72 Ambresbury Monastery. 
.to the same: the styward’s, receyvor’s, auditor’s and preest’s lodgings: and all 
oder houses in the Base Court above not reserved. 
Committed as aboyesaid. (i.e. to Mr. Berwick’s custody.) 
Leades remayning upon 
The church, quere, iles, steple, chapells, revestry,* cloister, Licnlates halle 
and chambers there, with the gutters belonging to the same, esteemed at cexxx 
foders. 
Bells remayning. 
In, the atecple Gnomes. ie Fas <5 ves nately « liij. 
POLS MB Ys OS UA RCUON whee yate eee et fs pice tein efoiay als’ Mecce. weight. 
Juells reserved. 
To the use of the king’s Magestie............ None. 
Plate of sylver reserved to the same use viz. 
BEGR= (Fy tO ais «via pars Sls AIT TSR e aS Satan ccyj. ounces. 
Silver;parcbll Pylte, Gece eet. 84 foie «pale nea exl. ounces. 
Silver white......... Fetidvne ths itebicwiet sous cccxij. ounces. 
Ornaments reserved. 
To the use abovesaid, wiz. .........0.0 0020s None. sow vas 
The ornaments, goods and chattels sold by the commissioners 
PORIDZOD ie worn eps yen witty le Jo's o's 'e ehaielegela ohio e tists Nie Oe cle earner 147 5 2 
Whereof was me to 33 late religious women, of the King’s 
WOWAEG: ti! Licvsias sides Mas se hie hitb hide ride Poheniss loc 74 3 4 
And to 37 persons viz, 4 priests and 33 servants for 
WBE GRIANG (LY;VELIERs eyorcjnuceie Aine s cies ers re cyete eles Siok oot 31 8 4/ 105 118 
is 41 136 
The debts owing by the Monastery were.................... 20 145 
And so remayneth clere 20 191 
“The records and evidences of the monastery ought to be in 
existence, as they were specially reserved under lock and key “ for 
the King’s Majesty.” 
According to the preceding document there were two consecrated 
buildings belonging to the monastery, viz., the principal church, 
and the chapel of the Infirmary. The latter was undoubtedly 
destroyed. The former was apparently sentenced to be destroyed, 
being “deemed superfluous:” and the following papers certainly 
describe considerable havoc in stripping off lead, pulling down 
a spire, selling paving tiles, &c., &c. And further, one of 
them states that a certain quantity of the lead was reserved “ to 
be placed upon the chancel of the Parish Church.” This at first led 
me to suppose that there must have been two large churches: but 

* For “‘ Revestiary,” Fr. revestiaire, Latin, revestio: the place where the dresses of the Clergy were 
reposited. 
