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pervenerit, Richardus Mayew, presidens, &c. et scolares, 

 salutem in Domino." 



" Noveritis nos prefatos presidentem et scolares dedisse, 

 concessisse, et hoc presenti scripto confirmasse Thome 

 Ashforde, capellano, quendam annualem redditum sex 

 librarum tresdecim solidorum et quatuor denariorum bone 

 et legalis monete Anglie — ad terminum vite prefati 

 Thome" — to be paid from the possessions of the college 

 in Basingstoke. — " In cujus rei testimonium sigillum nos- 

 trum commune presentibus apponimus. Dat. Oxon. in 

 coll. nostro supra dicto primo die mensis Junii anno regis 

 Ricardi tertii secundo," viz. 1484. The college in their 

 grant to Ashforde, style him only capellanus ; but the 

 annuitant very naturally, and with a becoming dignity, 

 asserts his late title in his acquittances, and identifies him- 

 self by the addition of nuper priorem, or late prior. 



As, according to the persuasion of the times, the 

 depriving the founder and benefactors of the Priory of 

 their masses and services would have been deemed the 

 most impious of frauds, bishop Wainfleet, having by statute 

 ordained four obits for himself to be celebrated in the 

 chapel of Magdalen College, enjoined in one of them a 

 special collect for the anniversary of Peter de Rupibus, 

 with a particular prayer — " Deus Indulgentiarum." 



The college also sent Nicholas Langrish, who had been 

 a chantry priest at Selborne, to celebrate mass for the souls 

 of all that had been benefactors to the said Priory and 

 college, and for all the faithful who had departed this life. 



N. 356. Thomas Knowles, presidens, etc. — " damus 

 et concedimus Nicholao Langrish quandum capellaniam, 

 vel salarium, sive alio quocunque nomine censeatur, in 

 prioratu quondam de Selborne pro termino 40 annorum, 

 si tam diu vixerit. Ubi dictus mag'. Nicholaus celebrabit 

 pro animabus omnium benefactorum dicti prioratus et coll. 

 nostri, et omnium fidelium defunctorum. Insuper nos, &c. 

 concedimus eidem ibidem celebranti in sustentationem suam 

 quandam annualem pensionem sive annuitatem octo librarum 

 &c. — in dicta capella dicti prioratus — concedimus duas 

 cameras contiguas ex parte boreali dicte capelle, cum una 



