Search York

-rn 1 mints.
to Tho. Fletewood, gent, comptroller of the mint "\vithin the

Tower and Southwark ; to William Knight of London,

mercer, assay-master of the said mints ; to William Dunch,

auditor of the said mints; to William Bilhngsley, assay-

master of the said mints ; to William Stanley, goldsmith,

assay-master of the said mints : for all and all manner of

transgressions, contempts, abusions, and offences, touching

or concerning the said mints of the Tower and South-

wark. Dated July 21.
A patent of licence granted to Sir John Cheke, knight. To Sir John

one of the gentlemen of the King's privy chamber, to li- ^ ® *'

cense at all times one of his household servants, to shoot in

the crossbow, handgun, hackbut, or demy hake, at certain

fowls or deer, expressed in his patent, notwithstanding the

statute made to the contrary, anno 33 Henry VIII. Dated

at the King's honour of Petworth, July 23.
A patent of exchange of lands, granted to Sir Thomas To Sir Tho-

Darcy, lord chamberlain of England, for the manors Qf^^^^^^^y-

Lucton, alias diet. Loughton, Chingford Fauli, and Ching-

ford Comitis, in the county of Essex, with the appurte-

nances ; to have the manor and park of Beddington in the

county of Surrey, and the manor of Ravesbury in the same

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228 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

BOOK county, and divers other manors and lands there ; which be

extended to the clear yearly value of 86/. 125. 6d.

Anno 1552. A gift to thev Lady Anne Cleves, for life, in consideration

^^¦^ of the surrender of the monastery of Bisham, of all the mar-

Anne nors and lordships of Brokeford and Thwait in the county
Cleves. Qf Suffolk, with divcrs other lands, to the value of 611 lis.

lOd. and to pay therefore yearly 11. 13*. 6^d. Dated in

August.
To SirTho- A grant to Sir Thomas Wroth, of the remain of certain

bedding and other stuff of the late Duke of Somerset's, be-

inff in the hands of the same Sir Thomas : which is valued

by the clerk of the wardrobe of beds, the keeper of the

wardrobe at Richmond, and an upholsterer at London, at

61 Z. Is. ^d. Dated in September.

To Sir Ed- A patent to Sir Edward Seimour, knight, son of Edward
mour '^'' late Duke of Somerset, of all the lordships and manors of

Walton, Shedder, and Stowey, and the park of Stowey,

and the hundred of Winterstock, with the appurtenances,

in the county of Somerset, lately the possession of his fa-

ther : which are extended to the clear yearly value of 113/.

19s. Id. to him and his heirs for ever: to be held of the

King in capite : rent reserved 13/. 19

September 6. [From his father"'s death to this time he had

no provision made for him.]
To John A pardon granted to John Seimour, [perhaps theDuke''s
brother,] of all treasons, &c. with all his goods and lands

[restored.]

To the Mar- A patent granted of exchange by the King's Majesty, to
thamuion. the Lord Marquis of Northampton, to have the lordship

and manor of Southwark, sometimes the Bishop of Win-

chester's, for the chief or capital mese of Lambeth, some-

times the Duke of Norfolk's, attainted of treason.

To Sir John A patent granted to Sir John Cheke, knight, one of the

privy chamber, to be one of the chamberlains of the Ex-

chequer, or of the receipt of the Exchequer : which was

once Sir Anthony Wyngfeld's office, now dead : and also to

appoint the keeper of the door of the said receipt, when the

OF KING EDWARD VI. 229

room shall fall; and the appointing of all other officers be- CHAP,

longing to the same, for term of life. Dated at Sarura, '_

about September. Anno 1552.

A patent granted to John Peter, of Exeter, gent, for the To John

sum of 120/. 13*. 4fZ. to enjoy the mansion-house of the late

college or chantry of Slapton in the county of Devon,

parcel of the possessions and inheritance of Sir Thomas

Arundel, knt. [executed for felony,] and also the inanor of

Norton in the said county, and parcel of the foresaid col-

lege, and of the possessions of the said Arundel. All which

premises are extended to the yearly value of 61. Sd. to

him and his heirs, from the feast of the Annunciation last

past. Signed September 18.

