RELIGIOUS HOUSES 



John Corcar, Richard London, William God- 

 wyn, Thomas Eustache, Humphrey Furnor, 

 and William Major, acolyte, were content to 

 report omne bene. William Walter, acolyte, 

 said that he had been professed for six years 

 and was two years ago ordained acolyte, but 

 that he had not been presented for further 

 orders. John Hall, acolyte, 21 years of age, 

 said he had been professed for seven years, 

 and was ordained acolyte four years ago.' 



An important chapter of the canons regu- 

 lar of St. Austin was held in their chapter 

 house, Leicester, on Monday, 16 June 1518, 

 when 170 joined in the procession, of whom 

 36 were prelati or heads of houses. As 

 night came on they adjourned till Tuesday 

 morning at seven, and when they again as- 

 sembled the prior of Southwark, with every 

 outward demonstration of trouble and sorrow, 

 appealed for a stricter and verbal observance 

 of their rule. His manner and address ex- 

 cited much stir, but he was replied to by 

 many, particularly by the prior of Merton. 

 On the first day of this chapter a letter had 

 been read from Cardinal Wolsey observing 

 with regret that so few men of that religion 

 applied themselves to study. On Wednes- 

 day, the concluding day of the chapter, 

 Henry VIIL and his then queen were received 

 into the order.^ 



In 1535 the clear annual value of this 

 priory was declared to be ;^624 6j. bd. 

 Their rents in Southwark alone realized 



'On November nth of this year there 

 was a great procession by command of the 

 king, at which were the canons of this 

 church, with their crosses, candlesticks, and 

 vergers before them, all singing the litany.' ^ 



Prior Bartholomew Linsted and the con- 

 vent 'surrendered' on 27 October 1539. 

 The prior obtained a pension of ;^i 00, two 

 of the monks ;^8 each, and nine monks 0) 

 each. A note to the pension list, which was 

 signed by Cromwell, stated that the prior was 

 to have a house within the close where Dr. 

 Mychell was dwelling.* 



Priors of Southwark 

 Aldgod,^ 1106 ; died 1131 

 Algar, died 1132 

 Warin, died 1 142 



1 Canterbury Sede Vacante Register. 



2 Cott. MS. Vesp. D, i. 63. 



3 Taylor's Annals, 28. 



* L. and P. Henry Fill. xiv. (2), 40. 



5 The names of the priors are taken principally 

 from Cott. MS. Faustina, A viii. f. Ii8b, p. 177, 

 and Harl. MS. 544, p. 100. 



Gregory, died 1 1 5 1 



Ralph, died 1155 



Richard, 1155 ; ruled 9 years 



Valerian, about 1 1 64 



William de Oxenford, died 1203 



Richard de St. Mildred, died 1206 



William Fitz-Samari, died 1207 



Martin, elected 1207 ; died 121 8 



Robert de Osenay, elected I2i8; died 



1225 

 Humphrey, elected 1225 

 Eustace, elected 1243 

 Stephen 



Alan, died 1283 

 William Wallys," 1284. This prior is said 



to have ruled for 23 years 

 Robert de Hen ton, collated 1292''; deposed 



shortly after' 

 Peter de Cheyham, 1306.^ This prior is 



said to have ruled 28 years 

 Thomas de Southwark, elected 1327'" ; 



resigned 1331 

 Robert de Welles, elected 1331 ; died 



1348 

 John de Peckham, 1348 ; resigned 1359 

 Henry Collingbourne, ? 1361 ; died 1395 

 John Kyngeston, elected 1395" ; died 



1397 

 Robert Weston, elected I398";"died 1414 

 Henry Werkworth, 141 4 ; died 1452 

 John Bottisham, elected 1453 ; resigned 



1462'" 

 Henry de Barton, elected 1462 ; died 



i486 

 Richard Brigges, collated i486" ; died 



1491 

 John Reculver, elected 1491 '° ; 1499 

 Robert Michell, elected 1499 ; resigned 



1512 

 Robert Shouldham, 15 12 

 Bartholomew Linsted (Fowle), c. 1 5 1 2 ; 



surr. 1539 

 The pointed oval seal'° of the eleventh 



' In 1283-4 a prior was dean of Arches (Peckham 

 Reg. [Rolls Series], ii. 645 ; Jnn. Mon. [Rolls Series], 

 ii. 400) ; a prior was deposed 1284, {Peckham Reg. 

 [Rolls Series], iii. 1065. See also Cal. of Papal Reg. 



V.) 



7 Winton. Epis. Reg., Pontissera, f. II. 



8 Ibid. Woodlock, f. 13. 



» Ibid. f. 20. He was elected by the chapter, 

 but owing to an informality the election was void 

 and the bishop appointed on his own authority. 



" Ibid. Stratford, f. 104b. 



" Ibid. Wykeham, i. fF. 248-9. 



" Ibid. iii. if. 296-7. 



" Ibid. Waynflete, ff. 42, 45b, 113b. 



" Ibid. f. 113. 



1* Ibid. Courtenay, f. 10. 



»• B.M. Ixxii. 65. 



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