A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



the general chapter at Durham, £2 ' V- ^'^- °" 

 Lytham church (including the stipend of the 

 chaplain), ^4 ioj. to three monks pro rebus ordi- 

 natis,^^* £\o on the kitchen, £t, 91. 3<i. on robes 

 at Christmas for the steward and servants, 

 £2 81. A-d. on wages, and £6 13;. lod. in con- 

 tributions towards the support of monks at Oxford 

 and other gifts. The small balance was reduced 

 by arrears to 14J. 3^(/. 



Priors (or Wardens) of Lytham 



William,"' occurs after 1205 and before 1226 



[John,^" occurs before 1233] 



[Helias,"^ occurs after 1205 and before 1240] 



Roger,"* occurs after 12 1 7 and before 1249 



Thomas,^" occurs 1250 



Clement,^^ occurs before 1258 



Stephen of Durham,'^* occurs January, 1259, 



and February, 1272 

 Richard of Hutton,'" occurs between 1285 



and 1288 

 Ambrose of Bamborough,^^' occurs 1288 

 Henry of Faceby (Faysceby),'^^ occurs 1291 '"*" 

 Robert of Ditchburn,'" occurs 1307 

 Hugh Woodburn,'^' occurs 1310-11 

 Roger of Stanhope '^ 

 Roger of Tynemouth,^^ occurs 1316-25 



'" The number of monks (in addition to the prior) 

 seems to have been usually two or three. In 1307 

 there was only one, if we may argue from Prior Ditch- 

 burn's grant of land 'with the assent of his confrater, 

 Geoffrey de Lincoln' ; Misc. Chart. 54.56. 



'" Lytham Chart. 2a, 4ae, Ebor. 51. The order 

 of the priors before Stephen is to some extent con- 

 jectural. 



"° Perhaps a doubtful case. John, clerk of Kirk- 

 h.im, who witnesses a Lytham charter belonging to 

 1228-33 (ibid. 4a, 2ac, 4ae, Ebor. 2), is described as 

 ' condam (i.e. quondam) custode.' 



'" Ibid. I 2 (witnessed by Helias Prior). But it is 

 not clear whether he was a prior of Lytham or of 

 CockersanJ, whose abbot Hereward is the previous 

 witness. 



'" Ibid. 3a, 2ae, 4ae, Ebor. 45 ; Dur. Misc. Chart. 



54+5- 



"» Exch. .Aug. Off. Misc. Bks. vol. 40, No. 6. 



'" Lytham Chart. 2a, 2ae, 4ae, Ebor. 5. 



'" Ibid. 36 ; 2a, 4ae, Ebor. 14 ; la, zae, 4ae, 

 Ebor. 12. 



'" Robt. de Graystanes, Hist. (Surtees Soc), 72. 



'" Lytham Chart. la, 2ae, 4ae, Ebor. 51. Ambrose 

 is mentioned as a past warden {custos) in a deed dated 

 Sept. 1296, Dur. Misc. Chart. 3668. 



'"' Lytham Chart. la, 2ae, 4ae, Ebor. 13. 



'"'' Assize R. 407, m. 3. 



'" Dur. Misc. Chart. 5456. 



'" Compotus (Status) R. 



'■■ Ibid, for year 1338-9 : 'Debt to King for 

 chattels of Henry Bol fugitive of the time of Sir 

 Roger de Stanhope, 53/. id. To same for chattels 

 of John de Blauncheland of the time of Roger de 

 Tvncmouth, 1 2/.' 



"* Dur. Locellus xvi, i ; Lytham Chart. 4a, 4ae, 

 Ebor. I. 



John of Barnby,"* occurs 20 March, 1332, 



left 1333 

 Aymer of Lumley,"" occurs 1333 

 Hugh of Woodburn,'" occurs 1338-42 

 Robert of Camboe,"' admitted 31 October, 



1342, occurs until 1349, when he died, 



probably of the plague 

 Robert of Kelloe,"' inducted 9 July, 135 1, 



occurs until 1361 

 John of Normanby,^** inducted 3 July, 1362, 



left 1373 

 Richard of Birtley,"' instituted 29 October, 



I373> left 1379 

 William of Aslackby,"* occurs 1379-85 

 Thomas of Corbridge,"' occurs 1388- 1402 

 Richard of Heswell,*'' appointed 141 2, occurs 



until 1 43 1 

 William Partrik or Patrik,"' admitted 20 June, 



1431, removed 11 January, 1444-5 

 Henry Heley,"" appointed 17 April, 1445, 



instituted 21 March, 1445-6. 

 John Barley,"" admitted 12 September, 1446, 



occurs 1456 

 William Dalton,"" 1456-8 

 John Middleham,"" admitted 13 July, 1458, 



last occurs 1459 

 Thomas Hexham,"" admitted 16 May, last 



occurs 1465 

 William Cuthbert,'^ occurs 1465-72 

 Robert Knowt,"" occurs 1474-9 

 William Burdon,"" occurs 1479-84 

 William Cuthbert, occurs 1486-91 

 Richard Tanfield,"" occurs 1491-1510 

 Robert Stroder,"' occurs 15 14-16 

 Edmund Moore,"^ occurs 1525-30 

 Ralph Blaxton,"' occurs 1533-5 



'" Ibid. 3a, 4ae, Ebor. 33 ; Compotus R.tinno 1333. 



'" Wharton, ^tig/. Sac. i, 762. "' Comp. R. 



'" Ibid.; Eng/. His I. Rev. v, 525. 



'" Comp. R. ; Lytham Chart. 3a, 430, Ebor. 35-6, 

 39 ; 2a, 4ae, Ebor. 29. In 1355 Kelloe was accused of 

 carr)ing away goods to the value of ^27 from Colding- 

 ham Priory when resident there, and also of adultery ; 

 Dur. Misc. Chart. 1284 ; Coldingham Priory (Surtees 

 Soc), 33. "* Lytham Chart. 2a, 4ae, Ebor. 34, 37. 



'" Prior of Finchale when appointed to Lytham 

 on 29 Sept. 1373 ; admitted by Archdeacon Charlton 

 24 Oct., instituted 29 Oct. ; ibid. 3a, 4ae, Ebor. 3 i ; 

 2a, 4ae, 31, 37. 



'" Ibid. 2a,2ae,4ae,Ebor.82 ; Comp.R. '" Ibid. 



'" Presented to archdeacon of Richmond on 21 Feb. 

 141 1 [-12] ; Lytham Chart. 2a, zae, 4ae, Ebor. 76 ; 

 Comp. R. 



"' Raines, Lanes. MSS. xxii, 407 ; Comp. R.; Dur. 

 Chart. Loc. ix, 63-4; Coldingham Priory, 153. 



'" Comp. R. For Heley, Barley, Middleham, and 

 Hexham see also Raines, Lanes. MSS. xxii, 375,381,399. 



"' Comp. R. ; Lytham Chart. 4a, 4ae, Ebor. 10. 



'" Comp. R.; Duchy of Lane. Rentals and Surv. 

 ptfo. 5, No. 15; Lams. Pleadings, i, 206. In the 

 Rentals (loc. cit.) under date 1527 he is described as 

 'incumbent and Keper for the space of 16 years,' 

 which must be an exaggeration. 



'" Comp. R. ; Valor Eccl. (Rec. Com.), v, 305. 



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