A HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 



was pulled down and replaced by a substantial 

 farm-house. At the same time the adjoined 

 houses for the poor inmates were demolished and 

 six small almshouses built nearer Blyth for six 

 poor persons, to each of whom the owner of the 

 Spital property pays the pittance of los. a 

 year." 



27. THE HOSPITAL OF BRADEBUSK 



The hospital of Bradebusk," in the parish of 

 Gonalston, was an old establishment dedicated 

 to the honour of St. Mary Magdalene, founded 

 by William de Heriz in the time of Henry II. 



It is named in the Taxation Roll of 1 29 1, 

 where entry is made of Ecc/esia de Gonoldeston^ 

 preter porcionem domm de Bradebuske indecimahilem. 



In the year 1325 there was an inspeximus and 

 confirmation of three charters to the masters 

 and chaplains of this hospital. The first of 

 these is the foundation charter by which Wil- 

 liam de Heriz gave to the infirm of Bradebusk 

 the mill of la Moore with all its appurtenances, 

 and the mill which was called ' Heverard ' near 

 the church of Lowdham, to hold by rendering 

 to Simon son of Richard annually a mark as long 

 as he wished to receive it, and also certain lands 

 and meadows. They were also authorized to 

 collect in his grove all the firewood they required. 

 All this he did for the love of God and the souls 

 of his father and mother and of all his ancestors. 

 Among the witnesses to this charter were the 

 Abbots of Darley and of Rocester. The second 

 charter is one of Ivo de Heriz, who was probably 

 the nephew of the founder.'^ He granted and 

 confirmed to the hospital of St. Mary Magdalene 

 of Bradebusk and to the infirm therein dwelling, 

 or who should dwell there in the future, fifteen 

 selions of land near to the said hospital. This 

 charter is probably early in the reign of Henry III. 

 The third charter is from John de Heriz, adding 

 4 bovates of land in Gonalston to the endow- 

 ments of the house of Bradebusk and to the 

 chaplains there serving God, to the intent that 

 they should pray for the souls of John de Heriz, 

 Sarah de Heriz (his daughter), and of Henry de 

 Heriz (his brother). The date of this charter 

 is at the end of the reign of Henry III or at the 

 beginning of that of Edward I." 



In 1386 Archbishop Nevill granted a con- 

 firmatory licence to the chaplains of the chantry 

 of Bradebusk of celebrating without prejudice to 

 the church of Gonalston.** 



"Raine, Hist, of Blvh, I 5 1. 



" The spelling of this place-name varies greatly ; 

 but this is the form usually adopted in the Vork Epis. 

 Reg. " P'.pe Nkh. Tax. (Rec. Com.), 310. 



" See pedigree of the somewhat confiising Heriz 

 family in Thoroton, Notts, iil, 50. 



" Pat. 19 Edw. II, pt. i, m. 16. 



" Tanner, X::::ia. 



Henry Marston, rector of Crcssingham, was 

 admitted to the custody of the hospital of St. Mary 

 Magdalene of Bradebusk, on the presentation of 

 Sir Roger de Swillington, on 30 October 1399. 

 The vacancy arose through the resignation of 

 Roger Wydmerepull. Sir Roger again presented 

 in 1406." 



Some of the property of this hospital seems 

 to have been lost before 1534. At that date 

 the Valor Ecc/esiasticus names only one chaplain, 

 Thomas Newton, of the chantry at the chapel 

 in Gonalston, voc' Brodehask, and the clear annual 

 value was ;^5 i8j. 9^.°° There was evidently 

 no income for any infirm. 



The commissioners of 1545-6 made a like 

 report as to the annual income. The priest 

 who received it celebrated three times a week in 

 the parish church of Gonalston, but the rest of 

 the week in the hospital chapel of St. Mary 

 Magdalene, a quarter of a mile from the parish 

 church."' 



The commissioners of Edward VI of 1547-8 

 returned the income as ^^6 3;. (^d. ; it all went 

 to Thomas Newenton, chantry priest, who was 

 reported to be sixty years of age, ' unlerned, lame 

 and without any other living.' *^ 



When John Kirkby was instituted to the cus- 

 tody of this chapel in 1556, ' Georg Moneoux, 

 com. Nott. armig.' was patron. Louis Moneoux 

 was patron in 1603.°' 



The Heriz estates passed by marriage to the 

 Swillingtonsin the time of Richard II, and thence 

 in the reign of Henry VI to the Pierreponts. 

 In the reign of Henry VIII Sir William Pierre- 

 pont sold Gonalston Manor and the advowson of 

 the chapel of Bradebusk to Alderman Monox of 

 London.'^' The rector of Gonalston is still 

 technically warden of Bradebusk Hospital. 



Wardens of Bradebusk 



Roger Wydmerepull, resigned 1399°' 



Henry Marston, 1399 "' 



Henry Elmessall, resigned 1406" 



John de Asshelby, 1406 ^ 



William Dyngall, 1421 "' 



Thomas Newton, occurs I547,"'' <lied 1556'" 



John Kirkby, 1556^1 



Laurence Mitchell, died 1603" 



Hugh Baguley, 1603'^ 



" Harl. MS. 6969, fol. 93, 95. 



" Falor Eccl. (Rec. Com.), v, 160. 



" Chant, and CoU. Cert. xiii. 



" Ibid, xxxvii. 



"Harl. MS. 6969, fol. 156, 188. 



" Thoroton, Notts, iii, 53-4. 



" Harl. MS. 6969, fol. 93. 



" Ibid. «7 Ibid. fol. 95. 



""Ibid. "Ibid. fol. 120. 



'^ Chant, and CoU. Cert, xxxvii. 



" Ibid. fol. I ,-6. " Ibid. 



" Ibid. fol. 1S8. 



166 



"Ibid. 



