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St. Mary’s Priory May 2012 St. Mary's Priory 1717-1985 Records of St. Mary's Priory from its foundation in 1832 to its closure in 1966 GOVERNING BODY .................................................................................................................................. 2 Foundation & Title Deeds ................................................................................................................... 2 ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................................................................. 16 Correspondence file ......................................................................................................................... 16 Financial records............................................................................................................................... 16 Property records ............................................................................................................................... 17 Specifications, plans ..................................................................................................................... 17 PRINTED AND PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL ........................................................................................... 26 Photographs ..................................................................................................................................... 26 Buildings ....................................................................................................................................... 26 Publicity material .............................................................................................................................. 27 Printed material ................................................................................................................................ 27 Books ............................................................................................................................................ 27 Booklets ........................................................................................................................................ 29 Magazines/Newsletters ................................................................................................................ 29 School History ................................................................................................................................... 30 Pupil's Work ...................................................................................................................................... 30 Nun's literature ................................................................................................................................. 32 Events ............................................................................................................................................... 32 MISCELLANEOUS .................................................................................................................................. 32 1 St. Mary’s Priory May 2012 GOVERNING BODY Foundation & Title Deeds SMP.05.01a-b Marriage settlement on the intended marriage of Richard 31st Jul-1st Chamberlayne and Sarah Stanes of lands in Warwickshire Aug 1717 and London Marriage settlement by Lease and Release between Richard Chamberlayne of London, mercer (1), Samuell Shepheard the Elder of London, Esq, Francis Shepheard of Epsom, Surry, Gentleman, Jeffery Stanes of Ryes, Hatfield Broadoake, Essex, Esq. and Sir Gregory Page of East Greenwich, Kent, Bart. (2), Sir Robert Nightingale of Enfield, Middle[sex], Bart., and John Salter of London, linen draper (3), Sarah Stanes, Spinster and only child of the said Jeffery Stanes (4) For the consideration of £3,500 and the remainder £6,500, the marriage portion paid by Jeffery Stanes, (1) did bargain and sell to (2) land in Merton alias Marton, Stretton upon Dunsmore, Ethrop alias Eathorp alias Eythorp in the parish of Wappenbury, Princethorpe, Woolston, Caldecott, Wattenbury and Bubnell all in Warwickshire and messuages situate at Flying Horse Court in the parish of St Dunstan in the West, London to the following uses: To Richard Chamberlayne before the solemnisation of the marriage, to Richard Chamberlayne and Sarah Stanes for their natural lives, to Sarah Stanes for her natural life should she survive Richard Chamberlayne, to (3) for the term of 500 years to the use of the first son, second son etc. and the daughters of Richard Chamberlayne and Sarah Stanes and to levy the sum of £4,000 to provide portions for the younger children Lease: (between 1st and 2nd parties), 2 membranes, No. 1 Release: 8 membranes 2 St. Mary’s Priory May 2012 SMP.05.02 Assignment to attend