Houses and Churches, and Divers Depredations by the Scots," Gave Them the Churches of Addingham and Sowerby
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10~ HISTORY OF THE · ~: houses and churches, and divers depredations by the Scots," gave them the churches of Addingham and Sowerby. INSTITUTION OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER. The richly endowed priory of Carlisle was dissolved in 1540 by Henry VIII., who instituted in its stead a dean and four prebends, to be a body corporate, by the name of " The Dean and Chapter of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Carlisle." Two years afterwards they received a royal grant, which vested in them not only the posses .. sions of the dissolved priory at Carlisle, but also the property of the 1\Ionks of 'lretheral. This charter conveys to the dean and chapter, the manors of Newbiggin, Newlaiths, Ellerton, Catcottys, Botchergatet Henderbye, Sebergham, Lorton, Isakeby, alias Prior Hall, Newbiggin, and Crosby, &c. in Allerdale, Allerthwaite, and Little Salkeld, in Cumber land; and the manors of Corbridge in Northumberland; together with possessions in 126 other different places, and the rectories and advow. sons of the churches of St. Mary's, and St. Cuthbert's, in Carlisle, Sowerby, Addingham, Kirkland, Thurshy, Beghokirk, Sebergham,. Ireby, Crosby, (Cross Canonby), Camerton, Hutton, Castle-Carrock,. Cumwhitton, Cumrew, Edenhall, Rocliffe, Wittingham, C01·bridge, and a moiety of the rectories of Newrastle and Stanwix; also pen. sions out of the following churches, viz. Hakemonby, 2s. 6d. ; Hutton•. in-the-Forest, 2s. ; Ullerby, 6s. 8d. ; Castle-Carrock, 2s.; Aketon, 40s.; Thursby, 13s. 4d.; Bewcastle, 6s. 8d.; 'l7hittingham, £8; Low ... ther; 26s. 8d. ; and the advowsons and donations of the chantries of St. Catherine, St. Cross, and St. Roch, in Carlisle Cathedral ; St. Alban, in the city of Carlisle, and St• .1\Iary, of Skelton. For all these pos. sessions the charter specifies that the dean and chapter are to pay to the crown £82 lls. 9ld. yearly, by way of tenths; 3s. per annum to the chantry of St. Catherine, in Castlegate ; 46s. Bd. to the chaplain ; and £5 17s. to the three bedesmen of St. Nicholas' Hospital; 2s. 4d. to. the bishop ; £6 to the curate, and 6s. 8d. to the two priests of St. l\1ary's, in Carlisle; £4 to the curate of Hes~et-in-the-l<~orest; 20s. for a composition to the Vicar of Lazonby; £5 6s. 8d. to the Curate of St. Cuthbert's, in Carlisle; 2s. IO~d. to the bishop, for a subsidy of the churches of Sowerhy and Addingham ; 4s. to the bishop for syno• dais; 13s. 4d. to the Vicar of Addingham; 6s. 8d. to the Vicar of Kirkland ; 53s. 4d. to the Vicar of Edenhall; £8 to the Bishop of Durham, out of the moiety of the rectory of Newcastle; £8 out of the rectory of Wittingham, and £12 out of the rectory of Corbridge; and a fee of £3 to the collector of the rents of the dissolved priory· of 'Vetheral. Tanner says, "this was the only episcopal chaP.ter in England of the order of St. A us tin." The Augustines, commonly· called Austin Friars, were originally hermits, whom Pope Alexander IV. first Mngregated into one body, under General Lanfranc, in 1256: they were clothed in black, and observed the rules of St. Augustine. King Philip and Queen .Mary, in the 4th and 5th years of their ' reign, granted the advowson and collation of all the four frebends to. the Bishop of Carlisle. The revenues of the hishopric were valued in' the 26th Henry VIII. at £577 in the whole, and £531 4s. lid. clear,. per annum. The priory, which was dissolved Jan. 9th, 1540, was estim· ated at the annual value of £482 8s. Id., according to Speed ; but according to Dugdale, only at £418 3s .. 4d. Since the establishment of the See, fifty-five bishops haYe successively presided over it, a~ will be, .