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bishopric_n by_o king_n hen._n viii_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o oxfordshire_n be_v place_v here_o but_o it_o be_v not_o long_o after_o viz._n 1546._o translate_v to_o christ-church_n oxon._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 136._o mr._n kennett_n parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n burcester_n etc._n etc._n registr_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n *_o reg._n in_o scaccario_fw-la penes_fw-la remem_fw-la regis_fw-la d._n *_o registra_fw-la rentalia_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la munimenta_fw-la ad_fw-la bam_fw-la abbatiam_fw-la spectantia_fw-la in_o thesaurario_fw-la aedis_fw-la christi_fw-la oxon._n *_o historiam_fw-la fundationis_fw-la abbatiae_fw-la de_fw-fr osney_n per_fw-la will._n wyrley_n ms._n in_o bibliotheca_fw-la henr._n worsley_n de_fw-fr hosp._n lincoln_n arm._n 7._o godstow_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n found_v by_o one_o editha_n or_o ida_n a_o rich_a widow_n a._n d._n 1138._o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n john_n baptist_n and_o rate_v at_o 274._o 5_o s._n 10_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 319_o l._n 18_o s._n 8_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 525._o t._n 2._o p._n 884._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n *_o historiam_fw-la de_fw-la godstow_n inter_fw-la mss._n hon._n comitis_fw-la de_fw-fr clarendon_n n._n 17._o *_o reg._n de_fw-fr godstow_n in_o scaccario_n pen._n remem_fw-la regis_fw-la *_o munim_fw-la penes_fw-la d._n j._n walter_n de_fw-fr saresden_n baron_fw-fr 8._o tame_n monasticon_fw-la sir_n rob._n gait_n knight_n a._n d._n 1138._o found_v a_o cistercian_n abbey_n upon_o otmoor_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o oddington_n which_o be_v translate_v hither_o by_o alexander_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n it_o be_v commend_v it_o to_o the_o patronage_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o endow_v with_o 256_o l._n 13_o s._n 7_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 802._o mr._n kennett_n parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n burcester_n etc._n etc._n 9_o bruern_n a_o cistercian_n abby_n found_v a._n d._n 1147._o by_o nicholas_n basset_n â—3_n it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 134_o l._n 10_o s._n 10_o d._n dugd._n 124_o l._n 10_o s._n 10_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 835._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n *_o munimenta_fw-la in_fw-la thes._n coll._n aenei_fw-la nasi_n oxon._n 10._o cold-norton_n will._n fitz-alan_n temp_n hen._n ii_o build_v here_o a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n john_n the_o evangelist_n and_o st._n giles_n this_o priory_n be_v escheat_v to_o the_o crown_n temp_n hen._n vii_o from_o which_o it_o come_v to_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o st._n stephen_n at_o westminster_n of_o who_o bishop_n smith_n buy_v it_o and_o give_v it_o 5._o hen._n viii_o to_o brasennose_n college_n in_o oxford_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 275._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 55._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n *_o munimenta_fw-la
shall_v be_v in_o devonshire_n westbury_n in_o glocestershire_n and_o fareley_o which_o be_v in_o wiltshire_n stafford-shire_n 1._o litchfield_n king_n oswy_a a._n d._n 656._o build_v a_o cathedral_n church_n and_o place_v here_o a_o bishop_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mercia_n king_n offa_n about_o a._n d._n 786._o make_v it_o a_o archbishop_n see_v which_o honour_v it_o enjoy_v for_o ten_o year_n and_o then_o be_v again_o subject_v to_o canterbury_n it_o be_v translate_v a._n d._n 1075._o to_o chester_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o coventry_n a._n d._n 1102._o but_o the_o bishop_n be_v not_o long_o after_o settle_v here_o again_o bishop_n clinton_n about_o a._n d._n 1140._o build_v a_o new_a cathedral_n church_n and_o restore_v and_o augment_v the_o chapter_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 216._o angl._n sacr._n t._n 1._o p._n 423._o *_o registra_fw-la cartas_fw-la etc._n etc._n penes_fw-la dec._n &_o