A HISTORY OF YORKSHIRE 



Further, Roger son of Roger Ughtred released 

 the friars from a rent of 2s. which they used to 

 pay him for the land which they held of the gift 

 of William Broun and Margaret his wife ; and 

 Sir Robert Ughtred, kt., granted them land for a 

 chantry for two friars to celebrate daily in the 

 church. All these grants were confirmed by 

 Edward II, 2 January 1318-19.*'' 



In 1298 the friars asked permission to pave a 

 street within the town wall towards the east ex- 

 tending from the house of John Pycheford to 

 that of John le Blake towards their church, a 

 distance of 39 perches. On inquisition the 

 jurors found that the paving would be an im- 

 provement to the town and an advantage to the 

 inhabitants, and the royal licence was accordingly 

 issued, 1299. The lane ran part of the way 

 under the wall of the Friars Minors and was 

 some years later inclosed by them with the 

 consent of the Friars Preachers, on condition 

 that they made another lane equally convenient.*' 

 During the next few years the friars made 

 several additions to their area. In January 

 1319-20 the Prior and convent of Watton 

 granted to the friars another messuage, lying to 

 the south of Maud Ughtred's tenement, in 

 exchange for a place which the king had of 

 the gift of William son of William de 

 Wispedale and which he now conferred on the 

 priory." In July 1 32 1 the king further gave 

 them all the land with the buildings on it 

 adjacent to their area which he had of the 

 feoffment of William de Wessington, tenant in 

 chief." In August 1323 Maud Brus, i.e., 

 Maud Ughtred, gave them a small plot lying 

 next the land she had already given them, and 

 held by Henry le Barker and Agnes his wife 

 for the life of the latter." Isabel de Vescy, 

 whose benefactions have been mentioned, gave 

 them a plot of land, 200 ft. by 50 ft., worth 

 2i. a year, in 1326.*' She was buried in the 

 quire of the church about 1335,'' and finally 

 in 1337 her executors conveyed to them two 

 plots containing 100 ft. by 60 ft. and John 

 de Malton granted them another small plot 

 measuring 100 ft. by 30 ft.; the three plots 

 were held of the Crown in burgage and were 

 valued at 3/. a year.'^ The site and demesne 

 lands contained about 3 acres. The number of 

 the friars in the house at this time is not 



" Pat. 1 2 Edw. II, pt. i, m. 4. 



" Inq. a.q.d. files 27, no. 7 ; 139, no. 6 ; Pat. 

 27 Edw. I, m. 33 ; 3 Edw. II, m. 4 ; 15 Edw. II, 

 pt. ii, m. 4. 



" Pat. 13 Edw. II, m. 23. 



" Ibid. 15 Edw. II, pt. i, m. 23. 



" Inq. a.q.d. file 166, no. 5 ; Pat. 17 Edw. II, 

 pt. ii, m. 17. 



" Inq. a.q.d. file 181, no. 7 ; Pat. 20 Edw. II, 

 m. 18 ; cf. Pat. 12 Edw. II, m. 5. 



" Co//. Topog. et Gen. iv, 132. 



" Pat. II Edw. Ill, pt. ii, m. 32. 



known." About the end of the 15th century 

 there were fifteen." 



In November 1327 two Friars Preachers 

 from Scotland, being wrecked here, took refuge in 

 the Dominican friary ; the king ordered the 

 bailiflFs of Scarborough to keep careful watch 

 over them.*' 



In 1367 the prior, Robert, sued William de 

 Naseby, ' sherman,' for an account as receiver of 

 the prior's moneys.** 



The earliest bequest recorded is one of 40J. 

 by Sir William de Vavasour, kt., in 131 1.*' Sir 

 Thomas Ughtred, kt., in 1398 left the Friars 

 Preachers, for the augmentation of two 

 chantries founded in the church by his ancestors, 

 \0i. a year to celebrate masses and obits for the 

 souls of himself, Catherine his wife, and 

 William his son, till he or his executors en- 

 dowed them with 40J. annual rent." Maud 

 widow of Peter Lord Mauley and daughter of 

 Ralph Nevill Earl of Westmorland, in 1438 

 desired to be buried in this church 'at the south 

 end *' of the high altar where they read the 

 Gospels'; she bequeathed 20 marks for a 

 marble stone with a plate of copper or latten gilt 

 to lay over her sepulchre; 1 00 marks for 

 covering the roof of the church with lead ; 

 a pair of thuribles silver-gilt ; a pair of phials of 

 silver ; two silver candlesticks ; one silver-gilt 

 * paxbrede ' for divine service at the high altar ; 

 5 marks a year to Friar John Chatburn to cele- 

 brate for her soul for five years ; two single 

 gowns of black velvet without fur to the friars, 

 and her best horse with saddle as mortuary."* 

 Alice widow of Peter Percy of Scarborough, 

 merchant, in 1505 left to William Tailyor, 

 Prior of the Black Friars, {/j to celebrate for her 

 soul and the soul of her husband for one year.^' 

 Thomas Percy, in October, 1536, left the friars 

 half a close and half an acre of land.'* 



The house was surrendered on 10 March 

 1538-9 by John Newton, prior, and the friars 

 to Richard, Bishop of Dover, who apologized to 

 Cromwell for being able to * bring no more 

 substance to the king ' owing to the poverty of 



" Edw. II gave to Friars Robert of Scarborough 

 and William de Ulflef 40/., 5 Feb. 131 1-12 ; Cott. 

 MS. Nero C. viii, fol. 52. Edw. Ill gave 20/. to 

 the three houses of friars in June 1335; ibid. fol. 

 ^o^b. 



" Co//. Topog. et Gen. iv, 132. 



" Close, I Edw. Ill, pt. ii, m. 5. 



** Baildon, Mon. Notes (Yorks. Arch. Soc), i, 195. 



" Reg. Pa/. Dune/m (Rolls Ser.), i, 333. 



" Test. Ebor. i, 242. 



" Father Palmer suggests that this may imply that 

 the high altar was at the west end of the church ; 

 Refiq. XX., 203. 



" Test. Ebor. ii, 67. 



'' Ibid, iv, 1 84 n. Other bequests will be found 

 in Test. Ebor. and burials in Co/l. Topog. et Gen. 

 iv, 132 ; cf. Re/ij. 3ut, 202-3. 



" Test. Ebor. vi, 55. 



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