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paid from the possessions of the college in Basingstoke. " In 

 " cujus rei testimonium sigillum nostrum commune presenti- 

 " bus apponimus. Dat. Oxon. in coll. nostro supra dicto 

 " primo die mensis Junii anno regis Ricardi tertii secundo," 

 viz. 1484. The college in their grant to Ashforde, style him 

 only capellanus; but the annuitant very naturally, and with a 

 becoming dignity, asserts his late title in his acquittances, and 

 identifies himself by the addition of nuper priorem, or late 

 prior. 



As, according to the persuasion of the times, the depriving 

 the founder and benefactors of the Priory of their masses and 

 services would have been deemed the most impious of frauds, 

 bishop Wainfleet, having by statute ordained four obits for 

 himself to be celebrated in the chapel of Magdalen College, 

 enjoined in one of them a special collect for the anniversary of 

 Peter de Rupibus, with a particular prayer " Deus Indul- 

 gentiarum" 



The college also sent Nicholas Langrish, who had been a 

 chantry priest at Setborne, to celebrate mass for the souls of 

 all that had been benefactors to the said Priory and college, 

 and for all the faithful who had departed this life. 



N. 356. Thomas Knowles, presidens, &c. " damus et con- 

 " cedimus Nicholao Langrish quandum capellaniam, vel sala- 

 " rium, sive alio quocunque nomine censeatur, in prioratu 

 " quondam de Selborne pro termino 40 annorum, si tarn din 

 " vixerit. Ubi dictus mag r . Nicholaus celebrabit pro anima- 

 " bus omnium benefactorum dicti prioratus et coll. nostri, et 

 " omnium fidelium defunctorum. Insuper nos, &c. concedi- 

 " mus eidem ibidem celebranti in sustentationem suam quan- 

 " dam annualem pensionem sive annuitatem octo librarum &c. 

 " in dicta capella dicti prioratus concedimus duas cameras 

 " contiguas ex parte boreali dicte capelle, cum una coquina, et 

 " cum uno stabulo conveniente pro tribus equis, cum pomerio 

 " eidem adjacente voc. le Orcheyard Preterea 26s. 8d. per 

 " ann. ad inveniendum unum clericum ad serviendum sibi ad 

 " altare, et aliis negotiis necessariis ejus." His wood to be 

 granted him by the president on the progress. He was not to 

 absent himself beyond a certain time; and was to superintend 



