RELIGIOUS HOUSES 



William and Thomas Garrad, canons of the same 

 house, to peremptorily cite William Curlew, the 

 late abbot, under pain of suspension and excom- 

 munication, to appear personally at the provincial 

 chapter in the town of Nottingham on 9 April, 

 in certain causes and articles concerning his soul's 

 health and reformation. In case the said Wil- 

 liam showed contumacy or rebellion they were 

 *o deal with him after the fiill rigour of their 

 statutes, according to their rule and judicial 

 process.^ 



In 15 13, John, abbot of Langlev, was collated 

 by the bishop of Norwich to the rector)' of Ched- 

 grave. Robert Walkington occurs as abbot in 

 151 7, in which year Pope Leo gave him per- 

 mission to hold another abbey and two ecclesias- 

 tical benefices, or three ecclesiastical benefices 

 without another abbey.' In 1523 he was rector 

 of Carleton, and in 1529 of Ciaxton. 



Thomas Kerdeston, archdeacon of Norfolk, 

 was buried in the church of this abbey before the 

 altar of the holv rood in 1276. Margaret, wife 

 of Sir William Kerdeston, was buried near the 

 archdeacon in 1328, and Sir Roger Kerdeston in 

 1337. Other burials in this conventual church 

 were John de Claverins (patron of the house), 

 Sir Robert Grev, Sir Robert Hodington, Sir 

 Robert UfFord, Sir Thomas Ufford, Sir Hugh 

 Gumey, Sir Robert de Valiibus, Sir Simon Grey, 

 Sir James Bradley, Sir William Poole, and several 

 of their wives.' 



The clear annual value of the abbey in 1534., 

 according to the Valor Ecclesiasticus, was only 

 ;^I04 16/. S^. 



The county commissioners for suppression 

 reported in 1536 that there were at Langley 

 of religious persons ' vj alle prvstes whereof one 

 desyrethe to contj'nue in Religione and the rest 

 require capasaties, they been of goode name.' 

 There were also twent]i'-one servants who had 

 their living there, namelv two priests, seven 

 waiting servants, and twelve hinds. The lead 

 and bells were estimated at ;(^l6o, and the goods 

 at £2^ '+^- 3'^- The house was in debt to the 

 extent of ;^i20 16/. 8d.* 



An inventor)' of the abbey's possessions taken 

 this year shows that there were in the church 

 and vestry a cross of copjjer, three chalices and 

 patens, a crozier staff, six pewter cruets, twelve 

 cof>es, ten vestments, and ten albs. 



Abbot Robert Walkinoton obtained a pension 

 of ;^i3 6^. 8^.' 



Abbots of Languy 



Gilbert,' temp. John 

 Hugh,' occurs 1233, 1249 



' Redman, Visit. (Bodl.), foL 43. 



• Blomefield, Hist, of Surf, x, 150. 

 » Harl. MS. 9:2, fol. 79. 



• Chsnt. Cert. Norf. No. 90. 

 ' Aug. Off. Bts. ccixiii, 31*. 



• Chart. R- I John, m. 8. 



' Adi. MS. 5948, fok 33, 5. 



Richard,* occurs 1276 



Simon,' occurs 1251, 1267 



Geofifrey,^'' occurs 1 3 16 



John de Strumpeshagh," elected 1 340 



William,^ occurs 1350 



Geoffrey," elected 1368 



Peter, •"* elected 1375 



John de Norwich," elected 1392 



John Walsham,'' elected 1399 



John Waterden,^" occurs 1422 



Nicholas deWenyngton,^occursi 428 and 1463 



Nicholas Wamerton,'* occurs 1467 and 1478 



John Mynrynge,*" occurs 1482 



Walter Alpe," occurs 1488 



William Curlew,*^ elected 1500 



John Maxe,*^ elected 1503 



Robert Walkington,^ elected 1 5 1 6, last abbot 



An imperfect impression of the first seal of this 

 abbey is attached to a charter of 1267. Obverss, 

 the abbot seated has a crozier in right hand and a 

 book in the left ; on each side a hand and arm 

 issuing and holding a candle in a candlestick. 

 Reverse^ the Virgin seated witli Holy Child on 

 left knee ; candles in candlesticks the same as the 

 obverse.^ A cast in the British Museum from a 

 fine impression gives the legend on the obverse : 



s' ABSATIS ET CONVENTUS ECCLE5IE SCE MARIE DE 

 L.A.NGELE ^ 



Of a second fourteenth-century seal there is 

 also a cast at the British Museum. The crowned 

 Virgin, seated in a tabernacled niche, has the 

 Holy Child on left knee, and in the right hand a 

 fleur-de-lis sceptre.^ 



44. THE ABBEY OF WENDLING 



The abbey of Wendling, dedicated to St. Mary, 

 was founded about 1 265 by William de Wendling, 

 one of the king's justices, for canons of the 

 Premonstratensian order. By the foundation 

 charter, the abbey was endowed with William's 

 messuage at Wendling, and three carucates of 

 land in the towns of Wendling, Scarning, Great 

 and Little Fransham, with all appurtenances and 

 services, also with all his houses, buildings, services, 



^ Cal. of Bodl. Ctcrt. 192. 



'Add. 'MS. 5948, fols. 5, lb. 

 " Qose, 10 Edw. II, m. 29 d. 

 " Blomefield, Hut. cfSorf. i, 150. 

 "Add. MS. 627;, fol. 126. 

 " Norsv. Epis. Reg. v, fol. 80. 

 " Ibid, yi, fol. 43. " Ibid. foL 170. 



» Ibid. fol. 246. 



*■" Blomefield, Hist. tfStrf. X, 1 50. 

 » Ibid. " Ibid. 



* Redman, Visit (Bodl.), foL 4+*. 

 " Ibid. fol. 72. " Ibid. 



» Add. MS. 4935, fol. 43. 

 ** Blomefield, Hist. sfScrf. i, I ;o. 

 •'Add. Ch. 19291; DagJjle, Men. ri, 930; 

 Blomefield, Hist. efSrnf. iv, 1 1 37. 



" B.M. liLi, 28. " B.M. ilvii, 612. 



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