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THE HEADS OF RELIGIOUS HOUSES: ENGLAND AND WALES, I 940–1216

This is the first of two volumes, now covering the heads of religious houses in England and Wales from the tenth-century reform to the death of Edward III, ‒. The first volume, by the great master of monastic history, Dom David Knowles, aided by Christopher Brooke and Vera London, was published first in  and was quickly recognised as a major work of reference, noted for its mastery of accurate detail. It has now been brought up to date with substantial addenda and corrigenda by Christopher Brooke. The  volume covers the period ‒, and comprises fully documented, critical lists of monastic superiors, with succinct biographical details. It is an essential foundation for all prosopographical study of the religious history of the period; and the precise chronology which it underpins is invaluable for dating innumerable undated documents. As such, the book is a fundamental tool of medieval research. The late    was Regius Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Peterhouse. . . .  is Dixie Professor Emeritus of Ecclesiastical History, University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Gonville and Caius College.  . .  is also co-editor, with David Smith, of The Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales – ().

THE HEADS OF RELIGIOUS HOUSES ENGLAND AND WALES I 940–1216 Second edition

Edited by DAVID KNOWLES C. N. L. BROOKE VERA C. M. LONDON

With new material by C. N. L. BROOKE

          The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom    The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, USA 477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia Ruiz de Alarcón 13, 28014 Madrid, Spain Dock House, The Waterfront, Cape Town 8001, South Africa http://www.cambridge.org © Cambridge University Press 2004 First published in printed format 2001 ISBN 0-511-02872-5 eBook (Adobe Reader) ISBN 0-521-80452-3 hardback

CONTENTS Preface () Preface () List of manuscripts referred to List of printed books and articles cited, with abbreviated references List of other abbreviations  III The purpose and scope of this book III The materials III Special problems of the period ‒ IV The arrangement of the lists

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   :    ‒                              

          

 III Unidentified pre-Conquest abbots and abbesses III Unidentified abbots and priors, after  III List of pre-Conquest charters used

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     

Addendum () Corrigenda and Addenda Additional Bibliography Index of Heads Index of Religious Houses

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PREFACE (2001) The first edition of this book was published in , and rather rapidly went out of print. The publication of David Smith and Vera London’s companion volume , ‒, makes this an ideal time to bring it back into the light, and I am exceedingly grateful to William Davies and his colleagues in the Cambridge University Press for arranging a reprint. This also provides the opportunity to note the changes and improvements of the past quarter of a century; and I have explained on p.  the lay-out and rationale of the Corrigenda and Addenda. Above all, I have listed the many kind friends and colleagues who have helped me. Two names must be repeated here: Vera London, whose work and friendship links the two volumes; and David Smith, who has not only given generous guidance as I contemplated what lay in and beyond  – but helped in many difficulties throughout. To them and to all my helpers I offer my warmest thanks. Pp. ‒ are an exact reprint of the edition of , with only some very minor corrections except that the asterisks refer to the Corrigenda, where page numbers to the original text are given before each entry. The reader is warned that minor changes have occurred at page ends in the process of reprinting, in a few cases affecting references in the recent literature. For all that relates to pre-Conquest nuns and abbesses, see now Sarah Foot, Veiled Women,  vols. (Basingstoke, ). C.N.L.B.

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PREFACE (1972) This book has been long in the making. When one of the authors (M. D. K.) first began to study English monastic records in  he adopted the practice, for his own interest and information, of noting any contemporary reference to an abbot or prior. He took for his limiting dates  and . In the event, the opening date has been pushed back to , the refoundation of Glastonbury which heralded the great revival. The entries were made in a series of large notebooks, divided among the orders with a page for each house. When, about , the names had already accumulated in some strength, the compiler, on a visit to Cambridge, called upon Dr (later Professor) Z. N. Brooke in his house in Milton Road to tell him of this and other projects which were under way. Dr Brooke was, as always, courteous and helpful, but did not appear to take any special interest in the lists. In due course, however, when correspondence passed, he began to send notes of abbots he had come across in his own reading. At last in May, , a formal suggestion of collaboration was made by M. D. K. and accepted by Dr Brooke. This was followed by a meeting in London, which was attended by C. N. L. B., still a schoolboy, but already interested in problems of chronology. The Brookes carried off the notebooks to transcribe them, and C. N. L. B. left them on the top of a bus. Fortunately, a swift pursuit on foot led to their recovery; and the pursuit has continued ever since, though rarely at the original pace or with the same hazard. Transcripts of the notebooks were made by Z. N. Brooke with his son’s help, and the lists continued to grow until Dr Brooke’s death in October . After , M. D. K. (now resident at Peterhouse, Cambridge) and C. N. L. B. (from  to  a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge) continued the collection, and a beginning was made in the pillaging of manuscript material. So far, there had been no thought of proximate publication, if only because the time spent in checking references and examining the many sources still untapped was more than two academic historians, fairly busy with other work, could afford. In  C. N. L. B. moved to Liverpool, and in due course the Secretaries in the School of History there (and later, in Westfield College, University of London) gave valuable help in typing lists and notes. The event, however, which made publication possible was the entry into the collaboration of Vera London in . It has been her contribution to introduce system into the plan, to put the lists first into something approaching final shape, and then, after further revision by all three editors, to prepare for the printer and type the large majority of them; also to complete the sifting of documentary areas only partly covered, especially public records and printed and unprinted fines. In early days viii

 () M. D. K. worked alone: in the later years a greater part of the task has fallen on C. N. L. B. and V. L.; but the collaboration has been very close throughout, and information has been thrown into the pool by all three when it came to hand. The pre-Conquest sections of the lists have been mainly the work of C. N. L. B.; otherwise our shares cannot now be distinguished. Thus gradually the work, from being desultory and occasional, became more thorough and methodical; but we are all aware, even so, that without unstinting help from many others this book could never have been effectively completed. At the base of our enterprise lies a collection of notes originally made entirely from primary sources. In the sequel, we have made full use of the work of innumerable predecessors in this work as well as of the generous collaborators listed below. This we gladly and fully acknowledge (see pp. ix–x); the value of the book, such as it may have, depends on the very extensive collaborative effort over many centuries which lies behind it. Yet it also depends in a great measure on the accuracy and completeness of its reference to essential primary sources (see p. ). Even where we have depended most on others’ work, we have always tried to cite the original source, so as to make clear the foundation of all the lists, and to save needless recourse to secondary literature – though we have also tried to make clear when the secondary literature is especially useful and necessary. The ultimate responsibility for all the references is ours; we are only too fully aware that this book will prove to have many shortcomings – omissions and errors, and even the continued existence of some ‘ghost’ heads of whom it has been our task to eliminate as many as possible. We have neither sought nor desired perfection; we have tried to lay out for the use of other scholars the best lists that we could provide, without further, and possibly indefinite, delay. First among our fellow-workers must be named the late Professor Z. N. Brooke, partner in the first collaboration, whose work in the early years added considerably to the value of many lists, and whose inspiration has been with us throughout the enterprise. Next, Sir Charles Clay, who has already published lists for many Yorkshire houses, and who added to an already considerable weight of debt by providing draft lists of almost all the others, checking various versions of our own lists and answering numerous queries. We have had a similar collaboration with Dr Diana Greenway, who has prepared lists of the Cathedral priors for the new edition of Le Neve; with Dr Marjorie Chibnall, with whom we exchanged drafts when she was preparing lists for the Victoria History of Shropshire; and with Mrs Vivien Brown and Dr Christopher Holdsworth, who are editing the cartulary of Eye priory and the charters of Rufford abbey. Our list for Tavistock is based on Professor H. P. R. Finberg’s. These names must be singled out, since although we contributed much to these lists independently, these scholars provided the basis for the lists of these houses printed here (see p. ); and with them Professor Dorothy Whitelock, who generously undertook to read the pre-Conquest ix

 () sections, and provided us with invaluable notes and advice. Yet scarcely less is the debt we owe to Professor R. B. Pugh, Editor of the Victoria County Histories, since he and his colleagues readily arranged exchange of information for lists under way for volumes of the VCH Middlesex and Staffordshire (since published); for help with the Staffordshire houses we owe our thanks too to Mr M. W. Greenslade, Mr C. R. Elrington, and Dr Chibnall, and the Reverend J. C. Dickinson, also our helper in many other ways. For all Premonstratensian houses, we had a basis in Mr H. M. Colvin’s White Canons in England. For Burscough, Buckfast, Quarr and St Mary’s York we have had the benefit of help from Mr A. N. Webb, Dom John Stephan, Dom S. F. Hockey, and Dom Alberic Stacpoole. Mrs G. Keir and Dr David Smith have devoted much time to providing notes and checking references for us; they have given us new evidence and saved us from many errors; and Dr Smith and Professor Kathleen Major have been generous in providing notes for Lincolnshire houses and Lincoln Cathedral dignitaries. Professor Francis Wormald gave us much help in pursuit of calendars and the like. Generous help and advice have come too from Mr H. N. Blakiston, Dr Rosalind Brooke, Professor C. R. Cheney, Mrs M. G. Cheney, Dr G. R. C. Davis, Miss J. Foster, Dr B. R. Kemp, Dr J. Lally, Dr D. J. A. Matthew, Dom Adrian Morey, Mr R. G. Parker, Mrs U. Rees, Dr M. Richter, Mr John Saltmarsh, Professor P. H. Sawyer, Miss M. Screech, Miss B. SoRelle, Dom Aelred Watkin, and, in sorting and arranging the lists, from C. N. L. B.’s youngest son, Patrick Brooke. To the staff of the Cambridge University Press we are greatly indebted for their skill and help. Dr R. N. Hadcock has collaborated with M. D. K. over many years in successive editions of Medieval Religious Houses, England and Wales: in innumerable ways his ready help has been given to this book too. Dr D. Oschinsky and Dr Greenway have most generously helped with the proofs. Finally, many Librarians and Archivists have helped us in crucial ways: among these particular mention should be made of Mrs Cotterill (formerly of the Hampshire Record Office, Winchester), Miss Penelope Morgan (Hereford Cathedral), Mrs Dorothy Owen (Ely Diocesan Records), Mrs Joan Varley (formerly of the Lincolnshire Archives Office), Mrs M. E. Welch (Nottingham University), M. I. Cloulas (Archives Départementales, Eure), Dr F. G. Emmison (former County Archivist of Essex), Mr Peter Gwynn (Winchester College), Mr B. C. Jones (Cumberland, Westmorland and Carlisle Record Office), Mr M. F. Messenger (Shrewsbury Borough Library), Mr David Michelmore (Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Leeds), Miss A. Oakley (formerly Kent Record Office, now Canterbury Cathedral), Dr L. A. Parker (Leicestershire Record Office), Dr F. Taylor (John Rylands Library); and Dr W. Urry (formerly Canterbury Cathedral). January  M. D. K. C. N. L. B. V. L. x

MANUSCRIPTS REFERRED TO

This list omits MSS used only for Anglo–Saxon chts. in Appendix . Aberdeen University Library, MS : Gregory the Great, etc., from London, St Paul’s. Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, MS D: Ctl. Shrewsbury, Davis, no. . Peniarth MS : Ctl. Burton, Davis, no. . Belvoir Castle, Add. MS : Ctl. Croxton, Davis, no. . Berkeley Castle Muniments, Trustees of the Berkeley Estates, Ctl. Bristol (Microfilm in Bodleian Library), Davis, no. . Boughton House, Kettering, Duke of Buccleuch: Ctl. Peterborough (Reg. Fraunceys), Davis, no. . Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MSS : Ann. Merton. : Miscellany including Ctl. Bath, Davis, no. , and Ann. ?Wenlock. : Worcester Cathedral Psalter. Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College, MS /: Ctl. Spalding, Davis, no. . Cambridge, King’s College Muniments . W/, , , , –. B. . Cambridge, St John’s College, MS : Council of . Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College, MS : Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Cambridge, Trinity College, MSS O. .  (): Ctl. Ely, Davis, no. . O. .  (): Martyrology of Belvoir Priory. R. .  (): Miscellany Glastonbury, Davis, no. . R. .  (): Ann. Horsham and Norwich. Cambridge University Library (CUL) MSS Dd. iii. , art. : Ctl. Owston, Davis, no. . Dd. viii. : Calendar of Kington St Michael. Ee. iii. : Ctl. Bury St Edmunds, Davis, no. . Gg. iii. : Missal and calendar of Tewkesbury. Kk. i. : Martyrology of Abingdon. Mm. ii. : Ctl. Bromholm, Davis, no. . Mm. iv. : Ctl. Bury St Edmunds, Davis, no. . Add. MSS –: Ctl. Thorney (Red Book), Davis, no. . : Ctl. Bury St Edmunds, Davis, no. . Ely Diocesan Records, G. . : Liber ‘R.’, Davis, no. . G. . : Liber ‘M.’, Davis, no. . Canterbury Cathedral, Dean and Chapter Muniments, Chartae Antiquae, M. , R. . Eastry Correspondence, Group , no. . Reg. E, Davis, no. . Carlisle Cathedral, Dean and Chapter Library: th cent. transcript of Ctl. Lanercost, Davis, no. . Chelmsford, Essex Record Office, MSS: D/DBy Q : Ctl. Eye, Davis, no. . T/B: Ctl. Tilty, cf. Davis, no. . Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS E. . : Ctl. Torre, Davis, no. .  Photostats in Peterborough Cathedral Library (Mellows Collection).

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   ,: Ctl. Spalding, Davis, no. . ,: Ctl. Felley, Davis, no. . ,: Liber Vitae of Thorney, including Ann. ,: Ctl. Blythburgh, Davis, no. . ,: Ctl. West Dereham, Davis, no. . , (T): Ctl. Royston, Davis, no. . ,: Ctl. Kenilworth, Davis, no. . ,: Ctl. Coxford, Davis, no. . Arundel MSS: : Ch. Walden, cf. Davis, no. . : Martyrology of Canterbury Cathedral, Davis, no. . : Calendar of Canterbury Cathedral. : Ann. Abingdon. Campbell Charters, x, ; xv, . Cotton Charters, v,  (); viii, ; xi, ; xxi, ; xxvii, . Rolls, iv, ; xiii, , . Cotton MSS: Appendix xxi: Ctl. Stoke by Clare, Davis, no. . Augustus ii, ,  (charters). Calig. A. viii: Calendar and obituary of Beauchief. Calig. A. xii: Ctl. Pipewell, Davis, no. . Calig. A. xiii: Ctl. Pipewell, Davis, no. . Claud. A. viii: Extracts from Ctl. Bermondsey, Davis, no. . Claud. B. iii: Ctl. York Minster, Davis, no. . Claud. B. iv: Ch. Durham. Claud. C. vi: Fragment of Canterbury obituary Claud. D. iii: Obituary of Wintney. Claud. D. xi: Ctl. Malton, Davis, no. . Claud. D. xii: Ctl. Daventry, Davis, no. . Claud. D. xiii: Ctl. Binham, Davis, no. . Cleop. C. iii: Collections of F. Thynne, Ann. Little Dunmow. Cleop. C. vii: Ctl. and list Merton, Davis, no. . Domit. A. i: Ann. St Davids. Domit. A. iii: Ctl. Leominster, Davis, no. . Domit. A. x: Ctl. Rochester, Davis, no. . Faust. A. ii: Compotus etc., with historical notes from Sherborne. Faust. A. iii: Ctl. Westminster, Davis, no. . Faust. A. iv: Ctl. St Neots, Davis, no. . Faust. A. viii: Ann. Southwark, Ctl. Southwark and Ann. Merton, Davis, no. . Faust. B. i: Ann. Winchcombe, Ctl. Barlings, Davis, no. . Faust. B. vi: Ann. and list Croxden; Reg. Canterbury Cathedral, Davis, no. . Faust. C. i: Ctl. Huntingdon, Davis, no. . Galba E. ii: Ctl. Hulme, Davis, no. . Julius A. i: Ctl. Chatteris, Davis, no. . Julius A. x: Miracula S. Oswini. Julius D. ii: Ctl. and list Canterbury, St Augustine, Davis, no. . Julius D. iii: Ctl. St Albans, Davis, no. . Julius D. v: Ann. Dover. Julius D. vii: Collection from St Albans (John of Wallingford, etc.). Julius D. x: Ch. Llanthony. Nero C. vii: Ann. Thorney.

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   London, British Museum, Cotton MSS (cont.) Nero C. ix: Obituary of Canterbury Cathedral. Nero D. ii: Ch. Rochester, Ann. Battle. Nero D. iii: Ctl. York, St Leonard, Davis, no. . Nero D. viii: List Colchester. Nero E. vi: Ctl. Hospitallers, Davis, no. . Nero E. vii: Ctl. Walsingham, Davis, no. . Otho A. ii: Ctl. Bayham, Davis, no. . Otho A. v: Calendar Barking. Otho B. xiv: Ctl. Pipewell, Davis, no. . Tiberius A. x: Ann. Dunstable and Montacute, cf. Davis, no. . Tiberius B. ii: Ely Miscellany, Davis, no. . Tiberius B. v: Calendar etc. Battle. Tiberius C. ix: Ctl. Waltham, Davis, no. . Tiberius D. vi: Ctl. Christchurch (Hants), Davis, no. . Tiberius E. iv: Ann. Winchcombe. Tiberius E. v: Ctl. and list Northampton, St James, Davis, no. . Titus C. viii: Ctl. Wymondham, Davis, no. . Titus D. xx: Ch. Walden. Titus D. xxvii: th cent. Liber Precum from Hyde Abbey. Titus F. iii: Miscellaneous transcripts. Vespasian A. v: Transcript of ch. of Gregory of Caerwent. Vespasian A. vi: Ctl. Ely, Davis, no. . Vespasian A. xxii: Ann. Rochester. Vespasian B. xi: Crowland list, Ch. Hagnaby. Vespasian B. xxiv: Ctl. Evesham, Davis, no. . Vespasian E. ii: Ctl. Ramsey, Davis, no. . Vespasian E. v: Calendar Reading. Vespasian E. vi: Ch. Walden, cf. Davis, no. . Vespasian E. xiv: Ctl. Leiston, Davis, no. . Vespasian E. xvii: Ctl. Northampton, St Andrew, Davis, no. . Vespasian E. xviii: Ctl. Kirkstead, Davis, no. . Vespasian E. xix: Ctl. Nostell, Davis, no. . Vespasian E. xx: Ctl. Bardney, Davis, no. . Vespasian E. xxii: Reg. Peterborough, Davis, no. . Vespasian E. xxiii: Ctl. Durford, Davis, no. . Vitellius A. i: Ctl. Combe, Davis, no. . Vitellius A. x: De abbatibus, Malmesbury. Vitellius A. xi: Ctl. Bradenstoke, Davis, no. . Vitellius C. xii: Martyrology of Canterbury, St Augustine’s. Vitellius D. ix: Ctl. (and list) Exeter, St Nicholas, Davis, no. . Vitellius D. xviii: Ctl. Combe, Davis, no. . Vitellius E. xii: Obituary of Evesham. Vitellius F. viii: Collection of transcripts (see p. , London, Haliwell). Vitellius F. xvii: Ctl. Leicester (with list), Davis, no. . Egerton Charters: , . Egerton MSS: : Ctl. Wherwell, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Byland, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Easby, Davis, no. . : Mortuary roll of Lucy, prioress of Castle Hedingham.

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   : Ctl. Reading, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Canons Ashby, Davis, no. . : Ann. Dore. : Ctl. Stanlow, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Blackborough, Davis, no. . : Calendar and Ctl. Eye, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Bath, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Carisbrooke, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Wombridge, Davis, no. . Harleian Charters: . I. ; . B. ; . I. –; . F. ; . I. ; . E. ; . G. ; . D. ; . G. ; . B. ; . C. ; . C. ; . A. ; . B. ; . B. ; . C. . Harleian MSS: : Miscellanea, mostly theological, from Abingdon. : Ann. Evesham. : Ctl. Waltham, Davis, no. . : List Southwark. : Ctl. Little Dunmow, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Spalding, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Bury St Edmunds, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Winchester, St Cross, Davis, no. . : Ann. and Ctl. Hyde, Davis, no. . : Calendar Durham. : Ctl. Chester, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Castle Acre, Davis, no. . : Notes from Ctl. Haughmond. : Ctl. Wormsley, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Welbeck, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Kenilworth, Davis, no. . : Ctl. East Deeping, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Walden, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Blyth, Davis, no. . : Ann. and Ctl. Evesham, Davis, no. . : Ctl. Lichfield Cathedral, Davis, no. . : Calendar Norwich. : Calendar Durham. : Ctl. Biddlesden, Davis, no. . : Transcripts: extract from Ctl. Bermondsey, Davis, no. . : Miscellaneous collection of Welsh records. , , : Matthew Hutton’s transcripts (th cent.). Lansdowne Charter, . Lansdowne MSS:  A–C: Collections and transcripts of Gervase Holles (early th cent.) – esp. (in A) extracts from Ctl. Haverholme (cf. Davis, no. ). : Ctl. St Albans, Davis, no. . : Ctl. York archdiocese, Davis, no. . : Copy of obituary of Evesham. : Vitae sanctorum from Romsey. : Collections of Sir Richard St George, vol.  (early th cent.). Loans:  (Marquess of Anglesey): Ctl. Burton, Davis, no. . Royal MSS: . B. vi: Psalter from St Albans. . A. iv: Ctl. Rochester, Davis, no. . . C. vii: Calendar Tewkesbury.

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OTHER ABBREVIATIONS abb.: abbacy, abbess, abbey, abbot abp., Archbp.: archbishop acc.: accession Ann., ann.: annals app.: appointed, appointment archd.: archdeacon bl.: blessed, blessing bp.: bishop can.: canon cent.: century Ch., ch.: chronicle chapl.: chaplain Cht., cht.: charter consec.: consecrated, consecration Ctl., ctl.: cartulary, chartulary d.: death, died dep.: deposed, deposition el.: elect, elected, election f.: foundation, founded F.: Fine(s) FF.: Feet of Fines freq.: frequent, frequently j.d.: (papal) judge delegate lic.: licence m.: monk n.d.: no date obit, obit.: obit, obituary occ.: occur(s), occurred, occurrence pal.: palaeographical evidence pr., prs.: prior(s), prioress(es), priory prev.: previously ref.: refoundation, refounded; also references res.: resignation, resigned s.a.: sub anno ss.: subscriptions (to pre-Conquest chts.) subpr.: subprior

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INTRODUCTION I. The purpose and scope of this book This book aims at providing lists of all the known superiors of the religious houses that existed in England and Wales between  and . The term religious house is understood as covering all establishments of monks, regular canons and nuns, whether of abbatial or lower rank and whether autonomous or dependent. Roughly speaking, therefore, it comprises all the houses existing between these dates that are listed in the relevant sections of Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales – all, that is, save those of whose heads we know nothing – but the military orders are not included, nor are hospitals. Similarly, the groups of nuns staffing hospitals or serving guests or pilgrims on the outskirts of an abbey are not included unless they ranked as a religious community possessed of an income and domestic autonomy. Four classes of establishment are represented: the autonomous abbey; the autonomous priory; the dependent priory with regular life; and smaller houses, priories or cells, whose exact status it is often difficult to define. Our lists make no claim to classify or divide the last group, as Medieval Religious Houses attempts to do; our concern is solely with the heads of all houses (save hospitals and the like) who are called in the documents abbots and priors. The exact distinction, in terms of authority and prestige, between the classes of abbots and priors, and the raison d’être of the status of a given house, are by no means as easy to define as might be expected. As a rule of thumb, Benedictine autonomous houses normally, but not always, had abbots, and size and wealth are a rough criterion; dependent houses are always priories, as were also Cluniac monasteries, however wealthy and important (e.g. Lewes). Cistercian monks and Premonstratensian canons, save in the rare cases of small dependencies, always had an abbot as superior. Augustinian canons, on the other hand, normally had priors, but during our period some  out of  had abbots, and though the majority of the abbeys are the largest and wealthiest houses (e.g. Cirencester), a few (e.g. Notley and Wigmore) are not. The reason for the distinction must often be sought in historical circumstances. It might be that a founder’s intentions for endowment, upon which abbatial rank was assumed, failed to materialise. The Gilbertine canons had priors, but the head of the order, normally resident at Sempringham, was Master. Among the nuns a similar lack of uniformity prevailed. Abbesses were uncommon among Benedictine nuns save in the pre-Conquest houses; they are scanty among the 

 Austin (Augustinian) canonesses, rare among the Cistercians and non-existent among the Premonstratensians. Sometimes the status of the house changed; more often, especially among the Austin canons, contemporaries used the wrong term. In any case, our lists record status; we do not ordinarily explain it. The contents of our lists are explained in detail on pp. –. We took c.  as the year when monastic life was revived in England by Dunstan at Glastonbury. For practical purposes of chronology, King John’s death in  is the most convenient date in the early thirteenth century; it was chosen also because the years round about mark an epoch in the history of the religious orders. The Fourth Lateran Council in the previous year (), the death of Innocent III () and the birth of the two orders of friars all help to change the picture. From about that date, too, the survival of so many governmental and episcopal records and other religious documents give more plentiful information, and render many of the lists of superiors already in print fuller and more reliable. The value of such lists, which vary in completeness, will be clear at once to a practising medievalist. Many events, great and small, bear no date in the normal narrative sources, but can often be dated, at least within a few years, by charters of foundation, of gifts, and of agreements. There is a mass of undated charters in this period; but they were usually witnessed or approved by a group of worthies, varying in dignity according to the importance of the occasion, and often containing heads of neighbouring monasteries. If the limiting dates of the term of office or life of one or more of these is known, and if also some names are common to other similar documents, the date of compilation of the document itself can often be ascertained within a narrow margin. This in turn may give us greater precision for a totally different occasion, and so a mass of information gradually builds up for the whole period. There are many other uses of these lists. Thus, taken as a whole, they will present for the first time a record as full as the evidence allows of the number and provenance of superiors from overseas in English houses from c.  onwards. They reveal cases of pluralism, and of the practice in some orders of an able superior passing through several houses. They show the gradual elimination of superiors of AngloSaxon nationality or nomenclature; and also the affiliations of the early houses of Austin canons. Indeed, all precise factual information extends our knowledge of a religious community, and on the lowest and widest level there is a satisfaction in knowing what abbot was ruling a house when this or that event or building took place, and in being able to see his relationship in the past to this or another community. A medievalist will find in these lists many a glimpse of the world that he is trying to recover and to understand. The bare statement 

   that many Norman and French abbots were appointed to English monasteries may be illuminated by a glance at three or four of the greatest houses. Westminster from  to c.  had the following abbots: Geoffrey, an unsuccessful Norman; Vitalis, a monk of Fécamp and abbot of Bernay; Gilbert Crispin the writer, a monk of Bec; Herbert, a monk of Westminster of unknown origin; and Gervase of Blois, a natural son of King Stephen, deposed c. . Glastonbury between c. / and  had the following: Thurstan, a monk of Caen; Herluin, another monk from Caen; Seffrid, a monk of Séez; Henry of Blois, the royal Cluniac, who held the abbacy for forty-five years, putting in as prior Robert, a Cluniac from Lewes. St Albans between  and  had: Paul, a monk of Caen and a nephew of Lanfranc; Richard, of Norman (possibly baronial) family; Geoffrey de Gorron, another Norman of baronial family; Ralph, an Englishman; and Robert de Gorron, a nephew of Geoffrey. Peterborough, from  to  had: Turold, a warlike monk of Fécamp moved from Malmesbury to contain Hereward; Matthew, a monk of MontS.-Michel; Ernulf, a monk of Beauvais, before becoming prior of Canterbury; John, a monk of Séez; Henry of Poitou, monk and prior of Cluny, bishop-elect of several sees and an ecclesiastical adventurer on a unique scale; and Martin, a monk of Bec and prior of St Neots. Some such pattern can be found in many of the monasteries and in almost every case the line of overseas abbots came to an end in the first half of the reign of Henry II, which implies that appointments from abroad lessened during the latter half of the reign of Stephen. A few houses stand out as particularly fortunate or unlucky in their superiors. In the first class stands St Albans. During the whole of our period after the arrival of Abbot Paul in  the house was governed by a succession of men who, whatever may have been their personal failings as seen through the eyes of critical chroniclers, were individuals of personality who were also monks by vocation. At the other extreme the equally wealthy and celebrated abbey of Glastonbury had a series of irregular happenings. After the deposition of the last English abbot by Lanfranc in , the house was ruled on and off for twenty years by the tactless and ruthless Thurstan. Then, after twenty-five years of regular rule, broken at least once for some years by a long vacancy, the monks had for forty-five years as titular abbot the magnificent Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester. Henry doubtless kept the place solvent, under a Cluniac prior, but it is perhaps no accident that the history of the house is virtually a blank for those years. Henry’s death was followed by a vacancy of eighteen months, and another vacancy extending over nine years occurred soon after. Finally, in the last decades of our period, Glastonbury was harassed by the attempts, temporarily successful, of Bishop Savaric to engross the abbey. 

 Somewhat unexpectedly, a summary glance at a number of houses shows that many abbots were long-lived. Given the common disinclination of a conservative community to elect a young man this is somewhat surprising, yet for many of the largest houses there were no more than eight or ten abbacies between the first appointment after the Conquest and the end of John’s reign, giving an average tenure of over twelve years. This figure, however, is modest compared with the still more striking figure of eighteen years, the average for bishops of the age. These figures are a warning that the frequent emphasis by historians on the short expectation of life in the middle ages is only valid with certain qualifications; but on the other hand we must remember that in both classes of appointment there were numerous intermissions of a year or even longer between a demise and the subsequent appointment. The term of office of cathedral priors was notably shorter than that of abbots, as may be seen at a glance at the two large Canterbury houses. The priors lacked the cachet bestowed in the abbatial blessing, which grew liturgically till it resembled an episcopal consecration, and had not, like an abbot, security for life. They were vulnerable to domestic revolts and to episcopal acts of power, and resignations and depositions were not rare. In addition they were candidates ready to hand for abbeys in search of a superior; Winchester in particular lost several of its priors in this way. Finally, a popular prior was the obvious choice for the monks who formed the chapter of their cathedral and though several such choices were refused by the king or other interested parties, one would now and again get home. Equally short, in some cases, was the term of office of a Cluniac prior. In some cases, this was because the abbot of Cluny, or some mediate superior, replaced the priors from time to time; it was also because the leading Cluniac houses, Bermondsey and Lewes in particular, were favourite recruiting grounds from which abbots were taken to Reading, Faversham, Evesham, Glastonbury and even further afield. The list for Bermondsey has a special interest, since it raises too in an extreme form the critical problem of how the house preserved its records. The relation between these lists and the documents is discussed on pp. ‒; cf. pp. ff., ‒. We give here deliberately only a selection of some of the points which may be noted in the lists: our purpose is to offer them for others’ use, not to anticipate what that use may be. Clearly the compilation of such lists provides many aperçus into social and religious history, and the most substantial ground for a survey of monastic recruitment in the period. It also reveals points of interest which may not be anticipated. Thus at first sight the Gilbertine Order gives only lists of names of men who can never (save the founder himself, St Gilbert of Sempringham) be more than names. But the repetition of the same names 

 in different lists – including some of exceptional rarity – suggests that it was a common practice to move a prior from house to house after a few years (p. ; cf. p. ), and that this was done on a scale without parallel elsewhere. The Cistercians, who did not spread widely over England until the fifth decade of the twelfth century, show generally no influx of overseas superiors after the first abbot of a colony from the continent. Here the chief interest of the lists is to reveal the progress of a successful abbot from house to house, or the frequency of elections of a stranger, often a sign that the abbey, or a visiting abbot, felt the need of new blood. Among the Austin canons, the provenance of priors or abbots sometimes gives welcome evidence of the filiation of one house from another. It shows also, as we have seen with the black monks, that certain houses were more distinguished or fortunate than others. Thus the London priory of Aldgate had a succession of long-lived priors who were also theologians and chroniclers of note. Dunstable, Merton and St Osyth’s (Essex) were equally distinguished, and a prior of the last-named became archbishop of Canterbury in . The imagination lingers over the name of Andrew of St Victor, a celebrated biblical scholar of English birth, who had two spells of office at Wigmore, deep in rural Herefordshire. His presence is partly explained by the interest previously taken in Wigmore by the bishop of Hereford, Robert of Bethune, a distinguished teacher, but it is one more instance of the cultural unity of western Europe in this century.

II. The materials At one time it was fashionable to argue about the relative merits of the chronicle and the charter as historical evidence: some scholars held up the charter to our admiration as an authentic, contemporary and objective witness; the chronicle as biassed, subjective, liable to every wind of human error. The contrast no longer seems so clear: the authenticity of the charter is a matter for investigation, not assertion; it often needs careful interpretation; contrariwise, it has always been recognised that chronicles and annals contain a mass of authentic information.1 Every kind of evidence is grist to the historian’s mill: none of it can be accepted without critical enquiry. The lists contained in this book are based mainly on the evidence of chronicles and annals and charters; with copious help from obituaries and calendars, and occasional help from mortuary rolls, saints’ lives, biographies, inscriptions, and other evidence. No 1

See especially the wise comments of C. R. Cheney, The Records of Medieval England (Cambridge, ). Reference for individual chronicles, and, in some cases, discussion of their value, are given at the head of the lists. For a general survey of monastic chronicles, see the forthcoming book by Mrs A. Gransden [].

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 detailed study of the nature of each type of evidence can be attempted here; but a brief analysis of the problems of using chronicle, calendar and charter evidence is a necessary introduction to the lists themselves; and the pre-Conquest sections, though not a large part of the whole, raise peculiar problems and demand a special explanation, which will be given in section . Monastic communities had long and tenacious memories. A fifteenthcentury chronicle can retail entirely reliable information about eleventhcentury abbots. Unfortunately, it can also, obviously enough, provide entirely unreliable evidence, and it can be a delicate matter to decide the status of many late entries. It is clear that there is a world of difference between the value of a contemporary entry in one of the eleventh-century versions of the AngloSaxon Chronicle, and the fifteenth-century annals of Bermondsey, which Rose Graham investigated in a well-known article and rejected altogether as evidence.1 To help distinguish the value of local chronicles a note is given, where appropriate, of the date (and sometimes the nature) of these at the head of the lists. Where appropriate, we also note useful discussions of chronicles of wider range in the bibliography. But in many cases judgement is more subtle and difficult than this, and the present book can be no substitute for a critical survey of monastic annals. Miss Graham’s strictures on the Bermondsey annals were primarily due to the hopeless discrepancies between their lists of priors of Bermondsey and other evidence, especially for the thirteenth century; and the inveterate habit of the scribe who compiled them of converting one prior into two or three. Further study has established the fact that they are more reliable for the eleventh and twelfth centuries than for the thirteenth and fourteenth. This is at first sight paradoxical; but a little reflection readily explains how this can happen, and there are indeed several analogies. The author of the annals (if he can be dignified by the word) made incompetent use of varied materials: he seems to have worked from a mixture of earlier annals and lists of priors. It seems likely that there was an early and good set of annals which provided less opportunity for error in the period down to c.  than the later material. Even in the twelfth century there is a slight tendency to multiply priors, and we have relegated obvious duplicates to footnotes; we have also indicated clearly where dates or names depend wholly on the annals; but with the aid of other evidence and by making judicious use of the annals a reliable list for the period can be compiled. We are on safer ground with the Evesham and the Gloucester chronicles. The Evesham chronicle as we have it was compiled by Thomas of Marlborough at the outset of the thirteenth century; but it has been shown that the section relating to the eminent Abbot Æthelwig in the mid-eleventh century is a notice written perhaps by Prior Dominic c.  and incorporated in the later compi1

See p. : but see also pp. ‒.

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 lation. For Gloucester we have thirteenth and early fifteenth-century witnesses from which an excellent contemporary record of the late eleventh and twelfth centuries can be reconstructed with some confidence, although the reconstruction is complicated by the fact that the Gloucester chronicle bore some relation to the spider’s web of west country annals with its centre in John of Worcester’s compilation.1 These chronicles and their satellites provide information locally preserved of local abbots. There is abundant evidence that it was normal for monastic houses to be well provided with records of this kind, even though later scribes might quite often misunderstand the evidence before them. There are occasional astonishing lapses. Thus St Albans, famous for its historical tradition in the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries, seems to have retained only the haziest memory of its pre-Conquest history,2 a memory perhaps affected by loss of documents (a common difficulty, made worse in many cases for the modern scholar by the practice of filling the gaps by fabrication), perhaps too by controversy as to the situation of St Alban’s relics. The converse of this is the case of a chronicler like William of Malmesbury, who was interested in many houses, and whose Gesta Pontificum contains a wealth of information which almost makes us claim him as a fellow-author of this book. Even William offers difficulties. If the scribe at Bermondsey was careless, William, in a sense, was too scholarly. Armitage Robinson showed3 that Hearne’s edition of the De Antiquitate of Glastonbury represented an interpolated and confused version of what William wrote; and even when allowance has been made for this, that William had dated the pre-Conquest abbots, not in the main from annals, but by comparison of an earlier list of abbots with dated charters, often of doubtful authenticity. William’s book represents a peak in historical research for its period; but his results are commonly of little critical value. Where the charters survive, however, they can be used directly; and it is possible to deduce the list of abbots with which he worked and compare it with an earlier surviving version, of the late tenth century. Lists of abbots and priors are common; they provide valuable but treacherous evidence: treacherous, because they brought out the worst in careless scribes, because we often do not know how they were compiled, and because the chronological data can be ambiguous. The practice of keeping lists of kings and bishops, sometimes with notes of the length of their reigns, was ancient, and king-lists formed the most important chronological foundations for Bede’s Historia.4 Many surviving lists of monastic superiors were based on notes made 1

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See R. R. Darlington in EHR,  (), –; MO, pp. – (Evesham); on Ch. Gloucester, see p. ; also R. R. Darlington in WMVW, pp. xvff., on John of Worcester [and John W., II and III]. 3 See pp.  ff. J. A. Robinson (), chaps. , . See D. P. Kirby in EHR,  (), –, and references cited; W. Levison, ‘Bede as Historian’, in Bede, his Life, Times and Writings, ed. A. Hamilton Thompson (Oxford, ), pp. –, esp. p. .

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 from time to time as abbots came and went, and are as reliable as contemporary annals. Commonly, however, they were not kept up consistently, and gaps were left, or were filled from memory or conjecture; or by injudicious use of the monastic calendars. Thus the fourteenth-century list of the abbots of Furness seems to have been drawn at conjecture from a calendar or obituary, and its early sections contain duplications, or abbots (maybe) of other houses, or abbots of Furness of other centuries. The order of abbots is of almost no authority, and can never be accepted without other evidence. The abbatial list for Fountains in the fifteenth-century ‘President Book’, however, contains precise information of the years, months and days of each abbacy, and it has been shown that in the large majority of cases they are precisely right;1 though only if one appreciates that the list works on two eccentric principles: that a month is not a calendar month but a period of  days, and that each reign is calculated from the previous abbot’s death, as if no vacancies occurred. This list implies a warning: the author was evidently a mathematician of some competence who took pains to make his data consistent. The scribes of many lists were content to copy entries written at different times and on different assumptions; and they normally failed to check if the numbers they quoted added up correctly. Furness and Fountains represent the extremes: every list has to be judged on its own merits – its date, source, relation to other evidence, and to any indication one can find of its authors’ access to sound materials. A useful supplement to the evidence of annals and lists is provided by entries in calendars and obituaries. Occasionally they give years as well as days of death; but for the most part they give (in their nature) only months and days; since liturgical books were more readily discarded than chronicles and charters, they had less chance of survival and are, comparatively speaking, rare; and with bare names – especially for the late Saxon period or the early Norman when a handful of English or Scandinavian and French names made up the modest range of choice brought to the font – identification can be hazardous. But obits have one great advantage over entries of day and month of death in chronicles, and that is that they are less subject to the major vagaries of scribal error. Within a few days they can seldom be relied on to be precise: the lists in this book provide copious examples of obits recorded over the range of several days. The calendar, strictly speaking, recorded when a man was minded, not when he died; and liturgical convenience, space in the calendar, scribal care or the reverse dictated within limits where the name was placed. There are a few cases in which a bishop (for one reason or another) was commemorated at quite a different time of year from his death; but in these lists, out of very numerous 1

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 cases in which we can check a calendar or the like against other evidence, there are only a handful of discrepancies of more than a few days, and these seem mostly due to scribal error – in the majority of cases in the chronicle. St Francis of Assisi died on  October  – though towards midnight; but he was immediately, and universally, commemorated on  October. We can never assume, unless we have the most precise information (as in Francis’s case) from other sources, that we know the exact day of a man’s death; nor would medieval computations of midnight satisfy a modern chronologer. Nor again can we assume that entries in chronicles (where no scribal error has altered the month or changed ‘ides’ to ‘nones’) are more reliable than entries in calendars, since clearly the former were often based on the latter. The editors of this book have therefore felt that it was misleading to draw too sharp a distinction between evidence drawn from chronicles and obituaries, and have used the shorthand ‘d.’ = ‘died’, rather than some periphrasis, with calendar evidence;1 this is one of many cases where the shorthand used in lists of this kind can itself mislead unless interpreted in the light of the type of evidence available. For all its inequalities and the problems that it raises, the evidence of chronicles, annals, abbatial lists and other directly chronological materials provides the bone structure on which lists of this kind must be based. The most copious sources of names for these lists are charters, but between  and  charters are commonly undated, and twenty or thirty charters may not tell us as much as one soundly based annal. Episcopal charters were not commonly dated in the twelfth century; private charters seldom before the reign of Edward I, and not regularly until the time of Edward II. At the very end of our period royal writs and charters began to be regularly dated, and dated final concords first appeared and then became prolific. The early chancery rolls, early collections of fines, and the one bishop’s ‘register’ – the roll of Hugh of Wells, bishop of Lincoln – to survive from our period, are a very fruitful source of precisely dated information for the closing decades. For the rest, the copious evidence of charters can only be used when the charters have been interpreted and dated. These processes are full of hazards. Forgery was common in the twelfth century, and far from unknown in the centuries which followed.2 Fortunately one may reasonably presume of the large majority of the charters used in this book that they are not in any ordinary sense forgeries. To use them for the present purpose, however, it is necessary also to assume, broadly speaking, that all the witnesses were alive when the transaction described took place; that a 1

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The alternative is the practice of the new Le Neve, of using the word ‘commemorated’: this is unobjectionable, although it may suggest a degree of scepticism not justified by the evidence, and would add somewhat to the length of entries in lists of monastic superiors where such evidence is copious. For a general survey, with bibliography, GF, chap. , see also Brooke in Journal of the Society of Archivists,  (–), –.

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 man will be called ‘bone memorie’ when he is dead; ‘quondam’ when he has resigned his office; that whether he be earl or abbot or archdeacon, a man will be given his title if he has one, but cannot be given it before it was inherited or earned. On such assumptions one must work if charters are to be dated at all; but none of them is watertight. We rarely know what relation a twelfth-century charter bore to the transaction it described. It is a reasonable assumption that it was normally written very soon after, and when the symbolic act of a grant or the like took the form of laying a charter on the altar, the charter must already have been written. But there are cases, especially the monastic foundation charters studied by Professor Galbraith in a well-known article, in which ‘authentic’ charters were drawn up years after the event, with many anachronisms.1 We have almost no information as to how witness lists were compiled: thirteenthcentury evidence shows that witnesses did not necessarily have to be present at any stage in the transaction;2 the formulas used in the twelfth century and the precision with which the witnesses to particular stages in a transaction are sometimes noted, suggest the normal assumption of physical presence. Even so, there is plenty of room for error – scribal error in later copies, and even from time to time errors made by scribes in originals. Unfortunately, charters were often written after the event, and always written with the idea that they would be read by posterity; thus a living pope may be called ‘beate memorie’;3* a royal clerk who collected patronage might frequently witness royal charters without any reference to his archdeaconry – while his neighbour, also an habitual absentee, could be regularly given his title. When a charter was drawn up later than the event it described, anachronisms could enter in, and a man might appear to have received a title some years before the accepted date. Finally, in the early twelfth century, surprising though it seems, it has been shown4 that the title ‘comes’ was commonly left out even with men whose earldom was perfectly well recognized; and in Stephen’s reign, when the use of the title was becoming more stable, its tenure was often in dispute. It is a delicate matter to balance the probabilities in using these criteria. Some must be ignored: the pious aim of a charter can be expressed as ‘pro salute anime’ of a donor’s family and overlords; or ‘pro anima’; no doubt there was a tendency to use the latter formula for the dead, the former for the living. The exceptions were too numerous for this criterion ever to be used.5 Similarly, the appearance or absence of ‘comes’ down to the death of Henry I gives no reliable guidance. On the other hand abuse of ‘bone memorie’ seems to have been rare; 1 2 3

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Cambridge Historical Journal, , iii (), –, –. See the well-known document quoted e.g. by J. C. Russell in Speculum,  (), –. Innocent II is ‘beate memorie’ in an original of Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum, , no.  (). Cf. Brooke in EHR,  (),  where a later date for the text is suggested ; but see P. Chaplais in EHR,  (), , who shows it to be the work of a chancery scribe. See, however, Reg. , p. xiii and n. 5 By Sir Charles Clay, EYC, , pp.–. See idem, EYC, , pp. xxvii–xxx.

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 and it is sometimes possible to deduce whether a particular charter is likely or most unlikely to contain informalities or anachronisms of this kind. A charter which names Peter of Blois but not his archdeaconry may safely be dated before he acquired it – when that happened is not so easily determined;1 no such criterion works with William de Sainte-Mère-Eglise until he becomes a bishop. Problems abound; hopeless inconsistencies are, however, comparatively rare. There is a document naming Richard de Belmeis II, bishop of London, as dean of St Alcmund’s Shrewsbury, but not as bishop, and on its date turn the dates of several Shropshire and Staffordshire dignitaries; it seems probable that he was already bishop when it was drawn up, and if so, it is in our experience a unique case of a bishop not carrying his order. Fortunately, such lapses are rare.2 Fortunately, too, much of the spade work has already been done. The work of many scholars, from Bishop Stubbs to Professor Cheney, makes the lists of bishops in the Handbook of British Chronology (nd edn.) thoroughly reliable; the same work contains lists of earls and other magnates distilled from the Complete Peerage. The new Le Neve has now embarked on the period before : the volumes for the London diocese and the monastic cathedrals have appeared, and close collaboration beyond the printed page has happily been possible. Many of our lists are obviously based on the work of other scholars.3 We are surrounded by a cloud of witness in our study of twelfth-century chronology. This does not mean that we have abdicated responsibility: the date proposed for a charter in our lists has in every case been checked.4 Many will be subsequently improved by other scholars; all are offered with the provisos implicit in this survey of the problems of twelfth-century chronology. None the less, the dating of charters is not a morass: so far as they go, with all allowance for error, we believe that most of our dates are tolerably reliable. In this survey, many incidental sources of evidence, many sources of truth and error, have been omitted; they will speak for themselves as they appear in the lists. As a final instance of a document peculiarly reliable, if discreetly handled, yet occasionally most misleading, the Pipe Rolls have a special claim to be selected. The central contemporary records of the Exchequer, virtually complete from ,5 carry many references to the revenues of vacant monastic houses which were tenants in chief; and these entries often specify the 1

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See J. A. Robinson (), pp. –, corrected by E. Cohn in EHR,  (), f. In very numerous cases Peter witnesses charters of Archbishop Richard of Canterbury with William of Northolt, archdeacon of Gloucester. In all that we have seen they are always either both without title or both archdeacons. This confirms the date c.  for Peter’s promotion (for William, see GF, p. ; Le Neve, revised edn., 2 , ). See Mon., , . See pp. ix–x,  on Sir Charles Clay and others who have particularly helped us; the EYC has also provided extensive help in dating charters, both from its notes on documents and from its exceptionally 4 helpful notes on lay barons and knights of the twelfth century. See pp. –. The series of Pipe Rolls includes, of course, an isolated survivor from . The sifting of the early Pipe Rolls was one of Z. N. Brooke’s many contributions to the book.

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 approximate length of the vacancy. They cannot be used as negative evidence: a vacant house could be administered without any direct reference in the Pipe Roll. But the positive evidence is exceedingly reliable. Yet even the Pipe Rolls lay traps for the historian. Some are well known. A debt may be recorded year after year, even after the debtor has died. Somewhere in the series ‘sed mortuus est’ may appear; but even this can be a scribe’s error and if correct may first be noted some years after the event. Such traps rarely affect records of vacancies, but they may affect mentions of apparently living abbots and priors. The oddest error, noted independently by Professor Finberg and the late Professor Z. N. Brooke, is due neither to the normal conventions of the Exchequer nor to carelessness. About  Walter, abbot of Tavistock, died; yet years later his name continued to appear on the Pipe Rolls, not only in relation to old transactions, but to new scutages, thought of long after his death. This may have originated in an error: it is clear that in the long run it became a standing joke among the Exchequer clerks – if an abbot of Tavistock was mentioned, he must be called ‘Walter’. Even Exchequer clerks were human; and even in sifting such apparently mechanical materials as make up these lists, the final lesson of diplomatic has always to be borne in mind: that all our documents were the products of human agency; they are subject to human error and to the human circumstances which produced them.

III. Special problems of the period – We have started our lists in ; and this has involved us in facing the special problems of pre-Conquest evidence. We would like, however, to say at the outset that this is also a field admirably prepared by a succession of scholars – and that without the foundations laid long ago by W. G. Searle, and more recently in such works as Professor Whitelock’s Anglo-Saxon Wills, Miss Robertson’s Anglo-Saxon Charters and Miss Harmer’s Anglo-Saxon Writs, this part of our enterprise would have been exceedingly hazardous and far more difficult. The long lists of signatories to Anglo-Saxon diplomas give many names of abbots. In all but a handful the abbey is not named; in many cases the abbeys cannot be identified, or identified with anything approaching certainty; in numerous cases the authenticity of the diploma is questionable. Since a substantial amount of vital information has to be taken from these documents, the entries for pre-Conquest abbots have both to be more elaborate and to use a different formula from the rest of our lists. Chronicle and other precise evidence is given as elsewhere; likely identifications in the charters follow, covered 

 , ‒ by a variety of phrases such as ‘presumably’, ‘probably’ and ‘possibly’. We have tried to be generous in giving cross-references to other abbots with whom confusion is possible or easy; and unidentified abbots and abbesses are gathered in Appendix  – which does not, however, include abbots identified with any degree of probability in the main lists. To state in every case where a charter is used the extent of our faith in it would be quite impractical; it is equally impossible, however, to cite the diplomas without any discrimination between them. We have therefore included in Appendix  a list of all the diplomas to which reference has been made. For a number of years one of us has kept a note-book with references to serious discussions of the authenticity of pre-Conquest charters; recently Professor P. H. Sawyer has put all students of such documents heavily in his debt by publishing his Anglo-Saxon Charters: an annotated List and Bibliography;1 and by his kindness we were able to study the book in proof, and with its aid very much to simplify Appendix . Anglo-Saxon Charters is the first step towards the full new edition of the collections by Kemble and Birch which is now under way. This will take many years; in the meantime Professor Sawyer’s book has made it possible for us to check in a large majority of cases one or more of the best manuscripts of the charters we use, so that our lists are not dependent on Kemble’s or Birch’s texts; and also to be sure that we had made a tolerably full inspection of known charters not printed by either.2 It is now widely recognised that authenticity is not simply a matter of distinguishing genuine from forged, but of establishing the status of a particular text in a much wider and subtler range of possibilities. In the present state of knowledge, it would be impossible to describe the precise status as evidence of all the charters we have used: many have not been subjected to detailed analysis by experts, and for those which have there is a range of possibilities – from outright forgery, through interpolation or tendentious alteration, to innocent re-writing and careless copying – and a range of disagreement which would make any attempt at a sophisticated indication within our lists meaningless. It would be unduly sceptical, however, to claim on this account that there was no merit in constructing such lists: the cumulative effect of most of the information given here is tolerably reliable; and we hope that as an analysis and index of the material we have sifted, our lists may help in clearing the ground for the new edition and fuller analysis of the charters which is to come. Our task is at once complicated and simplified by the fact that our concern 1 2

Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, no. , . We have referred throughout – save for documents in AS Chts., AS Wills and AS Writs – to Kemble and Birch, since these remain the most accessible corpora; we note in Appendix  which texts have in fact been used. Where a reliable modern edition exists, this has of course been followed.

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 is not primarily with the authenticity of the charters in the full sense, but with the reliability of their lists of signa. It is clearly true that we shall have most confidence in signa from an authentic original,1 and that we shall always be uneasy about using signa from a document known to have been forged or rewritten. But it is clear that in many cases a forger used a genuine list of signa; and it is a theoretical possibility that the scribe of an original – who in preConquest England invariably (so far as our information goes) wrote all the signa himself – could be more careless than a later forger copying the work of a better scribe. This means that every list must be considered on its merits; and since many of them are very long – and the chronological data for the bishops especially is relatively copious – we can reckon to have fair confidence in any list which cannot be proved to be chronologically inconsistent; and this has been our main criterion, although we have naturally placed more reliance on documents probably genuine than on those probably forged. Inconsistency can take two forms: the accumulation of names clearly not contemporary with one another, and the appearance of one or two signatories dead or not yet in office at the time when the bulk of the signa could reasonably have been gathered. The first case usually occurs in arrant forgeries, and they have been little used here – occasional reference is made to such lists, to establish that a particular name occurred among the materials available to eleventh- and twelfth-century forgers, which doubtless included much genuine evidence not now surviving. In the more numerous cases where there are minor discrepancies in long lists of signa, it is clear that an early, genuine list of some sort must lie behind the document as we have it: no forger could or would have reconstructed such lists with so near an approximation to consistency, before the publication of Kemble’s Codex, without in the main using earlier lists. On these lists we can rely in a general way; but not, of course, in detail when they can be shown to be faulty in detail. In such cases we put a query before the date in our lists. Two qualifications, however, need to be emphasised. First, we have almost no information as to how lists of signa were compiled; but since diplomata could clearly be drawn up some time after the events they described, we need not be unduly surprised by the occasional occurrence in an apparently authentic list of a minor anachronism. This is, however, a hazard quite distinct from the practice of some medieval scribes of giving artistic verisimilitude to a list by adding a few names from other documents – which is the probable explanation of some of the minor inconsistencies, and perhaps of a few of the major. The second relates to our criterion of consistency. Broadly speaking, this is based on the lists of bishops, who can usually be identified and dated with more 1

On the meaning of the word in this context, see Chaplais (), (). On the general problem of authenticity, see esp. AS Writs; Whitelock in EHD, , ff.

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 , ‒ precision than the abbots – though princes, ealdormen, earls and thegns can help; and we have of course made use of the abbots themselves wherever possible. But since abbots are very rarely, and bishops comparatively rarely, given the titles of their abbeys and sees in authentic documents, the basis of evidence is somewhat less than might at first appear. We have to assume, too, that we know the dates of bishops: for this purpose, we have used the evidence cited in Searle’s Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings and Nobles, revised by modern studies, where they exist – such as Armitage Robinson’s Saxon Bishops of Wells, and the notes to AS Chts., Wills and Writs – and corrected by our own observations. In due course these lists will be further revised, and this will affect our work; but we hope in the process our own lists may be of some use. The criterion of consistency is further weakened by the possibility of abbeys, and even bishoprics, having two heads at a time. There is no doubt that some abbeys had two abbots simultaneously, especially in those cases where a great monastic paladin like Leofric of Peterborough had accumulated offices under his hand: the evidence is discussed at length in our list for Bath, the best-documented example. There are three cases in this period in which there is reason to suspect that a see had two bishops. A Bishop Wulfric of unidentified see occurs from  to .1 He may have been an assistant to another bishop, or to an archbishop, like Siward of Abingdon, assistant (later called ‘chorepiscopus’) to the archbishop of Canterbury, –; his existence seems clearly proved and he has not been used to bring charters into question. The third example is the puzzling case of Bishop Brihtwine. This name occurs in the bishops’ lists of both Sherborne (twice) and Wells in the early eleventh century, although there is hardly space in the Wells list for such a bishop. William of Malmesbury makes two bishops of Wells, Brihtwine and Æthelwine, play Cox and Box – each twice ejected, twice restored – in a manner which is hardly credible;2 and Armitage Robinson suggested that Brihtwine of Wells was due to confusion between Brihtwine of Sherborne and Brihtwig of Wells. It seems clear that Sherborne had two bishops of the name: the first occ. –, the second –; the presence of the shadowy Brihtwine of Wells in the episcopal list of Wells and in William of Malmesbury may indicate a tradition that the bishop of Sherborne had acted as coadjutor in the neighbouring see. Whatever the explanation, Brihtwine’s signum can neither be used to call a charter in question nor to lend precision to its date. In preparing these lists we have wandered among the manuscripts to a fair degree; but not sufficiently, nor with sufficient philological knowledge, to have any independent or precise information to offer about the spelling of 1 2

See below, p. , n. . WMGP, p. ; cf. Robinson (), pp. –.

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 pre-Conquest abbots. We have followed the advice and the practice of recent experts in this field, and only occasionally have we thought it right to indicate early variants. Although variants are very numerous, the confusion they cause cannot be cleared up by mere lists, and it would be a very elaborate exercise to distinguish those which come from early texts and those due to the corruptions and changes of later centuries. We believe that for present, practical purposes the reasonably intelligible, normal spellings we use are best for the purpose; but it is essential for anyone using these lists for detailed research to be aware of the confusions that easily arise; in particular, that some names normally distinct – such as Æthelric and Ælric, Æthelwine and Ælfwine – may be treated by scribes as a single name, especially in late and poor texts.

IV. The arrangement of the lists It should be emphasised at the outset that complete consistency in the layout of the entries in each list proved neither desirable nor possible. Within each list the abbots or priors are in chronological order, wherever this is known; within each entry the occurrences etc. are normally in chronological order. But there are many cases where the order is not precisely known; where the nature of the evidence or convenience of reference demands some grouping of items. Thus many houses have chronicles whose evidence is most conveniently summarised at the beginning of each entry; many have abbatial lists giving the numbers of years of an abbot’s tenure: this can sometimes be explained only if evidence for accession and death or resignation are brought together, before the occurrences and other evidence. Where possible, each list has the following items. . Name, county and dedication. The dedications are not the result of an elaborate investigation, but are mainly based on documentary evidence observed in the course of our work.1 For Cistercians and dependencies we give also the names of the mother house; and in all cases, under or immediately after the name of the house, alternative names.2 . Date of foundation, from KH:3 where a community moved from one place to another, the moves are noted; in many cases the earlier places are found as 1

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Cistercian houses were all dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, so only those which had an additional dedication are noted, otherwise a blank means that we have not found solid or early evidence. We are much indebted to Dr Hadcock, and also to Miss Barbara SoRelle of Cornell University, for providing us with notes of a number of dedications. [See p. .] See below for houses which moved. These alternatives are vital for the identification of heads, and a variety of medieval forms are sometimes noted in the Index. Where we wished to give a different date from that in KH, st edn., we have given references; but see now, p. . We gladly acknowledge the help of Dr Hadcock, who has been at work pari passu, with MDK, in the preparation of KH, nd edn.

