This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1723 Excerpt: ...de Hull gave to this Convent the Church of Stevenage. Nicholas Litlington, Abbot of this Place, gave the Manor of Burlingham, in the County of Worcefler, which one John Sapy then held in Fee-Farm at 11/. per Ann. H E likewife built the Hall in the Abbey-Houfe, and the Room call'd Jerufa lern; together with the South ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1723 Excerpt: ...de Hull gave to this Convent the Church of Stevenage. Nicholas Litlington, Abbot of this Place, gave the Manor of Burlingham, in the County of Worcefler, which one John Sapy then held in Fee-Farm at 11/. per Ann. H E likewife built the Hall in the Abbey-Houfe, and the Room call'd Jerufa lern; together with the South and Weft by iters, where his Arms are wrought in the Building. Befides which, he built the Kitchen, the Buttery, a Houfe for the Sacriftan, and the Cellarers Office; with the Tower there, and a Water-Mill of Stone, and pav'd the Cloyfters with Stone. He gave to this Houfe a Miter, made of white Pearls, which coft him one hundred Marks. Two Silver Chalices pile. A Pastoral Staff of the Value of 18 /. T the Refe bry, to be us'd there, and in no other Place, forty eight Dimes two Chargers, and twenty four Salts, weighing one hundred and four Pounds. Seven Salts, two Chalices, Weight ten Pounds. T the Abbot, his SucceiTor, feven Salts, twenty four Dilhes, four Chargers of Silver, weighing fixty four Pounds; two Cups for Wine, weighing eight Pounds; one Cup of Silver, with a Foot, Price one hundred Shillings; feven Silver-Plates, weighing eighteen Pounds; two VeiTels for waihing Feet, with two Water-VefTels of Silver, weighing ten Pound; and two fmall VeiTels for Feet, of Silver, weighing eighteen Pound. To his Chapel, Veftments, Challices, Incenfe-Pots, Cruits, Bells, Veftels for waihing Feet, and Pixes, all of Silver gilt. O F this Plate, I have Reafon to believe great Part was of the late Abbot Langham before-mention'd. Abbot Kirton built the Skreen of St. Andrews Chapel, curiouily gilt, and adorn'd with Arms of the Nobility. John Estnet built two of the Windows of the South ifle, and the great Weft Window; togeth...
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