200 The History of the Parish of All Cannings. 



Religious Houses, at the disposal of the Crown. It was accordingly, 

 on 28th July, 1 Edw. VI., bestowed on the Duke of Somerset, the 

 Protector. On August 11th, in the same 3'ear, the Duke surren- 

 dered it, together with other estates, in exchange with the Crown, 

 for the Manors of Everleigh and Aldbourne. The prebendal estate 

 was then granted to the Dean and Canons of Windsor,^ who are 

 still in possesssion of it. There was however a law-suit, with 

 reference to this same Prebend, between the Earl of Hertford 

 (Seymour), and the Dean and Canons of Windsor, which lasted 

 many years, and was not finally settled till 1604. In Waylen's 

 History of Marlborough (p. 629) under the head, "The case between 

 the Earl of Hertford and the Deans and Canons of Windsor," 

 occurs the following extract bearing upon this case : — " Whereas 

 Hugh Gough,^ Parson of All Cannings, procured himself to be 

 presented to the Prebend of All Cannings, being parcel of the 

 said lands exchanged," (between Edward VI. and the Duke of 

 Somerset) " the Dean and Canons exhibited their bill in Chancery 

 against the said Hugh Gough ; and therefore a decree was made 

 that the said Dean and Canons should enjoy the said Prebend, 

 according to the first intent of the King, which they had already 

 enjoyed for nearly fifty years." 



The tithes of Allington, which belong to the Dean and Chapter 

 of Windsor, amount to £264 per annum, and are leased under 

 them by Mr. Joseph Parry, who farms the principal estate there. 



Before giving a list, such as we are able, of the Prebendaries, 

 we may mention that a special privilege belonged to this appoint- 

 ment as regarded the conventual church of St. Mary, Winton. 

 In the election of an Abbess, by the prescriptive custom of the 

 Monastery, the Prebendary of All Cannings possessed two votes f 

 and we have it on record, that, at the election held on 21st April, 

 1488, Dame Alice Newe the Prioress, and procuratrix of the vener- 

 able Master John Nele, Prebendary of All Cannings, gave the 

 said two votes for Dame Johanna Legh (or Ligh). See above, p. 11. 



1 Harl. MS. 4316, fol. 188. = See above, p. 24, 

 3 See Baigent's History of the Church of Wyke, near Winchester, p. 35, note; 

 a re-print from the Journal of the Archseol. Assoc, of September, 1863. 



