A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



Richard II allowed the alienation to these 

 Carmelities of another messuage adjoining their 

 house and churchyard, the gift of Adam Pope, 

 rector of Southrepps, and otliers.' 



During the early part of the fifteenth century 

 a certain Thomas Taverner of VValsingham 

 petitioned the Chancellor to compel John Thorp, 

 prior of the Carmelites of Norwich, to give up 

 his son Alexander, aged 13, whom he was 

 detaining contrary to the wishes alike of Thomas 

 and his said son.^ 



In i486 Thomas Waterpytte, the prior, and 

 his convent petitioned the mayor, aldermen, 

 sheriffs and citizens of Norwich to become their 

 patrons, as their founder was a merchant and 

 citizen. The petition was granted, and at the 

 general chapter of the order, held at Burnham 

 in 1488, the position of the mayor and corpora- 

 tion as patrons was formally ratified, with a 

 perpetual Darticipation in all masses, prayers, 

 labours, &c.' The city authorities were 

 evidently not ungrateful for these spiritual 

 benefits, as at an assembly held on 3 May, 1498, 

 the valuable privilege was granted by the city to 

 the Carmelites of being henceforth quit of all 

 city toll and custom of their ov/n property, 

 whether carried by land or by water.* 



Bale, VV^eever, Kirkpatrick, and Blomefield 

 give long lists of persons buried in the church of 

 these once popular friars. Sir William Calthorpe, 

 knt., by will proved in 1494, desired that he 

 might be buried in this church : — 



Also I wylle that the Whyte Frj-erys aforesaid have 

 ten marks for the repair of their churche and place, 

 and they to pray for may sowle and frendys sowlys. 

 Item I wj'll that Fryer Thomas Waterpepe synge for 

 my sowle and my wyfe's and frendys sowlys, by the 

 space of three years, at the auter where my sepulture 

 is ; and that, after the gospells, he seye opynly at 

 every masse De profundls for my sowle ; and he to 

 have six marks per annum for his labour.' 



Bale gives lists of many of the books con- 

 tained in ' the noble and very fair library ' of the 

 Carmelites of Norwich.^ 



The joint petition of the priors and convents 

 of the Black and the White friars of Norwich to 

 the Duke of Norfolk, early in October, 1538, 

 asking him to take the surrender of their houses 

 in their sore distress, has been already cited.' A 

 few days later an impostor, one John Pratte a 

 servant of Ralph Salter of Harpley, came to the 

 White Friars, when the prior and his brethren 

 were at dinner, asserting that he was the Lord 

 Privy Seal's (Cromwell's) servant, and had a 

 commission from him to suppress the house. 



' Pat. 3 Ric. II, pt. ii, m. II. 



' Early Chanc. Proc. bdle. 4, No. 1 04. 



' Kirkpatrick, Relig. Ord. ofNaiv;. 161-3. 



' City Assembly Book, fol. 30. 



' Reg. VVolman, 1494 ; cited by Kirkpatrick. 



' Bale, Cfnt. i, 74 ; iv, 70 ; vi, 25,66 ; vli, 54. 



' L. and P. Hen. Fill, xiii (2), 216. 



The prior desired sight of the commission, which 

 was not forthcoming, and being convinced he 

 was a cheat, brought him before the mayoralty 

 court. Whereupon John Pratte confessed to the 

 fraud which he had committed, expecting the 

 prior would offer him money. He was sentenced 

 to be taken about the market on the following 

 Saturday, with the words on p.iper, ' For false 

 feynging to be the kynge's comyssioner,' and 

 then to have both ears nailed to the pillory, and 

 then cut off.* 



The site of the White Friars was granted by 

 the king, in 1542, to Richard Andrews and 

 Leonard Chamberlain.' 



Priors of the Carmelite Friars of 

 Norwich '" 



Philip de Cowgate (founder, died prior), 



1283 

 Thomas de Salthouse, 1334 

 John de Folsham, died 1348 

 Walter de Dysse, 1376 

 Richard Wichingham, 1 38 1 

 Robert Ivory, 1386 

 John Tacesphalus, 1404 

 John Thorp, occurs after 1413" 

 Robert Rose, 1420 

 John de Kcnynghale, 145 I 

 Thomas Waterpytte, 1488 

 Robert, 151 7 

 Thomas, 1533 



56. THE AUSTIN FRIARS OF 

 NORWICH 1= 



The Austin Friars came to Norwich about the 

 beginning of the reign of Edward I, when they 

 settled in a messuage provided for them by 

 Roger Mingot, who was hence esteemed their 

 founder. •' 



In 1293 they had so far prospered as to obtain 

 licence from Edward I to accept five separate 

 tenements adjoining their original site, which 

 they proceeded to demolish in order to enlarge 

 their own house.** Licence for the alienation by 

 the abbot and convent of Langley to the Austin 

 Friars of Norwich of a messuage in Norwich for 

 the extension of their dwelling was granted by 

 Edward II in 1325," and ten years later pardon was 

 granted by Edward III to the Austin Friars of 

 Norwich for acquiring from Andrew le Barker 



• Ibid.xvii, 443 (39). 



' Blomefield, Hiit ofNorf. iv, 422. 



'" From Blomefield. 



" Early Chanc. Proc. bdle. 4, No. 1 04. 



"Kirkpatrick, Relig. Ord. of Ncrtc, 129-50 ; 

 Blomefield, Hist. 0/ Nerf. iv, 85-91 ; Dugdale, Mon. 

 vi, 1595. 



" Harl. MS. 2386, fol. 67. 



" This instrument is cited in full by Kirkpatrick, 

 Relig. Ord. ofNorw. I 3 3-4. 



" Pat. 19 Edw. II. pt. i, m. 32. 



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