ey begin

l r u er nt s s ec al o d s e . to sett all men at debate , and p y y y gg y a yens us I pray your fadyrho d to h ave me exc usyd t h at I w ryte noon o dyr

“ fo r se e m h t wyse on to yow , I h ave been syke th at I yg nat kepe m ld u n o th r w u . y st dy , y write on to yow as I h ave doon . I h c V V ret n f D da O f preserve yow to t h at ys best . y att Ox ord t h e J y

Septembyr. ﬁlius Suus , HA NNES J O LANGD O N . D m n D m n Preho no rando in K o . t p Pa ri ac o i o, o i o

n u . Willelmo Priori ecclesie X pi . Ca t ar

— D HAWTE To O O F S LVII . RICHAR THE PRI R C HRI T CHURCH . (Not later th an

hauc s o k n K n e M y Lorde , h it is so t h at I p y wit h t h e y g as to u ch n e urches o f y g t h e p t h at ye knaw , and h e is as well content

o th rue de v se m e to g th er wi t h as ye can y , and h at h c h arged to d r fo r ve . y t h e bargen as well as I can , and h e wol pay i t t h is adaye M hn . ro m sed Sir , h ere h at h bene wit h me J ar tyn and h e h ath p y to

n f m o wn e with n do as moc h e t h ere y as y t h e atter were h is , and y fo rt n ht an an sw ere f t h es y yg I s h all h aue , and scyth , y t h ere can be g etyn yn Kent a thyn ge o f lyke valeu h e do u tes not put t h e matter s ede fo r s w n s h all be p , t h e parte y wery to d ell y Essex and sell it CHRI ST CH URC H LETT he Bat le fo r o fo r will . Also I sende to y to Horne , to g wit h me the o f n d c o m n sale t h e land , but h e is y t h at cace t h at h e are no t y f to h m m t h e Courte, and t h ere ore [I purpose] be wit h y tu orow be

b as de O f tymes . And y t ys so t h at I h ave py t h at t h e Park Ongar ho ldith kn hts serv se by yg y , and I trow h e never sewed levere fhit K n e y, y be so t h e y g sh all h aue At SO your c o myng to London I s h all s h ew you all . Item . Hit is s o k n fo r u t h at I h ave p y wit h M ast yo r rent , and h e is content t h at ye s h all h au e it from hens furthe yfhis co uncell thin ke

n ll (h it h is) deute to pay . I h au e bene wit h h is co u ce and t h ey h ave

u ren tall and f can h auc y sene yo r , y ye sh ew t h at ye ben pa de aeco rd n e cl a m e re o se hauc y g to your y ye s h all g y h it , and so we a o nte d m m m Lo rdshe e p y Is h a to exa ine t h at atere at t h e p , and as

c e rte fv s ede . h e so s h all you take good p . All so I h ave s h ewed m ev de ns f Plom er your y , and h e t h inks t h em rig h t good and ayre ,

m aud te s w and at y Lords next y h ere , w h ic h s h all be it h [in] x dayes,

S answere lesed . h e trustet h ye h all h ave suc h e as ye s h all be p Sir ,

b so me fo r d I pray you y you h ere as as ye may , I eparte a M onday

ass n e f next coming , and I wolde speke wit h you or I went p y g ayne, u f VV n And Jh preserve you o r h is mercy . retty at Westmynster t h is Wenysday . Servaunt Your , H . A W TE R . e no b ut o n the b ack are This l tter bears address , some memoranda i n the handwriting o f ell Prior S yn g .

— L VI I I . DR A ET L ETTER F R O M PRI O R SELLY NG To ARCH

B I SH O P M O RT O N . (Circa f m M ost Reverent at h er in God and y most singler gode Lorde ,

f all m o b ediens a a ter due reco mendation and h umble , ple se i t t h e

m u ndersto n de u sa e to , t h at M aster S rveyor and I h ave co mm uned ' Was tc ll b ere r f e rc c ve O f b m wit h Jo h n your mason , h ereo , to p y y f m w h at or e and shappe h e will kepe in reysyng up o f t h e pyn ac lys S CHR I ST C H URC H LETTER .

o f n . f your e w towre h ere He drew unto us patrons o h em . T h e

ﬁ neall w itho w tc cro kc tts on was wit h doble , and t h e ot h er was wit h ro k l i c etts and sengle ﬁ neal . T hys j patrons please yt your gode \Vastell Grace to co m maun de t h e seyd JO . to draw and s h ew h em

u o n s cht h m unto you , and pp t h e y your good Grace s h ew y your

wh che o f I o f an divised advise and pleasure y t h em ] , or y oth er to be ,

L rd h o sh all contente your gode o s yp to be app yn ted . And furth er i f u Wa t ll . s e more , yo r gode Grace wolde require t h e seyd Jo so to

thinke m th n acles m a do , I t h at h e yg so provide t h at t h is py y be aco m l shed n ex m f whiche if ﬁnis h ed and p y t h is so er olowing , t h e , it

u o w twarde shuld erﬁte . myt h be so, t h an yo r toure appere a werke p

NO address .

- TO A S . LIX . KING HE NRY VII . THREE WE LTHY SUBJECT (Circa

By t h e Kyng .

w lb el o ved fo r reven n Tru sty and e we grete you well , and t h e gy g o f t h e grete cruelte and dis h onour t h at t h e Kyng o f Scotts h at h u s ro ialme sub ietts o f the C o m done unto , our ; and g same , as our missioners in our Ci tie of C an terbury w h ere ye be in h abited sh all u l en the latele C o un e ell O f sc h ewe u nto yo at g , We y in our grete y , d i itu all Te m o rall o f Ser eaun ts i n Lor es Sp r and p , Jugcs , j t h e Lawe , and o f ot h ers som e h ed wysem en o f every c itie and goode towne o f

' instaun ces the r adv ses t h is our lond , h ave at t h eir and by y y deter Inyn ed u s to make by see and by l e nd ij arm ees royall fo r a sub

n i ll c o nt nue d u o n t m e sta e a warre , to be y pp t h e Scotts unto suc h e y

real m e O f Seo tlo nd o w ne as we s h all invade t h e in our person , and sh all h ave with Go dds grace revenged t h eir grete o u trages done

realm e s ub ietts fo rs eid u nto us, our , and g , so and in suc h e wyse as we trust th e sam e our sub gietts s h all lyve in rest and peas fo r many

The o thres o f C o u ncell yeres to com . Lordes and our seid grete ,

sub stanciall w n o t eo nsyderyng well th at t h is seid arre can be borne

S C HU R II LETTE CHRI T C R S .

— — LX . ELIZ AB ETII U EEN o n HE Y . To O o r , Q NR VII , THE PRI R S CH RI T CHURCH .

By t h e Queue .

71 u . welbelo ve d o u Wher Rig h t tr sty and in God we grete y well , and f Rhett) we o late by our oth er lettres desired you to graun te unto us t h e diS o sicio n f Manual p o t h e churche paro chiall o f Alle Saynts in Lom bard Queen " w m citie o f whanso ever shuld Strete ith in y Lords London , th e same

a vo de dece sse o f a next h ppen to be y by t h e Sir M arques H sy , ’ l : Wheru o n o f ate incumbent th ero p i t liked you , your loving and m nde shuld kynde y , to graunt unto us by your writing t h at w e beneﬁc e lib ertie therunto o f h ave th e said at our , to name suc h e oon o ur chaplayn s at t h e nex t vacancy t h erof as shuld best please us ;

fo r whiche o ur : th e in rig h t h erty wyse we t h ank you It is so , as f m o f we be en or ed , t h at t h e said Sir M arques is lately departed oute

his lif m erc o f wherb b en eﬁce transitorie unto th e y God , y t h e said

v d \Vli rfo r f m o e . e e o u is now y we desire and pray y , t h at in per or n m u s y g your said pro ise , ye will do send unto th e presentacion

d u co nvente sc ale o f b eneﬁce un er yo r th e said , with a blanke space

i n then tent m a m u o o n o f o u r t h e same , to we y na e t h erin s ch e c h ap layu s as we sh all t h ink convenient fo r to be o f ab ilitie to h ave th e

o f o u r veriall C h arge t h e cure th er . T h is desire we y trust ye will

acc o m lissh wherb d p ; y ye s h all largely eserve our especial t h anks , to be remembered accordingly in any your reason able desires concern t r o ur S yng t h e wele o fyou o r your place herafe . Yeven under ignet th u at my Lords citie o f London t h e vj day o fJuy .

To o ur Right trusty and welb el o ved in God th e Prior of the monastery of Crists Church at

Canterbury . S 6 5 CHRI T CHU RCH LETTER S .

LX I - . TH OMA S M O TTON I N L ON D O N TO THE PRI O R O F S CHRI T CH URCH, CANTERBURY . (Circa

' and m o I n Rig h t reverende y most special gode L rde , comma de I me unto your gode Lords h ip as h umble as can . Pleaset h t h e same , I h ave sh ewed unto my master all suc h e matters as your

m t me Lordsh ip com anded m e to labour at London at t h is y , and h ave sh owed un to bym h aw it is not your ease ne pl easur to com e N h n il h nk to London at t h is tym e . evert elesse yo ur c o u se l h ere t y e it were rig h t n ecessare to h ave you h ere as hastely as ye go dely fo r c erte n hic h may , y matters w e can not be done with out your

. for t . presence As your letter o my Lorde Howard , it is not yet del vered ne th nke shulde nu y , your counsell h ere y it not be to th ey I h ere w h eth er ye come to London or noo . M y Lorde, h ave made

serche I f o utl arie o f f all t h e t h at can h ere o r t h e Ric h ard Ly ord , whiche l e an t fo r I am o fo u tlarie not ynde , sure t h ere is no processe a e n o f h ere g y st bym . T h e Clerke o f th e Pease Sussex is not yet c o mm en w o lb e l to London , but h e h ere th is weke , as h is sonne te les

I rch k m fo r me , and w h en h e co rnm eth s h all se e wit h y t h e said o utlarie yf h e b ryng h ys callan dre to London as all Glerkes o f t h e I f nde if f Pease use to doo , t h en s h all y it it be t h ere , and y h e callendre b m I b eseche bringe not h is seyd wit h y , t h en your Lord f f schalbe f s h ip to send word , y ye come not your sel , w h at ert h er done t h erin ; w h eth er t h at I ride into Sussex to make serche t h ere

fo r . or noo . As t h e matter betwixt your Lords h ip and M aister Poult

Hawte a reed to o f . h e is gg abide t h e rule M aist and my M aister , and s uc h e ende as t h ey wole make w h en t h ey h ave seen h is evidences

I th nke fo r h e seit h h e woll abide . y we s h all h ave an ende t h erin ,

i fo n o w hiche d r th n . t h ey tar e y g but Pults evidences, h e h at h sen e L n n chaun dler t~ fo r. I h ave spoken wit h o ke to t h e wex in Wes

o f minster concernn t h e courte Clyve , and h e set h h e h at h goten ferm o u r therfo r su llicien t you a gode , w h oo is, as h e scyt h , a man ,

o f dw ell n o f and is a grocer London , y g at t h e syne t h e Crane in K C AMD . SO C . S 6 6 C HRI ST CHURCH LETTER .

f nde su rtc ufﬁ . C h epe side , and wool y you y s cient with in L ondon Your tenant at t h e Kyngs Head in C h epe can enform your Lord o f o f abilite fo r b m s h ip t h e seid grocer and h is , h e knowet h y rig h t M Ke ell c o m fo r . b well aister is not n to London . as yet, and as u I all yo r ot h er matters t h at your Lords h ip entrusted me in , s h all endevo ur me to spede theym as hastely as I can ; and m y s ervyce is shalbe c o mm aun d m en t h and at your e , as knowet oure Lorde , w h oo I b eseche ever to preserve your g o de L o rdsh ip .

Writen at London t h e xxvij day o f January .

Your h umble servant,

TH O MA S M O TT O N .

o I understo de o Lo rdeshi shulde n o t M y L rde , y ur p t h at I take f d any w ritt ageynst theym t h at caried away t h e godes o f Ric . Ly or o I co ulde f nde o if wit h ut t h at y t h at h e wer utlawed , and h e wer o under to de shulde o not utlawed , I s t h at t h ere non acti n be taken Y f a e nst the m info rm acio n . g y y , and so it is in myn your Lorde s h ip woll h ave. writts ageynst theym let t h e b rynger shal and it be done .

To the right Reverend and my spec iall gode Lo rcle m Prio ur C ristchirchc , y Lorde of ’ i n n b r C au t u y .

