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CONTENTS
| CHAP. | ||
|---|---|---|
| PREFACE | [v] | |
| LIST OF REFERENCES | [vii] | |
| I. | INTRODUCTION | [1] |
| II. | PRECEDENTS FOR SUPPRESSION | [19] |
| III. | AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL SUPPRESSION | [30] |
| IV. | PRELIMINARIES TO THE GENERAL SUPPRESSION | [42] |
| V. | THE FINANCES OF BURTON ABBEY | [72] |
| VI. | MONASTIC BALANCE SHEETS | [92] |
| VII. | THE GENERAL SUPPRESSION: FIRST STAGE | [133] |
| VIII. | THE GENERAL SUPPRESSION: SECOND STAGE | [160] |
| IX. | LOSS AND GAIN | [188] |
| APPENDICES OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS | ||
| NO. | ||
| I. | EXAMPLE OF A LICENSE TO CONTINUE GRANTEDTO A “LESSER MONASTERY” (CROXDEN ABBEY) | [214] |
| II. | DEED OF SURRENDER OF CROXDEN ABBEY | [220] |
| III. | INVENTORY OF THE SALE AT BREWOOD NUNNERY | [224] |
| IV. | INVENTORY OF THE SALE AT ST. THOMAS’S PRIORY, STAFFORD | [229] |
| V. | INVENTORY OF THE SALE OF DIEULACRES ABBEY | [237] |
| VI. | SALE OF GOODS AT THE GREY FRIARS, STAFFORD | [245] |
| VII. | SALE OF GOODS AT THE AUSTIN FRIARS, STAFFORD | [249] |
| VIII. | SALE OF GOODS OF THE GREY FRIARS, LICHFIELD | [252] |
| IX. | SALE OF GOODS AT CROXDEN ABBEY | [255] |
| X. | SALE OF GOODS AT ROCESTER ABBEY | [256] |
| XI. | SALE OF GOODS AT HULTON ABBEY | [257] |
| XII. | THE DISSOLUTION OF BURTON “COLLEGE” | [258] |
| 1. INVENTORY AND VALUATION OF GOODS | [258] | |
| 2. SALE OF GOODS | [264] | |
| 3. PAYMENTS TO DISBANDED HOUSEHOLD, ETC. | [268] | |
| 4. EXPENSES OF ROYAL OFFICIALS | [271] | |
| 5. PENSIONS | [277] | |
| 6. SUMMARY | [278] | |
| XIII. | THE DISSOLUTION OF BURTON COLLEGE:SCUDAMORE’S RECEIPT FOR GOODS UNSOLD | [279] |
| XIV. | LIST OF BOOKS AT BURTON ABBEY | [281] |
| INDEX | [286] | |
| SKETCH MAP OF STAFFORDSHIRE | [end of book] | |
The Dissolution of the Monasteries