By the thirty-first of Henry the eighth, chap. 13, the larger monasteries shared the same fate as the smaller ones had done, and the Abbey lands of this place, and those formerly belonging to the priory, reverted again to the crown.
In the account which was rendered to the King by the ministers appointed to receive the revenues which came to the crown on the dissolution of Religious Houses, we find the value of the other church property in this parish, set down thus:—
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| Knyghtsbrydge et Westborne | Firm’ Terr’ | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Knyghtebrydge, Kensyngton et Westbourne | Firm’ | 5 | 14 | 11 |
| Pquis Cur | 0 | 6 | 4½ |
I have extracted this account from the Monasticon Anglicanum, vol. i, page 326, where these sums are repeated thus:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Maniu de Knyghtebridge et Westbourne Firm’ Terr’ | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Westborne, Knightsbridge et Kensington Man Redd et Firm | 5 | 14 | 11 |
| Pquis Cur | 6 | 8½ |
But the Crown had other possessions in Paddington besides those which fell to it by the suppression of Religious Houses.
We have already seen that Henry the eighth obtained land here by exchange and purchase, from Lord Sands, Thomas Hobson, John Dunnington, and Robert White.
We have also seen that those lands which were purchased of Lord Sands and Robert White by the crown were sold to Dr. Hues, and given by him with other lands to Martyn College, Oxford.
Some part of those lands purchased of John Dunnington went to increase the park made by Henry the eighth, viz. Hyde Park; but what became of the remainder I have not been able to discover.
What Henry the eighth did with the manor and rectory of Paddington will be seen by the following translation of a portion of a legal instrument still preserved in the Record Office, Carlton Ride. [43]