A patent of an annuity of 10/. granted to Dr. Nicols;ToDr.

and licence to take the bodies of prisoners, both men and

women, after their execution. [For dissecting. He was, I

suppose, the King's chirurgeon or physician.]

An annuity of 110/. to James Moris and William Moris, '^'o -^^n^es

tor their lives : to be paid at the Augmentation, irom Mi- Moris.

chaelmas, ann. 38 reg: Hen. VIII. Dated in December.
A patent granted to Sir Henry Nevyl, knt. of the prebend 503

of South Cave in the county of York, with the parsonage ijg^^![ ^^"*

and advowson of the said South Cave, Waddisworth, and

Ottley; which extend to 84Z. 2.5. 8d. Dated in January.

A patent granted to Henry Duke of Suffolk, of the chief To the

messuage and mansion, called the Minory House, within the Suffolk.

precincts of the monastery called the Minories, without

Aldgate, London, and divers houses in London belonging

to the same : which extend to the clear yearly value of

S6l. lis. 5^d. [So it is set down in Chancellor Goodrick's

book, but in the Warrant-Book it is 37/. 11*. S^d.] To hold

in free soccage, and the capital house in capite : from the

feast of St. Michael. At Westminster. Dated Jan. 13.
A patent granted to the Earl of Darby, to have in ex- To the Earl

change of Darby-place, at Paul's- wharf, in the parish of "^ ^^^^y-

St. Benet's, in the city of London, now in the tenure of Sir

Richard Sackvyle, knt. and divers other messuages and he-

Q 3

230 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

BOOK reditaments sold by the said Earl to the King''s Majesty,

by his indenture bearing date November 24, anno reg. 6.

Anno 1552. certain lands, called Leonard's Lands, joining to the EarFs

parks, called Knowsley-park, in the county of Lancaster,

and lately belonging to the monastery of Bristow, of the

yearly value of 20*. with other lands, &c. to the value of

4Z. 10*. and a mese and a grange, called Badley Grange,

of the value of 42*. in Cheshire : all which amount to the

value of 7/. 12*. Dated Jan. 24.

For the An allocate for the Duke of Suffolk for 40Z. a year,
Suffolk. given him by the King with the erection of the dukedom

of Suffolk, directed to the Treasurer and Barons of the

Exchequer, for allowance of the same 40/. per annum.

To Barnaby An annuity of 150/. to Barnaby Fitz-Patric, one of the

gentlemen of the privy chamber, during pleasure. A licence

granted to him for this, dated February 6.

To Sir Nic. An annuity of 100/. to Sir Nic. Throgmorton, in consi-

ton."^™"'^' deration as well of the surrender of his office of one of the

treasurers of the coin of the mint in the Tower, as for his

faithful service, during life : granted Jan. 28. The patent

bore date in February.

To Sir An- A gift to Sir Andrew Dudley, of the manor of Mynster

^ rew u - Lovel, and the hundred of Chadlington, in the counties of

Oxon and Glocester, to the yearly value of 54/. 16*. 1^:^.

Dated in the month above.

To the Lord A patent granted to the Lord Robert Dudley, of the office

ley " capitalis tranchiatoris, i. e. of chief carver, upon the sur-

render of the said letters patents of the Duke of Northum-

berland his father, granted to him by King Henry VIII.

anno regni S7ii 34. for term of life ; which the King''s

Majesty hath had long in his Grace'^s hand : to have to the

said Lord Robert for term of life, with the fee of 50/. to be

received by the hands of the treasurer and chamberlain of

the Exchequer. And because the said Lord hath exercised

the said office from the feast of St. Michael hitherto, without

fee, the King hath granted to the same as many pence as

that allowance came to, of his free gift. Dated Feb. 27.

OF KING EDWARD VI. 231

A grant to the Duke of Northumberland, of the manor CHAP,
. • - XXX
and borough of Stratford, and Old Stratford, in Warwick-

shire, with other lands, to the yearly value of 1000 marks. Anno 1552.

And another gift of the lordship, manor, and castle of Ke-p^"*

nelworth in the same county, and other lands, to the yearly Duke of

value of 40Z. 13*. l^d. And likewise the manor and town of J^'^^'^""^*
... berland.
Wellington in Somersetshire, with divers other lands, of the

yearly value of 104/. 15*. 5^d. But for these he surrendered

to the King the castle and manor of Tunbridge, and two

parks, called the Postern, and the Cage ; and certain lands

and chases of North Frith, &c. in Kent, Otford in the same

county, and Chelworth in Wilts. Dated in February.

