A HISTORY OF YORKSHIRE 



However, William Berwyk succeeded Lofthouse, 

 and the chartulary recording his name as prior 

 says, ' qui fuit vicarius de \VechaIl et canonicus 

 de nostra propria domo verus ' ; and of William 

 Bramman, vicar of Healaugh, who in 1475 

 succeeded Berwyk, it is said 'et erat canonicus 

 proprius in hac domo rasus.' 



Upon Thomas Cotyngham's resignation " the 

 archbishop assigned him the following provision : 

 He was to have a chamber at the south end of 

 the nave of the conventual church, which was 

 to be divided into two rooms for his habitation, 

 as well as a specified allowance of food, and a 

 servant ; and further the archbishop decreed that, 

 if the said Brother T. Cotyngham wished, he 

 was to use a chamber which he was wont to 

 occupy at the time of the synods, at York, and 

 the moiety of a stable within a certain mansion 

 of the convent opposite the cemetery of the 

 Friars Preachers of York. He was, in addition, 

 to receive 10 marks in money yearly. 



In 1534 Archbishop Lee visited Healaugh 

 Park, and his injunctions to the prior and canons 

 on that occasion have been printed.'^ All were 

 to obey the rule of St. Augustine strictly, the 

 prior was directed to see that the cloister doors 

 were closed and locked immediately after com- 

 pline, and not reopened till six o'clock in the 

 morning in summer, or seven in winter, the 

 keys being safely kept. No corrodies, pensions, 

 or fees [feoda) were henceforth to be granted, 

 or granges let without the archbishop's licence, 

 and the prior was not to let lands or pastures, or 

 cut or sell wood, without the consent of the 

 whole convent. No one was to be professed, nor 

 any other person permitted to reside within the 

 precincts of the monastery, without the arch- 

 bishop's licence. The prior was in no manner 

 to admit women to his company except in the 

 presence of two of the canons, who could hear 

 and see what took place, and the same regulation 

 was to apply to the canons. Those who broke 

 this rule would be deemed guilty of incontinence. 

 Tlie infirmary, which threatened to fail into ruin, 

 was to be repaired before Michaelmas. 



On 30 November 15 19" Peter the Prior 

 and the ' monastery ' of Healaugh Park granted 

 to Sir John Fountaunce, ' broder of ye same 

 howse,' 'y" parsonegh in Helaugh w' a laith, 

 a kowhowse, w' all y° lande, closys, medow, 

 wode, and pastur, w' y' appurtenances thair unto 

 belongyng, after ye deseise of Sir Thomas 

 Pendreth, now incumbent ' &c., for thirty-one 

 years, paying to the prior and convent £t, 

 yearly, and on 14 May 1520^ John Fount- 

 aunce, canon of Healaugh Park, O.S.A., was 

 instituted by Cardinal Wolsey to the vicarage of 

 Healaugh, vacant by the death of Thomas 



" York Archiepis. Reg. W. Booth, fol. iSb. 

 " Torks. Arch. J cum. xv\, 438. 

 " Conventual Leases, Yorks. (P.R.O), no. 309. 

 " York Archiepis. Reg. Wolsey, fol. 49. 



Penreth. On 8 March 1530" Richard, prior, 

 and the convent agreed to pay Richard Stryan, 

 'vychar of Helaghe,' £(> a year, and granted 

 him ' one toft and one croft callyd ye vychareg, 

 w' all other smalle dewtes belongyng to ye 

 chyrche of Helaghe, y' ys to say dirige grotis, 

 weddyng grotis, w' all other dewtes pertenyng 

 to y° same, as haythe beyn customyde to ye 

 curet.' On the other hand, Richard Stryan, 

 who was clearly a secular clerk, covenanted 

 'never for to clame, ne intytyll, no chanony- 

 shall dewty, nor devydent, of ye sayde pryor, 

 convent, nor of y' successors, nor promocyon, 

 ne vote in y° chapter howse, nor to mell of no 

 conventual! consell, from ye day of ye makyng 

 herof, vnto ye terme of hys lyffis ende.' 



The house was visited by the commissioners 

 on 9 June 1535 '^ and suppressed on 9 August 

 following. There were then five canons besides 

 the prior, Richard Roundale, and eight servants, 

 boys, and other workmen. In the account of 

 Leonard Beckwith for a year from Michaelmas 

 1 535, the revenue is set down at ;f 1 14 lOj. lod., 

 and four bells are accounted for, valued at 



llT, bs. id. 



Priors of Healaugh Park " 



William de Hamelech, 1 21 8, died 1233 



Elias, 1233, resigned 1256 



John Nocus, 1257, resigned 1260 



Hamo de Ebor, 1260, resigned 1264 



Henry de Quetelay, 1264 



Adam de Blide, 1281 



William de Grymston, 1 300 



Robert de Spofford, 1320 



Stephen Levyngton, 1333 



Richard,'* '357 



Thomas de Yarom, 1358 



Stephen Clarell, 1378'" 



John Byrkyn, 1423, resigned 



Thomas York, 1429*" 



Richard Areton, 1435 ^' 



Thomas Botson, 1437 *^ 



Thomas Cotyngham, 1440 



Christopher Lofthouse, 1460 



" Conventual Leases, Yorks. (P.R.O.), no. 303. 



^ K.R. Aug. Views of Accts. bdle. 17. 



" This list is taken from the Chartulary, fol. \b 

 (Cott. MS. Vesp. A. iv). The list in all cases 

 where it can be checked by the Registers seems 

 correct, and is, no doubt, full. It contains dates 

 of election, &c., and by whom confirmed and 

 installed. 



** His name, as tenth prior, has been added in 

 fainter ink at a later period. 



^ ' Fuit prior per xlv annos, novem menses et tres 

 dies.' 



" ' Stetit per sex annos, et postea depositus fuit.' 



" ' Stetit in prioratu per annum et tres menses et 

 translatus est ad Gisbum.' 



" ' Stetit in prioratu quasi per duos annos et trans- 

 latus est ad Bolton.' 



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