was not the Church of the Priory. 15 
house, and the gate with the gatehouse in the base court.” 
_ Against this, is a note, in the margin:—‘ Committed to the 
oustody of John Barwic, servant to the Earl of Hertford.” 
Hoare and Jackson print the above as the “ Priore’s”’ lodging, 
but though there undoubtedly was, at one time, a Prior, besides 
the Prioress, I think the latter is meant, as I find the spelling is 
the same here as when the Prioress is certainly referred to, so that 
it is a mere question of the position of an apostrophe, and probably 
an accident in printing from the original. 
This lodging then appears to have been reserved, as a dwelling- 
house for the Earl of Hertford. 
_ Then follows a schedule of buildings, ‘Deemed to be super- 
fluous,”’ consisting of “The Church, Cloister, Frater, [07 Refectory ], 
Dormitory and Chapter-housc: the Convent Kitchen, with all the 
houses adjoining to the same: the old Infirmary, with the Chapel 
Cloister, and lodgings adjoining: the Sextery, with houses joining 
to the same: the steward’s, receivor’s, auditor’s and priests’ lodgings: 
and all other houses in the Base Court, above not reserved,” and 
again, in the margin, “ committed as abovesaid,” that is, to Mr. 
Barwic’s custody. 
In the very forefront of the buildings, scheduled as “ deemed to 
be superfluous,” stands the Priory Church. It seems incredible 
that, if the present Church had been the only Church, they should 
have proposed to destroy it and to leave Amesbury without any 
Church at all. 
It must,be remembered that it is in January, 1541, that provision 
is made for the salary of the perpetual curate. 
This document then gives an estimate of the weight of the “leads 
remaining upon the church choir, aisles, steeple, chapels, revestry 
[or vestry], cloister, frater, hall and chambers there, with the 
gutters belonging to the same, esteemed at 230 foders,”’ (a fother 
being 19 cwt.) 
It looks as if the words “the church quere,” in this instance, 
meant the whole body of the Church; from east to west, exclusive 
of the steeple. It is, in general, not very easy to say, when the 
word “ choir” is used, precisely, what is meant. 