The King, in the month beforesaid, lent a ship called the To George

Primrose, and a pinnace called the Moon, with all the tackle (j^rret

and apparel to them belonging, to George Barns, mayor of John York,

London, William Garret, one of the sheriffs, John York, windhaiii.

and Thomas Windham ; they engaging themselves, and be-

ing bound to deliver to his Majesty"'s use by Midsummer

1554, another ship and pinnace of hke goodness and burden.

[These ships were set forth for the great adventure into the

east by the north seas, by the encouragement of Sebastian

Gabato, a great seaman. They set forth a month or two

after, being commanded by Sir Hugh Willoughby, who pe-

rished in the adventure in the northern parts. But it had

this advantage, that hereby the trade into Russia was dis-

covered.]

A privilege granted to William Seres, stationer and book- To William

seller, to print all books of private prayers, called Primers, ^*^'^^^'

as shall be agreeable to the Book of Common Prayer esta-

blished in the Court of Parliament : and that none else do

print the same, upon pain of forfeiture of the same. Pro-

vided, that before the said Seres and his assigns do begin to

print the same, he shall present a copy thereof to be allowed

by the Lords of the Privy Council, or by the King's Chan-

cellor for the time being, or by the King's four ordinary chap-

lains, or two of them. And when the same is or shall be from

time to time printed, that by the said Lords and others of

the said Privy Council, or by the Lord Chancellor, or with

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232 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

BOOK the advice of the wardens of the occupation, the reasonable

price thereof to be set, as well in the leaves, as being bound

Anno 1552. in paste or board, in like manner as is expressed in the end

of our Book of Common Prayer. March 4, an. 7.

To Griffith A patent to Griffith Leyson, LL. D. of a manor called

eyson. Trcsberket, in New Carmarthen, lately belonging to the

priory of Carmarthen, with the appurtenances, and other

lands, &c. Dated March 9. Paying yearly 39/. 16*. lOd.

To Sir A patent granted to Sir Philip Hoby, of the monastery
of Bisham in Berks, with all the grange within the said

monastery, and the advowson and right of patronage to the

vicarage, &c. extending to the value of 61/. Ids. 8d. And

that he may convert the foresaid rectory, with its appurte-

nances, glebe, and profits, to his own use. Dated March 6. /
To Will. A purchase to William Crowch, esq. and Susan his wife,/
rowci. ^^^ ^^^ g^^^^ ^£ 568Z. 4s. 5d. of all the lordship and manoi/

of Hampton, and all the hundred of Hampton in tin;

county of Somerset, with all the rights and appurtenances

505 whatsoever, late parcel of the lands, revenues, and posse j-

sions of the Bishop and bishopric of Bath and Wells: ard

also all the lands, meadows, pastures, &c. called by t ,le

name of Cleves ; and all the land, &c. called Archers Mea Is,

&c. lately belonging to the monastery of Henton. Daicd

March 15.
ToSirRog. A purchase to Sir Roger Cholmely, lord chief justic? of
Choimeiy. England, and Lady Christine his wife, for the sum of 246/.

of the lordships and manors of East [Ham], West Ham, and

Placy, in the county of Essex ; late parcel of the possessions

belonging to the late monastery of Stratford Langton :

which are extended to the sum of 12/. 6s. INIarch 24.
ToL.Paget. A grant to William Lord Paget, of Beaudesert, and to

his posterity for ever, to give in his arms, sables, a cross

engrailed between four eaglets, argent ; upon the cross five

lioncels passant sable, armed and languid, gules. And to his

crest, upon the helm, a demy tiger, sable, rampant, fashed,

toothed, with a crown about the neck, argent, upon a

wreath, argent and sables, mantled of the same. Which

arms was given him before by a king of arms that could

OF KING EDWARD VI. 233

not give it; and now confirmed by the King's Majesty. CHAP.

Dated March 21. ' ^ ^ '

A wardship or custody granted to the Earl of Warwick, Anno 1552,

of Edward Seimour, knt. with an annuity of 510/. 9^. 6c/.

growing and coming out of certain manors in Dorsetshire,

Somerset, and Wilts, for the education of the said Edward :

which lands were appointed and assigned out by the master

and council of the wards, by virtue of the King's warrant.