- D M B KY NG S OS OF O . . O . D D OC . LXII E WAR , CU T CANT C L L

X O . To D O S C O D O F S . O N R . TH M A L WELL CHRI T CHU RCH (Circa

R ht i ntirel yg Reverent and moost y beloved , Sir Doctor , as h artely o ss b ull inn o lesse I can or may p y h ave me commended unto you , and manner do t h ank you o ff all kyn dness shewde to me and to my

o ff b ehalfe n company, and your grete cost in t h at att your last b ey g

. S r no w e s ec all m b u t tha wit h uss y , as I h av no p y atters to you , tt h it sh all lyke you to take t h e payne i n t h e delyveryng o ff our and o to to auc o n C h ch l o t e lettres , als speke my y y e c ff h service I

CHRI ST CHURCH LETTERS .

— THE T THE O O F S . O LX IV KING [HENRY VII . ] PRI R CHRI T

A ND To THE M O O F . C HURCH , AY R CANTERB URY

By t h e King .

t w elb elo ved welbelo ved 27 Trus y and i n God , and trusty and , we Alko ke o f o ur C itie o f grete you well . And w h eras Jo h n , t h at Can a . terb ur o ldsm th o ur c o m m aun dem en t Manna1 y g y , was lately by attac h ed , K n i g ] and sent unto us u p o n certain m atiers and cau ses allegged against

b m theru o n saufke in y , and p ye toke unto your h ands and p g all t h e

u f u h m u t m e m st and goods nto y belonging , unto s c h e y as ye ig h t h ave knowledge o f our ple asyr in t h at b ehalve : 5 0 0 it is th at t h e said Jo h n h at h fo unde good and s u fﬁcient suertie before o u r co unsaill

to answer at all tymes w h en h e shalbe called unto t h e said m atiers .

Wherfo r c o mmaunde furthw i th u we wol and you th at , pon t h e sig h t

o f a aine t h ese our lettres , ye restore g unto th e said Jo h n all h is said f fd etei n n stu and goods , wit h out any part th ero g y g or wit h h olding , shal b ehalve and t h ise our lettres be your disch arge in t h at . Yeven th o ur o fRichemo un t xi o f n under segnet at our manor th e j day Juy . f Rai n T h e xxti [y ear o our] g . To o ur trusty and welb elo ved i n Go d the Prior of o ur Monastery of Christ C hurch in o ur C itie n e u an d o ur of Ca t rb ry, to o f he m Maior t sa e .

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O O F S . PRI R CHRI T CH URCH (Circ .

d r ht M y goo Brot h er, in yg h erty wyse y commende me on to desi r n f yow , so y g you to be good Lorde and ader on to t h e Wardon Fel o w o f M x fo r it s O de . t s f and erton College in So y , your o ﬁcers and servants o fWest C heyam in Surrey h ave lately distrayne de and

im ark d sa de Wardo ns catell ten ant s o f n p y th e y and h is y M aldo , fo r c o m n n o f S aro wf lde b side y y g i n t h e comyn p y ; I trust , y your kno wl yge and wyll. I pray you to geve credens on to my brot h er

felo w m astir Saw n der b erer t m e f l w o f and Doctor , th is , sume y e o sa de as wasse b ehalf th e y College y , i n th is e , w h ic h y trust s h all 6 9 C HRI ST CHURC H LETTERS .

f i n l rn es o f in o rm you and your co nsc e s t h e c e th is matter , as s h all inatio u o f Inor playnly apper w h en i t s h all ku me i n thexam wyse felo ws o f the sa de men . And both t h e wardon and y College and y s h all tr uly pray fo r yow and you r h oly monastery to Our Lorde f o r your long conservation i n h is service . From Ful h am h astily th t h e xj day o f June wit h t h e h ande o f your olde trulo ver and

RI O D O . C . bedman . L N N

To the right ho no rabyll and my dere Brother i n God the Prior of Cristys Church i n Caun t rb e ury b e this byll delyverde .

— D R C D 15 12 O O D S O . To . O . L XVI . PRI R G L T NE I I L WE LL ( )

mm o w f Broth er Doctor , I co end me h artely unto y , and certi y 8 r yo w t h at o n “ o dn esday last past I ree evyd from yow ij lettres by

h m self h m one t h at called y M aster S myth , and so ye called y i n

u wr t n whiche erce ve m m yo r y y g , to , as I p y by t h e sa e , ye wer uc h

o r k n dn ss whi che w bounden f h ys y e . In t h e lettres ye desire to kno

m nde wheder shuld . my y ye come h ome or not Verily , Brot h er f t Doctor , as to t h at I certi y yow t h at bot h e I and also our bre h ren l h ere wold all be rig h t g ad to see you at h ome , and t h ink every day

m o f m nde o w t h ree till ye co e , and so t h is our y I wolde h ave sent y kno wl ege or t h is tym e yf I m ig h t h ave h ad a c o nvenyent messenger ; b u t al we b u t me I t h oug h t y t h at you wold h ave y at h ome or t h is y , eo b ardo us i t t erfo re seing t h e world so j as is nowe . I wold t h at G ll n ham a u f yow , wit h our Brot h er Doctor y y g , s h ld adresse yo r sel e

m c o nven entl m a f r n w h o eward as s h ortly as ye y y y . As o e ys h er I t m M knowe non at t h is y e wort h writing . y Lord A rchebisslIOp is

. u f not h ere at t h is Easter , h e is at Knoll And t h s ever are ye well . 0

A d ni . 1 untr b ur . C a e . 5 12 . From y , on Easter evyn O S Your brot h er , TH MA ,

Prior o f C h ristc h urc h at C an tb .

e m Go l dw cll Mo naeho Viro r ligioso Tho e , ecclesie C antuaric in n S Christi A glia , acre Theologie - D o ct in c Lo van iensi . ori , ivitate

In U niversitate Lo vaniens i . 70 . S CHRI T CHURCH LETTER S.

— . DO M MEN LXVI I . J . Y S I N LO N D O N TO THE PRI O R O F CHRI ST

CHUR C H . (Circa f d Reverent a re i n God I com m end m e unto yo w e ertiﬁyng yow co rd n w r t n e o f t h at a y g to your y y g I h ave spoken to M ast . Gobbe Sandwic h and h e h at h pro mysed me t h at in t h e ende o f t h ys weke

l o f h m d l n tl u n I s h al h ave some m oney y . I s h all call y yge y ppo

h me fo r . fo r K ff n f r y it And as M ast . y y I h ave owt a cytacyo n o h m to h m to a er y cause y pp personally, and M ast . Baret h at h pro mysed me t h at it shalbe servyd as s h ortly as it may be wit h o wt fa l f r li a i f e . o o b c o n o . o f y And as t h e g C h est , so it is t h at Butler C o ventre pro mysed to h ave b ro wth answer from t h e parties th at byn w ll s n o t . bond w h at answer t h ey y make , and as yet Butler y come o k K n Wherfo re M ast . Rop(er) and I h ave sp yn to t h e y gs attorney an d h e h at h graunt us to serve t h e seid o bligaci o n i n t h e Kyngs K n s fo r Benc h in t h e y g name , and processe to be h ad t h e same wit h

fo r . Bo urche r t h e best expedicion t h at may be h ade . And as M ast ,

s S s ne s so it y t h er t h e warant t h at t h e Kyng h all yg y drawn , and u les d b t h ys co nsell h at h seyu it and be p y wit h y , and also I h ave

d l ver d . e y y t h e seyd warant to M ast Controller , and as sone as h e an l a so r w ll n m ay h ave t h e Kyng at y y h e y speke to h ave it sig ed . And as fo r ot h er matters I do and sh all do my dylygens to h ave

l s th f r h t h em spede as s h ortly as I can . P e y your ad e o de so it is u o f fraun chesse t h at Jo h n Hales , yo r steward your , s h ewet h me t h at t h ys ij yeres past h at h alweis ben well wyllyng to dwell at Caun r f N dr so l wh he u ro cu n o . e e c b ry , and especially at t h e p y g M ast y , y

h m therto h m fo r alweys stirred y , and s h ewed y t h at h e wold m ove " hym t h at h e shuld h ave a fee o f Sent A usty ns to be toward t h em C aun terb ur fo r y f h e wold dwell at y ; and nowe, as Inoc h as M ast . fo r t m e -h Controller h ath broken a y h ys h ouse h old at Halden, e h t d S lesur trustyth t h at h ys m asters ype will take no gret y p e t h oug h f shulde o w h e nowe dwell at Can t . And y h e c me and d ell t h ere shulde fo r h m “T th e more fees h e h ade t h ere t h e bett be y . h er fore h e h ath desired me to wryt un to yo u t h at ye wo ld be so

72 C IIR IST CHURCH LETTERS.

d d ff h t to o f Wo rcetter letter th e Pop y nott red , but ga y M y Lorde th at h e sc h ulde bare byt to Sancti And soo M y Lorde o f I “ o rce tter de art d m n d C ard n all C am e ius p y to Ro e geyu , an e th e y p g m lls 8 0 0 n ht ariv d and y rode wit h t h e Pop x yy , and t h at yg y at

Rome .

: da s f s ho lines Item yy a ter , y rode to t h e Pop y ande cam wass n o ff so me d n d at t h e y g h ys h andys , ande as as h e h ad y y y kncl d f ho l nes resen t d y down be ore h ys y at borde , and p y M y Lorde C ard nall s and h t ff ho l nes y y letter , w h en h e h ad red y y ga e h ys y the b t an r so n o f letter , ande as sone as h e h ad red y h e g to e th e seyde ub le : fo r h t fo r J y y wit h me w h at t h yng y h ade to sc h owe y , t h e co nﬁrmac o n wh ch s w r tt s seyde y ; t h e y y very longe to y , t h e Pop y dem and n answer s de art n schew d y g and my y . Att my p y g y y to hys ho lynes th at sethy n t h e deyth ande passyo n o ff Syn t Peter theyr w ays never a man t h at dyde sc h ow more fo r t h e lyb erteys o ff t h e C hurche t h an Syut-t T h om as o ff C an to rbe ry ; theyr b eyng x Car d nall s i o ff af rm d m se n the r y y at borde , and j t h em y y y yy g , and y °" apon h ys ho lynes c o mmandyd me to go o to Sancti iiij and gyff h i n ym ynstrucc o s. Item : t h e next daye theyr apon y causyd M y Lorde C ardynall

su licas o n h t s nat o ssebell that the Po m ll ran t pp y , and seyde y y p p y g

o w this o r no m an o r o r avo ur . y , f y , f f Item : I h ave sende yo w t h e copy o ff th e supplicasyo n th e whych

m des r d b m here h s f n Ite : I y y y to y avour y t h is mater , and h ys

n u u fo r o t n fo r sehe wed h m pay and labo r sc h ld not be g y , y y t h at Yo u r Grace h at h gevyn unto me co m myssio n largely to rewarde h m b es d s sen d th cert n th n s fo r o w te o f y , ande y y t h at, h e y y y g yow n d m an m re te n d n Inglo e. He is a w h en h e scyth any men be y y y m w ll n h t therfo re a ater h e y do t h e lesse y y , ande y h ave made th ys k i tho t s supplicasyo n as b yt l e yd me w w c any man y counsell . CHRI ST CH URCH LETTER S. 73

Item : As y h ave w rytyn to yow yn my laste letteris t h at ye sc h uld sende vj go b eletts by t h e next c um er ; byt sc h all doo more

0 0 0 0

send . : ud c an s s seall Item Also to sende t h ys J y y under t h e Prior y , ande

. sub scr b b t b t us d lett M aster Coleman y y t h at y h ath ben y , and also b w o ther h tt h t lett h e examen olde men t h at h ath ben ate y , ande y m che sc h all h elpe y t h e mater . Item : As co n cernyn g Master Arc h deacon ys dyspensacyo n d e no n r m vend ad cer tam tem us b t m s e de b retf fo r p o o o p , y ust be p by a , y ‘l th n e d s ens d fo r ers the rfo re b m y g h e h at h ben y p y vij y , y lett y sende

u d s ensac o n s e x r d me h ys instr ctions and w h en h ys laste y p y y py y , b t wh ch l ande h e s h all h ave y sende wit h yowe pardon , t h e y sc h al coste yo w but alytyll mony ; and also to wrytt anot h er letter to Sancti and thanke b ym fo r h ys b eny vo lent myud as ye be i n fo rm d d versse erso nes wh ch cau s h m y by y p , t h e y sc h all y y to be b en v le o fth n uir d more y o nt . Y h ave s ande y q y sum godly t h yng v h m to th e eylo re o ff a h undred d o kets to present b yt u nto y . Item : Y pro myys Y o wre Grace yn t h ys expedycyo n y sc h all doo m ch an m an l nafect trust n as y as y can doo , as yo sc h a l see y , ande y g n fr nd s l u t wh ch y God suc h e y y as y h ave sc h al p to t h yr h andys , t h e y w e sch all doo grett eys ande pro fytt att later ende . Y sch all ys t h eys m perso nes w h en y get omore grace . ' : Y ﬁ s ede b t fo r i o ff Item y cannot p y t h s sum mony, to know

u lesure o o fo rder yo re p , w h et h er y sc h all g any or not , by t h e next V I h w te c au s b t S ede r vatl cu rrer . it o th e Pop do y y to be p p y y by th m h t sno t o sseb ell s ede b t C hanser fo r e C h a ber, y y p to p y by t h e y , ﬁ' m h t w lb e tax d n m ch 5 0 0 Jhu reser . y y y y y mony , and p you Fro

m o ff A r ll 1 5 2 0 . Ro e th e xxv day p y , r Item : “hey r as y w ro t th at Your Grace Sc h ulde sende a cuppe

o f golde to t h e Po p byt h ad been weyl don , and sc h ulde h ave don m h n f s c n cau s . y y t h is y Y am y gret avour wit h th e Pop y suster ,

b h m . e . than . y oth r

w = s u s use . thyn ke . y y ( )