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    the heads’ titles in the texts; and it is no uncommon thing for a name to last after a move has taken place. A particularly confusing case is Kingswood (Cistercian), which began and ended a prolonged exodus at Kingswood, and was sometimes called by that name, sometimes by others, in the interim. Normally a later name (like Stoneleigh) cannot be anticipated; though an earlier (like Stoneleigh’s predecessor, Radmore) may linger for a time after the move. . A note of former lists.1 In every case, we include a VCH list where one exists. The lists noted vary enormously in usefulness, ranging from those for many Yorkshire houses by Sir Charles Clay – or by Dr Greenway, in the revised Le Neve for Cathedral priories, or in a number of recent volumes of the VCH and elsewhere – to which we have rarely been able to make any significant addition, to those in some of the early VCH volumes, which are of no critical value. Apart from this, we only give lists where they have some critical value. Our debts are innumerable; we have, however, listed as many as we could in the Preface. In the following cases, collaboration has been so close that it seemed impossible not to give another author’s initials at the head of the list – though for its present form and for its errors we are wholly responsible: C.T.C. Sir Charles Clay (virtually all Yorkshire houses). M.C. Dr Marjorie Chibnall (all Shropshire houses). D.G. Dr Diana Greenway (all monastic cathedrals, except Bath and Coventry). V.B. Mrs Vivien Brown (Eye Priory). C.J.H. Dr Christopher Holdsworth (Rufford Abbey). H.P.R.F. Prof. H. P. R. Finberg (Tavistock Abbey). This paragraph also includes a note of important annals, lists of abbots and priors, and calendars etc., containing obits, for the house. . An entry for each head known, in chronological order wherever possible; interspersed with occasional notes on vacancies, or discussing special problems by the way (see especially Bermondsey, Cluniac). Each list ends, in principle, with the first death or resignation after . Frequently, and in particular when no precise date can be attached to this, the first occurrence of the next head is noted; in some cases it is necessary to carry the list further to tidy up some problem of succession. Obit lists and undated charters produce many names which may really belong to a somewhat later epoch, but are noted to save 1

Lists by the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century antiquaries are commonly not specifically mentioned – it would be a very laborious and expensive task to include every list made by Browne Willis or Blomefield or Nichols, or every list in the new Monasticon, and they are now almost valueless for critical purposes. But this means no disrespect for the generations of pioneers; our own work has taught us great respect for them – they have often wasted our time by making us search to no purpose; far more often they have anticipated what we found, or shown us what we might have missed.

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 confusion. No systematic attempt has been made to note all cases of ‘ghost’ heads – names in old lists for which no evidence can be found or which are due to confusion; but a number have been noted, especially where they can either be confidently dismissed or are likely to be based on evidence no longer available. The entries for individual heads frequently consist solely of one or more occurrences; where there is fuller information, they may consist of the following. i. Name and outside dates; and surnames when known.1 ii. Brief summary of previous history and family (if known). iii. Date of election and blessing; also length of tenure (if specified by the sources). All independent evidence from sources in which any credence can be placed is included; though occasionally, for events richly documented, we give only a selection. iv. Occurrences. Where a head’s career is well documented, occurrences are only very selectively noted – to support a date of accession or death, to fill a gap, to help establish that a long tenure was indeed continuous; but never to give a comprehensive impression of the documentary evidence. No strictly consistent principles can be established in such cases, and it must frankly be admitted that over the years during which the lists have been compiled, some differences of practice have made unavoidable a certain degree of inconsistency in the book itself. We have tried to give what was useful, but not too burdensome. With preConquest heads, we have the special difficulty that they normally appear without the name of their houses: the special arrangements of these parts of the lists are explained above, pp. –; grouping of dates and references, normally avoided elsewhere, has seemed appropriate in this case. The use of an initial (before a date)2 indicates that the head is identified by an initial only in that particular case; in all others, before or after such an initial, the full Christian name is given – though the surname can only be assumed to be in a source when this is specified.3 Christian names are given in their modern form, where such exists, rationalised where it is safe to do so – Osbern and Osbert were identical names by c.  and are given as Osbert; Ranulf and Ralph distinct, though frequently confused – and Randulf can do service for either. The dating of undated documents has, needless to say, been one of the major problems in compiling this book. All the dates offered have been checked, and a majority represent our own calculations based on the dates of bishops, abbots, 1

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    priors, earls, archdeacons and the like. In a fair number of cases reference is made to a modern edition of a charter or a cartulary whose editor has provided an adequate explanation for a date; in such cases we give no note. Where the date depends on the mention of a bishop,1 a royal official or an earl,2 readily checked in the Handbook of British Chronology, or an abbot or a prior, to be found elsewhere in this book, we give no note; where it is based on evidence provided by Sir Charles Clay in York Fasti or by Dr Greenway in the new Le Neve, –, I, St Paul’s London (London, ), or II, Monastic Cathedrals (London, ), or (for sheriffs) in the PRO List of Sheriffs, or (for papal legates) in Tillmann, again, we give no note. In some cases editors have provided dates which seem plausible, but whose precise grounds we have not been able to check – in such cases we sometimes quote their date in italics. Originals can sometimes only be dated very approximately on palaeographical grounds, and in such cases ‘pal.’ is noted. In all other cases we have given the evidence for the date in notes. Our dates are not definitive – the book would never have been published had we attempted to make them so; but we have tried to ensure that any scholar using the book can readily check the dates. In all cases we use the modern convention of dating a year from  January. ‘+’ attached to dates means in or after; ‘–’ means in or before; ‘’ links the limiting dates of an undated charter or the like. References in nearly all cases are given to all essential primary sources; those to secondary literature are much more selective (see p. ix). We have not attempted a ruthless consistency in referring, e.g. to cartularies or fines by page or number; but in all cases where ambiguity could arise, ‘p.’ or ‘no.’ is specified – and we have tried on the whole to give convenient reference in each case. In a number of cases, the problem of identification is very difficult. Insoluble references are collected in Appendix . Cases in which confusion is easy have sometimes been noted in the lists. Thus for ‘De Insula’ among the Gilbertines, see Haverholme; for ‘Novus Locus’ – Newark, Newhouse, Newstead – see especially Newark. A characteristic example is Kir(k)by – priors of ‘Kirkby’ have been identified by editors as of Kirby Bellars, Leics, which was founded in , and of Kirkby, Lincs, which seems never to have existed (see references under Monks Kirby, Warws). A number of houses have been excluded because we have found no evidence of priors before ; and whereas we have included any Benedictine house whose head claimed to be a ‘prior’, we have excluded all hospitals not 1 2

For Archbishop Theobald’s titles, see GFL, App. , pp. –, whose findings are assumed in this book. For the difficulty that earls can appear, at least in the early twelfth century, without the title, see above p.  and n. .

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 themselves conventual. Thus Tunstall has a list starting in  in VCH Lincs, , ; but the twelfth-century prior probably belongs to Haverholme (q.v.). Walter Rye (Suffolk F. (Rye), p. ; cf. p. ) described one Thomas as prior of St Peter, Dunwich; but this was an error for parson (personam in Suffolk F., PRS , no. ). Finally, the order of lists broadly follows KH; and to save difficulty for those who use the two books together, we have given the same (Ordnance Survey) forms for all but a handful of houses, and reckoned their prefixes as part of the alphabet – thus Great Malvern appears under G; but cross-references are given in such cases, to reduce such inconvenience as this may cause. In this book, however, it has seemed desirable for convenience of reference to eliminate some smaller pockets and to re-divide the Benedictines in a manner suited to the special circumstances of the period before  and of the likely use of the book. Thus the Benedictine lists are in three sections: the independent houses – all but a handful great houses whose lists are fullest and likely to be most frequently used; their dependencies; and the alien priories. The aliens include dependencies of Fontevrault (male) and Tiron, but lesser Cluniac and Augustinian houses have all been included in the alphabetical sequence within those orders; and the nuns have been gathered into a single alphabet, which includes the double houses of Fontevrault, but not the Gilbertines. This treatment of the nuns has the incidental advantage of resolving the uncertain cases, in which we cannot be sure to which order a community belonged, in one or two cases because the nuns themselves seem to have been in doubt.

 The revision of KH, nd edn., and of this book were completed in close collaboration; this involved a number of changes in our headings, so that the principle enunciated in p. , n.  could not be consistently applied; some minor differences of statement or interpretation remain between our dates and those in KH. References to KH are to the nd edn.

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THE HEADS OF RELIGIOUS HOUSES ENGLAND AND WALES I, 940–1216

THE BENEDICTINE HOUSES: INDEPENDENT HOUSES

ABBOTSBURY (Dorset), St Peter f. c.  List in VCH Dorset, , . Æsuuerdus Occ.  (Wilkins, Concilia, , ; signatories to this document have been checked by Cambridge, St John’s Coll., MS . Cf. Brooke in Studia Gratiana,  (Bologna, ), pp. ff.). –: abbey held by Roger, bp. Salisbury (Red Book, , ; cf. JW, p. ). Geoffrey – M. of S. ‘Floscello’,1 app.  (Florence, , 
JW, p.  and n.). *Roger Occ. (R.)  (Voss, p. ; see Quarr); ? (Ctl. Eynsham, , no. ; cf. no. : see Luffield). Geoffrey II Occ.  (Red Book, , ). – July  abbey vacant (Diceto, , ; Gesta Hen. II, , –). ?Ralph Occ. in late th cent. context in BM Cott. MS Claud. C. vi, f.  (); possibly the Ralph who d.  May (see below). Roger II Occ.  June  (Ped. Fin., , pp. , ). Hugh Occ.  (th cent. note in CPR, –, p. ); early th cent. (Reg. St Osmund, , p. ). Vacant,  July : abbey ordered to send candidates for the king’s choice (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ). The next recorded abb., Hugh II, occ.  (Ctl. Loders, pp. –: see Axmouth). An Abb. Ralph d.  May in Cambridge, Trinity Coll. MS O. . , f. v (?th cent.), and BM Arundel MS , f. . ABINGDON (Berks), St Mary ref. c.  List in VCH Berks, , ; basis in Florence, MS Lambeth , cited by Thorpe in notes to his edn. (also in AS, , –); and in Ch. Abingdon; Ann. in BM Arundel MS , ff. – (only cited ); bare list of little value in BM Harl. MS , f.  . Obits in CUL MS Kk. i. , ff.   ff. (obit ); Bodl. Digby MS  (obit ).* *St Æthelwold c. – Prev. m. Glastonbury; first abb. c. , res.  bp. Winchester, d.  (commemorated  Aug., obit). See also Thorney (Ch. Abingdon, , –, ; Vita, ib. , ff.; PL, , ff.). Occ. frequently – (Birch, nos. ,  etc., ,). DNB. *Osgar – M. Glastonbury and Abingdon, el.  (Ch. Abingdon, , , ; cf. PL, , ; WMGP, p. ); bl.  Dec. ; d.  (Florence, , n., n.),  May (obit ). Presumably the abb. O. who occ. frequently – (Ctl. Muchelney, no. ; Birch, nos. , ; Kemble, nos. –). DNB. *Eadwine – Son of Ælfhere ealdorman of Mercia (Ch. Abingdon, , ); bl.  (ASC C, the Abingdon version; also Florence, , ; E gives ); d.  (ASC C; , E, with other 1

Not identified: the saint should be S. Floceau of Beaune (Acta Sanctorum, Sept., , –), but there was no abbey dedicated to him there.

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   , ‒ [ABINGDON] events of ). An abb. E. occ. , ,  () (Liber de Hyda, pp. –, –; Kemble, nos. , ).1 *Wulfgar – Succeeded  (ASC C,  E); d.  Sept. (obit , )  (ASC C, E; , Florence, , n.: th year). Occ. ,  and presumably the W. who occ. frequently  to  (Kemble, nos. , ; AS Chts., no. ; Kemble, no. ). Cf. Ch. Abingdon, , –, ; AS Wills, p. ; AS Chts., p. . Æthelsige – Acc.  (ASC C, E); d.  (ASC E). See Ch. Abingdon, , –: the Abingdon lists seem to have conflated Æ. and his successor into one man (Earle and Plummer, ASC, , , however, suggests that ASC E has divided one into two; but this seems somewhat less likely). An Æ. occ. ?, , ? (Kemble, no.  and OS Facs., , Exeter ; EHD, , ff.; Kemble, no. ) – but he was probably Ælfsige of St Benet of Hulme. *Æthelwine – See above. *Siward – M. of Glastonbury; succeeded  (Florence, , n.); Occ. ; assistant to abp. Canterbury , returned to Abingdon and d.  Oct.  (Ch. Abingdon, , –, –, –; –; ASC C; Florence, , n., n.). See AS Writs, pp. –. A Siward (Sigeward) occ. ; two in ; see Chertsey and cf. Thorney (Kemble, nos. , ). *Æthelstan Prob. – M. and sacrist Abingdon; d. year before Siward (Ch. Abingdon, , , ; s.a. , Florence, , n., n.). An Abb. Æ. occ. ,  (OS Facs., , Exeter ; Kemble, nos. , , ). Cf. Ramsey (and Ælfstan, Canterbury, St Augustine). *Spearhafoc c. – M. Bury (s.a. , without name, Florence, , n.); el. bp. London in , but dep. before consecration (Ch. Abingdon, , ; Florence, ,  (s.a. ); for the date cf. ASC D; C, F, s.a. ). An Abb. Spearhafoc occ. ? (Kemble, no. ).2 A noted craftsman: see Goscelin, Hist. translationis S. Augustini (Acta Sanctorum, Maii, , ) – apparently occ. temp. Ælfstan abb. St Augustine’s, Canterbury, i.e.–. *Rodulf – An elderly Norwegian bp., said to be related to Edward the Confessor, d. ‘annis haud duobus integris transactis’ (Ch. Abingdon, , –; Florence, , n., s.a. ). *Ordric – M. Abingdon (, Florence, , n.); d.  Jan.  ( Jan., obit ; c.  Jan.  in Ch. Abingdon, , –; , , –). An Abb. Ordric occ. ,2 ,  (Kemble, nos. , ; AS Chts., no. ). See AS Writs, p. . *Ealdred – M. and provost (‘exteriorum preposituram . . . agens’) Abingdon; succ. ; deprived because of his part in the conspiracy of Bp. Æthelwine of Durham (and so presumably ; , Florence, , n.); d. in custody of Walkelin, bp. Winchester (Ch. Abingdon, , , , –, ; for the conspiracy cf. ASC D (s.a. ), E ()). Adelelm (Ethelelm) – M. of Jumièges (Ch. Abingdon, , ; Florence, , n.); occ. ,  (Bishop and Chaplais, facing pl. xxix; Wilkins, , ); d.  Sept.  (Ch. Abingdon, , –); cf. Ann., f. v; s.a.  in AS, ,  (omitted in Florence, ed. Thorpe). Reginald (Rainald) – M. of Jumièges, once chaplain of William I (Ch. Abingdon, , ; cf. AS, , ); app. by William I,  June  (Ch., , –); occ.  Jan.  (Reg., , no. ); d.  Feb. (obit )  (Ch., , ; Florence, , n.; Ann., f. v). Abbey in the king’s hands, – (Ch. Abingdon , , ; cf. Florence, , n.). 1

WMGP, p. , makes Ælfric, later bp. Ramsbury and abp. Canterbury, abb. Abingdon: this is probably a 2 mistake for St Albans, q.v. Cf. Barlow (), pp. –.

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 :  Faricius – M. of Malmesbury; prev. citizen of Arezzo; physician (Ch. Abingdon, , ; WMGP, p. ; Florence, , n.; cf. Orderic, , ;  (?)–, in Ann., f. v); app. by Henry I (Ch. Abingdon, , ); d.  Feb.  (ASC E; Ann. Oseney, p. ;  Feb. in his th year, Ch. Abingdon, , ; Florence, , n., s.a. ;  Feb. also in obit , MontSt-Michel obit, HF, ,  – his house not specified).1 Abbey vacant –:  years, Ch. Abingdon, , , . Vincent – M. of Jumièges (Ch. Abingdon, , ; Florence, , n.; Ann., f. v); app. by Henry I (Ch., , –, ; Ann. Winchester, p. ; cf. Reg., , no. ). Occ. ; c.  (ib. nos. , ); d.  Mar.  (Florence, , n.; obit ; PR  Henry I, p. ; cf. Ch. Abingdon, , : in his th year; , Ann., f. . Cf. Ch. Abingdon, , ; prob. before  Apr.). Ingulph – Pr. of Winchester (q.v.; Ch. Abingdon, , ; , Ann., f. r; , Florence, , 
JW, p. ; cf. Reg., , no. ); bl. by Roger bp. of Salisbury (Florence), dates as Ann., f. r. Occ.  Sept.  (Sarum Chts., p. ; cf. Tillmann, p. );  (Reg., , no. );  Apr.  (Bodl. Lyell MS , ff. v–v); d.  Sept.  (Ch. Abingdon, , :  Henry II, th year of abb., i.e. ;  Sept. also obit ;  in Ann., f. v; Ann. Winchester, p. ). Walkelin2 – M. of Evesham (Ch. Abingdon, , –); el. or app. , Ann., f. v; d.  Apr. (obit )  (Ann. Winchester, p. ; cf. Ch. Abingdon, , ; prob. before  Apr.). Abb. vacant in the king’s hand for half year in – (PR II Henry II, p. ). From  to  it was held in commendam (for  –12 years) by Godfrey, bp. St Asaph (Ch. Abingdon, , ). Vacant on  Aug.  (Diceto, , ). Roger – Pr. of Bermondsey (q.v.); el.  (‘Reginald’, Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). Occ.  (Ch. Abingdon, , –);3 (R.)  (Ctl. Harrold, pp. –); held office  –12 years (Ch. Abingdon, , ); d.  Mar. (obit  – shortly before  Apr., Ch. Abingdon, , ;  in Ann., f. v). Abb. vacant for half year  and half year , i.e. c. Easter  to c. Easter : PR  Henry II, p. ;  Henry II, pp. – – in custody of Thomas of Hurstbourne (cf. Ch. Abingdon, , ). Alvred – Pr. of Rochester (q.v.; Ch. Abingdon, , ; ‘Reading’, Ann. Chester, p. , s.a. ); app.  by Henry II (ib.; Gervase, , ); d. Sept.  (Ch.Abingdon, , ). Dates – in Ann., f. v. *Hugh /–c.  M. Abingdon (Ch. Abingdon, , ); el. / (ib., , ; Ann. ff. v–); occ.  June  (Westminster Abb., Domesday Ctl., ff. v–);  June  (Ped. Fin., , p. ); c. Jan.  (Essex F., p. ); (H.) c. Easter  (Wendover in MPCM, , );  July  (Bodl. Lyell MS , ff. –v). D.  July (obits , )  (Ann., f. ). The el. of the next abb., Robert, received the royal assent on  July  (CPR, –, p. ). ALCESTER (de Insula; Oversley) (Warws), St Mary, St Joseph, St Anne, and St John the Baptist f. .4 List in VCH Warws ,  1 2

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Reg. , no.  (cf. n.) has ‘Roger’ abb. Abingdon occ. Aug. . This is clearly an error. The Abb. William who occ. in HMC th Rept, p. , was abb. Eynsham – the charter is in Oxford Chts., no. . Cht. of Henry II witnessed by the bp. elect of Norwich (‘G.’ for ‘J.’), i.e.  Nov. Dec. . Cf. D. Styles in Trans. Birmingham Arch. Soc.,  (–), –, arguing for ; but  is confirmed in Reg., , no. n.

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   , ‒ [ALCESTER] Robert – Alleged to have been m. Worcester in spurious f. cht. dated 1 (Mon., , ; cf. Styles, art. cit. (p.  n. ), pp. ff.); occ.  (CChR, , );  (Ctl. Gloucester, , p. ). Hugh Prob. el. ; occ.  (Saltman, pp. –, nos. –. No.  settles a dispute between Alcester and Worcester on the election of the abb., presumably referring to a time when such an el. was pending; no.  takes Abb. Hugh and the abbey into Archbp. Theobald’s protection and confirms its possessions). ?Thomas Prob. 2 (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v). H.3 Occ.  (ib. f. v); –, ? (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). O. Occ.  June  (BM Add. Cht. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). Matthew – Prev. sacrist, el.  (Ann. Worcester, p. , called Maurice);4 royal assent to el.  Jan  (CPR – p. ); occ.  or  Aug.  (Ctl. Winchcombe, , pp. –); d. – Oct.  (CPR, –, p. ). *ATHELNEY (Soms) (St Saviour), St Peter, St Paul and St Ethelwin ref. c.  List in VCH Soms, , . (Abb. ‘Seignus’ occ.  (Ctl. Athelney, no. ); this is before the ref. and the name seems corrupt). *Æthelric Occ.  (Kemble, no. ); he was probably the Æ. who occ. ?,  July , just possibly the Ætheric who occ. ?early th cent.; just possibly, also, the same as Ælfric, below (and if so, he may be one of the Ælfrics who occ. in the s. Mon., , –; OS Facs., , no. ; N. R. Ker in Powicke Studies, p. ; AS Chts., p. ). Cf. Malmesbury, St Albans (and Crowland, ‘Ægelric’). *Ælfric Occ.  (Ctl. Athelney, no. 
Kemble, no. ); possibly at other dates, but he is difficult to distinguish from the homilist, abb. Eynsham; possibly the Æ. who occ. ,  – but see below5 (Kemble, no. ; OS Facs., , no. ). VCH, following J. Collinson, History . . . of Somerset,  (), , which cites a Reg. Athelney, gives here ‘Alfward, Simon, Æthelweard’ for which no other evidence can be found. The names may have come from a list in a lost medieval ctl. Cf. Appendix ; Davis, no. . *Æthelwine Occ.  (Kemble, no. 
Ctl. Athelney, no. ), and as ‘Egelwius’ c. temp. Cnut in Goscelin’s De miraculis S. Augustini (Acta Sanctorum, Maii, , ); presumably to be identified with the Æ. who occ. ? (but see Evesham), ?, ?,  to  (Kemble, nos. , , , , etc., ; OS Facs., , Exeter ). ?Wulfgeat: see Appendix . *Ralph Mauduit Occ.  (Ctl. Athelney, no. ). *Simon Crassus c. –c.  Occ. 6 (Ctl. Bath, , p. ); sacrist of Abingdon, appointed by King Stephen, d. in third year of abbacy (Ch. Abingdon, , ; called abb. of ‘Alignia’ – presumably for ‘Adelingia’ or the like, i.e. of Athelney). 1

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Forged not much later, when the facts must have been known, but in the interest of Worcester pr., which wished to claim Alcester as a dependency. In a cht. of William Giffard confirmed by William earl of Warwick (–) (ff. v–). Dr J. Lally informs us that Giffard occ. –, but these are not exclusive dates. Presumably too late to be identified with Hugh; certainly so if Thomas is correctly placed. After an unsuccessful attempt to el. William, subpr. Worcester. Two Ælfrics occ. in Kemble, no. , but in Salter’s ed. (Ctl. Eynsham, , pp. –) both are Ælfsiges. Dated ‘’  Bp. Robert (Mar. Mar. ); prob. , in spite of J. A. Robinson (), pp. ff., who argues that Ivo dean of Wells, who also witnesses, was not appointed till c. .

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 :  Benedict I Occ.  (HMC Wells, I, p. ); c.  (Ctl. Beauchamp, p. ; cf. Montacute). *Roger I Occ.  Nov.  (Ctl. Buckland, no. );  (HMC Wells, , ). Benedict II Occ. 1  (HMC Wells, , );  (CDF, no. );  (Ctl. Athelney, no. );  Nov.  (ib., no. );  (ib., no. ). The next abb., Roger, then pr. of Athelney was el.  – royal assent Apr., CPR, –, p. . BARDNEY (Lincs), St Peter, St Paul and St Oswald f. –;  (dependent on Charroux);  (independent abb.; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). List in VCH Lincs, , . PRIORS Ralph – M. Charroux, pr. Bardney, made abb. in  (Mon., , 
CChR, , 
Reg. , no. ; cf. Cheney, loc. cit.). ABBOTS Ralph – See above. Ivo – M. of Bardney, app. by Henry I (Reg., , no. : for date see eds.’ note). *John of Ghent Occ.  Aug.  (PUE, , no. );  (Saltman, p. , no. );  Feb.  (Mon., , ); recently dead in writ of  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. , f. v). Walter de Howest For name see Reg. Lincoln, , no. ; occ.  Jan.  (Lees, Templars, p. );  Feb. ; , ,  Jan.  (PUE, , nos. , –); Aug. ,  (DC, nos. , );  July  (Bodl. Dodsworth MS , f. ). Ralph of Stainfield Occ.  June July  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. , f. );  Dec.  (PUE, , no. );  Dec.  (Lincs F., LRS , p. );  May  (Ctl. Bridlington, pp. –, –). The abbey was vacant and in the king’s hands for  –12 years, – (PR,  Henry II, p. ). *Robert Occ.  July  (EYC, , no. );  (EYC, , no. ). Ralph de Rand – Occ.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ; cf. no. );  Nov.  (Lincs. F, PRS, , no. );  Dec.  (ib., no. ); dep. / by legate Nicholas (Walt. Cov., , ; Gir. Camb., , –). Peter of Lenton – Pr. of Lenton; received temporalities  June  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , b); cf. Walt. Cov., , ; Ann. Dunstable, p. , s.a. ; Ch.Ramsey, p.  (not named); occ. in j.d. case  Apr.  (PRO Anc. Deed, E /). The next recorded abb., Matthew, occ.  March  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. , ff. v–). BATH (Soms), St Peter ref. c.  as abb.; Cathedral pr. from  List in VCH Soms, , . ABBOTS Note: Bath presents a peculiar problem, in that both in the s and s and in the period –– there is evidence of two abbs. in office concurrently. In the latter case, it seems clear that Wulfwold, as a pluralist, had the title abb. Bath as well as abb. Chertsey, but that the title was also held by an abb. on the spot;2 and this is paralleled in some of the abbeys held by the arch-pluralist Leofric of Peterborough in the s and s. It is possible that Ælfheah did not bear the title abb. till Æscwig’s departure (and that the early references to an Abb. Ælfheah are to another Æ.). Ælfheah’s Vita clearly treats him as the founder; but it is not contemporary (late th cent.), and may not be good evidence to establish the office he 1

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   , ‒ [BATH] held.1 It is even possible that there were for a time two houses in Bath. Perhaps the most likely solution is that in early days Æscwig was the active, Ælfheah the hermit or contemplative abb. *St Ælfheah c. – Prev. m. Deerhurst, became a recluse at Bath, where he gathered disciples and became abb. (Osbern’s Vita in Acta Sanctorum, Apr., , –; also called abb. in Mem. Dunstan, pp. , , , cf. ; Florence, , ; WMAG, p. , where he is said to have been m. and pr. Glastonbury). Bp. Winchester, –; abp. Canterbury, –. Prob. the Æ. who occ. ?, , , ,  (AS Chts., no. , cf. p. ; Birch, nos. , –,  (see p. ), , –; Kemble, no. ). *Æscwig c. –?c.  Occ. as abb. Bath ,  (Birch, nos. , ), and was presumably the Æ. who occ. , , , etc.,  (Birch, nos. , ,  (and Ctl. Muchelney, no. ), , etc., cf. ; Kemble, no. ). He may have been the Æ. who was bp. Dorchester c. – (cf. AS Chts., p. ; AS Wills, p. ); but there is no evidence for this identification except the coincidence of dates – and the fact that Æ. is not a common name – and the bp. is known to have been a m. of the Old Minster, Winchester (LVH, p. ), refounded the year after Æ. first occ. as abb. Either there were two abbs. Æ. or the abb. and the bp. were different men. *Ælfhere (Ælfuere, etc.) Occ. ,  (Kemble, nos. , ), and was presumably the Æ. who occ. from  to ,  (Kemble, nos. , , etc., , , –). An abb. of the same name occ. from  to  (see Appendix ), and some of the references may be to the abb. Bath; but it is hardly likely that one abb. covered the whole span from s to . Wulfwold held Bath and Chertsey in plurality, presumably from  or before to his death in  (see Chertsey; occ. abb. Bath , Kemble no. 
Ctl. Bath, , pp. –, –; cf. p. ; also occ. in AS Writs, p. , and Exon DB, DB, , –). See P. Grierson in Rev. Bénédictine,  (), f., who shows that Ælfwig, Sæwold and prob. Ælfsige were also called abbs. during Wulfwold’s rule. Ælfwig Occ.  (AS Chts., no. ); he may very likely be one of the two Æs. who occ. ?, , ?, , possibly the Æ. who occ.  (see Westminster), and , ?, ? (Kemble, nos. , , , , , ,  (spurious), ; but the last two may refer to the abb. Evesham). See Appendix . *Sæwold Occ.  May , in or before  and in undated manumissions (HMC Wells, , –; Exon DB, loc. cit.; Kemble, no. ). He res., went to Arras, and gave his books to St-Vaast: on him see Grierson, art. cit., pp. ff. Ælfsige (Ælsi) –– Occ.  (Wilkins, , , with Wulfwold ‘Chertsey’, and with W. in Ctl. Bath, , p. );  (Thorpe, p. ); d.  (Florence, , –). Also occ. in several manumissions in Kemble, no. . Cf. AS Writs, p. ; AS Chts., p. . The abbey was acquired by John de Villula, bp. Wells, in , and converted into a Cathedral Priory (R. A. L. Smith, Coll. Papers, pp. ff.; Eccl. Docts., p. ). PRIORS John Occ.  (Anselm, Epp., ed. Schmitt, no.  (, –));  Apr.  (Ctl. Bath, , no. ). Benedict Occ. 2 (Ctl. Bath, , no. );  June  (Reg. St Osmund, , p. ); n.d.3 (Ctl. Bath, , no. ). 1

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In Lives of St Dunstan by Osbern, Eadmer and William of Malmesbury he is called abb. Bath in ; but in the Life by Adelard he is just abb. (Mem. Dunstan, pp. , , , ). Eustace and Martin archds. (Bath dioc.); cf. Robinson (), pp. –. The dating clause attached in Ctl. Bath belongs to the previous document; it is evidently from a papal bull, and the dislocation is clear in the MS.

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 :  *Peter Occ.  Dec.  (Ctl. Gloucester, , p. );  Nov.  (HMC Wells, , ); 1 (ib., , –);  (Lambeth MS , f. r–v). *Hugh Occ. c. 2 (Ctl. Bath, , no. , pp. –; cf. p. ). *Master3 Walter – Prev. subpr. Hyde; d. at Wherwell , buried at Bath  May (Ann. Winchester, p. ). Occ.  (c. ,4 HMC Wells, , ); – (Ctl. Bath, , p. , no. ); 5  (CDF, no. );  (Devizes, pp. –);  (Berkeley Chts., p. ). Retired to Witham for a time c.  (MO, p. ; cf. Ch. Witham, p. , ed. Wilmart, p. ). Robert of Bath – Occ. c.  (Ctl. Bath, , p. , no. );  (Rot. Chart., p. b; Ctl. Bath, , no. );  (Ctl. Bruton, no. );  Mar.  (?: HMC Wells, , );  May  (Ctl. Bath, , p. , no. ). El. abb. Glastonbury  (Ad. Dom., , ). BATTLE (Sussex), St Martin (and Holy Trinity and St Mary)6 f.  List in VCH Sussex, ,  from Ch. Battle. Ann. in BM Cott. MS Nero D. ii, ff. v–, printed Ch. Battle, pp. –. Robert Blanchard App. c.  and drowned same year (Ch. Battle, p. ). Gausbert c. – M. of Marmoutier, app. c.  (ib., pp. , ); d.  July  (ib., pp. –) after c.  years. (For the years, cf. ib., pp. , , .) *Henry – M. of Bec, pr. of Christ Church, Canterbury (Vita Herluini in Gilbert Crispin, p. ; Ch. Battle, p. ); el.  June  (Ch. Battle, p. ; cf. p. ); d.  June  (ib., p. , cf. p. ; BM Arundel MS , f. ). Abbey vacant –, cf. Ch. Battle, pp. –. Geoffrey, m. Saint-Calais, custos; d.  May . Ralph – M. of Bec, m. and pr. of Caen, pr. of Rochester; el.  Aug.  (Ch. Battle, pp. –; Vita Lanfranci, iv, ; PL, , ); occ. – (Text. Roff., f. ); d.  Sept. , abb.  years  days, aged  (Ch. Battle, p. ). For the years, cf. Ch. Battle, p. . Warner – M. of Canterbury, el. c.  Mar.; enthroned Friday,  Apr.  (Ch. Battle, pp. –); res. Dec.  (ib., pp. –, cf. p. ); or dep. (JW, p. ); retired to Lewes Pr. in th year (Ch. Battle, pp. –, ); d.  Sept. (BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. ; Arundel MS , f. ). Walter de Lucy – M. of Lonlé, brother of Richard de Lucy, el.  Jan.  (Ch.Battle, p. ; cf.p. );7 d.  June  (Ch. Battle, p. : in rd year; cf. p. ). Occ.  (BM Cott. MS Tib. B. , f. r–v). – abbey in the king’s hand (PR  Henry II, p.  –  Henry II, p. ). Still vacant – July  (Gesta Hen. II, , –; Diceto, , ); cf. Ch. Battle, pp. –. Odo – Pr. Canterbury, el.  July  (Ch. Battle, pp. –, cf. pp. , ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ); d.  (Ch. Battle, p. ; Ann. Winchester, p. );  Jan. (Epp. Cant., p. ; BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. ; etc.);  Jan. in BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii, f. v. DNB. *John de Duvra (?Dover) – El.  May  (Ch. Battle, p. ; Ann. Winchester, p. ); occ.  (CRR, , p. );  (Sussex F., no. ). 1 2 4 7

Richard archd. Poitiers (for refs. to his career, see GFL, p. ). 3 Richard dean Wells (Robinson (), p. ). Ch. Witham, p.  (ed. Wilmart, p. ). 5 6 See Bradenstoke. Gilbert archd. Totnes (cf. Morey, p. ). Cf. Ch. Battle, p. . Richard of Hexham, p. , and John of Hexham, p. , have an abb. ‘Adam’ el. and bl., according to John by the legate, in the Council of Westminster of Dec.  in which Warner was dep. (cf. JW, loc. cit.). Presumably the name is a slip; but it may well be that the preliminary discussion of the election took place in Dec. Cf. Councils and Synods, , [,].

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   , ‒ [BATTLE] *Richard – M. of Battle, el.  (Gervase, , ); royal assent  Jan.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. b); occ.  Mar.  (Devon F., no. );  May  (Kent F., p. ); d.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). BEDFORD (Beds), St Paul1 f. –; collegiate – Thurcytel kinsman of Oscytel abp. York: occ. as abb.  (ASC B, C); later expelled (Lib. El., p. ):  – but it seems likely from the context that this is soon after , and this must be so if he was the same as the re-founder of Crowland, q.v. (which is almost certain, since he also is recorded to have been related to Oscytel). Presumably the Th. who occ. , ,  (Mon., , –; Birch, nos. , ). BIRKENHEAD (Ches), St Mary and St James f. c.  *List in Stewart-Brown, Birkenhead Priory, pp. –. Robert Occ. ?c.    (Stewart-Brown, pp. –; cf. VCH Lancs, v, n., n.);  (Ctl. Whalley, , pp. –, dated by Stewart-Brown, p. ). Ralph Occ. c.  (NRA, MS of Eric Barker Esq., of Worthing, no. ). Oliver Occ. temp. John (Stewart-Brown in Cheshire Sheaf, , p. ); c.  (Stewart-Brown, p. ). BRADWELL (Bucks), St Mary f. ? – (see below) List in VCH Bucks, , . William ?–– See Walden and Luffield where he was also pr. Pr. Bradwell before Walden, according to Ch. Walden (‘susceperat’). D.  Dec. . Nigel Occ. – (Luffield Chts., , no. ; cf. no. ). Richard Occ. ?c.  (Ctl. Dunstable, no. , cf. p. );  Nov.  (Bucks F., p. ). *John Occ.  Nov.  (ib., p. );   June  (ib., p. );  (Reg Wells, , p. ). The next recorded pr., Richard, res.  (Reg. Grosseteste, p. ; cf. Luffield Chts., , no. ). BUCKFAST, see under Cistercian Houses. BURTON (Staffs), St Mary and St Modwenna f.  (so Ann. Burton, p. ) List in VCH Staffs, ,  (U. C. Hannam and M. S. Greenslade). Most of the following dates come from the th cent. annals of Burton and these contain some definite errors, and in the mid–late th cent. seem to run a year late; but were evidently based on sound information. There are some pieces of useful evidence in the generally unreliable th cent. annals in Mon., , –.2 *Wulfgeat ?– Dates as Ann. Burton, pp. –; th-cent. ann. calls him a m. Winchester, gives the same years, and makes him die after  years of office, on Thursday,  Apr. ,  Cnut ( Apr. was a Wednesday (Thursday in )). Occ. , , ? (Kemble, no. ; Aberystwyth, Nat. Lib. Wales, Peniarth MS , pp. –, ). Brihtric I ?– Dates as Ann. Burton, pp. –; confirmed by th cent. ann. which calls him m. Winchester, gives him  years, and makes him die on Saturday,  Apr. .  Apr. was a Friday; and cf. Wulfgeat. It is possible that B. I is a confusion in the Ann. for 1

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Professor Whitelock notes that it is not certain that St Paul’s represents the early abbey. For a possible later reference, see The Will of Æthelgifu, ed. Whitelock (Roxburghe Club, ), p. . These commonly give the day of the week, month and year of death, but they often fail to fit the calendar (see below, and GFL, pp. , ).

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 :  B. II, whom they omit; or he may just possibly be the B. who occ. ?, ? (Kemble, nos. –). Leofric ?– Also abb. Peterborough, q.v. and other houses: he d.  Oct. or  Nov.  (th cent. ann. say ‘ Jan.’). Ann. Burton, p. , confirmed by the th cent. ann. make him abb. – (the latter calls him m. Winchcombe; there seems no other evidence of this). Brihtric II /–? Previously abb. Malmesbury, q.v. Leofric’s obit date in the annals may well belong to B. Geoffrey de Mala Terra – M. Winchester; expelled in  (th-cent. ann.; Ann.). Dates as Ann., p. . Nigel – M. and sacrist Winchester; d.  May (ASC H;  May in th-cent. ann. calling it a Saturday, correct for ). Occ. 1 (Ctl. Burton, p. ). Dates as Ann., pp. –. *Geoffrey – Previous pr. Winchester, q.v. Dates as Ann., p. ;  confirmed by ASC H, which gives his app. c.  Sept., and fits evidence that  was in his th year (Ctl. Burton, p. , MS f. ); occ.  (ib., f. ). Res. ; d.  (Ann., p. ). Robert – ?M. Winchester (th-cent. ann.). Dep. and expelled in  (dates as Ann., pp. –); restored . Bernard –? Previously m. and pr. Gloucester, abb. Cerne (q.v.). Ann. gives – (p. ); Gregory of Caerwent (v. Gloucester: BM Cott. Vesp. A. v, f. v) –; thcent. ann. give his obit as Tuesday,  Jan. – which would fit . On the whole, the Ann. seem to be running a year late. See GFL, pp. –, –, –. Occ.  (Ctl. Burton, p. ). Robert  See above: restored , d. , according to Ann., p. ; but obit  Nov. (Friday, th-cent. ann., but this fits neither year,2 though it would fit ) and his successor was el. c.  July , so Robert presumably d. . Roger Malebranche – Prev. pr. Great Malvern, q.v. El. c.  July  (Gesta Hen. II, , ; Ann., p. , gives ; Ann. and th-cent. ann. give  ‘Sunday’,  May – which was Ascension Day). See GFL, p. . It is possible that  and  (below) are still a year late. Richard – Prev. pr. Rochester, q.v. Dates as Ann., pp. –; occ.  (Ctl. Burton, p. 
Mon., , ). Obit Friday,  Apr. (th-cent. ann.: impossible except for ). Nicholas – Prev. pr. Abingdon (Ann.; cf. Ctl. Burton, p. , MS, f. ; Ann. Chester, p. , s.a. ). Dates as Ann., pp. –; obit ‘Thursday’  Dec. (impossible). William Melburne – M. Reading (th-cent. ann.); Ann. p.  gives  Feb.  (‘venit’); Ann. Waverley, p. , gives  for his death; th-cent. ann. gives Thursday,  July  – but the day is correct for . Occ. c.  Nov.  (Ctl. Athelney, no. );   May  (Derbys F. (), p. ). Stephen Pr. Winchester cathedral, el. – Jan.  (see Winchester). Roger – A Norman m., pr. Sherborne, el.  (Walt. Cov., , ; Ann., p. ); death as Ann.; th-cent. ann. gives Monday,  Sept. (impossible). BURY ST EDMUNDS (Suffolk), St Edmund f.  List in VCH Suffolk, , ; basis in ann. etc. in UGQ, pp. – (Ann. 
Mem. Bury, , ff.); Mon., , f. (Ann. ); Mem. Bury, , ff. (Ch. Bury); Mem. Bury, , ff. (insertions in MS of Florence, Bodl. ). 1 2

Richard abb. S. Pierre-sur-Dives  (GC, , ). In GFL, p. , it is stated that  Nov. was a Friday in : it was actually a Wednesday.

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   , ‒ [BURY ST EDMUNDS] Ufi – Prev. pr. St Benet’s Hulme (Ctl. Hulme, , p. ; cf. Mon., , ; AS Writs, p. ). Dates as Ann. ; – in Oxenedes, pp. –; Ann. . Leofstan – Prev. m. Hulme and Bury, probably dean Bury: occ. / (AS Wills, p. , cf. p. ; AS Chts., no. ). App.  (Ann. ; Oxenedes, p. ; Ann. ); d.  July  (Mem. Bury, , , Ann. ; Mon. ,  gives  Aug.). Prob. the L. who occ.  (Aberystwyth, Nat. Lib. Wales, Peniarth MS , p. ); possibly one of the abbs. L. in a spurious cht. dated  (Kemble, no. ); cf. St Albans. On him cf. AS Writs, p. ; WMGP, p. ; Douglas, Bury, p. lxi, n. . *Baldwin –/ Born at Chartres, m. St-Denis, King Edward’s physician, pr. of Leberaw (Germany) and ‘pr.’ Deerhurst1 (q.v.), abb.  years,  months (UGQ, pp. , – and n.; Mem. Bury, , ; WMGP, p. ). Dates as Ann. ; ASC E, s.a. , but d. during Christmas festival, and obit is given as  Dec.  by Florence, , 2 and Ann.  ( Jan.: Mem. Bury, , ). Occ. in spurious chts. dated  Dec.  (Kemble, nos. –); also , , etc. (Bishop and Chaplais, facing pl. xxix; Wilkins, , ). DNB. Robert I – Son of Hugh, earl of Chester; m. St-Évroult, app. or intruded ; dep. , at Council of London ( Sept.) (Mem. Bury, , , ; Ann. , pp. –; Ann. ; cf. Eadmer, p. ); on his intrusion see Anselm, Epp. ff. (cf. Epp. –). Robert II – Pr. Westminster, el.  (Mem. Bury, , ; Ann. , p.  – abb.  years; Ann. ). Bl. by St Anselm  Aug.  (Eadmer, p. ; cf. Mem. Bury, , ); d. Monday,  Sept.  (Mem. Bury, , ; Ann. ; cf. ASC E; Florence, , ). *Alebold of Jerusalem – M. Bec (ASC H; Eadmer, p. , cf. p. ); pr. S. Nicaise, Meulan (Ann. , p. ; abb. just over  years); el.  Aug., bl.  Nov.  (ASC H; Eadmer, p. ;  in Mem. Bury, , , , ; Ann. ). D.  Mar.  (Mem. Bury, , ; Ann. ; cf. Mem. Bury, , ; Orderic, , ;  in Ann. Thorney, BM Cott. MS Nero C. vii, f. v). *Anselm –, – Nephew of St Anselm, m. of Chiusi, abb. S. Saba, Rome; legate to England –; see account of him by R. W. Southern in Med. and Renaissance Studies, , ff., esp. refs. on pp.  n. , –; Letters of Osbert of Clare, pp. ff. (as legate, cf. Tillmann, pp. –). El. ; el. bp. London , but soon returned and restored to Bury; d.  Jan.  (Mem. Bury, , ; Ann.  –  years; cf. Ann. , p.  –  years; for , Diceto, , , ). Occ.  (ASC E). Ording , – M. and cellarer Bury (Douglas, Bury, p. , cf. ); pr. Bury, el. ; expelled when Anselm returned; restored , d.  Feb.  (see above; Mem. Bury, , –; Ann. , p. ; Ann.  –  years). The restoration took place – Apr.  (Reg., , no. ). Hugh I – Pr. Westminster, el.  (Mem. Bury, , – years; Ann. , p. , s.a. ; Ann. ); bl.  (Gervase, , ); d.  or  Nov.  ( Jocelin Brak., p. ;3 Ann. ; cf. Ann. , p. ; Florence, , ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. . Cf. also PR  Henry II, p. : c.  weeks between Michaelmas and abb.’s death). The abb. vacant  years  months (Ann. ). Samson of Tottington – Subpr. Bury, el. and confirmed  Feb., installed  Mar.  ( Jocelin Brak., pp. , etc.; Mem. Bury, , ; Ann. , p.  –  years less  months; 1 2 3

For his grant of Deerhurst, see Reg. , no. ; AS Writs, p. . The better MSS of Florence apparently give the date as a Tuesday, which would fit  Dec. . On the morrow of St Bricius, whose feast was celebrated on  Nov. at Bury (F. Wormald, Eng. Kalendars before , p. );  Nov. in Ann. ; BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. v.

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 :  Ann.  –  years). D.  Dec.  (Mem. Bury, , ; Ann. , p. , d. th day of Christmas; Ann. ; Epp. Cant., p. ; BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. v; etc.;  Dec. in BM Add. MS , , f. ). On him see Jocelin Brak., passim; Kalendar of Abb. Samson, ed. R. H. C. Davis. *Hugh of Northwold – M. Bury, el.  Aug. ; Bl.  after confirmation by judges-delegate on  Mar. (Mem. Bury, , , etc.; , –; Gervase, , ; Ann. ); res. , bp. Ely (Mem. Bury, , , Ann. ); el. – Feb., consec.  June ; d.  Aug. . Benefactor of Cambridge University (M. B. Hackett, The Original Statutes of Cambridge University (Cambridge, ), pp. –). CANTERBURY, CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL PRIORY (Holy Trinity) f.  D.G. Lists in Le Neve, new edn., , – (D. Greenway); VCH Kent, , –, from Searle (), pp. –. *Obits in BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, ff. –v (obit ); BM Arundel MS , ff. –v (obit ); Lambeth MS , ff. –v (a copy of obit , so not cited here). Also a fragment of an obituary in BM Cott. MS Claud. C. vi, ff. – (obit ). (DEANS, PR1ORS) Æthelnoth – Abp. Canterbury – (see ASC D, E, s.a. ; E, s.a. ; cf. DNB (Ethelnoth); AS Writs, p. ; Searle (), p. ). *Godric Occ. , , ,  (?) (AS, , ; AS Chts. nos. , , ). D.  July (obit , f. v). The following also occ. in obits: Agelwinus,  July (obit , f. ); Alfricus,  July (obit , f. ); *Ælfwine (Alfwinus)  Dec. (obit , f. v; obit , f. ); Kynsige (Kynsinus)  Nov. (obit , f. ). *Henry c. – M. Bec and Christ Church, later abb. Battle (‘Vita Herluini’, Robinson (), p. ; Ch. Battle, pp. –; Orderic, ed. Chibnall, , ; Eadmer, p. ). For the date of his appointment, see Anselm, Ep. , and Southern, St Anselm, p. n.; suggesting c. ; Dr Helen Clover in La Normandie Bénédictine (Lille, ), pp. –, suggests an earlier date: her reconstruction would point to . For Henry’s el. to Battle, Ch. Battle, pp. –, and see Battle. Ernulf c. – M. Beauvais (S.-Simphorien, Ivo, Ep. ; S.-Lucien, WMGP, pp. –);1 then m. Christ Church (Eadmer, p. ); res.  to be abb. Peterborough (q.v., cf. Eadmer, HN, p. ; Ann. Winchester, p. ); bp. Rochester –. Priory still vacant  June  (Eadmer, HN, pp. –). Conrad /– M. Christ Church (and sacrist, Oxenedes, p. ), succeeded before Anselm’s death on  Apr.  (Eadmer, p. ); occ.  (Ctl. St Gregory, Canterbury, no. ). Res.  to be abb. St Benet’s Hulme (q.v.); this is confirmed by the long obit (obit , ff. v–; cf. obit ). Pr. Theodoric who seems to occ. c.  (Anc. Chts., no. ) must be an error; perhaps a confusion with the monk Thidiricus (Anselm, Epp. , ). Geoffrey c. – Res.  ‘petente David rege’ to be abb. Dunfermline (Florence, , 
JW, p. ; cf. Reg. Reg. Scot., , no. ). Occ.  (Text. Roff., ff. v–). *Elmer – Occ. prob.  May  (Gervase, , ; cf. Letters of Osbert of Clare, pp. –). D.  May  (Gervase, , ; day in obit , f. ;  May in BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii, f. v). His letters were printed in Herbert Losinga, Epp., ed. R. Anstruther (Caxton Soc., ). 1

On the whole, Ivo of Chartres seems more likely to be right, and William of Malmesbury could easily have substituted the older and more famous S.-Lucien for S.-Simphorien.

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   , ‒ [CANTERBURY, CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL PRIORY] Jeremiah –c.  M. Christ Church, el.  (Gervase, , , ); dep. in or about ; reinstated but soon after res. and retired to become a m. St Augustine’s (Gervase, , –; cf. Saltman, p. ). *Walter Durdent c. – Occ.  Sept.  (Saltman, pp. –, no. ); res.  to be bp. Chester-Coventry (consec.  Oct.) (see Gervase, , ); d.  Dec. . Walter (Parvus) de Meri, Moyri –/ Chapl. of Abp. Theobald and m. of Christ Church, app.  (Gervase, , ; cf. Saltman, p. ; occ. as chapl. ib., nos. , – – ‘de Moyri’ etc.; ‘de Meri’, as pr., in PUE, , no. ). Dep.  by Abp. Theobald (Gervase, , –; JS Epp., , no.  and nn. after imprisonment: see JS loc. cit. n. for possibility that he was dep. ; Saltman, pp. –, and Le Neve give evidence for ). D. ? Jan. or  Feb. (obit , ff. , ; obit , ff. v, v – prob. the former: see below). Wibert /– Subpr. of Christ Church (Gervase, , , ); occ. as m.  (Saltman, pp. –); as subpr. , ; as subpr. acting pr. ,– (Urry, pp. –); app. pr.  (Gervase, loc. cit.: see above) or  (JS loc. cit. n.); occ. as pr.  Mar.  (Saltman, pp. –). D. * Sept.  (Gervase, , ; cf. obit , f. ; etc.). Odo /– Prev. subpr. (MB Epp., ; cf. no. ). App. or el. during Becket’s exile: el. presumably  May  (MB Epp., ); prob. –Nov. , but not recognised by Becket (ib., no. ). (For the storm this caused, see MB Epp., , , etc.; for chronology see JS Epp., , forthcoming.) Occ.  (Diceto, , ). Res.  to be abb. Battle (q.v.; Gervase, , ; Ch. Battle, pp. –; Diceto, , ). Benedict – M. Christ Church and chancellor of Abp. Richard (Gervase, , ); res.  May  as el. to be abb. Peterborough (Gesta Henrici II, , ; Gervase, , ). Occ.  (Urry, pp. –). Herlewin – M. Christ Church, chapl. of Abp. Richard; el.  (Gervase, , ); res.  Aug.  (ib., p.  – but see below); d.  May at Rome (obit , f. v). Occ. (H.) ?, ? Aug.  (Urry, pp. –). Master Alan – M. Christ Church; English by origin but prev. canon of Benevento; el.  Aug.  (Gervase, , ); res. ?May  to be abb. Tewkesbury (q.v.; ib., p. ; Ann. Waverley, p. ; Ann. Tewkesbury, pp. –, s.a. ); d. . *Honorius – M. and cellarer Christ Church, el.  July  (Gervase, , ); d.  Oct.  at Velletri, and was buried in the Lateran cloister (ib., p. ; for the day, see obit , f.  (at Rome), obit , f. ; obit ; Epp. Cant., p.  – this makes him die in Lateran, buried at chapter house door). Roger Norreis ,  Oct.– Nov. Prev. cellarer; imposed on community by Archbp. Baldwin; removed the same year and made abb. Evesham (Ch. Evesham, pp. –; Gervase, , , ; see Evesham). Osbert of Bristol  M. Christ Church, el.  Feb.  (Gervase, , ; cf. Gesta Henrici II, ,  for his name); expelled  May  (ibid.; Gervase, , ). Geoffrey – Subpr. Christ Church; el.  May  (Gervase, , ); occ.  July  (PUE, , no. ); (G.)  Jan.  (CDF, no. );  Nov.  (Kent F., p. );  May  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); d. abroad  June  (Gervase, , ; cf. obit , f.  – ‘Eltho’ (?)). Walter – El.  (Gervase, , ; cf. Le Neve); d.  (ib., p. ),  Feb. (or  Jan.: obit , ff. , ; obit , ff. v, v; cf. Walter de Meri, above). Occ.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). CANTERBURY (Kent), St Augustine (St Peter and St Paul and St Augustine) f.  (Monastic life may have subsisted throughout the th and th cents.)

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 :  *List in VCH Kent, , . Basis in Thorne (T) and Elmham’s Chronologia (E) (th–th cent.); th-cent. list (names only) in BM Cott. MS Julius D. ii, f. v. Obits in BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii. *?Eadhelm ?–/ E, pp. –, has Sigeric – (perhaps by confusion with Sigeric II below); T, pp. –, makes Ælfric abb. –; Eadhelm is not in the list. But an Eadelm abb. St Augustine’s occ. in a will of  (AS Chts., no. ), and it seems likely that he is to be identified with the E. who occ. ,  (Birch, nos. , ; cf. Hart (), pp. –); and was killed by the men of Thetford in or before  (ASC D; Florence, , )1 – or possibly with the bp. Selsey, ––. Ælfric ?– E, p. ; T, as above. An Æ. signs frequently from ,  to  (Birch, nos. , –, etc., , , –); also later; but see Glastonbury, Malmesbury, St Albans. Æthelnoth – So T, pp. –; E, pp. – (Elfnothus in list). *Sigeric (Siric) ?–? T, p. , gives –, and makes him first bp. Winchester, then abp. Canterbury: E, pp. –, gives – and makes him bp. Ramsbury. He was in fact bp. Ramsbury –, abp. –, and had previously been a m. Glastonbury (WMAG, p. ). T may imply that he remained abb. until his translation to the archbishopric. Presumably the S. who occ. , etc., to  (Kemble, nos. , etc., , ), but possibly also the S. who occ.  (Birch, no. ). *Wulfric I ?– – in T, pp. –, – in E, p. ; see above. Occ. ,  and presumably the W. who occ.  July , , ,  (Kemble, nos. , ; OS Facs., , no. ; Kemble, nos. , , , ). D.  Oct. (obit; Feltoe, Three Canterbury Kalendars, p. ). *Ælfmaer –ⴛ – in T, pp. – (but  on p. ), E, pp. –. Bp. Sherborne: T, pp. –; E, p. ; WMGP, p.  (marginale in one MS); but his dates are very uncertain. Searle makes him die in , but this is doubtful: see p.  on the problem of the bps. Brihtwine. Æ’s successor as bp. first occ.  (Kemble, no. ). For his dates as abb. see AS Chts., p. ; cf. AS Writs, p. . Presumably the Æ. who occ. , , , ?,  (ASC C, D, E; AS Chts., no. , cf. no. ; OS Facs., , no. ; Kemble, no. ; AS Chts., no. ); and see Tavistock. Prob. a m. Old Minster, Winchester (LVH, p. ). On him see Goscelin, Hist. translationis S. Augustini, Acta Sanctorum, Maii, , . D.  Apr. (obit);  Apr. (Feltoe, Three Canterbury Kalendars, p. ). *Ælfstan ⴛ–/ Prev. pr., abb. – in T, pp. – (‘’, see above), , E, pp. –. But see above; from ASC E his death may be dated  July  (s.a. ), and it may be deduced that he had res. in the previous year (s.a. ) because of infirmity (he fell ill  years before his d. according to Goscelin (see below), p. ). He occ. ,  (T, p. ), and is presumably the Æ. who occ. ?, , etc., ,  (AS Chts., no. ; OS Facs., , no. ; Kemble, nos. , :  Apr. ; his signature in the spurious no.  of  Aug.  is doubtful). Cf. AS Chts., pp. , ; AS Writs, p. ; Goscelin, Miracula and Hist. translationis S. Augustini in Acta Sanctorum, Maii, , –,  (cf. also Æthelstan, Abingdon, Ramsey). *Wulfric II – Bl.  Dec. , d.  Apr.  (ASC E, s.a. , ;  Apr. also in BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. ;  Apr. in Feltoe, Three Canterbury Kalendars, p. ; ASC D gives  Mar. Goscelin, ut sup., pp. –, gives Tuesday after Easter, i.e.  Apr. in ). – in T, pp. –; E, pp. –. Occ.  (ASC E s.a. ). Cf. Goscelin, loc. cit., and cf. Ely. 1

A curious incident, and it is difficult to understand, as Professor Whitelock has pointed out to us, why the event is recorded only in D and why the abb. of St Augustine’s should be at Thetford, unless on a royal mission.

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   , ‒ [CANTERBURY] Æthelsige –? M. St Swithun, Winchester; bl.  May  (ASC E), presumably the Æ. who occ. , and the ‘Ælfsie’ who occ.  (AS Chts., no. ; Kemble, no. ). T, pp. –, gives dates – (?), and says he fled to Denmark (he may have been sent: see H. Thurston, Month,  (July–Dec., ), pp. –). He was abb. Ramsey –, q.v., E, p.  also gives , but puts his res. (‘fugit’) under , the year of Scotland’s app. – perhaps rightly. Cf. Goscelin, ut sup., p. . *Scotland (Scollandus) – M. Mont-S.-Michel (Orderic, ed. Chibnall, , ); dates as T, pp. –, cf. E, pp. –. D.  Sept. (obit; Feltoe, Three Canterbury Kalendars, p. ; BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. v;  Sept.  in E, pp. , ; T, p. ). Occ.  (Wilkins, , ; see p. ). *Guy (Wido) – M. St Augustine’s, el.  (E, p. );  ( Lanfranc: Acta Lanfranci, p. ): dates –, T, pp. –; –, E, pp. –. D.  (Florence, , ),  Aug. (obit –? Aug.;  in Feltoe, Three Canterbury Kalendars, p. ; BM Arundel MS , f. v). Occ.  Jan.  (Reg., , no. ). *Hugh de Flori (?Fleury) – M. Bec, not prev. in orders (Eadmer, p. ); ex-knight, novice at St Augustine’s, related to William II, according to T, pp. –. Dates – in T, and E (pp. –) – clearly wrong. Bl. by Anselm  Feb.  (Eadmer, p. ; cf. Gervase, , ; E, p.  alleges he was bl. by Maurice, bp. London);1 d.  (Florence, , 
JW, p.  and n.; , T, p. ; E, p. ),  Mar.2 (BM Arundel MS , f. v);  Apr. (T). For his name (E, T) see also Reg., , no. . Hugh of Trottiscliffe3 – M. Rochester; dates as T, pp. –/; E, pp. , . Bl.  June  (Florence, , 
JW, p. ; cf. Gervase, , ;  in T); d.  (Gervase, , ; Ann. Dover, BM Cott. MS Julius D. v, f. ),  June (T) or  June (Feltoe, Three Canterbury Kalendars, p. ; BM Arundel MS , f. ). Occ.  Sept.  (Sarum Chts., pp. –). Silvester – Pr. St Augustine’s, el.  (T, p. ; E, p. ; Gervase, , ; JS HP, ed. Chibnall, p. ); bl. by Abp. Theobald, after dispute, on  Aug.  (T, pp. –; cf. Gervase, loc. cit., , ); made profession to Theobald  (Gervase, , –); d.  (T, p. ; E, p. ),  Aug. (obit; Feltoe, Three Canterbury Kalendars, p. ;  August, in T). Clarembald – Prev. pr. Montacute (q.v.) and Thetford (St Mary, q.v.). Intruded  (Gervase, , ; cf. Diceto, , ); dep.  (Diceto, , ; cf. Gervase, , ; T, pp. –; E, pp. – – –). D.  Mar. (obit). Vacant – (for – July , Gesta Henrici II, , –; Diceto, , ; cf. PR  Henry II, p.  for vacancy and el. in ). *Roger4 – M. Christ Church, Canterbury (Diceto, , –); el.  (see above; Gervase, , ); occ. as abb.-elect  (Urry, pp. –); bl. by pope  Jan.  (Diceto, , –). Occ.  (Reg. Rochester, p. );  Mar.  (Lambeth MS , f. r–v); from  Oct.  to  June  (Kent F., pp. – passim). D.  (Ann. Southwark – Merton, BM Cott. MS Faust. A. viii, f. ; dates /– in E, pp. –; cf. T, pp. –),  Oct. (obit; BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. ;  Oct. E, T;  Oct. (‘R.’), BM Arundel MS , f. v). *Master Alexander – M. St Augustine’s; bl. by pope (T, pp. –, with dates –; so also E, p. . Ann. Dunstable, p.  gives el. abb. , but without naming him). 1 2 3

 id. May
Sunday after Ascension (T), which is correct for . Struck with paralysis on Passion Sunday
 Mar. , JW, p. n. For the name see E, p. ; T, p. ; this unusual place-name is in Kent, and JW, p.  says that he came 4 from the diocese of Rochester. Called ‘Lurdingden’ in E, p. .

