A HISTORY OF SURREY 



staple remayningin the house of the Blacke Frecrys 

 of Gilforde recevyed by the lorde visitor under the 

 lorde prevey seale and delyvored to John Dabarne 

 meyor and to Daniel Mugge to see and order to 

 the kingis use with the howse and all appertenances 

 till the kingis plesure be futher knowen. 



The Quere. It. at the hey altar a feyer tabill 

 of alabaster. It. at the endis of the altar tabillys 

 peyntid with ymagery. It. a tabernakill over the 

 altar with an ymage of our lady. It. before the 

 anlter a clothe hanging of clothe of badkin \vith 

 a frontlyt motley velvit. It. an aulter clothe on 

 the altar. It. a canopy over the sacrament. At 

 eche (end) of the altar a frame for an altar. It. ii 

 gret candelstickis of laten. It. a feyer egill for a 

 lecturne laten. It. feyer stallys well sileid (ceiled) 

 with an orgeyne lofte. It. a peyer of orgaynys. 

 It. ii pore lecternys tymber. It. a tumbe vnth a 

 marbill stone on the north side of the quere. It. 

 under the stepill a feyer lofte, under that a stall. 

 It. in the stepill ii beUys a gret and a small. 



The Churche. It. a proper chapell sileid with a 

 tabill alabaster on the altar. It. a feyer desk with- 

 in the partclose. It. ii setis to knele before the 

 altar. It. ii othere auters in the churche within 

 the partclose with tabyllis alabaster before eche 

 altar a feyer sete within the partclose and ii setes 

 to knele before eche altar. It. a tumbe of marbil 

 and a feyer candelbeme new withowt the partclose. 

 It. iiitabiUysallabasteroniii frameis for aulterys, 

 ii pueis (pews) with diverse other setis. 



The Vestrey. It. ii feyer framys for vestimentis 

 with allmerys and a borde to laye on vestments. 

 It. the upper part of the sepulcre woode. 



The gret Kechin. It. a gret leade in a furnas. 

 It. ii gret chymneis with racks to rost. It. ii 

 chopping bordis and in the enner howse a cesterne 

 of leade to water barly. 



The entre betwixe both kechinns. It. ii setis 

 framys to sett on. 



The litill kechin. It. ii frameis of leade to water 

 fische. It. dressing bordis. 



The Pasthe. It. a gretboltinge hoche. It. a 

 gret trowe to knede in with a borde over yt. It. 

 ii molding bordis, an olde trowe under. It. in 

 the ynner howse a hoche for brede. It a gret 

 chopping borde. It. an other small borde and a 

 plank with racks of wood to hange flesche. 



In the yarde. It. a feyer well vdth buckitt and 

 chenys to drawe water. There was also 105 ounces 

 of plate, broken and whole.* 



The king retained this priory in his own 

 hands, converting J:he house into a good 

 dwelling as an occasional royal resort. 



Priors of the Dominican Friars of 



Guildford 

 William de Guildford,'' died 1324 



> Exch. T. R. Chap. Ho. B^ 



2 These are taken from the Obituary Calendar 

 of this house in the University Library, Cam- 

 bridge (LI. ii. 9). The following priors are also 

 mentioned, mostly of an earlier date, but only the 



Bernard Hermann, died 1373 



William Andrew (Bishop of Mcath), died 



1385 

 Robert Tenowes, died 1404 

 Richard, died 14x5 

 Thomas Wocking, died 1425 

 Hugh Stonhard, died 1428 

 Richard Graveney, died 1469 

 Thomas Tydman, died 1477 

 Marcellinus Akorton, died 1482 

 Robert Trenoisat, died 1505 

 John Venables, died 15 19 

 William Cobden, circa 1537-8 



II. THE HOUSE OF THE FRIARS 

 OBSERVANT OF RICHMOND 



Henry VII. in 1499 founded six English 

 houses for Friars Observant, of which Rich- 

 mond was one. These friars were a reformed 

 branch of the great Franciscan order, institu- 

 ted about 1400 by St. Bernadine of Sienna. 

 After Henry VIII. had been several years on 

 the throne, he wrote more than once to Pope 

 Leo X. in favour of the Observants, especially 

 those of Greenwich and Richmond, declaring 

 his deep and devoted affection for them, and 

 saying that it was impossible to adequately 

 describe their zeal night and day to win 

 sinners back to God, and that they presented 

 the very ideal of Christian poverty, sincerity 

 and charity.' Henry on several occasions 

 gave special alms to the Richmond friars, 

 who possessed no property save the site of 

 their house, although they were often remem- 

 bered in wills.* 



Towards the latter part of his reign the 

 king took a dislike to these friars, who protested 

 against the putting away and subsequent 

 divorce of Catherine. But even among 

 them the king and Cromwell could find 

 tools. Friar Laurence, writing to Henry 

 VIII. on 29 August 1532, to certify him of 

 what was done at their provincial chapter, 



days of the month of their respective obits are 

 given : Nicholas de Monyngton, 29 April ; John 

 de Wonersh, 23 May; William de Farnham, 

 24 July ; John Gregory, 16 August ; John de 

 Trotterworth, D.D., 21 August; John Stook, 

 D.D., 28 August ; Walter de Huveldersham, D.D. 

 September ; John de Godalming, 17 December. 



3 Ellis' Original Letters, 3rd ser. i. 165. 



* A will dated 14 April 1524, of which the name 

 is illegible, leaves to the friars of Richmond 10s. 

 and six sheep for a trental of masses (Z. and P. 

 Hen. VIII. iv. 248). Sir John Starington, alder- 

 man of London, by will of 31 December 1524, left 

 40/. to these friars (ibid. 952). Lord Darcy, in 

 1526, granted them an annuity of five marks 

 (ibid. 2527). 



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