SUPPRESSION OF THE MONASTERY OF TEWKESBURY (1536).
Source.—Burnet's History of the Reformation. 1st Part; Collection of Records, Book III. 3, Sec. V. "Copied from a book that is in the Augmentation Office," 1536.
County: Gloucester.
| Tewkesbury late Monastery. | Surrender to the use of the King's Majesty and of his Heirs and Successors for ever made bearing date under the Covent-Seal[47] of the same late monastery, the 9th day of January, in the 31st year of the reign of our most dread victorious Sovereign Lord, King Henry the Eighth: and the said day and year clearly dissolved and suppressed. | ||||||||
| The clear yearly value of all the said possessions belonging to the Monastery | As well Spiritual as Temporal, over and besides £136 8s. 1d. in Fees, Annuities and Custodies, granted to divers persons by Letters Patents under the Covent-Seal of the said late Monastery for term of their lives | £1595 15 6 | |||||||
| Pensions assigned to the late Religious dispatched: that is to say, to | £ s. d. | ||||||||
| John Wich, late Abbot there | 266 13 04 | ||||||||
| John Beley, late Prior there | 16 00 00 | ||||||||
| J. Bromsegrove, late Prior of Delehurst | 13 06 08 | ||||||||
| Robert Circester, Prior of St. James | 13 06 08 | ||||||||
| Will Didcote, Prior of Cranborne | 10 00 00 | ||||||||
| Robert Cheltenham, B.D. | 10 00 00 | ||||||||
| Two Monks, £8 a piece | 16 00 00 | ||||||||
| One Monk | 07 00 00 | ||||||||
| 27 Monks £6 13s. 6d. each | 180 00 00 | ||||||||
| And so remains clear | 1044 08 10 | ||||||||
| Records and Evidences belonging to the late Monastery | Remain in the Treasury there under the custody of John Whittington, Kt. the keys thereof being delivered to Richard Pauler, Receiver. | ||||||||
| Houses and Buildings assigned to remain undefaced. | The Lodging called the Newark, leading from the Gate to the late Abbots lodging, with Buttery, Pantry, Cellar, Kitchen, Larder and Pastry thereto adjoining. The late Abbots Lodging, the Hostery,[48] the Great Gate entering into the Court, with the lodging over the same; the Abbots Stable, Bakehouse, Brewhouse and Slaughterhouse, the Almry, Barn, Dairyhouse, the great barn next the Avon, the Maltinghouse, with the garners in the same, the Oxhouse in the Barton,[49] the Barton Gate, and the lodging over the same. | Committed to the custody of John Whittington, Knight. | |||||||
| Deemed to be superfluous. | The Church, with Chappels, Cloisters, Chapterhouse, Misericord, the two Dormitories, Infirmary with Chappels and Lodgings within the same; the workhouse, with another House adjoining to the same, the Convent Kitchen, the Library, the old Hostery, the chamberer's Lodging, the new Hall, the old Parlour adjoining to the Abbots lodging; the Cellarers Lodging, the Poultry-House, the Garden, the Almary, and all other Houses and lodgings not above reserved. | Committed as abovesaid. | |||||||
| Leads[52] remaining upon | The Quire, Aisles, and Chapels annext the Cloister Chapterhouse, Frater,[50] St. Michaels Chappel, Halls, Fermory, and Gate-house, esteemed to | 180 Foder.[51] | |||||||
| Bells remaining | In the steeple there are eight poize, by estimation | 14600 weight. | |||||||
| Jewels reserved to the use of the King's Majesty. | Mitres garnished with gilt, rugged Pearls, and counterfeit stones. | ||||||||
| Plate of silver reserved to the same use. |
| 1431. | |||||||
| Ornaments reserved to the said use. | One cope of Silver Tissue, with one Chasuble, and one Tunicle of the same; one cope of gold Tissue, with one Cope and two Tunicles of the same. | ||||||||
| Sum of all the Ornaments, Goods, and Chattels belonging to the said Monastery. | Sold by the said Commissioners, as in a Particular Book of Sales thereof made ready to be shewed, as more at large may appear. | £ s. d. 194 08 0 | |||||||
| Payments | to the late Religious and Servants despatched. | To 38 late Religious Persons of the said late Monastery of the King's mat. (Majesty) reward | £ s. d. 80 13 4 | ||||||
| To an 144 late Servants of the said late Monastery, for their wages and liveries. | £ s. d. 75 10 0 | ||||||||
| Payments | For debts owing by the said late Monastery. | To divers Persons for Victuals and Necessaries of them had to the use of the said Monastery, with £10 paid to the late Abbot there, for and in full payment of £124 5s. 4d. by him to be paid to certain Creditors of the said late Monastery, by Covenants made with the aforesaid Commissioners. | £ s. d. 18 12 0 | ||||||
| And so remains clear | £19 12 08 | ||||||||
Then follows a list of some small Debts owing to and by the said Monastery.
Then follows a list of the Livings in their Gift.
| County of Glouc. | Four Parsonages | 10 vicarages. |
| County of Worcest. | Two Parsonages | 2 vicarages. |
| County of War. | Two Parsonages. | |
| County of Will. (sic), Bristol. | Five Parsonages | 1 vicarage. |
| County of Wilts. | 00 | 2 vicarages. |
| County of Oxon. | One Parsonage | 2 vicarages. |
| County of Dorset. | Four Parsonages | 2 vicarages. |
| County of Sommers. | Three Parsonages. | |
| County of Devon. | 00 | 1 vicarage. |
| County of Cornwall. | 00 | 2 vicarages. |
| County of Glamorgan and Morgan. | 00 | 5 vicarages. |
In all, 21 Parsonages and 27 vicarages.
[47] Covent = convent; cf. Covent Garden.
[48] = Hostelry, i.e. the Guest House.
[49] = Farmyard.
[50] = The Refectory.
[51] = A measure of lead, etc., about one ton.
[52] i.e. the lead with which the roofing was covered.