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merits ; though I thlnk, as I have alreatly sald, that it may 

 be gathered from the pleadings that Prioress would, be 

 unsuccessful, and that the distress which Agnes Samuel 

 had levied would be pronounced valid and according to 

 law. 



Of tlic year 1335 I am liappy to furnish a very valuable 

 memorJal. It is the certificate of the Lord Bishop to the 

 King, of the churches, advowsons, and pensions which the 

 Prior and Brethren of the Hospital possessed in the diocese 

 of Bath and Wells. They are here stated to hold, as 

 appropriate rectories, the Church of Halse, of the annual 

 value of £10 ; the Church of Durston, with the tithes 

 of Coggelode by Boclande, (there is still a "Coglett 

 Field " in the immedlate ueighbourhood of the site of 

 the Prioiy) of the annual value of 8 marcs ; the 

 Church of Northpederton, of the annual value of 60 

 marcs ; and the Church of Kynemersdone, of the annual 

 value of 24 marcs. They have also, it is added, the 

 advowsons of the Churches of EUesworthe, taxed in 6 

 marcs and a half; of Talande, taxed in 3 marcs ; and of 

 Hethfeld, taxed in 5 marcs. They have also the following 

 annual pensions : from the Chapel of Bodyngton in the 

 park of Netherstauway, 2s. ; from the Church of Touland, 

 2s. ; from Bekyngton, 20s. ; and from the Church of Poulet, 

 1 marc. The document is dated at Banwell, 27th August, 

 1335.--^ 



In the llth year of King Edward III., 1337, died John 

 de Erlegh, seised at the time of his decease of the manors 

 of Durston, North Petherton, Somerton Erle, Bekington, 

 ^Michaelchurch, &c. The fact of special interest in our 

 present enquiry is that he left behind him a son John, born 



* MS. Harl. 60G5, p. 93. 



