146 POWERSTOCK CHURCH AND CASTLE. 



currency of the day, not an inconsiderable sum to be spent on 

 repairs ; for it seems probable, judging from the wording of the 

 extracts, that an entirely new house was not built for the King at 

 Powerstock, but that Robert de Newburgh's Mansion house, 

 which we may reasonably suppose was at Powerstock, since that 

 was the head of the Barony, was repaired and perhaps enlarged. 

 This will be more evident if we compare the description of 

 building operations elsewhere at Cranborne for instance with 

 that of the work at Powerstock. In an entry in the Close Rolls 

 relating to the King's houses at Cranborne, the nature of the 

 work there is thus described " For the building of the houses at 

 Cranborne," but in the Pipe Rolls the work at Powerstock is 

 described as " for the repair of the King's houses at Pourstok " 

 (No. 2), and " for work about the houses at Pourstok " (No. 3), 

 and I cannot find any evidence of a Royal residence at Power- 

 stock before John's reign. 



As soon as the houses were finished the King ordered wine to 

 be sent there one barrel on Feb. i8th, 1207 (No. 9) ; one tun 

 on July 6th, 1207 (No. 10); and three barrels of "Anjou" wine 

 on 2ist March, 1208 (No. u). 



LIST OF CHURCH GOODS IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF 

 POWERSTOCK IN THE 6th YEAR OF EDWARD VI. 



From a MS. in the Record Office. 

 Press mark " Q.R. Church Goods, Dorset ~." 



THE PARISH OF PORESTOKE. 



First : Two chalices of silver gilt ; five pairs of vestments, one 

 of satin of Bruges, one of silk damask, two of dormax, one of red 

 damask, one cope of red damask ; two table clothes of linen ; two 

 candlesticks of brass; five bells in the tower, one "liche" bell. 



To the Church use there is appointed the worst chalice, one 

 cope of red damask, with all the table clothes and surplices. 



