RELIGIOUS HOUSES 



In 1391 the abbot of Tiron presented two 

 clerks, John Beck and John Kent, to the 

 bishop, and he admitted Beck to the priory 

 on 20 February. 



The priory was however purchased by 

 Bishop Wykeham later in the same year from 

 the abbey of Tiron, to assist in the founda- 

 tion of Winchester College. Particulars as to 

 its value have been given under Andwell. 



Soon after Hamble came into the hands of 

 Winchester College, namely in 1401-2, the 

 large sum of 17 "js. id. was spent on the 

 church, chiefly in providing it with, a new 

 roof. The manor was also furnished with 

 a new dovecot. In 14101 the bell tower 

 of the church was either entirely rebuilt, or 

 underwent very considerable repairs. In the 

 following year three new bells were provided 

 for this tower ; they were cast by Richard 

 Brasier of Wickham, who was paid 40*. in 

 addition to the three old bells. 1 



In 1404 the French, though a nominal 

 truce existed, were making descents on our 

 shores. The college, mindful of the severe 

 losses of Hamble Priory from that cause in 

 1377, equipped a party of men and sent them 

 down to their newly-acquired possessions at 

 Hamble, but the expected foreigners did not 

 land. The entry in the college balance sheet 

 for that year includes a sum of 6 gs. under 

 the heading, Custus pro defensione patrie? 



In 1411 one Nicholas Diford, a copy- 

 holder of Meonstoke, came to the audit with 

 100 oysters in payment of his quit rent. 

 These doubtless came from Hamble, which 

 was formerly in high repute for its oysters. 

 The prior of Hamble used to render 20,000 

 oysters at mid-Lent to the monks of St. 

 Swithun as an acknowledgment for an annual 

 corrody of six gowns, six pairs of shoes, six pairs 

 of boots, together with twenty-one loaves and 

 forty-two flagons of ale weekly, which he and 

 his brethren received from that monastery. 

 After the property became vestedjn Winches- 

 ter College, the corrody, valued at 10 yearly, 

 was made the endowment of Wykeham's 

 chantry in the cathedral church. 3 



Mr. Kirby is probably right in surmising 

 that this early corrody is an indication that 

 the monks of Hamble numbered six at the 

 time of its foundation. If that was the case, 

 the amount works out at half a loaf and one 

 flagon daily for each monk. The weekly 

 delivery of this food at Hamble must have 

 been a serious charge on the Winchester 

 house, though Bishop Lucy gave them the 



1 Archttokgical Journal, vii. 86, 87. 



* Ibid. p. 156. 



s ~ 



Ibid. p. 158-9. 



advantage of water carriage all the way by 

 making the river Itchen navigable to South- 

 ampton. 



PRIORS OF HAMBLE 



Geoffrey, 1135 



Alan, 1313 



Richard de Florie 



John de Estrepaniacho, 4 1318-22 



Richard de Beaumont, 5 1322-45 



James Pasquier, 1345 



William de Monastery's 8 



William de Foxele, 7 1375-86 



John Beck, 1391 



38. THE PRIORY OF ANDWELL 



This small priory was a cell or dependency 

 of the great Benedictine abbey of Tiron. It 

 was founded early in the twelfth century by 

 Adam de Port of Mapledurwell. His grant 

 of lands in Nately and other rents were con- 

 firmed by a charter of Henry I. Roger de 

 Port, the eldest son of Adam, much in- 

 creased his father's benefaction by giving to 

 the monks of St. Mary of Andwell lands at 

 Winchester, the mill of Andwell before the 

 gate of their house and a virgate of land per- 

 taining to it, and a virgate of land at Maple- 

 durwell. The churches of Stratton, Hinton 

 and Bradford were also granted to them, 

 together with numerous minor gifts by the 

 De Port family of Mapledurwell. 8 



The church of this priory, the successor no 

 doubt of an earlier structure, was dedicated 

 by John, Bishop of Ardfert, acting as suffragan 

 for Peter de Roches, Bishop of Winchester, 

 about the year 1220. An indulgence of 

 forty days was granted to all who, having 

 confessed and repented, had come to the 

 consecration and offered alms, and also of ten 

 days for those who had made like attendance 

 at the dedication of the altars, which had 

 taken place on the Feast of the Holy 



1 Winton. Epis. Reg., Sandale, f. 42. Prior 

 Estrepaniacho resigned in 1322. 



5 Ibid. Asserio, ft". I2b, 24b. Prior Beaumont 

 had been appointed in 1320 to act during the 

 absence of Prior Estrepaniacho. 



8 He was presented during the episcopate of 

 Bishop Edingdon (1346-70). These last two 

 institutions are taken from Bishop Wykeham's 

 return of all the alien priory appointments. The 

 date of the latter is not given. 



7 Winton. Epis. Reg., Wykeham, i. 62b. 



8 See article on the alien priory of Andwell by 

 Rev. W. H. Gunner (Arch. Journ. 1852, ix. 246- 

 61), corrected by Mr. Round in Genealogist, n.. 

 xvi. 710 ; also Lucien Merlet's Cartulaire de 

 FAbbaye de Tiron, 2 vols. (1882-3). 



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