capitulum_n **_o cronicon_n litchfeldensis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ms._n in_o bibl._n musaei_n ashmoleani_fw-la oxon._n n._n 770._o *_o acta_fw-la capitularia_fw-la transcripta_fw-la cartarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la eccles._n litchfeldensem_fw-la spectantia_fw-la ibid._n n._n 794_o 827._o 2._o stone_n middlesex_n wolphere_n king_n of_o mercia_n found_v a_o college_n of_o secular_a canon_n here_o about_o a._n d._n 675._o in_o memory_n of_o his_o son_n wolfade_v who_o he_o here_o martyr_v after_o the_o conquest_n robert_n lord_n stafford_n temp_n hen._n i._o erect_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n here_o which_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 119_o l._n 14_o s._n 11_o d._n per_fw-la a_o sp._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 119._o registr_n in_o bibl._n hatton_n 1640._o 3._o tamworth_n here_o be_v a_o ancient_a benedictine_n nunnery_n found_v by_o editha_n daughter_n to_o king_n edgar_n but_o after_o the_o conquest_n the_o nun_n be_v translate_v to_o pollesworth_n by_o r._n marmion_n one_o of_o which_o family_n place_v here_o secualr_n canon_n camd._n 4._o wolverhampton_n here_o be_v a_o college_n of_o secular_a canon_n build_v by_o a_o religious_a matron_n call_v wulfrunna_n about_o a._n d._n 996._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n peter_n it_o be_v afterward_o annex_v to_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o windsor_n camden_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 988._o dr._n plot_n be_v history_n of_o staffordshire_n chap._n x._o §_o 39_o 40._o oxon._n 1686._o fol._n 5._o burton_n upon_o trent_n a._n d._n 1004._o wulfric_n spot_n found_v this_o abbey_n for_o monk_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st_n benedict_n and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n modwen_n it_o be_v value_v 26_o hen._n viii_o at_o 267_o l._n 14_o s._n 3_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 356_o l._n 16_o s._n 3_o d._n ob_fw-la speed_n vide_fw-la mon_n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 265._o t._n 2._o p._n 869._o annales_n burtonenses_n a_o fundationâ—_n ad_fw-la a._n d._n 1262._o edit_fw-la oxon._n a._n d._n 1684._o fol._n registr_n penes_fw-la will._n dom._n paget_n the_o beaudsert_n 1650._o ms._n 6._o lappele_n a_o alien-priory_n of_o black_a monk_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n remigius_n at_o rheims_n to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v by_o earl_n algar_n temp_n edw._n conf._n king_n henry_n v._o give_v it_o to_o tong_n college_n in_o shropshire_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 1022._o t._n 3._o p._n 2._o p._n 145._o 7._o jutbury_n a_o cluniac_a priory_n dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n found_v by_o henry_n ferrer_n a._n d._n 1081_o ashmol_n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 244_o l._n 16_o s._n 8_o d._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 345._o t._n 2._o p._n 873._o registr_n penes_fw-la henr._n agard_n de_fw-fr foston_n mil._n registrum_fw-la penes_fw-la will._n com._n devon_n *_o collectanea_fw-la quaedam_fw-la ex_fw-la registro_fw-la de_fw-la tutbury_n mss._n ashmol_n 804._o 8._o canwell_n caralogue_n geva_n wife_n to_o galfrid_n ridell_n temp_n hen._n i._o build_v a_o monastery_n for_o benedictine_n monk_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n st._n giles_n and_o all-saint_n value_v at_o 25_o l._n 10_o s._n 3_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 439._o 9_o blythbury_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n found_v by_o hugh_n malveism_n temp_n hen._n i._o st._n giles_n be_v the_o tutelar_a saint_n of_o this_o priory_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 468._o 10._o penkridge_n the_o church_n here_o be_v endow_v and_o make_v collegiate_n by_o one_o hugo_n huose_fw-la temp_n r._n steph._n the_o advowson_n of_o it_o be_v give_v by_o king_n john_n to_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o dublin_n vide_fw-la plot_n be_v hist._n of_o staffordsh_fw-mi ch._n x._o §_o 81_o 82._o *_o apographa_fw-la cartarum_fw-la penes_fw-la v._o doctiss._n joh._n mill_n s._n t._n pr._n principal_n aulae_fw-la s._n edm._n oxon._n 11._o