A HISTORY OF YORKSHIRE 



viz., Geoffrey de Nafferton in 1295 and Gerard 

 de Burton in 1299.'" 



The last prior, William ^Vood, took part in 

 the Pilgrimage of Grace, was attainted of high 

 treason on 17 January iSjy,*' and with the 

 Abbots of Fountains and Jervaulx, the ex- 

 Abbot of Rievaulx and the ex-Prior of Guis- 

 borough, was put to death, the property of the 

 house being then treated as forfeited to the 

 Crown. ^ 



A letter is extant from Prior Wood to Thomas 

 Cromwell," the exact date of which is uncertain, 

 in reply to one advising the prior to recognize 

 Henry VIII as patron and founder, or to appear 

 before one of the king's councillors. Prior 

 Wood pleaded that he was ' deteyned with 

 divers infirmities' of body 'and in lyke manner 

 am feble of nature, so that without great jeo- 

 pardie of my lyfFe, I cannot, nor am not hable 

 to labor in doing of my deuty to appere before 

 your mastershipp,' &c. The prior therefore 

 sent his brother to represent him. 



Another letter, printed more than once else- 

 where, is from Richard Bellasys, one of the 

 commissioners for the suppression of monasteries," 

 to Cromwell, and bears date 14 November 1538. 

 After relating how he had treated Jervaulx Abbey, 

 the writer goes on to say, ' As for Byrdlington 

 I have doyn nothing there as yet, but spayrethe 

 itt to March next, bycause the days now are so 

 short, and from such tyme as I begyn I trust 

 shortly to dyspatche it after such fashion that 

 when all is fynished, I trust your Lordshipp 

 shall think that I have bene no evyll howsbound 

 in all such things as your Lordshipp haith 

 appoynted me to doo.' 



Priors of Bridlington 



Guicheman," occurs before 1 124 

 Adebold," occurs before 1141 

 Bernard," occurs between 1 147 and 1168 

 Robert " {cognomento Scriia), i 1 60 



" Prickctt, Pnory Ch. of Bi:,il:ngton, 85. 



" Dugdale, M:n. Angl. vi, 284. "Ibid. 



*' Prickett, Pryn Ch. of BriJlington, 31. 



'"Ibid. 34. The letter is also printed, with slight 

 v.iriations of spelling in each instance, in Dugdale, Mm. 

 Ang!. V, 567 (Jervauk) ; ibid, vi, 285 (Bridlington) ; 

 Burton, yicn. Ebcr. 372. 



" Burton, Mon. Eccr. 212, 249, note a. 



" Ibid. 249, he occurs temp. Thurstan, Archbishop, 

 and Hugh, Dean of York. 



" Ibid. Robert de Chesney, Bishop of Lincoln 

 1147—68, confirmed the church of'Baumber' to 

 Bernard, prior, •i:c. 



" Prickett, Prior-j Ch. of Bridlington, 85, 86, where 

 see a short account of his works. He is spoken of 

 as the fourth prior. In Rievaulx Chartul. (no. xliii, 

 p. 21) is a deed witnessed by Henry Murdac, arch- 

 bishop 1 14--5S, which is also witnessed by Roger, 

 Prior of BriJlington. Dr. Atkinson (p. 22 n.) suggests 

 that Roger may be an error for Robert. 



Gregory," occurs before 1 181 



Hugh," occurs 1189-92 



Helyas," occurs 1199-1202 



Hubert," occurs I2l8 and 1227 " 



Thomas, •" occurs 1231-49 



John," 1250, resigned 1255 '^ 



Geoffrey de Nafferton, 1260,°' resigned July 

 1289" 



Geoffrey de NafiFerton " (second time), con- 

 firmed 4 August 1289 



Gerard de Burton,^' occurs 1295, resigned 

 1315" 



Peter de Wynthorpe,'* 131SJ resigned 

 1321 «' 



Robert de Scardeburg,™ 1321, died 1342 " 



Peter de Appleby," 1342, resigned 1356 



Peter de Cotes,'' 1356, resigned 1362 



John de Thweng (St. John of Bridlington),'^ 

 confirmed 1362, occurs 1368" 



William de Newbould, 1379 '" 



John Qweldryg, occurs 1398," 1400'* 



John, occurs 1408'" 



Thomas, occurs 1 409 *" 



John de Gisburne, occurs 1420,*' died 1429"^ 



Robert Warde, 1429,^' resigned 1444'^ 



Robert Willy, elected 1444" 



Peter Hellard, elected 1462,^° resigned 1472" 



Robert Bristwyk, 1472,'^ resigned 1488" 



" Burton, Mon. Ebor. 249, note e. 



"Ibid. note/. 



" Baildon, Mon. Notes, i, 1 8. 



" Burton, Mon. Ebor. 249, note h. 



" Baildon, Mon. Notes, i, 18. 



" Ibid. «' Ibid. 



" Cal. of Papal Letters, i, 308. 



" Baildon, Mon. Notes, i, 1 8. 



" York Archiepis. Reg. Romanus, fol. 62 d. 



" Ibid. fol. 40. 



" Baildon, Mon. Notes, \, 1 8. 



" York Archiepis. Reg. Greenfield, ii, fol. 120. 



"Ibid, fol, 126. «» Ibid. 



" Ibid. Melton, fol. 284. " Ibid. 



" Ibid. Zouch, fol. 175^. 



" Ibid. Thoresby, fol. 195. '* Ibid. fol. 207^. 



" Baildon, Mon. Notes, i, 18. 



'' Burton, Mon. Ebor. 249. 



" Cal. of Papal Letters, v, 129. 



" Baildon's MS. Notes. 



" Ibid. Probably the same person. 



*■ Cal. of Papal Letters, vi, 161. 



" Burton, Mon. Ebor. 249, note w. "' Ibid. 



^ York Archiepis. Reg. Kemp, fol. 342. 



''Ibid. "Ibid. fol. 51. 



" Burton, Mon. Ebcr. 249, note y. 



" York Archiepis. Reg. Nevill, fol. I 46. 



* Ibid. He died in 1493 according to the in- 

 scription on his grave : ' Hie jacet dominus Robcrtus 

 Brystvyk quondam prior hujus loci qui obiit Anno 

 Domini MCCCC nonagesimo iii Cujus anime pro- 

 picietur Deus Amen.' The stone was found in 1821, 

 and in the stone cofRn below were the remains of 

 the prior, the hair of the beard and the serge in 

 which the body was wrapped being undecayed. 

 Prickett, Priory Ch. of Bridlington, 27. 



" Yor;: Archiepis. Reg. Rotherham, i, fol. 157*. 



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