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Thomas Cusacke, esquire ; Robert "White, merchant ; Robert Silke 

 and "William Sutton, clerks ; John "Walshe, merchant ; James 

 Blackney, James Cusacke, Robert Cusacke, Edward Brien, and 

 John Stafford, baker, granted to them licence to found a chantry and 

 endow a chaplain in the church of S. Audoen, in honoiu' of S. Anne, 

 together with a gild or fraternity of same, to consist of men and 

 women. The patent contained the provisions usual in cases of religious 

 gilds, allowing liberty to plead and be impleaded, to have a common 

 seal, &c. The fraternity was to support six chantry priests, one to 

 celebrate in a chapel which was to be built and dedicated to S. Anne, 

 one in the Lady chapel, and one at each of the four altars above named, 

 for the souls of the king, the founders, brethren and sisters, &c. ; and 

 it was allowed to hold lands and premises to the value of 100 marks 

 yearly for their maintenance. 



S. Anne's chapel was erected at the south side of the nave, running 

 parallel to it as far as the chancel. The south wall was taken 

 down, and six new pillars formed five bays, which caused the chapel 

 to become the south aisle of the church. 



On 1st August, 13th Henry YI., the Crown granted to several 

 persons licence to assign to John Burnell, master of the gild, Robert 

 "Wode and David Rowe, wardens, certain premises in the city to the 

 yearly value of 8 marks, 7 shillings, to hold to them and their 

 successors for ever, in part satisfaction of the said sum of 100 marks. 

 This licence is enrolled,^ and in the margin stands the note — " In part 

 satisfaction of the mortmain of S. Anne's chapel." 



A number of the documents afford information regarding the 

 appointment of chantry priests on the foundation, their duties, main- 

 tenance, &c. ; and as to the college or hall, together with the various 

 chambers used for their residence and accommodation. As the existence 

 of any documents of a similar nature now extant in Ireland is unknown, 

 the light thrown by them on the lives of the ancient chantry priests 

 in this city is quite new. These priests had to serve in a general way 

 in the choir, while one of the chapels or altars was specially assigned 

 to each on appointment. Separate chambers or sets of apartments 

 were allotted them, and the average yearly salary pertaining to their 

 office appears to have been the sum of 8 marks.- The priests were 

 to have a competent table (or board) provided — "a table honestly 



1 Patent Roll, 13th Henry VI. 



• In 1392 ten marks was the salary assigned to the Chantry Priest of 

 S. Peter's, Cheap, London. 



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