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Foundations, Charters, Donations, Appropriations and Muniments of the said Places; and to dispose all such Papistical Escripts as shall be there found, to the Right Honourable Mr. Thomas Cromwell General-Visitor to the King's said Highness, as shall seem most expedient to his high wisdom and dis

cretion.

III.-Some Particulars relating to the Dissolu-
tion of Monasteries.

SECT. I.—The Preamble of the Surrender of the
Monastery of Langden.
OMNIBUS Christi fidelibus, &c. Willielmus
Dyer, Abbas Monasterii Beatæ Mariæ Vir-
ginis et S. Thomæ Martyris de Langden, in
Com. Kent, et ejusdem loci Conventus, Or-
dinis Præmonstrat. capitulum dictæ domus
plene facientes, ejusdemq; domus (que in
suis fructibus, redditibus, provenien. even. et
emolumen, non mediocriter deteriorata est,
et quasi in totum diminuta, ingentiq; ære
alieno obruta, oppressa, et gravata extitit)
statum usq; adeo matura deliberatione, et
diligenti tractatu, considerantes, ponderantes,
et pensautes, quod nisi celeri remedio, regia
provisione huic Monasterio sive Prioratui
(quippe quod de ejus fundatione et personatu
existit) brevi succuratur et provideatur, fun-
ditus in Spiritualibus et Temporalibus annihi-
letur, per præsentes damus et concedimus, &c.
The rest follows in the ordinary form of Law:
but the ordinary Preamble in most Surrenders is,
Omnibus Christi fidelibus, &c. Nos-Sa-
lutem. Sciatis quod nos, deliberate, certa
scientia, et mero motu, nostris, ex quibusdam
causis, justis, et rationabilibus, nos, animas
et conscientias nostras, specialiter moventi-
bus, ultro et sponte dedisse et concessisse,
Domino Regi, &c.

But it seems some few Houses, though they were prevailed with to surrender, yet would not do it with such a Preamble, for there are about twenty Surrenders without any Preamble at all, made to John London Clerk, ad usum Domini Regis.

SECT. II.-A List of Religious Houses, which

by the King's Letters Patents were of new founded and preserved from the dissolution of Lesser Monasteries.

[Anno Regni 28.]

ST. Mary of Betlesden, Buckinghamshire, Cistercians.

St. Mary of Huntington, Augustians.

Chertsey, Cambridg-shire, Bene-
dict. Nuns.

St. Mary in Winton, Southamp.
shire, Benedict. Nuns.
Grace-dieu, Leicester-shire, Au-
gust. Nuns.

St. Michael Hull, York-shire, Car

thusians.

[Regni 28.]

Furnesse, the Abbot and 30 Monks,

Lancashire.

Bermondsey, the Abb. Surrey. Bushliszam, Bp. of St. Davids, Commendator, Berk.

1. June. 5. July.

The Originals of these two last are lost, but enrolled Rot. Claus. Part 2d. Regn. 28. [Regni 29.]

Lanthony, August the Prior and 21

10. May.

Monks, Glocestsh.
Abbington, Bened. the Abbot and
29.
25 Monks, Berksh.
Charterhouse, the Prior, London. 10. June.
Chertsey, the Abbot and 14 Monks. 6. July.
Wardon, Cisterc. the Abbot and 14
Monks, Bedfordsh.

St. Austins Canterb. the Abbey-
Seal.

Westacre, August. the Prior and 8
Monks, Norfolk.
Kingswood, Cisterc. Glocestsh. the
Abbot and 13 Monks.
Coxball, Cisterc. the Abbot, Essex.
St. Andrew, Bened. Northampt.
the Prior and 12 Fr.
Holmcultrin-the Abbot and 25
Monks, Cumberland.
Butley, August, the Commend. and
8 Monks, Suffolk.
Stradford-Langthorn, Cisterc. the

and 17 Monks.

Walbeck, Præinonst. Nottingsh. the

Abbot and 18 Monks.

Huntington Canuons, Aug. the Prior and 8 Cannons.

Lincoln, Gilbertines, the Prior and 15 Monks.

Feversham, Cluniac. Kent, the Ab-
bot and 8 Monks.
Bordesley, Cisterc. Worcestsh. the
Abbot and 19 Monks.
Cumbermore, August. Chesh. the
Abbot.

St. Austins, Canterb. Bened. the
Abbot and 50 Monks.
St. James, Northamptonsh. Bened.
the Abbot Elect and 5 Monks
Fordham, Gilbertines, Cambridgsh.
the Prior and 3 Frat.
Chateras, Black-Nuns, Cambridgsh.

the Abbess and 10 Nuns. Val-royal, Chesh. the Abbot and 14 Monks.

Croxton, Præmonst. Leicestersh.

the Abbot and 22 Monks. Haughmond,Cannons, Shropsh. the Abbot and 10 Monks.

23. June.

23.

20.

11. July.

14.

17.

30.

25. Aug.

1. Sept

4. Dec.

14. Jan.

1. Feb.

and Bp.Suff.of Shafts. 12 Monks. 11.

Abbot.

Clattercott. Gilbert. the Prior. Bedford, Francis. the Warden. Stamford, Francis. the Warden. Derleyghs, Cisterc. Staffordsh. the Abbot.

Pipeldeth, Cisterc. Northam.sh. the Abbot.

De-la-pray Nunnery, Northam.sh. the Abbess.

Northallerton, Carmel. Yorksh.

Pulton Gilbert. the Prior.

Newburg, August. Yorksh.

Brusyard Nunnery, Suffolk, the Abbess.

9. June.

22. Aug. 3. Oct.

20.

5. Nov.

16. Dec.

20.

16. Jan.

22.

27.

17. Feb.

of Canterb. for taking the Surrender of Christ Church Canterbury.

St. Milburg Winlock, Salop.

26.

And another for the surrender

of Rochester, both dated

It seems there was generally a Confession made with the Surrender: Of these some few are yet extant, though undoubtedly great care

• Perhaps Roanen: King, Abbot of Osney, was taken to destroy as many as could be in

had the title Episcopus Roanansis.

Queen Mary's time. That long and full one

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