TAUNTON PRIORY. 51 



that lie consented to the election that had been made of 

 Br. Walter Cook as Prior of Taunton, and begged the 

 Bishop to complete the said election.* 



In 1397, the 21st of Eichard IL, the Prior is certified to 

 have lent the King the smn of fifty marcs. At the same 

 time the Abbats of Sherburn and Keynesham lent forty 

 marcs each.f 



In 1404, the famous William de Wykeham, Bishop of 

 Winchester, bequeathed to the Prior and Convent one 

 hundred marcs to pray for Ins soul. His will was dated 

 the 24th of July, 1403, and proved the 9th of October, 

 1404. 



On the 2 Ist of June, in the 7th year of Henry IV, 

 1406, licence was given, on payment of twelve marcs, to 

 Kichard Otery, William Portman, Thomas parson of the 

 Church of Munketon, and Thomas Scory, to give and 

 assign to the Prior and Convent nine acres of meadow 

 land with their appurtenances situate in Taunton ; and to 

 the said William to give one messuage with its appurte- 

 nances also in Taunton, after the death of Walter Knolle 

 and Agnes his wife, who had a life interest in the property. 

 The Instrument concludes with the usual reservations, &c., 

 and is dated at Westminster, the twenty-first day of 

 June.ij: 



In the same year, Walter occurs as Prior. This was 

 Walter Coke, who died in January, 1407-8. || 



On the 18th of January, 1407-8, Robert Newton was 

 clected, and on the 3 Ist of the same month was confirmed 

 Prior. § 



» E Reg. "Will, de "Wykeham, Ep. Winton., vol. ii., fol, coli. 



t Eymer, Foed. Ed. Hag. tom. in., p. iv. 134. 



t Fat. 7 Hen. IV., p. 2. m. 22. 



II MS. Harl. G966, p. 4. Dr. Archer, e Reg. Well. 



§ MS. Harl. 6966, p. 4. Reg. Bowet, 48. 