Dated March 30.

A purchase granted to the Lady Johan Denny, widow 1553.

[of Sir Anthony Denny, of King Henry's privy chamber], Denny,

for the sum of 3202/. 7*. O'^d. [so in Chancellor Goodrick's

leger, but in the Warrant-Book 4102Z. 7*.] of the lordships

and manors of Waltham and Nasing, with the appurte-

nances, with a fullingmill and two watermills, late parcel

of the dissolved abbey of Waltham-cross in Essex, with the

parsonage and church of Mettingham, and advowson of the

same ; and the parsonage and church of Sibton, and advow-

son of the same ; late parcel of the possessions of the Duke of

Norfolk, &c. extending unto the yearly value of 103/. 4y. 8rf.

To have to her and her heirs the manors in capite, the rec-

tories in soccage. Dated April 16. an. reg. 7.
A pardon granted to the Earl of Westmerland, of all To the Earl

treasons, as well greater as less, and concealments of trea- meriand.

sons, misprisions, insurrections, rebelFions, confederacies,

conspiracies, imaginations, and abettings, procurations, com-

fortations, unlawful uttering of words, before the 20di day

of March: and all other murders, homicides, accessaries,

and flights for the same. And all heresies, and heretical

opinions, and undue uttering of words against the King and

his counsellors. Dated April 17.
A gift to Sir Thomas Wroth in fee-simple, of all thero SiiTho.

scite of the monastery of Abendon, and St. Johns chapel,

lying in St. Michael's church in Abendon, in Berks, with

divers other lands, &c. to the yearly value of 5/. 14s. Dated

in March.
An exchange made between the King's Majesty and the To the Lord

Lord Darcy, lord chamberlain. The King granting to the ^^'^'^'

234. MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

BOOK same Lord the manor of Clarkton, with the appurtenances,

^^- in the county of Essex, sometime parcel of the bishopric of

Anno 1553. London; with the lands called Westwick, and the parks of

^06 Alton and Clarkton, with the manor of Weylech, with the

- free warren of deer in Weyleche-park : and all the manor

of Canonshall, with the parishes of Much Clackton, Little

Clackton, and Little Holland : and all those the manors,

lordships, and tenements of Wiglarrow in Chiche, with the

advowson of Kenne in the county of Devon, and Churchton

in the county of Stafford. And the King's Majesty hath

of the said Lord Darcy all his manors, or late prebends of

Wollesgrove, and Towford, Henstue, Polecros, with divers

other lands in the county of Devon, with the manor of

Crediton, with all the lordship or manor, hundred and bo-

rough, late part of the bishopric of Exeter ; and the manor

of Weachton, Underwold, in the county of York, with the

advowson and parsonage of Morchard Bishop, called Bi-

shop's ]\Iorchard, in the county of Devon, &c.

To William A pardon granted to William Worthington, being in-

Worthing- (jgjijtcd to the Kino; for and concerning the office of bailifi'

ton. ^ p 11 1
and collector of the rents and revenues ot all the manors,

messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments within the

city of London and the county of Middlesex, which did

belong to colleges, guilds, fraternities, or free chapels, in

the sum of 392Z. 10,9. 3^. as upon the foot of his account,

made by the said William before Thomas Mildmay, auditor

of the said revenues, manifestly in it doth appear : in con-

sideration of his service both in France and Scotland, and

also his daily service and attendance, being one of the or-

dinary gentlemen and pensioners ; and for that debt grew

by the unfaithfulness of his servant, who ran away with the

same. Granted in March, but the patent signed in April.

To Sir Hen- The office of keeping the chief mansion at Otford to Sir

ry Sydney, jjenry Sydney for life, with the fee of two pence a day : the

office of steward of the honour of Otford, with the fee of

61. 13*. 3d. per ann. and the keeping of the woods there,

with the fee of two pence a day : the office of bailiff of the

manor : the office of bailiff of the manors of Gravcscnd and

OF KING EDWARD VI. 235

Milton: the keeping of the great park there: the office of CHAP,

under-steward there : the office of steward of the manor of

Swanscomb: the keeping of the manor of Knol, with the Anno 1553.

garden and orchard : the keeping of the park at Knol : the

keeping of the woods there : the office of under-steward of

the manor of Knol, with the respective fees : and a lease to

him of the little park of Otford. Dated in April.

