RELIGIOUS HOUSES 



Jn '333 the prior of Carisbrooke, as proctor 

 in England for the abbot of Lire, contributed 

 five marks towards the expenses of the marriage 

 of Eleanor, the king's sister, with a proviso that 

 such contribution should not prejudice the 

 priory as a precedent. 1 



In 1374 the prior of Carisbrooke petitioned 

 the king against the exactions of the sheriff, 

 pleading that the enemy had burnt their 

 granges and cowhouses, as well as their con- 

 ventual buildings, and had despoiled their 

 tenants and parishioners.* 



The monks of Carisbrooke served the 

 chapels of Newport and Northwood, receiving 

 from the former town the annual pension of 

 two marks granted to them by Richard de 

 Redvers circa 1180. They had also under 

 their care the burial ground, with its chapel 

 dedicated to the Holy Cross, under the castle 

 of Carisbrooke, consecrated by Bishop Henry 

 of Winchester (probably Henry Woodlock, 

 I 3S- 1 (>), as a place of sepulture for the small 

 religious communities in the Isle of Wight. 



The seal of the priory (here illustrated) is 

 oval in shape, and shows the Virgin and Child 

 and below a kneeling figure. The legend 

 runs : + SIGILLVM : ANDREE : PRIOR . . . ROC. 

 The grants to the priory were of small 

 extent and value, 3 the parent community of 

 Lire treating the prior as their locum tenens 

 and absorbing the larger benefactions. 



The priory was seized by the Crown during 

 the reigns of Edward I.* and Edward III., 

 and being in the king's hands was granted by 

 Richard II. to the Carthusian priory of 

 Mount Grace, Yorkshire. Restored to Prior 

 Thomas Val Oseul by Henry IV. on con- 

 dition of the ' apport ' or customary tribute 

 to Lire being paid to the Crown, and future 

 appointments of monks being filled by Eng- 

 lishmen, it was seized again by Henry V. 

 and bestowed on his new charter-house at 

 Sheen, and the monks dispersed. 



The temporalities of Carisbrooke priory 

 were declared of the annual value of 

 28 is. -2.\d. by the taxation of 1291. The 

 various rectories of the island pertaining to 

 the priory or the abbey of Lire were then of 

 great annual value Carisbrooke, 80 ; Fresh- 

 water, 60 ; Godshill, 66 131. \d, ; New- 

 church, 66 13;. 4^. ; Arreton, 33 6s. Sd. ; 

 Whippingham, 24 ; and Newtown, 8. 

 Two of these, namely Carisbrooke and 

 Arreton, were at that time appropriated to 

 the abbey of Lire. 



1 Pat. 7 Edw. III. pt. 2. ra. 20. 



8 Stone's Arch. Antlq. 1. W. ii. 198. 



1 Transcript of chartulary already referred to. 



4 Pat. 5 Edw. I. pt. i. m. 1 2d. 



231 



A survey of the priory made in 1385 gave 

 the annual value at 86 131. \d. In 1446 

 the value was 194 is. 2$d., whilst in 1538 

 the annual worth of the priory as parcel of 

 the possessions of Sheen was declared to be 

 *. Sd. 



PRIORS OF CARISBROOKE 

 Hugh, temp. Henry II. 

 John de Insula, 6 circa 1 190 

 William de Glocester," circa 1205 

 Robert of S. Pier-sur-Dire, circa 1257 

 Andrew, circa 1264 

 Richard Preause, circa 1279 

 John de Caleto, 7 circa 1286 

 Warin Pyel, 8 circa 1298 

 John Poucyn, 9 circa 1313 

 Blase Doubel, circa 1336 

 John Pepyn, 10 circa 1348 

 Nicholas Gavaire, 11 circa 1361 

 Peter de Ultra Aquam, 12 circa 1363 

 Thomas de Val Oseul, 1371 

 Odo de Ulmis, 1401 

 Nicholas de Ulmis, 1405 



43. THE PRIORY OF APPLEDUR- 



COMBE 



The priory of Appledurcombe was founded 

 (circa) 1 100 as a cell to the Benedictine abbey 

 of Montebourg in the diocese of Coutances, 

 on the manor of the same name which had 

 been granted that community by Richard de 

 Redvers in 1090. 



The priory held land in Sandford, Week, 

 Appledurcombe and Wydcombe. 



A survey of 1295 shows that the priory 

 possessed 2 horses, i bull, 8 oxen, 12 cows, 

 2 bugles, 9 calves, 130 sheep, 248 ewes, 160 

 lambs, 4 boars, 12 sows, 48 pigs, 28 young 

 pigs, and 4 hens and a cock. 13 



In 1339 Edward III. gave orders for the 

 removal of the prior of Appledurcombe and 

 his monks from their priory near the sea coast 

 to Hyde Abbey owing to the war with France. 

 We suppose the order was carried out, as it is 

 entered in the episcopal registers together with 

 an injunction to the abbot of Hyde to see to 

 its due performance. 1 * 



8 Ancient Deeds (P.R.O.), B. 2836. 



8 Transcript of Carisbrooke chartulary, p. 1 6. 

 7 Ibid. p. 20. 8 Ibid. 



9 John Poucyn presented to the rectory of 

 Newchurch in 1322. He is described as prior 

 of Carisbrooke and proctor of the abbot of Lire. 

 Winton. Epis. Reg., Asserio, f. 23. 



10 Winton. Epis. Reg., Edingdon, i. f. 33. 



11 Ibid. f. nob. la Ibid. f. 123. 



13 Stone's Arch. Antiq. 1. W. ii. 197. 



14 Winton. Epis. Reg., Orlton, i. f. ijSb. 



