g6 HISTORY AND CHARTULARY OF THE ABBEY OF DARLEY. 



master of St. Leonard's, Derby ; 8s. to the nuns of Derby ; 

 _^ii to the sub-dean of All Saints'; ^4 13s. to the arch- 

 deacon of Derby, for the procuration of all their churches ; 

 1 2d. towards the sustenance of a lamp in Bolsover church 

 during the winter; i2d. for straw for the church of Scarcliffe 

 in the winter; and 3s. 8d. to the Lichfield boy bishop at 

 Christmas. 



Darley abbey being well over ^200 in annual value, escaped 

 the earlier destruction of the lesser houses. The cajoleries 

 used at a later date to secure surrenders are illustrated by 

 a letter from Thomas Thacker, Cromwell's chief tool among 

 Derbyshire residents, to his master, dated September 23rd, 

 1538, wherein he states that he had laboured for the past 

 three months with the abbot of Darley, " where I was born, 

 and where my poor lands lie," to surrender his house to the 

 king ; he hoped to shortly receive his letter of assent, and 

 he begged his lordship to help him (Thacker) to the house 

 and goods.* 



The actual "surrender" was signed on October 22nd, 1538, 

 by Thomas Page, abbot; William Stanbage, prior; Richard 

 Machyn, sub-prior; and ten other canons. t The surrender 

 was made to Dr. Legh, the royal commissioner of evil repute. 



In the Augmentation Office Books is a full record of all 

 the " Implements or Householde Stuffe corne catell Ornaments 

 of the Churche and such other lyke," pertaining to this 

 monastery, which were sold to " Mr. Robt. Sacheverell, gent.," 

 on October 24th, 1538, by the king's commissioners: — % 



The Churche. — Fyrst on fayre table before the bye alter, ij tabernacles, 

 ij great standers of laten, ij lampes, ij Candlestykes of Ieron, j great payre 

 of Organs. The Chanons seates in the quire; ij other ould alters in our 

 Lady Chapell or ylde, ij Candlestsykes of Brasse before the same alter, 

 oulde setes in the seid Chapell, j Cloke, j great Crucyfyx, ij alters and ij 

 tables of Alebaster in seint Sythes Chapell and tymber about the same 

 chapell and j Savryng bell sould for vj li. 



* Letters and Papers, Hen. VIII. , xiii. (2) 408. 

 tDep. Keepers' Reports, VIII. , Append., ii., 16. 

 + Aug. Off. Misc. Books, clxxii., 50-60. 