A grant to Sir Henry Seimour, for life, of the manors of'i'oSirHea.

Somerford and Hurn, with the appurtenances, m the county

of Southampton, and divers other lands, to the yearly value

of 202/. 6s. 9^d. Avithout account rendering, or paying any

thing therefore. Dated as before.
The office of chancellor of the order of the Garter to Sir To Sir Will.

Wilham Cecyl, knt. with the fee of 100 marks per ann. '^*'^ '

during his life, to be paid at the Exchequer half yearly.

Dated as above.

A grant for the establishing of the corporation of St. To St. ai-

Alban's in the county of Hereford, [Hertford,] with cer-

tain liberties therein mentioned ; and for the erection of a

free grammar-school there ; with a grant of the late abbey 50/

church to be their parish church. Dated as above.
A purchase to the Lady Denny in April, for 1102/. 7^. Of J. To the Lady

of certain manors, lands, &c. in the counties of Essex and

Suffolk, of the yearly value of 153/. 4*. l^d.
A patent dated in April, for augmentation of a bordureTo theLord
„ ,. , , 1 -.- 1 -.xri ? • Wharton.
of lions legs to the Lord Wharton s ancient arms.
A purchase to Sir William Petre, knt. of the manor ofToSirWiU.
Pet re
Shapwich, Murlinch, and Ashcote, and the hundred of

AVhittelegh, in the county of Somerset, and divers other

lands in Devon ; for the sum of 554/. 12*. Id. of the yearly

value of 77/. 6s. d^. to him and his heirs for ever. Bearing

date April 3.
A passport to the Archbishop of Athens, to pass through To the
^ ^ ^ • 1 • Archbishop
the realm into Scotland, with twelve persons in his company, of Athens.

Dated in April.

The erection of the county palatine of Durham, to con- Durham

made a

countj
tioned in the letters patents : wherein shall be appointed latine.

tinue from henceforth in such manner and degree as is men- [^^^^^^ ^^^

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MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

BOOK

II.
Anno 1553.

To the

Duke of

Northum-

berland.

To the

same.

To Sir John

Mason.

To Sir John

Gates.

To Sir John

Cheke.

To New-

castle.

608

such numbers of judges, officers, and ministers, as be requi-

site to sujDply the same ; and a great seal and privy seal.

And the same county palatine shall be united to the impe-

rial crown of England. Dated as before.

A gift to the Duke of Northumberland, and to his heirs

male, of the castle called Bernard's Castle, within the bi-

shopric of Durham, [or] in the county of Northumberland,

with divers lands, to the yearly value of 229/- 6*. 3|(:/.

Dated as before.
The office of steward of all the honours, castles, manors,

lordships, lands, &c. in the counties of Cumberland, North-

umberland, Westmerland, and York, or any otherwhere

within the bishopric of Durham, to the said Duke of North-

umberland for life, with the several fees of 50/. 13*. 4:d.

to the same offices belonging. Dated in the said month of

April.
A grant to Sir John IVIason, knt. and to the inhabitants

of the town of Abendon in Berks, that there shall be an

hospital in Abendon, called Christ's Hospital, to continue

for ever, with twelve governors : with a gift to the same

governors, and to their successors, of the messuage and te-

nement called the Antelope, in Abendon, with divers other

lands, &EC. to the yearly value of 651. lis. lOd. Dated in May.
A gift to Sir John Gates, of the manor of Hursbourn,

in the county of Southampton, with divers other lands, to

the yearly value of 203Z. 10*. O^d. with a further grant

that there shall be for ever one market and two fairs at

Ringwood. Dated in May.
A ffift the same month to Sir John Cheke, and his heirs

male, of Clare in Suffolk, with divers other lands, to the

yearly value of 1001.
A grant to the mayor and burgesses of Newcastle upon

Tine, of the fee-farm of the lordship, manor, town, and bo-

rough of Gateshed, lately parcel of the possessions of the bi-

shopric of Durliam, with divers other lands, to the yearly va-