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 :  Occ.  Jan.  (Kent F., p. ). D.  (E, T),  Oct. (ibid.; Feltoe, Three Canterbury Kalendars, p. ). His successor, Hugh III, was el. Aug.  (T, p.  gives  Aug.; E, p. ,  Aug.). CANWELL (Staffs), St Giles (Bk of Seals, no. ) f. – List in VCH Staffs, ,  (A. Saltman). William Occ.  April  ( JL 
Mon., , ). Denis Occ. mid th cent. (SHC, , ; also SHC, , pp. ff.). *H. Occ ?c.  (?: Ctl. Oseney, , pp. –
SHC, , –; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  (Mon., , ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. , for date). Possibly the Hugh of very uncertain date of SHC, , , . CERNE (Dorset), St Peter and St Ethelwold f. – List in VCH Dorset, , . VCH gives Ælfric the homilist as first abb.; but all that we really know is that he was m. of Winchester and sent ‘to take charge of the teaching’ at Cerne on its foundation, and remained there till he became abb. Eynsham in : Whitelock, EHD, , f.; Knowles, MO, pp. –; cf. Ælfric’s Homilies, ed. B. Thorpe,  (London, ), pp. –. On the other hand, it is not impossible that he was abb. Cerne. Two Ælfrics occ. in Kemble, no.  ( ()), but were possibly the abbs. of Malmesbury and St Albans.1 For Æ. see Eynsham. Leofsuna Occ.  (AS Chts., no. , cf. pp. –). Edward Occ.  (Wilkins, , ; cf. p. ). *William Occ. , ? (Mon., , ). Hamo – Dep., before he was bl., for simony at Council of Westminster,  Sept.  (Eadmer, p. ; WMGP, p. ). William Scotus –/ M. of Caen, app. early  (ASC H, s.a.); occ.  (Mon., , );  (Reg., , no. ); dep.  (GFL, p. , and refs. for this cause célèbre). Called William ‘de Luscel’ (?Loucelles near Caen; cf. Loyd, p. ) in a case of  (CRR, , p. ; refers to temp. Henry I or II). Cf. GFL, pp. –. Master Bernard – Pr. of Gloucester, app.  by legate (GFL, no. ); res. and retired to Gloucester (GFL, p. ); abb. Burton – (or : see Burton). See GFL, p. . William Scotus c. –c.  Reinstated (?), d. c.  (GFL, p. ; see below). The letters of Gilbert Foliot (esp. no. ) show that William returned to Cerne in –; whether he was ever formally reinstated is not clear, but his supporters had made the abb. untenable for Bernard by , and Bernard’s withdrawal presumably left William in possession of the field. ?D.  Jan. (Mont-S.-Michel obit, HF, , ). Robert of St Pancras – M. Mont-S.-Michel, el.  (Torigny, p. ); occ.  (Red Book, , ). Presumably the abb. Robert commemorated under  Aug. in obit MontS.-Michel (HF, , ). *Roger Occ. as (?) former abb.  Jan.  (Rot. Chart., p. b). Denis –/ Occ.  (Ped. Fin., , p. );  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. b);  (Ctl. Loders, pp. –: see Axmouth);  (PR II John, p. ). Res. shortly before  Feb.  (CPR, –, p. ). See note in HMC Middleton, p.  (W. H. Stevenson). LVD, st edn., p.  notes an Abb. Guy (?), perhaps late th cent. This may be an error for William. 1

Mon., ,  and Hutchins, Hist. Dorset,  (rd edn., ), , give Ælfric Puttoc in  (when he became abp. of York), but without reference. This is probably due to confusion with the homilist.

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   , ‒ CHERTSEY (Surrey), St Peter ref. – Lists in Ctl. Chertsey, , pp. ixff. (C. A. F. Meekings); VCH Surrey, , . Obits in Bodl. MS Lat. Liturg. e. , ff. – (obit). *Ordbriht –?/ App.  (ASC A); very likely to be identified with the O. who was bp. Selsey /– (Earle and Plummer, , ; cf. AS Writs, pp. –); and with O. abb. who occ. , , etc., ,  (Ctl. Muchelney, no. ; Birch, nos. , –,1 –, etc.; Kemble, nos. , –). Possibly the O. who had been m. Glastonbury and Abingdon under Ethelwold (Ch. Abingdon, , ). (The name is not common.) *Lyfing, al. Ælfstan, Æthelstan (cf. ASC D, s.a. ; Florence, ,  and n.) ?c. – Occ.  (Kemble, no. );  (AS Wills, p. ); prob. the L. who occ.  (Lifinc (f)ont’?),  (Kemble, nos. , ); prob. the L. who was bp. Wells –, abp. Canterbury – (cf. AS Wills, p. ; J. A. Robinson (), p. ). ?Wulfsige The unidentified W. who occ. , ,  (Kemble, nos. , , –) is so identified in a late th-cent. copy of the spurious AS Chts., no.  (cf. p. ). But in Kemble, no. , Wulfsige and Siward both subscribe. *?Siward An Abb. S. occ. ,  (Kemble, nos. ,2 , );  (AS Chts., no. ) and became bp. Rochester in  (d. ) (ASC D, E, F): he has been identified as abb. Chertsey (Ann. Waverley, p. n. – the editor’s note; no reference given). Cf. Abingdon. *Wulfwold ?–: also abb. Bath. Cf. Ctl. Chertsey, , p. ix; AS Writs, p. ; P. Grierson in Rev. Bénédictine,  (), –. D.  April  (ASC E; cf. Grierson, p. n.; Ann. Winchester, p. ). Occ. ? (Kemble, no. );  (Bishop and Chaplais, facing pl. xxix);  (Wilkins, , ; see p. ) and in spurious chts. dated ,  (Kemble, nos. ,  – but W. om. in Kemble’s text of the latter; see BM Cott. MS Vesp. B. xxiv, ff. v–); presumably the W. who occ.  (Kemble, no. ). Odo c. – Res.  (Ann. Winchester, p. ; cf. below). Occ.  Jan.  (Reg. , no. ). (Ranulf Flambard occupied the abbey, –: Ann. Winchester, p. ; cf. p. .) Odo was restored  (ibid., p. ); occ.  Sept.  (Reg., , nos. , ). *Hugh – M. of Winchester, el.  (Ann. Winchester, p. ); d.  (obit) or  July  (Florence, , 
JW, p.  and n.; cf. PR  Henry I, p. , which shows vacancy in –, but not later). *William – El.  (see above); occ. – (Reg., , nos. , , ). D. ? Dec. (BM Add. MS ,, f. ). (William of St Helen, m. of Abingdon, app. by Stephen, removed by the pope at instance of Bp. Henry of Winchester (Ch. Abingdon, , –).) Hugh c. – Illegitimate son of Count Theobald IV of Blois, and nephew of King Stephen; m. Tiron, abb. St Benet’s Hulme, el.  (Torigny, pp. –, cf. Ctl. Hulme, , pp. –;3 cf.Reg., , no. ). Occ.  Feb.  (PUE, , no. ); – (Reg., , no. ). Res. abb. of Lagny-sur-Marne,  (Torigny, pp. –). Aimar c. – Occ. (A.)  (Red Bk., , );  Feb.  (PUE, , no. ); res. early  (PR  Henry II, p. , cf. ). Abbey vacant for half a year in  (ib., p. ). Bertram c. –c.  Pr. St Faith, Horsham (occ. : see Horsham); occ.  Dec.  (BM Harl. MS , ff. v–);  Nov. ,  Dec.  (Ctl. Chertsey, , pp. –, , 1

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But in the original of Birch, no.  (Sawyer, no. ) – BM Facs., , no.  – Ordbriht’s title abbas is erased and he is at the head of the duces. Two sign Kemble, no. : presumably one was abb. Abingdon (q.v.) who became a bp. in . GFL, no.  strongly suggests that he was abb. Hulme still in Apr.–May .

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 :  nos. –, ). Bertram d.  Aug. (obit) and was succeeded in ; but Martin was app. in B.’s lifetime (Ann. Winchester, p. ). *Master Martin – El.  (Ann. Winchester, p. ); occ.  Sept.  (Ctl. Chertsey, , p. );  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); d.  Mar. (obit)  (between Jan. and  Apr. , CRR, , pp. , ; cf. Ann. Worcester, p. ). Vacant –; cf. Rot. Lit. Pat., pp. ,  – royal presentations to livings, cited by Meekings; *the vacancy ended c.  Apr.  (PR  John, pp. –). Adam – See above; vacant by  Apr.  (CPR, –, pp. –). D.  Apr. (obit). CHESTER (Ches), St Werburgh f.  (Ctl. Chester, , p. xxiii; R. W. Southern in Med. and Renaissance Studies,  (), –). *List in Ctl. Chester, , pp. iff. ( J. Tait). Basis in Ann. Chester and obits (ed. M. V. Taylor in Liber Luciani, pp. –, with notes on abbots and variants from other MSS of Ann.). *Richard of Bec /– st abb. (obits); m. of Bec; app.  (or , cf. Ann. Chester, p. , s.a. ; Tait, p. xxiii; cf. Eadmer, p.  and ff.); d. / Apr.  (obits, p. :  Apr. in earliest MS, Bodl. Tanner , f. v.  in Ann. Chester, p. , but see Tait, p. in.). William – nd abb. (obits); el.  (Ann. Chester, p. , cf. Tait, p. xxvi); d.  Oct. (obits, p. );  (Ann. Chester, pp. xx, ). Ralph – rd abb. (obits); el.  Jan.  (Ann. Chester, pp. xx, ); d.  Nov. (obits, p. )  (Ann. Chester, pp. xx, ). Occ. c. 1 (Ctl. Trentham, p. ). Robert I, son of Nigel – Bl.  Dec.  (Ann. Chester, p. ); d.  Jan. (obits, p. )  (Ann. Chester, pp. xx, ). Robert II – th abb. (obits); el.  Feb.  (Ann. Chester, pp. xx, ); d.  or  Aug. or  Sept.  (obits, p. ;  kal. Sept. , Ann., pp. xx, ). Abbey vacant for half year –; custody then given to bp.-el. Hugh de Nonant (PR  Henry II, p. ). Robert III of Hastings – For his name, Ctl. Chester, , no. . th abb. (obits); m. of Christ Church, Canterbury; el. May, bl.  July  (Gervase, , –); Ann. Chester, pp. xx (),  (s.a. ); res.  (Ann. Chester, pp. xx, , ). Occ.  Mar.  (PUE, , no. ). D.  June or  Sept. (obits, pp. , ;  Sept. in Canterbury obits, BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. v; etc.). *Geoffrey –c.  El.  (ibid.); d.  May (obits, pp. –) ? (see obits, loc. cit.). Hugh Grylle – M. of Spalding (BM Harl. MS , f. ()); el.  (Ann. Chester, p. ; cf. p. xx: installed  Mar.  after Interdict), d.  July  (Ann. Chester, pp. xx, , ). Occ. (H.) ,  (Ctl. Chester, , nos. , ). CHOLSEY (Berks) f. – (see below); suppressed, and endowment later incorporated in Reading Abbey.2 *Germanus Alleged by Ch. Ramsey, pp. –, to be the same G. who had been abb. Winchcombe, and to have become abb. Cholsey in . If so his career as abb. ran from c. – and was of a length only paralleled by the th-cent. abbs. of Cluny; and Miss Robertson noted (AS Chts., p. ) that a G. signed as abb. Ramsey in  (Kemble, no. ). A G. also signs as abb. ‘Fleury’ in ? (Mon., , –). There must, however, be some confusion in any case, and  seems too late for the app. of G. abb. Cholsey. He is presumably to be identified with the G. who occ.  (AS Chts., no. ; cf. p. ),  (see 1

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Refers to a cht. of Henry II, given at Northampton (i.e. not before ); William abb. Radmore (Stoneleigh). WMGP, p. . For a full study of this, see B. R. Kemp, ‘The Foundation of Reading Abbey’.

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   , ‒ [CHOLSEY] above: called Ramsey in error?), , , , etc., , , ? (Kemble, nos. , , , etc., –, ). See Winchcombe for a possible reference in . COLCHESTER (Essex), St John the Baptist f.  List in VCH Essex, , . Basis in th cent. list in BM Cott. MS Nero D. viii, ff. – (whence all the surnames) and Ann. in UGQ, pp. ff. *Hugh of York – M. of York (cf. Ann. Rochester, below), pr. then abb. Colchester; res. and returned to York (UGQ, pp. –; cf. list). For , see Ann. Rochester (BM Cott. MS Vesp. A. xxii, f. ). Occ. 1 (Reg., , no. ). *Gilbert de Lungrill’ (?) – M. of Bec.; app. , d. Aug.  (UGQ, pp. –); abb.  years, list.2 Occ. Dec.  (Reg., , no. , of dubious authenticity). *William de Scuri – M. of Colchester; app. , d.  (UGQ, p. ); abb.  years, list. *Hugh de Haya – M. of Colchester; app. , d.  (UGQ, p. ); abb.  years (list). Occ.  (Gibbs, no. ). *Gilbert de Wicham – M. of Colchester; app. , d.  (UGQ, p. ); abb.  years, list. Occ.  (Ctl. Colchester, , p. ). *Walter de Walensis (sic, list) – M. of Colchester; app. , d.  (UGQ, pp. –),  Aug. (BM Arundel MS , f. ); abb.  years, list. Occ c.  (GFL, no. ). *Osbert – M. of Colchester, pr. Snape; app.  (UGQ, p. ); abb. ‘ years’, list sic, evidently by confusion with Walter. If list is correct in regnal years of Adam, Osbert presumably d. c. . Occ.  (Acta Chichester, no. ):  (Ctl. Colchester, , p. ); c.  (Gibbs, no. ). *Adam de Campes c. /–/ Abb.  years, list: licence to el. his successor, William de Wanda, granted  Feb.  (CPR, –, p. : cf. list). Occ.  Jan. 3 (FF., PRS xx, no. );  (Essex F., p. );  Jan.  (Ctl. Colchester, , pp ff.);  (ib., pp. f.);  (Gibbs, nos. –). COVENTRY (Warws), St Mary, St Peter, St Osburga and All Saints f.  (AS Writs, pp. –, citing lost Ch. of Geoffrey pr. Coventry, on which see p.  n. ); Cathedral Priory . List in VCH Warws, , . ABBOTS *Leofwine I c. – Bp. Lichfield  (ASC C; Florence, , ; AS Writs, p. ; cf. pp. – on his app.). Occ. ? (Kemble, no. ). *Leofric c. – Also abb. Peterborough, q.v., etc. D.  Nov. . *Leofwine II occ.  (Wilkins, , , see p.  – ‘Leuuinus’. VCH cites BM Add. Cht. , , but this is spurious: see Bishop and Chaplais, p. xxi). PRIORS German Occ.  Apr.  (PUE, , no. ). Laurence – Occ.  May  (Reg. Lichfield, no. ; cf. PUE, , no. , n. h);  Jan.  (Saltman, p. );  (Mon., , –); 4 (Morey, p.  ). D.  Jan.  (Dugdale, 1 2

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Henry I at Winchester, temp. Ranulf the Chancellor. Perhaps ignoring the vacancy (see p. ); but the figures are not reliable and the reckoning seems to have been inclusive. Richard occ.  (Suffolk F. (Rye), p. ) is evidently an error for Adam. Confirmed by the Pope, Feb.  (PUE, , no. ).

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 :  Warws, , , citing the lost Ch. of Geoffrey, pr. Coventry):1  Jan. also in BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii, f. v. ?Nicholas Occ. ?c.  in William of Canterbury’s Miracula S. Thomae (MB, , ; cf. p.  n. ), where Nicholas is referred to as ‘venerandae memoriae’. One would expect the incident to belong to the early–mid s, and it is probable that there is a mistake of some kind. *Moses –/ Chaplain of Archbp. Richard, el. pr. the day before Geoffrey Pucelle was el. bp. Coventry, i.e. Jan.  (Mon., , ; Gervase, , ; BM Cott. Roll xiii, ). Occ.  (Lambeth MS , pp. –). Expelled, with whole community, by Bp. Hugh Nonant in , who substituted secular canons;2 occ. as formerly pr. in  and  Dec.  (Rot. Cur. Reg., , , –);  (CDF, no. ); the monks were restored  Jan.  (Diceto, , ); but Moses d. the same year, at Rome (Canterbury obit, below), prob.  July  (Dugdale, loc. cit., from lost Ch. Geoffrey, pr. Coventry; for the day cf. Canterbury obit, Epp. Cant., p. ; BM Arundel MS , f. v). Master Joybert, Josbert (Jocabertus)3 – Prev. m. La Charité, pr. Much Wenlock (q.v.), el.  (Ann. Winchester, p. ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann. Worcester, p. ); d.  June  (Dugdale, loc. cit., from lost Ch. Geoffrey pr. Coventry). Occ.  (Leics F., PRO transcripts);  (Ches. Chts., pp. –). Retained Wenlock with Coventry; also pr. Daventry and Bermondsey, according to Wendover in MPCM, , –; cf. MPHA, , . *The next pr., Geoffrey, was el. ; royal assent  July 4 (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ). CROWLAND (Lincs), St Bartholomew and St Guthlac ref.  (see below) *List in VCH Lincs, , ; basis in Orderic, , ff. th cent. list from BM Cott. MS Vesp. B. xi, ff. –, in Gough, Appendix, pp. ff.5 *Thurcytel Noted as clerk of London, kinsman of Abp. Oscytel of York, and first abb. of refounded abb. in Orderic’s survey of Crowland’s history (, –); presumably, therefore, the same as the T. kinsman of Oscytel who had been abb. of Bedford in  and was later expelled (see Bedford). Cf. D. Whitelock in Saga Book of the Viking Soc., , iii (), –. D.  July (Orderic, , ). *Ægelric I nephew of T. succeeded according to Orderic (, ). *Ægelric II also related to T., next in Orderic, , . Cf. Athelney. *Osketel (Oscytel) next in Orderic, , –. Perhaps the O. who occ.  and in a probably spurious cht. with a witness list possibly of  (Kemble nos. , ). D.  Oct. (Orderic, , ). 1

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This lost Ch., presumably written by the Pr. Geoffrey who was el.  (see below), seems only to be known from Dugdale’s references, from which other citations (e.g. AS, , ) probably derive. Cf. J. C. Lancaster, BIHR,  (), n. Devizes, pp. , , : the scheme was first planned in  (cf. PR  Richard I, p. ), executed in . Cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no.  (mandate to restore M(oses) on  June ); Joc. Brakelond, pp. –. ‘John’ in Warws F., no.  ( Aug. ). But el.  July according to Dugdale, loc. cit. References only noted when it adds to Orderic; another copy of this list is in Leland, Itinerary, ed. L. T. Smith, , ff. *The evidence of the Pseudo-Ingulf is ignored: the latest study of his account of Crowland’s early history is in Orderic, ed. Chibnall, , introd. It is certain that Pseudo-Ingulf had access to a genuine list of abbs., and possibly to genuine tradition of the abbs.’ terms of office; but if so, he misunderstood or garbled these beyond any possibility of recognition. His continuator (cited occasionally from Fulman) can be helpful. Thurkytel, Oskytel, ‘Ulskytelus’, Godric, ‘Algericus’, Ingulf and Wulfgeat are listed in Roul. Morts, p.  ().

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   , ‒ [CROWLAND] *Godric next in Orderic; d.  Jan. (, ). *Brihtmær next in Orderic, , ; d.  Apr. Prob. the B. who occ. ?, , , etc., ,  (Kemble, no.  (and OS Facs., , Exeter ); EHD, , ff.; AS Chts., no.  and Kemble, no. ; ib., no. ; OS Facs., , Exeter ; AS Chts., no. , cf. p. ). See Evesham, Winchester, New Minster. *Wulfgeat Abb. Peakirk, united abbs. with Edward the Confessor’s consent, ruled Crowland ‘longo tempore’ and d.  July, acc. to Orderic (, –). Cf. AS Chts., p. ; AS Writs, pp. –. Occ. in spurious cht. dated  (Kemble, no. ; cf. no. ). Cf. Appendix . Leofric According to the Peterborough chronicles Leofric of Peterborough (q.v.) was abb. Crowland along with four other abbeys. He may have exercised sway there for a short time, or this may mean no more than that he was given the deciding vote in appointing the abb. of a neighbouring abb. by the Confessor (cf. Thorney). *Wulfketel c. /–/ M. Peterborough, app. by Abb. Leofric and King Edward (Orderic, , ). Orderic and the list agree that he was abb.  years; DB, , r–v seems to confirm that he was abb. –. He was dep. at the Christmas court at Gloucester in  (i.e. Dec.  or early Jan. : Acta Lanfranci, ASC, ed. Earle and Plummer, , ; for the date cf. ASC E). *Ingulf /– M. St-Wandrille; abb.  years; d.  Nov. (Orderic, ed. Chibnall, , –). *Geoffrey d’Orleans –c.  Born at Orleans, m. and pr. St-Évroult, app. , abb.  years, d.  June (Orderic, ed. Chibnall, , –; cf. ed. Le Prévost, , ; , ). *Waltheof c. – Son of Gospatric, earl of Dunbar (cf. Orderic, ed. Chibnall, , –; ed. Le Prévost, , –); cf. also GASA, , . M. Crowland, abb.  years (list). Occ.  (Haddan and Stubbs, , i, ; cf. Nicholl, Thurstan, p. ),  (Lawrie, nos. –). Dep. by the legate Alberic Dec.  at the legatine council of Westminster ( JW, p. ; Ric. Hexham, p.  – not named; cf. list). D.  kal . . . (month missing: list). *Godfrey /– Pr. St Albans (list), el. Dec.  or soon after, bl. by the legate (Ric. Hexham, p. ; cf. GASA, , –); abb.  years, d.  Apr. (list: cf. below).1 *Edward – M. and pr. Ramsey; abb.  years; d.  Jan. (list), for year, see below. Abbey vacant from  (PR  Henry II, p. ); still vacant – July  (Gesta Henrici II, , –; Diceto, , ). *Robert – M. Reading, pr. Leominster, abb.  years; d.  Mar. or  Mar.  (list;2 Fulman, , :  not quite clear in this ch., but confirmed by ch. Barnwell, Walt. Cov., , p. xli n.). Occ.  (CDF, no. ; BM Cott. MS Claud. A. viii, ff. v–).3 Occ. (not named)  Sept.  (Gesta Hen. II, , ). *Henry de Longchamp – Brother of William de Longchamp, bp. Ely; m. Evesham; el.  (Fulman, , ; date confirmed by Walt. Cov., , p. xli; Ch. Peterborough, p. ; other details by list); abb.  years (list). See below. Occ.  Nov.  (Lincs F., PRS , no );  (Cambs F., p. ). *Royal assent to el. of Abb. Walter of Weston,  Sept.  (CPR, –, p. ; cf. p. ). DURHAM, St Cuthbert Cathedral Priory f.  May  (Sim. Dur., , ; for the community’s previous history, see Jarrow) 1

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For what it is worth,  is given as the date of Godfrey’s d. and Edward’s accession in the Ch. Ang. Peterborough (ed. Giles), p. .  k. Apr. in MS, Vigil Easter in Fulman;  k. Apr. in Gough. Both dated ‘’, but in the council held by Cardinal Hugh Pierleoni, i.e.  Mar.  (Handbook, p. ).

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 :  D.G. Lists in VCH Durham, , f.; Le Neve, , – (D. E. Greenway); th-cent. lists in Durham ‘Cart. II’, ad init. (list , unreliable printed version in Sim. Dur., , pp. xlviii–l); Reg., , f. v (list ) and BM Cott. MS Vesp. A. vi, f. v (list );1 th-cent. ch. in BM Cott. MS Claudius D. iv (ch.). Obits from Durham Cathedral MS B. . , ff. ff. (obit );2 LV Durham, st edn. pp. ff., – (obit ); BM Harl. MS , ff. ff. (obit ), and , ff. –v (obit ). On obits  and  see Wormald, Kalendars after , , – – the obits are th cent., and  may be later, but is the more careful. Aldwin – Dates as Sim. Dur., , –, cf. ; d. ,  or  Apr. (th ibid., obit ; th, obits –; th, ch., f. v; th-cent. note in Durham Cath. MS B. . , p. ; list );  also in Florence, , ; cf. list. *Turgot – Citizen of Lincoln, visited Norway, became m. Durham on his return  (Sim. Dur., , –; cf. , ); pr.  (ibid.; ch., f. v); nominated bp. St Andrews /, consec.  Aug. , d.  (Sim. Dur., , ; Ch. Melrose, p. ; cf. WMGP, pp. –). D.  Aug. (obit ). Author of Vita S. Margarete (in Sim. Dur., ed. Hinde, , ff.). DNB. Algar –? Prev. m. Durham, occ. Sept.  (Reginald Dun., p. ); pr. after Turgot’s consec., according to ch., f. v (cf. Le Neve). Occ.  May ,  Jan.  (PUE, , nos. , );  Mar.  (Feodarium Dun., p. n.). D. ,  or  Mar. (commemorated with Laurence and Absalom,  Mar., obits , , ; also , obit ; also , obit );  in lists  and , c. , in ch., f. . Roger ?– Prev. subpr. (occ. : Offler, p. ); dates c.  (also list )–c.  in ch., ff. , ; d.  in list ,  in list . Occ. ? (Offler, no. a);  Dec. ,  Mar.  (PUE, , nos. , ); c.  (Offler, no. );  (Misc. D. M. Stenton, p. ). Cf. Godric of Finchale, pp. f., , f. Laurence c. – Prev. subpr. (occ.  Nov. : Offler, no. ); c. – in list , – in list ; d. Feb.  May  (Scriptores Tres, p. ); d.  or  Mar. ( Mar., obits , ;  Mar. – with Algar and Absalom – obits, , , ). Evidently d. Mar. . Occ. c.  (Offler, no. );  Jan.  (PUE, , no. ). Cf. G. V. Scammell in Archaeol. Aeliana, th Series,  (), –. *Absalom – El.  (list; ch., f. v). D. c.  (list ); , list ; c. , list ;  Mar. (obits , , ). Occ.  (Feodarium Dun., p. n.);  Feb.  (PUE, , no. ). Cf. Scammell, loc. cit. Thomas ?/– El. Dec. Dec. , according to list ; succeeded Absalom (i.e. presumably c. ) according to ch., f. v; Scriptores Tres, p. ; el. , res. , list ; occ.  Oct.  (PUE, , no. ). D.  Apr. (obits , , ; ?also  Apr. in , ), and so  rather than  (list  has  corrected to ). Cf. Scammell, loc. cit. German – El.  according to lists , ; ch., f. ; but see above, and  in his th year (Scriptores Tres, p. ); occ.  May  (PUE, , no. ) so presumably el. Apr.–May3 . Last occ.  July  (Mem. St Giles, Durham, Surtees Soc.,  (), p. ). D.  July  (Durham, Misc. Cht. /, m. v; for day, cf. obits , ; for year list ). Cf. Scammell, loc. cit. Bertram –/ El.  (list ), c.  (Ch.); d.  (Scriptores Tres, p. ; lists  and );  Feb. (obits , , ), so possibly d. . Occ. Mar.  (Scammell, Hugh du Puiset, 1 2 3

These lists mostly add errors to list , and are only cited when the information corrects or improves it. Obits, ,  both contain two sets; hence the divergences noted below. It would normally have been very remarkable for the papal curia to issue a bull addressed to a new pr. within a month of his election, but at this time the pope was at Paris, Chartres and Tours, so that news could travel much faster than to Rome.

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   , ‒ [DURHAM] pp. –);  Sept.  (Northumberland and Durham F., no. ); pr. not named c.  Jan.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). William (of Durham) /– El. / (Scriptores Tres, p. ; said to be a native of Durham; list  gives –, list  –); occ. c.  (Rot. Chart., p. a–b);  Feb. , c. June  (ib., p. b); d.  May  (Ch. Melrose, p. ; cf. obits , ; ‘’ in list ). ELY (Cambs), St Peter and St Etheldreda ref.  (Lib. El., p. n.); pr. from  D.G. Lists in Lib. El., pp. ff. (abbs. only: E. O. Blake); Le Neve, new ed. (prs. only, D. Greenway); VCH Cambs, ,  (prs. only; D. M. B. Ellis and L. F. Salzman). Lists and dates in late ch., on which see Lib. El., pp. xxv–xxvii, ;1 some also in Lib. El. itself. Obits in Cambridge, Trinity Coll. MS O. . , ff. Kff.2 (obit ); BM Cott. MS Vesp. A. vi, f. V (obit ); list, Trinity MS O. . , f. K (names only, Brihtnoth to Richard, including Geoffrey ‘procurator’). ABBOTS Brihtnoth –ⴛ First abb., from foundation (Lib. El., p. n.); occ.  (Ch. Ramsey, pp. , –);  (Kemble, no. ); presumably the B. who occ. from  (Birch, nos. , ) to ? (Mon., , –);  (Kemble, no. ; cf. EHD, , –). Ch. makes him d. . Prev. pr. Winchester, q.v. (so Lib. El., p. ). See Lib. El., p. . D.  May (obit, f. Kv, noted as st abb.). *Ælfsige ⴛ–ⴛ (or ) Occ.  (Kemble, no. ), and must be one of the two Æs. who occ. ,  (Kemble, no. ; Ctl. Eynsham, , –); , ,  (Kemble, nos. –,3 ); presumably to be identified with some of the occs. of Æ. in this period, but cf. Æthelsige of New Minster, Winchester and Ælfsige of Peterborough. Ch. makes him d. ; Lib. El. in reign of Ethelred (p. ). *Leofwine – ? Dep. and reinstated and d., prob. . Ch. gives him three years from ; in  he was driven from Ely and cleared himself before the pope of the charges against him (ASC E); in the same year Leofric occ. (Lib. El., pp. –). Lib. El. (pp. –) makes Leofwine die soon after being reinstated and it may be that this is correct: that Leofric had been app., that Leofwine was restored, and Leofric himself restored after Leofwine’s death. See Lib. El., pp. –, where this and other evidence is fully discussed. In Kemble, nos. – (?, ), Abbs. Leofwine and Leofric occ. together; a Leofwine also occ. ,  (Kemble, nos. ,  – ‘Leowine’); in Lib. El., p. , it is suggested that L. ‘need not have been the abbot of Ely’. See Appendix . Leofric ?/– See above; occ. ?,  (Kemble, nos. –); d. ,  June (obit , f. Kv; the year, by calculation from Ch.:  years before ; cf. Lib. El., p. ). Occ. ? in Kemble, no. ; but see p. . *Leofsige –? Ch. gives  years; d. ; cf. below. D.  Nov. (obit , f. K: ‘Leofsinus’). Presumably the L. who occ. in and between , ,  (Kemble, nos. , , ; cf. no. ; AS Chts., no. ; AS Wills, p. , cf. p. ). In AS Writs, p. , it was argued that L. d. . One, perhaps two, abbs. L., unidentified, occ.  (AS 1

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References below to ‘Ch.’ are to this Chronicon, whose evidence is indicated in Lib. El., loc. cit., where MSS and editions are also noted. Additional chronicle evidence is also discussed in Lib. El., p. . On which see B. Dickins in Leeds Studies in English,  (), –. An Abb. Ægfridus (not identified – but see St Albans, pp. –) occ. under  Oct., f. Kv. Kemble, no. 
Crawford Chts., no , which has  Æs. He may be one of the two also in Kemble, no.  (‘’ ? for ).

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 :  Chts., no. ): see Thorney. But the only evidence to associate either with Ely is a spurious writ (AS Writs, no. ). On all this, see Lib. El., p. . *Wulfric ?ⴛ–? Ch. gives  years; Lib. El., p. , gives , and calls him a relative of Edward the Confessor. For other evidence, Lib. El., p. . Presumably the W. who occ. ,  and in spurious cht. of ‘’ (Aberystwyth, Nat. Lib. Wales, Peniarth MS , p. ; Kemble, nos. , ). Obit  Aug. (calendar, f. Kv); for year, see below. Cf. Canterbury, St Augustine; Winchester, New Minster. Thurstan ?–/ M. Ely, app. by Harold, according to Lib. El., p.  (and Ch.), after a vacancy in which Archbishop Stigand had held the abbey. But if Wulfric was abb.  years from , he d. , and the space between  Aug.  and Harold’s death allows very little room for Stigand’s invasion and Thurstan’s appointment. Ch. makes T. d. in  in his th year, Lib. El. in  in his th (p. ). Both are wrong: Lib. El., p.  gives the vacancy after Theodwine’s death as almost (or about)  years; it probably ended in , and this may lead us to suspect that  was the date of Theodwine’s death, not Thurstan’s (for another explanation of ‘’, see Lib. El., pp. , ). In any case, Thurstan occ. May ; Theodwine  (Bishop and Chaplais, facing plate xxix; Wilkins, , ). Thurstan d.  July (obit , f. Kv), perhaps in  (as suggested in Lib. El., p. ), but if Theodwine was abb.  –12 years,  seems more likely for the latter’s accession. Theodwine ?–/ See above; Lib. El., pp. –. M. Jumièges (Lib. El., pp. –). D.  Dec. or  Jan. (obit , f. v; obit , f. Kv), i.e. probably end of  or opening of . Vacant /–, when abb. administered by m. Godfrey, later abb. Malmesbury (q.v.). Simeon – Brother of Walkelin bp. of Winchester, pr. Winchester (q.v.) (Lib. El., p. ). Ann. Winchester, p. , gives his accession as ; Lib. El., p.  makes him d. , after  years’ rule (, Ch.). See Lib. El., p. , where  is proposed as an alternative, to fit Ch.; but even this does not fit the abbatial years in Lib. El., and Ann. Winchester seems the soundest evidence, though not very secure (see under Winchester). It should be noted that the Lib. El. here gives a pattern of two seven-year vacancies separated by a –year abbacy which may indicate rationalisation. Simeon d.  Nov. (obit , f. Kv). *Richard –; ?– Son of Richard de Bienfaite (see pedigree in Round, Feudal England, facing p. ); m. Bec. app.  (Ch.; cf. Lib. El., pp. –; Orderic, , , , ); dep. at Council of Westminster,  Sept. , but resumed his abbacy, though not recognised by pope and archbishop till May  (Eadmer, pp. , –, ; Florence, , ; Lib. El., pp. ff.; cf. Diceto, , . The chronology of his restoration is obscure; see discussion in Lib. El., p. ). He d.  (Florence, , ; ASC E) on  June (obit , f. Kv). PRIORS Vincent Occ. c.  (Lib. El., pp. , ). Henry Occ. c. 1 (CUL Add. MS , f. v). Res. – Jan. , prob. in  (Lib. El., pp. –, cf.  n. ). *William /–/ M. Ely; app. May  Jan. ; dep. Nov. Nov.  (Lib. El., pp. –, ). But W. pr. occ.  (Ch. Ramsey, p. ). D.  Jan. (obit , f. Kv). Thembert, Theinbert Occ.  and , – (Lib. El., pp. , , cf. pp. , ; Ely Dioc. Recs. (CUL), Lib. M, MS G. . , pp. –). 1

About the date of the dedication of Thorney abb. (cf. Rochester).

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   , ‒ [ELY] Alexander Prev. m. Ely; occ. Feb. June , Apr. , c. 1 (Lib. El., pp. , –, ; Ely Dioc. Recs. (CUL), Lib. R, MS G. . , ff. v–). Solomon – Prev. precentor, prob. (Lib. El., p. , and n.). Occ.  (according to Bentham, Ely, , , citing lost ctl.); –May  (Miller, Ely, p. );  (Mon., , ); abb. Thorney  (q.v.). (B.2 or G. occ.  (Reg. Pinchbeck, pp. –) is an error for G(eoffrey) bp. Ely: CUL MSS Ee. iii. , f. ; Mm. iv. , ff. –, r–v, etc.). Richard Occ.  Dec.  (BM Cott. MS Tib. B. ii, f. );  (Ch. Ramsey, p. ). Prob. prev. subpr. and perhaps wrote parts of Lib. El. (op. cit., pp. xlvii ff.). Robert de Longchamp – Brother of William de Longchamp, bp. Ely and royal chancellor, res.  to be abb. St Mary, York (Diceto, , –; and see York). Possibly the chancellor’s brother who was m. Caen, intruded unsuccessfully into Westminster in  (Devizes, pp. , ). Occ.  June  (Lib. M ut sup., p. ). Abb. St Mary’s, York : el.  Mar.; bl.  Mar., installed  Apr. (Diceto, , –). John de Strateshete /– El. late Feb. / (Bentham, , , citing lost ff. – of BM Add. MS ); occ.  (ibid.);  June  (Rot. Chart., p. b). For his name cf. AS, , : ‘Stratfeld’ or ‘Straget’. Hugh Occ. ?May May  (presumably an error: Bentham, Ely, , , citing lost ctl.); early  (CRR, , p. ); May  (Lib. M, p. ); May May  (Cambs F., p. ). Roger de Bergham M. Ely (CRR, , p. ). Occ. –Feb.  (BM Cott. MS Tib. C. ix, f. r–v); (R.) , ,  (Lib. M, pp.  bis, , ; p.  gives his name in full). Bentham, , , makes him die early in , citing lost ff. – of BM Add. MS . Vacant  Mar.  (CR, –, p. ). EVESHAM (Worcs), St Mary and St Ecgwin ref. c. ; ms. expelled c. ; ref.  (Ch. Evesham, pp. ff.; see below). List in VCH Worcs, , , based on Ch. Evesham (here Ch.), esp. pp. ff.: th cent anns. () in Harl. MS , ff. ff., printed Penwortham Docts., pp. ff., and () in Harl. MS , ff. vff., printed in Mon., , ff. *Obits in BM Cott. MS Vitell. E. xii, ff. – (damaged; checked by copy in Lansd. MS , ff. –). Osweard c. – c.  Expelled (Ch., p. ). Occ. in spurious cht. dated  (Birch, no. ); dates –c.  in Ann. ; prob. the O. who occ., in genuine chts., in ,  (Birch, nos. , , –). Secularised c.  but eventually passed into the hands of Bishop ‘Agelsius’, presumably Æthelsige of Sherborne, res. or d. ; then Bishop ‘Æthelstanus’, presumably Ælfstan of Rochester (d. ) or of London (d. ). *After Æ.’s death Ealdwulf, bishop of Worcester, established Ælfric and Ælfgar as abbs. (Ch., p. ). Ælfric App. ; occ.  (Kemble, no. ). D.  Nov. (obit). *Ælfgar App. by Bishop Ealdwulf, who d. (bishop and archbishop of York) in  (see above). Prob. the Æ. who occ.  (Kemble, nos. , ). D.  Aug. (obit). Brihtmaer (Brithmar) Occ. next in Ch., pp. –. Cf. Crowland, Winchester, New Minster. D.  Nov. (obit). *Æthelwine Occ. next (‘Ægelwin’) in Ch., p. : bp. Wells – (Florence, , ; WMGP, p. ; J. A. Robinson (), pp. , , ). ?Occ. ? (Kemble, no. ), see Athelney. 1 2

Richard FitzNeal, king’s treasurer. B., occ.  in Hundred Rolls, , , is prob. also an error: see Gray, St Radegund, p. n.

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 :  *Ælfweard c. – M. Ramsey, related to Cnut, but app. by Ethelred II on his return after Swein’s death (Ch. pp. , ), i.e.  (so Ann. ); but the Ch. (p. ) seems to place the battle of Ashingdon ‘eodem anno’, so its chronology seems not very precise. Æ. became bishop of London in , but retained the abbey (Ch., pp. , ); he d.  July  (ASC D; Florence, ,  – ‘feria quarta’;  July in Ann. , obit; cf. AS Wills, p. ). On him see DNB; AS Chts., pp. –. Presumably the Æ. who occ. , –, ?, etc.,  (AS Chts., nos. , ; Kemble, nos. , ). Cf. Æthelweard, Glastonbury, Malmesbury. Mannig – M. Evesham, el. , bl.  Aug. (ASC D; Florence, ,  – ‘feria sexta’: also called Wlmarus; Ch., p. ). Paralysed and res.  (Æthelwig abb.  years before Edward the Confessor’s death, Ch., p. ).1 D. c. Epiphany,  Jan.  (Ch., p. ;  Jan. in obit; but Ch. says that it was the same day as the king, i.e.  or  Jan.). M. was a notable craftsman, esp. in metal: see Ch., p. ; Knowles, MO, pp. –. The name is very rare, and he may be confidently identified in the M. who occ. from  to , c.  (Kemble, nos. , etc.; AS Chts., no. ; BM Facs., , no. ).2 *Æthelwig – El. , bl.  Apr. (Darlington, art. cit., below; Ch., p. ); d.  Feb.  (Ch.; and Ann. ; obit and BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. v;  Feb. in Rud, p. ; cf. Ann. Winchester, p. ). Occ. , , etc., ,  (Earle, pp. –; AS Chts., no. ; Wilkins, ,  (see p. ; ‘Eluinus’); Thorpe, p. ). On him see R. R. Darlington in EHR,  (), ff., ff. Walter – M. Caen (WMGP, p.  – Cérisy, Ch., p. ). App. rd month after Æthelwig’s death (Ch., p. ); d.  (Florence, , ),  Jan., obit; d.  Jan. ‘’, abb.  years (Ann. , ). Occ.  (Reg., , no. , of doubtful authenticity);  Jan.  (Reg., , no );  Sept.  (Reg., , no. ). *Robert Prev. m. Jumièges (Ch., p. ). Date wrongly given as  in Ann. , . Maurice – M. Evesham; d.  (Ann. ,  – ‘’ years, d. , but see below. Cf. Ch., p. ). The abbey was in the king’s hand for a short time in  (PR  Henry I, p. ). Reginald Foliot – Uncle of Gilbert, abb. Gloucester etc. Prev. m. Gloucester, abb. –, d.  Aug. (Ann. , ; cf. Ch., pp. f.; Ann. Winchcombe, pp. , ; Gregory of Caerwent, BM Cott. MS. Vesp. A. v, ff. –; obit). Bl.  Jan.  ( JW, p. ). Chts. dated  and  in his first year in BM Cott. MS Vesp. B. xxiv, ff. , . Cf. GF, p. ; GFL, p. . *William de Andeville – M. Christ Church, Canterbury (Ann. Winchester, p. ); pr. Dover (q.v.; cf. Saltman, p. ); dates, Ann. , ; cf. Ch., pp. f.; Gervase, , ; Ann. Winchester, p. ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. . D.  Jan. (obit; Ann. ). See GFL, p. , and on his el. no. ;  Jan. in BM Arundel MS , f. . Roger – M. St Augustine’s, Canterbury, abb. –, d.  Jan. (Ann. ; cf. Ch., p. ;  Jan.3 confirmed by obit; d. , Ann. Winchester, p. ). See GFL, p. . On his el., see JS Epp., , no. . Adam – M. La Charité, pr. Bermondsey (q.v.; cf. Ch., p. ; m. Cluny in Ann. ); abb.  Apr. – (, Ann. Bermondsey, p. ; –, Ann. , : see below; cf. Ch., pp. –); d.  Nov. (obit). For his el., see GFL, no. ; on him see GFL, p. . Occ.  July  (Mon., , ). 1

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Ch., loc. cit., says that Æ. was bl. on St George’s Day in Easter Week: this seems decisive for  as against ; and Æ. occ. in  – Earle, pp. –. See R.R. Darlington in EHR,  (),  n. . * A ‘Godric’ abb. E. signs in ? (Kemble, no. ): this is clearly a mistake. Mannig occ. in a spurious cht. of ? (Kemble, no. ). So Ann.  and obit – the same day as Abb. William. But another Abb. Roger had  July as his obit, and another William  Aug.

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   , ‒ [EVESHAM] Roger Norreis – M. and pr. Christ Church, Canterbury (q.v.; Gervase, , –, ff., ; on him see Ch., pp. ff.); bl.  Jan.  (Gervase, , ); dep.  Nov.  (ib., pp. , ; cf. Ann. , ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann. Worcester, p. ). Ann. , , date Adam’s d. ; but it was shown in MO, p. n., that this was too late – the move of Roger Norreis had evidently been accomplished before Abp. Baldwin left England on  Mar.  (cf. Stubbs in Epp. Cant., pp. lxxv ff.; MO, pp. ff.). Occ. in papal bull of  Jan.  (PUE, , no. ). See Penwortham. *Randulf – M. Evesham, pr. Worcester (q.v.), el.  Jan.  (Ch., p. ; cf. p.  –  in nd year; royal assent to el.  Jan.  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , p. ); cf. Ann. Worcester, p. ). D.  Dec.  (Ch., p.  and n.; Ann. , ; obit). Occ.  Sept.  (BM Add. MS , f. ). EXETER (Devon), St Peter (?) f.  (Florence, , ): suppressed  and converted into secular Cathedral. Probably two houses at first, one of monks, one of nuns: WMGP, p. ; cf. AS Chts., p. . But it is not certain that the house of nuns was at Exeter. See p. . ABBOTS Sideman –? App.  (Florence, , ). Presumably the S. who occ. , , ?, and in spurious chts. dated  (Birch, nos. , , (?) ,1 , cf. , ; also nos. , ). The name is rare, so he is very prob. to be identified with the S. who was bp. Crediton –. *Leofric It seems clear from AS Chts., no. , that there was an abb. Exeter of this name; and he is presumably to be identified with one of the two abbs. Leofric who occ.  to ,  () (Kemble, nos. , , , –, , ; cf. Liber de Hyda, pp. –. See Muchelney, St Albans).2 Possibly the L. who occ. , ,  (Birch, no. ; Kemble, nos. , –, ; Birch nos. 
,3 dated , are spurious). Brihthelm occ. with title Exeter ,  (Kemble, nos. , ); and may be the B. who occ. , ,  (Kemble, nos. –, , ; cf. AS Wills, pp. , ); ? (Mon., , –); but see Malmesbury. Æthelwold occ. ? (Kemble, no. ); perhaps to be identified with the Æ. who occ. ?, ?,  (Kemble, nos.  (and OS Facs., , Exeter ), , ). EYNSHAM (Oxon), St Mary (etc.) f. ; refounded – and again in  (at Stow, Lincs);  (returned to Eynsham). Lists in VCH Oxon, , ; Ctl. Eynsham, , pp. xiii–xxi (H. E. Salter). *Ælfric Ælfric the homilist was first abb. Eynsham; for his previous career see Cerne. He was m. and mass-priest  (see excellent survey of Ælfric by P. Clemoes, ‘Aelfric’, in Continuations and Beginnings: Studies in Old English Literature, ed. E. G. Stanley (London, ), pp. –, esp. p. ; see also Whitelock (), p. ). His date of d. is quite uncertain; , and his last work was written c.  (see D. Whitelock in Modern Languages Review, , (), –). Prob. one of the Æs. who occ.  (Kemble, no. ). Cf. Athelney. Remigius, bp. of Lincoln kept the abbey in his hand until Jan.Sept. 4 when he appointed

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The reading in BM Cott. MS Aug. ii.  is doubtful. AS Chts., no. , relates to land in Stoke Canon (probably) which is to be the abbot’s, and after him to go to the Minster. We presume that later occs. () of two Ls. refer to Muchelney and St Albans.
4 Crawford Chts., no. ; see Appendix .  William II,  Bp. Remigius.

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 :  Columbanus – See Ctl. Eynsham, , pp. –, , nos. –,  for his app.; William II confirmed the app. after Remigius’ death. Occ. , prob. ;  (ib., , nos. ,  and n.). Nigel – D.  May  ( JW, p. n.). Prob. occ. : see Luffield. Walter I and II Ctl. Eynsham, , no.  (–), refers to a ‘Walteri abbatis secundi’, so it seems that two men of the name spanned the period –.1 The first was app.  and prev. pr. St Albans; he occ.  Aug.  (GASA, , ). A Walter occ.  Dec.  (Antiq. Journ.,  (), pl.  (H. C. Andrews));  (BM Egerton MS , f. ); Dec.  (Reg., , no. , forged; but soon after the supposed date); c. Jan.  (H. E. Salter, EHR,  (), ). William Occ. – (H. E. Salter in EHR,  (), ); prob.  (Oxford Chts., no. ). Godfrey ⴛ– Prob. pr. Eynsham (cf. H. E. Salter, in EHR,  (), ). D.  in his th year; app. temp. Stephen (Magna Vita S. Hugonis, iv, , , p. ; cf. p.  and Visio, c. , in Ctl. Eynsham, , pp. ff. Two and a half years’ vacancy after his death. This enforces  not  as the date of d.). Occ. Ctl. Eynsham, , no.  and, as ‘Gumf.’, Ctl. Dunstable, no. ; (G.)  (Ctl. Eynsham, , no. ). The abbey was vacant two and a half years, evidently – (see above and below). Robert – Subpr. Canterbury cathedral (see obit below); pr. Dover (q.v.); el. , bl.  Nov. (Gervase, , –; cf. Magna Vita, , pp. , ). Occ.  (Oxford F., p. );  Feb.  (FF., PRS , no. );  Sept.  (Ctl. Eynsham, , p. ); (R.)  (CDF, no. );  July  (CRR, , p. ). D.  (Ann. Dunstable, p. ), probably  Sept. (obit in BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. ). The abbey was still vacant in June  (cf. Walt. Cov., , ), owing to the interdict. *Adam /– Subpr. and possibly pr. Eynsham (see Mag. Vita, , pp. viii ff.). Occ.  July  (Ctl. Eynsham, , no. );  (Oxford F., p. );  (ib., p. ); dep.  by Hugh, bp. of Lincoln and became m. Crowland (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ;2 Walt. Cov., , p. xli). Author of the Magna Vita of St Hugh (see Magna Vita, loc. cit.). FAVERSHAM (Kent), St Saviour f. 3 List in VCH Kent, , . Clarembald – (prob.) First abb., chosen by Stephen, formerly pr. Bermondsey (Saltman, p. ; cf. note under Bermondsey); bl. by Abp. Theobald  Nov.  (Gervase, , , s.a. ; cf. ib., ,  and below n. ; profession ed. C. E. Woodruff, Arch. Cant.,  (), pp. –). D.  April (BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix f. ), presumably in  (see below). Occ.  (Saltman, p. , no. );  (ib., pp. –, no. );  4 (CDF, no. );  (Thorpe, p. ). In – the abbey was in the king’s hands for  weeks (PR  Henry II, p. ). 1 2

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Godfrey, Nigel and one Walter are mentioned in  as former abbs. (CRR, , p. ). Giving date  June ; but he occ.  June  (Reg. Wells, , p. ), and possibly Nov.; probably succeeded by Dec.  (cf. Ctl. Eynsham, , pp. xx, – and n.). Gervase, , , dates the first abb.’s bl.  Nov. , but he clearly intended to date the event to , for it is in a context of events belonging to that year ( in Ann. Bermondsey, p. ; but see p. ; and also perhaps by implication in John of Salisbury, HP, ed. Chibnall, p. , since he normally omits events earlier than ). It is strange that the event should have taken place in a year when archbp. and king were at loggerheads; but the conclusion leading to Clarembald’s blessing may have been part of the reconciliation c. Oct. (cf. GFL, pp. , ). Contemporary with no. : Henry II at Rochester, while Becket was archbp. but not in exile: prob. Mar. .

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   , ‒ [FAVERSHAM] Guerric –(?) Formerly pr. Bermondsey; el. 1 (Gervase, , ); bl. by Abp. Richard (ib., , );2 d.  Aug. (Epp. Cant., p. ; BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii, f. v), presumably in , or just possibly  (see below). *Ailgar – El.  Sept. , at Pipewell (Gervase, , ); bl. by Abp. Baldwin (ib., , ). Occ.  Jan.  (CDF, no. );  (Ctl. Canterbury, St Gregory, no. );  Oct.  (Kent F., p. );  (CRR, , p. );  April  (Kent F., p. ). Nicholas – Cellarer of Faversham, el.  (Gervase, , ; Rot. Lit. Pat., p. b); occ. – (Ctl. Chichester, p. , no. ); res. , – Dec. (CPR, –, p. ). *GLASTONBURY (Soms), St Mary ref.  (Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, p. ) *Lists in J. A. Robinson (), pp. – (th–th cents.); VCH Soms, , ; basis in a thcent. list and WMAG (in Ad. Dom.) on which see Robinson, op. cit., chap. . WM’s dates before  are ignored. St Dunstan – For  see above; cf. WMAG, p. ;  in Florence, , ; , ASC A; bp. Worcester , bp. London, ; abp. Canterbury – – but ‘we do not know at what precise date he ceased to be abbot of Glastonbury’ (Robinson, op. cit., p. ); cf. Mem. Dunstan, pp. ff., and passim. Occ. , etc.,  (Birch, nos. , ; , 
). In exile – (Florence, , –; ASC A). *?Ælfric occ. next in th-cent. list, but all the occs. from / to the late s could refer to the abb. St Augustine’s, Canterbury, q.v. Cf. also Malmesbury, St Albans. The list and WM ignore Ælfstan, and it is possible that Ælfric is a slip for Ælfstan. WMAG, p. , inserts Elsius ‘pseudo-abbas’, when Dunstan was in exile in ; this is clearly based on Birch, no. , in which ‘uidelicet abbati Glastingensi’ is probably an interpolation: see Watkin in Ctl. Glastonbury, , p. ccxvi. Elsius was apparently a layman. *Ælfstan – The Ælfstan who was bp. Ramsbury – had been m. Abingdon, and abb. of some house unnamed, according to the Vita Ethelwoldi (Ch. Abingdon, , :3 cf. WMGP, p. ). He is not named in either Glastonbury list: but see above – Ælfric may well be a slip for Ælfstan. He is identified as Abb. G. in Florence, , , s.a.  (occ.), and in spurious chts. dated  (Birch, nos. –), and there is no obvious alternative. If the identification is correct, he was prob. the Æ. who occ. from  to  (Birch, nos. ,  – dated  Dec.  but at least partly spurious – etc., –; AS Chts., no. ). According to LVH, p. , he was also m. Old Minster, Winchester; this was ref. , and if correct Æ. must have moved on to G. the same year. Cf. AS Chts., p. . *Sigar (Sigegar) c. –(?) M. Old Minster, Winchester (LVH, p. ), abb. between ‘Ælfric’ and Ælfweard (th cent. list); bp. Wells – (WMAG, pp. f.; Florence, , – – a house not named, but the only Abb. S. known – cf. J. A. Robinson (), pp. –; id. (), p.  and n.). Prob. the S. who occ. ,  (Birch, nos. , , ). Occ. ?, ? (WMAG, pp. , , ). *1

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He occ. in a cht. dated  May  in Reg. Rochester, pp. –
BM Cott. MS Domit. A. , ff. –
Royal . A. iv, ff. – (where he is called Gregory). Its evidence must, however, be discounted. It refers to Alvred, pr. Rochester / (or)–; and Benedict the archbp.’s chancellor who was pr. of Canterbury Cathedral from  (and abb. Peterborough from  May ). Also in profession list printed in Somner, , App. , p. , which is not, however, reliable: it correctly gives Clarembald making profession to Theobald; but gives Ailgar, Peter ( ?for Nicholas), Peter, making profession to Boniface. ‘deinde episcopus Uintoniensis ecclesiae’, evidently for ‘Uiltoniensis’, i.e. Ramsbury.

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 :  *Ælfweard c. – ? WMAG, p. , omits Æ. and apps. his successor c. ; his thcent. dates are, however, ingenious guesses (Robinson (), chap ), and Æ. is the last name in the th-cent. list, and thus well authenticated. Occ. , , and prob. the Æ. who occ. , , etc., ,  (Kemble, nos. , ; , , etc., , ). Cf. Æthelweard I, Malmesbury. *Brihtred (Beorhtred) occ. next (c. ) in WMAG, pp. ,  ( years) and may be the B. who occ. ,  (Kemble, nos. –). *Brihtwig Prob. –– Bp. Wells – (WMAG, p. ; J. A. Robinson (), pp. ff.; AS Chts., p. ). Prob. the B. who occ. ?, ?, etc., ?,  (OS Facs., , Exeter ; Kemble, nos. , etc., , ; AS Chts., no. ); an Abb. Brihtwig, unidentified, occ. in  with the bp. Wells and an Abb. Æthelweard (Kemble, no. ). *Æthelweard (Aegelweard) c. – Succeeded B., d. ,  Nov. (WMAG, p. :  years from ; ASC C, D, s.a. ; Florence, , ; for the day, see BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii, f. v). An Æ. occ. frequently from , , ? to , ? (?for ) but the first occ. is too early for the abb. G., and some of the references may be to the abb. Malmesbury, q.v. (c. /–c. /) (Kemble, nos. , , , etc., –, ). Cf. also Ælfweard, Evesham. *Æthelnoth –/ M. Glastonbury; el.  (ASC D; WMAG, p. ; Florence, , ). Occ. , ,  (Florence, , ; Bishop and Chaplais, facing pl. xxix; Wilkins, , ; see p. : Elnoldus); dep. in Lanfranc’s Council of London between Aug.  and Aug.  (Acta Lanfranci in ASC, ed. Earle and Plummer, , ), retired to Canterbury Cathedral Pr. (Mem. Dunstan, p. ; cf. ASC, ed. cit., , ). Possibly the Æ. who occ. ?, , etc.,  (OS Facs., , Exeter ; Kemble, no. ; AS Writs, no. ), but the earlier references may be to Ælfnoth of New Minster, Winchester, q.v. Cf. AS Writs, pp. –. *Thurstan c. /– M. Caen; sent back to Caen after the famous riot in the abbey in , but not formally dep.; restored by William II though he is said not to have resided (ASC E, s.a. ; Florence, , –; WMGP, p. ; WMGR, , ; WMAG, pp. ff. (); Orderic,  (ed. Chibnall), – and n.; cf. Ann. Winchester, p. ). See MO, pp. –. Occ. in royal chts. etc. , , ,  Jan. , , ,  (Reg., , nos. , , , , , , ). D.  Mar. (BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii, f. ). *Herluin – M. Caen (Orderic, , ); abb. from  for  years (list in WMAG, p. ; , p. ;  in Orderic). D.  Oct.  (for the day, BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii, f. ; for the year, ann. in BM Cott. MS Nero C. vii, f. v; Ann. Winchester, p.  ()). Occ. (H.) , , ,  (Reg. , nos. , , , ). *Seffrid Pelochin /– Brother of Ralph d’Escures, archbp. Canterbury (and son of Seffrid and Guimordis d’Escures); m. Séez; abb.  (for  years, WMAG, p. );  (Ann. Winchester, p. ); bp. Chichester, – (H. Mayr-Harting, The Bishops of Chichester, –, pp. ff.; cf. JW, p. ; WMAG, p. ). Occ.  (Reg., , no. ). *Henry of Blois – Son of Stephen, count of Blois and Chartres, and Adela, daughter of King William I; nephew of Henry I; brother of Stephen; m. Cluny; ?pr. Montacute (q.v.); abb. , bp. Winchester nominated  Oct., consec.  Nov. , but retained abbey till his death,  Aug.  (on him see Ad. Dom., , ff.; JW, p. ; cf. Orderic, , ; Voss, passim; MO, pp. ff.; Knowles, EC, pp. ff.). Occ.  (Reg., , nos. , a). The abbey was vacant  –12 years, – (PR  Henry II, p. ).