the uses of a marriage settlement 2nd Aug 1717 between Francis Chamberlayne, Robert Huntman, Richard Chamberlayne, Samuel Shepheard, Francis Shepheard, Jeffery Stanes, Sir Gregory Page, Thomas Dummer and Henry Stanes of lands in London Indenture quadrapartite between Francis Chamberlayne of London, merchant and Robert Huntman of London, Gent. (1) Richard Chamberlayne of London, mercer (2) Samuel Shepheard the Elder of London, Esq., Francis Shepheard of Epsom, Surry, Gent., Jeffery Stanes of Ryes in the parish of Hatfield Broadoake, Essex, Esq. and Sir Gregory Page of East Greenwich, Kent, Bart. (3) Thomas Dummer of Middlesex, Gent. and Henry Stanes of Dunnow, Essex, Gent. (4) of messuages etc. at Flying Horse Court in the Parish of St. Dunstan in the West, London (1), at the request of (2) and at the nomination of (3) bargains and sells to (4) in trust for the remainder of the term of 2,000 years to attend the inheritance Reciting: the last will and testament of Edward Chamberlayne dated 10th December 1686 Indenture quadrapartite dated 25th June 1717 between Samuel Shepheard and (1), James Taylor, Bridgett Chamberlayne and Mary Chamberlayne (2), Richard Chamberlayne (3), Francis Chamberlayne and Robert Huntman (4) Lease and release dated 1st August 1717 between Richard Chamberlayne (1), Samuel Shepheard, Francis Shepheard, Jeffery Stanes and Sir Gregory Page (2), Sir Robert Nightingale and John Salter (3) and Sarah Stanes (4) [SMP.5.1a-b] 2 membranes, No. 3 3 St. Mary’s Priory May 2012 SMP.05.03 Assignment to attend the uses of a marriage settlement 2nd Aug 1717 between Francis Chamberlayne, Robert Huntman, Richard Chamberlayne, Samuel Shepheard, Francis Shepheard, Jeffery Stanes, Sir Gregory Page, Thomas Dummer and Henry Stanes of lands in London Indenture quadrapartite between Francis Chamberlayne of London, merchant and Robert Huntman of London, Gent. (1) Richard Chamberlayne of London, mercer (2) Samuel Shepheard the Elder of London, Esq., Francis Shepheard of Epsom, Surry, Gent., Jeffery Stanes of Ryes in the parish of Hatfield Broadoake, Essex, Esq. and Sir Gregory Page of East Greenwich, Kent, Bart. (3) Thomas Dummer of Middlesex, Gent. and Henry Stanes of Dunnow, Essex, Gent. (4) of lands on Upper Street in the parish of St. Mary's, Islington, Middlesex (1) by the request and direction of (2) and at the nomination of (3) bargain and sell to (4) the residue of a ninety-nine year term in trust to attend the inheritance Reciting: an indenture quadrapartite dated 5th April 1707 between Jane Chamberlayne (1), John Chamberlayne (2), Samuel Shepheard and Francis Shepheard (3) and James Taylor (4) Indenture quardrapartite of assignment dated 26th June 1717 between Samuel Shepheard and Francis Shepheard (1) Jane Chamberlayne and James Taylor (2) Richard Chamberlayne (3) and Francis Chamberlayne and Robert Huntman (4) Lease and release dated 1st August 1717 between Richard Chamberlayne (1) Samuel Shepheard, Francis Shepheard, Jeffery Stanes and Sir Gregory Page (2), Sir Robert Nightingale and John Salter (3) and Sarah Stanes (4) [see SMP.5.1a-b] 2 and 1/2 membranes, No. 4 SMP.05.04a-c Deed to declare the uses of a fine between Richard 27th Jun 1745 Chamberlayne, Stanes Chamberlayne and Benjamin Merriman of land in London and Warwickshire Between Richard Chamberlayne of Princethorpe, Warwickshire, Esq., and Stanes Chamberlayne of Ryes, Essex (1) and Benjamin Merriman of Cliffords Inn, London, Gent. (2) They agree to levy one or more fines in the Court of Common Pleas of two messuages in Fleet Street, London, the capital messuage and manor place of Merton alias Marton and the Manor and lordship of Princethorpe, to the use of Richard Chamberlayne and Stanes Chamberlayne Enclosing two parts of the fine 2 membranes, No. 5 4 St. Mary’s Priory May 2012 SMP.05.05a-b Marriage settlement on the intended marriage of Stanes 20th-21st Aug Chamberlayne and Thermuthes Smith of lands in 1745 Warwickshire, Essex and London Marriage settlement by Lease and Release between Richard Chamberlayne of Princethorpe in the County of Warwick, Esq. (1), Stanes Chamberlayne of Ryes in the County of Essex, Esq. and Thomas Salter of London, Linnen Draper (2), Thermuthes Smith of Hoddesdon in the County of Hertford, spinster (3), Jacob Houblon of Great Hollingbury Palce in the County of Essex, Esq. and John Turvin of the parish of Gilston in the County of Hertford, Esq. (4) and Richard Reynolds of Hertford Esq. and Edward Gould of Much Wadham in the County of Hertford Esq. (5) (2) grants to (3) the Manor or Lordship of Martells otherwise Martyus, Essex, the Capital Messuage at Much Donmowe otherwise Great Dunmowe, Essex, the Manor of Lease Hall, Essex and lands in Hatfield Broadoake and Little Hollingbury, Essex, for her joynture and in barr of all right of title of dower (1)