C A M D . S OC . L 74 CHRI ST CHURC H LETTERS .

wh ch kno w th t h e y y h ys nature . Y truste sc h e sch all doo grett n goode y t h is m ater . Item : Y ff theyr be a h under olde men yn C an to rb ery lett t h em examin d the r n am s w r t n be y by a notary, and y y y y , h ow t h at t h ey

J ub le H t s o sse ell the r h at h been att t h e seyde y y . y y not p b but y a h ath ben sum men to tymys att t h e seyde pardon ; fo r a m an th at h at h lxv yer m aye testefy t h at h e h at h ben ij tymy s at t h e seyde u le Y f J by y . Your Grace m ake dylygens yn th ys mater hyt sch all ” retl fo r ex ed n ﬁ make g y t h e p ycyo o byt. Item : T h e Pop sen dyth a hyssop to g o to t h e m etyng o f our So vera n K n e F wh ch s y Lorde t h e y g and t h e rance Kyng , th e y y

kno w th b m C au s Auditor Camere ; M aster Secretary y y weyl . y t h e b m ff f m scho rtl h t Kyng to speke unto y , y ye h yre not ro me y t h at y s s d m y pe e . Ande also ake su m n o b ellmen t h at h at h ben att seyde Jubyley to sch o w hym t h at hyt ys ynvys if owre supplycasyo n y s put ab acke s o f f , ande all y to h ave a gret sum mony o r b ecauys we h ave sehew no Bull to t h e grant . Y do by t h e c o unsell o f M y Lorde

C ard n all C am e ius sethens dcl ver d u l y p g , and y y y th e s pp ecasyo n on ho l nes v t m s t m to t h e Pop y h ave ben wit h h ys y j y y , and every yy o r y h ave ben remittyd to Sancti iiij — DR O To S O W . LXIX . . GR IG AT R ME ARCHBI H P ARHAM

tll From Rome t h e v daye o f M aye . Plesyt hyt your Grace t h ys day y h ave spo kyn wit h t h e Pop ys Ho l nes fo r ex e d c o n o f cau s do ferr d y t h e p y y your y , and h e h at h y th h t x o f shalbe sin nature y unto th e daye M aye , and t h en t h e g , and th eyr schalb e dyversse C ardynallys apon th ys mater ; y h ave desyryd my Lorde C ardyn all C amp egius and h e h at h pro mysyd m e to be th r l h o e . t wte o y and do t h e beste h e can T h e Pop yy fRome .

“ 3 A man who h ad n two m the u is th e w bee ti es at J bilee , that at last t o cele bra n o f 1 470 an d 1420 w u the o f e e b e 1 1 5 o l d u n tio s , o ld at date th se l tters years , s pposi g that the ﬁ u h e w 1 5 a e the e m w his e m n at rst J bilee ere years of g , arliest ti e at hich t sti o y

u b e . D r. a u if the 1520 u n co ld received , Grig c lc lated as festival of had act ally take place .

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‘“e iii t m e dcl ver d l etter s s Ho l nes j y , w h en y y y your y to th e Pop y y ; ff w o rd s ro m s d su licasio n h e ga me good y , ande p y y to sende t h e pp

wh ch s n d u ns n d . to t h e Datary , t h e y was not sende y y , not h er y y de Item : Y wende euery ij daye by t h e spays o ff x dayes to t h e n ublica si natum to knel n Pop, ande att laste y p g y wende t h e Pop y g f Ho l nes ex ed c o n o f cau s se n be ore h ys y to make p y y your y , yy g t h ys

c o mmissio nem an titatis et in ire pedibus S c vestre , presentare istam

su licatio nem e t retulit ualiter hab eb at pp , mic h i q Sanctitas vestra m imam du i i n l rius ax b tat o em f . U te an uit in usu , beatissime Pater

a di netur c o n ﬁrm are istum ubileum et co mmittere Sanctitas vestr g J , anctitatis exco mm uni Legato de latere , per breve S vestre sub pena catio nis u t deb eant examin are , vel alieni prelato , isti h anc causam

ubilei uatin us f et co nﬁrmatio Sanctitatis J , constare q uit in usu , tunc

it uff r mit am o ss s ra ari et . e t vestre p g , locum h abere Sin autem bullas ” San ctitatis pedibus vestre . Immediate Sanctitas sua mic h i dixit

m f c o nﬁrmare et Do ine Jo h annes non nobis est h onor ita acere , ” immediate revocare .

w r tt C ard nall y to th e Legat , my Lorde y , and also anoth er letter to m w tn s t h e Auditor Camere , t h at t h ey sc h ulde exa ine y y t h at t h ey h ave ben at t h e seyde Jub iley ; t h at th en Hys Ho lynes wylbe o nf rm l e content to c y e th e seyde J uby y . Item : Upon th e sam e y h aue so lycyt to h aue t h e seyde letterys d verse t m s answer d y y y , h e y me h e wolde sc h ow t h em to th e Pop h s Ho l ness $0 0 del ver y y ande to y t h em unto me . m : se n the t m ro ro d Ite Y , y g t h at yy was p gy , as sone as t h e Pop cam to Rome y desyryd my Lord C am pegius to speke wyth Sancti °r ' iii afterward s w th i n ublic co ncisto mo j ande t h en y y t h e Pop p o , ande

30 0 d d PO la n answ e r : ff h h e y , ande (to) t h ys t h e Pmade a p y y y yt coude be pro vyd th at h it ys ynvys h e wolde be glade to c o n fyrm e b t o the relse ub le f h y ; to grant th e seyd J y y in esto Sci . T ome i da s aft a d f l n Martyris ande i j . yy erw r ys o o wy g to h ave cleyn remission ; ande suc h o blasyo ns as t h er weyr made h alfe sc h ulde go o to t h e CHRI ST CHURCH LET byldyng o ft h e c h urc h o fRome ; u nto whych y wolde not ynclyn e w itho w s tc consent o ff your Grace yn no manner o fw eyy . Item : Wheyr you r Grace wrote unto t h e Pop t h at t h ys Jubiley d" a rant d iii schew d w ys g y in Honorius days t h e , h e y me t h en the r h n ran ubile y ways no suc h t y gs g tyd. T h e ﬁrst J y t h at ways m rant d n n Bo n facius 8 wh ch g y y Rome ways y tempore y t h e , y

n - ff M i hundre d o . ways y t h e yere Oure Lorde a j y lxxxv crys , n o ff 12 14 f : but Honorius ways y th e yere Owre Lorde , longe a ore ande seyde byt was not lycly no suc h thyngys to be grantyd not yu da h ys yys.

S O S BED Y LL TO LXX I . M A TER T H MA , SECRETAR Y ARCH

S O TO O O F S . BI H P WARHA M , THE PRI R CHRI T CHURCH (1 5 20 )

M y very good Lord Prior , in my rig h t h erty wise I recommend i u me to Your Lordsh p , doing you to nderstand t h at yesterday M y rece ved f whiche o u Lords Grace y letters rom Rome , I send unto y now wi t h a certaine suggestion co nceyved by Doctor Grig and h is co unsail co n rn n i : diffi culte ce y g t h e Jub ley . Item Seiug t h at so great fo r th o b tein n o f u w hiche is made at Rome y g our p rpose , is like to be f raunted b ut fo r f w o f“ o rceter g a e dayes as M y Lorde h at h written ,

ne w fo r tho b te n n f w hiche a way is devised y y g t h ereo , wit h t h e in a maner we be forced to be contented i f we wol h ave greate t h ing o f th o f our desire . It is t h is : e Pope bath e desired to h ave h alve tho blatio ns o f Jub ile if shuld o furthe whiche in th is yer y i t g , t h e i f h e h ave not h is myn de it is to be t h oug h t we sh all not h ave w h at IVh rf r hathe we wold h ave . e o long and serious comm u nication bee A o sto lic e m h ad wit h t h e Popes Orator , Auditor Camere p , in t h is atier

’ by M aister Parr t h e Kings Grace Secretary at M y Lords request . U ppo n t h e whiche co m munication t h e said Auditor Ca mere Apos °r tolice wrote speciall letters to t h e Cardin al Sanctorum iiij and also

Po is B fo r f to t h e p olines t h e sh ort expedicion t h ero , s h ewing to t h e Po pis Ho lines th at h e shuld h ave h alf t h e oblations o f t h is yer o f 78 S CHR I T CH URCH LETTER S.

a if i m er etuu m f J biley , only h e wool graunt it p p , so th at a ter th is m a yere th e said oblations y be only to t h e C hurche o f Canterbury . Of t h e whiche effect My Lord h at h writen to M y Lord Cardinal

T “ o rc e te r . Gr to m , and to h is procurator Doctor yg , w h o h e h at h specially written t h at out o f th e POpis h alve sh uld be deducted the shalb e fo r th ex edicio n f c h arges t h at we at now p t h ereo , and th at it

raun ted am lissim a, rm a fo r be g p fo ; els , seing and considering t h e f ard ns whiche n mani old and great p o h ave been and bee in E gland , i l tell advantage wol arise to th e Po pis Ho lines . And t h erefor M y L ord h at h writen to Doctor Gryg th at h e shu ld suerly [procu re to] h ave t h e pardon graunted aco rdyng to t h e minu te sent to h im by M y Lord ; th e whiche i fi t m ay be o b teyned i t w o lb e a great tresur

f r fo r ever h erea ter . And M y Lord h at h writen to Doctor G yg ; if th at ifany oth er way can be taken fo r tho b teynyng t h ereof h e shuld shuld f not take th is way ; but th at th is be t h e last re ugie . In t h e whiche it is to be t h oug h t t h at t h e Pope will liberally graunt to t h e n shalbe said indulge ce , considering t h at partly it h is own cause and pro ﬁc t ifit be graun te d in m oost am ple forme ; whiche Itrust schalb e

dar doen . Newes h er be none worth y writing but suc h as I not write ; W h en I h ave next any messenger I wol send unto Your ho w h ff Lordsh ip t h e world goet wit h us , w h ic h now su er not a l etell disease and payne ; fo r my part I trust Your Lord

reme mb erd m o t m e s h ip h at h my an r or t h is y or els wol s h ortly , as my feit h in you ; w h o sh all euer h ave my servise to do ‘11 v o f at your commandement . At Cales t h e j day Juny . O S BE TH M A D Y LL .

— O S SHAVY NGTON To S SS . LXXII . T H MA M A TER HU EY

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ht w ellb ello ved dewt co nsether d hertell Ryg M aster Hussey, my y y I y fm r n o wer Maistershe e . cawss o w t com mend me unto y p Sir , t h e y y y g

' o w t me thank n o wr Maistershe e o ff o o de nes to y at th ys y , y g, y p a ll g

8 0 IIR IST H C CHURC LETTER S .

— DA N. . To O F S LXXIV. R OVERTO N THE PRI O R CHRI T

CHURCH .

3 Ryght Reverent and w o rshypfull fader in God and my ryght

o rato ur . reco m m aund m e good Lord , as your h umble I unto your

Lo rdschi fo r m f seso n s good p , and as oc h as th at I h at h onde at all y your said Lo rdschip ever b enyg and b enevyll i n all thyngs to my

o wte re co m ens schew d wele , wit h eny p y or don to your good Lord sch b ehalfe m s n full o w r yp in th at , except y y and p y prayer , and o r l fo r h f f co m ese . s t h ere t h at I may not p Je h s y mercy per orme , and yn speciall fo r t h at ye but now late dyd fo r me as to th e co myssary o f C au nterb ury ; and but now and yt w o llde plese your Lo rdschip

to m so l c i to r w r t n to ' m C ardenall be y good y , as be your y y g y Lord , t h at h e myght t h e rat h er at your requeste and prayer be m y good

as n tt n o f m en cio n m a Lord in ce y g y p . M y Lord y do as it plese

m n h b e ef ce s . y , t h e y y wort h xl marcs well I wolde truste to h is

t x i m ares good Lords h ip t h at h e woold not extent y under j , never L r h w ll o f o dsc i . t h e lese t h e y h is good p be don And Je h s . kepe co nten wall fel scete you and all yours wit h y long to endur . At

Appo lldo r t h e fyrste day o f dessemb er. By your o wne Orato u r D AN. . R OVERTO N .