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   , ‒ [GLASTONBURY] *Robert – Pr. Winchester (Ad. Dom., , ); el.  (Ann. Winchcombe, p. ; Ann. Winchester, p. ; Torigny, p. ; Ad. Dom., , ). D.  Apr.  (, Ann. Waverley, p. ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; cf. Ad. Dom., , :  Apr. after  years).  Apr. also in BM Cott. MSS Vitell. C. xii, f. v; Nero C. ix, f. v; etc. The abbey was vacant – (– –  –12 years – PR  Henry II, p. , cf. pp. , ; cf., for –, PR  Henry II, pp. –; –; PR  Richard I, p. ). Henry de Soilli – Pr. Bermondsey (q.v.; cf. Gesta Hen. II, ,  – not named); el.  Sept.  at Pipewell (Gervase, , ); bp. Worcester, – (el.  Dec., consec.  Dec. ) – see Ann. Waverley, p. . Cf. Ad. Dom., , , , etc. *Savaric Fitzgeldewin, bishop of Bath – Bishop Savaric took Glastonbury for his cathedral and called himself bishop of Bath and Glastonbury. See Ad. Dom., , ff.; J. A. Robinson (), pp. ff., ff.; MO, pp. –. Master William Pica m. Glastonbury, was el. by the monks in , but el. quashed in , and William d. at Rome before the case could be finally settled, in  (Ad. Dom., , –; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, nos. , –, ). *Jocelin of Wells bishop of Bath,  (el. ? Feb.; temporalities restored  May; consec.  May)–, retained the title of Bath and Glastonbury from his succession until his death on  Nov. ; but in – a compromise was reached (Ctl. Glastonbury, , pp. xlff., ff.), and William of St Vigor el. abbot (Ad. Dom., , –). GLOUCESTER, St Peter ref. ? ( in Ch. Gloucester: see below. Cf. D. Whitelock in Wulfstan, Sermo Lupi, rd edn. (), p.  and n.). List in VCH Glos, , ; partial list in GFL, p. ; based largely on Ch. Gloucester, in Ctl. Gloucester, , for which see Celt and Saxon, pp. ff.; cf. GF, p.  n. . *Eadric – Dates as Ctl. Gloucester, , p.  ( years); occ. c.  in doubtful cht., Kemble, no. .1 Cf. Malmesbury. *Wulfstan2 – M. Worcester. Dates as Ctl. Gloucester, , pp. – (and BM Cott. MS Vesp. A. v, f. v; cf. Florence, , ); this places  in his th year, and also the th of Edward the Confessor, which could be correct for . Greg. Caerwent makes him d.  Feb.  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. A. v, f. v). Presumably the W. who occ.  (Kemble, no. ; cf. nos. , , prob. spurious). He d. on pilgrimage to Jerusalem (for the year, see also Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). Serlo – Prev. can. Avranches, then m. Mont-S.-Michel; for career and dates, Ctl. Gloucester, , pp. – (d. , rd year); cf. Ch. Evesham, p. ; Florence, ,  gives obit  Mar. , Thursday,  Mar. in Ctl., and  Mar. in Greg. Caerwent (BM Cott. MS Vesp. A. v, f. v) and Cambridge,Trinity Coll. MS O. . , f. ,  Mar. in Bodl. MS Rawl. Lit. f. , f. ;  Feb. in obit S. Benigne, Dijon (Montfaucon, Bibliotheca, , p. ). Occ. , , etc.,  Sept.  (Wilkins, , ; Thorpe, p. ; cf. Celt and Saxon, pp. , ff.; Reg., , no. ). On him cf. WMGP, p. ; GF, pp. –. *Peter – Prev. pr. el.  Aug. , d.  July  (ASC H; Ctl. Gloucester, , pp. –; Gregory, ff. v–, who, however, dates his death ; for , Ctl. (th year ‘et semis’); Ann. Winchester, p.  – cf. p.  for accession). William Godemon – Prev. m. and pr. Gloucester (pr. in Gregory); app.  Oct.  (ASC H; Ctl., , p. ; Gregory, f. , s.a. ; cf. Ann. Winchester, p. ); res. ; d. ,  Feb. (Ctl., , pp. –, but gives  July  as d. – so JW, pp. – and n.; 1

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The same cht. has ‘Anna’ abb. St Oswald. But there is no evidence that St Oswald’s, Gloucester was an abb. at this date (it was probably a house of secular canons). See Aua in Appendix . ‘Wilstanus’ in Ctl. Gloucester, , pp. –; but ‘Wulstanus’ in Florence, , , and Greg. Caerwent, BM Cott. MS Vesp. A. , f. v.

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 :  Gregory, f. , giving day as here; for the years also Ann. Winchcombe, p. . Ctl. has evidently confused the events of  and , since it says he died in the th year ‘et semis’ of his rule). Walter de Lacy – M. Gloucester; bl. Sunday,  Aug. ; d. c.  Feb. : d. early Feb.; buried  Feb. (Ctl., , pp. –; Gregory, f. ; Florence, ,  (
JW, p. ), ; d. c.  Feb.; Ann. Worcester, p. ).1 Gilbert Foliot – Prev. m. Cluny, pr. Cluny and Abbeville; bl.  June  (GFL, pp. , ; Ctl., , pp. – (promoted in th year); Florence, , –). Bp. Hereford, app. or el.  Apr., consec.  Sept. ; bp. London –. See GF, GFL, passim: esp. GF, ch.  and pp. ff.; GFL, Epp. –, –. Hamelin – Prev. subpr.; el.  Sept. , bl.  Dec. , d.  Mar.  – d. in his st year (Ann. Winchcombe, pp. , ; Ctl., , pp. , : after  years; cf. Gregory, f. r–v; GFL, p. ). Thomas Carbonel – Prev. pr. St Guthlac’s, Hereford, enthroned  Sept. , d.  July  (Ctl., , pp. – – in his th year; Gregory, f. v; Ann. Winchcombe, p. ; cf. GFL, p. ). Henry Blont – Prev. pr., bl.  Sept.2 ; installed Oct.  or ; d.  Aug.  (Ctl., , pp.  ( Sept.,  Oct.;  Aug.),  (th year); Gregory, f. r–v ( Oct.,  Oct.,  Aug.)). Occ.  Apr.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). HORTON (Dorset) f. ?th cent. as abb. of nuns; ref. c.  () as abb. of monks (H. P. R. Finberg in EHR,  (), );  (as pr. subject to Sherborne). See p. . List in VCH Dorset, ,  (from ). ABBOT Osirich Occ.  (Wilkins, , : see p. ). HUMBERSTON (Lincs), St Mary and St Peter f. c.  List in VCH Lincs, , . John Occ. temp. Henry II (pal.: DC, no. ). Simon Occ.  Apr.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. );  Oct.  (Lincs F., , p. ). *The next recorded abb., William of Kirkwold, pr. of Humberston, was el. abb.  (Reg. Wells, , p. ). LUFFIELD (Bucks and Northants), St Mary f. 3 Lists in VCH Bucks, , ; VCH Northants, , . Mauger First pr. app. , or ?, by Abb. Nigel of Eynsham (Reg., , no. 
; CRR, , p. ; Luffield Chts., , nos. , ); also occ.  (Mon., , ). William – App. by Abb. Walter of Eynsham, – (CRR, , p. ); occ. 4 (Ctl. Eynsham, , no. );  Feb.  (PUE, , no. ); d.  Dec.  (see Walden). Also pr. Walden, q.v. *Master Reginald – Also pr. Walden, q.v. He was pr. Walden –, abb. –/, when he d. Evidently he res. Luffield at a fairly early stage. *Ralph Occ.  June  (Luffield Chts., , no. ). 1 2

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Florence, ,  seems to be abbreviating a Gloucester source better rendered in the Ctl. So Ctl.:  Oct. in Gregory ( kal.:  id.); but both place the bl. before installation. Occ.  (Ctl. Lanthony (Irish), pp. –). Luffield Chts., , no. n., argues for : but the monastic founder, Mauger, occ. . When the see of Lincoln was vacant: the ed. suggests , but William d. .

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   , ‒ [LUFFIELD] Peter App.  by Abb. Godfrey of Eynsham (CRR, , p.). *John App.  by Abb. Godfrey (CRR, , p. ); occ. c.  (Luffield Chts. , no. ). William II App. – by Abb. Godfrey (CRR, , p.); .  (N’hants F., PRO transcripts); 1  (Luffield Chts., , no. ). Roger – Occ.  July  (Ctl. Eynsham, , no. ) and also in  in a suit in which five earlier prs. are named (CRR, , p.);  (Luffield Chts. , no. ); d.  (CPR, –, p. : lic. to el. his successor  April ). *MALMESBURY (Wilts), St Mary and St Aldhelm f. c.  (cf. J. A. Robinson (), p. ) List in VCH Wilts, ,  (Dom A. Watkin), largely based on WMGP, pp. ff., esp. p. . *Medieval list to late th cent. from Hearne transcript in Ch. Edward I and II, , pp. cxviii–cxix (list). *Ælfric I prob. c. – App. by King Edgar before  (WMGP, p. 
Birch, no. ; cf. Ctl. Ramsey, , p. ); became bp. Crediton  (WMGP, p. ; cf. Florence, , ). Cf. Canterbury, St Augustine, Glastonbury, St Albans; and below. Æthelweard I Succeeded Ælfric (WMGP, pp. –), and may be identified in some of the signatures of an Æ. between  and  (Kemble, nos. , etc., ), and prob. with one of the two Æ.s who sign in  (Kemble, nos. –: a second Æ. occ. in MS  of the latter). Cf. Ælfweard, Glastonbury. Cyneweard Succeeded Æ., according to WMGP, p. . Cf. Milton. *Ælfric II Occ. ,  (Kemble, nos. , ). WM identified Ælfric I of Malmesbury with Ælfric the homilist. He seems to have confused the two Æ.s (he omits the second), and it is possible, though very unlikely,2 that Ælfric II was in fact the homilist; among the numerous Æs. of this era, confusion was easy. Æ. II was prob. one of the Æs. who occ. () (Kemble, no. ) and the Æ. who occ. ? (Mon., , –);  July  (OS Facs., , no. );  (Kemble, no. ). For Ælfric occ.  (Kemble, no. ), read Ælsie (see p.  n. ). Brihthelm Succeeded Cyneweard according to WMGP, p. . Cf. Exeter. Brihtwold I Occ. next in WMGP, p. ; and was prob. the B. who occ. ,  (Kemble, nos. , , etc.) and one of the two Bs. of Kemble, no. , of ; and possibly the B. who occ. later – to ; but see below, and Winchester, New Minster. *Eadric (Edericus) Occ. next in WMGP, p. , and was probably the E. of Kemble, no. , of , and possibly of no. ,  – but cf. Gloucester. Wulfsine occ. next in WMGP, p. ; occ. c.  (VCH Wilts, , , ); d. c.  (see below).3 Æthelweard II was abb.  years (WMGP, p. ), i.e. c. /–c. / (see below); but may be one of the two Æs. of Kemble, no. , of . See Glastonbury (and cf. Ælfweard, Evesham). Ælfwine was abb.  –12 years (WMGP, p. ), i.e. c. /–c. /. See below; and cf. Ramsey, Winchester, New Minster. Brihtwold II was abb.  years (WMGP, pp. –), i.e. c. /–/ (see below; cf. VCH Wilts, , , ). 1

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William of Blois archd. Bucks (presumably app. archd. by William of Blois bp. Lincoln, –; he was bp. Worcester –). The chronology of his writings makes it almost impossible, as Professor Whitelock has pointed out to us. He was writing at Cerne in –, and some works later than this do not call him abb. These dates depend on calculation back from –, which is not a firm base, but cannot be far wrong: we follow Dom Aelred Watkin in making these calculations, and in covering them with a caution.

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 :  Herman bishop of Ramsbury tried to take over Malmesbury after his death, but was frustrated by Earls Godwin and Harold, i.e. probably between G.’s return in Sept.  and death in Apr. ; certainly before Herman’s withdrawal from the country in . WMGP, pp. –, ; cf. Florence, , ; and for the dates, VCH Wilts, , . Brihtric c. /–/ For his accession, see above; he was removed by William I and made abb. Burton soon after the Conquest (WMGP, p. ); Burton was vacant by the death of Leofric of Peterborough, q.v. on  Oct. or  Nov. . B.’s translation presumably took place in late  or early . He occ. in two spurious chts. of   and ? (Kemble, nos. , ). WMGP, p. , says he was abbot seven years; but an accession as late as  does not fit the evidence of Herman’s attempted invasion. Turold /– M. Fécamp; became abb. Peterborough  (q.v.; WMGP, p. ; for his appointment to Malmesbury ‘vivente Britrico’, cf. BM Cott. MS Vitell. A. x, f. ). Warin –c.  M. Lire (WMGP, p. ; BM Cott. MS Vitell. A. x, f. ); d.  (BM Cott. MS Vitell. A. x, f. ; cf. WMGP, p. , -day vacancy after his d.; VCH, loc. cit.). Occ.  (Wilkins, , );  (Bodl. MS Wood Empt. , ff. –). Godfrey M. of Ely and Jumièges; proctor of Ely abb. in the vacancy from /– (Lib. El., pp. –; cf. p. , and see Ely). The Lib. El. translates him immediately from Ely to Malmesbury in /, but in the light of Vitell. A. x, f. r–v and list a date  (temp. William II) seems clear, but not later than Jan. . Occ.  Jan.  (Reg. , no. ). WMGP, p. , and list makes him a m. Jumièges; this may account for the interval –. *Eadwulf – Dates as Ann. Winchester, pp. ,  (dep.). Formerly sacrist of Winchester; cf. Anselm, Ep. . Roger, bishop of Salisbury, held the abbey from c.  to his death on  Dec.  (cf. Ctl. Malmesbury, , p. ; WMHN, p. ; list). John  El. prob. Jan.  (a few days after Christmas, at Reading); d.  Aug.  (Florence, , 
JW, p. ; WMHN, p. ). Peter Moraunt –c. / Native of Bourges (Leland, Collectanea, ,  (nd ed.),  (), ); m. Cluny (BM Cott. MS Vitell. A. x, f. ; list); (?)pr. La Charité, superior (?abb.) of St-Urban, near Joinville (Florence, , ; but cf. Peter the Venerable, Epp., ed. Constable, , p. ); app. Apr.  (WMGR, , ); occ. ; (R.) c. Dec.  (Reg., , nos. , ); d.  (?),  Feb. (list). But a writ of ?Apr.  may suggest that the abb. was vacant then (Ctl. Malmesbury, , –; cf. Eyton, Itinerary, p. ). On him see VCH, loc. cit.; GFL, pp. –; WMGP, pp. –, and for his name, Ctl. Malmesbury, , p. , list, etc. Gregory ?– See above. M. Lire. D.  Feb. (HF, , )  (PR  Henry II, p. ). Occ. Mar.  (GASA, , ). *Robert /–c.  ‘de Veneys’, physician to King Henry (list); m. Malmesbury; for dates, PR  Henry II, p. ; see below. Occ. Aug.  (Gesta Hen. II, , );  Mar.  (Ctl. Malmesbury, , p. ). After a long delay he was bl. by bp. Llandaff  (see Sarum Chts., pp. –; Haddan and Stubbs, Councils, , –, dated , but without any clear grounds; cf. GFL, p. , no. ()). Osbert Foliot – Pr. Gloucester, el.  (Ann. Winchcombe, p. ; cf. Greg. Caerwent, BM Cott. MS Vesp. A. v, f.  – the annotator of one MS of Ann. Winchcombe has converted this into the el. of Robert Foliot on the death of Osbert, evidently by a spoonerism). D. ,  Mar. Greg. Caerwent, loc. cit.;  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. , Ann. Worcester, p. ; cf. PR  Henry II, p. ). Master Nicholas of St Albans (list) – M. St Albans, pr. Wallingford, el.  (Ann.

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   , ‒ [MALMESBURY] Waverley, p. ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. , cf. Gir. Camb., , ; Jocelin Brak., p.); dep. or res.  (PR  Henry II, p. ); d.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). Robert of Melun /– Sub-pr. Winchester Cathedral1 (Ann. Winchester, p. , s.a. ); el. / (PR  Richard I, pp. , ); d.  (see n. ; cf. PR  John, p. ). Occ.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. 
CRR, , p. );  (ibid.). Royal ‘clericus’ and justice (Ctl. Malmesbury, , p. ; cf. VCH, loc. cit.). Ann. Dunstable, p.  makes an unnamed abb. d. . Walter Loring – M. Malmesbury; m.  years, abb. ‘’ years (Ctl. Malmesbury, , p. ); el.  (PR  John, p. ); d.  (Ann. Dunstable, p.  – without name); – Oct. (cf. CPR, –, p. ). MILTON (Dorset), St Mary, St Michael, St Samson and St Branwalader2 f.  List in VCH Dorset, , . *Cyneweard – App.  (ASC A; Florence, , ); presumably to be identified with the C. who occ. , , etc., , ,  (Birch, nos. , , etc.,  (see pp. –), –, –); bp. Wells. – (occ. , Birch, no. ; AS Chts., p. , suggests , citing Florence, , ; J. A. Robinson (), p.  and n., suggests ). Cf. Malmesbury. *Ælfhun Occ.  (Kemble, no. ); probably to be identified with the Æ. who occ.  (‘Ælfhim’), , ,  (), ,  (Birch, no. ; Kemble, nos.  (and ); AS Chts., no.  (see note on p. ); Kemble, nos. , ; AS Chts., no. ); possibly to be identified with the bp. London, –?. *Eadred,3 Edward, Ælfric before  – ?th cent.; but Ælfric may be an error for Ægelric, below (see also Pershore) (Roul. Morts, p. ). Aldwin (Elduinus) Occ.  (Wilkins, , ; see p. ; occ. in Roul. Morts, p. ). *Ægelric – Dep.  (Eadmer, p. ; WMGP, p. ). Bp. Roger of Salisbury (/–) was custodian for five years – ?– – and then: *R. was established by Bp. Roger and Henry I (Red Book, , ). A. Occ.  (ib.). In – the abbey was in the king’s hand for half a year (PR  Henry II, p. ). Eustace –c.  Sacrist of Milton; el.  (Ann. Winchester, p. ). Occ.  (Rot. Cht., p. ); c.  June  (Dorset F., p. );  (Ctl. Loders, pp.–). Royal assent to the el. of the next recorded abb., William de Stokes,  Nov.  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ; cf. CPR –, p. ).4 MUCHELNEY (Soms), St Peter ref. c.  List in VCH Soms, , ; Ctl. Muchelney, pp. –. *Ælfwold Occ.  (Ctl. Muchelney, no. ), and so presumably to be identified with the Æ. who occ. , , and possibly ,  (but see Winchcombe) (Birch, nos. , cf. –, , ; Kemble, nos. , ; cf. also AS Wills, p. ). *Leofric Occ. , ,  (AS Chts., no.  – , but written  – Kemble, nos. , ). Prob. to be identified with some of the references to L. between  and  (Kemble, nos.  (but see above), etc., ; two Leofrics in , Kemble, no. , etc., to , Kemble, no. ), perhaps including L. ‘also called Ethelnoth’ ? (Mon., , –). See AS Chts., p. . See also Exeter, St Albans. 1 2 3 4

So also Ann. Winchcombe in BM Cott. MS Faust. B. i, ff. v, v, which gives dates –(d.). All occ. in AS Chts., no.  (). He may be the Eadred who occ.  (Kemble, no. ), Edred, Edward, Alfric in the Roul. Morts. The reference to ‘Richard’ former abb. in  (CRR, , no. ) seems to be an error.

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 :  *Liuuard (LeuuardusⴝLeofweard) Occ.  (Exon DB in DB, , );  (Reg., , no. );  (Wilkins, , ; see p. ). – – Dep.  Sept. , at Council of London (Eadmer, p. ; Florence, , ; cf. Handbook, p. ). None of the sources for the council names him; it is possible, but unlikely, that Liuuard was still alive. Ealdwulf (Ealdolf) – Prev. m. Muchelney, app.  Sept.  (ASC H); occ. n.d., Ctl. Muchelney, no. . Alan Occ.  Nov.  (HMC Wells, , ). *?Hugh I Occ. – (with Bp. Robert, i.e. –, unless there is a scribal error: Ctl. Athelney, no. ). Abbey vacant, in king’s hand, ‘a morte abbatis’, –: PR  Henry II, p. ;  Henry II, p. ; still vacant – July : Gesta Hen. II, , –; Diceto, , . *Hugh ?II Occ.  (Gesta Hen. II, , );  (BM Egerton MS , f. r–v); c.  1 (BM Egerton MS , f. v). Robert Prev. pr. St Guthlac’s, Hereford, intruded and ejected  (Devizes, pp. , ). *Osbert Occ. as abb. elect  (Forde Abb., Ctl. Forde, p. ).2 D.  Sept. (BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. ). *Richard I Occ. 3 (HMC Wells, , );  Oct.  (Ctl. Bath, , no. );  Dec.  (Ctl. Muchelney, no. );  (CDF, no. );  (Soms F., p. );  (CRR, , no. ). The next abb., Richard II, was el.  (CPR, –, p. ). NORWICH (Norfolk), Holy Trinity, Cathedral Priory f.  (B. Dodwell in TRHS, th Series,  (), ) D.G. Lists in Le Neve, new edn., , – (D. E. Greenway); VCH Norfolk, , . Obits in BM Harl. MS , ff. ff.; also Norwich Cath., Sacrist’s Book and Norwich Customary (only referred to for obits not in Harl. ). *Ingulph4 Occ. c. ,  (B. Dodwell in Misc. D. M. Stenton, pp. –, n.);  (Mon., , –);  (Bodl. MS Top. Suff. d. , f. r–v; see Le Neve). D.  Jan. (obit). *William de Turba – Prev. m. and precentor Norwich (occ. as m. , Misc. D. M. Stenton, pp. –, cf. n.; as precentor, Bodl. Top. Suff. MS as above). Occ. as pr. – (BM Cott. MS App. xxi, f. v). El. and consec. bp. Norwich  (possibly early , Le Neve), d.  (Saltman, pp. –; Reg. Norwich, pp. , , ; GFL, p. ). On him see Knowles, Episcopal Colleagues, pp. –. Elias c. – Occ.  (Ctl. Hulme, , no. ); Mar.  (St William of Norwich, p. ); d.  Oct.  (ib., p. ; cf. obit; Customary of Norwich, p. ). Bart. Cotton (p. ) makes him d. in , which seems impossible. Richard de Ferrariis – For name, St William of Norwich, p. ; prob. subpr. (ib., p. ); el. –Christmas  (ib., p. ). Occ. – Mar. ,  Mar.  (PUE, , nos. , ). Bart. Cotton (p. ) makes him d. , d.  May (obit). *John Occ. – (Ctl. Hulme, , no. ); c.  ( John of Salisbury, ed. Giles, Ep. );  1

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Richard of Coutances archd. (or archd. of Coutances); Master Alexander not yet dean of Wells (see J. A. Robinson (), pp. , –). Ex inf. Dr C. Holdsworth. He occ. with Abp. Hubert Walter, i.e. ; and was presumably earlier than Richard I, and so –. It is possible that this was another unsuccessful election following Robert’s ejection; or else Osbert’s abbacy was short. With Savaric, bp. of Bath and Glastonbury; see p. . Occ. in cht. apparently of  (Roger Bigot d. ; CP, , ); but it cannot be genuine as it stands (Mon., , , no. ; cf. Le Neve).

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   , ‒ [NORWICH] (HMC Var. Coll., , ). Possibly the m. John who occ. –, with Pr. Richard (BM Harl. MS , f. ). D.  Apr. (Sacrist’s Book, p. v). *Ranulf Occ.  (Reg. Norwich, p. : ‘Ralph’; PRO C A K/, sec. xiii, no. ). D.  May (obit),  May (Sacrist’s Book, p. ). Possibly before John. *?Elric – ‘Elricus’ d.  June (obit); and an otherwise unidentified ‘H’ercicus’ d.  (Ann. Horsham, Cambridge, Trinity Coll. MS R. . , f. v: see Horsham).1 *Tancred – Dates as Ann. Horsham, f. v; occ. n.d. (: BM Harl. MS , f. v; also HMC Var. Coll., , –). D.  June (obit). Gerard – El.  (Ann. Horsham, f. v). Said to have d.  (Bart. Cotton, p. ), but occ.  July and  Aug.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. ; Suffolk F., PRS , no. ); d.  Dec. (obit). Also n.d. (DC, no. );  (Ctl. Wardon, no. );  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). William of Walsham App.  (but see above), d. , according to Bart. Cotton, pp. , . Occ.  Feb.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. );  Nov.  (Norwich D. and C. Cht. );  (CRR, , pp. ,  ( Feb.)). Prob. d.  Feb. (obit). The next pr., Master Ranulf of Wareham, was el. bp. Chichester – Dec. , consec.  Jan.  (dates as Handbook); said to have been pr. Norwich by Ann. Dunstable, p.  (not named); Ann. Tewkesbury, p. , Ann. Worcester, p.  etc.; also bp.’s official (CPR, –, p. ; Cheney, Inn. III, no. ; Rot. Lit. Pat., pp. b, b). Odd as the combination of m., pr. and official in one may seem, it appears to be confirmed by the evidence that Master Ranulf of Wareham, m. of Norwich, was also an administrator who could take charge of the see when vacant on the king’s behalf (ib., pp. b–,  bis). See Le Neve. PERSHORE (Worcs), St Mary ref. c.  (see below) List in VCH Worcs, , . Ann. (of little importance) in Leland, Coll. (st edn.), ff., (nd edn.), ff.
Mon., , . *Foldbriht c. – Presumably the F. who occ. ,  (Birch, nos. , ,  (see pp. –), ; also in the spurious no. , dated , and in no.  of ); d.  (revived by St Oswald, then d.: Hist. York, , ; dated  by Ann. Worcester, p. ). Brihteah – Bp. Worcester –; nephew of Abp. Wulfstan I of York (Florence, , ; cf. Lib. El., p. ); ?m. Worcester (Atkins, p. ). Occ. in spurious cht. dated  (Kemble, no. ); presumably the B. who occ. in AS Chts., no.  (not long after ).2 Ælfric Occ. ? (Kemble, no. );  (AS Chts., no. ); and may be identified with the Æ. who occ. ?, , etc., ,  (Kemble, nos. , , –, , etc.). See Milton. *Edmund –– D.  June  (Florence, , ; Ann. Winchcombe, p. ; Atkins, p. ); prob. to be identified with the E. who occ.  (Earle, pp. –). Occ.  (Wilkins, , );  (Thorpe, p. ); and in three dubious or spurious chts., Kemble, nos.  (could be based on a document of ),  (?),  (‘ Dec. ’). Thurstan – M. Gloucester; dates as Florence, , , ; app. also in Ann. Winchcombe, p. . 1

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The ann. contain notices of priors whose house(s) are not named. The first is evidently Horsham; Tancred and Gerard undoubtedly belong to Norwich, in which the author of the ann. was also interested; and so presumably ‘H’ercicus’ was a pr. Norwich also. The ann. were printed in extract by M. R. James in his Catalogue of MSS . . ., , ; James read ‘Henricus’ and om. Gerard. Not –, because of Æthelstan bp. Hereford. Since it is the marriage agreement of the sister of Wulfstan, bp. from , the marriage is not likely to have taken place much after .

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 :  Hugh D. before  (Roul. Morts, p. ; ‘Orate pro Eadmundo, Turstino, Hugone abbatibus’) and so prob. between Thurstan and Guy. *Guy ––/ Dep. for simony ,  Sept., in Council of Westminster (Florence, , ; Eadmer, p.  ; WMGP, p. ). Evidently reinstated, since an abb. of the same name occ.  (Ctl. Winchcombe, , pp. –);  ( JW, p. ); and d.  Aug.  or  (Florence, , 
JW, p.  (); Ann. Tewkesbury, p.  ()). William – M. of Eye, el.  (Florence, , 
JW, p. ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). Thomas Occ.  (Ctl. Worcester, p. ); suspended and reinstated between  and  (Saltman, no. ).1 Occ.  (Ctl. Gloucester, , p. );  (Hemming, , ). *Reginald –– Occ. prob. c.  Sept. 2 (CDF, no. 
Delisle-Berger, , pp. –);  Dec.  (Ctl. Gloucester, , p. );  (Red Book, , ). D.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. );  (Ann., with Simon succ.). *Simon – El.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann.); Occ.  Nov.  (Ctl. Worcester, p. ); d.  May  (Ann. Winchester, p. ;3 Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann. St Davids, BM Cott. MS Domit. A. i, f. ). *Master Anselm – M. Reading; el.  (Ann.Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann. Winchester, p. ); d.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann. Worcester, p. ). Gervase – El. and bl.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann. Worcester, p. ; Ann.); occ.  (CRR, , no. ); d.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann.). *PETERBOROUGH (Northants), St Peter ref. c.  *List from  in Ctl. Peterborough, p. ; also list in VCH Northants, , . Names to  based on ASC E and Candidus; first three noted by Goscelin in Mir. S. Ivonis, Ch. Ramsey, p. lxi. Basis for later abbs. in early th cent. Ann. in Lambeth MS , ff. –v;4 Ch. Peterborough (th cent.) and fuller chs. in Sparke (th–th cents.). The obits used here are: , London, Soc. of Antiquaries, MS ; , Bodl. Barlow MS ; , Lambeth MS a (cf. Ctl. Peterborough, p. ).5 *Ealdwulf c. – Bp. of Worcester, –; abp. York, – (ASC E, s.a. , ; C, s.a. ; Florence, , ; cf. Vita Ethelwoldi, Ch. Abingdon, , ; Candidus, pp. –). – in Ann. Occ.  (Ch. Ramsey, pp. , –). Prob. the E. who occ. , ,  (x ) (Kemble, no. ; AS Chts., no. ; Kemble, no. ; cf. AS Chts., no. ). *Coenwulf – ?M. Old Minster, Winchester; bp. Winchester,  (cf. ASC E, s.a. , , ; Florence, , , ; Candidus, pp. –). Occ. , , and prob. the C. who occ. , , etc.,  (Kemble, nos. , ; , ; etc.; , ). *Ælfsige /– Abb. ‘ years’, d.  Jan. (obit )  (ASC E, s.a.  (th cent. insertion),  (for ); cf. Candidus, pp. –). Accompanied Ælfgifu/Emma to 1

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Theobald, abp. and primate, not legate: i.e. prob.  or ; but Reginald was abb. well before  (cf. GFL, p. ).  or, just possibly, ; witnessed by Thomas the chancellor at Winchester in concilio, and Thomas and Henry II were not together in England while T. was chancellor after . Prob. from the council of Michaelmas : cf. Eyton, Itinerary, pp. –. An election of an abb. is noted by Gervase, , , as  Sept. , with several others. This is clearly an error. Inaccurate in early years, and so mostly ignored. Evidently from its contents it is a Peterborough abb. ann., whose original hand ceases in ; later additions attach it to Peterborough, Ramsey abb. and possibly Huntingdon pr. (cf. N. R. Ker, Med. Libraries of Great Britain, nd edn., London, , p. ). The first consists of th/th cent. additions to the Psalter of Robert of Lindsey of c. ; the other two are of the th cent. (cf. Ctl. Peterborough, p. ).

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   , ‒ [PETERBOROUGH] Normandy in  (ASC C, D, E). He is presumably one of the three Æ.s who occ. in  in Crawford Chts., no.  (Kemble, no. ), and may be the Æ. who occ. , etc., ?,  (Kemble, nos. , ; AS Chts., no. ); but from  he cannot be distinguished from AE. abb. St Benet of Hulme, q.v. *Earnwig – M. Peterborough; res., d.  years later (ASC E, s.a.  (for ), ; cf. Candidus, p. ; d.  May, obit ). Presumably the E. who occ. ,  (Kemble, no. ; Aberystwyth, Nat. Lib. Wales, MS Peniarth , p. ). Leofric – Nephew of Earl Leofric of Mercia; m. Peterborough; granted by King Edward and Queen Edith abbeys of Burton, Coventry, Crowland and Thorney (q.v.) (Candidus, pp. –, esp. pp. –; ASC E, s.a. , ). D. ,  Oct. or  Nov. (ASC E; Candidus, p. ;  Nov. also in obit ). Occ. , etc., and in spurious chts. dated  (AS Chts., no. ; Kemble, nos. –). Cf. AS Writs, p. ; R. R. Darlington, in EHR,  (),  n. . Brand – Pr. Peterborough; acknowledged Edgar Ætheling as king in , but reconciled to William. D. ,  or  Nov. (ASC E, s.a. , ; Candidus, pp. –;  Nov. also in obit ). Later tradition made Hereward the Wake his nephew (Freeman, NC, , , ). *Turold – M. of Fécamp, abb. Malmesbury (q.v.). Dates as ASC E; cf. UGQ, p. ; d. ,  or  April (obits , ). On him see MO, p. ; Candidus, pp. – (abb.  years). Godric ?– Brother of Brand; prev. archbp. el. of Dol. Dep. by St Anselm in  (Candidus, pp. –) – abb. one year; cf. WMGP, p. . But accession in  in ann. in Candidus, p. . *Matthew Ridel – Brother of Geoffrey Ridel (Candidus, p. ); m. of Mont-S.Michel (Orderic, , ). Dates as ASC E, s.a. : enthroned  Oct. ; d. at Gloucester  Oct.  (ASC E; Candidus, pp. –; , UGQ, p. ;  Oct., obit ;  Oct. obit ;  Oct., obit ). *Ernulf – Pr. of Christ Church, Canterbury (q.v.); el.  (ASC E; UGQ, p. ). El. Bp. Rochester , el. confirmed  Sept. , ‘invested’ by archbp.  Sept.; enthroned  Oct. (ASC E; Eadmer, p. ). On him see Candidus, pp. ff., –. John – M. of Séez (Eadmer, p. ; Candidus, p. ). D.  Nov.  ( Oct., ASC E;  Nov., obit ;  Nov., obit ;  years abb., d. , Candidus, p. ). Occ.  Sept. ,  (Peterborough D. and C. MS , ff. cxii v–cxiii, cxviii r–v). Henry of Poitou – Related to Henry I and the duke of Aquitaine, prob. secular clerk and bp. elect of Soissons, then m. Cluny; pr. Souvigny; pr. Cluny; abb. S. Jean-d’Angely1 (Orderic, , ; with dates, ASC E; Candidus, pp. ff.). For the troubles of his abbacy see ib., pp. –: dep. by Henry I, retired to Angely. Martin of Bec – Prev. m. Bec and pr. St Neots (q.v.). Received at Peterborough  June ; dates as Candidus, pp. –; cf. ASC E, s.a.  (– in ann. in Candidus, pp. –). D.  Jan.  (Candidus, p. : after  years,  months,  days – sic;  Jan. also in obit ;  Jan., obit ). Occ.  (Peterborough D. and C. MS , f. cxiii r–v). *William of Waterville – M. Peterborough (Candidus, pp. ff.; for dates, see Ch. Peterborough, pp. , ). Dep. :  Sept. (Gervase, , ) or  Oct. (Diceto, , ). Dates – (Ann.). His obit was kept  Nov. (obit ), but the year of d. is unknown. Occ.  (Saltman, p. , no. ). The abbey was vacant – (PR  Henry II, p. ). 1

These adventures have been checked so far as the evidence allows in a remarkable piece of detective work by Miss Cecily Clark in EHR,  (), –.

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 :  *Benedict – Pr. Christ Church, Canterbury (q.v.); el.  May (Gesta Hen. II, , ; years also in Ann.; cf. Gesta, pp. li ff. etc.; UGQ, p. ); d.  Sept. (obit ) or  Sept. (Sparke, , ; obit ; BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. v; etc.)  (so Sparke;  in Ch. Peterborough, p. ). Andrew c. – M. and pr. Peterborough (Sparke, Ch. Peterborough, ut sup.). D.  (obit ) or  Feb. (obit )  (Sparke, , ; Ch. Peterborough, p. ; Ann. Winchester, p. ). Akarius (Acharius) – Pr. St Albans1 (Sparke, ,  and n.; R. Vaughan, in EHR,  (), ). El. Mar.  (Ann. Winchester, p. , etc.). D.  (obit ),  (Sparke, , ; Cambridge, Trinity Coll. MS O. . , f. ) or  Mar. (obit )  (Sparke, , ; Ch. Peterborough, p. ; Walt. Cov., , ; etc.). Robert of Lindsey – M. and sacrist Peterborough; el.  June  (Ann.; Sparke, , ; Ch., p. , cf. Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ). D.  Oct.  (Sparke, , ; obit ; BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. v; cf. CPR, –, p. ; etc.). Dates – in Ann. See Ctl. Peterborough, p. . *RAMSEY (Hunts), St Benedict f.  (Ch. Ramsey, p. ) List in VCH Hunts, , ; basis in Ch. Ramsey (henceforth Ch.); dates in th-cent. Ann., ed. in Ch., pp. ff., mostly reliable. St Oswald – Remained abb. till his death ( Feb. ); Ramsey under charge of prs. (deans) Germanus, –c.  (see below; cf. Ch., p. ), then abb. Winchcombe, q.v. (and see p. ); Eadnoth Senior, – (Ch., pp. –, ; Ann.). *?Germanus see Cholsey. *Eadnoth – M. Worcester, Ramsey; bp. Dorchester, – (Ch., pp. , ; Hist. York, , , ). Ann. gives dates – as abb. – ‘ years’ (p. ). Prob. the E. who occ. , , ,  (Kemble, nos. , , , , –). Wulfsige – M. Ramsey; d. at battle of Ashingdon,  Oct.  (Ch., pp. –; for the date cf. B. Dickins in Leeds Studies in English, , –). Ann., p. , gives dates –. Cf. Lib. El., p.  for a discussion of the story that he refused hospitality to Ealdorman Brihtnoth on his way to Maldon in  – it is attributed to Wulfsige both in Lib. El. and in Ch. Ramsey (p. ). *Wythman – A German, deserted monastery and res. (Ch., pp. –). Dates as Ann., p. . *Æthelstan – Son of Ærnketel and Wulfrun; m. Ramsey, el. while Wythman on pilgrimage, and W. res. on his return (Ch., pp. –, –). Murdered  or  Sept.  (–, d.  Sept., Ann., p. ; cf. Ann. Thorney, BM Cott. MS Nero C. vii, f. v; Ch., pp. –, says that he was attacked during Vespers on Michaelmas Day and died early the following morning – possibly it means first Vespers, i.e. on the th). Prob. the Æ. who occ. , ?,  (Kemble, nos. , , ). Cf. AS Writs, p. ; cf. also Abingdon (and Ælfstan, Canterbury, St Augustine). *Ælfwine –/ Son of priest Eadbriht (of Essex: UGQ, p. ). Pr. Ramsey (Ch., pp. , ), el.  (date in Ann., p. ; cf. Ch., pp. –: between accession of Edward the Confessor and res. Ælfweard bp. London i.e. ). Abb.  years (Ch., p. : , Ann., p. ). D.  (Ann., p. ) or  (Ann. Thorney, BM Cott. MS Nero C. vii, f. ); but cf. AS Writs, pp. –. Occ. at the Council of Rheims in , , , c.  (ASC E, s.a. ; cf. Acta Sanctorum, Maii, , ; Bishop and Chaplais, facing pl. xxix; Wilkins, ,  (Aluuinus): see p. ; Mem. Bury, , ; cf. UGQ, p.  and n. ). Prob. sometimes the Æ. who occ. , , etc., , ?, and in spurious chts. dated , 1

Possibly also pr. Tynemouth, q.v.

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   , ‒ [RAMSEY]  (Kemble, nos. , , ; OS Facs., , Exeter ; Kemble, nos. , ); but cf. Malmesbury, Winchester, New Minster. *Ælfsige (Ælsi) – Abb. St Augustine’s, Canterbury, el.  (Ch. Ramsey, p. ; for date, Ann., p. : ,  years); d.  (Mon., , ). On him see R. W. Southern in Med. and Renaissance Studies,  (London, ), pp. ff. *Herbert Losinga –/ Pr. Fécamp (WMGP, p. ); el.  (Ann., p. ); el. and consec. bp. Thetford (later Norwich)  (Ann. Winchester, pp. –, s.a. ; cf. WMGP, p. ); d. . Abb.  years (Ann., p. ) or  years (Reg. Norwich, p. ); signs as bp.  Jan.  (Reg., , no. ), and he was prob. consec. on  Jan.  (see B. Dodwell in TRHS, th Series,  (), ), and so el. . Occ. as abb.  June  (Ctl. Ramsey, , pp. –). On him see Dodwell, art. cit.; Epistolae, ed. R. Anstruther (Brussels, ); E. M. Goulburn and H. Symonds, Life, Letters and Sermons of Bishop Herbert de Losinga ( vols., Oxford and London, ). *Aldwin (Ealdwin) – Dates and dep. in Council of London, Ann., pp. –, cf. ; cf. Eadmer, p.  ( in Ann. Thorney, BM Cott. MS Nero C. vii, f. ; Ann. Peterborough, Lambeth MS , f. , which gives his dep. s.a.  (?)). Occ.  Sept.  (Reg., , no. ). Restored ; occ. , d.  ( years and occ. , Ann., p. ; , Eadmer, p. ). Bernard of St Albans –  years, Ann., p. . M. St Albans, ib. D.  Jan. (Cambridge, Trinity Coll. MS O. . , f. ). Aldwin – (see above). Vacant for one and a half years (Ann., p. ). Reginald /– M. Caen, app. c. Christmas  (ASC H; cf. Ann., p. , s.a. ). D.  May  (Florence, , 
JW, p. n. – May; cf. also Mon., , . After Easter , Torigny, p. ). Occ.  (Lib. El., p. ). *Walter – El. ; d.  July  (,  years: Ann., p. ; d.  July, p. ;  Ann. Peterborough Lambeth MS , f. ,  in Ch. Peterborough, p. ; see below). Dep. . Daniel was abb. for  days (Ch. Ramsey, p. ); then Walter reinstated. Walter occ.  (Saltman, p. ). Walter and Daniel may have been ms. Ramsey, who occ.  (CUL, Add. MS , f. v). Vacant in king’s hands, – (PR  Henry II, p. ). William Anglicus – () M. Cluny, pr. S.-Martin-des-Champs. Abb.  years (Ann., p. ). El. abb. Cluny , but did not leave Ramsey until ; d. Jan.  (GFL, p. n.; Ch. Ramsey, p. ; Torigny, pp. , –; HF, , , ; Diceto, , ; Ann. Winchester, p. ; cf. PR  Henry II, p. ). Vacant – (ibid.); vacant two years (Ann., p. ). Robert Trianel – Pr. St Andrew, Northampton, el.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ; Ann., p. : el. , d. after being abb.  years; cf. PR ut sup.); occ.  Nov.  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. ii, f. ). Eudo –/ Pr. Peterborough; el. , Ann., p. ; el. , d.  (Lambeth MS , f. v); d.  Apr. (London, Soc. of Antiquaries MS , f. v); Ch. Peterborough, p.  (–). Occ.  (Hunts F., p. ). Robert of Reading – El.  (Ann., p. ; Ch. Peterborough, p. ); res. , royal assent  Apr. (Rot. Lit. Pat., pp. , b; dep., according to Ch. Peterborough, p. , s.a. ; year before , Ann., p. ; , Ann. Dunstable, p. , with other misdated events). D. at Reading, where he had presumably been a m. (Ann., p. ). Occ.  Sept.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. );  Oct.  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. ii, f. v)

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 :  *Vacant – (from c.  June , PR  John, p. ; cf. PR  John, p. ; but no account in later PRs.  years, ending , Ann., p. ). *Richard – Prev. abb. Selby, el. Ramsey  (see Selby). D.  (after  years, Ann., p. ; see below); occ.  Jan.  (Ctl. Glastonbury, , no. ). The next abb., Hugh Foliot, was abb. – (Ann., p. ; Rot. Lit. Pat., p.  – royal assent  June; CPR, –, p. ; etc.). READING (Berks), St Mary and St John the Evangelist f.  (but not fully established, with abb., until ) *Lists in VCH Berks, , –; B. R. Kemp, ‘The Foundation of Reading Abbey’ (unpubl. Ph.D. thesis). Basis in UGQ, pp. – (Ann. ); EHR,  (), – (Ann. , ed. C. W. Previté-Orton). Calendar with obits in BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. v, ff. ff. (obit). *Hugh of Amiens – M. of Cluny; pr. Limoges c. –; pr. Lewes – (see Lewes); app. abb. Reading  (Ann. );1 abp. Rouen  (Ann. ;1 Torigny, p. ); consec.  Sept. D.  Nov.  ( Nov. in obit; cf. HF, , ). DNB. Ansger (Anker, Ancher) – Prev. pr. Lewes c. – (q.v.). Dates as Ann.  (for  cf. JW, p. , not named). D.  Jan. (Ann. ; obit). Edward –c.  El.  (Ann. ); occ.  (Reg., , no. );  (Saltman, p. ); (E.) c.  (GFL, no. ); c.  (ib., no. ). Cf. GFL, p. . *Master Reginald – Clerk to King Stephen, m. Grestain (see Walden), m., pr. Reading; abb. –; res., later pr. and abb. Walden –/ (q.v.; see GFL, pp.  and n., ; for dates, Flor. Hist., , , ; Ann. ). Occ (R.)  (BM Egerton MS , f. );  Dec.  (Ctl. Gloucester, , p. ). Cf. Reg., , pp. xi, xiv. *Roger – Dates as Ann. ; cf. Ann. Winchester, p. , s.a. ; Flor. Hist., , . D.  Jan. (obit). Occ.  (PRO E//). Cf GFL, p. . William the Templar – Abp. Bordeaux, consec.  Feb. , d. (?) Sept.  (dates as abb., Ann. ; cf. Flor. Hist., , ; HF, , ). On him see GFL, p.  and index; Delisle-Berger, Introd., p. ; GC, , –. Joseph – Prev. pr. Reading (cf. MB, , ); el. , res. , d.  Feb.  (Ann. ; for the day, cf. obit). Occ.  (BM Egerton MS , f. v). *Hugh – Pr. Lewes; el.  (Ann. ; Ann. Waverley, p. ); abb. Cluny  (Ann. Waverley, pp. –; Ann. Winchester, p. ). D.  Aug.  (GC, , ; cf. for the day, obit). Occ.  (BM Stowe MS , ff. v–v). *Elias – M. Reading, el.  (‘can.’ Reading, Ann. ; cf. Ann. Worcester, p. , s.a. ); d.  (Trokelowe, ed. Hearne, p. ) or  July (obit)  (Ann. Dunstable, pp. –; Ann. Waverley, p. ; , Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). Occ.  Nov. Dec.  (Bucks F., p. ); Oct.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  Feb.,  Mar.  (ib., nos. , ). Simon the Chamberlain – El.  (Ann. Dunstable, p. ); d.  Feb.  (obit; Ann. ; cf. Ann. Dunstable, p. ; Ann. Worcester, p. ;  Feb. in Trokelowe, ed. Hearne, p. ). The next abb., Adam, pr. Leominster, el.  (Ann. ). ROCHESTER (Kent), St Andrew, Cathedral priory ref.  * D.G. List in Le Neve, revised edn., , – (D. Greenway); VCH Kent, , . ?Arnulf D. – (Roul. Morts, p. ). Ralph – M. of Caen; came to England with Lanfranc; res.  to be abb. Battle (el.  Aug.: Ch. Battle, pp. –; cf. Orderic, ed. Chibnall, , ). 1

Confirmed by ann. (?Wenlock) in Cambridge, Corpus Christi Coll., MS , f. .

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   , ‒ [ROCHESTER] Ordoin1 (Ordwynus) Occ. –Mar. ,  (Textus Roffensis, f. ; cf. ff. r–v, v–);  (Reg. Rochester, p. ). Possibly m. Canterbury (see Le Neve). ?Thomas Occ. , prob. 2 (CUL Add. MS , ff. v–). Brian Occ.  (Reg. Rochester, p. );  Sept.  (Saltman, pp. –, no. ; cf. n. );  Feb.  ( JL , AS, , ; BM Cott. MS Nero D. ii, ff. v–). D.  Dec. (ib., Nero C. ix, f. ). Reginald Occ.  Mar.  (PUE, , no. ); (R.)  (Reg. Master David, no. 
Liverani, p. : ‘Frater R. sancti A. de R. presbiter’ (‘sancti Asaph’, Liverani)). ?William of Borstal Formerly cellarer, occ. as pr. n.d., before Silvester (Reg. Rochester, p. ). Silvester Occ. (S.)  May  (Reg. Rochester, pp. –);  Apr.  (PUE, , no. ). Richard –/ Occ. Nov.  (Reg. Rochester, p. );  May  (Kent F., p. ); Dec. 3 (Reg. Rochester, p. ). Res. ‘’ to be abb. Burton (q.v.; Ann. Burton, p. ), presumably for . Alvred – Res.  to be abb. Abingdon (q.v.). ?Osbert of Sheppey Noted by Wharton, AS, , , as prev. sacrist: occ. n.d. (Reg. Rochester, p. ); prob.
O. pr. occ.  (BM Cott. MS Domit. A. x, ff. –). *Ralph de Ros Prev. sacrist Rochester (AS, , ). Occ.  (Reg. Hamonis Hethe, , p.);  Oct.  (Kent F., p. ); Jan.  (CRR, , p. ); – May  (Rot. Cht., p. ). Elias Prob. prev. sacrist (occ. Jan. , CRR, , p. ). Occ.  Nov.  (Rochester, D. and C., T. /); (H. for Helias)  (Bodl. MS Rawl. B. , f. ). The next pr., William, occ.  Oct.  (Kent F., p. ); Apr.  (ib., p. ). ST ALBANS (Herts), St Alban ref. c.  (cf. Hist. York, , )4 List in VCH Herts, , ff., cf. pp. ff. Basis in GASA and writings of Matthew Paris; th-cent. list in Oxford, Magdalen Coll. MS  (deposited in Bodl.), p.  (which seems to be based on GASA, and is of no independent value).5 Obits in BM Cott. MS Julius D. vii, ff. v– (obit) and Belvoir martyrology (Cambridge, Trinity Coll. MS O. . : Belvoir obit; see Belvoir for printed ed.). *Ælfric c. – ? First abb. of re-foundation (GASA, , –; cf. list); GASA makes him die 1

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Ordoin occ. in a cht. of Bp. Gundulf (d. ) dated in various forms  and , and on this account has been supposed to have been twice pr. But the cht. (in all forms) notes the consent of King Henry () and Abp. Anselm (–) and is witnessed by Ralph abb. of Séez (–, but in England c. /–: cf. Orderic, , –, , ); and in one form (Reg., , no. ) by Ralph abb. Battle (). It is probably a forgery, and the dates must be wrong. The forms are printed in: Mon., ,  from BM Cott. Cht. viii,  (dated ); Saltman, no. , Cheney, English Bishops’ Chanceries, p.  (abbreviated; cf. p. n. for a discussion of its authenticity), from Canterbury Cathedral Cht. Ant. R. , inspex. of  (dated ); also in Reg. Rochester, pp. –, –; abstr. in Reg. Hamonis Hethe, ,  and Reg., , no.  (no date, but assigned by eds. to ). *Dr Martin Brett has made a special study of this document, and we gratefully acknowledge his help: we hope he will publish shortly a full statement of the case for forgery. Abp. William as legate; dedication of Thorney abb. (see MS cit., f. ). Waleran bp. Rochester: he was el. Oct. , and it is just possible that this document belongs to his period as bp. el., Oct.  Dec. . After the Easter Council, which may have been that at which the Regularis Concordia was promulgated, i.e. c.  (cf. Reg. Concordia, ed. T. Symons, NMT, pp. xxii ff.). Of the St Albans sources we have normally only cited GASA, composed by Matthew Paris, but based in fair measure on a twelfth-century source, the roll of Adam the Cellarer: for this, and the history of the texts of GASA, see Vaughan, Matthew Paris, pp. ff. We have only cited Wendover or Paris’s chs. when they give material not in GASA (Wendover is cited from MPCM, ). With dates of d. etc. , only noted when different from GASA.

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 :  as abb. (see Leofric below), but Eadmer tells us he was the Æ. who became bp. Ramsbury in  and abp. Canterbury – (Hist. York, , ; cf. AS Wills, pp. –; GASA, , n. shows some knowledge at St Albans that Ælfric became abp.). But he occ.  in Ch. Ramsey, p. . WMGP, p. , makes Ælfric abb. Abingdon; but there seems no place for him in the Abingdon list.1 In his will (AS Wills, no. ) he shows an interest in Canterbury cathedral and in Cholsey, but chiefly in St Albans and Abingdon, to the former of which he left his books; and this might lead one to suppose that he had been a m. of Abingdon and abb. St Albans.2 Florence, , , however, says he had been a m. Glastonbury, although one MS makes him (?also) a m. Abingdon (, n.). He was possibly the Æ. who occ. , etc.,  (Birch, nos. , , etc., –, –) and one of the two of () (Kemble, no. ). Cf. Canterbury, St Augustine’s, Cerne, Glastonbury, Malmesbury. *Leofric ? c. – Brother of Abp. Ælfric, occ. ,  (Kemble, nos. , ); called ‘Abb.’ in Æ.’s will (; see AS Wills, no. ); possibly the L. who occ. ?, , etc., , and prob. one of the two Ls. of  and  (Mon., , –; Kemble, nos. , , ,  – see Muchelney). GASA, , –, makes him son of the earl of Kent and later abp. Canterbury; the latter is due (as Vaughan shows, Matthew Paris, p. ) to an exchange between Ælfric’s and Leofric’s names in Matthew Paris’s copy of GASA.3 GASA also places him after Eadmar, and so makes the next two entries very doubtful. Obit  Apr. (Belvoir obit, f. v). ?Ealdred placed between Ælfric and Eadmar in GASA, , –. ?Eadmar placed between Ealdred and Leofric (sic: see above) in GASA, , –. Possibly the Eadmær who occ.  (Kemble, no. ). *?Ælfric II placed between Leofric and Leofstan by GASA, , – and made to die as abb. This may be entirely due to confusion with Ælfric I (see note ); but see below, under Ecgfrith. The list runs Eadmær, Ælfric (II), Leofric (II – called brothers), Leofstan, Frederick . . . *?Leofstan GASA, , –, places him (also called ‘Plumstan’ on p. n.) between Ælfric II and Frederick; makes him die c.  and yet be succeeded in or c.  (see below).4 He or the abb. Bury may be the L. who occ.  (Kemble, no. ):  Leofstans occ. in a spurious cht. dated  (Kemble, no. ). *?Ecgfrith The Liber Eliensis (pp. –) tells a story of how Abp. Stigand went to Ely (presumably early in : cf. ib. pp. –) to deposit his treasures there, and summoned Ecgfrith, whom he had made abb. St Albans,5 to bring his treasures and the relics of St Alban to Ely. 1

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Searle, copying Birch, makes Ælfric abb. Abingdon occ. in , from Kemble, no. . This is a mistake: Wulfgar is abb. Abingdon in Kemble, no. , Ælfric of Malmesbury. The next abb., Leofric, was apparently Ælfric’s brother: this might confirm the attribution, or alternatively explain the abp.’s interest in St Albans. Æ. also left money to the people of Wilts, which suggests the identification with the bp. Ramsbury. GASA makes Ælfric II Leofric’s brother, which implies a confused memory that he had been abp., and attributes the grant of Kingsbury to him (cf. AS Wills, no. ). All these points belong to Ælfric I; and the rest of GASA’s account relates to the relics of St Alban, a probably fictitious story, on which see below. VCH Herts, , , , adds Abp. Stigand in . There is evidence (ibid., p. n.) that he had some grip on the estates, and this was no doubt connected with the authority of the later abps. over St Albans. But there is no evidence that Stigand was even titular abb. there. The Lib. El., p. , notes St Albans among the abbs. over which he had control; but at the others – Glastonbury, St Augustine’s, Canterbury and Ely (cf. ibid., p. ) – there is reason to suppose that he was not abb.; at Winchester (also listed) he was, of course, bp. and so in a sense titular abb. Freeman, NC, , n. cites confirmatory evidence from GASA, Eadmer, Gervase and the Ann. Worcester of a special relationship between the abps. of Canterbury and the abbey: the other evidence relates to Lanfranc and Anselm, but Stigand is a likely person to have started so curious a link, and it looks as if the Ely tradition had access to sound information on this point. There are valuable discussions of the problem in Lib. El., pp. xxxvii–viii and Vaughan, Matthew Paris, pp. –.

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   , ‒ [ST ALBANS] Stigand was then deposed, and Paul made abb. of St Albans, and so Ecgfrith stayed at Ely and the relics of St Alban were solemnly enshrined there. This story reflects a controversy between Ely and St Albans as to who possessed the genuine relics of St Alban, and this has led, not unnaturally, to great confusion in the sources. The GASA makes no mention of Ecgfrith, but divides his activities into two: Ælfric II (above) is made to trick the monks of Ely by sending false relics; Frederick (below) is made to retire to Ely after a spirited rebellion against the Conqueror. Everything it says about Frederick seems to be legend except his name,1 and in so far as the legend can be related to history, it clearly refers to the period c. –, and not later, although we know Frederick was abb. in , and . The Ely and St Albans accounts confirm one another in making the last OE abb. retire to Ely at the time of the rebellion; but as they also confirm one another in making Paul immediately succeed as abbot, and both contain legendary elements, it is doubtful how seriously their evidence should be taken, even when they agree. They are in a sense independent, but evidently the fruit of controversy, and so may well have affected each other; and this is confirmed by another version of the Ely story (evidently based on a common, th cent., source), which calls the abbot Ælfric.2 At first sight this seems to fit the GASA evidence; yet there is other good evidence that an Abb. Ecgfrith, not an abb. of Ely, was remembered there.3 It is clear that St Albans retained a very hazy knowledge of its abbots before Paul, and that, if the Ely story is anywhere near correct, there were strong positive reasons for forgetting Ecgfrith. On the whole it seems probable that the last OE abbot of St Albans was called Ecgfrith, and that he retired to Ely c. . *Frederick Occ.  May  (Bishop and Chaplais, facing pl. xxix),  (Wilkins, ,  – ‘Verolamii’; see p. ). On his name and origin, see below, n. . Paul – M. of Caen, nephew of Abp. Lanfranc; el.  (GASA, , ; cf. Eadmer, p. ); d.  Nov.  (after  years  months: GASA, , ; Florence, , ;  Nov. also in Belvoir obit, f. v; cf. BM Royal MS . B. vi, f. ). Occ.  Jan.  (Reg., , no. ). DNB. Abbey vacant, in king’s hand, – (GASA, , ). *Richard d’Aubigny4 – M. of Lessay (GASA, , ); d.  May (Belvoir obit, f. v; BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii, f. v) or  May  (after  years: GASA, , ).5 *Geoffrey de Gorron6 – From noble family of Normandy and Maine, born in Maine, 1

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Cf. Freeman, NC, , –. The legendary elements include the fanciful account of his origin – that he was an Old Saxon with Danish connections, related to Cnut. *The name Frederick was rare outside Germany. There are a few scattered references for Frithuric in Searle’s Onomasticon from the th–th cents., so an OE origin is not impossible. The only other Frederick known in England in this period, however, was brother or brother-in-law of William de Warenne – more probably the latter, and so a Fleming (see Clay, in EYC, , pp. –). It is therefore probable that the abbot of St Albans who flourished in the s was a representative of the invaders. The GASA as we have it is basically the work of Matthew Paris. A thirteenth-century writer of the age of the Emperor Frederick II would naturally assume that Frederick was a German name, and the whole account of his origin may be fantasy; but it is not impossible that some genuine tradition lies behind it. See Lib. El., pp. xxxvii–viii for a discussion of this; the variant version is in John of Tynemouth’s Nova Legenda Anglie (ed. C. Horstmann, Oxford, ), p. ; an alternative reading is Alfridus. In an Ely calendar which records the death of an abb. Ægfridus (no house named) under  Oct. (see Lib. 4 El., p. xxxviii). MPHA, , , ; cf. Loyd, BHRS,  (), –.  years should bring us to , and this conforms with the indication in GASA; but  agrees with the epact, and is confirmed by Ann. Thorney, BM Cott. MS Nero C. vii, f. . D.  May (obit). Cf. St Albans Psalter, p. .

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MPCM, ,  – after  years;  Oct. in obit, Belvoir obit, f. v; BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. v). Simon – An Englishman, pr. of St Albans; el. c.  May1  (GASA, , –; MPCM, , ; Ann. Worcester, p. . Succession given with Robert’s death as  in Ann. Winchester, p. ). D.  July (Belvoir obit, f. )  (after c.  years: GASA, , ; Ann. Waverley, p. ; Ann. Winchester, p. , has  in error; list, ). Master Warin of Cambridge – Pr. St Albans (cf. Ann. Waverley, p. ), and formerly studied at Salerno; el.  (GASA, , ; cf. p.  – el. c. Aug. ?); d.  Apr.  (after  years,  months,  days: GASA, , ; cf. Diceto, , n.; for the day, cf. Belvoir obit, f. v; BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. v; Epp. Cant., p. ; , list). John de Cella – Pr. Wallingford, q.v. (cf. Ann. Waverley, p. ); born near Studham (Beds); student at Paris (GASA, , ); el.  July  (MPCM, , ; Ann. Waverley, p. ; for the day, Diceto, , n.); installed  July  (ibid.). D.  July  (in his th year: GASA, , –; confirmed by Ann. Merton, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, MS , f. v.  July also by Belvoir obit, f. ; cf. Ann. Dunstable, p. ; , list). William of Trumpington – M. St Albans; el.  Nov. ; bl.  Nov. (GASA, , );2 d.  Feb.  (GASA, , ;  Feb. also Belvoir obit, f. v;  Feb., obit). ST BENET OF HULME (Norfolk), St Benedict ref.  Lists in Ctl. Hulme, , pp. – ( J. R. West); VCH Norfolk, , ; based on th-cent. list in Ctl., , p. ; Oxenedes’s Ch.; th-cent. list and extracts from calendar etc. in Worcestre (ed. Harvey), pp. ff., cf. pp. ff. Ælfsige – D.  Oct. (Ctl. Hulme, , p. , from Worcestre, ed. Harvey, pp. ,  for year). Cf. Peterborough: possibly occ. –; presumably the Æ. who occ.  (Kemble, no. );  (AS Chts., no. );  (Kemble, no. ). Cf. Æthelsige of Abingdon. Thurstan c. – nd abb. (epitaph in Worcestre, p. ); called ‘of Ludham’ in Worcestre, p. . D.  Oct. (Worcestre, pp. , ; dates, pp. , ). Ælfwold – D.  Nov. (Worcestre, pp. , ; Oxenedes, pp. , ; cf. Ctl. Hulme, , p. ; , p. ; Stenton in EHR,  (), ). Ralph I ?– App. s.a.  (Oxenedes, p. ). D.  Oct.  (Oxenedes, p. ; year also in Worcestre, p. ). Dr West suggests that he was not strictly abb., but a m. in charge of 1

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Sunday after Ascension ( May), but called  May, GASA, , ; Diceto (, n.: but  May) and Wendover (following Diceto) make it Ascension Day ( May). Diceto dates the bl. the same day. St Edmund, king and martyr ( Nov.): cf. MPCM, ,  – a Thursday; bl. St Andrew’s day, st Sunday in Advent. These details are correct for . El. /, d. , in Ann. Dunstable, pp. , .

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   , ‒ [ST BENET OF HULME] temporalities, and cf. the monk Ranulf in Ctl. Hulme, , no. ; the names, however, were normally distinct, and the identification is not certain: Ralph was clearly commemorated as an abb. *Richer – Dates as Oxenedes, pp. –,  (cf. Worcestre, p. ; Ctl. Hulme, , p. ); obit  Jan. (Oxenedes, p. ; Worcestre, p. ).1 Conrad – Prev. m., sacrist and pr. Christ Church, Canterbury (q.v.); abb.  weeks, d. , , or  Feb. ( Feb., Oxenedes, p. ;  Feb., Worcestre, p. ; BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. ;  Feb., BM Cott. MS Claud. C. vi, f. ; BM Arundel MS , ff. v–; Ctl. Hulme, , p. ). William Basset – Prev. m. S. Évroult (Orderic, , –, called Bassus); dates as Oxenedes, p. ; for his death, Ctl. Hulme, , p. ; Worcestre, p.  gives . Obit. ibid., p. ,  Mar. Anselm c. – Called pr. Dover by Worcestre (p. ) – but this seems to be an error; d.  (ibid.; Oxenedes, p. ; Ctl. Hulme, , p. ); obit  Dec. (BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. v; Worcestre, p. ). Occ. Ctl. Hulme, , pp. ff. Daniel c. –  Prev. m. Hulme (Oxenedes, p. , cf. Worcestre, p. ); twice abb. (cf. Ctl. Hulme, , p. ); occ. prob.  (ib., , no. ; cf. ed.’s notes);  June  (Reg., , no. ). Dep. – (see below). Hugh ––c.  Nephew of King Stephen2 (illegitimate son of Count Theobald); m. Tiron, abb. Hulme, abb. Chertsey from , later of Lagny-sur-Marne (see Chertsey; Torigny, pp. –; cf. Worcestre, p. ; Oxenedes, pp. –). Occ. – (Ctl. Hulme, , p. );  May  (PUE, , no. );  (Ctl. Hulme, , no. ). Daniel (restored) c. – Occ. ? (Ctl. Hulme, , no. ); (D.)  Jan.  (PUE, , no. ). D.  or  Nov.  (Oxenedes, p. , cf. p. ; Worcestre, p. , cf. p. ; Ctl. Hulme, , p. ). Worcestre, p. , gives him a son named Henry, companion of Thomas Becket and later abb. Ramsey: this seems to be fiction, deriving from Hulme tradition. William II c. – Possibly pr. (cf. Ctl. Hulme, , nos. , ); occ. ,  Feb. , etc. (Ctl. Hulme, , nos. , 
Reg., , nos. –; PUE, , no. ). D.  or  Feb.  (Oxenedes, p. , cf. p. ; Worcestre, pp. , ). For the year see also Ctl. Hulme, , p. . Called Geoffrey s.a. , in Ch. Battle, p. . Vacant –; PR  Henry II, p.  to PR  Henry II, p. : this implies el. at Woodstock c. late June, i.e. c. – July (Eyton, Itinerary, p. ; cf. Gesta Hen. II, , – ( July); Diceto, ,  ( July)). Thomas – Prob. el. c. – July  (see above; s.a. , Oxenedes, p. ); d.  Sept.  (Oxenedes, p. , cf. p. ; Worcestre, pp. ,  – on p.  the year is given as ; Ctl. Hulme, , p. ). Occ.  July  (PUE, , no. ). Ralph – Prev. m. Cluny, pr. Ramsey (Oxenedes, p. ; Worcestre, p. ; Ch. Ramsey, p. ); date of app.  in Ch. Ramsey and Oxenedes, but PR  Henry II, p. , accounts for –43 year before election: i.e. he was el. c.  June . D.  Feb.  (Oxenedes, pp. , ; Worcestre, pp. , ; Walt. Cov., , ; Ctl. Hulme, , p. ). *John le Chamiel  M. Bury (cf. Mem. Bury, , ), d. as abb.–el., according to Worcestre, p. ,  Dec. ; Oxenedes, p. , gives .  Dec. is confirmed by BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii, f. . His el. was no doubt delayed by the interdict, and will have taken place in  (cf. Tillmann, pp. ff.), perhaps among the many abbatial els. 1

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Reg., , no. , carries his signum, and is very similar to no. , dated  Sept. . Richer’s signature makes it probable that no. , if genuine, was issued a month or two later; it cannot be later than , when the abb. Ramsey who also signs was dep. Cf. Reg., , no. ; etc.; cf. Chertsey.

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 :  of Oct.–Nov.  (ibid., p. ) which would explain why he was still unblessed at his death. Reginald c. – M. Hulme (Oxenedes, p. ); d.  May  (Worcestre, pp. , ; Oxenedes, pp. , ). Occ.  Feb.  (BM Cott. MS Galba E. ii, f. );  May  (ib., f. ). SANDWELL (Staffs), St Mary Magdalene f. c.  (pr.) List in VCH Staffs, ,  (A. Saltman). Reginald Presented temp. John and referred to as former pr. in  (CRR, , no. ). John Occ.  (Bucks F., p. );  (Mon., , ). SELBY (Yorks, W.), St Mary and St Germanus f.  from Auxerre (EYC, , pp. –) List in VCH Yorks, , ; Hist. Selby in Ctl. Selby, , [ff.], gives narrative to Abb. German. Benedict /–/ Sacrist, St Germanus, Auxerre; first abb. Selby (Hist. Selby, pp. , , etc.; Roul. Morts, p. ); res. /, retiring to Rochester (Hist. Selby, p. : after  years,  William I to  William II). Hugh c. /1–c.  Pr. Selby; res. c. , d. c.  (Hist. Selby, pp. , –; abb.  years;  William II to  Henry I, d. after  years). Occ. (H.) ,  (Ctl. Selby, , nos. –);  Aug.  (BM Cott. MS Julius A. x, f.  – not , as f. ). Herbert c. – M. St Albans; res. to legate John of Crema at York (i.e. mid ),2 retired to St Albans (Hist. Selby, pp. –: ‘scarcely four years’). Durand c. –/ M. St Mary’s, York; compelled to res. by Abp. Thurstan and retired to Cluny, later made pr. in England (possibly Montacute, q.v.) (Hist. Selby, pp. –:  years, to last of Henry I). A vacancy of  years: Hist. Selby, p. ; abbey vacant in spring , cf. papal letter of  Apr., Hist. York, , . Walter – Pr. Pontefract; d.  Feb. (Hist. Selby, pp. –,  years; cf. Clay, YAJ,  (),  – on Pontefract). Occ.  (EYC, , no. ). Elias Paynel –, – Pr. Holy Trinity, York (Hist. Selby, p. ); res. after  years at command of Abp. Henry Murdac, but returned c.  months later (ibid., pp. –, says  months before Murdac’s death ( Oct. ), i.e. c. July ); his return lasted for c.  months and he was dep. by Abp. Theobald in synod. GASA, ,  says that the pope deposed him after an appeal by the abb. of St Albans. Very likely Theobald was acting on a papal mandate. Occ. prob.  (Lancs PR, p. ). *German , – M. St Albans, pr. Tynemouth (GASA, , ; Hist. Selby, p. ; cf. Ctl. Whitby, , p. ); app. , restored  (see above); abb.  years; d.  Nov. (Hist. Selby, pp. –), presumably  ( is too late: see below;  is possible, if the Hist. was reckoning from , but this would necessitate a long vacancy). Gilbert de Vere c. – Brother of Guy de Vere (Ctl. Selby, , no. ; cf. no. ); a date in  fell in his th year and a date in  in his th (Hist. Selby, pp. , ); these and the evidence about his predecessor make  the probable year of his accession. PR  Henry II, p.  – PR  Henry II, p. , show a vacancy running from c. Michaelmas  to later than Michaelmas  (in fact ; see below). Roger of London – Pr. Selby, app. at Pipewell,  Sept. , bl.  Dec. ; d. Jan. (Gesta Hen. II, , , ; Howden, , ). Richard – Pr. Selby, app.  (Howden, , ); res. abb. Ramsey in  (Walt. Cov., 1 2

But the Hist. (p. ) refers to his promotion ‘archiepiscopi Gerardi approbatione’; Gerard was abp. –. Cf. Tillmann, Legaten, p. .

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   , ‒ [SELBY] , ; Ann. Worcester, p.  (no name); Ad. Dom., ,  (before  Jan. )). Occ.   (Bodl. MS Top. Yorks c. , f. a). *Alexander – Pr. Selby; royal assent to el.  Dec.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ); res.  (Walt. Cov., , ): no name, but Alexander occ.  (Ctl. Selby, , p. ); lic. to el. successor  June  (CPR, –, p. ). SHERBORNE (Dorset), St Mary f. c.  (cathedral pr.);  (priory);  (abbey) List in VCH Dorset, , –. PRIORS (DEANS) Ægelward (Agelwardus) Occ.  (Goscelin, Life of St Wulsin, ed. C. H. Talbot, Revue Bénédictine,  (), ; cf. p. ). Wulfric Occ.  (ib., p. ). Ælfric (Alfricus) Occ.  (ib., p. ). Thurstan – Pr. Sherborne, bl. as abb. in  when Sherborne and Horton were combined and Sherborne raised to an abbey (BM Cott. MS Faust. A. ii, f. v). Occ. as pr. 1  (Welsh Epis. Acts, , ). ABBOTS Thurstan – Bl.  (see above). Occ.  (Reg., , no. );  Jan.  (PUE, , no. );  ( J. Fowler in Soms. and Dors. N. and Q.,  (), –). Robert D. c.  (see below). Peter Prev. m. and pr. Monkton Farleigh, forced on Sherborne in irregular el. organised by Jocelin bp. and Azo dean of Salisbury, according to a letter of Eugenius III of  (ib., p. : see below).2 Peter occ.  (PUE, , no. ; cf. Saltman, p. , no. ). It seems likely that he was removed in , when a new el. took place. Henry – On  Feb.  the pope ordered the bp. of Salisbury not to interfere with an el. at Sherborne: by  Nov.  Henry was abb. (PUE, , nos. , ); also occ. n.d. (Reg. St Osmund, , pp. –). Clement3 Occ. Sept.  (CDF, no. ; Chts. Newington Longeville, p. ); 4 (Reg. St Osmund, , p. ); 5  (Gloucester Cathedral Lib. Reg. A, f. r–v). For his tomb see A. W. Clapham, English Romanesque Architecture after the Conquest (Oxford, ), p.  and pl. . The abbey was in the king’s hands in  (PR I Richard I, p. ). William of Stoke – M. of Worcester (Ann. Worcester, p. ); el. at Pipewell  Sept.  (Gervase, , ); occ.  June  (Sarum Chts., p. ); ,  (Ped. Fin., , , ); d.  Apr.  (Ann. Worcester, p. ; cf. Ann. Winchcombe, BM Cott. MS Faust. B. i, f. v, where he is called William de Theok’ – ?Tewkesbury). *Philip Occ.  (Reg. St Osmund, , p. ); c.  Oct.  (Dorset F., p. );  Feb.  (ib., p. ). The next abb., Henry, pr. of Sherborne, el.  (CPR, –, p. ). 1 2 3

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Since Roger bp. of Salisbury is dedicating a cemetery, this was evidently after his consec. in . Presumably some time before  Feb. . Abbs. E. and G. occ. in two chts. of Henry II printed in Mon., , . Eyton, Itinerary, pp. – dates them as prob. . They were confirmed by Edward II on  Aug.  (CChR, , p. ). Eyton suggests that both E. and G. may be errors for C(lement). Henry dean of Salisbury (see GFL, p. ; cf. p. ). Azo archd. Salisbury (he succeeded Jordan, dean from c. : cf. VCH Wilts, , ; cf. Ctl. Bayeux, , pp. –, –).

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 :  SHREWSBURY (Salop), St Peter and St Paul f. c.  (?)1 *Lists in VCH Salop (forthcoming, by M. Chibnall) and Ctl. Shrewsbury (forthcoming, by U. Rees).2 Fulchered c. – First abb., m. of Séez, app. ?c. 1; occ.  (Orderic, , ; , ); – (Reg., , no. );  (Eyton, Salop, , ; cf. , ). D.  Mar.  ( JW, p.  n.; cf. VCH Salop, loc. cit.). Godfrey c. – Second abb., m. Séez (Orderic, , ; , ). Occ.  (Reg., , no. ). D. – Mar.  (xi3 Kal. Mar., feria , JW, p. ; but  Mar. was a Thursday in ). Herbert – Third abb., m. Shrewsbury (Florence, , 
JW, p. ; cf. Orderic, , ); bl. by Abp. William (Gervase, , ); dep. c.  Dec.  (JW, p. ). *Ranulf Occ. , 4  (Eyton, Salop, , ; , 
Lancs PR, pp. –); and as Robert’s predecessor in Saltman, p. , no. . Robert – Occ.  (Saltman, p. , no. ). D.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). Adam – Occ.  (Ctl. Salop, no. );  (MB, , ). Dep.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). The abbey was vacant on  July  (Diceto, , ). Ralph – M. Christ Church, Canterbury, el.  (Gervase, , ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ); occ. ,  (Eyton, Salop, , ; , n.). ?William Occ.  (Eyton, Salop, , ). *Hugh de Lacy ––/ Occ.  Oct.  (Ctl. Salop, p. );  Nov.  (Eyton, Salop, , );  Feb.  (Lancs. F., p. 
PRS, , no. );  May  (PRS, , no. );  (Salop F., PRO transcripts);  Nov.  (Salop F., Trans. Salop Arch. Soc.,  (), ). Abb. unnamed dep. – July  (Rolls of Justices in Eyre, Selden Soc., , pp. , –: see below); and an abb. unnamed occ. Nov.  (CRR, , p. ). The abb. was vacant on  July  (CPR, –, p. ). The next abb. Walter, pr. Leominster, was el. : royal assent  July (CPR, –, p. ); his successor el.  (ib., p. ). TAVISTOCK (Devon), St Mary and St Rumon f.  (destroyed , but re-established. See Finberg (), pp. ff.) H.P.R.F. List by H. P. R. Finberg in Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries,  (), ff.; partly based on Ann. Tavistock, in Newburgh, ed. Hearne, , –, checked by Finberg with Bodl. MS Digby , ff. ff. — st abb. (Mon., , ; Finberg, p. ). Ælfmær ––? Occ.  (Mon., , ; cf. Finberg, loc. cit.); possibly the Æ. who occ. , , ,  (Kemble, nos. , , –) – but see Canterbury, St Augustine; and very likely to be identified with the bp. Selsey, –c. ; if so, he seems to have been a m. Glastonbury (WMAG in Ad. Dom., , ; cf. Finberg, pp. –). 1

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Orderic, , – says that the abbey was founded in ; but he seems to be describing a prolonged process of building, and specifically says of Fulchered: ‘Primus abbas . . . Guillelmo Rufo regnante . . . fuit’ – also that the first two abbots, Fulchered and Godfrey (cf. Reg., , no. 
cxxxix), reigned ‘fere xl annis’. The famous foundation cht., of dubious authenticity but no doubt representing early tradition, dates the foundation  (Mon., , ). We are much indebted both to Mrs Chibnall and to Mrs Rees for our references to this, and to the latter for kind permission to refer to her list and to include some references to her edition. (Most of our references to the Ctl. are to the MS or older printed versions; this full edition to be published by the National Library of Wales will be most welcome.) ix Kal. Mar. in Florence, , . Godfrey occ. in a cht. dated – by Eyton (Salop, , –); but the rel4 evant set of witnesses need not be so early. Godfrey, archd. Worcester (GFL, pp. , ).

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   , ‒ [TAVISTOCK] *Lyfing c. – Prob. also m. Glastonbury (WMAG loc. cit.; or of Winchester, WMGP, p. ; cf. Finberg, p. ); presumably the L. who occ.  (Kemble, no. ); accompanied Cnut to Rome in , made bp. Worcester same year (Freeman, NC, , (rd edn., Oxford, ), pp. ff.; cf. Florence, , ; Finberg, p. ); d. . Ealdred c. –c.  M. Winchester, succeeded Lyfing as bp. Worcester (Florence, , –; cf. WMGP, p. ). Lyfing died in , but Ealdred occ. as bp. ?, ?, ,  (Kemble, nos. , ; OS Facs., , Exeter , Kemble no. , cf.  (cited Finberg, p. n.), ; see pp. –), and may have been Lyfing’s coadjutor in his last years, possibly because Lyfing held the see of Crediton as well as Worcester (Finberg, p. ). Bp. Worcester –; bp. Hereford and Worcester, –; abp. York and bp. Worcester, –; abp. York alone, –. Sihtric c. – Presumably the S. who occ.  (AS Chts., no. );  (Kemble, no.  – Sihtric in MS);  (Barlow (), pp. –);  (Reg., , no.  (?spurious), cited Finberg, p. ); and in a spurious cht. dated  (Kemble, no. ). On the tradition that he joined Hereward the Wake at Ely, see Finberg, p. , who dismisses the story. WMGP, p. , tells us, however, that he became a pirate. D.  Apr.  (Ann., p. ). Geoffrey c. –c.  Occ.  (Exon DB in DB, , , f. ); d.  according to Ann. Wimund –– Occ.  (Mon., , ); dep. at Council of Westminster,  Sept.  (Eadmer, p. ; cf. Handbook, p. ). Osbert – Administered house from  (Finberg, p.  and n.); Finberg suggests he succeeded formally in or about ; occ. Sept. ,  (Reg., , nos. , ); d.  July  (Ann.: cf. Finberg, p. ). Robert of Plympton c. – Occ.  (Reg., , no. ); (R.)  Oct.  (Oliver, p. ); d.  Jan.  (Ann.: possibly for , Finberg). *?Roger (possibly a mistake for Robert: see below) occ.  (Original Cht., Cambridge, King’s Coll., Muniments, . W/). *Robert Postel ?– Possibly administered abb. before el.; d.  Mar.  (?for ). (Ann.; cf. Finberg, p. ): perhaps he should be ‘Roger’, but ‘Robert’ occ. twice in Ann. *Walter c. –c.  M. Winchester; succ. ? (Ann.); occ. –, – (Saltman, nos. –; cf. Finberg, p. ); ,  (Mon., , ; Red Book, , ); according to Ann., d.  Oct. , but the year at least is prob. a confusion with his successor. Walter became the subject of an Exchequer ‘ joke’ and is named in PRs regularly to , and once in  (cf. Finberg, pp. –; last in PR  Henry II, p. ). *Godfrey c. –c.  Full name occ. only in cht. of  Sept.  (Morey, p. : ‘Gottfridus’
CDF, no.  (‘Goffridus’), from the Ctl. of Loders, now destroyed), and it is possible that Walter survived till , when PR  Henry II, p.  records an abb.’s death, without naming him. Abb. ‘G.’ occ. n.d.,  (Finberg, p.  and n.). *Baldwin – App. before Michaelmas  (PR  Henry II, p. , but not named; –, d.  Aug. in Ann., but see Finberg, p.  and n.). For occs. see Finberg, p. . Presumably d. , since abb. fell vacant in the third quarter of year (see below). Abb. vacant – (PR  Henry II, p. ;  Henry II, p. : till c. Easter  (–, Ann.)). Herbert – Occ.  (Finberg, p.  and n.);  May  (Mon., , ); also in cht., presumably spurious, of – (Mon., , ; cf. Finberg, p. ). D.  Nov. , Ann. Andrew c. – D.  Nov. , Ann. (but repetition of Herbert’s obit seems unlikely).

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JW, p. ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. , s.a. ; cf. obit ). Benedict – Pr. Tewkesbury, el. ; bl.  May  (Florence, , 
JW, p. ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ); d.  or  Mar.  (obit  gives  Mar.; obit ,  Mar.; so also Florence, , 
JW, p.  and n. , cf. Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). *Roger – Succeeded  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ); occ.  (PRO C A K/ sec. i, no. );  (WMHN, p. );  Dec.  (Ctl. Gloucester, , p. ); d.  or  June (obits , )  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p.  – ‘Robert’); cf. GFL, p. . Fromund – El. , and bl. at Worcester  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; cf. Ann. Worcester, p. ; GFL, nos. –); d.  May (obits , )  (Ann. Winchcombe, p. ; Ann. Winchester, p. ). Robert II – El.  and bl. at Worcester (Ann. Tewkesbury, pp. –; cf. Ann. Worcester, p. ); d.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ); prob.  Nov. or  Dec. (obit ). The abbey was held for three years – i.e. – – by the bp. of St Davids (Gir. Camb. , –). *Master Alan – Magister (Ctl. Winchcombe, , p. ); prev. pr. of Christ Church Canterbury (Diceto, , ; Ann. Waverley, p. ); el.  (Gervase, , ; Ann. Tewkesbury, pp. –, s.a. ); occ.  Oct.  (Earldom of Hereford Chts., no. ); d.  or  May  (Epp. Cant., p. ; BM Arundel MS , f. v; etc. –  May; obits ,  –  May; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann. Worcester, p. , gives ). *Walter – Sacrist of Tewkesbury, el.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann. Worcester, p. ); occ. ?JanAug.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. b); d.  May  (obits , ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; cf. Ann. Winchcombe, BM Cott. MS Faust. B. i, f. ). *Hugh – Pr. Tewkesbury, el. ; bl. by bp. of Hereford (Ann. Worcester, p. ); d.  June  (obits , ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). Bernard  M. Tewkesbury, el.  (Ann. Worcester, p. ); ‘electus sed postea cassatus’ (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). *Peter of Worcester – M. of Tewkesbury; royal assent to el.  May  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ); bl.  Sept.  (Ann. Worcester, p. ; cf. Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). Occ.  May  (Devon F., no. );  (CPR, –, p. );  June  (Devon F., no. ). D.  Mar.  (obits , ; Ann. Worcester, p. ). THORNEY (Cambs), St Mary, Holy Trinity and St Botolph f.  (or possibly : CUL Add. MS , ff. , v; cf. BM Add. MS ,, f.  – ) List in VCH Cambs, , , cf. p.  (D. M. B. Ellis and L. F. Salzman) basis in CUL Add. MSS –, ff. ff. (Ann. , giving usually accession only) and vff. (Ann. , Gesta

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   , ‒ [THORNEY] abbatum), both th cent.; BM Cott. MS Nero C. vii, ff. ff. (Ann. , th cent. with additions; printed Mon., , , but not accurately, and so cited from MS). *Also th-cent. list in BM Add. MS ,, f. , on which see D. Whitelock in Saga-Book of Viking Soc., , ii (–), ; th cent. MS cit. f. .1 ?St Æthelwold ?– The founder is said in Ann.  (f. v) to have held the abb. himself till his death in ; in his Vita (Ch. Abingdon, , ) to have established Godeman as abb. The second is the better authority and it is on the whole unlikely that Æ. was regarded as abb.; but the Vita may only mean that G. was designated as his successor, or acted as coadjutor for a time; and if G. was abb. from the foundation, he seems to have been in office for forty years, which is possible, but not very probable. *Godeman App. by Æthelwold (see above), previously m. Old Minster, Winchester (LVH, p. ; Ann. , f. v; m. Winchester, chaplain to Æthelwold). Occ.  (Ch. Ramsey, pp. , –);  (Kemble, no.) and prob. the G. who occ.  (), etc., ?,  (Kemble, nos. , –). *Leofsige – Prev. pr. Thorney; bp. Worcester – (Ann. , f. v; Florence, , ;  in Ann. , f. v). See below. Leofsine M. Thorney, next in Ann. , f. v; Ann. , f. v (s.a. ). Possibly the Leofsige who occ. ,  (AS Chts., no. ; Kemble, no. ); or the Leofwine of – (see Appendix , Ely). *Oswig – M. Thorney, d. ‘’, Ann. , f. v; , ASC C, D (D, s.a. ), Ann. , f. v; Florence, , . Occ.  and in spurious cht. dated  (Aberystwyth, Nat. Lib. Wales, Peniarth MS , p. ; Kemble, no. ). Leofwine m. Thorney, next in Ann. , f. v. Just possibly one of the Abb. Leofsiges of AS Chts., no.  (: cf. Ely). But he occ. as ‘Leofwinus’ abb. Thorney in the doubtful Kemble, no. , dated . Cf. Coventry. Leofric abb. Peterborough, held Thorney as one of his five abbs.: see Peterborough; but see also Crowland – it is possible that he appointed an abb. to Thorney rather than exercising direct sway there himself, as seems to have been the case at Crowland. He is omitted from lists and from Ann. , which notes, however, that neither of the next two abbs. was bl. (f. ). Siward may have acted for L. at Thorney. L. d. . (Siward a Dane, unbl. (Ann. , f. ). Cf. AS Writs, p. : th-cent. list in BM Add. MS ,, f. , gives him c.  years.) *(Fulcard or Folcard c. –/ Orderic, ,  describes him as a m. St Bertin who acted as abb. (abbatis vices supplevit) for  years unbl. and then res. owing to a difference with the bp. Lincoln; Ann.  (f. ) describes him as a Fleming viceabbas who was dep. by Lanfranc in a council at Gloucester in . There is, however, no other evidence of a council at Gloucester in that year, and it seems likely that F. was dep. at the Christmas council of , i.e. at the turn of –: cf. Crowland. Author of lives of St Botolph, St John of Beverley, and possibly of Edward the Confessor (see Barlow’s ed. of V. Ædwardi, pp. li ff.).) *Gunter of Le Mans – Royal chaplain, archd. Salisbury; m. S. Wandrille and Battle; ‘prepositus’ of Battle; app.  (Orderic, , ; Lot, St-Wandrille, no. , pp. –; Ch. Battle, pp. –; Ann. , f. ; Ann. , f. v; Ann. , f.  – not  as Mon.); bl.  Feb.  (Oxford, St John’s Coll. MS , f. ); abb.  or  years (Orderic, , ; Ann. ); d.  July (ibid.)  (Ann. , Ann. , f. v – in a contemporary hand; cf. Mon., , ). Occ.  Oct.  (possibly : Oxford, St John’s Coll. MS , f. v). 1

The th-cent. list has Godeman, Leofwin (sic), Leofsine, Oswig, Gunter, Fulcard; the th-cent. G., Leofwin, Leofsine, Siward, Fulcard . . .

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 :  *Robert de Prunelai /– Son of Hamo de Prunelai (later m. S.-Évroult); prev. m. S.-Évroult and pr. Noyon, – (Orderic, , –; cf. for dates Ann. , f. v; Ann. , ff. v–; Orderic, , ). App. c. Christmas  (ASC H; cf. Ann. , f. ; Ann. , f.  v; Ann. , f. v). Abb.  years; d.  (Ann. ;  also in Ann. , f. ). Occ.   (Orderic, , );  (CUL Add. MS , f. r–v). Gilbert – M. Thorney (a Gilbert m. occ. , CUL Add. MS , f. v); dates as Ann. , f. ; Ann. , f. v: app. ; abb.  years; d. , Ann. , f. v. Walter I – M. Thorney; abb.  years (Ann. , f. v (); Ann. , ff. v–v (th year
; Ann. , f. )). Herbert – M. St Nicholas, Angers; abb.  years, or d. in th year,  (Ann. , f. v; Ann. , f. v, gives ; Ann. , f. , –). Walter II – M. and pr. (Ann. in Ch. Ramsey, p. ) Ramsey (Ann. , Ann. ); el. , Ann. , f. v; Ann. , f. ;  Ann. , f. v, confirmed by Ch. Ramsey, p. . Abb.  years, Ann. ; d. , Ann. ; ? July , Ann. , f. . Vacant – (PR  Henry II, p. ;  Henry II, p. ; for  years, Ann. , f. v; cf. Diceto, , ; Gesta Hen. II, , –). Solomon – Prev. pr. Ely (q.v.). El.  (So Ann. , f. v, Ann. , f. , confirmed by PR  Henry II, p. ; but Gesta Hen. II, , , has  (c. Pentecost), and Ann.  , f. v, has ‘’,  Henry II
Dec.  – bl. by bp. Ely). Abb.  years (? corr. to , Ann. , f. v); but d. ,  Richard I (), in th year, f. ;  also in Ann. , f. v; d.  Oct. (Ely obit, BM Cott. MS Vesp. A. vi, f. v). *Robert II – M. Gloucester; bl.  by bp. Ely; dep.  July  (Ann. , f. r–v (printed PUE, , p. ; dep. rd year); Ann. , f. v; cf. Gervase, , ; – in Ann. , f. v). D.  (Ann. , f. v). Vacant –: for  years (Ann. , ending ‘rd year’ ), starting in  (Ann. ). *Ralph Simplex – M. Crowland, pr. Freiston, el.  (Ann. , f. v; Ann. , f. ; Ann. , f. v; Ch. Barnwell, Walt. Cov., , p. xli). Bl.  (Ann. ). Abb.  years, d. 
 John (i.e. ) in Ann. , ff. , v;  in Ann. , f. v; Walt. Cov., , . *The next abb., Robert, held office – (Dec. ‘’, a year after Ralph’s death, to , according to Ann. , ff. , v; years also (–) in Ann. , ff. v–; cf. Ann. , f. ). Royal assent to el.  Dec.  (CPR, –, p. ); vacant Aug.  (CPR, –, p. ). WALDEN (Essex), St Mary and St James f. ? (priory);1  Aug.  (abbey) List in VCH Essex, , ; basis in Ch. Walden.2 PRIORS *William ?– M. of Luffield, pr. Bradwell (Ch. Walden, Essex Rev., , ). Occ.  Apr.  (PUE, , no. ). D.  Dec. . Also pr. Luffield, Bradwell (q.v.: Ch. Walden, , ; cf. p.  and passim). Vacant  year,  month,  days, according to Ch. Walden, , . 1

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Ch. Walden gives  (so MSS and epitome) and by Geoffrey de Mandeville and Rose his wife – but makes an early stage in the process be performed with the consent of Bps. Robert of London (–), Nigel of Ely (–) and William of Norwich (–). It is possible that one should amend to  (mcxxxvi read for mcxxxxi), but also that the foundation was a prolonged affair, conceived in  and executed in the s – though hardly later than Geoffrey’s fall in . Usually cited by Essex Review, ‒ (see List of Printed Books); but the references have been checked by the MSS (both th–th-cent. transcripts: BM MSS Cott. Vesp. E. vi, Arundel ) and, where possible, by the th-cent. epitome in BM Cott. MS Titus D. .

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   , ‒ [WALDEN] *Master Reginald – (as pr.) Prev. m. Grestain (Ch. Walden, BM MSS Cott. Vesp. E. vi, f. v, Arundel , f. v); abb. Reading (q.v.); app. pr. c. Jan. ; for his career as pr. and abb. see Ch. Walden, , –, , –, ; and for the chronological difficulties, GFL, p. n. Occ. c.  (GFL, no. ); (R.) c.  (ib., no. ). Also pr. Luffield q.v. (Ch. Walden, , ). ABBOTS *Master Reginald –/ (as abb.) st abb., promoted  Aug.  (Ch. Walden, , –). Occ. Jan.  (PUE, , no. ). D.  Feb.  (Ch. Walden, , ;  Feb. in BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. vi, f. ;  in Titus D. , f. v). *Robert – nd abb.; d.  (BM Cott. MS Titus D. , f. : but in the same year as Geoffrey FitzPeter, who d. ). Occ.  Apr.  (j.d.: BM Add. MS , , f. v). *Roger – rd abb.; d.  (BM Cott. MS Titus D. , f. v). Occ.  (Essex F., p. ); and as ‘Robert’  (Ctl. Colchester, , pp. –); also ‘Robert’ in BM Harl. MS , f. r–v (), but Roger later in the same cht. *WESTMINSTER, St Peter ref. c.  (AS Writs, p. ; cf. p. , and for earlier history, pp. –) Lists in Flete, pp. ff. ( J. Armitage Robinson); VCH London, , –. Unreliable base in Flete’s Ch., corrected by Robinson, loc. cit. *St Wulfsige –/ A Londoner (Vita – see below, p. ). First abb., according to Flete, from  to his death; became bp. after  years or in his th year (Vita, pp. , ). First occ.  (Birch, no. ); bp. Sherborne ?–/; he held both offices together for a time (occ. , Kemble, no. ),1 but in fact seems to have res. the abb. by  (Kemble, no. ; cf. AS Writs, p. ). On him, see Goscelin’s Vita, ed. C. H. Talbot in Rev. Bénédictine,  (), ff., esp. –. He d.  or : prob.  if  Jan. is correct for obit – so Flete; Vita, p.  seems to confirm (rd day of Epiphany, but calls it  id. Jan., prob. by a slip). Presumably the W. who occ. , etc.,  () (Birch, no. ; Kemble, no. ). *Ælfwig ––c. (?) Flete (pp. –) gives Æ.  years, making him d. on  Mar.; and Wulfnoth  years, making him d. on  Oct., c.  Edward the Confessor – which would have been  Oct. . These regnal years are probably little more than guesses. Æ. occ. ,  (Kemble, no. ; cf. AS Writs, pp. , ; Robinson (), pp. –), and was presumably the Æ. who occ. ?, , , , and possibly  (Mon., , –; Kemble, nos. , ; OS Facs., , no. ; Kemble, no. ): see Bath. Wulfnoth c. (?)– See above. D.  (ASC C, D; Florence, , );  Oct. according to Flete (pp. –). Presumably the W. who occ. , , ,  (AS Chts., nos. , ; OS Facs., , no. ; Matthew, pp. –). Eadwine c. – M. Westminster and first abb. of the new foundation by Edward the Confessor. Flete makes him die  June ; Armitage Robinson (Flete, p. ) suggests he lived till c. , but the chts. he cites are all spurious (see AS Writs, p. ). Presumably the E. who occ.  (Kemble, no. ). Geoffrey Occ. c.  May  (Bishop and Chaplais, facing pl. xxix); dep. in or after his th year according to Flete (pp. –). Vitalis –(?) Abb. Bernay (prev. m. Fécamp) app.  (ASC E). Occ.  (Ctl. Rouen, Ste Trinité, no. , p. );  (Flete, p. ). For date of death, see Robinson in Flete, pp. –. D.  June (Belvoir martyrology, Cambridge, Trinity Coll. MS O. . , f. ). 1

Ælfwig also signs at the foot of this document; either he is a later addition, or he was already acting as Wulfsige’s coadjutor.

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 :  *Gilbert Crispin (?)–/ Prev. m. Bec. (on him see Robinson in Flete, pp. – and Gilbert Crispin). Occ.  Jan. ,  (Reg., , no. ; , no. ). D.  Dec. (Flete)  (ASC E; Ann. Winchester, p. ); or  (Ann. Thorney, BM Cott. MS Nero C. vii, f. v, in a contemporary hand). *Herbert –c.  M. and almoner of Westminster, el.  (Eadmer, p. ; cf. JW, p. ; Flete, p. ). Occ.  (Reg., , no. ). He d.  Sept. (Flete, p. ),  (see below; cf. discussion in Flete, p. ). Gervase –c.  Son of King Stephen ( John of Hexham in Sim. Dur., , ; Lees, Templars, p. ); presumably app. by his father, not before Dec. ; bl. by legate Alberic  Dec.  ( JW, p. ). Occ.  (Reg., , no. );  (Saltman, pp. –, no. ). He was still abb.  June  (Westminster Abbey, Domesday Ctl., ff. v–v; the bull cited by Robinson in Flete, p. n., is dated at the Lateran,  kal. Jun., so cannot be earlier than ); Laurence had succeeded by , probably by Aug.  (so Robinson, loc. cit.). Gervase was removed by Henry II ( John of Hexham, loc. cit.). Cf. P. Chaplais, in Misc. D. M. Stenton, pp. ff.; Richardson and Sayles, Governance, pp. ff.; GFL, p. . Master Laurence c. – Prev. m. St Albans (see Vita Ailredi, p. xlviii n.). D.  Apr. (Cambridge, Trinity Coll. MS O. . , f. v) or  Apr. (Flete)  (PR  Henry II, pp. , ; cf. p. ). The vacancy lasted till  (PR  Henry II, p. ; Gesta Hen. II, , – and Diceto, , , show the abbey was still vacant on – July ). Walter – Prev. pr. St Swithun’s, Winchester (q.v.; Devizes, p. ). Prob. el. , bl.  (Diceto, , , ; cf. Torigny, p.  – unnamed). Occ.  Feb.  (Westminster Abbey, Domesday Ctl., f. r–v). D.  Sept.  (Devizes, p. ; cf. Flete, p.  (‘’), ). William de Longchamp tried to intrude his brother, Henry de Longchamp, m. Caen, but unsuccessfully (Diceto, , ; Devizes, p. ). William Postard – Prev. pr. Westminster (Flete; Diceto, , ; cf. Devizes, p. ). El.  Oct. , bl.  Oct. (Diceto, , – and n.). D.  May (Flete)  (vacant , Diceto, , ). Occ.  Jan.  (PUE, , no. ). Ralph Arundel – Pr. Hurley; el.  Nov. , bl.  Dec. (Diceto, , ; , Flete, p. ). Occ. Oct.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). Dep. by order of papal legate,  Jan.  (Flete, p. , following Flor. Hist., , ; cf. Flete, p. ; MPCM, , ). D.  Aug. (Flete, p. );  (Ann. Dunstable, p. ). William du Hommet – A Norman; m. Caen; pr. Frampton (q.v.). El.  May  (Sunday); bl. Sunday  May (Flete, p. , from Flor. Hist., , f.). Occ.  May  (Westminster Abbey, Domesday Ctl., f. v). D.  Apr.  (Flete, p. ). Occ. (W.)  Jan.  (Ctl. Glastonbury, , no. ). WHITBY (Yorks N.), St Peter and St Hilda ref. as pr. –; formal organisation ; soon moved to Lastingham; from  to c.  at Hackness to escape pirates. For this, and the dates of the first four prs., see A. H. Thompson in YAJ,  (–), – (analysing Sim. Dur., , ; , –; Ch. St Mary’s York; and cf. Abb. Stephen’s narrative, Mon., , –; Ctl. Whitby, , pp. – and pp. xxxviiif.). Became an abb. –. C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , . PRIORS OF WHITBY AND HA CKNESS Reinfrid First pr. ?–c. , res. Stephen c. –c.  Res. abb. St Mary’s York. Reinfrid c. – D. prob. –, possibly – (cf. A. H. Thompson, art. cit., pp. –).

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   , ‒ [WHITBY] Serlo de Percy Prob. –– Brother of William de Percy (see EYC, , no. ; Ctl. Whitby, , ). Occ.  (EYC, , no. );1 c.  (ib., , no. );  (ib. , no. );  (Ctl. Whitby, , no. ). ABBOTS OF WHITBY William Nephew of William de Percy (Ctl. Whitby, , p. ), occ.  (Ctl. Whitby, , no. ); c. , – (EYC, , nos. , ; for the date of no. , see EYC, , no ). *Nicholas Occ.  Dec.  (Ctl. Whitby, , no. ) – for date cf. JL ,; c.  (EYC, , no. ); d.  according to VCH citing Charlton, Hist. Whitby, p. . Benedict –? Occ.  ( J. Hex. in Sim. Dur., , ); 2 (Lancs PR, p. );  (EYC, , no. ); res. ? (Ctl. Whitby, , p. ). *Richard I –(?) Pr. Peterborough, app. May–June ; tenure  years  months  days; d.  Jan.  (Ctl. Whitby, , pp. –, cf. n.; LV Durham (st edn.), p. ;3 but see below). Occ.  (Ctl. Bridlington, p. ). Richard II of Cornwall – M. of S. Nicholas, Angers, pr. Monks Kirby (q.v.; the former in Ctl., the latter in Gesta: Monks Kirby was a dep. of S. Nicholas); el.  May  (Gesta Hen. II, , ; but installed  June  according to Ctl. Whitby, , p. ). The abb. was vacant –(?), from c. Whitsun  (PR  Hen. II, p. ;  Hen. II, p.  – –). Peter –c.  Occ. c.  (EYC, , no. ); (P.)  (Ctl. Bridlington, pp. –);  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  Aug.  (Yorks F., John, p. );  (Ctl. Whitby, , no. ). Res. (ib., , p. n.). D.  Sept. (BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii, f. v). The abbey was vacant on  Aug.  and  Jan.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., pp. , ), and again on  May , when custody was granted to the pr., Roger; Roger was soon after el. abb. and his el. received royal assent on  June  (CPR –, pp. –). Thus we may suppose that Abb. John, occ.  (Ctl. Whitby, , no. ; cf. nos. ,  etc.) fills the gap –. This confirms the statement of Charlton, Hist. Whitby, pp. , , that John of Evesham was appointed abb. by the papal legate in , and died in  (prob. rightly ); but he gave no reference, and no source has been found. Thus the list concludes: *John (?of Evesham) prob. –. WINCHCOMBE (Glos), St Mary (formerly St Peter) and St Kenelm ref. c.  (see below; dedicated , BM Cott. MS Tib. E. iv, f. v) Lists in VCH Glos, ,  (Rose Graham); Ctl. Winchcombe, , pp. xviff. Basis in Ann. Winchcombe, BM Cott. MS Tib. E. iv (also Faust. B. i) ed. (from ) by R. R. Darlington in Misc. D. M. Stenton, pp. ff. *Germanus c. – M. Fleury, pr. Westbury-on-Trym and Ramsey, first abb. Winchcombe (cf. Ramsey for date); expelled and returned to Fleury, later to Ramsey  (Ch. Ramsey, pp. , , ; cf. WMGP, p. ; AS Chts., p. ). Presumably the G. who occ.  (Birch, no. , cf. ); see Cholsey. One ‘Germanus Floriacensis abbas’ (?G. in retirement) occ. ? (Mon., , –). His accession is dated  by a later hand in BM Cott. MS Tib. E. iv, f. v. *?Ælfwold Kemble, no. , dated , has Ælfwold abb. ‘Wind’’; Winchcombe seems the only likely identification (via ‘Wincl’). If this is correct, he is presumably to be identified with 1 2

Prob. – because of the reference to King William. William abp. York; Henry bp. Winchester papal legate.

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Cf. Rud, p. .

 :  the Æ. who occ. ,  (but see Muchelney), () (Kemble, nos. , , );   (AS Wills, no.  ()); , ,  (Kemble, nos. , , ; cf. AS Wills, p. ). Godwine –– Occ.  (AS Chts., no. ). D. (c. Nov.) s.a.  in ASC C, D; Florence, , . Presumably the G. who occ. ,  (Kemble, nos. , );  (OS Facs., , Exeter  ); , ? (Kemble, nos. , ). Ealdred bp. Worcester held abb. in his hands until Godric’s app. (Florence, , ; ASC D). *Godric – Son of Godeman, royal chaplain (Florence, , ; cf. Barlow (), p. ); app. , Florence, , ; removed by William I in  (Ann. Winchcombe, p. ; cf. Ch. Evesham, p. : in Abb. Æthelwig’s custody for c.  years). Occ.  (Earle, pp. –);  (Kemble, no. ). Retired to Evesham (Thorpe, p. ). Galandus, Galannus – Ann., pp. –, gives –, but all the entries under  seem to belong to , and G. occ. in the Council of  (Wilkins, , : i.e.  Dec. ; cf. Brooke in Studia Gratiana,  (), n., ). Ann. makes him m. ‘Cert’’(?) – perhaps Chertsey, but more probably Cérisy, since G. was evidently a nominee of the Conqueror brought in very soon after his accession. Ralph – Dates as Ann., pp. –. Occ.  (Thorpe, p. ). Girmund – M. of Gloucester; dates as Ann., pp.  and n.,  – d.  June . Occ.  (Ch. Abingdon, , –). Godfrey – Pr. Winchcombe (Ann., p. ); d.  Mar.  (, Ann., p. , but the annals for – belong in fair measure to –, and Florence, , n.
JW, p. , gives ). Occ.  May  ( JW, p. ). Robert – M. Cluny, said to be related to King Stephen (Florence, , 
JW, p. : bl.  May; Ann., p. , gives , but see above). D.  Jan.  (Ann., p. , s.a. , but following the burning of the abb. on  Oct. ). *William –? M. Christ Church, Canterbury; Ann., p. ; date of d. is not given. *Gervase – M. Winchcombe; dates as Ann., pp. , . Occ.  Dec.  (Ctl. Gloucester, , pp. –). Henry – Pr. Gloucester; dates as Ann., pp. , ; Greg. Caerwent (BM Cott. MS Vesp. A. , ff. v–): d.  Nov.; cf. Ctl. Winchcombe, , pp. , ; Ann. Waverley, p. ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. . Crispin – Pr. Winchcombe (Ann., p. , s.a. ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ); bl.  June  (Ann. Worcester, p. ); abb. scarcely a year (Ctl. Winchcombe, , p. ); succession and d. in Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann. Worcester, pp. –; d. also in Ann. Winchcombe, BM Cott. MS Faust. B. i, f. . Occ.  (Ctl. Winchcombe, , p. ). Ralph –/ Succession in Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann. Winchcombe, loc. cit. s.a. , called ‘Robert’; Ctl. Winchcombe, , p. , gives him ten years from  Henry II (i.e. succ.  Dec. ); occ. / ( Dec. : ib., , p. ); his successor was app. ; and so Ralph presumably died in  or . Master Robert of Hasleton – Dates as Greg. Caerwent, f. r–v: d.  June (cf. Ctl. Winchcombe, , p. ). For d. , cf. CPR –, p. : consent to successor’s el. on  July; Ann. Worcester, p. . *WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL (Hants), St Swithun ref.  D.G. List in Le Neve, new edn., , – (D. Greenway); VCH Hants, , .1 1

By J. C. Cox, who includes a Pr. Brithwold, c. , said to have become bp. Winchester. No such person seems to have existed. Coenwulf, abb. Peterborough, became bp. in * and he may have been a m. Winchester. On Ann. Winchester, see J. T. Appleby, in BIHR,  (), ff.

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   , ‒ [WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL] Brihtnoth ?– Became abb. Ely, q.v. (Lib. El., p. ). *Ælfric Puttoc – Became abp. York (Florence, , , says that he had been provost of Winchester; it is just possible that he was the Æ., provost of New Minster, noted in LVH, p. ; if so it is odd that the LVH failed to note his promotion). Cf. DNB. ?Wluuinus Occ. BM Add. MS ,, f. v, in a context possibly suggesting a mid-th-cent. date. ?Wulfsige AS, ,  cites ‘Chron. breve Winton. vetus’ for Wlfsigius, . Simeon –/ Brother of Bp. Walkelin and pr. Winchester (Lib. El., p. ); M. S. Ouen, Rouen, Ann. Winchester, p. , which gives . Abb. Ely, q.v., from /. Godfrey – Born at Cambrai, m. Winchester, d.  (Ann. Winchester, pp. , , s.a. , ). Occ.  (Reg., , no. );  (Ctl. Winchester, no. ). *Geoffrey I – M. Winchester; dep. by Bp. William (Ann. Winchester, p. ). Abb. Burton, – (q.v.). Occ.  (Reg., , no. ). *Geoffrey II – M. and ?granarer, d.  (‘hordarius’, Ann. Winchester, pp. , , s.a. , ). Ingulph c. – Res. abb. Abingdon in ; bl.  June ( JW, p.  and n.; see Abingdon: Vincent abb. Abingdon d.  and Robert was pr. before Michaelmas: PR  Henry I, p. . On him see Ch. Abingdon, , ). For a possible occ. c. , see Le Neve. *Robert Occ.  (see above). Commonly stated to be the m. Lewes who became bp. Bath in , but there seems no contemporary evidence of this (see R. H. C. Davis in EHR,  (), , n. ). *Geoffrey III Occ. , , ? (Ctl. Winchester, nos. , , pp. , ; GFL, no.  and n.). *William – D. – July  (Ctl. Winchester, no. , p. ). Robert – Occ.  July  (Ctl. Winchester, p. );  Aug.  (Reg. Pontissara, , p. );  Feb.  (PUE, , no. ); res. abb. Glastonbury  (q.v.: for the date, Ann. Winchester, p. ; Ann. Winchcombe, p. ; cf. Ad. Dom., , ; Torigny, p. ). Walter c. – Res. abb. Westminster c. July  (q.v.: Flete, p. ; cf. p. ; Diceto, , , implying el. c. July ; p.  – bl. ). But occ. as pr.  Nov.  (Westminster Abb. Domesday Ctl., f. ). John – Occ.  Apr.  (Eyton, Itinerary, p. ); d.  (Ann. Winchester, p. ). Master1 Robert son of Henry – Dates as Ann. Winchester, p. ; res.  to be Carthusian at Witham (cf. Devizes, pp. –, ). Stephen – Prob. de Lucy: see Le Neve. Occ. j.d.  Mar.  (Reg. St Osmund, , ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); Oct.  (CRR, , p. ). Res. abb. Burton: royal assent (S.)  Jan.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., pp. b–; cf. Rot. Lit. Claus., , b). The next pr., Walter, occ.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ), and d.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). WINCHESTER (Hants), New Minster, later Hyde Abbey, St Peter and St Grimbald,2 ref.  (ASC A; Florence, , );  (to Hyde). *Lists in VCH Hants, , ; LVH, pp. xxviff. (Birch); th-cent. list in LVH, p. , with th-cent. note inserted; calendar and ann. of th cent. printed ibid., pp. ff., . Ann. () is th cent. ann. not of much worth in BM Harl. MS , ff. ff. *Æthelgar –? M. Glastonbury and Abingdon, app. by St Æthelwold (ASC A; Florence, , ); bp. Selsey, consec.  May , abp. Canterbury c. Sept. –, d.  Feb. (WMGP, 1 2

Ch. Witham, p.  (ed. Wilmart, p. ). See LVH, p. viii, for the range of dedications (though Birch’s notes do not sufficiently distinguish the documents on which his list is based); variously ascribed to the Holy Trinity, the Saviour, St Mary and St Peter in th–th cents.

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 :  p. ; Vita S. Ethelwoldi, Ch. Abingdon, , –; ASC C, s.a. , , E, s.a. ; Florence, , , ). LVH, p. xxviii and the documents there cited seem to show that he held his abb. after his promotion, until at least , when his successor prob. first occ. Æ. prob. occ. as abb. in doubtful cht. of , and frequently from ,  to ,  (Birch, nos. , , etc., , ; Kemble, no. ). Cf. LVH, pp. xxviff.; AS Writs, p. ; DNB (Ethelgar). A th-cent. insertion in LVH (p. ) makes him abb. for  years from  (– in ann. ()). *Ælfsige ?(–)– See above: he is presumably the Æ. who occ. , , etc., ,  (Kemble, nos. , ; AS Chts., no. ; Kemble, no. ), and one of the three in Crawford Chts., no.  of  (
Kemble, no. ); he occ. with title ,  (Kemble, nos. , ). The th-cent. note in LVH, p. , gives him  years but makes his predecessor d. in : th-cent. calendar and ann. make him d.  (LVH, p. ). Accession (?) in Ann. (). See Ely, Peterborough. *Brihtwold, Byrhtwold – Æ. d. , B. d. ,  Mar. (calendar and ann. LVH, pp. , ). rd abb.: LVH, p. . Presumably one of the two Bs. who occ.  (Kemble, no. ;1 otherwise a B. occ. from ,  to ? (Kemble, nos. , , etc., ). The first and second references are probably to Malmesbury; the later references may be to the abb. New Minster (occ.  in Ann. ()). *Brihtmær th abb. (LVH, p. ) and probably the B. who occ. , , , ; he d.  kal. ( Jan.)
 Dec. (Kemble, nos. , –; AS Wills, p. ; BM Add. MS ,, f. ). See Crowland, Evesham. (Acc. , in Ann ().) *Æthelnoth, apparently next abb. in LVH, p. ; ?the Ælfnoth who occ. ? and the Æthelnoth of ? (Kemble, nos. , ). D.  Nov. (LVH, p. ). Cf. Appendix . (Acc.  in ann. ().) *Ælfwine /– Son of Æthelnoth and Wulfwynn; d. ,  Nov. (LVH, pp. , , ; cf. p. ). Occ. , , ?c.  (OS Facs., , Exeter ; AS Chts., nos. , , ) and prob. the Æ. who occ. , , etc.,  and possibly  (Kemble, nos. , ; Aberystwyth, Nat. Lib. Wales, Peniarth MS , p. ; AS Chts., no. ); but cf. Ramsey, Malmesbury. Thus he was prob. abb. by , but not in , when LVH first written (Ker, Catalogue of MSS containing Anglo-Saxon, pp. –). Cf. AS Writs, p.  (acc.  in Ann. ()). Ælfnoth ?–c.  M. New Minster (LVH, p. ). Date of acc. as Ann. (). Possibly the Æ. who occ.  (Kemble, no. ; cf. no. , dated : evidently spurious, but with a possible witness list for a date c.  or a little earlier). D.  Dec. (LVH, p. ). Cf. Glastonbury. *Ælfwig (Ælfwy) ?–, d.  Oct. M. New Minster: LVH, p. , where a slightly later hand has added ‘abbas . . . occisus in Bello’ (‘occiditur’ in Ann. (): occ. ibid. ). This much seems well authenticated, but the later tradition that made him Harold’s uncle and Godwin’s brother is confused and doubtful. This was accepted by Freeman, NC, , –, , , from Mon., , ; for the details, cf. Round in VCH Hants, , –. As Freeman saw, it is curious that a brother of Godwin, and an oblate (‘puer’, LVH, p. ) should have had to wait till  for promotion; and his attempt to identify him with Ælfwine is impossible, in the light of the evidence of the mid-th-cent. calendar as to Ælfwine’s family and death. It is indeed possible, though hardly likely, that Ælfwy is wholly legendary, and the LVH additions foisted on an obscure monk of the name. Wulfric ?– M. New Minster, LVH, p. . Acc.  after -year vacancy Ann. (). Dep. c.  April  (Acta Lanfranci, in ASC, ed. Earle and Plummer, , ; for the date, cf. Bishop and Chaplais, facing pl. xxix). Cf. also Ann. Winchester, p. . Cf. Ely. 1

Possibly also of Kemble, no. 
Crawford Chts., no. ; but see above, under Ælfsige.

