By F. A. Carrington, Esq. 



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Chantry, founded in 1503, of which John Potter was the 

 iypendarye (that is, the heir of the founder got a priest for as 

 btle money as he could); and St. Catharine's Chantry, of which 

 homas Russell was the priest, and of which a part of the 

 •undation was a rent of twenty shillings "owte of a tenemente 

 died the Angell of the possessions of GefFery Daniell." In this 

 lurch there were also Obits (anniversary masses) for John 

 lythewaye, John Awale, John Esten, James Loder, John Wynter, 

 nd Robert Nuttynge. 



This Rectory is not mentioned in the Taxation of Pope Nicholas 

 1288) nor is it to be found either in the lNonae roll (1341), or in 

 le Parliamentary Survey of Livings of 1650 which is in Lambeth 

 'alace; but in the Yalor Ecclesiasticus of King Henry 8, (1534), 

 ol. 2, p. 150, the value is stated to be twelve pounds a year, and 

 'homas Blundell to be the Rector. 



St. Mary's Church. — This is said to be a Vicarage, but it is not 

 nown who was or is the Rector, but in the Sarum Institutions 

 edited by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart.), there is an entry under the 

 ate of 1316, that John Wetwang was instituted to the Vicarage 

 f St. Mary, Marlborough, on the presentation of Raymond de 

 I'argis, Dean of Salisbury, and in the Valor Ecclesiasticus of Henry 



(vol. 2, p. 150), the Vicarage of St. Mary in Marlborough is 

 alued at ten pounds thirteen shillings and fourpence, and Richard 

 Jromflette is stated to be the Vicar. 1 



This Living is not mentioned either in Pope Nicholas's taxation 

 1288), the Nonaa Roll (1341), or in the Parliamentary survey of 

 .650. 



In this church there were a Chantry, a Jesus service, and another 

 Chantry of the foundation of Foster and Pengry ve ; and Obits for 



1 In the " Liber Evidentiaruin " (a small folio volume of copies of Charters 

 m,, from Henry II. to Queen Elizabeth) preserved in the Registry at Sarum, is 

 he following entry relating to Marlborough " Carta de Ordinacone Vicar 

 •erpetuu et ecclie de Meiiberg et de annu solut ecclie Sar. a. d. 1238, which 

 hows that Marlborough was either a perpetual vicarage or curacy at that date. 

 3y this deed the Bishop [Robert Bingham] orders 20 shillings to be paid to the 

 Dean and Chapter of Sarum towards the finding of a wax light by the hand of 

 he Dean, which light shall burn in the Choir of [the Cathedral of] Sarum every 

 lay and night at matins and at vespers until the Mass. 