— TO O OF S . LXXV . RO BERT M ART YN THE PRI R CHRI T CHU RC H

th f an d m f Ryg Reverent ader in God y good Lord , a ter dewe cert ﬁe o wr Lo rdsch e o f recom mendation h ad , I y y yp t h at t h e gate

s b u t h t s fullf lle d sid s wh t Ten h am y laid , y y nott y by t h e y y ert h as th to c o rd n e to s hyt o ug be or to y g your covenant , an h e y dys posed as to m o rro we to departe ; wer fore yfhytt plese yow to send somme o f yo wr bret h ren to see hytt ; and also to yeve in c h arge to t h e ert h man th at h e departe nott n u to h e h aue perfythly doune s t all th n s co un n hys covenant . M y Lord , h e y not y g so y g as ye 8 1 C HRI ST C HURCH LETTER S .

u h m des r th f sch o ld h s pposed y to be, and h e y y a reward ; y h e awe a reward I wold h e deservyd hytt ; t h e wyc h I rem e tt to yo w r w am bl ssed grete ysd . And our Lord Jhu ever h awe yow in h ys y k th e n e . F py g Att eversham t h e iij o f June . By your own

R OBERT M ARTYN . T o the Ryght Reverent Fader in Go d an d hi s good Lo rd the Pri or of C hrecherch att C an~ terb ur b e y v y th s bill dely ered .

— W . H O O F S L XXVI . OHELLE To (probably) THE PRI R C HRI T

CHURC H .

E ho no rab l erse v n o were yg h t y I recommend me unto yow , p y g by y letter yo wer goode m yn de to ward me and myne . For t h e mater s m n d e f sc h e y yong , saying yet sc h e h as no y , but h er a ter I trust sc h e wyl come to ; sc h e says sc h e wyl be rewlyd by me as fast as sch e m nd ax d ferthw th fo r m o n th ress ec t e . cane turne h er y Sc h e y y a y p , t h e wych e resspect ys not best ; I perseve I h ave dysplesyth wen I en t lmens m n ds f maryd h er , last many g y y , t h ere ore I dystro st t h em moste t h e Y f byt plese yo w e r Lo rschepe

re m de m w r d nk t h at a y yt h be h ad e yn yow y e best . T h at sc h e myt h am co nva d be suer , I very wel content to send h ir , or to se h ir y ,

u t o w er co sto de Y o wer Lo rdsche e trust n w l and p h i r in y , p , y g y be as wel content to dely ver h ir ayen yf t h ere mynds wyl not serve to m ar a e u Y o w er Lo rdsche e d n schalb e y g . Al my tr st in p t h at every y g h l reso nab l . n t at a poynt y T h ys y sc h e sc h alle y at Lyde , or at f Y o wre Lo rdsche es m Olde Ronny , t h ere wolde I ayne h aue p yud

Stu en s scho rtl as s o ss b ll fo r I at Rich ard pp y to morrow as y y p y y y , k t h ar not yppe h er . By yo wers H R EL E . O L W .

NO address .

M l) S C . C A . O CH RI ST C HU RCH LETTER S .

—A T THE S S OF S LXXVI I . N AGEN T o TREA U RER CHRI T

CHURCH .

’ w o rshe ful m aster s reco mm en de le t n Ryth p y , y m e on to you y g y o u wet t h at t h e schypm en th at b ro wthe your stof to t h e breg h at thel verd lo k s h ho k s n o der re des m o ro ver y non y , oder y , y ; y pray you r Maste rschip to send m e word w h e[th e]r y sc h al sel your lambys i fo r c he m or nay , t h e Bo h er t h at h at h ad t h ys xxt yere h at spoke to fo r fo r . w l heve . me h em , and ix d h e y [gj and no mor Also as Jo h n f r h s h o lde d l vere Lo ken to n Gyel o t h e sc epe th at h e c e y to Water , h e h at n o n delyvered n o der y trow non h e wyll delyver not t h ys yer . ll fo r x vii w ll del ver m And ye wy j d . a pese y y y h em so any mey f w l n m o f sel , and ye y y t h e pay ent mey land alow me so moc h m -co m t fo r Lo kento n oney w h en mey day y ; , an d h e h ave nat t h e

del verd w l o f f m n t m the se h ep y , h e y a batyn somoc h h ys er e y y l r Mo ro ver u ho m schepe be de yve d . y h ave a yo ng man at and h e s n sarv s m e m y a prety coke ; h e was y y wit h y Lord Cob h a , and now

o wte o f sarv se t -o w c h m sarv se h e is y , and y plese y to tal y to your y w th m as h m h e sc h al be y you t h ys Cryst , and h ave y sc h uc h wages

th nke w l . to t me as h e (ye) y h e y eren No mor yow at t h ys y , but

hu o w n ke n . J . h ave y y h ys py g

u No date or signat re .

—AN O O S O O LXXVIII . AN NYM U WRITE R (PR BABLY AN FF ICIAL F H H To S O O F D O C RIST CHURC ) THE BI H P L O N O N .

R ht f al due re co m yg h onourable and my singler good Lord , a ter m en datio n o u n dersto n unt t h e same , please it your Lords h ip to de

rece ved xxvi o f u n t h at I y your lettre by t h is berar , dated t h e j day J y at your m ano ur o f F ulham ; wherby I u n dresto nd your pleasure t h at

a I s h ld calle t h e M aire h ere unto me , and we to se some way in th e m atter o f variaun ce b etweene Ro bert Bone o f C aunterbu ry and Jo h n

Carpenter . M y Lord , as touc h ing your pleasure in t h e same , I

8 4 CHRI ST CHURCH LETTERS .

- D Y N T O F S LXXX . TH OMAS GO G o THE PRI OR CHRI T

C H URCH .

w o rshi full Rig h t reverent and my p Lord, with alle my service o f ro s er te lowly I me recommend , ever desiring to h ere your p p y helth h u lesir and , w h ic h our Lord J yow ever preserve to h is p and b kn o wleche youre ertis desire . Please h it yow to h ave in t h at

sumt me o f o f t h er is y a neig h bour myn , w h ic h is a yoman my Lord C l nto n o cu ie d m y , th e w h ic h h at h p under th e seid Lord in a aner o f Blakham u co mm unicacio n h is called in S ssex , and moved me to o f yo Wre Lordsh ip o f \Vo deto n w h ic h t h e prio ur o f Lewys and t me f therb e t h e covent long y h ave h ad h it in erme , and seit h t h at bo o ndm en l o n n m an o ur riehem e n gy g to t h e seid , and t h ey be , as h e certifi eth m e m , w h os na es , on is called C h allet Borell , and anot h er i s - Haw kherst y called , as in a bille h e declared , w h ic h I send yow

th e o f herfo r i t by bringer t h is . W y h it please your Lords h ip to serc h your treso ry among yo u r evidences o f olde court rolles o f th e fo reseid if f n de m o f m en semblabill maner , y ye may y ony na es to fo rseid Fo r ro vid t h e names . and it may be p t h at suc h names may f m ava le chu rche be ound a ong your evidences, h it well y to t h e and -

T " “ herfo r yow c marke . , and h it please yow , me t h inket h i t ware necessarie to fo l o we t h e labour to h ave the more k no wleche o f t h e fo rseid erso nes fo r therbe e rso n es o f u f p , diverse p yo r lordsh ip a or

c o untre al ve seid , and in th e t h er be yit y w h ic h wold record t h at t m r i ' h eir antecessors were bond en . Hit is seid quicquid s e o us ad gu rit

' min s u a ui M V l d o d rit. O Vo rshe fu l I o o q ore ver , Rig h t p Lord , h ave c ustu mall o f Pe kham laboured about your , and I h ave rated oute

c usto mes o f m ed n re n t h e h ennys eggs , y g, and py g ; w h at every o f e r n i aker every tenement s h all pay , except th e y g at j seasons in

hiem ali e t a fo r am t h e yere , th at is to sey tempore quadr gesimali , I m no t tho rugh therwith yit . And I s h al as sone as I ay to come an

en fo rm e l enl custum ale see your Lords h ip and yow more p y in t h e . CHR I ST CHURCH LETTER S . 8 5

V fo r I estm in ster fo r t me I h ave moc h ado my plec at , at t h is y I sh al

o wte ven ire a cials wherfo re b eseche o w re h ave my f , , I y Lords h ip vo uchcsafe n o f Fee th at ye wold to se d me , by t h e bringer t h is , my fo r C ristm as m m ter e last passed , as I s h all deserve h it to y power, o f the and y lyve, by th e grace God , w h ic h you ever preserve by m erites o f t h e glorious Virgin Our Lady , and t h e glorious M artir T Sei nt m “ ri n i n T h o as . te at Eald g i n h ast t h e xv day Januar . servau nt o rato ur By youre own and , O S O D G TH M A G IN , f B m o . alding , se per ad vota

T h e Bill above mentioned . “ Lo rdche o f\Vo tto n n o w o f m M t h e p , i n t h e bandes y lord p ryor o f Le w s b t s m en lo n n the y , ande so y y t h at t h er be bonde g g unto r lo rdch e e o f“ the m sayd p otton , h o na es be t h es , on C h allet Borell ,

no der s Ho wkerst ehall f a o f a y called , and t h er a all my lard pryor

C r seherehe C f y a marke and ye can make pro .

' To m y Right Reverent and Wo rshipfull Lord My Lord the Prio ur of C ristehurche in n Ca terbury .

— \ L XX X I. VI LLIA N GRENE O F E SSE X To THE PR I O R OF

CHR I S T CH URCH .

w o rshi full reco mm a n Rig h t reverend and p Sir and M aster , I u de 49

' m e m unto your good asters h ip . And y n as moc h e as y am en ffo rmed t h at ye h ave an accion at t h e Com en Lawe a yenst a n eybo rgh o f m n enﬂb rm ed w h m n y , on Jo h n Ficch e , and as h e is ye se e y y a fo re n sho lde w r y s h ere , t h er as h e be sore h urt or h e yte h i t , Si , b m u f y pray yow to s h owe y yo r avorable m astersshipp yn t h at at t m e , eo ns de r n v s ted t h is y y y g t h at h e is , and bath e be , so y y late s ken esse m ht fer wit h y t h at h e may nor yg labour so , and elles he

. co m n o f m h ad be wit h yow or t h is And , Sir , at t h e nex t y g y \Varde n n o u r c e n tre h w M aster t h e y y to , h e seith t h at e woll a ayte

= afall avail . 8 6 S H CHRI T CHURC LETTER S .

u o n b m m fu o w f r th n pp y , and ake a ll ende wit h y o all y ges t h at e n b alau nee de term ened fer st nde y , not yi t , as as God woll gyv e b m . y grace He preserve your noble estate to h ys plesu r. servau n t Your olde ,

' o f WILLIAM GRENE Essex .

To the R e n and n u Right ev re d Ho o rable Master , m y Master the Prior o f Christchurch yn

Canterbury .

— TH LXXXI I . E VI CAR o r WESTC LY VE To THE PRI O R OF S CHRI T CH URC H .