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   , ‒ [WINCHESTER] *Riwallon (Rualo, Riuualonus) – App.  (Ann. Winchester, p. :  in Ann. ()). Occ. c.  May  (Bishop and Chaplais, facing pl. xxix);  (Wilkins, , ; see p. ). Ann. Winchester, p. , gives d. of ‘Ralph’ in ; the date may well be right, ?d.  Jan. (a Riwallon abb., with no abbey named, occ. in St Augustine’s Canterbury obit, BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii, f. ). Abbey committed to Ranulf Flambard,  (Ann. Winchester, p. ). *Robert Losinga – Father of Herbert Losinga, bp. Norwich (WMGR, , ; cf. LVH, p. ). App.  according to Ann. (), but occ.  Jan.  in Reg., , no. . D.  (Florence, , ). Robert follows Riwallon in Roul. Morts, p. ; and cf. LVH, p. . Occ.  (Mon., , ). Hugh – M. Winchester, St Swithun’s, el.  (Ann. Winchester, p. ). HYDE *Geoffrey I –(?)– El.  in Ann. (); moved abb. to Hyde in  (Ann. Winchester, p. ; cf. LVH, pp. xxxvii, ); occ.  May ,  Sept. ,  (Reg., , nos. , , ). D.  (Florence, , 
JW, p. ). *Osbert –(?) App. 1 (Reg., , no. ): dates –, when he d. Ann. (). Abb. vacant, according to Ann. (), for  years and more, under the control of Bishop Henry of Blois (cf. LVH, p. xlvii). Hugh ?–? –, dep. in Ann. (), perhaps, the Hugh de ‘Lens’ (?Lewes) of Ann. Winchester, p.  – occ. ; abb. a short time and professed no ms. (LVH, p. ). If Ann. () reliable abb. vacant for two years. *Selida, Salidus ?– Succeeded  according to Ann. (); d.  (ibid.; Ann. Merton, Corpus Christi Coll. Cambridge MS , f. v). Occ. – (Voss, pp. –);  Jan.  (Ctl. Winchester, no. ). Cf. LVH, p. . Abbey vacant  years (PR  Henry II, p.  to PR  Henry II, p.  – half and part of a quarter year before el.); still vacant on – July , when pr. and some ms. summoned for el. (Gesta Hen. II, , –; Diceto, , ). Thomas – Pr. Montacute (q.v.), el. , ?July (Ann. Winchester, p. ; see above; Ann. () give ). Res. 2 (Ann. Winchester, p. ). Cf. LVH, p. . *John ‘Suthil’ c. – Succeeded  according to Ann. (); d.  (Ann. Winchester, p. ; Ann. Waverley, p.  – ‘Suthil’). Occ.  (Ann. Winchester, p. );  (Epp. Cant., p. ); etc. The abb. was vacant on  June ; royal assent to el. of Abb. Walter de Aystun on  July  (CPR, –, pp. , ). WORCESTER CATHEDRAL, St Mary ref.  or  ( in Florence, , ; Robinson (), pp. ff. dated it c. ; but cf. AS Chts., pp. – (for ); E. John in Journ. of Eccl. History,  (), ff., and Rev. Bénédictine,  (), – (for ).) D.G. List in VCH Worcs, , : for period , see Ctl. Worcester, pp. lviff. (R. R. Darlington); Le Neve, new edn., , – (D. E. Greenway). Basis in Florence; cf. Sir Ivor Atkins in Antiquaries Journal,  (), –, –; for obits, see pp. –,  – from Leofric Collectar, , ed. E. S. Dewick and W. H. Frere, pp. –. Corpus Christi Coll. Cambridge MS , p. , gives an Ædwi dean under  Oct. 1

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The presence of both abps. suggests Oct.  (Reg., , no. n.; Hugh the Chanter, pp.  ff.; ASC E s.a. ; Tillmann, p. ). The abb. Battle and bp. Chichester forbid a date in ;  is possible (cf. Hugh the Chanter, p. ), but seems too late. LVH, p. xxxviii n.  has a ref. from an ann. Hyde, of which an extract survives in BM Add. , f. , giving the date  for Thomas’s and John’s succession.

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 :  DEANS AND PRIORS (primus monachus, primus, presbyter, sacerdos, prepositus, decanus, prior) Wynsige ?–c.  M. Ramsey, moved to Worcester  (Florence, , ); occ. ?, ?, ,  (Birch, no. ; cf. AS Chts., pp. –; OE note to Birch, no.  – but cf. Robinson loc. cit., AS Chts., nos. –, and p. ). Cf. Atkins, pp. ff., ; ?obit  May (not called pr.). Æthelstan occ. , , etc., ,  (AS Chts., no. ; cf. p. ; Kemble, nos. –; AS Chts., nos. –, ; Kemble, nos. –). Cf. Atkins, pp. ff.: prev. sacrist. Ægelsige (Ethelsinus) I and II are noted with obits on  July and  Dec. Æ. II d. c.  (Hemming, , –). One or other occ. , ?early th cent. (Kemble, no.  – cf. Atkins, p. , N. R. Ker in Powicke Studies, p.  – ‘Ægelsie’). ?Godwine occ. as first sacerdos in  (Kemble, no. : taken to be pr. in Atkins, p. , but see pp. ff. for cases in which the leading sacerdotes Godwin and Eadric do not consistently witness first and so were very likely not prs.). *Ægelwine occ. , c.  (Kemble, no. ; Atkins, p. 
BM Facs., , no. ); cf. Atkins, pp. ff. Obit,  Apr. Perhaps the Æthelwine dean who occ.  (Kemble, no. ). *St Wulfstan –– M. and pr. Worcester; app. bp. c. Easter , formally el.  Aug., consec.  Sept.  (WMVW, pp. –, , –; Florence, , –; cf. Darlington in WMVW, p. xxvi and nn.). WMVW places an incident of  within Wulfstan’s priorate (pp. –), but too much weight should perhaps not be laid on this. W. occ. – (Atkins, p. ; Hemming, , –);  (‘sacerdos’: Earle, pp. –): cf. Atkins, pp. ff. Ælfstan c. – Brother of Wulfstan (Hemming, , ); occ.  (Ctl. Worcester, no. );  (Thorpe, p. ),1 etc. *Thomas –– Succeeded Ælfstan (Hemming, , ). Occ. (T.) – (Ctl. Worcester, no. );2  May  (Hemming, , pp. –);  (Ctl. Worcester, no. );  (Reg., , no. );3 d. ,  Oct. (Florence, , ; for the year cf. Ann. Winchcombe, p. ; Ann. Worcester, p. ). Nicholas c. – Prev. m. Worcester and pupil of Bp. Wulfstan (WMGP, p. ); occ.  Aug.  (Atkins, p. ); d.  June  (Florence, , 
JW, p. , correcting the day to feria tertia). Warin c. –c. Occ. –4 (Reg., , no. );  (Mon., , , but see Alcester);   (see Oxford, St Frideswide, p.  n. ). Ralph of Bath – Name and date in one MS of Ann. Winchcombe (ed. Darlington, p. nn.). David – Succeeded , dep.  (Ann. Winchcombe, p. nn.; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; cf. GFL, no.  and n. and p. ; Saltman, p. ). Occ.  Dec.  (Ctl. Gloucester, , p. lxxvi). Osbert – Dates as Ann. Winchcombe, p. nn. ( confirmed by Ann. Tewkesbury p. ; cf. GFL, p.  where the ‘c.’ before the  can be omitted). Ralph of Bedford – Accession and name, Ann. Winchcombe, p. n.;  Jan. / fell in his third year, so he succeeded after  Jan.  (Ctl. Worcester no. ; cf. note ad 1 2 3

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Dated by Ralph abb. Winchcombe and Æthelwig abb. Evesham. With Ælfwine (‘Alwinum’) abb. Ramsey, q.v. Cf. note ad loc. and p. xvi; Henry I was first in England in  after Roger d’Abitot succeeded as sheriff of Worcs. The editors suggest  as the date, but the writ may belong to  in the vacancy of the see. Dated by eds. of Reg. (with hesitation) ; but the ‘pro salute’ clause is not cogent evidence (see EYC, , pp. xxviiff.). The writ is dated at Worcester, which Henry I cannot have visited later than .

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   , ‒ [WORCESTER CATHEDRAL] loc.; GFL, p. ). Occ. – (Worcester D. and C. cht. B);  Jan.  (Saltman, no.  – and as above); (R.)  May  (Ctl. Eynsham, , no. ); for length of tenure cf. Diceto, , . D.  July  (Ann. Worcester, p. ; Ctl. Worcester, no. ). Master Senatus – Prev. m., precentor, and chamberlain (Ctl. Worcester, p. lviii and n.). Dates as Ann. Worcester; res.  Nov. , d.  (pp. , ). On him see R. W. Hunt in TRHS, th Series,  (), –. Peter – Prev. m. Worcester, dep.  Dec.  (Ann. Worcester, pp. , ). D.  (ibid.). Randulf – Prev. m. Evesham (Ch. Evesham, pp. –); dates,  Dec. – as Ann. Worcester, pp. , –; el. bp. Worcester , abb. Evesham  (q.v.). Silvester /– M. Worcester, el.  Jan.  or  (Ann. Worcester, pp. –; cf. Darlington in Ctl. Worcester, p. lix). El. bp. Worcester  Apr., consec.  July ; d.  July  (cf. Ann. Worcester, p. ). *YORK, St Mary Offshoot of the same community as Whitby; f. at Lastingham c. ; moved to York – (A. H. Thompson in YAJ,  (), –; Domesday Book, , , ref. to ‘abbas Eboracensis’). List in VCH Yorks, , ; names Stephen-Clement in Sim. Dur., , . List () of names and dates in Ch. St Mary’s York, pp. – (
Mon., , ), some demonstrably false; list () in Anonimalle Chronicle, pp. xlvii f. Stephen c. –(?) First abb. and founder (foundation narrative, Mon., , –); tenure  years, d.  according to Ch.;  years, list (); obit  Aug. (Ch., p. ). Occ. ?1 (Offler, pp. ff.),  (EYC, , no. );  (Ctl. Selby, , no. ). Richard /– M. York, app. c. Christmas  (ASC H, s.a. ). D.  (not named, but clearly Richard, Ann. Thorney, BM Cott. MS Nero C. vii, f. v); d.  acc. to Ch., but see below; obit  Dec., Ch., p. . Less than one year, list (). Geoffrey c. –c.  On him see Clay in EYC, , no. n. Occ. prob.  (Hist. Selby, p. []);  Jan.  (Hugh Chantor, p. );  (Ctl. Whitby, , no. ).  years, list (). Obit  or  July (Ch., pp. , ). *Savaric (Severinus) –(?) App.  ( JW, p. , without name); d.  Apr.  Ch., p. , or  Apr., Ch., p. .  years, list (). *Clement c. – Occ. Mar.  (GASA, , ); ,  (Mowbray, nos. , 
Ctl. Fountains, , ff., ); d.  (Howden, , ; Ch.); obit  Aug. (Ch., pp. , ).  years (sic), list (). Vacant – (PR  Henry II, pp. –;  Henry II, pp. –). Robert I de Harpham c. – See above: Ch. gives accession s.a. . Dep.  June  (Howden, , ); obit  Apr. (Ch., pp. , ; ‘’, Ch., p. ). Occ.  (Durham D. and C. . . Arch. ).  years (sic), list (). Robert II de Longchamp – Brother of William de Longchamp; pr. Ely; el.  March, bl.  March (by Abp. Hubert Walter), enthroned  Apr.  (Diceto, , –; for the year, also Howden, , ; Florence, , ; cf. Ctl. Guisborough, , no. ). Occ. in fines  Jan. – Oct.  (Yorks F., John, p. ; –, p. ). D.  Jan.  (Ch., p. , obit also p. ; tenure  years, p. ;  years, also list ()). 1

Offler, pp. –, points out that although the charter is undoubtedly spurious the lay witness list is consistent; it may well be based on a genuine list of c.  Nov. .

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THE BENEDICTINE HOUSES: DEPENDENCIES Some small houses and cells, founded before , yield no names, and have therefore not been included. The existence of a prior is no guarantee that there was anything like a regular conventual establishment (see pp. , ). ALKBOROUGH (Lincs), St John the Baptist (Spalding) f.  *Hugh Occ.  Nov.  (CRR, , p. );  Jan.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ). ALVECOTE (Warws), St Blaise (Great Malvern) f. . List in VCH Warws, , . Thomas Occ.  (HMC Middleton, p. ). BELVOIR (Lincs), St Mary (St Albans) f.  List in VCH Lincs, , . Obits in Cambridge Trinity Coll. MS O. . , printed in Nichols, Leics, , i, App. pp. ff.; here cited from MS. Brientius Occ. prob. temp. Stephen (HMC Rutland, , – and n. ; cf. Reg., , no. ). German Occ.  (Gibbs, no. ). Lemmaer Occ. ?mid-th cent. (HMC Rutland, , ).1 Simon Occ. c. ,2  (HMC Rutland, , , ); temp. Henry II (pal.: DC, no. ); d.  Feb. (obit, f. v). John Occ. c. 3 (HMC Rutland, , );  (Madox, Form., no. ; Nichols, Leics, , i, App. pp. –);  (HMC Rutland, , ). ?D.  Mar. (obit, f. ). ?Eustace Occ.  or mid-th cent. (HMC Rutland, , ; cf. p. ). Master Ralph Simplex Preceded Roger of Wendover (GASA, , ); possibly d. as monastic archd.  Oct.  (MPCM, , ). Roger of Wendover The historian; occ.  Oct.  (HMC Rutland, , ). Dep. by Abb. William ? (GASA, , , , cf. ). D.  May  (MPCM, , ; commemorated on  May in obit, f. v). The next pr., Martin of ‘Bodekesham’ (GASA, , ), occ. – (Ctl. Bushmead, no. ; cf. no. ), and d.  Jan.  (MPCM, , ). BINHAM (Norfolk), St Mary (St Albans) f. – List in VCH Norfolk, , .4 *Robert Occ  (Misc. D. M. Stenton, p. ; cf. p. n.). 1 2

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‘Rodbertus nepos Lemmaer prioris’ (sic). Bull of Alexander III, Anagni,  Feb.: i.e. , , ,  or ; but the pope was not recognised in England in Feb.  (see now M. G. Cheney in EHR,  (), –; but see p.  for known papal letters of Jan. ).  is possible. Referred to in a document confirmed by Abp. Richard (), with Peter of Blois, not archd., as witness (probably –; see p.  n. ). The first name in the VCH list, Osgod, comes from Blomefield, Norfolk, , , who had it from Mon., ,  (cf. p. ); but this Osgod was presbiter, not prior.

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   , ‒ [BINHAM] Enisand Occ. , prob. 1 (Mon., , ). *Geoffrey Occ.  (BM Cott. MS Claud. D. xiii, f. r–v). *Peter Occ.  Mar.  (ib., f. ); (P.) n.d. (ib., f v). Ralph Gubiun Occ.  Jan.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. ); n.d.,  (Ralph Gubiun: BM Cott. MS Claud. D. xiii, ff. v, ). Thomas (Th.) Occ. (Th.)  Nov.  (ib., ff. v–); (Th.)  July ,  Mar.  (ib., ff. v–, v);  Jan.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. );  Mar.  (j.d.: see Wymondham); dep.  by abb. St Albans (GASA, , , cf. p. : during the Interdict). Richard (see below) Occ.  May  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. );  (Cambs F., p. ). *Richard le Rus, Richard de Kancia and Miles are referred to as former prs. in  in PRO Ass. Roll ( J) , m.  (). The next recorded pr., William de Gedding, d.  Apr.  (MPCM, , ). BRECON, St John the Evangelist (Battle) f. ?c. 2 Walter st pr., m. Battle (Ch. Battle, p. ). ?William Occ.  (BM Harl. MS , f. v) – possibly a mistake for Walter. *Ralph Occ. (?) (GFL, no. );  (Mon., , –);  (Earldom of Hereford Chts., p. ; for date, cf. pp. –). *John Occ.  (Gir. Camb., , ; cf. , );  (Gloucester Cathedral Reg. A, ff. –);  Nov.  (Eyton, Salop, , ). BRISTOL (Glos), St James (Tewkesbury) f. c.  List in VCH Glos, , . Picot Occ.  (Glam. Chts., , p. ). *W. Occ.  (ib., , no. );  April  (Reg. Lichfield, no. ). The next recorded pr., Jordan, d.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). BROMFIELD (Salop), St Mary (Gloucester) f. –;  (dependent on Gloucester) *M.C. List in VCH Salop forthcoming (M. Chibnall). For dedication cf. Eyton, Salop, , ff.; A. L. Moir, Bromfield Priory (Chester, ). *Osbert Occ. c. 3 (Eyton, Salop, , –);  (Oxford, Balliol MS , f. );  (Mon., , –). Robert of Haseley – App. ; M. of Gloucester; first pr. of dep. (GFL, pp. , ). Robert Occ.  (PR  Richard I, p. ); possibly the same as above. Elias Occ. ,  (Eyton, Salop, , ; cf. p. ). Henry Foliot – M. Gloucester, el. abb. Gloucester : royal assent,  May (CPR, –, p. ). CARDIFF (Glamorgan), St Mary (Tewkesbury) f. – List in South Wales and Mon. Rec. Soc.,  (), n. (W. Rees). 1

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Walter, quondam abb. Ramsey – he was dep. for a time in . But the phrase may possibly have been used of an extant official. So KH, p. . The Ch. Battle, p. , describes its foundation under the first abb. Battle (d. ); but it was clearly a process of some duration, so that c.  may not be too late. Cf. Lloyd, , –. Cyprian archd. Colchester; Reinelm bp. Hereford. A Hugh ‘canon’ of Bromfield occ.  (Ctl. Worcester, no. ); he may have been Osbert’s successor, since any real community can hardly have existed – .

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 :  Robert of Westbury Occ.  (Glam.Chts., , pp. –). Eustace Occ.  (Glam. Chts., , p. ). CARDIGAN, St Mary (Gloucester, Chertsey) f. c.  (dependent on Gloucester);  (dependent on Chertsey) ?Osbert Occ.  as pr. of one of Gloucester’s Welsh deps., possibly Cardigan (GFL, no.  and n.). He may possibly have been pr. Ewenny. CRANBORNE (Dorset), St Mary (Tewkesbury) f. ?c.  (abbey);  (cell of Tewkesbury) List in VCH Dorset, , . Gerald M. of Winchester, occ.  (Ann. Winchester, p. ); in  transferred the abbey to Tewkesbury (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). The next recorded pr., Adam of Preston, d.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). DEEPING (Lincs), St James (Thorney) f.  List in VCH Lincs, , . Jocelyn or Jollan Occ. ?1 (BM Harl. MS , f. v). *The next recorded pr., Richard of Stamford, occ.  (CUL Add. MS , f. v) and was el. abb. of Thorney  (CPR, –, pp. , ). DENNY (Cambs) (Ely), St James and St Leonard f. c.  (Ben.); – (Templars) (Lib. El., pp. ff., cf. n.). Reginald occ. , prob. c.  (not called pr.: ibid.). DOVER (Kent), St Martin (Christ Church, Canterbury) f.  (Augustinian pr.);  (Benedictine) *Lists2 in VCH Kent, , ; C. R. Haines, Dover Priory, pp. ff.; Ann. (not very reliable) in BM Cott. MS Julius D. , ff. ff., partly printed in Mon., , , partly in Saltman, pp. –; list from this in Wharton, Lambeth MS , p. ; th cent. list in Lit. Cant., , . William de Longueville – Sacrist of Christ Church, app.  but sent back to Canterbury in  (Gervase, , ). Ascelin3 – Sacrist of Christ Church, app.  (Gervase, , ); res.  to be bp. Rochester (Ann.; Saltman in EHR,  (), ; cf. AS, , ). D.  Jan. . Reckoned first pr. in Ann. William de Andeville – nd pr. (Ann.); sacrist of Christ Church, app.  (Gervase, , ; Ann. f. v
Saltman, p.  ()); occ.  (Ctl. Canterbury, St Gregory, no. ); res. to be abb. Evesham  (q.v.; Gervase, , ; GFL, p. ). D. . Hugh of Caen – Sacrist Christ Church (Gervase, , ); occ. m. Christ Church, Saltman, p.  (but m. Dover according to Ann.).rd pr. app.  succeeded by Richard in  (Ann., f. 
Saltman, p. ); d.  Feb. (BM MSS Cott. Nero C. ix, f. v; Arundel , f. v); occ. (Hu.)  Feb. ,  Jan.  (PUE, , nos. , ); so presumably d. Feb. . 1 2

3

With W. abb. Thorney, i.e. ,  (see Thorney) or  (Abb. William of Yaxley). Miss Melanie Barber is preparing an edition of the ctl. (Lambeth MS ), and with it a list with fuller references than is possible here: we gratefully acknowledge her help meanwhile. Lambeth MS , f.  has an obit of Pr. Robert (not definitely identifiable). Called Anselm in Ann., f.  (Saltman, p. ), and given dates – ( Saltman: the MS is rubbed, but the reading seems to be ). Cf. St Benet of Hulme.

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   , ‒ [DOVER] Richard – Chapl. of Abp. Theobald (?occ. Saltman, p. ),1 presumably m. Christ Church, app.  (Ann., f. 
Saltman, p. ); occ.  (ib., p. ); el. Abp. Canterbury  June  (cf. Gervase, , ; Ann., f. ; GFL, p.  and n., cf. pp. ff.); consec.  Apr. , d.  Feb. . Master Warin – th pr. (Ann., f.  s.a. ); cellarer of Christ Church, app.  (Gervase, , ); occ. 2 (Canterbury Cathedral Reg. E, f. v); d.  Sept.  (BM MSS Cott. Nero C. ix, f. ; Arundel , f. v; Gervase, , ; Ann., f. ). *John –/ th pr. (Ann.); cellarer of Christ Church, app.  (Gervase, , ); occ.  (PRO E/, f. r–v);  May  (PUE, , no. ); d.  Feb. (BM Arundel MS , f. v)  – so Ann., f. v, but perhaps for .3 William – th pr., app. , d.  (Ann., f. ); prev. m. Christ Church, app. c.  May  (Gervase, , ). A William pr. Dover d.  July and others on  July and  Oct. (BM Arundel MS , ff. v, v, ). Osbert – M. Dover, th pr., on  years, – (Ann., f. ); d.  Dec. (BM MSS Cott. Nero C. ix, f. v; Arundel , f. v) – presumably  Dec. . Occ.  (Lambeth MS , f. v). Robert c. – Subpr. Canterbury Cathedral (see Eynsham); th pr. Dover,  (sic)– (sic), res. abb. Eynsham: Ann., f. ; Gervase, , – (and cf. Eynsham) establishes . Occ. 4 (Lambeth MS , f. v). Felix de Rosa – For his name, see list in Lit. Cant., , ; cellarer of Christ Church, then sacrist (Gervase, , ); th pr. – (Ann., f. r–v); d.  July (BM Arundel MS , f. v). Occ.  July  (PUE, , no. );  Jan.  (Kent F., p. );   (Lambeth MS , f. ). Reginald of Sheppey –/ Prev. m. Christ Church (Lit. Cant., , , also giving his name); th pr. – (Ann., ff. v, v) – but d. under end of ann. for , and as he d.  Feb. (BM Arundel MS , f. ) this may be meant to indicate . Occ.  Nov.  (Kent F., p. ). DUNSTER (Soms), ?St George5 (Bath) f.  List in VCH Soms, , . Hugh Occ.  Nov.  (Ctl. Buckland, no. ). *?Martin Occ. ?late th cent. (ib., no. ); n.d. (Glam. Chts., , p. ). But his date seems very uncertain, and VCH has Martin occ. . EARLS COLNE (Essex), St Andrew, St Mary and St John the Evangelist (Abingdon) f. – List in VCH Essex, , . Mainard Occ. 6 (Ctl. Colne, no. ). Hugh Occ. –Jan.  (Mon., , ); (H.) c.  (GFL, no. ). Ansketil, Anchetil Occ.  (Ch. Abingdon, , ). R. Occ.  (Eyton, Salop, , n.). Probably
Reginald, occ. late th cent. (Ctl. Colne, nos. , ). Osbert Occ. prob. 7 (Ctl. Colne, no. ). 1 2 3 4 6

But there were several monks called Richard in Theobald’s entourage: see Saltman, p. . William archd. Gloucester (GF, p. ); Richard abp. and legate. It is, however, the first entry in a long annal. 5 Abp. Hubert Walter, not legate, i.e. . Cf. VCH Soms, , . 7 Earl Gilbert FitzRichard (Hertford). If Earl Aubrey
the nd earl of Oxford.

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 :  William Occ.  (Ch. Abingdon, , –); Jan. , c. Easter  (Essex F., pp. , ). The next recorded pr., Richard, occ.  Nov.  (Essex F., p. ). EWENNY (Ogmore) (Glam), St Michael (Gloucester) f.  List in Birch, Hist. Margam, p. .1 Robert – D.  Oct.  (Greg. Caerwent, BM Cott. MS Vesp. A. , f. ). John Occ. early  (GFL, no. ). ?Osbert see Cardigan. The order of the next three prs. is quite uncertain. Roger Occ. ,2  (Glam. Chts., , pp. –, ). ?Ralph Occ.  ( JNLW, ,  (ed. J. Conway Davies): but of doubtful authenticity; see GFL, p. n.). Bertram Occ.  (Glam. Chts., , p. ; also in cht. of ?same date, but doubtful authenticity, JNLW, , ; cf. GFL, loc. cit.). Maurice Occ. nd half th cent.3 (Hist. Margam, p. ). J. Occ. prob.  (Glam. Chts., , p. ). David Occ.  (Glam. Chts., , p. ). EXETER (Devon), St Nicholas (Battle) f.  List in Oliver, p. ; th-cent. list in BM Cott. MS Vitell. D. ix, f. ; Ctl., ibid., abstr. in CTG, , –, –, –, – from which charter numbers are given here. The thcent. list starts Cono, Benedict, Ralph, Alfred, Osbert. Benedict Occ.  (BM Cott. MS Vitell. D. ix, f. v
Ctl., no. , p. ). Alvred Occ. n.d. (Ctl., no. , p. ). Osbert Occ. 4 (Ctl., f. v
no. , p. ). After Osbert, the list continues: Geoffrey, Maurice, John, Theobald, Peter, Roger . . . Of these John seems to be misplaced, and there is no other evidence of Theobald. Geoffrey Occ. n.d. (Ctl., no. , p. ). Maurice Occ.  or 5 (ib., no. , p. ). Peter Occ.  (Ctl., ff. v–v
nos. –,6 p. );  Mar.  (Devon F., no. );  (Ctl., no. , p. ). John Occ.  (Ctl., no. , p. ). Roger Occ. prob. 7 (Ctl., no. , p. ). * FINCHALE (Durham), St Mary and St Godric (Durham) f. (cell )  *List in VCH Durham, ,  from Raine, Finchale, p. . Thomas App. , sacrist of Durham (Geoffrey of Coldingham in Scriptores Tres, p. ). John nd pr.; occ. c. () (EYC, , no. ). *The next recorded pr., Ralph, occ. 8 (Raine, Finchale, no. ). 1

2 3 4 5 6

7 8

Adam and Peter are given without dates, and a second John (?
J.) temp. Conan abb. Margam (occ. –  ); outside limits . Robert, son of William, earl of Gloucester (Ann. Margam, p. ). With Conan, abb. Margam. Hugh de Ralegh, sheriff of Devon. William Brewer, sheriff of Devon. In no.  the pr. is called both Peter and Nicholas in the MS: the second name is clearly a scribe’s slip, based on the priory’s dedication. Hilary Blund, mayor of Exeter (see Miss R. C. Easterling, in Trans. Devon Assoc.  (), –). Thomas pr. Durham (see Le Neve, , ).

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   , ‒ FREISTON (Lincs), St James (Crowland) f.  List in VCH Lincs, , . John Occ. – (DC, no. ). Roger Occ. c. 1 (?  ) (Genealogist, New Series,  (), ). Ralph2 Simplex – Prev. m. Crowland; res.  to be abb. Thorney, q.v. Occ.  (‘simplex’: Lincs Arch. Office,  Anc. /, f. v); n.d. (Norman Moore, , –). Nicholas – Occ.  Nov.  (Lincs F., PRS, , no. ); res.  to be abb. Eynsham (Ann. Dunstable, p. ; Ch. Barnwell in Walt. Cov., , p. xlin.); d.  Feb.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). GOATHLAND (Yorks N.) (Whitby) A hermitage under a priest called Osmund, which was absorbed by Whitby  (Mon., , –; EYC, , no. ; cf. Reg., , nos. – and n. – ?). GREAT MALVERN (Worcs), St Mary and St Michael (Westminster) f.  (Ann. Worcester, p. ); dependent on Westminster soon after ( J. A. Robinson (), pp. f.). List in VCH Worcs, , . Aldwin First pr., established by St Wulfstan (WMVW, p. ; cf. pp. xli–xlii; WMGP, pp. –). Supposed to have started preparations – (cf. ibid. and Mon., , , from Reg. Godfrey Giffard – document of ), but he was apparently still alive  (temp. Bp. Simon of Worcester, Ctl. Worcester, no. ), and this span seems very improbable. Walcher – Occ.  May  ( JW, p. ): d.  Oct.  (, J. Nott, Some of the Antiquities of ‘Moche Malverne’ (Malvern, ), p. ; but see R. W. Southern, Medieval Humanism, p. n.). A Lotharingian, astrologer and mathematician, living in England by  (see Haskins, Studies in Medieval Science (nd edn.), pp. –; W. Thomas, Descriptio ecclesiae Maj. Malverne, p.  (d. ), in Antiqu. Prioratus Majoris Malverne (London, )). D.  according to MPCM, , . Richard Occ. c.  (Ctl. Worcester, no. , with Aldwin); , – (GFL, no. , cf. p. ; the name is confirmed by Ctl. Worcester, no. ). *Roger Malebranche –– Occ. , c.  (Mon., , ; Nott, op.cit., pp. –); became abb. Burton in  (Gesta Hen. II, , ; c.  July; and see Burton; GFL, p. ). *Walter c. –c.  Presumably succeeded Roger, though not instituted formally until  after a dispute with the bp. of Worcester (W. Thomas, op. cit., Chart. Orig., pp. –; GFL, no.  and n.). Occ. – (Westminster Abb., Domesday Ctl., f. v);  (Thomas, Appendix, p. ); prob.  (Ctl. Worcester, p. );  (Westminster Abb. Domesday Ctl., ff. v–); prob. the W. who was deprived before  (Acta Stephani Langton, pp. ff.: cf. GFL, no. n.). The next pr., Thomas, was app.  (Reg. G. Giffard, , p. ). And see Little Malvern. HATFIELD PEVEREL (Essex), St Mary (St Albans) f.  List in VCH Essex, , . Matthew Occ.  June  (FF, PRS , no. );3  Oct.  (CRR, , p. ). *The next recorded pr., Alexander de Burgo, was dep. in  by the abb. of St Albans (GASA, , ). 1 2 3

Baldric de Sigillo, archd. Leicester (GFL, p. n.). Adolphus (from [R]adulfus) in Walt. Cov., , p. xii. Hatfield Peverel.

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 :  HEREFORD, St Guthlac and St Peter (Gloucester) f. c.  in St Peter’s Hereford;1 amalgamated with St Guthlac’s and moved outside the city,  John Pr. of St Peter’s, occ.  (BM Harl. MS , f. v). Warin Occ.  (GFL, no. ). Ernulf Occ. c.  (Oxford, Balliol Coll. MS , ff. v–);  (GFL, no. ). *Robert Occ.  (GFL, no. ). Osbert Occ. ,  Oct.  (Oxford, Balliol MS , ff. , v–). Thomas Carbonel – Occ. c. 2 x  (Eyton, Salop, , –); res.  to be abb. of Gloucester, q.v. *William Occ. 3 (Ctl. Brecon, Arch. Cambr., th Series, , –);  (GFL, no. ); (W.)  Mar.  (Oxford, Balliol Coll. MS , f. v);  (ib., ff. v–). Robert – Res.  to be abb. Muchelney, but ejected the same year (see Muchelney). *John Occ.  (Oxford, Balliol Coll. MS , f. v). *Henry Occ. c. c. 4 (–); c. ; (H.) ;  (Oxford, Balliol Coll. MS , ff. , cf. v, v; ; ; v); (H.)  Apr.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); quondam, – Nov.  (Balliol MS , f. ). *S. Occ. ?.5 *Jocelin Occ. ; 6 (Balliol MS , ff. v, ); ( J.)  Aug.  (CPR –, p. ). HERTFORD, St Mary (St Albans) f. – List in VCH Herts, , . Ralph Mid-th cent.7 (BM Lansd. MS , ff. r–v). Nigel Occ. (N.) c. 8 (HMC Var. Coll., , –); nd half th cent. (BM Lansd. MS. , f. ; see also BM Add. Cht. , ). *William Occ. 9 (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v). William de Sandruge ? inst.  in place of the pr. of Hertford who died in that year (Ann. Dunstable, p. ); d.  July  (MPCM, , ). HOXNE (Suffolk), St Edmund (Norwich Cath. Priory) f.  List in VCH Suffolk, , , from the list in Blomefield, Norfolk, , –. He evidently took the names from the cartulary, then in the possession of T. Martin of Palgrave, but now lost (see ib., p. ; Davis, no. ), and he was unable to determine the order or the dates of the first five priors given. 1

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Cf. GF, p. n., GFL, p. , where it is wrongly stated that the pr. first became conventual in . Chts. of Hugh de Lacy in Balliol MS , ff. v, v, seem to establish that it was conventual at or soon after the original gift to Gloucester abbey of St Peter’s church in Hereford, which is dated  in Ctl. Gloucester, , p. ;  in ib., , . Cf. also Mon., , . G(eoffrey) dean Hereford (GF, p. ). Master Peter de ‘Lehe’ not yet archd. Worcester. Richard, dean of Hereford (Z. N. and C. N. L. Brooke in CHJ, , iii (), ). Ctl. Shrewsbury, Nat. Lib. Wales MS D, pp. –, dated : but a judge-delegate decision on a mandate of Honorius III of  Nov. , with no indication that the pope is dead or of any delay. Perhaps the original was dated ,  kal., non. or id. . . . Ralph dean of Hereford (see p.  n. ; bp. Hereford ). Lansdowne MS , ff. v ff., has a series of charters by the Limésy family, Ralph the founder (occ. , ); his son, Alan, grandson Gerard and great-grandsons John and Alan II (Loyd, p. , Reg., , no. ). Pr. Ralph occ. with Alan I and Gerard; Prior Nigel with John.  – Baldwin abb. Forde; Roger bp. Worcester: siege of Empress in Oxford () said to be ‘fere’  years earlier. Abp. Hubert legate (and John abb. St Albans).

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   , ‒ [HOXNE] Hervey *Richard of Hoxne Roger *William of Acle John de Shamelisford The next on Blomefield’s list is given the date ; the last two above are designated ‘Sir’, presumably for ‘dominus’, which may suggest a th-cent., or even th-cent., date. HURLEY (Berks), St Mary (Westminster) f. – Lists in VCH Berks, , ; Wethered (), p. . Wethered (), pp. –, calendars Hurley documents in Westminster Abbey Munts. Aeiricus (sic) Occ. prob. –1 (Westminster Abbey Munts. , calendared in Wethered (), no. ). William Occ. c.  (Westminster Abbey Munts. , ; Wethered (), nos. –). ?John de Rocella Occ. 2 in Westminster Abbey Munts. , Wethered (), no. ; but in , ,  (nos. , , : ) John de Roch’, Rochel’, Rochell’ is witness, without title, among layfolk; and it seems probable that John de Rocella and the pr. were two separate witnesses in . Ralph of Arundel – El. abb. Westminster  Nov.  (Diceto, , ; cf. Ann. Winchester, p. ). Occ.  (BM Egerton MS , ff. v–); n.d. (Westminster Abbey Munts., , , ; Wethered (), nos. –). *William Occ. (W.) – (Canterbury D. and C. Eastry Correspondence, Group , no. ); ,3  (Westminster Abbey Munts., , ; Wethered () nos. , ). Richard – El. abb. Evesham  Sept.  (Flor. Hist., , ; cf. CPR, –, p. ;4 Ch. Evesham, p. ; MPCM, , ). Occ. 5 (Westminster Abbey Munts. ; Wethered (), no. ); 6  (Mon., , ). JARROW, St Paul, and MONKWEARMOUTH, St Peter (Durham) f. () ; / (pr.);  (cell of Durham); () ; c.  (pr.);  (cell of Durham) List in VCH Durham, , . Aldwin /– Prev. pr. Winchcombe, pr. of Jarrow /, of Monkwearmouth c. ; res., st pr. Durham (Sim. Dur., , –, , –; see Durham. Sim. Dur., ,  shows that  was in his th year; ,  that  was in his th; ,  that the f. took place in bp. Walcher’s rd year). D.  Apr. . Elfwi Pr. for a short time c.  when Aldwin was at Melrose (Sim. Dur., , ). KILPECK (Hereford) (Gloucester) f.  *Philip Occ.  (Oxford, Balliol MS , f. ). 1 2 4 5 6

Geoffrey de Mandeville not called earl. 3 William earl of Essex. Nicholas of Tusculum, legate. But on p.  (royal assent,  Oct.) he is called pr. Carlisle; this was evidently a slip. Richard abb. Westminster: Flete, p. . William dean of Lincoln (his predecessor d. ; Walt. Cov., , ; Reg. Lincoln, , p. xxiii).

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 :  KING’S LYNN (Norfolk), St Margaret (Norwich Cathedral) f. c.  List in VCH Norfolk, , . Robert Occ. 1 (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v). *William Occ.  July  (ib., f. ). LAMANNA (Cornwall), St Michael (Glastonbury) f. –; in  Glastonbury had licence to dispose of it (see Oliver, p. ; KH, p. ) *Elias Occ. prob. early th cent. (see Oliver, p. , from Ad. Dom., , Auct., pp. –, from Cambridge, Trinity Coll. MS R. . , f. v – an entry in a th-cent. hand; cf. M. R. James, Catalogue of Western MSS, Trinity Coll. Cambridge, , Cambridge , p. . But presumably –, and the form of the charter suggests a date not earlier than c. ; for the donor see Oliver, p. , also probably implying an early th-cent. date). LEOMINSTER (Hereford), St Peter and St Paul (Reading) f. c. ; : Ann. Reading, UGQ, p. ; cf. B. Kemp, in EHR,  (), ff. List ibid., esp. pp. , . PRIOR, DECANUS (cf. Kemp, art. cit.) Joseph – (Ann. Reading, UGQ, p. ; cf. Kemp, art. cit., p. ). *Edmund Occ.  (Eyton, Salop, , 
Lancs PR, p. ). Robert – Abb. Crowland, q.v. Gervase Occ.  (BM Egerton MS , f. ; cf. BM Cott. MS Domit. A. iii, f. ). Philip Occ.  Apr. , 2 (BM Cott. MS Domit. A. iii, ff. v–, v–). *Walter3 – El. abb. Shrewsbury  (CPR, –, p. ); d.  (CPR, –, p. ). LEONARD STANLEY (Glos), St Leonard (Gloucester) f.  (Aug.);  (Ben.) List in VCH Glos, , . Sabriht4 Occ. , prob.  (Ctl. Gloucester, , p. ; Saltman, pp. –, no. ; cf. GFL, p.  and n.). Alexander Occ.  (BM Egerton MS , f. r–v). William of Cirencester Occ. ?Jan.Aug.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); late th or early th cent.5 (Hereford Cath. Arch., no. ). The next recorded pr., Peter, occ. ?c.  (Gloucester Cath. Lib., Seals and Documents, , ). LINCOLN, St Mary Magdalene (St Mary, York) f. ?c.  List in VCH Lincs, , . ?Robert de Rothewelle st pr. (Leland, Coll. (nd edn.), , ). Hugh Occ. prob.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ; cf. editor’s note). 1 2 3

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See Castle Acre. With W. archd. Hereford (Z. N. and C. N. L. Brooke, CHJ, , i (), ). A dispute about Leominster’s relation to Reading settled in  (probably , since confirmed by the Pope in ; Kemp, p.  and n.) may indicate an approximate date for Walter’s accession. ‘Tabrithus’, Hist. Gloucester (th–cent. MSS); ‘Sabrihthi’ in the corresponding entry in Gregory of Caerwent’s Chronicle (BM Cott. MS Vesp. A. v, f. ; th-cent transcript of th-cent. chronicle); 5 ‘Sabrietus’ in Saltman, from Dugdale. With Henry pr. Hereford.

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   , ‒ *LINDISFARNE (Holy Island) (N’humberland), St Peter (Durham) f. ;  *S. Occ.  July  (j.d.: Ctl. Lanercost, xiii, ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no.  and n.). LITTLE MALVERN (Worcs), St Giles (Worcester) f.  List in VCH Worcs, , . Jocelin – First pr., app.  (Ann. Worcester, p. ; cf. Ctl. Worcester, p. li). Edred Second pr. (loc. cit.). William Norman Occ. (W.)  (CDF, no. ); el. pr. Worcester  (Ann. Worcester, pp. –); d. . Presumably pr. Little Malvern because of connexion with Worcester, though the documents do not make the distinction, and VCH attributes him to Great Malvern. LYNN, see KING’S LYNN LYTHAM (Lancs), St Cuthbert (Durham) f. 1 List in VCH Lancs, ,  ( J. Tait). Tait opens his list with William, occ. , John and Elias of doubtful date, and Roger, occ. . But the documents cited all appear to be of the late th or early th cent.: Durham, D. and C. muniments, . . Ebor.  (for William) is a document of  referring to events of c. : . . . Ebor.  (for Roger of Tynemouth) is  (cf. Cart. , ii, f. ). There is a document of 2 in Glam. Chts., , pp. –, no. , to which W. pr. ‘Lithun’ was witness. Since the parties and witnesses of this cht. all relate to Glamorgan and Worcs, Lytham seems an unlikely identification. But it is not possible to produce a convincing alternative (Llanthony is hardly possible since its pr. was Geoffrey and the cht. printed from an original), and the abb. of Evesham, who also witnesses, was involved in the foundation of Lytham (presumably because of the Evesham interest in Lancs, represented by Penwortham pr.). The earliest firm date seems to be Clement, occ.  (Ann. Durham, pp. –). MALVERN, see GREAT MALVERN, LITTLE MALVERN PENWORTHAM (Lancs), St Mary (Evesham) f. –(?) List in VCH Lancs, ,  ( J. Tait). ?Henry Occ. – (Lancs PR, p. ; for date cf. p. ; Penwortham not named, but presumably either pr. of this house or a layman). William of Winchcombe Occ. late th cent. (ib., p. ). Robert of Appleton Occ. c.  (Hulton, Pr. Penwortham, p. xl, dated  by Tait). Master Adam Sortes – Pr. – (Ch. Evesham, p. ; dep. or res. , cf. p. ; cf. Hulton, Pr. Penwortham, p. ; for date see below). *Roger Norreis –, – Prev. abb. of Evesham (Ch. Evesham, pp. –; Hulton, p. ); app.  Nov. , held office for  months, then dep. Restored by the legate Pandulph about five years later, and held office for  years; d.  July (Ch. Evesham, pp. ,  and n.; cf. Hulton, p. ). Cf. Evesham. John Occ. early th cent. (Ctl. Burscough, no. ). 1

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Durham, D. and C. Muniments, ... Ebor. –, of the late th cent. relate to the first gifts of Lytham; but in the copy of them in ... Ebor. , is also a copy of a document of R(oger) abb. Evesham (), referring to the foundation of a pr. as a matter still of intention. Dr D. Greenway has kindly inspected the Lytham chts. at Durham for us and this entry is based on her findings. R. abb. Evesham; P(eter) archd. Worcester.

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 :  PILTON (Devon), St Mary (Malmesbury) f. th cent. List in Oliver, p. . Difficult to distinguish from the Hospital of St Margaret, annexed to it. *Ralph Occ.  (Ctl. Malmesbury, , p. );  (Archaeologia,  (),  (B. Incledon)). The next recorded pr., John, occ.  June  (Devon F., no. ). REDBOURN (Herts), St Amphibalus (St Albans) f.  List in VCH Herts, , . Martin Occ.  Dec.  (Ctl. Dunstable, no. ). Gilbert de Sisseverne Occ.  (GASA, , ). RICHMOND (Yorks N.), St Martin (York, St Mary) f.  List in VCH Yorks, , . ?John de Popilton First pr. (Leland, Coll. (nd edn.), , ). Herbert Occ. c.  (EYC, , no. ). RUMBURGH (Suffolk), St Michael (Hulme, York) f.  (dependent on St Benet Hulme);  (dependent on St Mary, York) *List in VCH Suffolk, , . (Blakere, m. Hulme, established at Rumburgh  (Ctl. Hulme, , p. , no. ).) *?Humphrey de Wouchum st pr. as dependency of York (Leland, Coll. (nd edn.), , ). *John of Acaster /– App. / (Mon., , ). *Henry Occ.  (BM Harl. Cht. . . ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); (H.)  Sept. 1 (Chelmsford, Essex Rec. Office, MS D/DBy Q, f. ). The next recorded pr., Odo, occ.  (CRR, , no. ). ST BEES (Cumb) (St Mary, York) f.  Lists in VCH Cumb, , ; Ctl. St Bees, pp. ff. Robert st pr. (Leland, Coll. (nd edn.), , ); occ. mid-th cent.: prob. –2 (Ctl. St Bees, pp. –). Richard Occ. ?–3 (ib., p. ). William Occ. 4 (ib., p. ). Deodatus Occ.  (ib., pp. –; for dates see ed.’s note). Robert Occ.  Sept.  (Ctl. St Bees, p. 
Ped. Fin., , p. ). J. Occ. ( J.)  (Ctl. St Bees, p. ). Daniel Occ.  Feb.  (ib., p. ). Ralph Occ. early th cent. (?c. : ib., pp. –). ST IVES (Hunts) (Ramsey) f. c.  List in VCH Hunts, , . William Occ.  (Ch. Ramsey, p. );  (Ctl. Ramsey, , p. );  (Mon., , ). R. Occ.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). 1 2 3 4

Monday before the Nativity of St Mary, nd year after the Translation of St Thomas the Martyr (?). With Osbert archd. (Richmond: JS Epp., , pp. –). William, count of Aumale; but it is not certain that he was alive. Godred (II) king of Man.

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   , ‒ [ST IVES] Richard Scot – Possibly the same; named in full as former pr. in document of  (Ctl. Ramsey, , p. ; cf. p. ). El. abb. Selby : royal assent  June (CPR, –, p. ). SANDTOFT (Lincs) (St Mary’s, York) f.  *Thomas Plunkett was first pr. of Henes (or Haines) and Sandtoft (Lincs), according to the notes in Leland, Coll. (nd edn.), , . Neither was more than a tiny cell, and he may well have been simply the monk in charge of this group of properties (cf. KH, pp. , ). SCILLY (Trescaw) (Cornwall), St Nicholas (Tavistock) f. – (see below) *List in Oliver, p. . Turoldus Occ. c.  Sept.  (Reg., , no. ). The next recorded pr., Alan de Cornwall, el. abb. of Tavistock  June  (CPR, –, p. ). SNAPE (Suffolk), St Mary (Colchester) f.  W. Occ.  May  (Mon., , ). Osbert – Prev. m. Colchester, pr. Snape to , abb. Colchester (UGQ, p. ). *Egelwy Occ. prob.  (BM Harl. Cht. . . ; cf. . .  (E.) and Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). STAMFORD (St Leonard) (Lincs), St Leonard (Durham) f.  List in VCH Lincs, , . Thorald Occ.  (‘de S. Leonarno’, HMC Rutland, , ). Matthew Occ. j.d.  Oct.  (CUL, Add. MS , f. r–v: ‘Stamford’ – so possibly not this house; see nuns). The next recorded pr., Walter, was presented by pr. of Durham in  (Reg. Wells, , p. ). STANLEY, see LEONARD STANLEY TYNEMOUTH (Northumberland) St Mary and St Oswin (St Albans) f. (An early monastery was destroyed by the Danes in ; a dependency of Durham was formed for a short time c. –) – (cf. GASA, , –). List in Hist. of Northumberland, , –; several are named in the Miracula S. Oswini, BM Cott. MS Julius A. , ff. ff. (printed Misc. Biographica, ed. J. Raine, Surtees Soc., ; here cited from MS). German – M. St Albans, pr. Tynemouth; res.  to be abb. Selby (see Selby; cf. GASA, , ); d. . Occ.  (Miracula, f. );  (EYC, , no. );  (Ctl. Whitby, , p. ). Ruelendus Occ. presumably  (Miracula, ff. vff. – between German and Geoffrey; cf. extracts from ibid. in Leland, Coll. (st edn.), , , (nd edn.),  ). Geoffrey Occ.  (Miracula, f. v). ?Gilbert D. temp. Henry II.1 Akarius M. and pr. of Tynemouth, succeeded temp. Henry II (Mon. , ; see n. ); occ. (A.) j.d.   May  (Ctl. Guisborough, , p. ); n.d. (Miracula, f. v). Possibly
Akarius, abb. Peterborough, –, who had been pr. St Albans. Walter Occ.  (CRR, , ).2 1 2

In Placita de Quo Waranto of , cited Mon., , , succeeded by pr. Akarius. In Northumberland Pleas, nos. , , Prs. ‘John’ and Walter occ. in ; but the date is , and John’s name is not apparently in the MS (
CRR, , pp. , ).

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 :  Ralph Gubion (for his name, see GASA, , –). Occ.  Nov. ,  Feb.  (Northumberland and Durham F., nos. , ); res. c. 1 (GASA, , –). The next pr., C., occ.  Jan.  (j.d.: Ctl. Newminster, p. ); pr. Richard  (CRR, , no. ). A pr. Henry d.  Apr. in Belvoir martyrology (Cambridge, Trinity Coll. MS O. . , f. v), but he may be of th or th cent. WALLINGFORD (Berks), Holy Trinity (St Albans) f. c.  List in VCH Berks, , . Hubert Occ.  (Ch. Abingdon, , ). Clement Occ.  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ). Master Nicholas of St Albans (or of Wallingford) Prev. m. Malmesbury; res.  to be abb. Malmesbury (q.v.); occ. 2 (Ctl. Oseney, , pp. –). Walter Occ. c. 3 (BM Egerton MS , ff. v–); (W.)  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ). John de Cella – Res.  to be abb. St Albans (GASA, , ; Gervase, , ). *Simon Occ. Jan.  (Oxford F., p. ). Richard Occ. May  (ib., p. ). The next recorded pr., Thomas, occ. May  (ib., p. ). A pr. Rualend occ. th cent., but in a cht. confirmed in  (Cal. Bodl. Chts., p. ). WESTBURY-ON-TRYM (Glos), St Mary (Worcester) f. c.  (priory); c.  (cht. of  Sept. , Hemming, pp. –) Germanus c. ⴛ – c. ⴛ: see Winchcombe. Colman Occ. c.  (WMVW, p. ; cf. pp. xxxix–xl); not named in Hemming, loc. cit., but evidently the pr. of the re-foundation. The cell was disbanded by Bp. Samson (–) and Colman returned to Worcester (WMGP, p. ). WETHERAL (Cumberland), Holy Trinity, St Mary and St Constantine (St Mary, York) f. c.  Lists in VCH Cumb, , ; Ctl. Wetheral, ed. J. E. Prescott, pp. ff. ?Richard de Reme First pr. (Leland, Coll. (nd edn.), , ). Ralph Occ. early th cent. (Ctl. Wetheral, no. ; cf. note ad loc. – ? c. ). Rainald Occ.– (EYC, , no. ; cf. no. n). William Occ.  (Ctl. St Bees, pp. –: see ed.’s note). Thomas Occ.  (Ctl. Holm Cultram, no. ). Suffred (sic) Occ. (S.)  (Ctl. Lanercost, viii, pp. , ; (Suffred) Ctl. Whitby, , no. ). The next recorded pr. William Rundel, occ. (W.)  Oct.  (Ctl. Wetheral, no. ); (William)  (CRR, , no. ). WYMONDHAM (Norfolk), St Mary (St Albans) f.  List in VCH Norfolk, , –; early th cent. list in Oxford, Magdalen Coll. MS  (deposited in Bodl.), p. .4 1

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   , ‒ [WYMONDHAM] Nigel Occ. 1  (Mon., , –
BM Cott. MS Titus C. viii, ff. v–). ?Succeeded by Alexius and Galyenus (list). Ralph de Nuers M. of St Albans, occ. c. 2 (GASA, , ff.);  (Douglas, Bury, no. , p. ). *?Succeeded by Nicholas and Donatus (list). Raymond (Regimundus, Reimundus) Occ.  (BM Cott. MS Titus C. viii, f. r–v); n.d. (ib., f. v). R. j.d.   Mar.  (Norwich D. and C. Muniments, no. 
Reg. , ff. v–; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. n.). Ralph of Dunstable (list) Occ.  (Norwich, Reg. , ff. v–): he may be the same as R. above or Ralph below. *Alexander of Langley Occ. ; soon recalled to St Albans (GASA, , ). *Ralph of Whitby (list) c. – Pr. Whitby; replaced Alexander c. ; dep.  and returned to Whitby (GASA, , ); followed by Thomas medicus in list, but he succeeded William de Fécamp (GASA, , ) and d.  (MPCM, , ). *William de Fécamp App. c. ,3 but pr. only briefly (GASA, , –). 1 2

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Queen Adela. Temp. Robert abb. St Albans (): reference to Thomas Becket seems to enforce the date given above. Shortly before the earl of Arundel went on Crusade in  (cf. CP, , ‒).

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THE BENEDICTINE HOUSES: ALIEN PRIORIES Numerous small houses and cells, founded before , yield no names, and have therefore not been included. ABERGAVENNY (Monmouth), St Mary (S. Vincent du Mans) f.  *Durand Occ. temp. Henry II1 (Mon., , ). Henry – Consec. bp. of Llandaff  Dec.  (cf. Lib. Landav., pp. , ). ANDOVER (Hants), St Mary (S. Florent, Saumur) f. – List in VCH Hants, ,  (from ). John Occ. early th cent., perhaps temp. Henry III (pal.: Winchester Coll. Muniments, no. ). Nicholas Hermita Occ. st half th cent., prob. temp. Henry III (ib., nos. , );  Dec.  (CChR, , p. ). ANDWELL (Mapledurwell) (Hants), St Mary (Tiron) f. temp. Henry I List in VCH Hants, , . Hugh Occ.  (c. )2 (Winchester Coll. Muniments, nos. , ); 3 (Oxford, Balliol MS , f. r–v). Ex-pr. in Saltman, p. , .4 Walter Britellus Occ. c. 5 (Winchester Coll. Muniments, no. ). Froger Occ. , prob. –6 (Oxford Chts., no. ). *Gervase Occ. 7 (HMC, th Rep., App. p. );  (PRO E/; Cat. Anc. Deeds, , ); early th cent. (Ctl. Lewes, , pp. –). Nicholas Occ. /,  and freq. temp. Henry III, Edward I (Winchester Coll. Muniments, nos. , , etc.). APPULDURCOMBE (Isle of Wight), St Mary (Montebourg) f. c.  List in VCH Hants, , . *Richard Occ. early th cent. (BM Add. Cht. ,). Cf. St Cross. 1 2

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H(ugh) de Beauchamp, lord of Abergavenny (d. ). Grants by Roger de Port (see GFL, p. ; on the Ports and St Johns see J. H. Round in Genealogist, New Series,  (), –;  (), –). Henry bp. Winchester and legate (–) confirms (in effect) the refoundation of St Guthlac’s Hereford (). The references to charters of Stephen and the Empress seem to indicate that this was granted before the accession of Henry II. A grant by Sybil d’Aubigny, wife of Roger de Port, presumably soon after her husband’s retirement to Andwell c.  or a little later (GFL, p. ). Temp. Henry II and Adam de Port, presumably (but not certainly) the Adam who was exiled in . The name is given as Roger in NRA, Oxford, Queen’s College, , Chts. of Sherborne Priory, no. . William of St John, son of Adam de Port.

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   , ‒ ARUNDEL (Sussex), St Nicholas (from ) (Séez) f.  List in VCH Sussex, ,  (L. F. Salzman). Gratian – M. of Séez, app.  (th cent. account in M. A. Tierney, History . . . of Arundel, pp. –, esp. p. ). William Occ.  June  (Rot. Cur. Reg., , ). ?Walter Occ.  Nov.  (Sussex F., no. ). Possibly a slip for William. William Occ. c.  (PRO E/; see Lancaster). Possibly the same William as above. The next recorded pr., Warner, occ. April  (Ctl. Sele, no. ). ASTLEY (Worcs), St Peter (S. Taurin, Evreux) f. – List in VCH Worcs, , . Gilbert Occ.  Jan.  (Saltman, p. 
Ctl. Worcester, p. );  (Hemming, ed. Hearne, , ). W. Occ.  (HMC, Var. Coll., , ). * AXMOUTH (Devon) (Montebourg) f. temp. Henry II Richard of Cherbourg Occ. ; 1 (HMC, Var. Coll., , ), also pr. Loders (Ctl. Loders, pp. –). *Baldwin Occ.  (HMC, Wells, , 
, ); presumably also pr. Loders, q.v. R. Occ. 2 (Ctl. Loders, pp. –). BLYTH (Notts), St Mary (Ste Trinité-du-Mont, Rouen) f. 3 *List in VCH Notts, , .4 R. de Pauliaco Occ.  July  (BM Harl. MS , f. 
Raine, Hist. of Blyth, p.); (R.) c.  (Chts. Newington Longville, no. ); (R.)  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). The next recorded pr., Gilbert, occ.  (BM Harl. MS , f. 
Raine, p. ); but a pr. *Ascelin occ. n.d., prob. early th cent. (Harl. MS, f. v; Nichols, Leics, , ii, ). BOXGROVE (Sussex), St Mary and St Blaise (Lessay) f.  Lists in VCH Sussex, ,  (L. F. Salzman); Ctl. Boxgrove, ed. L. Fleming, pp. xlii–xliii.5 Ralph Occ. c.  (Ctl. Boxgrove, no. 
Acta Chichester, no. );  (Ctl. Boxgrove, no. ); Oct.  (ib., no. );  Jan. / (ib., no. 
Ctl. Bruton, no. 
Acta Chichester, no. ); (R.)  (Ctl. Boxgrove, no. ). Nicholas Occ. (N.) c. c. 6 (Ctl. Boxgrove, nos. , ); (N.)  (ib., no. ); (N.)  (ib., no. ). 1

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Pr. William I (occ. , BM Harl. MS , f. v), but possibly William II, William Burdon (occ. , , ib., ff. , v). In Ctl. Boxgrove, p. xlii, n. , the editor makes important corrections to the list given in VCH Sussex, , , and shows (p. n.) that ‘Prior’ in ‘Odingar Prior’ is a surname and does not refer to a pr. of Boxgrove, as had been supposed. Before the death of William of St John (cf. Ctl., p. xxxiv and pedigree facing).

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 :   Geoffrey (G.) instituted pr.  (Acta Chichester, no. ; cf. Ctl., p. xliv); (G.)  (Ctl., no. ; cf. no. ); (G.)  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). Robert Occ.  (Ctl. no. );  (ib., no. ). Ansketil Occ. ?c. – (ib., no. ); (A.)  (ib., no. );  (Bucks F., p. ); Apr.  (Ctl. Sele, no. );  (Ctl. Boxgrove, no. ). The next pr., Walter of Shoreham, occ.  (ib., no. ). BURWELL (Lincs) (La Grande-Sauve, Bordeaux) f. – List in VCH Lincs, , . Gilbert Occ.  (CDF, no. ); n.d. (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). *Bernard Occ. late th cent. (pal.: late Henry II, DC, no. 
BM Harl. Cht. . B. ). CARISBROOKE (Isle of Wight), St Mary (Lire) f. c.  *List in VCH Hants, , . Gilbert Occ. late th cent. (pal.: BM Harl. Cht. . C. ). John Occ. late th cent. (PRO E/). *Hilary Occ. –1 (NRA, Oxford, Queen’s Coll., , God’s House Munts., no. ). *R. Occ. –1 (ib., no. ). CHEPSTOW (‘Striguil’ etc.) (Monmouth), St Mary (Cormeilles) f. – Odo Occ. 2 (Mon., , –). *Robert Occ.  (BM Add. MS ,, ff. v–). CLARE, see STOKE BY CLARE COGGES (Oxon), St Mary (Fécamp) f.  List in VCH Oxon, ,  (H. E. Salter). Sampson Occ. nd half of th cent. (Ctl. Eynsham, , no. ); prob.  (Ctl. Thame, , p. , see ed.’s note). Michael Occ.  Nov.  (FF., PRS, , );  June  (CDF, no. : papal mandate);  (Rot. de Finibus, p. ). occ. as m. Fécamp and proctor of ms. Fécamp,  April ,  Nov.  (CDF, nos. , ). The next recorded pr., Roger, occ. c. (Ctl. Oseney, , no. ). COVENHAM (Lincs), St Mary and St John (St-Calais) f. c.  List in VCH Lincs, ,  (from ). Reginald Occ. mid Henry II 3 (pal.: Gilbertine Chts., p. ); late th cent. (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). *The next recorded pr., Geoffrey, res. – (Reg. Grosseteste, p. ). COWICK (Devon), St Andrew (Bec) f. – List in Oliver, pp. –. 1

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Shortly before (or during) the foundation of God’s House, Southampton, which was confirmed by Richard I (apparently with the property with which these documents are concerned) on  Sept.  (ib., , no. ). Approximately contemporary is also no. ,  (William de Reviers, earl of Devon): c.  2 is a likely date for all these charters. Evidently during the earldom of Gilbert earl of Pembroke. With Thomas, pr. North Ormsby.