trentham_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n found_v by_o ramulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n temp_n r._n steph._n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o suppression_n with_o 106_o l._n 3_o s._n 10_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 260._o *_o munim_fw-la pen._n will._n leveson_n gower_n de_fw-fr ead_n arm._n 12._o roucester_n richard_n bacun_fw-fr about_z a._n d._n 1140._o build_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v value_v at_o 100_o l._n 2_o s._n 10_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 111_o l._n 13_o s._n 7_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 267._o 13._o fairweld_a speed_n a_o nunnery_n of_o benedictines_n found_v by_o roger_n bishop_n of_o coventry_n and_o litchfield_n a._n d._n 1140._o it_o be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 441._o 14._o radmore_n a_o cistercian_n abby_n found_v by_o ralph_n earl_n of_o chester_n temp_n r._n steph._n hence_o remove_v to_o stonely_n in_o com._n warw._n by_o hen._n ii_o a._n d._n 1154._o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 820._o 15._o sandwell_n buckinghamshire_n will._n de_fw-fr offney_n temp_n hen._n ii_o found_v a_o monastery_n for_o cluniac_a monk_n here_o value_v at_o 38_o l._n 8_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n vide_fw-la monast._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 475._o 16._o dudley_n a_o priory_n of_o cluniac_a monk_n subordinate_a to_o wenlock_v it_o be_v build_v by_o gervase_n painell_n temp_n hen._n ii_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n james._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 614._o 17._o stafford_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n build_v by_o ric._n peche_n bishop_n of_o coventry_n and_o litchfield_n a._n d._n 1162._o to_o the_o memory_n of_o st._n thomas_n of_o canterbury_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n be_v worth_a 141_o l._n 13_o s._n 2_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 316._o *_o reg._n penes_fw-la ..._o fowler_n de_fw-fr ead_n 18._o croxton_n a._n d._n 1176._o bertram_z de_fw-fr verdon_n found_v a_o cistercian_n abbey_n at_o coat_n which_o be_v three_o year_n after_o remove_v hither_o and_o dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n at_o the_o dissolution_n be_v worth_a 90_o l._n 5_o s._n 11_o d._n dugd._n 103_o l._n 6_o s._n 5_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 912._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 40._o chronica_fw-la in_o bibl._n cotton_n *_o reg._n penes_fw-la will._n pierpoint_n de_fw-fr tong_n castel_n 19_o raunton_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n subordinate_a to_o haghmon_v in_o com._n salop._n build_v by_o rob._n fill_n noeli_fw-la about_o a._n d._n 1190._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 90_o l._n 2_o s._n 10_o d._n per_fw-la a_o speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 143._o 940._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 53._o cartular_a in_o bibl._n cotton_n 20._o calwich_n a_o cell_n of_o black_a canon_n to_o kenelworth_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o nicholas_n fitz-nigel_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 119._o 21._o delacre_n monasticon_fw-la a_o cistercian_n abby_n found_v by_o ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n a._n d._n 1214._o who_o translate_v the_o monk_n from_o pulton_n in_o cheshire_n hither_o and_o dedicate_v it_o to_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n benedict_n it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o dissolution_n with_o 227_o l._n 5_o s._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 243_o l._n 3_o s._n 6_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 890._o t._n 2._o p._n 919._o *_o reg._n penes_fw-la ..._o rudyard_n de_fw-fr ead_n 22._o hulton_n henry_n de_fw-fr audley_n a._n d._n 1223._o erect_v a_o cistertian_n abbey_n here_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v value_v at_o 76_o l._n 14_o s._n 10_o d._n per_fw-la a_o sp._n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 942._o 23._o brewood_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n value_v at_o 17_o l._n 10_o s._n 8_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd