RELIGIOUS HOUSES 



rector of Coulsdon, was appointed by the 

 bishop to act as the prior's coadjutor,* and a 

 commission was issued to him together with 

 Nicholas, rector of Oxted, and Master John 

 de Tycheseye, in August 1321 by the Bishop 

 of Winchester, to inquire into the grave 

 charges made against the prior, with power 

 of canonical coercion.^ The result of this 

 inquiry was to bring about the resignation of 

 Prior Thomas. Again the administration of 

 Prior John Hansard, the next prior but one, 

 was so bad that Bishop Stratford interdicted 

 his interference with the temporalities, and 

 appointed Lawrence de Rustington to act as 

 coadjutor.* 



In 1352 Walter de Mertsham (probably a 

 brother of the Prior John) had licence to 

 alienate to the priory two messuages, 180 acres 

 of land, 1 4 acres of meadow, 13 acres of wood 

 and 2f. 8d. rent in Tandridge and Walkham- 

 sted.* 



Prior Richard Frensh died on 9 December 



1403. Thereupon the canons elected 

 William Sonderesshe in his place, with the 

 licence of William Warbylton, the then 

 patron of the house. His name was sub- 

 mitted to the bishop's commissaries in March 



1404. The election was found to be invalid 

 non ob defectum persone sed vitium forme. 

 Bishop Wykeham declared the election void, 

 but forthwith collated William Sonderesshe 

 to the priory on his own authority." 



A rental of the priory was drawn up by the 

 prior in the year 1451, when John Hammond 

 was prior ; a copy of that part relative to the 

 rents of assize and farm rents in Tandridge 

 itself is still extant.' 



The Valor of 1535 gave the clear annual 

 value of this priory at ,^81 "js. ^d. The 

 priory then held the rectory of Tandridge 

 worth ;^I3 6/. 8^., the rectory of Crowhurst 

 ;f 8 6f., and half the rectory of Godstone alias 

 Wolkensted £2 ^^^- ^'^- J°hn Lyngfield, the 

 last prior, obtained a pension of ^14.^ 



1 Winton. Epis. Reg., Woodlock, f. 478. 



2 Winton. Epis. Reg., Asserio, f. 5b. 



3 Ibid. Stratford, f. 81. 



* Pat. 25 Edvir. III. pt. i, m. 12. 



5 Ibid. i. f. 345. The Winchester institutions 

 are missing from 1415 to 1446. 



6 Harl.MS. 4785, f. I. 



' L. and P. Hen. VIII. xiii. (2), 1 196. 



Priors of Tandridge 



Thomas,^ occurs 1226 



Adam,® occurs 1235 



Humphrey," occurs 1263 



Walter," collated 1306, 1309 



Thomas de St. Alban," collated 1309, re- 

 signed 1323 



Henry de Pecham," elected I323,died 1324 



John Hansard, elected 1324 



Philip de Wokingham, collated 1335, de- 

 posed on non-residence 1341 



John de Mertsham," elected 1341, resigned 

 1380 



Richard Frensh," collated 1380, died 1403 



William Sonderesshe," elected 1404 



John Fremyngham,*' 1441 



John Hammond, occurs 1451, resigned 

 1458 



John Grannesden,'^ elected 1458, resigned 

 1463 



John Odierne," collated 1463, died 1464 



William West,^" 1464, resigned 1467 



John Kirton," elected 1467, resigned 1469 



Robert Mitchell, occurs 1469, 1474 



William, occurs 1478 



Robert Mitchell 11,,^^ occurs 1495 



Robert Wodd," collated 1499 



John Foster,^* occurs 1500, 1507 



Robert Mitchell 11,^" occurs 1520, 1524 



John Lyngfeld,^° collated 1525, occurs 

 1529 



» Feet of F. Surr. 10 Hen. III. No. 74. 

 » Ibid. 19 Hen. III. No. 181. 



i» Ibid. 49 Hen. III. No. 177. 



" Winton. Epis. Reg., Woodlock, f. 40b. 



'2 Ibid. f. io8b. He was formerly a canon of 

 Newark. 



13 Ibid. Asser, ff. 481-2. He was formerly 

 cellarer of the house. 



" Ibid. Orlton, f. 109b. 



" Ibid. Wykeham, iii. f. i86b. 



18 Ibid. i.f. 345. 



1' Ibid. Wayneflete, i. f. 15. 

 i£| Ibid. fE. 90b, 103b. 



19 Ibid. f. io8b. He was formerly a subprior. 



20 Ibid. f. 135b. 

 SI Ibid. f. 154. 



" Ibid. ii. ff. 142, 150,156, and ibid. Langton, 

 fF. 15, 56. 



23 Ibid. Langton, ff. 51,52. 



24 Ibid. fJ. 54, 55. 



26 Court Rolls, Harl. MS. 785. 

 2« Winton. Epis. Reg., Fox, v. f. 95. 



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