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   , ‒ [COWICK] Walter Occ.  (Oliver, p. ). Henry Occ.  May  (Devon F., no. ). William App. 1 by the legate Pandulph (Oliver, p.  from the ctl. of St John’s, Exeter). *DEERHURST (Glos) (St Mary and (?) St Denis (St-Denis) ref. ?–c. ; destroyed c. ; ref. – as dependency of St-Denis List in VCH Glos, ,  (Rose Graham). ?ABBOTS *(?St Ælfheah The only evidence for the existence of Deerhurst c.  is that his Vita by Osbern (cf. Hardy, Cat., , ), William of Malmesbury (GP, p. ) and Florence (, ) state that Ælfheah first became a monk there, and later a recluse at Bath. It is not clear that this means that there was a community at Deerhurst, and there is no evidence that Æ. was abb.). PRIORS Baldwin M. St-Denis; became abb. Bury in  (q.v.). Reg., , no.  (Bishop and Chaplais, pl. xxviii: ) states that King Edward had given him the church before he became abb. Roderick (Rodericus, Redericus, Riericus) Occ. 2  (PRO C A K/, sec. i, no. ); also n.d. (Mon., , p. ); and doubtless
the m. St Denis who occ. prob.   (GFL, no.  and n.). *Andrew Occ. Oct.  (Oxon F., p. ). The next recorded pr., William, occ.  July  (ib., p. ). An H. pr. occ. n.d. (PRO C A K/, sec. , no. : in MS of c. ). EYE (Suffolk), St Peter (Bernai) f. c.  *V.B. List in VCH Suffolk, , . Obits in BM Egerton MS , ff. ff.; Ctl.
Chelmsford, Essex Rec Office, MS D/DBy Q. ?Robert Occ. (not called pr.)  (Reg., , no. ; cf. no. n.). Hubert is called first pr., but is unlikely to have been appointed as early as c. ; Robert may have been a monk in charge, Hubert first effective pr. Hubert Occ.  (Ctl., ff. v–); ,3 (H.)  (Stenton, Feudalism, p. );  (Ctl., f. ). D.  Feb. (obit: called ‘primus prior’). *Gauselinus, Gaulenus (?Jocelin) Occ. c. Dec. Mar.  (Reg., , no. );  4 (Reg. Norwich, p. ); (Zolinus)  (Lib. El., p. ). D.  Aug. (obit). *Osbert Succeeded Gauselinus (Ctl., f. ), and occ.  May  (Ctl., f. r–v
PUE, , no. );  (Ctl., f. );  Jan. 5 (Ctl., ff. v–
PUE, , no. );  (Ctl., f. r–v). D.  Aug. (obit). *Walkelin Occ. prob. 6 (Ctl., ff. r–v, v). 1 3 4

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2 Cf. Councils and Synods, , i, –. Godfrey archd. Worcester (GFL, nos. – and n.). Stephen, count of Mortain, lord of the honour of Eye (ex inf. Mrs Vivien Brown (
V.B.)). Walkelin archd. Suffolk; William son of Humphrey, archd. Sudbury, had prob. been succeeded by  (cf. JS Epp., , p. n). ‘J.’ occ.  (Reg., , no. ).  Alexander III (), but all the other elements point to , which is enforced by the place, Benevento. Prob. Bp. John of Oxford, not John de Gray (V.B.); Geoffrey archd. (Norwich diocese; Suffolk); Walkelin presumably preceded Richard, but a date  (W. pr. Butley) is not impossible. R. abb. Leiston fits the earlier date; he is not known to fit later.

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 :   *?Walter Occ.  (Ctl., f. v); 1  (Ctl. Colchester, , p. ). Possibly errors for Walkelin. Richard Occ.  Aug.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no.  and n.);  Oct.  (Pleas before the king or his Justices, , no. ). Presumably the pr., unnamed, who was dep. – Jan.  (CRR, , p. ). Roger de Mungumbray Name in obit,  Sept.; occ.  (Reg. Pinchbeck, , pp. –
Ctl., f. );  Nov.  (CUL Add. MS , f. r–v; cf. Great Bricett);  May  (Suffolk F., PRS , no. );  Sept.  (Ctl., f. ; cf. Suffolk F. (Rye), p. ).2 He was paralysed by June  and another pr. substituted (CRR, , no. ). According to the obituary, Pr. ‘Ricardus Jacob’ d.  June  (conceivably
Pr. Richard, dep. ). An unplaced Girolimus d.  Apr. (obit), Goodwynus  Apr. (obit). FRAMPTON (Dorset) (St-Étienne, Caen) f. – List in VCH Dorset, , . *William du Hommet M. Caen; el. abb. Westminster  May  (Flor. Hist., , f.; Flete, p. ; cf. Walt. Cov., , ). *Roger Occ.  or  (Ctl. Montacute, no. ). GOLDCLIFF (Monmouth) (Bec) f.  *William Occ. – (Glam. Chts., , pp. –); res. Oct.  to be bp. of Llandaff (Ann. Margam, p. ; cf. Lib. Landav., pp. , ; Ann. Dore, BM Egerton MS , f. ). The next recorded pr., Henry, occ.  (Soms F., , p. ). GROVEBURY (Leighton Buzzard, La Grove) (Beds) (Fontevrault) f.  List in VCH Beds, ,  (from ). Vitalis Occ.  May  (Beds F., no. ). Cf. Nuneaton. *The next recorded pr., William, occ.  (CRR, , no. ). HAMBLE (Hants), St Andrew (Tiron) f. – List in VCH Hants, , . Geoffrey Occ. n.d., ?th cent. (CDF, no. ). Walter Occ.  June  (Winchester Coll. Muniments, no. ,). HATFIELD REGIS (Broad Oak) (Essex), St Mary and St Melaine (St Melaine, Rennes) f. c.  List in VCH Essex, , . Evidence in chts. in HMC th Rep., pp. –, now BM Add. Chts. ,–, passim – most have to be cited from MS for critical purposes. Easily confused with Hatfield Peverel. William Occ.  (BM Add. Cht. ,
HMC, pp. –);  (c. ) (GFL, no. ). Cf. Bk. Seals, no.  and n. (evidently referring to this Hatfield). Richard Occ. late th cent. (pal.: BM Add. Cht. ,
HMC, p. ). Hervey Occ. –3 (ib., ,; cf. ,, ,, , and HMC, pp. –). Eudo Occ. early th cent (pal.: BM Add. Cht. ,). *Roger Occ. prob. 4 (HMC, p. ); (R.)  (CPR, –, p. ). The next recorded pr., Stephen, occ.  (Cambs F., p. ). 1 2 3 4

John, count of Mortain, lord of honour. The next entry in Rye gives Pr. William, but this must be an error. Aubrey de Vere, earl of Oxford. Robert de Vere, earl of Oxford (presumably the third earl).

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   , ‒ HINCKLEY (Leics), St Mary (Lire) f. –(?) List in VCH Leics, ,  (R. A. McKinley). Richard de Capella Admitted as administrator  (Reg. Wells, , p. ); occ. as pr.  (Ctl. Tutbury, nos. , );  (PRO, E/);  (CRR, , no. ); res.   (Reg. Wells, , pp. –). *HORSHAM ST FAITH (Horsford) (Norfolk), St Mary and St Faith (Conches) f.  (Ann., f.  – see below) List in VCH Norfolk, , . Some dates in ann. in Cambridge, Trinity Coll. MS R. .  (), ff. , v (ed. in M. R. James, Catalogue, , ).1 *Savernius (Severinus) – Dates in ann., f. . Occ.  (Reg. Norwich, p. ; cf. Eye);  (Ctl. Coxford, Norfolk and Norwich Rec. Office, Dioc. Recs., SUN/, f. v). Isarnus(?) – Ann., f. ; but the name may well be corrupt. Bertrand (Bertram) –c.  Occ.  May  (Mon., , 
BM Cott. MS Aug. ii, ); –Jan.  (HMC Lothian, p. ); (B.)  July  (MS ut supra, ff. v–, correcting Norfolk Archaeol.,  (), );  ( Jocelin of Brakelond, ed. H. E. Butler, p. ); res. abb. Chertsey c.  (q.v.; cf. ibid.). Deodatus Occ.  Nov. ,  Apr.  (FF, PRS , nos. , );  Apr.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. ). Eustorgius (Austorgius) Occ. early th cent. (pal.: BM Add. Cht. ,);  (Norfolk F. (Rye), p. ); doubtless the same as ‘Austorgius’, occ. in a cht. in HMC Lothian, p. , there dated ‘c. ?’. HORSLEY (Glos) (Troarn) f. temp. William I. Given to Bruton Priory in  List in VCH Glos, ,  (R. Graham: from ). Gilbert Occ.  (CRR, , p. ). Stephen, prob. the first Augustinian pr., occ.  (Ctl. Bruton, no. ). KIRBY, see MONKS KIRBY LANCASTER, St Mary (Séez) f.  List in VCH Lancs, ,  ( J. Tait). John Occ. 2 (Lancs PR, p. ). Nicholas Occ.  (CDF, no. 
Scammell, Hugh du Puiset, p. );  (EYC, , no. ). *William Occ.  (?c. : Lancaster Hist., , p. ; cf. p. );  Nov. ,  July  (Lancs F., pp. , ). John de Alench’ (presumably Alençon) Occ. c. 3 (PRO E/
Cat. Anc. D., , ); ( John Redufo) early th cent. (Ctl. Cockersand, , i, p. ). The pr. was taken into the sheriff’s hands, so presumably vacant, – Nov.  (CR, –, p. ; cf. Lancaster Hist., , pp. –). The next recorded pr., Geoffrey, occ.  Nov.  (Lancaster Hist., , p. 
Lancs F., p. ). 1

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These annals show particular interest in Horsham and in Norwich cathedral priory; and they contain two groups of priors, with no house named. It would seem a natural assumption that both groups belonged to the same house; yet this seems to be impossible. The first fits Horsham, but not Norwich, and is used here; the second fits Norwich, but not Horsham, since it covers the years –, when Bertrand was pr. Horsham. See Norwich. Jordan, probably chancellor of the king of Scots for a short time from  (Handbook, p. ; Reg. Reg. 3 Scottorum, , pp. –). William abb. Séez (GC, , –).

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 :   LAPLEY (Staffs), (S.-Rémi, Rheims) f.  List in VCH Staffs, ,  ( J. L. Kirby). Godric and Fulk occ. ms. S. Rémi, and presumably in charge of Lapley, in chts. of Henry I of ; since Godric had defended title to Lapley itself it is possible he was the earlier and established or reestablished the pr. there (Reg., , nos. , ). P. was dep. by Peter, abb. S. Rémi, , and succeeded by Absalom1 (Peter of Celle, Ep. , PL, , ; for Peter’s dates, see JS Epp., , pp. ix–xn.). Absalom. See above. Inganus Also occ.  (Peter of Celle, Ep. , coll. –); evidently after Absalom, since he occ.  (PR  John, p. ). LEWISHAM (Kent) (St Peter, Ghent) f. ;  List in VCH Kent, , . Siger (Sigo) Occ. c. ;2  (Reg. Rochester, pp. , ). The next recorded pr., Arnold, occ.  Feb.  (CChR, , ). LLANGENNITH (Glamorgan), ?St Keneder3 (S. Taurin, Evreux) f. – *William Gabriel Occ. early th cent. (pal.: Glam. Chts., , p. , no. 
BM Harl. Cht. . C. ). LLANGUA (Llangwyfan) (Monmouth) (Lire) f. – Hilary of Llangiwen ( ?Llangwyfan) Occ.  Aug.  (FF, PRS , no. ). LODERS (Dorset), St Mary Magdalene (Montebourg) f. c.  List in VCH Dorset, , . Richard of Cherbourg Pr. Loders and Axmouth: see Axmouth. Evidently preceded Baldwin. Baldwin Presumably also pr. Axmouth, q.v. Occ.  (Rot. de Finibus, p. ). R. ?also pr. Axmouth, q.v. Occ. prob. 4 (Sarum Chts., p. ). MINTING (Lincs), St Andrew (S. Benoît-sur-Loire, Fleury) f. c.  List in VCH Lincs, , –. Raymond Occ. c.  June  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xviii. f. r–v). The next recorded pr., John, m. of Fleury, app.  (Reg. Grosseteste, p. ). MODBURY (Devon), St George (S. Pierre-sur-Dives) f. c.  List in Oliver, p. ; the following list is based on notes by H. N. Blakiston and his transcripts in PRO from Eton College Muniments. H. dictus Anglicus App. by H(amo) abb. S. Pierre, c. 5 (Blakiston transcripts, no. /). *William Occ.  (Ctl. Buckfast in Reg. Grandisson, , pp. –). Laurence Occ. late th-early th cent. (Blakiston transcripts, no. ). Ralph Occ. , app. by S. abb. S. Pierre (ib., no. /). Gervase and Durand occ. in no. / and , n.d., but the latter perhaps late th cent. 1 2

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Cf. JS Epp. (ed. Giles), no. , referring to Absalom as in England (evidently at Lapley) in ?. Miss Anne Oakley, to whose help with this list we are much indebted, has pointed out to us that this is an early grant by the founder to Strood Hospital, f. , which shares most of its witnesses with the f. chts. 3 of the Hospital. See CDF, no. . R. abb. Montebourg presumably followed Wllliam, for whom GC, ,  gives the date ––. For abbs. S.-Pierre-sur-Dives, see GC, , .

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   , ‒ MONK SHERBORNE 1 (Pamber) (Hants), St Mary and St Fromund (Cérisy-la-Forêt) f. c.  List in VCH Hants, , –. Robert Occ. 2 (Ctl. Montacute, no. ). *Roger Occ. c. 3 (ib., no. ); c. 3  (Ctl. Sandford, , –); (R.) c.  or shortly  (NRA, Oxford, Queen’s Coll., , no. ). *William Occ. ; early th cent. (HMC, th Rep., pp. , –);  (CRR, , no. ). *James Occ. early th cent. (NRA Oxford, Queen’s Coll., , no. ). MONKS KIRBY (Warws), St Mary, St Nicholas and St Denis (S. Nicholas, Angers) f.  List in VCH Warws, , . *Richard of Cornwall –/ Occ. (full name) c.  (BM Harl. Cht. . G. 
Mowbray, no. , q.v. for date); c. 4  (BM Cott. Cht. xi, ; PRO E/). El. abb. Whitby  May  (?: see Whitby). *Baldwin Occ.  (Mowbray, no. ); rel. of Abp. Baldwin,  (Ch. Evesham, p. ). Possibly Baldwin m. who occ. in Mowbray, no. . ?Orricus ‘Orrico pr. de Circhebi’ witnessed a cht. in a Warws setting between  and  (temp. Roger de Mowbray, before his departure on rd Crusade: Genealogist, New Series, , ; cf. Mowbray, p. xxxii; CP, , ). The name may be corrupt – perhaps for Richard. A.5 Occ.  (CDF, no. , presumably contemporary with no. , dated by Bernard abb. Cîteaux – not Clairvaux). Ralph Occ.  Sept. Oct.  (Bucks F., p. ). *The next recorded pr., John, occ.  (Ctl. Tutbury, nos. –);6  (Reg. Wells, , pp. , );  (CRR, , no. ). MONMOUTH, St Mary and S. Florent (S. Florent, Saumur) f. – *Geoffrey Parvus (Mon., , ) Occ.  (CDF, no. );  (Mon., , –; see Chepstow); 7 (CDF, no. ). Robert Occ  (GFL, nos. –); c.  (CDF, no. ; cf. no. ); (R.)  (GFL, no. ); n.d. (mid or late th cent., Glam. Chts., , pp. –). Robert de Cormeilles (Cormeliis) Peter’s predecessor, but not certainly later than Geoffrey and Robert (Bodl. Rawl. MS B. , f. ). Peter Occ. (Peter and P.)  (Mon., , ).8 The next recorded pr., Florence, occ.  (Mon., , –). 1

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Easily confused with Sherborne (Dorset). But the NRA and HMC references are from the Monk Sherborne muniments, and William is specifically called pr. Monk’s Sherborne; and the reference to Robert and the first two to Roger are from chts. of the Port family, founders of Monk Sherborne. Robert of Inglesham archd. Surrey: Ralph was archd. in  (Ctl. Winchester, p. ); Thurstan sheriff (of Hants). But see Le Neve, , . Adam de Port son of John de Port (J. H. Round in Genealogist, New Series, , ff.). Baldric archd. Leicester (see GFL, pp. – and n.). A. priore de ‘Thir’ (sic), witnesses an English decision relating to S. Serge, Angers. Identified by ed. as pr. of Kirby Bellars, but this was not f. till . Pr. John was certainly pr. of a house dependent on S. Nicholas, Angers, and in all these cases the identification, though not certain, is highly 7 probable. Not earlier than Mon., , –, because of Rose wife of Baderon of Monmouth. In two chts., one (no. ), temp. Hugh de Lacy and Rose his wife: i.e. , but before her death – (Wightman, The Lacy Family, pp. ff.; and second chart facing p. ). Thus Peter must be later than Robert. The other cht. (no. ) was later than no. , in which pr. Geoffrey occ.; P. occ. temp. Henry II, according to the th-cent. transcriber of Bodl. MS Rawl. B. .

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 :   *OGBOURNE ST GEORGE (Wilts) (Bec) f. – List in VCH Wilts, ,  (M. Chibnall). Ranulf Occ.  (PR,  John, p. ). *The next recorded pr., Ralph, occ. April  (CRR, , no. ); and was succeeded by William before Michaelmas (ib., no. ). OTTERTON (Devon), St Michael (Mont-S.-Michel) f. temp. William I List in Oliver, p. . *Richard Occ.  (EYC, , no. ); 1  (CTG, , , no. ). William Occ.  (EYC, , no. 
Ctl. St Michael’s Mount, no. ). Nicholas Occ. , perhaps after  (Ctl. St Michael’s Mount, no. );  April  (Devon F., no. );  (BM Cott. MS Vitell. D. ix, ff. v–v). William de Kernet – El. abb. of Tavistock ; royal assent  Feb.  (CPR, –, p. ); abb. – (Finberg in Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries, , (–), –, q.v. for his name and family). PEMBROKE, St Nicholas (Séez) f. c.  William de Cuchi Occ. 2 (Gir. Camb., , ). Fulk Occ. Oct.  (ib., , ; cf. H. E. Butler, Autobiography of Gir. Camb., pp. – for date). Philip Occ.  (Gir. Camb., , ; cf. Welsh Episcopal Acts, , p. , dated ); without name but prob. the same, c.  (Gir. Camb., Speculum Duorum, pt. ii, ep.  – ex inf. M. Richter; MS Vat. Regin. , ff. v, ). RUISLIP (Middlesex) (Bec) f. c.  List in VCH Middlesex, ,  (M. Chibnall). For the prior’s function, see M. Morgan (Mrs Chibnall), English Lands of the Abbey of Bec (Oxford, ), pp. –. Richard de Coleliva M. of Bec (Gibbs, no. ); occ. 3 (ib.);  (Bec Documents, p. ); probably also 4 (Newcourt, Repertorium, , –n.; cf. VCH Middlesex, , n.). The next recorded pr., William, occ. July  (Oxon F., p. ). ST CROSS (Isle of Wight) (Tiron) f.  *Walter Occ.  (Hants F., PRO transcripts); early th cent. (pal.: BM Add. Cht. ,). Cf. Appuldurcombe. ST DOGMELLS (St Dogmaels) (Pembroke) (Tiron) f. c.  (priory);  (abbey) *Fulchard First abb. (Mon., , ). *Walter Occ.  (Gir. Camb., , ); (W.)  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. 5);  Apr. , when his el. as bp. of St Davids was quashed (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ; occ. as el. , Bk. Seals, no. ). 1 2

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Robert archd. Totnes (see Morey, p. ). Probably early in the dispute between Giraldus Cambrensis and Bishop Peter of St Davids, which seems to have broken out between  and  (H. E. Butler, Autobiography of Gir. Camb., pp. , –, ), but may have lasted a number of years (ib., pp. –). The bishop d. in . Osbert abb. Bec (Ch. Bec, p. ). Richard m. Ruislip occ. ‘custos rerum’ of the ms. of Bec. Dated by Alard archd. London and Richard bp. London. Mon., , , in which Abb. Andrew occ., is dated by eds. ‘c. ’; it appears to us to be undatable, though probably not later than the th cent.

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   , ‒ ST MICHAEL’S MOUNT (Cornwall) (Mont-S.-Michel) f. – (cell); c.  (priory) Lists in Ctl. St Michael’s Mount (P. L. Hull), p. ; Taylor, St Michael’s Mount, pp. – (later prs. only). Richard de Wenilia Occ.  (Ctl. St Michael’s Mount, no. ). William de Argentein Occ. c.  or a little earlier (ib., no. ). William de Walchin Mentioned  as former pr. (ib., no. ). Ralph de Kankale Occ. c.  (ib., nos. , ). John Mentioned  as former pr. (ib., no. ). ST NEOTS (Hunts) (Bec) f. c.  (dependent on Ely); c.  (as cell of Bec) List in VCH Hunts, , . Martin of Bec – Occ.  Sept.  (CUL, Add. MS , f. r–v); res.  to be abb. Peterborough, q.v. Walter Occ. 1 (Ctl. Canterbury, St Gregory, no. 
Saltman, pp. –, no. );   (BM Cott. MS Faust. A. iv, f. ).2 *Herbert Occ.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ); ,  (BM Cott. MS Faust. A. iv, ff. v, r–v); 3 (Ctl. Eynsham, , pp. –). Presumably the H. m. Bec who was a candidate for the abbacy of Bury in  (Jocelin of Brakelond, p. ). Geoffrey Occ.  or  July  (BM Cott. Faust. A. iv, ff. v–); , prob.   (Cheney, BHRS, , p. ); c.  Oct.  (Beds F., no. );  June  (BM Cott. MS Faust. A. iv, f. r–v);  (Ctl. Newnham, no. ). *William Occ.  July  (Suffolk F., PRS , no. ); c.  July  (BM Cott. Faust. A. iv, ff. –). Roger – Occ. c.  July  (ib., f. );  (Hunts F., p. ); n.d. (Ctl. Newnham, no. ); d.  (Ann. Dunstable, p. , not named). SELE (Beeding) (Sussex), St Peter (S. Florent, Saumur) f. – (Oxford Chts., no.  and note)4 List in VCH Sussex, ,  (L. F. Salzman), from W. D. Macray, Notes from the Muniments of Magdalen College, Oxford (Oxford and London, ), p. . Robert Occ.  (Oxford Chts., no. ; see note to no. ); Jan.  (ib., no. );  (ib., no. ). Daniel Occ.  (Oxford Chts., no. : ‘Robertus multis annis . . . prior et Daniel . . . eius successor’); d. – (Acta Chichester, no. ). Thomas Occ.  (Oxford Chts., no. );  (Acta Chichester, no. ). *Warin5 Occ.  (Ctl. Sele, no. ). Laurence5 Occ.  (Lees, Templars, p. ). Peter Occ. (‘proctor’) c. c.  (Acta Chichester, no. ; cf. Ctl. Sele, no. ). *The next recorded pr., Walter, occ.  (Ctl. Sele, no. ). 1 2

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Abp. Theobald, primate, not legate (see GFL, p. ); Walter archd. Canterbury. Ctl. St Neots, abstracted in G. C. Gorham, History . . . Eynesbury and St Neots,  (London, ), pp. – and Supplement, pp. v–lxvi (also abstracting BM Stowe MS ). References here are to the MS, since Gorham’s abstract is inadequate for our purpose. Hamo dean Lincoln; Roger of Rolleston not yet archd. Leicester (see pp.  n. ,  n. ). This cht. was dated ? by Round (CDF, no. ); hence the date – sometimes given for the foundation of the priory. Warin and Laurence are each known from one reference only to ‘Guar’’ and ‘Laur’’: it is possible that one pr. lurks under the two names, owing to a rubricator’s error.

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 :   SHERBORNE, see MONK SHERBORNE SPALDING (Lincs), St Mary (S. Nicholas, Angers) f.  (dependent on Crowland);  (dependent on S. Nicholas, Angers) List in VCH Lincs, , –. In the Ctl., BM Add. MS ,, ff. , , are two attempts at a list of the early priors, mainly derived from documents in the ctl.1 Obits in Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College, MS /, pp. ff., all apparently later.2 *Herbert Occ. c.  (PRO C A K/, sec. x, no. ; cf. Saltman, pp. –, no. );  (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v);  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). Garinus Occ.  (Ctl. Dunstable, no. ). Reginald Occ. c.  July  (BM Add. MS ,, f. v). Geoffrey Occ. late th cent. (prob. ;3 ib., f. ); (G.) c.  July  (ib., f. v). Nicholas I Occ. ; dep. c.  (Hist. Crowland, pp. , ); also occ.  (Peterborough D. and C. MS , f. 
MS , f. r–v). Jollanus ( Jocelin, Goslenus) Occ. c.  July  (Hist. Crowland, p. );  Nov.  (Rot. Cur. Reg., , p. );  Sept.  (Lincs F., , p. );  May  (FF., PRS , no. ); ( J.)  Oct.  (BM Add. MS ,, f. v). Nicholas II Occ.  (Lincs Ass. Roll, LRS , no. );  June  (Lincs F., PRS , no. );  June  (ib., no. ). *Ralph – Occ.  Nov.  (Lincs F., , p. );  (CRR, , no. ); d.  (Reg. Wells, , p. ). *The next pr., Simon de Hautbourg, m. Spalding was el.  (ib., p. ). SPORLE (Norfolk), St Mary (S. Florent, Saumur) f. – List in VCH Norfolk, , . John Occ. early temp. Henry II4 (BM Harl. MS , f. v). ?G. Occ. c. c.  (Ctl. Sele, no. ).5 STOGURSEY (Soms), St Andrew (Lonlay) f.  Lists in VCH Soms, , ;6 Stogursey Chts. p. xxviii (T. D. Tremlett and N. Blakiston). 1

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The list on f.  is intended to distinguish the properly elected perpetual priors starting with Simon, from the priors ‘datiui’ who preceded, who are then listed retrospectively: Nicholas, temp. John, Ralph, temp. John (but citing the fine of ), ‘Johannes Hyspanus’ temp. Richard I; Jollanus, temp. Richard I; Reginald occ. ; Garinus occ. ; Geoffrey; Herbert. The list on f.  gives the order Herbert, Reginald, Geoffrey, Simon. For ‘Johannes Hyspanus’ and ‘Garinus’ f.  gives references which are evidently to documents on ff. v and v, where the priors are I. and G., i.e. probably Jollanus and Geoffrey. It is possible that the author of the ctl. had access to other evidence of the existence of prs. of these names – in the case of Garinus, very probable – but no other trace has been found of John. The earliest seems to be Simon, d.  Mar. (p. ); all but one (William pr.,  Jan., p. ) are printed in M. R. James, Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Gonville and Caius College,  (Cambridge, ), p. . The same MS (th cent.) has biographical etc. notes on pr. Simon and his successors, pp. ff. If he is correctly placed; i.e. if he is rightly identified with the G. who occ. . In any case this document also has Richard (d’Ameri) precentor of ‘St Mary’ – presumably Lincoln Cathedral – and archdeacon of the West Riding, i.e. Stow: he gives outside limits of , but it is unlikely he held both offices in the late s (GFL, p. n.), so that it is virtually certain that Geoffrey preceded Nicholas I, less certain that he succeeded Reginald. Ref. to Henry II suggests not long after his accession, ‘pro anima Henrici regis (sc. Henry I) qui me nutriuit et pro domino meo Henrico rege nepote illius’. Of approximately the same date as Ctl. Sele, no. 
Acta Chichester, no. . Including Gerin d’Alencon, ; but he was a layman (cf. Stogursey Chts., nos. , ). Some of the Stogursey Chts. were printed, less accurately, in HMC th Rep., App., pp. – (where ‘Goll’’ in no.  is printed ‘Walter’, p. a).

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   , ‒ [STOGURSEY] Richard de Alesscunh (?Alençon) Occ. mid–late th cent. (Stogursey Chts., no. ); temp. Henry II (Ctl. St Mark’s, Bristol, no. ). Geoffrey Occ. – (Stogursey Chts., no. ). Possibly before Richard. Also occ. as ‘Coll’’,1 – (ib., no.  ()); ‘Goll’’,  (ib., no. ); ‘Goll’’, n.d. (ib., no. ). G. App. c.  (HMC Wells, , ; cf. GC, , ). STOKE BY CLARE (Suffolk), St John the Baptist (Bec) f.  (at Clare);  (at Stoke) *List in VCH Suffolk, , . *G. Occ. – (BM Cott. MS App. xxi, ff. ff.). *Robert Occ. ; 2 (ib., ff. r–v, ). Nicholas Occ.  June  (ib., ff. ff.); c.  (GFL, no. ). Hugh of St Edmund – BM Cott. MS App. xxi, f. , has cht. dated his nd year
 John; since he occ.  Dec.  (FF., PRS, , no. ), he must have succeeded in . Also occ. Sept.Oct.  (Essex F., p. ; BM Cott. MS App. xxi, ff. v–); c.  Jan.  (ib., f. ). *Richard Occ. April  (ib., f. v; Essex F., p. ); ;  July  (BM Cott. MS App. xxi, ff. , r–v); c. Easter  (CRR, , no. );  May  (CPR, –, p. ). The next recorded pr., John, occ.  Oct. ,3 c.  April  (BM Cott. MS App. xxi, ff. , r–v). A Pr. Geoffrey occ. ?early th cent., ib., f. : he is referred to as in the past, and could be pr. G. of –, or before Hugh of St Edmund. SWAVESEY (Cambs), St Andrew (S. Serge, Angers) f. – List in VCH Cambs, ,  (D. M. B. Ellis and L. F. Salzman), from W. M. Palmer and C. Parsons, ‘Swavesey Priory’, pp. ff. Theobald Occ. as ex-pr. with Reginald. Reginald Occ.  (Ctl. Crowland, Spalding, Gentlemen’s Society, f. r–v, cited from transcript in Lincs Archives Office); perhaps also the R. who is referred to as former pr. in cht. of  cited below. Benedict Occ.  (Cambs F., p. ); (B.)  (BM Add. MS , f. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). *The next recorded pr., John, occ.  (CRR, , no. ). * TICKFORD (Newport Pagnell) (Bucks), St Mary (Marmoutier) f. c.  List in VCH Bucks, , . *Robert de Bohun Occ. (Newport)  (Mon., , ); 4 (Ctl. Oseney, , pp. –),  (Peterborough D. and C. MS , f. cxciiiir–v). Bernard Occ.  Nov.  (Bucks F., p. ); early  (ib., p. ). Hugh Occ.  (CRR, , p. ); res.  (Reg. Wells, , pp. –). TOTNES (Devon), St Mary (S. Serge, Angers) f. c.  *List in Oliver, p. . *Aymerius Occ.  (Reg. Grandisson, , pp. –). 1

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‘Coll’’ would suggest the rare name Colinus, Colin; but the forms ‘Goll’’ point to some spelling of Geoffrey – ?Gollefridus. It is quite possible that we have conflated two distinct priors. Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare, earl of Hertford. Dated Friday before Sts Simon and Jude  Henry III:  Henry III began on  Oct. , so it is pos4 sible that the date was  Oct. . Robert of Burnham, archd. Bucks (GFL, p. n).

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 :   Rivallonus Occ. mid th cent. (–: Oliver, pp. –, no. viii). *A pr. Richard occ. th/th cent. (CTG, , , no. ).1 TUTBURY (Staffs), St Mary (S. Pierre-sur-Dives) f.  List in VCH Staffs, ,  (A. Saltman). The names of the first three prs. are given in an Okeover cht. (SHC, New Series, , ), prob. –. The donor of the cht. is Pr. William and he speaks of prs. Herbert, Ralph and William. Perhaps, as has been assumed, there were two Williams: but the context rather suggests that only one is referred to.2 Professor Saltman reckons that there were four Williams and two Richards in the th cent.; this seems unnecessary, though not impossible. Herbert Ralph William Occ.  (Ctl. Tutbury, no. ); 3  (ib., no. ). Richard Occ.  (Mon., , 
Eyton, Salop, , –); 4 x  (Ctl. Burton, p. );  (Bk. Seals, no. ). Fulk Occ.  (Ctl. Tutbury, nos. , , ; Ctl. Burton, no. ). William de Esnes (for name, Ctl. Thame, , p. ); occ. 5 , prob.  (Ctl. Tutbury, no. ); j.d. 6 (Ctl. Tutbury, no. ); c.  June  (ib., no. );  (Northants Assize Roll, NRS, , no. ). ?H. Occ. early th cent. (Ctl. Dunstable, no. ). Bartholomew Occ. (B.) j.d. July  (HMC Rutland, , –; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); (B.)  (Ches. Chts., p. );  (Burton Chts., nos. –; for his name, also Derbys Chts., nos. , , etc.). The next recorded pr., Nicholas, occ.  Apr. May  (Derbys F. (), p. ). TYWARDREATH (Cornwall), St Andrew (S. Serge, Angers) f. c.  *List in Oliver, p. ; on pp. – he lists obits from a th cent. psalter; those of the prs., however, are cited on p. . *Osbert Occ. mid-th century; prob. 7 (Oliver, pp. –, –). *Baldwin Occ.  (Mon., , 
Oliver, p. ). Hamelin Referred to as former pr. in a cht. of late th or early th century (before  May : Mon., , 
Oliver, pp. –). D.  Apr. (obit). Andrew Occ. late th or early th cent.8 (Oliver, p. ). *?Theobald Occ. n.d. (Oliver, p. . Oliver seems to treat this as th cent., or even possibly th, on p. ). Oliver notes obits of prs. James ( Mar.), Roger ( Oct.) and John Loenter ( Apr.), of uncertain date. WARE (Herts), St Mary (S. Evroult) f. – List in VCH Herts, , . 1

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The other ‘priors’ in this document were parish priests (cf. the MS, BM Cott. Vitell. D. ix, f. ). N.d. – c.  in CTG – but the MS is first half of the th cent. (). Esp. the association with Robert de Ferrers (not called earl, so prob., but not certainly, –). Robert junior earl of ‘Nottingham’ (cf. Handbook, p. : presumably Derby). Helias archd. Staffs: Ralph was still archd.  Jan.  (SHC, , pp. ff.). 6 Alan archd. Staffs:  (PUE, , no. ). If ‘N.’ is correct for pr. Notley, –. Robert, bp. Exeter (– or –); ‘Auco’ archd. Cornwall, presumably for ‘Aluredo’ (c. –) rather than William de Auco (d. , which is too early); William treasurer of Exeter (said to have d. , but this is probably due to a misreading of the Exeter Martyrology); John precentor of Exeter, who succeeded Robert after  (HMC Wells, , ). Witnessed by Robert of Cardinam, in whose cht. Hamelin occ., and who was grandson of Robert son of William of the mid-twelfth century (Oliver, pp. –).

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   , ‒ [WARE] ?Richard Occ.  as general proctor of S. Evroult for England1 and may have acted as pr. (CDF, no. ). *Hubert Occ. ;  (Bk. Seals, no.  and n., correcting CDF, no. ). R. Occ. prob.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). *A. Occ.  (Reg. Wells, , p. ). *The next recorded pr., William, occ.  (Warws F., no. ). WAREHAM (Dorset), St Mary (Lire) f. temp. Henry I List in VCH Dorset, , . H. Occ.  (DC, no. ).2 Robert Occ. 3 (CDF, no. ; prob.
Bodl. Dugdale MS , p. ). W. Occ.  Oct.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ). WARMINGTON (Warws) (Préaux) f. – *Ralph Occ.  (Warws F., no. ). WATH (Yorks N.) (Mont-S.-Michel) f. – (see below; also EYC, , p.  and n.). Hamo Occ.  (Ctl. St Michael’s Mount, no. ). Richard Occ. c.  (EYC, , no. ); early th cent. (Ctl. Fountains, , p. ). WEEDON LOIS (Weedon Pinkney) (Northants), St Mary (S. Lucien, Beauvais) f. – List in VCH Northants, , . Odo Occ. prob. late th cent.4 (BM Harl. MS , f.  v). Adam5 Occ. prob. late th cent. (ib., f. v). Philip Occ. prob early th cent. (ib., f. ). Nicholas Occ.  Dec. ;  Feb.  (Reg. Wells, , pp. , ); and see n. . WILMINGTON (Sussex) (Grestain) f. – List in VCH Sussex, ,  (L. F. Salzman; from ). R. Occ. ?6 (Ctl. Chichester, pp. –, no. ). The next recorded pr., John, occ.  (Sussex F., no. ). WILSFORD (Lincs) (Bec) f.  List in VCH Lincs, , . *1

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Roger of Le Sap, later abb. S. Evroult (–) held a similar position – (Orderic, , ; cf. , –, , , ). Dated by Robert IV, earl of Leicester. It is stated in DC, no.  that the extension of War’ is uncertain. Wareham is prob. correct as the cellarer of Lire is also a witness and the cht. is by a member of the Beaumont family who were the founders of Wareham. Hawise, countess of Gloucester d.  Apr.  (CP, , ). Most of the documents cited here (ff. ff.) can only be dated by the family of the founder of the pr., Gilo of Pinkney (de Picquigny). His son, Robert, was contemporary with Robert, bp. Lincoln (ibid.: presumably ); his grandson, Gilbert, was contemporary with pr. Odo. To this cht. a monk called Adam was witness, and he may be the Adam ‘prir’’ who witnesses another cht. of Gilbert. Pr. Philip was contemporary with Gilbert’s son, Henry, and Pr. Nicholas occ. , in the time of Henry’s son, Robert (f. ); see above. On the origin of the family, see Loyd, p. . See n. . When Robert, abbot of Grestain, seems to have visited Chichester (Ctl. Chichester, nos. , . R. abbot of Grestain witnesses no. . But R. could be Rodulf or Robert, which gives a possible range of date of  or , according to GC, , ).

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 :   Roger Occ.  July  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ). The next recorded pr., Adam de Subiria, was presented  (Reg. Wells, , p. ). WOOTTON WAWEN (Warws), St Peter (Conches) f.  List in VCH Warws, , –, from Dugdale, Warwickshire, , . Ctl.
Ctl. Wootton Wawen in Evreux, Archives Dép. Eure, . F. . Ralph Occ. ?late th cent. (Ctl., ff. v–v: preceded Gerard). Gerard Occ. ?early th cent. (Ctl., ff. v–v).1 Reginald Occ.  Sept.  (Warws F., no. 
Ctl., ff. v–; on f. v he is called Roger, but f.  and the foot of the fine give Reginald). Prs. called Roger and Richard of St John occ. n.d. ?th cent. (Ctl. ff. v, v–). Dugdale and VCH listed also Robert (temp. Stephen), Grimbald, Ernulph (temp. Henry II), Roger de Bretoil, Roger de Conches, and (after Ralph, temp. John) Taurinus (temp. Henry III). We have found no evidence for any of these. YORK, Holy Trinity (Marmoutier) f.  C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , . Seward Dead by  (Roul. Morts, p. ). Hicmarus (or Hemarus) Occ.  (EYC, , no. ; CDF, no. ). (Martin, referred to by Stapleton, Holy Trinity Priory, York. Arch. Inst., , p. , seems based on a misunderstanding of Roul. Morts, p. , where ‘donno Martino’ not called prior, occ. We have found no early evidence for Robert, cited as occ.  by Stapleton, loc. cit.; cf. Solloway, Alien Benedictines of York (Leeds, ), pp. –.) Elias Paynel Res. , abb. Selby. Younger son of Ralph Paynel (Ctl. Selby, , p. []). Gilbert Occ.  (EYC, , no. ). *Philip Occ. c.  (EYC, , no. );  (ib., no. );  (ib., , no. ); Mar.  (Ctl. Fountains, , pp. –; cf. pp. , ). Bernard Occ.  (EYC, , no. ). *Robert Occ. ?c.  (EYC, , no.  – cf. ed.’s note); c.  (ib., , no. );  (ib., , no. );  May  (ib., , no. );  Nov.  (Yorks F., John, p. ). He also occ. in EYC, , no. , dated , but the document is probably later and cannot be precisely dated. ?T. Occ. ?early th cent. (EYC, , no. n.). *William Occ. (W.)  Sept.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. b);  Oct.  (Ctl. St Bees, no. ); also occ.  Oct.  (Yorks F., –, p. ).2 1

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Temp. Robert de Stafford; for whom cf. ff.  r–v, v – there were two of the name, the father of the mid–late th, the son of the early th cent. A Ranulf occ.  (EYC, , no. , dated by Farrer c.   ; but it is a charter to Healaugh Park priory (Ctl., pp. –) and so prob. , and Ranulf later than William).

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THE CLUNIAC HOUSES Of the houses founded before , no names have been found in this period for Church Preen, Clifford, Great Witchingham, Horkesley, Kersal, Malpas, St Carrok, St Clears, St Helen’s, Wangford. BARNSTAPLE (Devon), St Mary Magdalene (St Martin-des-Champs) f. c.  List in Oliver, p. . Richard Occ.  (Cambridge, King’s Coll. Muniments . W/
Mon., , 
Oliver, p. , where ‘Bardeneia’ is a misreading for Bard’
Barnstaple);  Aug.  (Cambridge, King’s Coll. Muniments . W/). Norman Occ.  (CDF, no. ); c. 1(Mon., , ). *Martin de Bovele Possibly before Norman. Mentioned as former pr. in  (CRR, , p. ). The next recorded pr., Richard, occ. early  (Prynne, Records, , ). BASFORD, see NOTTINGHAM BERMONDSEY (Surrey), St Saviour (La Charité) f.  (see below) *Lists in Rose Graham, English Ecclesiastical Studies, pp. ff.; VCH Surrey, ,  (the latter from Ann. Bermondsey). Miss Graham, pp. ff., showed how unreliable in general the annals are; but it has been suggested above, p. , that the case is (paradoxically) somewhat better for the twelfth than for later centuries; and they have been used here, though with caution. Dates which fit into the pattern of other evidence may be accepted, since in this period the compiler followed a good source for most of his information about the priors; but he shows here as elsewhere his tendency to introduce names out of context and to multiply brief priorates; and we may be reasonably sure that the multiplication of Peter, Adam and Henry de Soilli is an example of this mode of error. *Petreus –/ App.  (Ann. Bermondsey, p. ; the date of f.,  July , is confirmed by Ann. Montacute, BM Cott. MS Tib. A. x, f. ; Ann. Southwark, BM Cott. MS Faust. A. viii, f. v; Flor. Hist., , ; MPCM, , ). D.  June  (Ann. Bermondsey, p. ; Flor. Hist., , );  in Ann. Montacute, f. v. *Herebrannus (Herebrandus) /–. – according to Ann. Bermondsey, p. ; succeeded , Ann. Montacute, f. v. The Ann. Bermondsey here insert Peter, ; he is presumably a ghost. Walter – Dates as Ann., pp. –; d.  confirmed by Ann. Montacute, f. v and Ann. Southwark, f. v. Clarembald – Succ.  (Ann. Bermondsey confirmed by Ann. Montacute and Southwark). Occ.  (Saltman, p. ). Res. to be first abb. Faversham,  (Gervase, , ; HMC th Rept., p. a–b).2 Gervase dates the blessing of C. as abb. Faversham  Nov. ; Ann. Bermondsey, p.  dates his res. , correctly; see under Faversham. 1 2

William de Braose I (grandson of Judhael) floruit c. –; cf. DNB, , . Cf. Saltman, p. ; Letters of Peter the Venerable, ed. G. Constable, ,  and n. The letter of B. pr. La Charité, consenting to C.’s departure, is the only evidence of B.’s existence, and his priorate must be fitted in c. –c. .

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  *Robert de Belesme – El. ; res.  (Ann. Bermondsey, p. ). Occ. Nov. Dec. , Apr.Oct.  (Reg., , nos. , ). A Reading ctl. calls him ‘Robertus de Belemia’ (BM Egerton MS , f. ; cf. Reg., , no. n.); a document from the lost ctl. Bermondsey preserved in transcripts has ‘Bellismo’ (BM Cott. MS Claud. A. viii, f. r–v) or ‘Belesme’ (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v) ().1 Roger de Laigle – App.  Apr. ; res.  Feb.  on el. as abb. St-Ouen, Rouen (Ann. Bermondsey, pp. –). There is no independent evidence that he was pr. Bermondsey, but Roger, formerly m. Cluny was abb. St-Ouen –/ (GC, , –; Torigny, p. ), so the dates fit perfectly. Adam – M. La Charité, later abb. Evesham, – (see Ch. Evesham, p. ; GFL, pp. –, cf. p. ). App. pr.  June ; res. on el. as abb. Evesham  April  (Ann. Bermondsey, pp. –). *Ann. Bermondsey here insert, pp. –, Geoffrey, –, Peter, –, for whom there is no other evidence. *Reginald d’Etampes (?)– App. and res. Ann. Bermondsey, p. . Occ. (Reginald) 2 (Lees, Templars, pp. f.); (Reginald d’Etampes, quondam pr. – which confirms that he res.) as ex-pr.  – in a letter to the pr. Canterbury about a miracle of St Thomas Becket (MB, , ).3 *Roger II – Dates as Ann. Bermondsey, pp. –; res. , abb. Abingdon (ibid.; Torigny, p. ; Ann. Winchester, p.  (not named); cf. below). See Abingdon, where it is shown that he became abb. Aug.Dec. ; Newington Longeville Chts., no. , shows that he was pr. –, abb. /. Ann. Bermondsey, p. , inserts Robert ‘ de Bethleem’, who seems to be the same as Robert de Belesme above. CDF, no.  offers a Robert about this time but the original (Arch. Orne, H. ) reads ‘Ro.’, i.e. probably ‘Rogero’. The document ref. to by R. Graham, loc. cit., was probably that discussed below, n. . It seems that the Ann. have misplaced Robert. Guerric – El. , res.  to be abb. Faversham (Ann. Bermondsey, p. ); the latter is confirmed by Gervase, , , and for the date see Faversham. Bertram –(?) Dates as Ann. Bermondsey, pp. –; the former seems confirmed (see above) and the latter cannot be far wrong, since he occ.  Sept.  (BM Harl. MS , f. ); also occ.  Apr.  (Westminster Abbey, Domesday Ctl., f. ). *Constantine (?)–(?) Dates as Ann. Bermondsey, pp. –. Occ. ? (R. Graham, loc. cit., but the document she cites contains no ref. to him). Henry de Soilli (?)– Ann. Bermondsey, p. , gives H. de S. succ.  (for his name cf. BM Cott. Faust. A. iii, f. ); then d. and succ. by Adam and Henry; on p. , s.a. , pr. Henry becomes abb. Glastonbury at Michaelmas ( Sept. or a little  in Gervase, , ). Henry de Soilli, pr. of Bermondsey, undoubtedly became abb. Glastonbury (q.v.) in Sept. ; and it seems clear that the interpolation of Adam and duplication of Henry in  are due to the annalist’s confusion. The double entry perhaps confirms that his source(s) gave  for Henry’s accession, and the year cannot be far 1

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In the ctl. Bermondsey this document was adjacent to another dated ‘’ (for ): it refers to Hugo Pierleoni as legate dealing with the same dispute. This seems to have confused a Bermondsey historian at some period, so that Robert de ‘Bethleem’ appears in the Ann., p. , under –. The annalist calls the pr. of – ‘Blesensis’, a name which might gain some colour from the fact that he was app. under, perhaps by, King Stephen, and was one of the very few monastic prs. to witness Stephen’s charters. But the evidence cited above leaves little doubt that he was usually called ‘de Bellême’ or by some 2 closely similar name. Geoffrey archd. Canterbury ( if Henry is correctly styled ‘Dei gratia’). The letter is in William of Canterbury’s Miracula, begun in , but not completed for many years; on the other hand the letters incorporated in it could have been written at any time after the martyrdom. Cf. E. Walberg, La tradition hagiographique de S. Thomas Becket (Paris, ), pp. ff.

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   , ‒ [BERMONDSEY] wrong. Occ. as pr. (H. in both cases)  Sept. ,  Dec.  (Bodl. Dodsworth MS , f. ; BM Cott. MS Claud. A. viii, ff. v–); (Henry)  Aug.  (Epp. Cant., p. ); also BM Cott. MS Faust. A. iii, f.  r–v (–). *Richard –(?) Dates as Ann. Bermondsey, pp. ,  (called Norman, Northam respectively in the two entries); succ.  Dec. . Occ.  ( Richard I, BM Harl. MS , f. );  (Gibbs, no. ); (R.)  (j.d. of Celestine III,  : Norwich, Sacrist’s Book, f. r–v);  (R.) (HMC th Rept., p. ). The Ann. Bermondsey (pp. ff.) here plunge into wild confusion. In the following list, the dates and names in italics seem to bear some relation to reality. Hugh, –; Richard, – (pr. Wenlock); Hugh, ; Geoffrey, –; Odilo, ; Hugh, ; Odilo, –; Haymo, ; Hugh, –; Gilbert, –; Hugh, ; William, –; Josbert, –; Bernard, ; Haymo, –; Hugh, –; Peter, –; Humbert, or Ingelbert or Gilbert, –; Roger, –; Imbert (Humbert), – . . . All these may be genuine names misplaced, especially Josbert (see below) and Haymo (–). But it is clear that after  or  the ann. take leave of actual events and cannot be used as evidence. *Hugh Occ.  (Surrey F., p. ); ?pr. – (see above, below). *Master Josbert, Joybert Pr. Coventry, – (when he d.), is said by Roger of Wendover (in MPCM, , –, s.a. ) to have been also pr. Bermondsey, Daventry and Wenlock (q.v.). The story sounds incredible, but his rare name occ. as pr. of all these houses except Daventry. The three Cluniac houses were all dependent on La Charité – her only daughter houses, apart from Northampton, still acknowledging any relationship at this date. It is therefore intelligible that he should have oversight of this group of houses;1 and if the date of Hugh’s death in the ann. is correct, it is possible that he took over Bermondsey in the difficult circumstances of the interdict in . It is also possible that Hugh remained as nominal pr. under his direction, and that Hugh of  is identical with the next pr. But this hardly seems likely; and Josbert occ. as pr. in two chts., n.d. (HMC Var. Coll., , ; BM Add. MS ,, f. v). Hugh Occ.  Oct.  (Soms F., p. ); , , ,  Feb.  (Surrey F., pp. , , ; Essex F., no. ); etc. Peter Occ.  July ,  Nov.  (Soms F. pp. , ). Guichard – Royal consent to app.  June  (CPR, –, p. ). Occ. n.d. (G.) (Chartes de Cluny, , –). Imbert (Humbert) Prob. also pr. Wenlock, q.v. –c. . Occ. c.  Sept.  (BM Harl. MS , f. ); , . . .  (Surrey F., pp. , . . . ). Haymo succ. in  (CR, –, p. ). BROMHOLM (Norfolk), St Andrew (Castle Acre) f. April  (dependent on Castle Acre);  (dependent on Cluny) List in VCH Norfolk, , . Adam Occ.  (CUL, MS Mm. ii. , f. v); n.d. (ib., f. v). ?Wlricus Occ. th or th cent. (ib., ff. v–). W. Occ.  Jan.  (ib., f. r–v). *The next recorded pr.,2 Vincent, occ. Mar.  (Cluny Chts., , p. );  Apr.  (CUL, MS Mm. ii. , ff. v–).3 1 2 3

And apparently placed at Coventry to reconstruct the community after Bp. Hugh Nonant’s death. Blomefield, ,  has Philip, occ. , but without reference. Evidently the source of Blomefield’s statement (ibid.) that Vincent occ. temp. Henry I (sic, for III).

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  CASTLE ACRE (Norfolk), St Mary (Lewes) f.  *List in VCH Norfolk, , ; th cent. list, names only,1 in Ctl., BM Harl. MS , f. v. *Lambert Occ.  (Mon., , ). *Hugh Occ.  (Mon., , –). *Angwus (?sic) Occ.  (BM Harl. MS , f.  v). ?
Magnus, list. *William Occ. temp. William de Warenne III (?),  (ib., f. ); c.  (CUL, MS Mm. ii. , f. v). ?Henry Occ. 2 (Ctl. Lewes, Norfolk, no. ); , prob. late (BM Harl. MS , ff. v–).3 *Jordan Occ.  (ib., f. ; Ctl. Lewes, Norfolk, no. ); 4 (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v). *Maino Occ.  (CUL, MS Mm. ii. , f. v). *Henry Occ.  July  (Harl. MS , f. ). *Odo Occ. 5 (ib., f. ). *Hugh Occ.  May  (ib., f. ). *Lambert (? of Kempston: so list) Occ.  (BM Harl. MS , ff. v–);  (CRR, , p. );  July  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. ). *Philip ( ? of Mortimer) Occ. Oct.  (Pleas before the King or his Justices, , no. );  Jan.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. );  Jan.  (ib., no. ). *Robert (? de Bozoun: so list – ? d’Alençon). Occ.  Oct.  (BM Harl. MS , f. ); c. Easter  (Essex F., p. );  (CRR, , no. );  (CRR, , no. ). * DAVENTRY (Northants) (St Mary and) St Augustine (La Charité) f. c.  (at Preston Capes);  (at Daventry) *List in VCH Northants, , . *Osbert Prev. m. Bromholm, almoner of Wenlock (Osbert de Clare, Ep. , p. ; cf. p. ); occ.  (‘in anno decessionis Henrici regis’: BM Cott. MS Claud. D. xii, f. v; cf. f. r–v); c.  (c.  Stephen, because  Stephen  years later: i.e.  Dec.  Dec. : Mon., , ). Herbert Occ.  Jan.  (Mon., , );  (BM Cott. MS Claud. D. xii, f. v; cf. ff. , v). Joybert, Josbert Pr. Daventry –; also pr. Bermondsey, Coventry, Wenlock q.v. (see MPCM, , ). *?William de Bonay ?Occ. c. 6 (BM Cott. MS Claud. D. xii, f. v). Benedict Occ.  (Northants Ass. Roll, no. );  (CRR, , p. ; , p. );  Oct.  (BM Cott. Claud. D. xii, f. v). See p. . Alelm Occ.  (CRR, , p. );  Apr.  (BM Cott. MS Claud. D. xii, f. );  Jan.  July  (BM Stowe MS , f. ; Cheney, Inn. III, no. n.). *VCH cites BM Cott. MS Claud. D. xii, f.  for various other early prs. without dates. This is a th–th-cent. index of prs. who occ. in the MS. *Of these names Ralph (f. v) could be th or th cent.; Reyner (ff. , v) is called ‘dompnus’ on f. v, which perhaps rather suggests a th-cent. date; James was prob. first half th cent. (ff. , v–, r–v, v, and on  1

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Hugh, Magnus, Lambert de Kempston, Jordan, Philip, Robert Bozoun, Henry (inserted), Ralph de Wesenham. . . 3 c. Michaelmas after the Inquest of Sheriffs. With William archd. Norwich. Michaelmas after the summons by Pope Alexander to the Roman Council – i.e. III Lateran; the summons went in Sept. , the Council was held in March . With S(teingrin) archd. (Norwich). Jordan of London ‘olim seruiens’ of pr. William de Bonay (or Bouay), occ.  (loc. cit.).

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   , ‒ [DAVENTRY] with Robert archd. Northampton, who occ. , : Ctl. Oseney, , p. ; Reg. Lincoln, , no. ); Nicholas was somewhat later (occ. , f. v); and Richard and Samson we cannot trace either in index or text. DERBY, St James (Bermondsey) f. – List in VCH Derbys, , . Richard Occ. early Henry II (pal.: DC, no. ). Arnold Occ. temp. Henry III (PRO Ass. Roll , m. d). Frumond Occ. temp. Henry III (ib.). DUDLEY (Worcs), St James (Much Wenlock) f.  List in VCH Worcs, , . Osbert Occ.  (Erdeswick, Survey of Staffs, p. ; Mon., , ). Everard Occ.  June  (Bk. Seals, no. 
Mon., , ). *William Frond Occ.  (SHC, , ); (William)  (Ped. Fin., , p. ). EXETER (Devon), St James (St Martin-des-Champs) f.  List in Oliver, p. . Richard st pr., occ.  (Oliver, pp. –). Alvred Occ.  (ib., p. 
Mon., , ). Reginald Occ.  Sept.  (Morey, p. 
CDF, no. ). *Anger (or Auger)1 Occ. 2 , 3 (Cambridge, King’s Coll. Muniments, . W/–, ) The next recorded pr., John, occ.  (Devon F., no. ). FARLEIGH, see MONKTON FARLEIGH HOLME EAST (Dorset), St Mary4 (Montacute) f. c.  List in VCH Dorset, , . Gilbert M. of Holme and prob. st pr. (Ctl. Montacute, no. ). Ralph of Ilchester Occ. c.  (ib., no. : see Montacute). Adam Occ. c. 5 (ib., no. );  Oct.  (ib., no. );  (BM Add. Cht. , );  (Dorset F., , p. ). * HORTON, see MONKS HORTON KERSWELL (Devon) (Montacute) f.  List in Oliver, p. . Nicholas Occ.  July  (Devon F., no. ). The next recorded pr., Richard, occ.  Aug.  (Devon F., no. ; CRR, , no. ). LENTON (Notts), Holy Trinity (Cluny) f.  List in VCH Notts, , . Humphrey Occ. ? mid-late th cent. (Nichols, Leics, , i. ; with Richard Bussel; cf. Thoroton, ed. Throsby, , . But Nichols dates it temp. Henry I). 1 2 3 5

No doubt Augustine, occ. n.d., Oliver, p. , is an error for Anger or Auger. Walter, archd. Cornwall (Morey, pp. , ). 4 William, archd. Totnes (Morey, pp. , ). Ctl. Montacute, no. . Temp. Adam son of John de Port (see Round in Genealogist, New Series, , ).

