Item, a lampe, sold to Edmund Bar- } viijd.

dell

sol.

sol.

sol.

sol.

sol.

sol.

Item, the pavement of the quyere,
sold to Mr. Stretes

xiijs. iiijd,

ostery and the ffrater, sold to Johan
Sadeler

recepi

sol.

Item, the cundyt of ledd in the cloys-
ter, sold to the master of the gyld
and his brethern
Item, a halywaterstocke, sold to Johan
sol. Howlat

Item, all the kechyn stuff, sold to sol. {Mr. warden of the gyld

Item, ij. standert candelstyckes, sold sol. { to the seyd M1. warden

sol.

sol.

sol.

xxj". iij. iiijd.

{

Item, the ffrayter and the chambers
stretchyng to the kechyn, with all
the quadrant of the inner cloyster
joynyng to the church and steple,
and the church and quyer, and the
long newe house of the est syde of
the same cloyster, except and re-
servyd ledd, belles, pavement, and
gravestones within all the seyd
buyldynges, save only the pavement
of the seyd churche, whyche ys
parcell of the seyd bargayne, sold to
Johan Westone of Lichfeld, Johan
Archer, Richard Cotes gent., Hugh
Bowde, Harry Hopwood draper,
Michaell Hylle, Johan Genynges

and Johan Mylward, and hath day
to deface the steple, cloyster, and
quyer forth, wyth the churche, onles
they obteyne lycens otherwyse of
the kyng and hys councell, athys-
syde the feast of the Purification of
our Lady next commyng, and for
all the residewe of the buyldynges
iij. yeres day to pull downe and
carye awey, and to have egresse
and regresse for the same.

patet oblig. dat. quinto die Octobr. anno regni regis Henrici viijv.

XXX.

rem. cum Johanne Scudamour, ar. r. partic. etc.

Crokesden. The salez ther made the xyth day of October, anno

xxx° regis Henrici viij. as herafter followyth :

Item, a lytle gatehouse on the north

syde of the comyn wey, sold to

xiijs. iiijd.

Rouceter. The sales there made, the xvjth day of October, anno xxxo. regis Henrici viij.

Hylton. The salez ther made, the xxjth day of October, anno xxx° regis Henrici viiji.

The priory of Wenlock was founded as a nunnery as early as the seventh century; but was refounded as a convent of Cluniac monks, and made dependant on the house of La Charité sur Loire, by Roger de Montgomery, in 1080. It is still remarkable for its interesting ruins. The last prior was John Bayly (or Baylis), alias Cressage.

CXXXIII.

SIR RICHARD RICHE TO JOHN SCUDAMORE.

[From MS. Addit. No. 11,041, fol. 18.]

Mr. Sckidmore, this shalbe after my right hertie commendacions to requyre you to assingne and apoynct unto my ffrende James Lewson, the five bellis remaynyng at the late monasterie of Wenlocke, he givyng unto you unto the kinges highenes use lyke waight of belle mettell for the same, or elis for the performance therof he to pay after xx". the hundreth waight therof,

praying you to accomplyshe the same accordinglie as I trust you. And this shalbe your discharge in that behalff. From London, this xxiiijth of Aprill, anno xxxijdo H. viiijvi.

To my right loving ffrende Mr. Skidmore, receivour generall unto the kinges majestie of the dissolvid possessions in the countie of Salopp.

Your lovyng ffrende,

RYCHARD RYCHE.

The two next letters relate to Bordesley abbey; the second gives some curious illustrations of the process of salt-making at that time.

CXXXIV.

SIR RICHARD RICHE TO JOHN SCUDAMORE.

[From MS. Add. No. 11,041, fol. 26.]

Forasmoche as I am creadiblie advertised that the late monastery of Bordesley is defacid and pluckid downe, and the substance therof solde to dyverse persons without proffitt or lucre paide or aunswerid to the kinges majestes use for the same, thiese shalbe to requyre you, in the kinges hyghenes behalff, as convenyent oportunytie may serve you, as welle to enquyre of theym that so hath defacid the said howse, and of their auctoritie in that behalff, as also of those persons that have bought or have hadd given any of the same, and what somes have ben paide therfor, and to whose use, not omytting to charge all and every of the said persons whiche heryn shalbe touched to apere personally at this next terme following before me at London, as they will aunswer at their perills, there to make auns were to suche mattier as shalbe by me objectid agenst theym; eftsones praying yow for my sake to graunte unto sir George Throgmerton, knight, the preferment of all suche stone, glasse, and iron as is at the said