‘ f f m M ost wors h ip ul ader i n God and y good Lord and M ayster , reco mmen de o w humilime c um t I me unto y , omni reverencia e

hu militatis sub ectio ne decet : besek u o w j , prout cum h onore y g y

fo r o f Al m h t fo rasmo ehe b t h artly , th e love yg y God , t h at , as y h at h plesyd yo wr Lo rdshyp to promote me u nto your pore and sympyl e ' v cr a e o f VVestel fi y y g y , so se ye now a provision h ow th at I may

h u ff lev n ad de u fo r ave a s icient y gg to y pon and kepe your cure ,

m fe th M servaun t m redecesso ur se th be y y Jo h n artyn unto y p y , al u ar sch w tnesse h m vieria c and yo r p y t h er will y wit h y , t h at t h e g

s w i v i . enc o n x x . v i d s y no t or t h yerly , above t h e p , j s j , and t h at y to ly tel ye wot wel ; w itho u te t h at t h e curat sho lde be clo syd wi t h

’ ii w Et u m n n i . a e us i ne j alles q oad situs satis est, aer vero optimus,

h u u vie pulc h erri m e montuose tam en . Sed e " h e l me pro dolor "

i ra itus Id u arc us auc o en . q ia p ibi victus , p ligna , sed nulla p aqua

i i tu i n hin c Patern itat m circo qu id fac am pen s g o re . Si ab recessero e

stram f o ffen dam et Si diu ci u s erm ansero ve orsan , quod non apto ; p ,

fam ac fri o re . m " " m e g peri h o , quod absit Heu i h i h eu me Qua un di u e l m m su erest c e e t angustie sunt q Unu tantu p , per lu d mea relevari et Do minaci o u a ravari inopia potest vestra in n llo gg . i vestram ﬁrm am 5 . an n uat m Rec to riam quippe ad h abere desidero , xx

um O ti nere n e uivero reddendo , quam si pro eadem s ma a vobis p q valeb o Se c nam ue reeo lo ill ud n o quaquam ibi diu vivere . p q

8 8 CHRI ST CHURC H LETTER S .

o ff No wi h o thir o f the e tc . t t stan d n m , y g , on Willia Seman and said j o ro u rs h ereto fore h ave said that th e vicarage b at h e be w o rthe

a he m are un dersto nde ro v d . in v lue yer x , as I kan be p y , etc ' Wherfo r please it your Lo rdshipp to c o m o wn wit h your lerned " co uncell in th is b ehalfi ; fo r m e semyth it wer to moc h e to m ake th e a u f xv m vicar ge to t h e val e o j are be yer . And th at i t please your Lo rdshipp to send to me and to you r ferm o ur word in w rytyn g leasir w h at i t s h all please you , th at we may do to your p in t h is '

a . i b eh lﬁ And I b ese che J h u preserve your gracious Lo rdsh pp . l Vret n f nt m y th e Friday a ter Sey T h o as . m By your h u ble servant and bedman ,

JO HN BE RD ON . To the right reveren t and wurshipfull Fadir

Lord Pryo ur of Crist Church of C antirb ury .

HEX TA LL T r L XXXI V. o THE PRI O R o CHRI ST

CHURCH .

u f r ht w o rshi full F ll reverent ader i n God and my yg p master , y

o u he rtel can than k n recommend me unto y in lowly wyse as y as y , , y g en tierl o f e n tilnesse m e w all t m s b eseki n yow y all g to sh e ed at y y , g o f co ntenuaunce rem emb e ri t you good ; and , Sir , plese h it you to be w h o f m n e th ure s ten auntes o f h ow t h at y , it oder y y p your t h e burg h o f Sto k nb er t o f y y wi h in t h e paris h Peck h am , werne wit h you late at yo u r maner o f C harteham to en trete yo u to h ave t h e lawday fo r

tenaun tes u at o f your seid h olden wit h in th e seid b rg h , a place olde ' t me ac usto m d f call d Halecro sse as y y th ere ore , t h e wych e is y th e , t h ey seyne ; and fo rasm o che as h it h at h byn usyd no w a grete wyle ho ldeu Farele t h at th e seid law day h at h byn at y , th e wyc h e i s v m le f m he m unese y ro , to t h eyre grete and cost, and also grete h urte in laborn o f h ere servauntes to t h e seide lawday t h ere so h olden i n grete lettyng o f h ere ho sb o nd ry fo r t h at cause : VVerefo re all te naun tes b eseehen o wre Lo rdesh youre seid unto y good ypp, t h at ma e saddl co u nsaile h it y ples you to comyn y wit h youre discrete , S R 8 9 CHRI T CHURC H LETTE S . and thereuppo n o fyour specyall grace to graunte h em to h ave t h eir lawda ho ldeu o f t me acu sto m d seid y to be at t h e seid place olde y y , call t Halee ro sse w shulde es y t h e , yc h e be to h em a grete ese in che w n o f afo reseid co n sider n hi t y g t h e costs and h urts , y g h ow t h at shulde be no prej u dyce to yo u n e to youre churche in no manere o f rt ﬁ o u wyse . Also se e yn g you t h at t h e cau se o f my wrytyn g to y n o w fo rasm o ehe diss red is , as w h en y was last wit h you ye y youre seid tenauntes to kepe furthe t h eyre nexte lawday at Fareley lyke d d f n exte lawda afrer t shulde as t h ey y be ore , and ere t h e y h at t h ey be answeryd o f theyr peticio n ; th e wyc h e answere t h eyre n eyth pou rs at h ome t h o ug h ten was not to no good purpose fo r he m ; w erefo re t h ey dissyren me to w ryte to you now ; praying y o u th at m a f n o w t m e u m ht t h ey y be ully answered at t h is y , s c h e as t h ey yg u a t r st to now ere t h is n exte law d y com e . And t h e Holy Trinite m \Vr tin ke n . e h ave you in h is blessed py g now and evermore , A en at Peck h am th e xiij day o f M ay e o w ne By your man ,

WILLIAM HEX STALL . To the ful l Reveren t Fader in Go d an d my ry ght w o rs ipfull Master the Prio ure of C rists

chereh of Canterbury .

—A O O F R S O S O D S LXXXV. C MMITTEE PA I HI NER AT G MER HAM

To THE PRI OR OF CHRI ST CHURCH .

f shew d Reverent adir in Gode , we truste in Gode to h ave y your mynde unto t h e Vycar o f Go de mersham a c o rdyn g unto yo u r e o m w to ch n re arac o n o f chaw nsel o f m a ndem ent . First as y g p y t h e

cherehus : andsurth the r o f aro chian s sai n bot h e h e in oyce t h e p , y g t h at eyt ys your c h arge . Also tyde wode to h ave as h is prede 7 “h sho lde m nd e tho o s th n sse sso r h ade . y h e h ave h ys y in y gy s f rehers d Sh o w th reso n auto r te fo r o f a ore y h e y no nor y , as t h e V s n V herfo re h c o mpo s yeyo u h e ys yg no ra t. we rede ym t h e tenor o f eo m o s e o n h e an surd sai n les n t h e p y y , to t h e wyc h e , y g h e, y g h ys o ke n re arae o n sur r lev n fo r o tyde w de and py g p y , h ade no y y g ; , th o N C AMD . S OC . 0 H 9 CHRI ST C U RC H LETTER S .

t he co m o sic o n o f scasl ma be in t h e p y xx i marke valour , y h e y f m x v F rdi rm r o . o o e m ake th e bot h j marke , to h is c h arge was leyde mysdrawth o f h is yl spekyng preste ; and to b ym Spycyus haw n te h ade a mong incontinent perso nes ; and t h at many com l a n b p y ts o f ym to you h ave be made . He sayd th at t h re yere agon f co mm essar w ur tt b m f be ore t h e y , it h x men h onest h e p gy y sel e ; aftyrward i n ys c h u rc h h e rede h ys acc usars Wher thev all denyd Nev rdelesse we l e d o f o f h it . y y to h ys c h arge late days as t h e o fB wtho n o f o w fe . woman , and Ric h ard Barbours y He sayd th at ho wsb o nd u nsen defo re h m fo r t h is ﬁrst woman and h er , , to y come urch ss certe n o b o nd to p e e a y place . Als th e second with h er ho ws t sendfo re m w th h m Ric h ard , also not , casually ett y y att t h e taverne ,

o f ken n sman d well n w th . w h ere t h ey spake h ys y , a c h ylde y g y Ric

fo r er s o f serv se . talk n end d Barbour y y y T h is y g h ade and y , h e ro m ss d fad rho d w ll n desi r p y y us s h ortly to see your y , y y g to y and

h m self pray yow to be h ys goode Lorde , and also to excuse y , and M S h ow to you m ore o f h ys mynde . o reo vyr h e she wyd to us o f a l o n h n ch aw n tre mark g y g to t h e preste , t h e wyc h lay in t h e h andys o f H ll s desess d w th o w te l kl Jo h n y y late y , and y your h elp note y y d to be reco vyr .

o b ed an ts m 1 9th o f un Be your y att Godmers h a th e day J c .

To o ur most Reverent Fadyr in Cryste Prior o ff

C rysch urch .

N O TES .

m 4 th M a 1 37 5 m u u th e r o f . y , , Si on S db ry, write [IV ] beca e Arch o f v u w bish op Canterbury, h a ing been employed at Br ges treating ith Nuntii th ese .

m f the Irish u Ja es Cornwallis , Chie Baron of Exch eq er , was appointed fo r the P o f hu 1 42 6 Attorney in Ireland rior C h rist C rch in , and again ,

n h o f m hi s 1 428 . co jointly wit the Earl Or ond , power was renewed in 1 432 fﬁ o f In , in his o cial capacity Ch ief Baron , h e witnesses a deed yet

extant . The afﬁ nity o f the Cistercian Tynterne in the diocese of Ferns with the u o f m m h o se th e sa e na e and order in Wales , is s h own by a deed dated " 1 4 15 o f T nterne Landavensis dio cesis , by wh ich the Abbot y , , is appointed by th e Convent o f Ch rist C h urch to be t h eir agent for f m t nt rn receiving th e annual pension ro h e Iris h Ty e e .

VI .

m m o f h Wo densb o ro u h In th is letter, ention is ade Jo n g , wh o was u Th f th Warden of Canterb ry College in 1427 . e Wardens o e College

u fﬁ fo r few th f as a r le only h eld th eir o ce a years , and ere ore this letter two f 1 42 It u was probably written with in or three years a ter 7 . co ld not f 1 428 P M h ave been written be ore , seeing th at it is addressed to rior ol d

aSh m o iiice h m a f , who ca e into in t at year ; h ence it y sa ely be accepted 1 430 m m as belonging to or a little later . By th at ti e John Elha , wh o f 1 398 t — m an d o f sufﬁ pro essed in , had been hirty two years a onk, was cient standing to be entru sted with such b usiness m atters as are treated

o f in his letter .

VII .

o f b ut i n Th e exact date th is letter cannot be ascertained , th e position u m the The it occ pies it is not far fro its proper place in series . social rank o f the person fo r whom the scholarship was asked gives an unfavour m o f the th e u m able i pression standing of sec lar clergy at t h e ti e . Besides

’ ’ h and f u S o crz u m m t e Warden his o r , Canterb ry Colleg e acco odated seven sec ular clerks . N O TE S .

VIII .

— “ The date o f t h is letter is ﬁxed at 1 432 by t h e sentence and sytheuys byth ro un e iij yer m o r at the faste o f th e Nativi tie o f Our Ladye last ” ass d s s e n M ce c c xxx Me c c c xxxr Mec c cxxxrr. p y , t h at y to y anno , , anno

i m Mo ldash o f o f C r C hurch Will a ( ) , t h e writer th e letter , was Prior h ist f m 1 42 ro 8 to 1 437 .

IX . R Instalments of the arr ears owed by the Abbot de Vo te to th e Prior o fReg . u u o f m m Canterb ry were paid , th ro g h th e intervention Ja es Earl of Or ond ,

the m o f ri th e in 1 435 and 1 438 . At ti e w ting th e letter Earl does not m f m f m appear to h ave received any oney ro t h e Abbot , and th ere ore so e 1 432 h ﬁ m u date anterior to , w en the rst instal ent was received, m st be m assigned to h is com unication .

X .

Willi am Sellyng wh en he wrote this letter was evidently a you ng m an “ and at Oxford in stat u pupillari ; h ence i t m ust belong to a time wi thin w f 1 4 a year or t o o 50 .

XI .

are w e o f b e ﬁ t There no data by hich t h e dat th is letter can xed , excep h m m u t at , being addressed to Prior John (Elha ) , it st belong to the in

r ar h 1 44 44 ter al between M c 6 and Febr uary 1 9 .

I X I.

m m Th is see s to belong to th e sa e period as X . In both William Sell n u m an v y g appears as a yo ng asking and recei ing patronage .

XIII .

4th u 1 45 2 1 1 th m This letter is dated J ne , and on Dece ber Cardinal Kemp was enth roned in the C at h edral C h urch of Canterbury N OTE S.

XIV. — Th e mention o f a visit more t h an one are implied—made by th e Du h o f Bu u h o f c ess rg ndy to England , assigns t is letter to th e reign

. f 1 46 m u Lichﬁeld Edward IV , and the act that in 7 Ed nd was collated by — — th e Convent j uxta form am statuti co ncilii Lateranensis to the rectory

St. f of Vedast, places it be ore that date , since it is probable th at wh ilst l n ﬁ Ch ap ain to th e Arch bish op h e h eld no b e e ce.

