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ton (b) ; but, which of them is not known by the authority of any 

 record that is decifive. It is certain, Roger fie Thornton, the elder, was a 

 benefactor to it. By his will he left twofother of lead to repair the 

 church or chapel belonging to it (c). It was dedicated to St. Michael 

 from whom, and the height of its fituation, it had the name of 

 St. Michael's Mount. At the dhTolution, K. Henry VIII, gave it, and 

 its revenues, to Sir John Greftam, an alderman of the city of Lon- 

 don t viz. The priory-houfe, garden, and orchard, about an acre 

 of ground ; an enclofure near the town-walls, about four acres ; 

 thirty-four mefliiages, three gardens, and one enclofure ; alfo an 

 enclofure called Cole-riggs, and four Lcs Riggcs in the Shidd-fidd. 

 The priory, with a houfe, orchard, and garden, came afterwards 

 into the pofTefiion of William Dent, an alderman of Ne-wcajtle, Efq; 

 and his fon William, who conveyed them, 24 Q^Elizabeth, to Wil- 

 liam Jennifon, Efq; then mayor, and Richard Hodgfon, Efq; of that 

 corporation (d). 



Befides thefe nionafteries, two others were intended to have 

 been founded. A grant was obtained, 37 K. Edward III, for 

 founding one in honour of the nativity and refurrection of our 

 blefled Lord, which was repealed the year following (e). A 

 grant was alfo obtained, 5 K. Henry IV, for founding another in 

 Ixmour of St. 'John the Baptift, and St. John the Evangelift (fj. 



(bj Dugd. Baionag. in Familia de Luml-y. 



(c) Bourne, p. 210, 2ir. (d) Id. fcft. vi. p. 139, &c. 



(e) Pro fraternitate in Nova Cajlra fuper Tynam faciend. in honorem nativitatis ct rcfurrec- 

 tionis lefu Cbri/li. 



Pat. 37. R. Ed. III. p. 2, m. 30. et anno 38. p. 2. m. 33. pro revocatione ejufdem, 

 etm. 12. in dorfo. et anno 39. p. i. m. 24. torn. 4. Rot. Turri Londinenfi, Nor- 

 tbumbr. 



(f) De fraternitate Sanli Jobannis Baptiftte, et Johannis Apoftoli, in Novo Caflro, fa- 

 tienda et fundanda. Pat. 5. R. Hen, IV. p. 2. m. 25. Ibid. 



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