Sorbet 



By E. A. FRY. 



JTJHE Survey of Chantries in Dorset which is here 

 printed is a copy of the document to be found in 

 the Augmentation Office in the Public Record 

 Office, to which the reference is " Chantry 

 Certificates, No. 16." A few other Dorset 

 Chantries included in churches not in this . 

 county are appended. 



In November, 1545, 37 Henry VIII., an Act of 

 Parliament was passed in order to enquire into the number of 

 Colleges, Chantries, and Free Chapels already founded, to see if 

 they were being carried out according to the instructions of 

 their founders and to stop their further alienation. 



Following upon this Act a Commission was issued by Patent 

 (Pat. Roll, 37 Hen. VIII., pt. 10, memb. 36 dorso). The Com- 

 missioners appointed for Somerset and Dorset were William 

 (Barlow), Bishop of Bath and Wells ; Paul (Bushe), Bishop of 

 Bristol ; Sir Giles Strangeways, Knt. ; Sir John Horsey, Knt. ; 

 Thomas Denam, Esquire ; Robert Carye, gent. ; and Roger 

 Kentsey, gent. 



The death of Henry VIII. on 28 January, 1547-48, stopped 

 for a time further action in the matter, but in i Edward VI. 

 (1547-48), a fresh Act of Parliament was passed to deal with all 



