RELIGIOUS HOUSES 



down ; (2) that he might buy the church 

 ornaments ; these are recorded as sold for 

 ^23 13*. 2d. to ' divers persons,' this being exclu- 

 sive of 339 ounces of silver, mostly gilt, reserved 

 for the king's use 127 ; (3) that the bells might be 

 left ; three of the bells were sold to Lord 

 La De Warr for 25 6s. 8/f. 138 ; (4) that the 

 'founders' lodging' might stand, and (5) that he 

 might have the demesnes to farm. John Mores, 

 reporting the completion of the work of dissolu- 

 tion on 26 March, 1537, tells Cromwell that, 

 thanks to Lord De La Warr, the king has received 

 greater profit from Boxgrove than from any other 

 house in Sussex. 129 



At the time of the suppression there were in 

 the priory eight priests and one novice, as well 

 as twenty-eight servants and eight children. 130 

 The latter item evidently implies the existence 

 of a school, and the monastery would seem also 

 to have played the part of an almshouse, for there 

 were six poor persons, ibidem inhabitantes, receiving 

 a farthing each daily in accordance with the 

 ancient statutes of the house. 131 Altogether the 

 fall of Boxgrove Priory is a good example of the 

 injury done in many cases to the cause of charity 

 and education in the dissolution of the religious 

 houses. 



PRIORS OF BOXGROVE IS1 



Adingar, occurs 1117 



Godfrey 



Ralph, occurs 1 1 79 133 



Nicholas, occurs 1200 



Ralph, occurs 1214 



Robert, occurs 1215 



Ansketill, occurs 1217 



Walter, occurs 1230 



Ansketill, occurs 1232 and I249 134 



Walter, occurs I25&, 136 1257 



Simon, occurs 1258 



Walter, occurs 1271 13e 



Ralph de Dumo, intruded, c. 1275 137 



Robert, elected, c. I275, 137 occurs 1280 138 



William, resigned c. 1281 137 



John of Winchester, deposed 128% 139 



Thomas, elected I283, 137 occurs 1288 14 



Thomas, occurs 1298 m and 1303 142 



117 Suss. Arch. Coll. xliv, 59. Ibid. 



119 L. and P. Hen. rill, xii (i), 747. 

 130 Suss. Arch. Coll. xliv, 65. 

 181 Valor Eccl. (Rec. Com.), i, 304. 

 m List in Suss. Arch. Coll. xv, 121, from the Char- 

 tulary, when other references are not given. 



133 Bruton Chartul. (Somers. Rec. Soc.), 339. 



134 Feet ofF. (Suss. Rec. Soc.), No. 451. 

 34 Feet of F. Suss. 40 Hen. III. 



136 Assize R. 913, m. i d. '" See above. 



138 Feet of F. Suss. 8 Edw. I. 



139 Reg. Epist. Peckham (Rolls Ser.), iii, 553. 



140 Assize R. 924, m. 78. m Ibid. 1312, m. 21. 



141 Ibid. 1329, m. 31. 



Laurence de Gloucestre, 143 occurs 1 3 1 O 144 -i g lti 

 John, occurs 1323 146 

 Robert atte Strode, elected 1328 147 

 Walter, occurs 1330 



John de Warenge, occurs I339, 148 died 1348 

 Nicholas de Stanlygh, elected I348 149 

 Richard Boneham, occurs 1355 15 

 John de Londa, occurs I376, 161 1383 lw 

 Walter Marshall 153 



John Chaworthe, elected I398, 164 died 1409 

 John Rykeman, appointed I4O9 1 " 

 John, occurs 1421 166 

 John Costune, died 1438 157 

 Robert Chamberlayn, elected 1438 158 

 John Joye, occurs I465, 159 died 1485 

 Richard Chese, elected 1485 16 

 John Peccam, occurs 1 5 1 o 161 

 Thomas Myles, occurs I524, 162 surrendered 

 I 53 6 163 



The first seal, of the twelfth century, is a 

 pointed oval : The Virgin, seated on a church- 

 like throne, the Child on her right knee. At 

 each side a small finial turret, on which is a bird. 164 

 Legend indistinct. 



The second, thirteenth century, seal is of 

 great artistic merit. Obverse Pointed oval : 

 The priory church ; under the central tower of 

 three pinnacles, the Annunciation in two tre- 

 foiled niches ; above, in a triangular pediment 

 with trefoiled opening, our Lord half-length, 

 lifting up the right hand in benediction ; in the 

 side niches on each side a monk, half-length ; 

 above, a quatrefoiled panel. In base, in a 

 lozenge-shaped panel, with quatrefoiled opening, 

 the head of St. Blaise. Legend : 



SIGILL' : ECCLE'E : ECE : MARIE : SCIQ : BLASII : 

 DE : BOXGRAVA 



Reverse The Virgin, crowned, and with 

 nimbus, seated on a carved throne between box 

 trees, on each side of which is a small bird ; the 



143 Pat. 6 Edw. II, pt. ii, m. 4. 



144 Pipe R. 3 Edw. II. 14S Pat. 1 2 Edw. II, 2, m. 27. 



146 Assize R. 938, m. 28. 



147 Suss. Arch. Coll. xii, 27. 

 149 Pipe R. 12 Edw. III. 



149 Pat. 22 Edw. Ill, 3, m. 19. 



150 Cant. Archiepis. Reg. Islip, fol. 148^. 

 161 Suss. Arch. Coll. xliii, 208. 



la Pat. 6 Ric. II, 2, m. 14. 



163 Memo. R.. K.R., Hil. 7 Hen. IV, m. 12. 



164 Chich. Epis. Reg. Reade, fol. 69. 

 '"Ibid. fol. 171. 



156 Mun. of Magd. Coll. Oxon. 



IW Chich. Epis. Reg. Praty, fol. 60. IM Ibid. 



159 Harl. MS. 670, fol. 45. 



160 Chich. Epis. Reg. Story, fol. 83. 



161 Suss. Arch. Coll. xv, 122. 



168 Chich. Epis. Reg. Sherborn, ii, fol. 95. 



163 Min. Accts. 29 Hen. VIII, No. 183. 



164 B. M. Ixxii, 79. 



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