So things continued till the death of the fifth vicar, John of Topcliffe, brother of the abbot, when the abbot and convent presented one of themselves to the vicarage, and so added its endowment to the revenues of the house.

The next matter of interest in the history of the parish is the beginning of new foundations to supply the spiritual needs of new centres of population. Padiham was founded in 30 Henry VI.; Whitewell, Holme, and Marsden between the reigns of Henry VI. and Henry VII.; then Newchurch in Rossendale, 3 Henry VIII.; Goodshaw, 32 Henry VIII.; Newchurch in Pendle, 35 Henry VIII.; Accrington was taken out of Alvetham in 1577; and lastly, Bacup in Rossendale was founded in 1788.

To complete the story: at the dissolution of the monasteries the Abbot of Whalley was hanged on a charge of treason. The king made a compulsory exchange of the great tithes of the parish of Whalley, on which he seized as part of the abbey property, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, for some of the lands which belonged to the Kentish see. Archbishop Juxon augmented the living by surrendering to it, on the renewal of a lease which brought it within his power, the whole Easter roll and surplice fees, on condition that the curates of the chapels should receive the house, and pay to the vicar in different proportions £42, which, with £38 hitherto paid, would augment the vicarage to £80. Archbishop Sancroft, on a subsequent renewal (1685), with the fine purchased lands to provide stipends for the curates of the chapels-of-ease hitherto unprovided for.

The record of an inquisition in the time of the Commonwealth into this and neighbouring churches survives, and gives an interesting account of the parish and its chapelries. In every case the account ends with the statement that the inhabitants desire to be made a parish.

APPENDIX II.

We have in the case of two Rural Deaneries, by way of sample, tabulated the benefices as entered in the “Taxatio” and the “Valor” with one another and with the modern Clergy List; with a few notes upon them.

DIOCESE OF LONDON.—DEANERY OF BERDESTAPLE.

From Domesday Book.“Taxatio” of Pope Nicholas
IV., 1292 A.D., p. 21.		“Valor Ecclesiasticus” of Hen.
VIII., 1534 A.D., I 448.		Clergy List, 1895 A.D.
£s.d. £s.d. £
The Manor and Church belonged
to the See of London.		Ecclīā de Thurrok pva568Thurrock Parva R3150Thurrock East
(or Little)		400
Thurrock Grays V per earm
Epi Lond. dal’ 6 Apr.,
1582		508Thurrock West,
with Purfleet		170
Grays Thurrock175
Ditto."Oresith (cum
Vicar)		1600Orsett R2948Orsett500
Chantry6134
Cedd the Apostle of the East
Saxons founded one of his
centres of evangelization here,
A.D. 653. In the time of
Edward the Confessor it was
divided into West T. held by
Aluric, a priest and freeman,
and East T. held by Tedric, a
freeman.		"Westillebȳ13164Westilbury R2000Tilbury West480
Free chapel of a hermit168
Chantry1000
"Estillebȳ14134Estilbury V12170Tilbury East160
Free Chapel which W.
Pace lately held		300
Another Free Chapel
which Wm More
lately held		1110
In Saxon times these were one
parish.		"Hornyngdone1200Esthornden R9140Horndon East435
Time of the Confessor “a certain
deacon had here 30 acres and
¼ of a church.”		Vicar ejusdem4134Free chapel050
Westhorndon R14134Horndon West,
with Ingrave[643]		380
This church belonged to Barking
nunnery.		 Horndon super Montem
V		1468Horndon-on-the-Hill250
From Saxon times belonged to
Barking nunnery.		"Mockyng14134Mocking V1000Mucking172
Probably had a church in Saxon
times. Afterwards Wm. de
Septem Moles gave his manor
with a free chapel to Waltham
Abbey.		"Stanford1600Standeford le hope R12198Stanford-le-Hope600
Free Chapel200
Chantry7180
In Saxon times the manor and
church belonged to Barking N.		"Bulephen1368Bulfanne R2300Bulphan345
After the Conquest this parish
belonged to B. of London.		"Coringham[644]800Corringham R2238Corringham560
"Bures6134Boures Gifford R2500Bowers Gifford406
"Bourgsted[645]1368Burstede magna V1768Burstead, Great100
Chantry700Billericay320
The manor and church in the
time of the Confessor
belonged to Earl Godwin,
after the Conquest to the See
of London.		"Burgsted parva[646]4134Burstede Parva R11104Little Burstead270
Manor and church given at the
Conquest to the See of
London.		"Leyndon1368Laindon R with chapel
of Bartilsdon
annexed		3568Laindon with
Basildon		500
Free Chapel368
Chantry604
Langdon R[647]1038Laindon Hills224
"Fobbing1000Fobbing R2100Fobbing534
"Chaldewell568Chadwell R17134Chadwell220
Originally one parish: by the
time of Ed. Confessor a large
manor in S. Benfleet with
church belonged to Barking
Abbey; a large manor in N.
Benfleet with church
belonged to Earl Harold.		"Magna
Benafleth		6134South Benflete V1654South Benfleet180
"Benefleth
parva[648]		000 North Benfleet430
Time of E. Confessor principal
part belonged to a priest.
Wm. gave it to the Albini
family, founders of Bec
Abbey. They gave this
manor to Okeburn, Wilts., a
cell of Bec.		"Dontone568Donton R14128Dunton Waylett320
After the Conquest, King Wm.
gave this manor and church
to Battle Abbey.		"Hoton9168Hutton R800Hutton230
"Schenefeud1000Shenfield R14184Shenfield390
At the Conquest, known as
Ramsden, subsequently
divided into 2 manors and
parishes, distinguished by
names of their owners.		"Duddyngeherst800Duddinghurst R1038Doddinghurst420
"Gingg Rad’i6134Ingraffe R7135
"Ramesden Cray568Ramsden Cranes R19120Ramsden Crays380
"Ramsden
Belhous		6134Ramsden Belhous R1400Stock-Harward with
Ramsden Belhous		400
Free chapel[649]300
"Dounham568Downeham R1228Downham340
"Fangge (or Fanga)6134Fange R1404Vange141
"Novendon[650]000Novingdon R10134Nevendon150
"Thunderle[650]000Thundersley R14134Thundersley400
"Wykfore[650]000Wykeford R13134Wickford310
"Piches[650]000Pittesey R10134Pitsea300