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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
penes_fw-la principalem_fw-la &_o socios_fw-la coll_n aenei_fw-la nasi_n oxon._n 11._o stodâ—ley_n a_o benedictine_n nunnery_n dedicate_v to_o st._n mary_n and_o found_v by_o bernard_n de_fw-fr s._n waleriâ—o_o 〈…〉_z temp_n hen_n ii_o it_o be_v endow_v at_o the_o suppression_n with_o 82_o l._n 4_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 102_o l._n 6_o s._n 7_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 486._o parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n etc._n etc._n registr_n â—lim_fw-la penes_fw-la tho._n allen_n ex_fw-la aula_n glocestr_n 12._o burcester_n gilbert_n basset_n a._n d._n 1182._o build_v a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n edburg_n it_o be_v value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 147_o l._n 2_o s._n 1d_o per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 167_o l._n 2_o s._n 10_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 283._o parochial_a antiquity_n first_o attempt_v in_o the_o history_n of_o ambrosden_n burcester_n and_o other_o adjacent_a village_n in_o the_o county_n of_o oxford_n and_o buck_n deduce_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o britain_n to_o near_a the_o age_n of_o the_o reformation_n by_o white_a kennett_n b._n d._n vicar_n of_o ambrosden_n hic_fw-la libre_fw-la accuratissime_fw-la historiam_fw-la huius_fw-la prioratus_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la fundationis_fw-la ad_fw-la eversionem_fw-la usque_fw-la tractat_fw-la quam_fw-la ex_fw-la cartis_fw-la autographis_fw-la penes_fw-la d._n d._n guil._n glynne_n de_fw-fr ambrosden_n in_o com._n oxon._n baronettum_n &_o quamplurimis_fw-la aliis_fw-la codicibus_fw-la tum_fw-la mss._n tum_fw-la impressis_fw-la summa_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o industria_fw-la contexuit_fw-la reverendus_fw-la author_n 13._o wroxton_n a_o priory_n of_o canon_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n austin_n found_v by_o mich._n belet_n temp_n r._n joh._n and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n it_o be_v yearly_a revenue_n be_v worth_a 78_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n dugd._n 78_o l._n 14_o s._n 3_o d._n sp._n 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mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 482._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 13._o 23._o milton_n a_o priory_n of_o monk_n â—_o 24._o sandford_n the_o manor_n of_o sandford_n be_v give_v to_o the_o knight_n templar_n by_o sir_n thomas_n de_fw-fr sandford_n kn_n t._n a._n d._n ..._o it_o become_v a_o preceptory_a vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 544._o mr._n kennet_n parochial_a antiquity_n of_o ambrosden_n burcester_n etc._n etc._n *_o registrum_fw-la ms._n in_o bibl._n bodl._n wood._n 10._o 25._o oxford_n a_o college_n for_o the_o black_a monk_n of_o canterbury_n found_v by_o simon_n islip_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n a._n d._n 1363_o 328._o this_o be_v suppress_v by_o henry_n viii_o and_o be_v now_o part_n of_o christ-church_n 26._o oxford_n a_o college_n for_o black_a monk_n 1â—_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n aldate_n call_v london_n college_n from_o richard_n clifford_n bishop_n of_o london_n who_o be_v a_o great_a benefactor_n to_o it_o a._n d._n 1421_o 338._o 27._o oxford_n a._n 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be_v by_o he_o dedicate_v to_o st._n leonard_n the_o foundation_n consist_v of_o a_o master_n thirteen_o brethren_n four_o secular_a priest_n eight_o sister_n thirty_o chorister_n two_o schoolmaster_n two_o hundred_o and_o six_o beadman_n and_o six_o servitor_n speed_n the_o revenue_n 26._o hen._n viii_o amount_v to_o 362_o l._n 11_o s._n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 367._o registr_n in_o bibl._n cotton_n 7._o selby_n a_o benedictine_n abby_n found_v by_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o commend_v to_o the_o patronage_n of_o st._n mary_n and_o st._n german_n it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 729_o l._n 12_o s._n 10_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 819_o l._n 2_o s._n 6_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 371._o reyner_n apost_n bened._n t._n 2._o p._n 155._o registr_n penes_fw-la th._n walmesly_n de_fw-fr dunkehalgh_n in_o com._n lanc._n arm._n 1620._o apographum_fw-la bujus_fw-la registri_fw-la est_fw-la 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dugd._n 2085_o l._n 1_o s._n 5_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 383._o t._n 3._o p._n 1._o p._n 9_o reyner_n apost_n bened._n in_o anglia_fw-it tr._n 2._o p._n 145._o registr_n in_o biblioth_n deuvesiana_n 1646._o steph._n witebiensem_fw-la de_fw-la fundatione_fw-la mon._n s._n mariae_fw-la ebor._n &_o historia_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la mon._n una_fw-la cum_fw-la figuris_fw-la abbatum_fw-la sciagraphice_n depictis_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o bibl._n bodl._n ne._n a._n 3._o 20._o *_o reg._n penes_fw-la decan_n &_o capit._n eborac_n *_o collectanea_fw-la ms._n rogeri_n dodsworthi_a in_o bibl._n bodl._n vol._n 7._o 9_o 9_o york_n a_o priory_n dedicate_v to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n and_o subordinate_a to_o marmonsty_a in_o france_n it_o be_v found_v by_o ralph_n painell_n a._n d._n 1089._o for_o benedictine_n monk_n and_o value_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 169_o l._n 9_o s._n 10_o d._n per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 196_o l._n 17_o s._n 2_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 563._o 10._o hakeness_n a_o cell_n to_o whitby_n to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v by_o william_n de_fw-fr percy_n temp_n will._n rufi_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 414._o 11._o richmond_n a_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n mary_n at_o york_n to_o which_o it_o be_v give_v by_o wymar_n sewer_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o richmond_n about_o a._n d._n 1100._o st._n martin_n be_v the_o patron_n of_o this_o priory_n which_o be_v endow_v with_o 43_o l._n 16_o s._n 8_o d._n per_fw-la a_o vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 388_o 401._o *_o reg._n in_o bibl._n cotton_n 12._o bridlington_n a_o priory_n of_o black_a canon_n found_v by_o walter_n de_fw-fr gant_n temp_n hen._n i._o and_o dedicate_v to_o s._n mary_n and_o s._n nicholas_n bodl._n it_o be_v rate_v 26._o hen._n viii_o at_o 547_o l._n 6_o s._n 11_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o dugd._n 682_o l._n 13_o s._n 9_o d._n speed_n vide_fw-la mon._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 161._o registr_n pen._n will._n 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