42 NOTES ON A BOOK CALLED DOMESDAY. 



St. Mary in St. Peter's Church held property all over the town. 

 In 7 Hen. VI., two burgages are conveyed to the Fraternity, one 

 by executors of J. Jurdon, of Wolveton. A deed (B. 5 in the 

 Corporation strong room) by J. Williams and Roger Howell, wardens 

 of the Fraternity of St. Mary, conveying a burgage to J. Strat- 

 forde, goldsmith, is stated to be executed with the consent 

 " confratrum et consororum," showing that it was a sisterhood also. 

 The Prior of St. John, of Dorchester ; the Prior of Mayne, again 

 " Sancti Johanni Hospitalis Jerusalem in Anglia apud Mayne ;" 

 the Abbot of Abbotsbury ; the Prior of Christchurch ; the Abbot 

 and Convent of Cerne ; Fratres Minores, in the Friary of course ; 

 the Abbot of Bindon ; the Chapel of St. Rowald ; two Fraternities 

 Sanctae Trinitatis de Dorchester ; the Rector of Holy Trinity ; the 

 Rector of All Saints' ; the Fraternity of the Holy Cross of St. 

 Peter's ; a silver spoon left to the Fraternity of the Holy Cross of 

 Puddletown ; the Chantry of King Syward ; the Wardens of 

 Holy Trinity ; the Rector of St. Peter' ; the Wardens of All 

 Saints ; and the Monastery of Milton, 



I have now to note an item or two in three wills from a number 

 enrolled in whole or in part. In 1423 (f. Ixxx.) Reginald Jacob 

 makes his will. He, like several other testators at that time, leaves 

 money viz., 12d., to the fabric of Sarum Cathedral and to that 

 of St. Peter's here. But, considering his Hebrew name, and that 

 by some Marketjew is thought to be so called from a Jewish colony 

 there, it may be noteworthy that he bequeaths a missal to the fabric 

 of the Chapel of the Blessed Katherine, of Markesewe, in 

 Cornwall. He leaves a sheep to the fabric of Charminster Church. 

 He had " everything handsome about him " he leaves three silver 

 cups. In 11 Hen. VI. (f. xciv.), 1432, Agnes Hazard leaves 

 conscience money 6s. 8d. for forgotten tithes, also 16d. a year to 

 the Rector of Holy Trinity for a requiem. In 1441 (f. c) T. 

 Waryn, Rector of Holy Trinity, makes a number of bequests. It 

 would almost seem as if priests then were not quite so strict about 

 a canonical habit and no other. He leaves to Joan Pasco his best 

 mantle (togam) and a maser, to Edith his daughter her best girdle, 



