APPENDIX II.

EXAMPLE of a corrody at Bridlington Priory.(R. O. Exch. Augmentation Off. Misc. Bk., 237, p. 73.)

"This indenture at Bridlington the 26th day of September, in the year of our Lord a thousand five hundred, thirty and three, witnesseth that we William, Prior of the Monastery of Bridlington, within the diocese of York and the convent of the same, by our whole and deliberate assent and consent, have given and granted, and by these presents for us and our successors do give and grant unto Sir Christopher Taylor, clerk and parson of Swafield within the diocese of Lincoln and his assigns, during the natural life of the said Sir Christopher Taylor parson, one corrody; otherwise called, one canon right. That is to say: eight wheat loaves every week to be received at the convent cellar: Also six gallons of the convent ale and two gallons of the small ale, to be received at the brewhouse at every coming: Also every day a breakfast of beef, with his brews' scalded, if he saved them, as other brethren in the same place have, with such a mess of flesh or fish, as is served to the brethren in the refectory, otherwise called the frater,' to be received daily at the convent kitchen, sodden or raw at the pleasure of the said Sir Christopher Taylor parson or his assigns. And, whenever the aforesaid convent shall be served also in their frater or refectory with double course, as their custom is, then the aforesaid Sir Christopher Taylor parson and his assigns during his natural life as above is mentioned shall receive and be served with double course: And that, as well of fish as flesh, cordial, potages and other pittances, of the provision of the subcellarer for the time being.

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"And, if it fortune at any time or times the said Sir Christopher Taylor parson or his assigns to take his mutton raw to the intent to reserve it towards his supper; then we will that the pottager of the convent kitchen for the time being, when he maketh the convent's pottage, shall seeth or boil the same in his pottage pot, so often as he shall be desired by the aforesaid Sir Christopher Taylor parson or his assigns, during his natural life as is above mentioned. 'Also, the above said prior and convent, for them and their successors have granted to the abovesaid Sir Christopher Taylor parson or his assigns, one chamber in their fore court called the 'steward's clerk's chamber,' with the little house under the stairs or grades of the same, late in the occupation of Thomas Brigham, Esq. The reparations of the said chamber always reserved to the aforesaid prior and convent or their successors during the natural life of the abovesaid Sir Christopher Taylor parson.

"Also the above said Sir Christopher Taylor parson and his assigns are granted sufficient pasturage for two horses, in summer to be pastured within their pastures, and also sufficient horsemeat in the winter for one horse, to be stabled, found and kept in the aforesaid prior's stable, or his successors', during the natural life of the abovesaid Sir Christopher Taylor parson.

"To have and to hold the abovesaid corrody or canon right,' with all the appurtenances above expressed, in manner and form above mentioned, to the abovesaid Sir Christopher Taylor parson and his assigns, from the day of the making of this present indenture to the end and term of the natural life of the aforesaid Sir Christopher Taylor, parson of Swafield."

APPENDIX III.

THE following is a summary showing approximately the various sums of money received by the Augmentation Office from the dissolution of the monastic houses, etc.; also roughly how the money thus obtained was spent. To this is added a summary of the accounts of the treasurer of the royal jewel chamber, showing the value of the plate of the religious houses and churches, and the way it was disposed of by the royal orders. The first part is obtained from the Rolls of the Treasurer of the Court of Augmentation, the second from the account of Sir John Williams, keeper of the royal jewels, printed by the Abbotsford Club. The words "approximately " and " roughly" are used because in the troublesome task of dealing with the mass of figures on the Rolls, it is possible, even probable, that error may have crept in here or there; but it is believed that such error is not considerable enough to detract in any way from the substantial correctness of the subjoined

statement.

ACCOUNT OF THE TREASURER OF THE COURT OF AUGMENTATION. From the 24th April, 1536, to Michaelmas, 1547.

109,399 14s. 2d no less than £76,141 8s. 3d. was still due for lands which had been sold.