III. the king's most noble grace, with our mutual assent and BOOK consent, submit our selves, and every one of us, to the most benign mercy of the king's majesty; and by these presents do surrender, &c. The surrender follows in common form, signed by the abbot, subprior, and 9 monks, 25 Septemb. regni 30. There are others to the same purpose, signed by the guardian and seven Franciscans at Alisbury, the first of October. By the Franciscans at Bedford, the third of October. The Franciscans in Coventry the fifth of October. And the Franciscans in Stamford the eighth of October. And the Carmelites in Stamford upon the same day, which I shall also insert, the former four agreeing to it. FORASMUCH as we the prior and friers of this house of Carmelites in Stamford, commonly called the White-friers in Stamford, in the county of Lincoln, do profoundly consider that the perfection of Christian living doth not consist in some ceremonies, wearing of a white coat, disguising our selves after strange fashions, dockying and becking, wearing scapulars and hoods, and other-like papistical ceremonies, wherein we have been most principally practised and nusled in times past; but the very true way to please God, and to live a true Christian man, without all hypocrisy and feigned dissimulation, is sincerely declared to us by our master Christ, his evangelists, and apostles; being minded hereafter to follow the same, conforming our self to the will and pleasure of our supreme head under God on earth, the king's majesty; and not to follow henceforth the superstitious traditions of any forinsecal potentate or power, with mutual assent and consent, do submit our selves to the mercy of our said sovereign lord, and with the like mutual assent and consent do surrender, &c. Signed by the prior, and six friers. SECTION V. Of the manner of suppressing the monasteries after they were surrendred. THE reader will best understand this by the following account of the suppression of the monastery of Teuksbury, copied from a book that is in the augmentation-office, which begins thus: THE certificate of Robert Southwell esquire, William Petre, Edward Kairne, and John London, doctors of law: John Apprice, John Kingsman, Richard Paulet, and William Bernars, esquires, commissioners assigned by the king's majesty, to take the surrenders of divers monasteries, by force of his grace's commission to them, 6, 5, 4, or 3 of them, in that behalf directed; bearing date at his highness's palace of Westminster, the 7th day of November, in the 31 year of the reign of our most dread soveraign lord Henry the Eighth, by the grace of God, king of England, and of France, defender of the faith, lord of Ireland, and in earth immediately under Christ supreme head of the church of England, of all and singular their proceedings, as well in and of these monasteries by his majesty appointed to be altered, as of others to be dissolved, according to the tenour, purport and effect of his grace's said commission; with instructions to them likewise delivered, as hereafter ensueth. Com. Glocester. Teuksbury late monastery, The clear yearly value of all the possessions belonging to the said late monastery, Surrendred to the use of the king's majesty, As well spiritual as temporal, 1. 1595 15 6 s. d. evidences Records and Belonging to the late Houses and buildings assigned to remain undefaced. Remain in the treasury there under the custody of John Whittington, kt. the keys thereof bemonastery ing delivered to Richard Paulet Lreceiver. [The lodging called the New-7 to the custo- Jewels reserved to tion. Miters garnished with gilt, the use of the king's rugged pearls, and coun terfeit stones. majesty. And so remains clear- 19 12 8 Then follows a list of some small debts owing to and by the said monastery. Then follows a list of the livings in their gift. Com. Glocest. Com. Wigorn. Com. Will. Bristol. Four parsonages and 10 vicarages. Two parsonages and 2 vicarages. Five parsonages and 1 vicarage. 00 2 vicar. One pars. and 2 vicar. BOOK Com. Wilts. Com. Oxon. Com. Dors. Four pars. and 2 vicar. Com. Sommers. Three pars. Com. Devon. 00 1 vicar. |