72 BURTON ABBEY DISSCLUTION INVENTORIES. 
We pass on 7 years and again the Church of Burton is 
plundered by another king who had inherited his father’s 
love of money and greed for spoiling the Church. It is 
worthy of note that Henry VIII is said to have entered 
into possession of enormous wealth by the dissolution of 
the Monasteries, and it is certain that he promised if this 
were granted to him that he would ask for no further taxes. 
It is equally certain that the whole of this had been squan- 
dered in a marvellously short time, and at his death he was 
reduced to the greatest straits for money. No wonder! 
The curse of sacrilege, contained in nearly all charters and 
grants to the various Abbeys, swiftly overtakes the spoilers, 
and the Tudor line 1s wiped out; Edward VI died childless, 
Mary and Elizabeth the same. It is interesting to follow 
the grants of the spoils, for the curse of sacrilege rests on 
them, and you will find the original family seldom thrives 
or continues long in possession. I know one family where 
the eldest son has never succeeded to the estate to this 
day; the estate was sold, but yet the curse clings to who- 
ever buys it. 
‘© Church Goods = 
Stafford. 
Hundred of Cutleston. 
A juste true and parfecte survey and inventorye of all 
goods plate jewells vestments bells and other ornaments of 
all churches chappells brotherhods Guyldes and companies 
wthin the hundred of Cutleston in the Countey of Stafford 
taken the theyrd daye of October in the Syxte yere of the 
raygne of or sovergn lorde kynge Edward the Syxte by 
Thomas Gyfford Knight Walter Wrotcheley and Edward 
Lyttlton Esquyers by vertue of the kyngs Mts comyssion 
to them directed in that behalf as hereafter particulerly 
appereth. 
Burton upon Trent. 
Fyrste one challes of sylver pcell gylte wth a paten ij 
