TAUNTON PKlOllY. 39 



In the same year, 13-41, Taunton saw anotlier monastic 

 establishment attemptecl at least to be addecl to its eccle- 

 siastical institutions. Little is known of this House, whicli 

 was foundecl by Walter de Meryet, clerk, for monks of 

 the Order of Blessed Mary of Mount Carmel, or White- 

 friars. As usual, we find a writ addressed to the king's 

 Eschaetor, on the 28 th of April, 1341, with the common 

 enquiries, as already known to us, and the verdict, dated 

 the Wednesday after Pentecost, or the 30th of May, 1341, 

 at Taunton, of the Jurors summoued in accordauce thereto. 

 The present gift is one of nine acres of meadow 1 md with 

 their appurtenances in Taunton, which are said to be held 

 by the said Walter of the Bishop of Winchester at a pay- 

 ment of seven Shillings a year, and to be worth twenty 

 Shillings a year in all outgoings. The land is stated to 

 be given for a certain Church and monastery which are 

 to be there erected.* The king's licence in answer is 

 dated at the Tower of London, the 14th of June.f 

 There was evidently some difficulty in the way; and 

 another writ was issued, dated the 12th of May, 1343, 

 and an Inquisition taken at Bruggewater, before Edward 

 de Stradlyng, the Eschaetor, relating tu a property, 

 probably the same, called Cokkesmede in Taunton. 

 This Inquisition is dated on the Tuesday after the feast 

 of SS. Peter and Paul, Apostles, which in the year 1343 

 was coincident with the Ist of July ; and the Jurors were 

 John de Membury, John Auger, John Punchardoun, John 

 de Rodyngbere, Walter de Nythercote, Thomas atte Or- 

 charde, John SnyfFamor, Philip de Cloteworth, Richard 

 atte Rysshyn, Thoraas Mauncel, William de Haretrowe, 



Inquis. ad q. d. 15 £dw. III. (2 n.) n. 58. 

 t Pat. 15Edw. in. p. 2. m. 41. 



