A Description of the Part of Devonshire Bordering On the Tamar and the Tavy: Its Natural History, Manners, Customs, Superstitions, Scenery, Antiquities, Biography of Eminent Persons, &c. &c. in a Series of Letters to Robert Southey, Esq; Volume 1
A Description of the Part of Devonshire Bordering On the Tamar and the Tavy: Its Natural History, Manners, Customs, Superstitions, Scenery, Antiquities, Biography of Eminent Persons, &c. &c. in a Series of Letters to Robert Southey, Esq; Volume 1
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 edition. Excerpt: ... "12th. Baldwin. "13th. Stephen. "14th. Herbert. To this abbot Pope Cclestine ii. addressed a bull of privileges, on 29th May, (See '2 Regist. Vesey, ' fol. 41.) 1193. "15th. Jordan was appointed, I believe, in 1204. "16th. William de Remit, Prior of Otterton, was elected Jordan's successor in 1220. He ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 edition. Excerpt: ... "12th. Baldwin. "13th. Stephen. "14th. Herbert. To this abbot Pope Cclestine ii. addressed a bull of privileges, on 29th May, (See '2 Regist. Vesey, ' fol. 41.) 1193. "15th. Jordan was appointed, I believe, in 1204. "16th. William de Remit, Prior of Otterton, was elected Jordan's successor in 1220. He held his dignity four years. "17th. John. "18th. Alan de Cornwall, who died in 1248. "19th. Robert de Kitevnol. "20th. Thomas, who died in 1257. "21st. John de Northampton, who presided during two years. "22nd. Philip Trentheful, a monk of St. Swithin's Monastery, at Winchester, was confirmed the next abbot, in October, 1259. He made his profession to Bishop Bronescombe, in the following words: --Vid. Regist. fol. 8. 'Ego frater Philippus, electus Abbas Ecclesie de Tavistock, promitto tibi, Pater Dne Waltere Exon Epe, tuisque successoribus canonice intronizandis et Sancte Exoniensis Ecclesie, fidem et canonicam per omnia subjectionem.' "23rd. Alured, confirmed abbot on the 29th Sept. 1260. "N.B. Fecit professionem quam obtulit super principale Altare.--' Regist. Bronescombe.' "24th. John Chubb succeeded, but was deposed by Bishop Bronescombe, in crastino Sancti Edmundi Regis et Martyris, (21 st Nov.) 1269. "The bishop describes him as 'Monasterii bonorum dilapidator intolerabilis et manifestus, ' rcprobates his scandalous neglect of religious discipline, and enumerates instances of his savage violence and even sacrilege. "25th. Robert, who was substituted in the place of John Chubbe, on Palm Sunday, 1270. "26th. Robert Champeaux, aliter Campbell, succeeded in 278. "This abbot is highly commended for his tender-piety and zeal for improvement. During his government several parts of the Abbey were rebuilt, but particularly the conventual church, ...
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