86 SIR WILLIAM CAVENDISH 1557- 



The Heading of the Accounts for Lilleshall Abbey is ; 



The late Monas? of lylleshall in the Countie of Salopp. 

 Hereafter folowyth all suche fJcells of Implements or houshold Stuflfe, 

 Corne, catell. Ornaments. of the Churche, and suthe other lyke founde 

 wythyn the late Mon : ther at the tyme of the Dissolucon of the same 

 house, solde by the Kyngs Commissionrs unto Mr. Will"' Cavendisshe 

 Esquier as particularly and playnly folowyth : 



In the Vestry: It: xi. Copies of olde blewe baudekyn.i 

 It : iij Copis of Whyte Baudkyn. 

 It : iij other Copis of Whyte counterfeit baudekyn. 

 It : other iij copis of Whyte counterfeit baudekyn. 

 It ; viij olde Copis of dyverse sorts. 

 It : vj olde Copis of Dornyx. 

 It : a Sewte of Blewe baudkyn. 

 It : an other Sewte of Blewe baudekyn. 

 It : a Sute of Redd Sylke full of Amies. 

 It : viij olde Alterclothys. 

 It : ij Alter Clothys to hange before Alters. 

 Ix. s. 

 (About ^30 in present Value.) 

 At Hardwick Hall at the present time, in the chapel, there 

 is an ancient cope which covers the pulpit front. There is also 

 an ancient hanging on the altar rails. It appears to be made up 

 of the hoods and " orfreys "2 of twenty-four cojies. Not unlikely 

 these were brought to Hardwick by Sir William Cavendish from 

 Lilleshall Abbey. 



On 28th November, 30 Henry VIH., a grant was made to 

 " Wm. Cavendysshe of the House and Site of the late Monastery 

 of Lylleshall, Salop, and divers lands (named) thereto belonging," 

 formerly in the personal occupation of the late Abbot, for 21 

 years at a rent of ^20 5s. od." (or about ^£202 in present value). 

 In 31 Henry VIII. To Jas. Leveson, of Wolverhampton, 

 Stuff merchant, a grant in fee for ;^i,i73 i6s. 8d. (or about 

 _;£i 2,000 in present value) was made of the reversions, and 

 rents due, on certain Crown leases, including Lilleshall, and this 

 is now in the possession of his descendant, Cromartie Suther- 

 land-Leveson-Gower, Duke of Sutherland. 



1 A rich and precious species of silk stuff, interwoven with gold threads, 

 introduced into England in the thirteenth centur/. 



2 Embroidered edging. 