XV . In 1 4 65 t h e b eneﬁces o f Bognor and Berstead were united by the

ro rietarii ecclesiarum aro chianarum Berstede et Bo Ch apter , p p p de g — C ieest . uris dictio nis mm oner . dioc dicte Cant . Ecclesie j i ediate wh o , in “ o f u m et ro vencio nes o their deed nion , declare deci e p di ti ecclesie de

Bo o n er m fluctus et u m et a uarum m o r g per te pestates , , in ndaciones aris q , talitates aro chian o rnm aucitatem et u um , p p , alios cas s diversos in tant decreverunt that in order to provide a competent living fo r the Vicar fi V nd i u b enefice s . m they it exped ent to nite th e Th o as Walton , the icar o f i b m fo r u Bersted, s y th e sa e deed appointed attorney carrying the nion f into e ect .

XVI .

’ o f two t n m o f Joh n Scott s story th e incon ine t priests , on th e testi ony

m a the m o f u o f . m th e h andwriting , y well belong to ti e th e j bilee St Th o as ” u m in 1 470 th is pardon at Canterb ry . Perh aps h owever th e Ro an “ m “ ” f 1 5 f a . Jubilee o 47 , re erred to in XXXII y h ave been th e pardon

AND . XVII . XVIII James Sherl o k was app o inted Attorney fo r administering th e Iris h estates in 1 469 ; and in 1 47 0 they were leased to him and oth ers fo r a

term o f sixty years .

XIX .

wh o u t o f Thomas Goldstone , was afterwards Prior nder th e ti le w f m f m th e Thom as Goldstone riting ro Ox ord , h ere entions depar

r fo r f u ﬁ the o f th e t ure o f D . Chandler Harford (Here ord) , th s xing date

See . letter at about 1 473 . note XX

N O TES .

XXIII . n . m Sell n m 1 446 He Ca t Willia y g was ad itted to the Benedictine Order in . u o f bur f be u m m was a St dent Canter y College , Ox ord , ing a j nior e ber and l . 1 85 . 1 454 b u t he the a deacon in , does not appear to have obtained rank of

235 . . 1 4 6 9 m u he Warden In , in co pany with h is j nior Reginald Goldstone, m m the went to Ro e on a ission to Paul II . It was on th is occasion th at uf C o rrdute o f u d Sa th e latter was p rc h ase .

XXIV .

A Sir William Catesby was admitted to confraternity by the Chapter o f u 1 47 4 he was the C h rist C h rch in , and probably messenger wh o carried h o f u t is and oth er letters between th e Priors Canterb ry and C oventry. m h m It is not probable th at he was the Sir Willia Catesby of t h e old r y e,

the cat and ] the Catesby Love dog, n n n h ho Ru le all E gla d u der t e g .

o f M m t d Francis Lovel , Lord inster Lovel , was ad i te , evidently for

o f l u his u 1 484 f reasons po icy d ring sh ort ten re of power in , to raternity N if m o f u . o w . th e es with the Ch apter Christ Ch rch , Sir W Catesby

n h ad m o f m se ger been th e conte porary Lord Lovell , we ig h t expect to ﬁnd him m m u th e privilege granted to at t h e sa e ti e with h is colleag e ,

fo r m b ut m and th e sa e reasons , , as th e present Catesby was ad itted to f f raternity ten years be ore, there is more reason to believe in two

Catesbys th an one .

XXV.

’ f Sell n s in 1 472 f Th is was written a ter y g accession , and probably be ore

H umfrey becam e Warden o f Canterbury College . The title of Broth er C hapelen was not merely an empty courtesy ; Humfrey ﬁlled th e ofﬁce o f Chaplain to Prior William so long and so worthily th at the fact was promine ntly recorded in th e monastic obituary

‘

. AND XXVI . XXVII X XVIII .

b ut the f Th ese letters o f Reynold Goldstone are not dated , act th at h e

' assisted Sir John Fyneux in cond ucting th e law-su its o f th e monastery f 1 47 6 F x goes to sh ow th ey were not written be ore , in wh ich year yneu N O TES .

obtained the o ﬂi cc o f Steward o f all th e manors o f Christ C h u rc h . Vin ” F nche as the m V n che a cent y or , Goldstone spells na e , y was ppointed h b v the Arc h b ishop to th e o ﬁi ce of Baili ff of Romney in 1 48 2 . T e h ope w he w l b e f b h ich Goldstone expresses , that i l eed bett ch epe than y m w u he m u u o wn ark , s ho s that , alth o g h was a onk who by his r le co ld

i u he m u fo r no indiv d al property, neverth eless th at received re neration hi s v h he fee o f i fo m ' ser ices , and t at considered a th irteen s h ill ng s and m m hwa tes o f the Mr. T pence a ean honorari u . Th e y letter was C h an

ll Re . R . ce o r o f th e D uchy o f Lancaster . g

XXIX .

o f C hurch D m umfr . f M n o . B D . H ey, , made his pro ession as a o k Ch rist 1 4 m o f u 59 . h in As th e letter s ows , h e was at one ti e Warden Canterb ry f m ﬁ Colleg e, and a terwards , being recalled to his onastery, h e lled several m ff h e u o f . i portant o ices , incl ding that C h aplain to the Prior Both and his l 4 m u patron \Vil iam Sellyng died in th e year 1 94 . Th e onastic obit ary

u m um u u u th s records h is death Tho as H frey Baccala re s Th eologie, q en r di ti M m c Prio ris C a ell anus et . dan p , postea ag ister Corone The eaning o f um o f o h the last title is , t h at H frey h ad t h e care , and received the u the i n th e o f the w b l tions in , c h apel apse Cath edral , h ere was exhi ited “ ” th e o f the u . h m mi nclr Corona , or detached portion sk ll , of St T o as , a

i o ﬁi ce m who b venerated rel c . Th is was apparently assigned to onks y

ﬁ f r m . who nr um a e u o u . g were n t ore active d ties The W . Chich ele H frey m w as mm f w It entions h is i ediate predecessor in th e Ox ord ardenship . was u the o ﬁi ce o f u do btless Treas rer (note L . ) wh ic h th e Prior asked him to take in exch ange for h is wardens hip .

XXX .

o f f ll in Th e MS . th is letter is in th e a utograp h o Prior Se y g it was ’ mm f ui . . evidently written i ediately a ter Lo s XI h ad , at Dr Langton s f o f the o f intercession, renewed t h e g i t wine to Convent . A copy th is

u 24th M h 1 477 . letter in th e convent al register is dated arc , Rec, R

XXX I. t 4 This l etter probably belongs to he year 1 7 7 .

1 47 6 Bradkirk o f u Ro ueu In Nic h olas , a citizen Canterb ry , was sent to “ f the and the w o f the to etc h convent wine , h ere riter speaks visit of

C M D . SO C . N O TE S .

u n b ut . yo r servant Nicolas as a th i g gone by , not long past It is else w the h ere explained that renewed g rant by Louis XI . was not a revival

u u m u — of an absol tely obsolete c sto , altho g h only in three instances t h is — being one i s th ere any record o f wine received between the years 1 400

1 47 7 . F u m his and This letter , dated in ebr ary , infor s the Prior that w has m him re ine been despatch ed , and probably pro pted to exp ss h is M th anks in arc h (XXX H)

XXXII .

r G l s a li a de Liliis D o f In this lette John Giglis , yg y , s , octor Laws ,

u the S bdeacon , and papal referendary, wh o was an active politician in m hi ﬁ o f the o f . s reign Henry VII , akes rst appearance on the stage f o . f u History England After this date h e was o ten in th is co ntry, and

the he m in intervals acted at Ro e as agent to t h e King , and Advocate

o fthe o f u . 1 492 u w Convent Christ Ch rc h In , in conj nction ith Gerona

o f . w h o f m o f th e writer LV , h e was associated it two th e onks C h rist

hurch the u u o f the C in pleading in C ria, advocating th e ca se Convent - 4 the h am . 1 97 ag ainst Provost of Wing In , wh ilst eng aged as agent m fo r the m th e See o f at Ro e King , h e was pro oted to Worcester ; th is

h e 1 498 . Mu dignity hel d for one year only, dying in ch interesting information respecting this co urtly prelate and poet will b e fo und in ’ irdn r s M o f Mr . a e . m M . G emorials Henry VII (Chro s . and ems )

X X XIII .

1 M he mm m . 477 Dr . Th o as Langton In ( arch ) was co issioned by th e King to arrange a m arriage between Edward Prince o fWales and Isabel daug h ter o f Ferdinand and Isabella . 3 mm w h L 1 4 . 0 . 77 , Nov Co issioned , it Joh n ord Howard and Sir R .

u u . T nstall , to treat wit h Lo is XI m m 1 47 8 . He was e ployed in anoth er e bassy to France and appointed

B fo r h e u o f . Treas urer Exeter eing Proctor th e Ch apter , was req ested by the Prior to deliver to Convocation a speech whic h th e latter h ad composed .

- 4 u the o f St. ff re him th e 1 97 . He ref sed living Leonard o e d to by

Chapter .

4 m F . 1 8 0 . Anoth er e bassy to rance

N O TE S.

AND . XXXVI . XXXVII

h o f was 1 47 8 Jo n Fawne , citizen and vintner London , , in , appointed agent fo r receivi ng at Rou en the wine w h ich was given to the Convent ’ ’ H X I f h . e u . s o by Lo is renewal his ancestor s c arters also , as the letters u far lu show , dealt in wine on h is own acco nt . His services were so va ed m f by t h e C h apter that in 1 47 9 he was ad itted to con raternity .

XXXVIII .

an u mm t Th e writer , with exactness only too nco on with corresponden s o f fﬁ h is day , a xes a date to h is letter .

XXXIX . — Rich ard Sellyng wh o was possibly a kinsm an o f the Prior o f t h e same

— m m u 1 4 h name beca e a onk at Canterb ry in 77 , and was yet living w en the h last entry in t e obitu ary of the monastery was m ade in 1 507 . One

m f th e d o f year in h is onastery, and two at Ox ord , engaged in stu y arts , u him f 1480 o . wo ld bring to , th e suggested date his letter

XL .

u the m u o f . To this letter , a th enticated by sign an al Edward IV , but a w containing no evidence ttesting th e year in h ich it was written , a ’ place h as been assigned j ust with in th e limits o f th e King s reign.

XLI .

’ m o f L o f At th e ti e writing th is letter , Dr . angton , Bish op St . David s , ’ e e— o f the n ul t Y w evidently an y witness Ki g s pop ari y, was at ork ith

h III. m o f 1 483 ma um Ric ard , and h ence th e iddle September y be ass ed

as its date .

XLII .

m o f Lo m Willia , Beverle was presented to th e rectory All Hallows ,

1 483 o f . bard Street, in , in spite the appeal in this letter

XLIII .

u a u o f Sir John Fogge was a Privy Co ncillor to Edward IV . , tre s rer th e h u l h m S ff o f 1 454 1 4 4 and o seho d t ree ti es h eri Kent [ , 7 , and Knig h t o f the S hire N O TE S .

w f was He died 1 49 0 and was buried in Ash ford clurrch . His i e a

u io l In n u i w da g h te r o f Thomas C r l o f Westenhanger . co j nct on ith E m u h Hawte s y e x , Joh n and Roger Brent , Nethersole , Ric ard , and other , he was often appointed a comm issioner fo r s uperintending the constr uction and maintenance o f embankments and s ea - walls around th e coasts o f

f w the f b F neux X X IL the Kent . Th is act ill explain interest elt y y [ ] in speedy settlement of some m atter wh ich toucheth th e Comm issioners so n h m f m he o f u , m yg Being h i sel a Co issioner , was co rse sensitive in any ” matt er affecting th e worship o f th e Commissioners as a body .

XLIV.

1 483 . u Th is letter contains its date, [A no regni Ricardi Regis tereli primo] .

AND . XLV. XLVI

D Peckenham i law was 1 483 w A octor , sk lled in th e , , in , appointed ith

to b e in fo r the m o f u c Dr . Langton Proctor Convocation onks Christ Ch r h . His controversy wit h the writer o f th ese letters m ust h ave tak en place at a time not very remote from th at o f this appointment .

XLVII .

The m m Y s em Lord Dynha , a pro inent orkist partizan , was Ambas ador to M s .

M m 1 47 1 m m the 1 474 u o f axi ilian , Co ander of Fleet in , and Dep ty giiri ﬁii he end o f the f w Calais at t reign o Ed ard IV . He took the oat h of (C hron: w V i h s f ft m . . n Mo ms allegiance to Ed ard , and transferred ealty a er so e h esitatio ) f R III. who mm him to ich ard , , th ree days a ter h is accession, co issioned to

w th uerd i e es the o f u . was treat th Lord of Q , deleg ate Lo is XI He taken f u VII m w into avo r by Henry . , and ade Lord Treasurer hen Prince Hen ry was created Duke o f York Giles Lord Daub eny was Lieutenant o fC m M m 1 48 6 a m alais and A bassador to axi ilian in , gain A bassador in 4 1 95 . He commanded a wing o f the Royal a rm y at th e battle of Black

a 14 9 7 o f a at h er landin and he th attended Katherine Ar gon g , , dying in 1 5 0 8 was b u m , ried at A conte porary descri bes him as " b u u u u b u e t m bu dile tus ille vir on s , pr dens , j st s , pro s o ni s c . S N O TE .

