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time. In 1234 the King granted to the Abbot of Beaulieu to hold in 

 mortmain one ploughland of 100 acres in the bailiwick of Richard Foillet 

 in the New Forest. In 1238 forest privileges were confirmed, and to be 

 taken as including right of common pasture all through the year, for all 

 live stock except goats in the Forest ; also rights of the wreck and waif, 

 liberty of chase within their precincts, also turbary and bruery. In 1246, 

 on June 23rd, the Abbey Church of Beaulieu Regis was consecrated with 

 great pomp by William de Raleigh, Bishop of Winchester. Other grants 

 were made, such as Ipley (from William Hippeley), and the charter of a 

 weekly market within the Abbey close. Sanctuary rights were granted 

 at Beaulieu by Innocent III. The value of the Abbey just before the 

 Suppression was 428 6s. 8d., and reprisals from the church 101 10s. 5d. 

 The seal of the Abbey was affixed to the deed of surrender on April 2nd, 

 1538, and bore the common representation of the Virgin and child canopied 

 with figures in adoration on either side also under canopies. Below was 

 an escutcheon bearing the Abbey coat of arms, which had been revived by 

 the Bishop of Newcastle (some time perpetual curate of Beaulieu) in the 

 bearings of his colonial See. Mr. Moens said it was important to 

 remember, in view of any possible diversion of the tithes, which heaven 

 keep them from, that when the country gave them up they were 

 sold and full value received. The full market price was received 

 for the great tithes, and the small tithes were those left for 

 the maintenance of the parsons and vicars for public worship. It 

 was therefore monstrous to say, as many of their Nonconformist friends 

 did, that the tithes were ever given to the Church by Act of 

 Parliament. In 1538 Beaulieu Manor was granted to Thomas Wriothesley, 

 and James I. confirmed this grant in 1607-8, and added the gift of the 

 rectory and patronage of its curacy, also all the old Abbatial rights of 

 jurisdiction at Beaulieu. From the Southampton family Beaulieu passed 

 by marriage to Ralph Lord Montagu, and thence through Lady 

 Beaulieu and her sister the Duchess of Buccleugh to the Buccleugh family. 

 In about 1856 by family arrangement it passed to Lord Henry Scott, 

 second son of the late Duke of Buccleugh, now Lord Montagu of Beaulieu. 

 Captain Elwes then conducted the party over the beautiful and interest- 

 ing ruins, pointing out the domus conversorum on the western side of the 

 beautif ully-arcaded cloisters, the dormitory, the ambulatory, the existing 

 portion of which is used as a museum, and other features of interest. 

 The dormitory is in fairly good preservation, and even some of the old 

 paving tiles remain. Passing out of the fine arched doorway in the north 

 end wall of the cloisters, the members were taken to the site of the Abbey 

 Church itself, where the foundations have been clearly defined, and show 