XLVIII .

h hf was B o f Bo o kin 148 3 Jo n Roc ord edell g in , and was reappointed to the m fﬁ fo r m f w - o ne a 1 48 sa e o ce a ter o t enty ye rs in 8 .

John Abbot o f Abingdon was on th ree occasions employed in embas

w o f h his sies by Ed ard IV . and Henry VII . On two t ese occasions

mm d A u th 4 1 th 1 4 w . 1 5 1 47 7 7 9 co issions ere ated g , , and April , , neither o f which dates would account fo r h is passing t h roug h Canterb ury on

1 2th . 1 488 w h e e mm m w April In , ho ever , r ceived a co ission e po ering hi h hi m M 1 7t . m to treat with Ch arles VIII . , and dated arch Allowing w k th e umm m h e three ee s to receive s ons and to ake his preparations , — would arrive at Canterb ury on his way to Dover th e pl ace o f em — f h b arkatio n o u the day o f the date o t is letter .

L .

f h m Do m . um t e b e ﬁ This letter , addressed to H rey at ti e wh en lled the

fﬁ o f u o f the M an d o ce Treas rer onastery, possibly relates to tools other us m o f u Th e . e articles sent for the of so e novice Ch rist Ch rch writer , a ’ d n o f umf was clothier , advocates th e yei g H rey s cloth after it woven ;

m f . fo r i n rain odern dyers h ave a pre erence that which is dyed g , in wh ich the f yarn is dyed be ore it is woven .

LI .

m umf wh m f Do . f u T . H rey, ose na e is so o ten o nd in th ese papers , h ere ” r o f u Manerio rum m appears in th e cha acter C stos , th e onastic offi cer

u th e - u s wh o s perintended wide spread convent al estates . He ha travelled u he M M m thro g h Essex , wh ere adroitly, avoided aster ontgo ery the writer

o f LII. o f n w and , traversing a part Kent , has arrived in Lo don , h ence he writes to report progress . The exact date o f the letter cannot wel l

e b e b u t uffi s a was w f b o tain d , it is s cient to y th at it ritten a ter Humfrey h ad filled the responsible office o f lVard en o f Canterb ury Colleg e and

u o f u f h he was Treas rer Ch rist Ch rch , and th ere ore w en an old man .

N O TE S .

and ca use his son the Prince o f Wales to do the s ame . It does no t follow from this stip ulation that Henry was not at the tim e in possession ” o fthe liveree o f D o r but m a u the Toison , rath er it y he nderstood th at “ o f the u f o f W l the here take cla se re erred to th e Prince a es , and .to the King . Th at Henry was a knig ht o f the order in 1 506 is implied b y

“ the f n P u uk act, that wh e rince Henry, Arth r being dead , and th e Archd e u d m h P h ilip , an nwilling visitor in Englan , with great cere ony interc anged the m o f m m o f sy bols th e Garter and th e Fleece , no ention is ade any investiture o f th e King ]

LV .

he arin 1 492 i lu s Th is letter , g date , by its mention of J . de G g gives

o f m S still another reading th e na e wh ich is elsewh ere pelled Gigl is ,

G l s Liliis . yg y , and dc

LVI .

John Langdon as \Varden o f th e College was s ummoned to Canter ‘ b ury to take part in th e election o f a prior wh en th e o ﬁi ce fell vacant by the death of William Sellyng in 1 494 . As this present letter is addressed

Sell n o f u f h f to y g co rse it was written be ore , probably s ortly be ore, that d The 1 49 5 and u ate . writer died in , in th e Obit ary is described as “ i n th D e re us . Sacre Th eologie octor, predicator g g His connectio wi

t rd n o f Man r s u m m m h e Wa ey e y req ires so e explanation . Fro th e ti e ’ when the little College was ﬁrst settled in Q ueen s Lane its inm ates looked to the Bailiff o f Newington near Henley to s upply th em with a considerable part o f th eir provisions ; to this m anor as to all oth ers “ n to the u Manerio rum m u belo ging th e convent, C stos ade an ann al u m him t progress , and it was th ere th at Lang don wo ld eet to set le u fo r th u o f acco nts , and to arrange e s pply t h e College kitch en .

LVII .

’ Rich ard Hawte s name often occurs as th at o f a legal adviser o f th e

f ﬁf u Convent toward s the end o the teenth cent ry . Th is letter bears on m m m in the wr o f Sell n its blank side so e e oranda hand iting Prior y g , and

’ b e m n t 1 40 1 the o f the th us it is proved to ore a cien th an , year Prior s deat h . NOTE S .

LVIII .

The mention h ere o f pinnacles intended to complete a tower appears to ’ 1 495 w u r M r indicate t h e year , h en , nder Ca dinal o ton s patronage , t h e But great tower of Canterbury was ﬁnished . t h is draft is written by t h e

o f m Sell n who m 1 494 f hand Prior Willia y g , died in Dece ber , , and there ore, since Sellyng wrote it only a few month s before h e expected the tower to — be completed accomplish ed th is n ex somer folowing we may con ‘ l m clude th at we h ave here one o f h is last o ﬁi eia co positions .

LIX .

o f 22nd 1 497 i Th e battle Blackh eat h took place on June , , and th s l — etter , wh ich certainly preceded th e battle t h e Cornis h rising being the — res ult o f such unconstit utional taxation as is h ere indicated being dated m m u 4 6 1 9 . in Dece ber , st be assigned to

M u u Husee h i fﬁ c o f r C . arc s H se or , after av ng h eld th e o e Ch ant y Priest hart 1 c 304 ' C C hurch r All ' in haring , was presented to the Recto y of Hallows Grace 1 c u 4 4 1 85 1 99 . ch rch Street in , and died in He was probably a relative 131 o f f u 4 4 . 1 9 th C i J ic , ir H , i a it e . R e h e st e S W use wh o n w s a w ness to an R g . r h M o f h m o f award made by A ch bis op orton , and ot er e inent men h is

urn m day wh o bore th e same s a e .

LXI .

A Robert Motton was preferred by the Prior and Ch apter to the living

o f . C 1 49 9 . l i e St Leonard East h eap in It may be be ieved th at t h s Robert R g . R . was a brother and contemporary o f Th omas Motton t h e wri ter o f t h e letter .

LXII .

Edward Bocking became Warden o f the College probably about th e

1 5 1 0 . Maki n f 1 4 94 1 5 1 0 u year g h is pro ession in , in h e wo ld be in the o f u f o f ufﬁ sixteenth year h is relig io s li e , s cient standing to be selected

m fﬁ The w m h e m w as to hold an i portant o ce . Chichele h o entions a m o f u c f in 1 47 7 f onk Christ Ch r h , wh o pro essed , being t h ere ore twenty ’ the and aunc en f years writer s senior , well described as h is y riend .

C A MD . SOC . P 106 S N O TE .

LXIII .

ff u f o f u Th e writer a ixes th e date to h is letter , sing a orm n meration u u u Flo wre— —l ce mf wh ich is h appily n s al . Th e th e y is still a co ortable “ ” the o f u f inn with in Hy Strete Canterb ry, bearing upon its ront a stone carved sign wh ich was ancient wh en William Atkins called to

- receive h is quit rent .

L XIV .

Th is letter declares its own date .

- m o f M Rich ard [Fitz Ja es] was Warden erton College , and successively Bishop o f Roch ester Chichester and London u u 1 4 2 1 and u He occ pied this latter see ntil , conseq ently wit h in th e ﬁf teen years preceding th at date this letter was written .

LX VL

1 . Prior Goldstone [II . ] dates h is letter 5 12

LXVII .

’ o f D o hm— o f u Joh n Hales th e ane J Was Steward St . Aug stine s about the 1 52 0 n — u f m th — year , and appare tly to j dg e ro e letter Neth ersole th e fﬁ was h is predecessor in o ce . At the date o f th e letter Hales was ’ Nethersol e s u aspiring to take place, hence this date m st be anterior to he had m 1 52 0 . M rr , at which time obtained th e appoint ent Jo h n e ys , o f u v u i u o f the writer the letter, s rvi ed ntil th e d ssol tion th e monastery 1 540 m f m f in , and beca e a prebendary on th e re or ed oundation .

L . . AND XVIII LXIX LXX . LXXI . l f 1 520 A l o th ese belong to th e year , at wh ich time th e th ird centenary

f ' o f th e translation o St . Th omas oug h t in due ceru se to h ave been ” . u o f celebrated . W h en Dr Greg wrote th e moty g t hys grett princes h e alluded to th e meeting o f th e Kings o f England and France on t h e ” M o f Field o fthe Cloth o f Gold . y Lorde Wo rcetter was Sylvester

S U CCESSION OF ARCHBISHOPS OF CANTERBU R Y AND PRIORS OF C HRISTCHU RCH

G THE PER OD EMBR C ED BY THE ET ERS T K DU RIN I A L T IN HI S BOO .

Pnr Aac nnrsno rs . o ns .

1 3 4 . 7 . . Sed Vac Rich ard Gilling h am .

m u . 1 37 5 . Si on S dbury

1 37 6 . M m Steph en ongeh a .

1 3 1 . 8 . William Courtenay

1 394 . Th omas Ch illenden .

A . 1 397 . Th omas rundel

1 4 1 1 . Wo dnesb o r u h Joh n o g .

1 1 4 . 4 . Henry Ch ich ele 1 428 . m M Willia olash .

1 437 . u Joh n Salisb ry .

ff . 1 443 . Joh n Sta ord 1 44 6 . Joh n El h am . 1 449 . Thomas Goldstone

4 2 . 1 5 . Joh n Kemp

4 Bo urchier. 1 45 . Joh n 1 4 . h 68 Jo n Oxney .

1 47 1 . m m Willia Peth a . 1 4 2 7 . m l n Willia Sel y g . M 1 486 . Joh n orton .

1 494 . Th omas Goldstone (IL).

1 50 1 . Henry Dean . m m . 1 503 . Willia Warh a

1 5 17 . m o ld ll Th o as G we . U NIV ER S IT Y

I ND E X .

n o f his A Abi gdon, John Abbot , letter to rchbishop - R n d n 5 3 102 a nn Pil cus i . 5 ey old Gol sto e, , R ve a , v ii Alk o kc hn mi u A mheto n w o f , Jo , golds th , of Canterb ry, , Matthe , Provost

h am . ii . 6 8 Coll , xxx

Al l w ur S . As sheto n Sir R uf 47 Hallo s, Gracech ch treet, xxviii , a , 44 6 4 xxxv, , lm n and in ur 8 A o ds rais s , p chased , A n gel Steeple (the to wer of Canterbury

i . Cathedral) , xxx v A rehb isho s : Bed ll S p y , Master, ecretary to Archbishop m His o the n e u . t Ca t rb ry Warha , xlii letter Prior, n i m b ehveen ri 7 7 Bo face, ediates Ch st u an d the e D e Vo to i x y o h annita n n en e Ch rch Abb y , Bel , J , a Ve etia lady , t r Bo urchi er see n b the a n m Sell n and is dm , vaca t y death t i s Willia y g , a itted

Kn e nf rn i . o f . ur th , xxxii P chases ole for to co rate ity, xxxvi i see 1 9 e n n hi s e the i 87 , B rdo , Joh , l tter to Pr or , ’ w n the to the Chichele, arbitrates bet ee Christ Bersted , vicar s letter Prior, 2 The b ene ﬁce w u and n m 0 . uni o f Ch rch Wi gha College, ted ith that n 9 4 Bog or, i un s n u o e x ii Beverle William All Hallo ws Isl p , fo d Ca terb ry C lleg , y, , Rectorof ,

K m mm n b n VI . 1 01 e p , reco e ded y He ry

the a . 1 7 93 : to ch pter, xviii , Bishops — an t n n the n . n 9 1 L g o , tra slates relics of Ba gor Joh ,

c . u n . 22 Ar hbishop Becket, xlii A thor Fer s, x

he n . n n m n o f n t . S Su u vm 4 . a tract relati g to tra s Lo do i o db ry, . - n . R a z m 6 8 10 6 latio , xliv ich rd Fit Ja es, , is u u u — l n h n m e un . n N Morto , iq e a tograph , Pa p l a Ber ard, Papa h His t e 5 tins vii . x . 7 . xxiv letter to Prior , , ’ — Is n u e b the u St. D . n C hi chelc x xx n . co s lt d y Prior abo t a avid s He ry , 6 1 1 03 m n n nn . 45 9 8 pi acle, , Tho as La gto , xxxvi , Staﬁ o rd see b the o f 10 1 , vacant y death , — x vm . Sin i a l ia. Rad n1fus l Nun g g , Papa

Su u e m x . 9 2 u vii . db ry r proves pilgri s, liii ti s, m e m ain f m — . S 106 Warha , att pts to obt ro Worcester Giglis, ylvester, f r K . u o he u Lee . t h e o f 105 a b ll J bilee of Black eath, battl . xxxiv. v 1 520 xl . 7 1 at a D an . c an ins ub o rdin a , , Bl ke, Ri hard , tc W ittel se see b the m nk C n 2 9 y, vacant y death o of ove try ,

vii . n E w a \ n o f C ant. l of, Bocki g , d rd , Varde C o l k his e e the 6 6 105 Yor l tt r to Prior, ,

Kem i . 18 o n 47 p, xvi i Bo ki g Mill , IND EX .

w e i n u vi vu n n e . . Bolog a, U iv rsity of , besto s d grees Corrodies Christ Ch rch , m n n th u b o n two n u . e e o e w ten Ca terb ry o ks, xxxviii L tt r s bject of , rit y B o n his the o f the the Ki n 2 , Robert, letter to Bedell Chapter to g , n 47 n his e u Bocki g , Cove try , Prior of, lett r abo t a n m n 84 m 2 9 Bo d e (Nativi) , xlvi . iracle, u the a 46 Bordea x , M yor of , B radkirk the C o n , Nicholas, Agent of en 35 97 v t, ,

n 8. mm fo r em D aub en u Bre t, Roger, Co issioner y, Lord, Lie tenant of Calais , n n 2 7 5 1 102 ba ki g , , n Ro h is the 1 5 De i s m the Bro ne, bert, letter to Prior, y , Tho as, his letter to Prior , u T m his the gB B lkeley, ho as , letter to Prior,

8 9 Do cco mb e, 83 u un Du 1 9 94 D un 46 B rg dy, chess of, , bar, siege of , ’ u St E m un u 45 D un o n the S n n no t b e ro B ry ( . d d s) , Co rt of , s, e te ces, to p u in n in O 5 9 c red pri t xford , D n m T u 5 1 1 01 y ha , Lord reas rer, ,

1 E m n . 5 n n u his Calais, garriso of, xxxiii lha , John (Mo k of Ca terb ry) , n u O the 7 Ca terb ry College, xford , historical letter to Prior ,

en . A li E z H r e xii x . e sketch , . Ward sof, xvii pp li abeth of York , x xv l tter

n a 9 . in the n n catio for a schol rship at, Letters ask g for prese tatio to All

m 13 24 32 42 5 9 6 6 . a l w 64 dated fro , , , , , , H l o s , E n u n 5 9 xcub iae . I s bordi ate scholars at, , xx m E Sir n and u n vi . Catesby, Willia , bearer of a letter xpla ations Ill stratio s, m the n 29 9 6 fro Prior of Cove try, , C hadesle (l e u Pro , Richard , j ris canonici

fesso r, 1

a m . . wn o hu n the o n Ch rt, Willia , Warden of Cant Coll Fa e, J , age t to C nve t , 4 xu i . His the 0 xxviii letters to Prior , , C hartae A ntiquae Cantuar . u m D a the C haundel er D r. . , Tho as, e n of Here Field of Cloth of Gold, xlv '

o f n . ir n n a n . . S ford , be efactor Ca t Coll xvii Fogge, Joh , reco ciled to Richard i b h n II His t th e A e en n h m t e a o f I. . pr s t se t to y h ds xxxiii let er to Prior, i 2 w ir n eux the n 2 4 . A e h m m 6 . u S F n Warde , l tter to fro Cons lts ith Joh y , 4 Hi s evi d en ce 9 10 1 Sell n 2 5 9 95 2 7 . s 7 5 Prior y g , , , , , ,

m n C ant. F neux Sir n his e e the Chichele, Willia , Warde of y , Joh , l tt r to Prior , En n . 60 105 w two w en 27 . n n Coll , (there ere ard s tertai s Rey old Goldsto e at n m n e 32 95 of this a e) Ly st d, ,

the D u u . Clarence, ke of, his b rial , xxix 87 n Sir as 45 Clifto , Jerv , n n u Galiard S w the co n Co vocatio , Proctors of Christ Ch rch of and ich , agent for

m n b e n . i n . xxx . Se , xxii r o to preached ve t, xxviii Geifre the w n 31 in . 36 , xxix y axcha dler , n n m n n de the co n C o ppy g , Richard, Provost of Wi gha Gero a, Joh , advocate for nt in the u Hi ve . s e Coll . xxii C ria, xxxi l tter nw m n o f the the 58 Cor allis, Ja es, Chief Baro to Prior , D e Lil i i His His e s n . u . Irish Excheq er, viii l tter to Giglis, or , Joh , xxxi th e 6 92 the 35 9 8 104 Prior , , letter to Prior, , , n m u m 2 7 Corresponde ts, anony o s, letters fro , Gilford, Master,

2 u C . O . 60 37, 8 Glo cester oll xon

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e in um w O m n m le B e E his L tters this vol e, hence obtained, r o d , Ja es otill r, arl of,

. e the 1 2 9 3 v l tter to Prior , , Lichﬁeld mun 1 9 9 4 O n an his h e D . R . t , Ed d, , verto , , letter to Prior, n e n e - u 80 Litto , Rob rt, U d r Treas rer of En n 5 7 gla d , m 2 W. 3 Lo barde, , of Bristol , e n un 96 Lov ll , Fra cis Visco t, L tl in to n ﬁ o f the n m 0 D 1 . 48 1 1 y g , Nicholas, of cial Packe ha , , ,

n n u . m u o f Archdeaco of Ca terb ry, xxxiii Pagha , Ch rch appropriated to

n . xii Ca t Coll . , . e u the u n m Pet rboro gh , sojo r ers fro at

n . n u n e 5 9 Ca t Coll i s bordi at , “ Dr m m a n . S u his D n e u M itla d , a el , ark Ages Pilgri s, Ca t rb ry,

. . n u III. u n u ence referred to, xxiii Popes Ho ori s , B ll of i d lg ,

n d e z n R m who . e X X I. 9 1 . Leo . d e Mali is, Peter , a citi e of o e xlv Gr gory

n n Sell n . m n hull indul e tertai ed y g , xxxix a ds a high price for a of hu u 6 n e i n o 0 . 7 1 c t s . Mart , J (J stice) , ge c , xlv , qq n R his th e urc Marty , obert, letter to Prior, Priors of Christ Ch h SO O X END EN i s umm n m n s o ed to Parlia e t, Hi M en s D o m . n his the vi . s the Kin 1 9 1 y , Joh , letter to letter to g , , . 70 106 LL NGH M u s iritual itatis Prior, , GI I A , c stos p

n e O d . 1 5 a n v i His h 8 6 8 a i . t e Merto Colleg , xfor , xvii , , sede v c te, letter to M e thal l n m n 30 Nuntii 3 H LLEND EN , Joh , of Ro ey , , . C I , has a m m n St. u n u n . W ODNES Miracles of Tho as, re arks po , passio for b ildi g, xiii B O ROU G H m Matt n , atte pts to Wi g n u in 1 6 h am Pr m n O o e . . e M e o ics ta ght xford , C llege, s de vac xxxii ’ Hi at a a n n n m 5 5 . s s cc m u the Mo tgo ery , Master, letter to sides a to a dit the 56 103 e o f the u o f 1 420 Prior , , r ceipts J bilee , xliii . n e 1 05 OL SH IS co ncei ned w the Motto , Rob rt, M A ith Irish n m his the the co m en t A lettei Motto , Tho as, letter to Prior, estatesof , viii . from him to Whytto n the Irish 1 1 2 L un au m en 9 E H M 9 3. Mo t M rice, Hervey of, a co rade of Ag t , , , A , Gold E in the n n Ire n to 13 16 arl Richard i vasio of sto e directed , , ELH M n w a n and xxi . la d , after ards be efactor P A elected Prior, SELLY NG m n u . o k of Christ Ch rch , viii , biographical sketch , i . H Mui Mu u a m u n n n s D r. un , y, Modi s, eas re co tai i g xxxvii letter to Cha l d er 2 5 . To u 3 h 1 6 n . e XI . 3 . To t e gallo s, xxvii , Lo is ' D u u 4 To the Mum men ts n u 4 . of Ca terb ry Cathedral , ke of Glo cester, e Bo kin 2 To e o f i . o 5 . sk tch , B dell of g, Arch n u a nn 6 1 bishop Morto abo t pi acle, , n 9 7 . Goldsto e addressed 4 6 Hi e 6 5 6 8 . s D r to, , , lett r to .

n m n . 84 G o ldwell 6 9 94. GOLD WELL Nativi (Bo d e ) , xlvi , , , e e 2 7 70 e His Neth rsole, Mast r , , letters addr ssed to, n ne n e m n b e th e n 110 1 79 107 New in gto ( ar He l y) , a a or letter to Cha ce , h d h u xvi . 59 1 04 u n c ai e u n t e C le1 lon gin g to Christ Ch rch , , Proc ratio s g po gy mmun man the n C anterb urv i m m n um i . Nigro ru o achor , co e of Provi ce of , vi

m i n u u Oxo niae . su s b rbio , xv nnin le sub No g y, Richard , collector of a 5 1 sidy ,

Nuntii m ro curati o ns vii . , Papal , clai p , 3 4 e C u n u R gisters of Christ h rch , Ca terb ry ,

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c h n e n 47 i m th e e Ro ford , Joh , B dell of Bocki g , , Talbot , G lbert , clai s Irish estat s

o f u x i . 2 3 Christ Ch rch , Tatr shal e y 9 y , Lad , t n n n u a x 111 . Tay to sto e sed Can t. Coll . n n n n the the n Tha i gto , Lord of Ma or of , ’ his the r 6 St. u u in be 9 70 . 7 A g st e s Ab y . , letter to P ior ’ e hi St. e n E e . s e L o ard s , astch ap, xxviii Thorpe, Rob rt, of Hadleigh , l tters m n b w rn in th the 48 50 St. e e Tho as, toke of, to o to Prior , , in n in he Llan daif 9 hat x . 37 t , x ix T ter diocese of , n tern e D e th e o f in a n n n . T S u a . lisb ry , Joh , W rde of Ca t Coll y , or Voto, Abbey ,

1 07 I n ix . 6 1 1 1 2 2 2 rela d , , , , S e ma uen hi s e cal s, Tho s , of Ro , l tter to the 35 Prior , S n his e th e 2 1 9 4 cott, Joh lett r to Prior, , f n e Si r Fa refo rd 45 S a o k MS . o u cr p Bo s , , Ca t rb ry Cathe Vavasor , y , v Sir n o f h i . t e am dral Library , Vavasor , He ry , Usher Ch l w b V Sel n m e his er to n I. 1 8 y g, Willia (aft r ards Prior) , He ry , e e to o n 1 3 1 6 93 V n ch e V ncent un the C o n l tt rs Prior Goldst e, , , , y , y , Co sel to 9 6 n 31 ve t, ll D m Se n o O . y g, Richard , at xford , xvii Hi s e the 42 100 lett r to Prior , , S vin n m s m n ha gto , Tho a , a ercha t, his e u e 78 e m 44 letter to Mast r H ss y, Wad , Tho as, T S c m s n the Co n “ al lo nd 2 7 herlo k , Ja e , Attor ey for (Marsh) , v n in I n x i his e 22 2 3 n m o f e 9 4 e t rela d , ; lett rs , , , Walto , Tho as, Vicar Berst d , 9 4 e mi n e the o f ur e W st st r , Abbot , p chas s Staci o nariu s Sem eeta th e m n um mm un Ni ro mm M o n or p , xxiii . a s co e g to n s ﬁeld ach rn m S e es use at n . . xi v. o O slat d Ca t Coll at xford , xv. r S t o de n n o f in ln 1 “ es tw ell 2 6 9 5 tra ford, R bert , Ca o L co , Park , , ’ Stu en y o f mn 8 1 W estcl iﬂ te m the 8 6 pp , Richard, Ro ey , , let r fro Vicar of ,

n xvi . 9 1 Wiclif , Joh , n n b the K n s anc Wi e give y i g of Fr e, e 4 . 33 3 37 38 historical sk tch , xxiv , , , ,

il o n m o Ta l ur en the C o n e . e e , Robert, ag t for Wi gha C lleg , xxxi L tter dat d f n m o . o 5 8 ve t, xxxiii . fro , Provost ,

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