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  Thomas –c.  Res. c.  (GFL, no.  and n.). Robert de Broi c. – App. c.  (ib.). Philip Occ. c.  March  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. ). Alexander Occ. (A.)  (CRR, , p. );  (Nottingham Borough Records, , ). Peter – Occ.  (Northants F., PRO transcripts);  (CRR, , p. );  July  (Beds F., no. );  Dec.  (Cart. Antiq., PRS , no. ). Res. , to be abb. of Bardney (q.v.). *R. Occ.  (HMC Middleton, pp. –). Roger Occ.  (CRR, , no. );  Jan. Feb.  (Derbys F. (), p. ). LEWES (Sussex), St Pancras (Cluny) f.  (see below; the foundation cht. is of c.  : EYC, , no. ). *List in VCH Sussex, ,  (L. F. Salzman); an account of prs. in B. M. Crook, ‘General History of Lewes Priory in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries’, Sussex Arch. Coll.,  (), –, esp. pp. –, based on ann., ed. Liebermann in EHR,  (), ff. (ref. to as Ann.) and on Ann. Montacute, based on, or incorporating Lewes material, in BM Cott. MS Tib. A. x, printed in Sussex Arch. Coll.,  (), ff. (ed. W. H. Blaauw). Lanzo – M. of Cluny (WMGR, , ); ‘uenit in Angliam’,  (Ann. Montacute; cf. Ann. Southwark, BM Cott. MS Faust. A. viii, f. v; Ann. Bermondsey, p. ) ; , Ann. D.  April  (Ann.; Ann. Montacute; WMGR, , ff.; WMGP, p. ; cf. Bodl. Douce MS , f. v). Cf. Crook, art. cit., pp. –, –; MO, pp. –. Eustace of Beauvais – M. Lewes (Mon., , ). App. ; UGQ, p. ; d. , ibid., p. , Ann. . *Hugh of Amiens – M. Cluny; pr. Limoges c. –; app. pr. Lewes  (Letters of Osbert of Clare, pp. –; Ann.; UGQ, p. ).1 Occ.  (Ancient Chts., nos. , ). Res. , abb. Reading (Ann. Reading, UGQ, p. ; Corpus Christi Coll., Cambridge, MS , f. ); consec. abp. Rouen  Sept. ; d.  Nov. . Cf. Crook, p. . Ralph c. – D.  (Ann.). Ansger (Anker, Ancher) c. – Res.  to be abb. Reading (Florence, , 
JW, p. ; cf. UGQ, p. ). Cf. Crook, p. . D.  (Ann.). Hugh of St Margaret – D.  (Ann.). *Aimarus Occ.  (Saltman, p. ); also , as Ademarus, Osbert de Clare, Ep.  (cf. GFL, pp. –). William I – Occ.  (Acta Chichester, pp. –n.);  (Ctl. Lewes, , p. );  Nov.  (Ctl. Chichester, no. n.);  (Reg., , no. );  (CRR, , no. ); d.  (Ann.). Cf. Crook, p. . William II Occ.  (Ctl. Lewes, , p. ). Cf. Crook, pp. –. Osbert Occ.  (Ctl. Lewes, , p. ); n.d. (O.) (PRO E/; Cat. Anc. Deeds, , 
Ctl. Lewes, , Wilts etc., no. ). Cf. Crook, p. ; V. H. Galbraith in EHR,  (),  and n.: possibly identical with Osbert dean, m. Lewes. Hugh III – Occ.  (Anc. Chts., no. );  (Acta Chichester, no. ); res.  to be abb. of Reading; later abb. Cluny (see Reading; cf. Ann. Waverley, p. ). William III Occ. ? (Epp. Cant., p. );  (PUE, , no. );  Oct.  (FF., PRS, , no. 
Sussex F., no. );  April  (PUE, , no. ; , no. ). Cf. Crook, p. .2 1

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Occ. in Ctl. Lewes, , pp. , , dated ‘c. ’, ‘c. ’: these must belong to the period ; the former is calendared in Reg. , no  and its authenticity queried. He is referred to in a case of  (CRR, , p. 
Abb. Placitorum, p. ) as occ. in the time of Bishop Seffrid of Chichester (–); this has led to his being referred to as occ. .

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   , ‒ [LEWES] Master Alexander – App.  June  (Cluny Chts., , p. );  (Acta Chichester, p. ). Cf. Crook, p. . Humbert Occ.  (Sussex F., no. ); (Umbert)  June  (Ctl. Lewes, Norfolk, p. , no. ); May  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. ). Cf. Crook, p. . *Stephen Occ.  May  (Sussex F., no. ; Ctl. Lewes, , p. n.). Presumably the pr. who res.  (CRR, , p. 
Bracton’s Note Book, , ). Cf. Crook, p. . The next recorded pr., Hugh, occ.  (Sussex F., no. ). *MENDHAM (Suffolk), St Mary (Castle Acre) f. – List in VCH Suffolk, , . *John of Lindsey Occ. c.  (Mon., , ); ( J.) j.d.  Apr.  (Chelmsford, Essex Rec. Office, MS D/DBy Q , f. ); a letter in the Gentleman’s Mag., , pt. ii (), , gives John occ. , but cites no evidence. The next recorded pr., John, possibly the same, occ. ? (Blomefield, Norfolk, , , citing a court roll). MONK BRETTON (Yorks W.) (Lunda; cf. Mon., , –) St Mary Magdalene (Pontefract) f. c.  (see Pontefract; cf. Letters of Peter the Venerable, ed. G. Constable, , ). C.T.C.; Lists in Walker, Monk Bretton Priory, p. ; VCH Yorks, , . Adam Pr. of Pontefract, first pr. of Monk Bretton (EYC, , nos. , ; cf. Ctl. Pontefract, , no. ; Ctl. Monk Bretton, p. ); certainly in office by  (see under Pontefract). *William Occ. c.  (EYC, , no. ).1 The next recorded pr., Adam, occ.  Nov.  (Yorks F., –, p. ). MONKS HORTON (Kent), St Mary and St John the Evangelist (Lewes) f.  List in VCH Kent, , . *William Occ.  (Arch. Cant., ,  ( J. R. Scott)). D.  Oct. (BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. v). *S. Occ.  (Reg. Rochester, p. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). Adam Occ.  (Suffolk F. (Rye), p. );  Oct.  (Kent F., pp. –). MONKTON FARLEIGH (Wilts), St Mary Magdalene (Lewes) f.  List in VCH Wilts, ,  (H. F. Chettle and J. L. Kirby). Peter –c. ⴛ, abb. Sherborne (q.v.). John Occ.  (PRO, C A K/, sec. viii, no. ); c.  (Earldom of Hereford Chts., p. ). Stephen Occ.  Aug.  (CPL, , , misdated ).2 Walter Parvus Dep.  Apr. 3 (PRO, DL /). Mainer4 M. and chamberlain of Lewes, el.  Apr.  (ib.). Occ.  Oct.  (Wilts F., p. ); Oct.  (Ctl. Lewes, Wilts etc., p. ). The next recorded pr., Henry, occ. c.  June  (Wilts F., p. ). 1

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For date see ib. p.  (William de Neville d. –); cf. also no.  – but an earlier date is possible. W. of Monk Bretton and Reiner of Pontefract were proctors, not priors, in the document in Ctl. Monk Bretton, p. . See p. ; and Cheney, Inn. III, nos. , ; which show a dispute as to the el. of the pr. of Monk Bretton in  and April . Given at Verona, so  is probable;  is just possible, but  is a less likely corruption from  than . In the presence of William Longchamp, bp. Ely, chancellor and legate in fact as well as name, at Cambridge on  April – i.e. ; cf. Round, Commune of London, p. ; Tillmann, pp. –. Variously given as ‘Maurus’ or ‘Main’: Mainer is the most probable form.

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  MONTACUTE (Soms), St Peter (and St Paul) (Cluny) f. ? (so Ann., f. v)1 *Lists in VCH Soms, , –; Ctl. Montacute, pp. lxviii–lxxv; th-cent. Ann. and list in BM Cott. MS Tib. A. x, ff. –,  (list printed in Mon., , ).2 ?Walter ?– D. of (?) Tiernus, st pr. Montacute, s.a.  in Ann., f. ; Walter first pr. in list. *Ranulf – Ranulf pr. occ. , Ann., f. ; though not specified, this is almost certainly meant to refer to his death. Leland has an account of the origin of the pr. which makes its first pr. ‘Reginaldus cancellarius’.3 This seems to be based on a confusion between Ranulf the chancellor who was a benefactor of Montacute (Reg., , no. ) and Ranulf the physician of Henry I, who became a m. of Montacute in the period ? (Reg., , no. ; cf. p. ix). But none of the documents is above suspicion. R. pr. occ. – (Ctl. Montacute, no. ). *Henry of Blois – According to Ann. in Red Book, , , he was pr. between being m. Cluny and abb. Glastonbury (, see Glastonbury; bp. Winchester –). This is not unlikely in itself as a step in the career of a Cluniac; but it is surprising to find so eminent a man in so small a house, and even more surprising to find no other evidence of it. If the tradition enshrined in Leland (n. ) is true, Henry may have been designed for first abb. of a larger foundation. Arnold – D.  Nov.  (Ann., f. v); occ. (E.) , (Ernald) n.d. (Ctl. Montacute, nos. , ). His house is not named, as with the next two; but coincidence of names, and the context, make clear that it is Montacute. 1

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The date usually given, c. , seems to depend on the narrative in Leland cited in n. , and this, however correct it may have been, only establishes a date before . It does, however, agree with the Ann. in calling William count of Mortain (–, when he forfeited) the founder; and at first sight this may suggest that the Ann. has placed the f. some years too early. But since the Ann. makes the first pr. d.  and the founder d. , its belief in a f. date – was evidently circumstantial, although the fact that it makes Count William d.  – evidently an error for Count Robert, d.  – shows that no great reliance can be placed on it. Yet the other Cluniac dates about this period are mostly right (including f. Lewes s.a. ), though other dates are sometimes misplaced (thus Domesday Book is s.a. ). On the whole, the most likely solution seems to be that Montacute was f. in or about , by Count Robert; but that the f. cht. (Ctl. Montacute, no. ) was issued by Count William, so that later tradition confused father and son; and the forfeiture of Count William led in any case to a confused period in Montacute’s history (see n. ), which makes it unlikely that precise traditions of the first founder would survive. ‘Galterus (primus-etc.), Pontius, Guigonus, Ranulfus, Almerus, Arnaldus, Durandus, Uill’mus, Iocelinus, Thomas qui postea abbas de la Hide, Hugo, Uigo, Ricardus, Pontius, Petrus, Symon, Symon, Daniel, Durannus, Marcus fisicus bonus sacerdos . . .’ – clearly this involves much repetition and confusion. ‘This Counte of Moreton began a priory of blake monkes, a  or  in numbre, under the rootes of Montegue hille, enduing it with  fair lordeshippes, Montegue and Titenhul joyning to it. The  was Criche a  miles from Montegue west by south west. The Counte of Moreton toke part with Robert Curthose agayn King Henry the first, and after that was toke, put in prisone and his landes attaintid at which tyme the  lordeshipes gyven to Montegue priory were taken away and then were the monkes compellid to begge for a certein season. At the laste King Henry the first had pyty of them and offerid them their owne landes again and more so that they wold leave that place and go to Lamporte wher at that tyme he entendid to have made a notable monasterie. But the monkes entretid hym that they might kepe theyr old house and apon that he restorid them their  lordeshipes, translating his mynde of building an abbay from Lamporte to Readyng. Then cam one Reginaldus Cancellarius, so namid by likelihood of his office, a man of great fam about King Henry the first, and he felle to relligion and was prior of Montegue, and enlargid it with buildings and possessions.’ Leland, Itinerary, ed. Toulmin-Smith, , pt. ii, . Reginald ‘Cancellarius’ is otherwise unknown, unless he was the Reginald the chaplain of William I (see Reg., , p. xx), or the chaplain of Stephen who became abb. Reading, –, and later of Walden (q.v.), but the identification given above is more likely.

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   , ‒ [MONTACUTE] *?Durand See p.  n.  and Selby – ‘Durandus’ followed Arnaldus in list, and Durandus, exabb. Selby, was a Cluniac pr. in England some years after  (see Selby). Prob. occ. n.d., but ?early–mid-th cent. (Ctl. Montacute, nos. –). Nicholas – A native of Troyes, nephew of Hatto bp. Troyes (–), d.  (or possibly succeeded – the ann. does not specify, but the name occ. in a run of obits: Ann., f. ). Clarembald –c.  Norman by birth, later pr. Thetford (St Mary), and abb. St Augustine’s, Canterbury (Ann., f. ; see Thetford, Canterbury, St Augustine). Occ. (Clarembertus) c.  (Reg. Beauchamp, p. ).1 William (?)– ‘Willelmus prior uoluminis huius ordinator et compositor, natione Pictauensis, de Vico Angelico’ (Ann., f.  – s.a. , ?, because followed by papal schism); occ.  Nov.  (HMC Wells, , ); n.d. (Ctl. Montacute, no. ). Thomas – Occ.  Sept.  (CDF, no. ; Morey, p. ); res.  to be abb. Hyde, Winchester (q.v.). G. Occ. 2 (Ctl. Montacute, no. ). Oliver Occ.  (PRO E/; Cat. Anc. Deeds, , p. ). Jocelin Occ.  Oct.  (Ctl. Montacute, no. );  (Devizes, p. ).3 Durand Occ.  (HMC Wells, , ); ejected  Dec.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ); restored  but again ejected in  (BM Cott. MS Tib. A. , f. , partly quoted Mon., ,  and n.). The next recorded pr., Mark, succeeded  (BM Cott. MS Tib. A. , f. ); occ.  (Soms F., p. ). Pontius pr., who occ. second in list (p.  n. ), d.  Apr. (BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. v). MUCH WENLOCK (Salop), St Milburga (La Charité-sur-Loire) f.  *M.C. List in Eyton, Salop, , –; VCH Salop (forthcoming: M. Chibnall). ?Peter Occ. (?) (Eyton, Salop, ,  from Davis, no. ; but the entry seems to have been corrupt and possibly misdated. The reference may well be to Peter de Leia). Reginald Occ. – (Ctl. Shrewsbury, ed. Rees, no. );  (Eyton, Salop, , );   (PUE, , no. );4  Apr.  and  (AS, , , );  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ). ?Wynebald Occ. ?5 (Eyton, Salop, , ): possibly a corruption for Humbald. Humbald Occ. ?– (BM Harl. MS , f. ; see Haughmond); ? (see note : Eyton, Salop, , –; cf. , );  (Ch. Melrose, f. ()v, p. );  (MB, , ); (H.)  (Ctl. Rydeware, p. ). Peter de Leia – Res. , bp. St Davids: consec.  Nov. (Gervase, , ; Diceto, , ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann. Cambriae, p.  (s.a. ); cf. Gir. Camb., , ). Occ. n.d. (Eyton, Salop, , ). John Occ.  Oct.  (Ctl. Shrewsbury, ed. Rees, p. ); n.d. (Erdeswick, Survey of Staffs, p. ). Robert Occ.  (Eyton, Salop, , n.; G. Morris in Trans. Salop Arch. Soc.,  (), );  Nov.  (Sunday
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  Henry Occ. before or after Robert (Eyton, Salop, , ); if his death really occ. c. , as was said in  (CRR, , no. ) – c.  years earlier – he prob. succeeded Robert and d. c. . Master Josbert, Joybert Pr. Daventry, Much Wenlock: made pr. Coventry in , pr. Bermondsey ?–?. See under Coventry and Bermondsey. He was apparently pr. Much Wenlock by  (Wendover in MPCM, , –); occ. – (Eyton, Salop, , ; cf. , ); ?Jan.Mar.  (Gir. Camb., , 
Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). The prs. Coventry and Wenlock were apparently treated as separate on  July  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ), but this may be a chancery convention or misunderstanding, and there is no other evidence that he surrendered his office before his death on  June  (see Coventry). ‘Sebertus’ mentioned in  as former pr. (CRR, , no. ) may be a slip for Josbert, more prob. for Robert as in Bracton’s text. The next pr., Imbert or Humbert, occ. from  Nov.  to  Aug.  (Eyton, Salop, , ,  but the latter without ref.); perhaps also pr. Bermondsey /–c.  (see Bermondsey). Josbert is called his predecessor in CRR, , no.  (). NEWTON LONGVILLE (Bucks), St Faith (Longueville, Ste Foi) f. – Lists in VCH Bucks, , ; Newington Longeville Chts., pp. xlvi–xlvii. William Occ.  (proctor)1 (ib., no. ); (W.)  (proctor) (ib., no. ). Roger Occ.  (proctor) (ib., no. ); (R.) probably 2 (prior) (ib., no. ); (R.)  (proctor) (ib., no. ). William Occ. 3 (proctor) (ib., no. ). The next recorded head, Richard de Wadden, occ.  (proctor) (ib., no. ). NORMAN’S BURROW (Reinham) (Norfolk), St Mary and St John the Evangelist (Castle Acre) f. c.  (Augustinian); c.  (Cluniac, dependent on Castle Acre). List in VCH Norfolk, , . ?Roger4 Occ. n.d. ?late th-cent. (BM Harl. MS , f. v; cf. Mon., , ). Simon Occ.  (CRR, , no. );  July  (BM Harl. MS , f. ). NORTHAMPTON, St Andrew (La Charité) f.  List in VCH Northants, , –. *Arnulf Occ. –5 (Northants Chts., p. ). *Samson Occ.  (PUE, , no. ). *Robert Trianel Occ. ? (CDF, no. : dated ‘’); res.  to be abb. Ramsey (q.v.; Ann. Waverley, p. ). *Henry Occ. 6 (Stenton, Feudalism, pp. –).7 Walter Occ.  July  (Rot. Cur. Reg., , );  (BM Harl. MS , ff. v–);  Apr.  (Beds F., no. ); (W.) ? (–: Ctl. Cirencester, , no. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ; see Sulby);  (Northants F., PRO transcripts). The next recorded pr., Ralph, occ.  Aug.  (CPR, –, p. ). 1

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Roger ‘de Reynham’, d.  Mar.; Norwich calendar, BM Harl. MS , f. . C. the f. of Delapré abb. (q.v.) – ?c. . The Thomas who occ. in Peter the Venerable’s Letters (ed. 6 Constable, no. ) was not pr. Ralph Morin, sheriff Northants. A pr. Henry occ. in a record of Edward II’s time, which dates him  John, but temp. Walkelin abb. St James, Northampton (). It seems likely that the second indication is more reliable than the first, and that the same pr. is meant (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xvii, f. ; cf. f. ).

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   , ‒ NOTTINGHAM, BASFORD (Lenton) f. –c.  (see below, and KH, p. )1 Philip Occ. c.  (pal., confirmed by witnesses: HMC Middleton, pp. –
Nottingham Univ. Lib., Manuscript Dept., Middleton Collections, Mid. ). PONTEFRACT (Yorks W.), St John the Evangelist (La Charité-sur-Loire) f. c.  C.T.C. Lists in YAJ,  (), ff. (Sir Charles Clay) and VCH Yorks, , . Walter –– Occ. – (c. ) in cht. not certainly genuine (EYC, , no. ; cf. Clay, art. cit., pp. –); res. abb. Selby (q.v.). Martin Occ. c.  (EYC, , no. ; for date see Clay, p. ). Reginald Occ.  (EYC, , no. ; one version gives the name as ‘Roger’). Possibly pr. before Martin. Herbert Occ. c.  (DC, no. , dated by Clay, pp. –). Adam ––ⴛ Occ. (A.)  (EYC, , no. , dated by Clay, p. ). Res. to be first pr. of Monk Bretton in or soon after , certainly – (Monk Bretton was founded c. , but Adam is ref. to as pr. of Pontefract still in a confirmation by Abp. Roger, i.e. not earlier than  Oct. : EYC, , no. ). He was pr. of Monk Bretton by  (ib., no. ). For all this, see Clay, pp. –. Bertram Occ. –, c.   , – (EYC, , nos. , , ). Henry Occ. – (ibid., no. , dated by Clay, p. n., before , which means he preceded Pr. Hugh). Hugh Occ. summer  (EYC, , no. ); – (ibid., no. );  (Ctl. Pontefract, , no. );  Jan. and probably  Dec.  (Howden, , –, without name, but cf. p. . The last ref. is a papal mandate. Clay, pp. –). Walter Occ. c.  Sept. , prob. dep. by  June  (Ctl. Pontefract, , p. xxvi, dated by Clay, p. ); in May  (on the pr.’s complaint), and again on  June  the pope issued a mandate to inquire into a dispute about the institution and removal of a pr. of Pontefract (Cheney, Inn. III, nos. , ; cf. Clay, pp. – – it is just possible that this refers to Walter’s predecessor). Fulk Occ. – (Clay, p. ; his place in the list is reasonably certain).2 Walter Occ.  Jan.  (Yorks F., –, p. ). The next name, Hugh, occ.  June  (ib., p.  and n.). PRITTLEWELL (Essex), St Mary (Lewes) f. – List in VCH Essex, , . Reginald Occ. nd half th cent. (Norman Moore, , ). *William Occ. 3 (Gibbs, no. ); c. Easter  (Essex F., no. ); c.  Apr.  (?the same) (Essex F., no. ). The next recorded pr., Simon of Walthon, m. of Lewes, was app.  (CPR, –, p. ). STANSGATE (Essex), St Mary Magdalene (Lewes) f.  List in VCH Essex, , . Alexander Occ. ,  (Ctl. Clerkenwell, nos. , ). Gilbert Occ. 4 (Ctl. Colchester, , pp. –). Nicholas Occ.  (CRR, , no. ). 1

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We are indebted for help with this to Mrs M. E. Welch, Keeper of Manuscripts, Nottingham Univ. Lib., who kindly drew our attention to other evidence of the existence of a small cell here. See p.  n. . Reiner (see Clay, p. ) was proctor, not prior; cf. Clay in YAJ,  (), ; Cheney, Inn. III, no.  (pp. –); cf. no. . Richard, archd. Colchester; Ralph de Diceto dean St Paul’s. Adam abb. Colchester. Prob. late: with Ralph, pr. Bicknacre.

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  THETFORD (Norfolk), St Mary (Cluny) f.  (dependent on Lewes);  (dependent on Cluny) List in VCH Norfolk, , . The prs. of this house are easily confused with those of the other houses at Thetford. Malgod /– First pr. app. () (,  years d. St Edmund (),  ); dep. after about  years (Mon., , –). Stephen – App.  (Ann. Bermondsey, p. , which makes him first pr.; see Mon., ,  and above). Occ. ? (see Norwich, p.  and n. );  (Mon., , –). Constantius Occ. n.d., but prob. mid th cent. with Gilbert, pr. Holy Sepulchre, Thetford (Bodl. MS Gough, Norfolk , f. v). Clarembald c. – Prev. pr. Montacute (q.v.); from  abb. St Augustine’s, Canterbury (q.v.). *?Christian Occ.  (Chts. Luffield, , no. ); he may be pr. Holy Sepulchre. Philip Occ.  (Ctl. Hulme, , no. ); but also possibly of Holy Sepulchre. *Martin Occ. ?c. 1 (Bodl. MS Tanner , f. ); (M.)  Mar.,  Oct.  (Ctl. Oseney, , pp. , );  Nov.  (Rot. Cur. Reg., , p.  – pr. ‘Tieford’);  Apr.  (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v; cf. f. v);  (Lambeth MS , f. v). Vincent Occ.  July  (Essex F., p. );  Aug.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. );  (CRR, , p. ); early th cent.2 (Ctl. Colchester, , pp. –; HMC Rutland, , ). ?W. Occ. – (Ctl. Cockersand, , i, pp. –
Mon., , ); but possibly another priory, or just possibly
Vincent. The next recorded pr., Richard, occ.  (Suffolk F. (Rye), p. ); ?early Henry III (?pal.: Berkeley Chts., no. ). WENLOCK, see MUCH WENLOCK 1 2

Temp. Theobald of Valognes, founder of Hickling pr. With Adam abb. Colchester (limits ).

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THE CISTERCIAN HOUSES All dedications were to St Mary except where stated. For the following houses, founded before , we have found no names: Conway (Aberconway), Medmenham, Wyresdale. ABBEY–CWMHIR (Cwmhir) (Radnor) (Whitland) f.  July  (at Tyfaenor);  Aug.  (at Cwmhir) Meurig – D.  (Brut: Peniarth, p. ; Red Book, p. ; RS, p. ). Canaucus Occ. late th cent. and early th (Gir. Camb., , ). *Rind Occ. c.  (Mon., , ). ABBEY DORE (Hereford) (Morimond) f.  April  *Adam1 Occ.  (Shrewsbury Borough Lib., Ctl. Haughmond, f. );  (cf. Gir. Camb., , );  (Hereford F., PRO transcripts). *Adam II Occ. (A.)  Oct.  (PRO C A K/, sec. viii, nos. –, esp. );  July  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. );  (Gir. Camb., , ). On him see Russell, Dict., p. . BASINGWERK (Flint) (Savigny) f.  July  Gilbert Occ.  (CDF, no. ; see Revesby). DNB. Matthew Occ. c.  (Eccl. Docs., pp. –: see Neath). *Robert Occ.  Nov.  (Eyton, Salop, , ). The next abb. known, Simon, occ.  Sept.  (Derbys F. (), p. ). BEAULIEU (Hants), St Mary Magdalene (Cîteaux) f. – Nov.  (at Faringdon);  June  (at Beaulieu) *List in VCH Hants, , . *Hugh – Occ. (H.)  Aug. ,  Jan. ,  Jan.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., pp. , , b). In – he became bp. Carlisle: el. – Aug., temporalities restored  Aug. ; consec.  Feb.  (CPR, –, p. ; cf. Ann. Waverley, p. ; Ann. Worcester, p. ). D. . According to Ann. Waverley, p. , he had previously been dep. as abbot. BIDDLESDEN (Bucks) (Garendon) f.  July  List in VCH Bucks, , –. *Alexander Occ.  (Oxford Chts., no. ): this cht. could be later (–), but if so there were two abbs. Richard. *Richard Occ. ? (Ctl. Eynsham, , no. ; see Luffield); 2 (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xvii, f. v);  (prob.  or ; Saltman, p. , no. ). D.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). William Wibert – Occ.  (HMC Wells, , );  (CRR, PRS , p. ); dep.  (Gir. Camb., , ; Ann. Waverley, p. ). On him, see Gir. Camb., , ff., , ff. and index, , . 1

For the two Adams see Gir. Camb., , , , .  fixed by William bp. and Jordan dean of 2 Hereford (CHJ, , ). Robert Foliot, not yet archd. Oxford (GFL, p. ).

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  *Adam of Bath – For his name see BM Harl. MS , f. . Cellarer of Bruern, el.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ); occ.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); n.d. (c. ) (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ); c.  June  or before (BM Add. MS , , f. v). Maurice Occ. n.d. (c. ) (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ); (‘Ahamricus’) c.  Apr.  (BM Harl. MS , f. v);  June  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xix, f. v);  Sept.  (Lincs F., , p. ). BINDON (Dorset) (Forde) f.  or  Sept.  List in VCH Dorset, , . William1 Occ. (W.)  (– Aug.: Forde Abbey, Ctl. Forde, p. ); (W.) : c.   (HMC Wells, , ). ?Res. (see n. ). John of Forde – Pr. of Forde (Vita Wulfrici, p. ; ib., Introd. pp. xff.); res.  to be abb. of Forde (Ann. Margam, p. ). Henry – Occ. 2 (CDF, no. ); n.d. (BM Add. Cht. ,); res.  to be bp. of Emly, Ireland (Ann. Waverley, p. ); d. . *The next recorded abb., Ralph, occ. (R.) 3 (BM Cott. Roll xiii. );  Mar.  (Dorset F., p. ). BORDESLEY (Worcs) (Garendon) f.  Nov.  List in VCH Worcs, , . *Hamo I –c. (?) Ctl. Stoneleigh, pp. , , seems to show that there were two Hamos, and suggests that the second was abb. by c. . But Delisle-Berger, , nos. , , indicate a vacancy c. . Cf. GFL, p. . Occ.  (ib. no. ); Hamo (I or II) also occ. , prob.  (Ctl. Worcester, p. );  (PRO E/, ff. –);  (Ctl. Trentham, p. ; cf. GFL, p. ). *Hamo II c. (?)– See above. *William – Occ.  (PRO E/, f. ). Res.  in visitation (Ann. Waverley, p. ). Richard – Sub-pr. Bordesley, el.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). Occ.  (Glos F., PRO transcripts). Res.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). William of Stoneleigh (?Pershore) – M. and abb. of Stoneleigh, q.v. Ctl. Stoneleigh, p. , indicates c.  for his transfer to Bordesley, but this seems impossible: see above, and Ann. Waverley, p. , which places his el. in . Ibid. calls him William of Stoneleigh; Ctl. Stoneleigh calls him William of Pershore. It is possible that we have two different men: more probable that he was known as ‘of Pershore’ at Stoneleigh, but as ‘of Stoneleigh’ elsewhere. Occ. c. Easter  (Warws F., no. ). D.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). William Occ. ? (Cheney, Inn. III, no.  and n.); (W.) n.d. (Cal. Bodl. Chts., p. ). *Philip4 Occ.  June  (Ann. Worcester, p. ). The next abb., Richard, occ. c.  Oct.  (Warws F., no. ); and was presumably the abb. unnamed, who d.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ).

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A William ‘quondam abb. de Binetona’ occ. as author of some legends of Our Lady in Aberdeen Univ. MS , f.  (cf. also Cambridge, Sidney Sussex Coll. MS , f. ). The relevant sections of the latter refer to John abb. of Forde and so were partly at least written . Either William was writing as ex-abb., or he really belongs after John. The former seems more likely. (Ex inf. C. J. Holdsworth.) 3 See Wareham. Temp. Nicholas, papal legate. It is just possible that the name is wrong, by confusion with abb. Philip who occ.  Nov.  (Warws. F., no. ) to  Oct.  (Soms F., p. ).

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   , ‒ BOXLEY (Kent) (Clairvaux) f.  Oct.  or  List in VCH Kent, , ; basis in profession list, ed. C. E. Woodruff, in Arch. Cant.,  (), ff.; cf. Somner, , app. xli, p. . Lambert Bl. by Abp. Theobald c.  (Saltman, p. ; cf. p. , which gives  – but see KH, p. ; cf. also Gervase, , ). Occ.  (Reg., , nos. –). Thomas M. Fontenay; bl. in Canterbury Cathedral  Mar.  (profession: Woodruff, p. ;  May  in Gervase, , ; cf. , ). *Walter Bl. by Abp. Thomas, i.e.  (profession: Woodruff, p. ; attributed to Theobald, Gervase, , ). John Bl. by Abp. Richard,  (Gervase, , ; cf. Woodruff, p. ); occ.  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ). Denis Bl. by Abp. Baldwin,  (Gervase, , ; cf. Woodruff, p. ). William Occ.  June  (Kent Archives Office DRc/T/). Robert – Occ.  (HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, , ); (R.)  May  (FF., PRS, , no. );  Apr.  (FF., PRS, , no. ); (R.)  (Lambeth MS , f. v); (R.)  May  (Glam. Chts., , p. );  Oct.  (Kent F., p. ); d.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). *John ?– Said to have been pr. Robertsbridge, el.  (VCH; but with a wrong reference). Occ.  Jan.  (Kent F., p. ); res.  to be abb. Cîteaux (Ann. Waverley, p. ). BRUERN (Oxon) (Waverley) f.  July  List in VCH Oxon, ,  (H. E. Salter). *David Occ.  July  (Bodl. Dodsworth MS , f. ). Richard – D.  Jan.  at Merton (Ann. Waverley, p. ). Christopher – Pr. of Bruern, el. Jan.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ); res.  to be abb. of Waverley (ib., p. ). Geoffrey Occ.  Jan.  (Madox, Form., p. );  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). Jocelin Occ. (J.)  (CDF, no. ); ,  (Glos F., PRO transcripts, );  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); n.d. (Ctl. Sandford, , pp. –; E. Marshall, Hist. of Woodstock, pp. –). *W. Occ. j.d.   Dec.  (Ctl. Oseney, , pp. –; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). The next abb., Richard, was app.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). BUCKFAST (Devon) (Savigny) f.  suppressed ?– (Benedictine);  Apr.  (Cistercian). Lists in Oliver, p. ; Dom John Stephan, Buckfast Abbey (revised edn. ), p. . Ælfwine (Alwin) Occ.  (AS Chts., no. ); c.  in Exon. Domesday (VCH Devon, , p. ). Eustace Occ.  Oct.  (HMC, Var. Coll., , ). *William Occ. (W.)  (Forde Abbey, Ctl. Forde, p. : – Aug.); (W.)  (HMC, Var. Coll., , ); 1 (CDF, no. ); c.  (Dublin, Trinity MS. E. . , f. v). Nicholas Abb. of Stanley; el.  (Wm. Newb., , ). The next recorded abb., Michael, occ.  (Ctl. Buckfast, nos. xx, lxix
Reg. Grandisson, , pp. , ). 1

J.-d. of Pope Clement III (el. Dec. ).

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  BUILDWAS (Salop), St Mary and St Chad (Savigny) f.  Aug.  *List in Eyton, Salop, , ff.; VCH Salop (M. Chibnall), forthcoming. *Ingenulf – First abb. (Eyton, Salop, , ); occ. 1 (ib., , –); 2 (Reg. Lichfield, no. ; SHC, , ). *Ranulf 3 – Occ.  (Eyton, Salop, , –);  Nov.  (Eccles. Docts., pp. –); , prob.  (Mon., , )4;  (Eyton, Salop, , ). D.  on his way to the General Chapter (Ann. Waverley, p. ). ?H. Occ.  (Eccles. Docts., p. ). Possibly
Huctred below. *?William Occ.  (Eyton, Salop, , 
Ctl. Wombridge in Trans. Salop Arch. Soc.,  (), –). ‘Will’o’ is undoubtedly the reading of the MS (BM Egerton MS , f. v); but it may be a mistake for ‘Vh’o’ or the like; i.e. Huctred. H. Occ. – (CUL MS Dd. iii. (), f. v);  (Cheney, Inn. III, no.  and n.
CRR, , p. ). Eustace Occ.  (Pleas before the King or his Justices, , no. ). Huctred Occ. c.  (Eyton, Salop, , ); (H.)  (ib., , ). The next recorded abb., Stephen, occ.  Oct.  (Eyton, Salop, , ). BYLAND (Hood) (Yorks N.) (Savigny) f. (Calder, Cumberland)  Jan. ; (Hood) ; (Old Byland) Sept.  (cf. Clay (), p. ); (Stocking) ; (Byland)  Oct.  C.T.C. Lists in Clay (), pp. ff.; VCH Yorks, , . The dates of the first three are based on Mon., , –, as corrected by Clay. Gerald – M. Furness; d.  Feb.  (not : see Clay (), pp. –). Roger – M. Furness, sub-cellarer Calder, novice-master Hood. Occ. c.  (Mowbray no. 
BM Egerton , f. v);  (Mon., , –);  Jan.  (Vita Ailredi, pp. –, );  Apr.  (Ctl. Fountains, , );  (HMC Rutland, , ). Res. ; d. c. . Philip –/ Prev. abb. Lannoy (‘Briostel’, dioc. Beauvais, cf. Clay (), pp. –n.). Hamo Bl.  Oct.  (Howden, , ). Occ. Jan.  (Yorks F., John, p. ). Hugh Occ.  (EYC, , no. n.); – (EYC, , no. ); (H.)  (Ctl. Fountains, , p. ; for dates see Clay (), p. ). Herbert Occ.  Nov.  (Yorks F., John, p. ); (H.)  (Ctl. Furness, , ii, p. ). *Walter Occ.  (Yorks Deeds, , no. ); c.  May  (Ctl. Fountains, , p. ). Succeeded by R(obert) by c.  (Ctl. Sallay, , nos. –). CALDER II (Cumberland) (Furness) f.  (for Calder I see Byland) List in VCH Cumberland, , . *Hardred (Hardreus) ⴛ– M. of Furness; st abb. (Mon., , ); occ. n.d. in    (Ctl. Furness, , iii, p. ). Walter Occ. c.  (Ctl. St Bees, pp. –, no. ; cf. no. ). P. Occ.  (BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, ff. v–; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no.  for date). Possibly the abb. dep. by General Chapter in  (Canivez, , ). David Occ.  (Ctl. Furness, , iii, p. );  (ib., , ii, p. ). 1

2 3 4

Roger bp. Chester–Coventry went on crusade in ; d. . Ingenulf is called ‘Engen’’ in BM Harl. MS , f.  (–); ‘Hengen’’ in SHC, , . Helias, archd. Staffs, was still archd.,  Jan.  (SHC, , ff.); see below. Occ., evidently by error, as ‘Robert’ in  (Eyton, Salop, , ). Henry II ‘Dei gratia’, at Feckenham (); Earl Richard of Pembroke (d. ). Prob. ; cf. Eyton, Itinerary, p. .

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   , ‒ [CALDER II] John – Occ.  (ib., , iii, p.); n.d. (Ctl. Furness, , ii, p. ). Presumably the abb., unnamed, bl.  Dec. (Ch. Melrose, p. , f. ). G. Occ.   (Ctl. St Bees, no. , pp. –). The next recorded abb., Jolan, occ. from  (VCH cites fines from  to ). CLEEVE (Soms) (Revesby) f.  June  List in VCH Soms, , . Ralph – First abb. occ.  (Bec Documents, pp. –, –; cf. Mon., , ). William Occ.  (Soms F., , no. ). COGGESHALL (Essex) (Savigny) f.  Aug.  List in VCH Essex, , . William Occ. 1 (Ctl. Colne, p. ). Simon de Toni – Second abb., m. of Melrose (Ralph Cogg., p. ; cf. Ch. Melrose, f. , p. ); returned to Melrose  (Ralph Cogg., p. );  Jan.  consecrated bp. of Moray (ibid., p. ). According to the Ch. Melrose (f. , p. ) he was el. bp. . D.  Sept. . Odo – Third abb., el. , d.  (Ralph Cogg., pp. , ). Peter – Fourth abb., m. of Vaudey, brother of Master Stephen, chancellor of Lincoln, el.  (Ralph Cogg., p. ); occ.(P.) 2 (Ctl. Furness, , iii, ); (P.)  (Acta Chichester, no. ); d.  (Ralph Cogg., p. ). Thomas – Fifth abb., m. of Coggeshall (Ralph Cogg., p. ); d.  (ibid., p. ). Ralph – Sixth abb., m. of Coggeshall, el.  (ibid., p. ); res.  after eleven years and two months on account of ill-health (ibid., p. ). Benedict of Stratford – Seventh abb., prev. abb. of Stratford Langthorne, el.  and d.  (Ralph Cogg., pp. , ). COMBE (Warws) (Waverley) f.  July  List in VCH Warws, , . *Henry Occ. 3 (DC, no. 
BM Harl. Cht. . G. ). *Martin – D.  May  (Ann. Waverley, p. ).4 Ralph – Cellarer of Combe, el. ; d.  (ib., pp. , ). Erminfred – M. of Combe, el.  (ib., p. ); dep.  (ib., p. ). William I – Pr. of Woburn, el.  (ib., p. ); Occ. (W.)  (Eccles. Docts., p. ); d.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). *William II5 Occ.  Jan.  (BM Cott. MS Vitell. A. i, f. v);  (CRR, , p. );  (Warws F., no. ); early th cent. (Berkeley Chts., p. ). Michael – Occ. (M.)  (Ctl. Tutbury, no. );  (Warws F., no. );  (CPR, –, p. ); res.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). *COMBERMERE (Ches), St Mary and St Michael (Savigny) f.  Nov.  William – First abb. occ.  (Mon., , ; Ches. Chts., pp. ff., q.v. for the date). *Geoffrey Occ. , ?c.  (Eyton, Salop, , –; cf. Buildwas). Walter Occ. c. 6 (Glam. Chts., , p. ). 1 2 4

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At the dedication of Colne pr., said to be in – but we have not found the evidence for this date. 3 B. abb. Cîteaux: see GC, , . Walter sheriff (of Lincs). Calling Martin first abb. Henry occ. in an original cht., so the Ann. is likely to be mistaken – but an error in the name of one or other is possible. Walter occ.  July  (SHC, , ); presumably an error for William. Jollanus abb. Savigny (HF, , ; cf. , ).

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  *John Occ. ,1  (Ctl. Whalley, , –, , –). Thomas was apparently dep. c. April  (CRR, , p. , , p. ); but either he or another of the same name2 was abb. again by  (T.: Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); also occ. (T.)  (Ctl. Dieulacres, p. ); (Thomas)  Aug.  (CPR, –, p. ). The next abb., Robert, occ. , ?   (SHC, , p.; ef. Dieulacres). CROXDEN (Staffs) (Aunay-sur-Odon) f.  (at Cotton);  May  (at Croxden) List in VCH Staffs, ,  (A. P. Duggan and M. W. Greenslade); Ann. and list in BM Cott. MS Faust. B. vi. *Thomas of Woodstock – st abb., el.  May , abb.  –12 years, d. (?) Dec.  (Ann., ff. –v; list, f. ); occ.  Apr.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. );  (CRR, , no. ). CWMHIR, see ABBEY CWMHIR CYMMER (Merioneth) (Abbey-Cwmhir) f.  Esau occ.  (Mon., , ). DIEULACRES (Staffs), St Mary and St Benedict (Combermere) f.  May  (at Poulton);  May  (at Dieulacres) List in VCH Staffs, ,  (A. P. Duggan and M. W. Greenslade). Ralph Occ. 3 (Ctl. Whalley, , p. ). Richard First abb. Dieulacres; occ.  and  (CCR, –, pp. –; SHC, , p. ). Robert4 Occ. (?)5 (BM Harl. MS , f. );  Nov.  (Lancs F., p. );  (CRR, , no. ). DORE, see ABBEY DORE DUNKESWELL (Devon) (Forde) f.  Nov.  List in Oliver, p. . Gregory Occ.  (Ann. Margam, p. ); n.d. (Forde Abbey, Ctl. Forde, p. ). William Occ.  (Ctl. Canonsleigh, no. ). John Occ.  Mar.  (Dorset F., p. ).6 The next recorded abb., Richard, occ.  July  (Devon F., no. ). FLAXLEY (Dene) (Glos) (Bordesley) f.  Sept.  List in VCH Glos, ,  (Rose Graham), from Ctl. Flaxley, pp. –. Waleran – Dep. in  in visitation (Ann. Waverley, p. ). Alan – M. of Bordesley, el.  (ib., cf. Ctl. Flaxley, nos. ,  etc.). *Richard Occ. ?c. : in Ctl. Flaxley, no. , A(lan) occ. as recent predecessor of Richard – not necessarily immediate predecessor (both temp. Roger de Bosco); n.d.7 (ib., nos. –, – etc.). 1

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Between the f. of Stanlow abbey and death of Hugh earl of Chester; prob. not – when Earl Hugh was 2 in disgrace. Unless the CRR mislead and Thomas’s predecessor was dep. in . 4 Roger de Lacy: see Ches Chts., p. . R. occ.  (Berkeley Chts., no. ): ?Richard or Robert. Ralph of Maidstone not treasurer of Lichfield (Reg. Lichfield, no. ); but he occ. without title in  (ib., no. ); by  he was archd. Chester (Ctl. Whalley,  pp. –). An abb. of Dunkeswell, prob. John, d.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). The MS (now lost) was th cent.

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   , ‒ [FLAXLEY] *Roger Occ.  (Glos F., PRO transcripts, ); (R.)  Oct.  (PRO C/A , K/, sec. viii, no. ). *The next recorded abb., Osmund, occ. Easter  (CRR, , no. ). FORDE (Dorset, formerly Devon) (Waverley) f.  May  (at Brightley);  (at Forde) List in Oliver, pp. –. Richard – st abb., m. of Waverley, d. – at Brightley (Oliver, p. 
Mon. , ). Robert of Penington nd abb.; m. of Waverley, el. – (ib.); occ.  (CDF, no. : see Revesby);  (BM Harl. MS , f. , citing lost Ctl. Plympton: see Davis, no. ). Baldwin – Archd. Totnes c. –/ (last occ.  Sept. ), then m. of Forde (Morey, pp. –, ). Occ.  (Glam. Chts., , p. );  July  (Morey, p. ); (B.)  Jan. / (Ctl. Boxgrove, no. ); res.  to be bp. of Worcester (Ann. Waverley, p. );  el. archbp. of Canterbury, d. . Robert – Occ.  (Reg. St Osmund, , p. ); (R.)  (HMC Wells, , ); d.  (Ann. Margam, p. ; ?at Acre, Gesta Henrici II, , ). John of Forde – Prev. abb. of Bindon (Ann. Margam, p. ); occ. ,  (HMC Var. Coll., , );  (Ped. Fin., , p. );  (ib., p. ); d.  Apr.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). On him see C. J. Holdsworth, in TRHS, th series,  (), ff.; Vita Wulfrici. Roger – Sub-pr. of Forde, app.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ); occ.  June  (Devon F., no. );  (Soms F., , p. ); res.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). FOUNTAINS (Yorks W.) f.  Dec.  C.T.C. Lists in VCH Yorks, , –; Clay (), pp. ff.; early history in Mem. Fountains, , passim;1 ch. of the abbots, ib., pp. – – th cent., but ‘carefully compiled’, giving regnal periods, ignoring vacancies, and noting months and days according to the lunar calendar: Clay (), pp. –. These calculations are noted by Clay and precisely checked, and so not repeated here. Richard – Pr. of St Mary’s, York, el. confirmed  Dec.  (Mem. Fountains, , ); d. at Rome  Apr.  (ib., , , ). Richard II –– Pr. Fountains, formerly sacrist, St Mary’s, York. Occ.  Sept.  (ib., , ); d. Clairvaux  Oct.  (ib., , ). As the Ch. of the abbots ignores vacancies, the date of his and of some other els. cannot be calculated. *Henry Murdac – Master at York; m. Clairvaux, abb. Vauclair, el. Oct. ; prob.  (ib., , , cf. Clay (), p. n.); occ.  Jan.  (EYC, , no. ); el. abp. York, July, consec.  Dec. ; d.  Oct.  (Mem. Fountains, , – and n.; cf. Knowles, Historian and Character, pp. ff.). From – his successors at Fountains were suffragan abbs. under him. The next two abbs. are not numbered in the list. DNB. Maurice  M. and abb. Rievaulx (–); app. by Abp. Henry on a visit to Fountains (i.e. early ?). Res. within three months and returned to Rievaulx (ib., , , ; cf. Clay (), p. ). Thorald – M. of Rievaulx. Res. ? (Mem. Fountains, , ); occ.  Feb.  (Mon., , ); abb. Trois Fontaines (Champagne) c. . Richard III c. – Described as th abb.; native of York; precentor of Clairvaux; abb. 1

On the sources for the early history of Fountains, see D. Nicholl, Thurstan archbishop of York (York, ), chap.  and pp. ff.; D. Bethell, in Journ. Eccl. Hist.,  (), ff.; L. G. D. Baker in Northern History,  (), –; Analecta Cisterciensia,  (), –.

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  Vauclair; suffragan abb. of Fountains until death of Abp. Henry  Oct.  (Mem. Fountains, , , ). D.  May  (ib., , , ; cf. Clay (), p. n.). Robert – Described as th abb.; prev. abb. Pipewell. D. Woburn  Jan.  (Mem. Fountains, , , ). William c. – Described as th abb.; prev. Aug. can. of Guisborough; abb. of Newminster (Northumberland) c. – c. ; d.  Nov.  (Mem. Fountains, , –, ). Ralph Haget /– Described as th abb. Son of Bertram Haget (see Clay (), p. n.); m. of Fountains; abb. of Kirkstall; d.  June  (ib., , , , ). John of York – Described as th abb.; prev. cellarer of Fountains; abb. of Louth Park (Mem. Fountains, , , , ). Occ.  (EYC, , no. n.; for date, cf. Clay, p. ); Jan.  (Yorks F., John, p. ). D.  June  (Mem. Fountains, , ). *John II –/ Bl. at Melrose  Dec.  (Ch. Melrose, p. ).1 El. bp. of Ely – Jan., consec.  Mar.  (Mem. Fountains, , ; cf. CPR, –, p. ; Ann. Southwark–Merton, BM Cott. MS Faust. A. viii, f. ).2 D.  May  (Mem. Fountains, , ). FURNESS (Lancs) (Savigny) f.  July  (Tulketh);  (Furness) Lists in VCH Lancs, ,  (F. M. Powicke); Ctl. Furness, , iii, pp. xxv ff.; cf. , iii, pp. xi, ; based on medieval list in Ctl. , i, pp. –. This list is very misleading, and for the most part is ignored here.3 Ewan of Avranches –c.  First abb.; m. Savigny (Ctl. , i, pp. , , cf. ). Res. abb. Savigny (‘Euanus Anglicus’) after d. abb. Geoffrey  July  (: Torigny, ed. Delisle, , , cf. ; cf. for Geoffrey’s death Sauvage in An. Bollandiana, ,  (); Ch. Savigny in HF, ,  ()). The list distinguishes two men, Ewan and Eudo de Surdevalle, and ‘Eudo’ occ. c.  (–: Ctl., , iii, pp. –); Eudo is clearly a different name from Ewan, but the confusion of the list suggests that two men have been 1 2 3

Ch. Melrose gives no name, but it is almost certain that it must refer to John II. For the date, cf. Clay, pp. –. The list is in two parts: first a general list of abbs., which seems to be reasonably accurate from c.  or a little later to the early th cent.; *then a list of those who had been abb. for more than ten years, and so qualified for entries ‘in mortuario suo’. The full list down to mid-th cent. may be summarised thus (retaining original spelling): Eudo de Sourdevalle, Michaelis de Lancastre, Petrus de Eboraco (abb. when submission of Savigny to Clairvaux took place), Ricardus de Baiocis (m. Savigny), Johannes de Cawncefeld, Walterus de Millum, Joslenus de Pennyngton, Conanus de Bardoule, Willelmus Niger (formerly abb. Swineshead), Girardus Bristaldun, Michael de Dalton, Ricardus de Sancto Quintino, Radulphus de Fletham (formerly abb. Swineshead), Johannes de Newby, Stephanus de Ulverstona, Nicholas de Meaux (canon of Warter, m. Meaux, bp. Sodor), Robertus de Dentona (formerly abb. Swineshead), Laurencius de Acclome . . . The short list, of longer-lived abbs., contains only Ewan, John de Cawncefeld, William Niger, Ralph de Fletham, Robert de Dentona. It is clear that there is a sound tradition behind some of this, but also that none of the details can be relied on unless supported by other evidence. No other Cistercian house had so many short-lived abbots, and it sits on the surface of the list that there are too many abbs. here – and probably too many ex-abbs. of Swineshead. Other evidence crowds some of them out and it is highly probable that John of Cawncefeld was really the mid-th-cent. abbot’s seneschal of that name (cf. Ctl. Furness, , iii, pp. , ). In our list some of the information has been used with caution, some of the surnames noted; but no attempt has been made to fit in abbs. only recorded in the list. How the confusion arose – by misunderstanding of some annalistic material, probably, and of calendars or the ‘Mortuarium’, almost certainly – is matter for intriguing speculation.

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   , ‒ [FURNESS] made out of one. Ewan occ. as ‘Yvo’ in Ch. Man,1 p. , s.a. , but following events of ; also occ. Ctl., , ii, pp. , ; , iii, pp. –. Peter (? of York) –c.  Occ. ; res. c.  (Ctl., , i, pp. –; , iii, pp. –; cf. Delisle in Journ. Brit. Arch. Ass.,  (), –; Auvry, , ff.; VCH Lancs, , ); later (–) abb. Quarr; – q.v. Richard (? of Bayeux) M. Savigny, el. c. , abb. a short time (Ctl., , i, p. ; cf. Auvry, VCH, loc. cit.). John Occ.  (Ctl. Furness, , iii, pp. –);  (CDF, no. ; cf. Revesby);  (Lancs PR, p. ). ‘De Cauncefeld’ in list, Ctl. , i, ; see p.  n. . Cf. Auvry, loc. cit. ?Walter Occ. ? Aug. : according to Ctl. Furness, , i, p. , the bull in ib., , iii, –
PUE, , no. , whose protocol is now lost, was addressed to Abb. Walter of Millom. Jocelin (? of Pennington) Occ.  (PUE, , no. ); n.d. (Dep. Keeper’s Repts.,  (), ). Just possibly the J. who was abb. Savigny – and occ. as ex-abb. in Eccl. Docts., p.  (c. : see Neath). Michael (? of Dalton) Occ.  (PUE, , no. ). Ralph (? de Fletham) M. Furness, prev. abb. Swineshead (Ctl., , i, p. : cf. Swineshead). Occ. (R.)  (Lancs PR, p. ; Ctl. Cockersand, , ii, p. ); (R.)  (BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, ff. v–; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  Sept. and  Dec. ;  (Ctl. Furness, , ii, pp. , ). D. at Mellefont  (Ch. Man, p. , s.a. ).2 Nicholas –c.  Prev. can. Warter, m. Meaux (cf. Ch. Meaux, , ); Occ.  (Ctl. Furness, , ii, pp. –) and so the abb. unnamed who was bl.  Dec.  (Ch. Melrose, f. , p. ); Occ. (N.)  (Ctl. Guisborough, , p. ). Bp. Isles – Nov.  to   (res.) (cf. Ctl. Furness, , iii, p. ; J. Dowden, The Bishops of Scotland (Glasgow, ), pp. –). N. abb. Furness occ. with N. bp. Isles in PRO DL /. ?William Prev. abb. Swineshead, then abb. Furness, acc. to Ctl., , i, p. ; and a William abb. S. occ. –; also a William quondam abb. Furness ? ‘–’ (Ctl., , ii, p. ). But this may be the later William, who occ.  Nov.  (Ctl., , ii, p. ). Gerard Occ. c. 3 (Ctl. Sallay, , no. ); n.d. (PRO, DL /); ?
G. n.d. (Ctl. Furness, , i, p. ; Ctl. Sallay, , no. ). Robert Occ. frequently from (R.)  Jan.  (?) (BM Egerton MS , f. r–v
Ctl. Fountains, , p. ); (Robert)  Jan.  (?) (Ctl. Furness, , ii, pp. –), etc. to (R.)  May  (Ctl. Furness, , i, –). According to Ctl. , i, p. , Robert de Dentona, prev. abb. Swineshead. GARENDON (Leics) (Waverley) f.  Oct.  List in VCH Leics, ,  (R. A. McKinley). Robert Occ. ?4 (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  (PUE, , no. ). 1

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The Ch. Man is a th-cent. compilation evidently taken from diverse sources not adequately digested: thus of the two entries referring to abbs. Furness the first seems slightly, the second much out of context. But both are probably based on good tradition, as the close links between Furness and Man would lead us to expect (the entries have been checked against the MS, BM Cott. MS Julius A. vii). ‘Rodolfus.’ The date is impossible: it seems likely that the entry has slipped from , the only year in the s with an annal in Ch. Man before . The editor’s date () is too late, since Robert de Percy witnesses as rector of Gargrave (i.e. –Jan. : see Sir Charles Clay and N. K. M. Gurney, Fasti Parochiales, , Yorks Arch. Soc., Rec. Series, , pp. –). We are much indebted to Sir Charles Clay for help on Abb. Gerard. Abbot of ‘Geuedona’; with Gervase, abb. of Louth Park and Roger d’Ameri not yet precentor of Lincoln (GFL, pp. –n.).

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  *Godfrey Occ. (G.) c.  (Mowbray, no. );  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  (CDF, no. ). ?Robert1 Occ. c.  (Ctl. Trentham, p. ). *Thurstan – Occ.  (Nichols, Leics, , –); , prob. 2 (CDF, no. ); c.  (EYC, , no. ); d.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). William – Pr. of Garendon, el.  (ib.); res.  (ib., p. ); occ.  (see Ralph, pr. Breedon). Reginald – Abb. of Merevale, el.  (ib., p. ); occ. n.d. (Berkeley Chts., no. ); (R.) ? (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  (Leics F., PRO transcripts, v). Adam – Res.  to be abb. of Waverley (Ann. Waverley, p. ). HOLM CULTRAM (Abbey Town) (Cumberland) (Melrose) f.  Dec.  List in VCH Cumberland, , . Everard – First abb., can. of Kirkham, m. of Melrose (Ch. Melrose, f. , p. ); d.  (ib., f. v, p. ). Gregory – Sub-cellarer of Holm, el.  (Ch. Melrose, loc. cit.). William de Courcy – Occ.  (Ctl. Holm Cultram, no. ); (W.) c.  (Ctl. Guisborough, , p. ); res.  Nov.  to be abb. of Melrose (Ch. Melrose, f. , p. ),  Aug.  became abb. of Rievaulx (Ch. Melrose, f. , p. ); d.  Feb.  or  (see Rievaulx). Adam of Kendal – Occ. (A.)  (Ctl. Holm Cultram, no. a); res.  (Ch. Melrose, f. v, p. ). JERVAULX (Wensleydale) (Yorks N.) (Byland from Fors) f. (Fors, Yorks N.) ;3  Mar.  (as abb.); ( Jervaulx)  C.T.C. Lists in Clay (), pp. ff.; VCH Yorks, , . John of Kinstan /–c.  M. Furness, Byland (i.e. Calder and Hood: Mon., , , ). First abb. Jervaulx (grave slab: W. H. St John Hope in YAJ, , ). Occ.  (CDF, no. : see Revesby);  (c. : Eccl. Docts., pp. –; see Neath); as former abb. in  (Canivez, , ). Y. Occ. c.  (Ctl. St Bees, nos. –; cf. no. n.; Clay (), p. ). William Third abb. (grave slab: YAJ, , ); occ.  (Ctl. Fountains, , p. );  Nov.  (Yorks F., John, p. );  (Ctl. Furness, , ii, p. ). *Thomas Occ.  July  (Yorks F., –, p. );  (Ctl. Fountains, , p. ). Succeeded by Eustace (th abb.) before May  (Yorks F., –, p. ; cf. YAJ, , ). KINGSWOOD (Glos) (Tintern) f.  Sept.  (at Kingswood); c. / (at Hazelton); c.  (at Tetbury); Kingswood II, c.  or c.  (at Kingswood). (On all this, see GFL, pp. ff.) List in VCH Glos, ,  (R. Graham). Thomas – First abb., prev. pr. of Tintern (GFL, pp. –). Payne (Pagan) Occ.  as abb. Tetbury (Mon., , ; cf. GFL, p. ). Hugh – Dep.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ; Mon., , ). William – Cellarer of Forde (Ann. Waverley, p. ); dep.  (ib.);  became abb. of Thame (Ann. Waverley, p. ). 1

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Abbot ‘G . . .’ and so it is far from certain that he was abb. Garendon, but if the reading is correct a likely alternative is not easy to find. He occ. with William abb. Radmore and Ranulf earl of Chester. Cf. Clay, Fasti, p. xiii n. A small settlement of brother Peter and some ms. from Savigny (Mon., , ).

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   , ‒ [KINGSWOOD] Eudo – Pr. Waverley (Ann. Waverley, p. ); res. to be abb. of Tintern,  (ib., p. ). William II – Prev. pr. Kingswood, el.  (ib., p. ); occ.  (Berkeley Chts., no. ; cf. CP, , ); , ,  (Cheney, Inn. III, nos. –,  and n., );  Oct.  (Gloucester Cathedral, Reg. A, f. v). *The next recorded abb., John, occ.  July  (Berkeley Chts., no. ). KIRKSTALL (Yorks W.) (Fountains) f. (Barnoldswick)  May ; (Kirkstall)  May  (cf. Clay (), p. ) C.T.C. Lists in Clay (), pp. ff.; VCH Yorks, , . Basis in Fundacio, Miscellanea, Thoresby Soc., , pp. ff. Alexander – M. and pr. of Fountains (Fundacio, pp. ff.; cf. Mem. Fountains, , –); d.  (abb.  years, Fundacio, pp. , ). Occ.  (CDF, no. ; cf. Revesby);  (Ctl. Fountains, , ; cf. Clay (), p. n.). Ralph Haget –/ Res. abb. Fountains  or  (abb.  years: Fundacio, pp. –); d.  June . Lambert /–/ M. of Fountains and Kirkstall (Fundacio, pp. –); d.  or  (in rd year: Fundacio, p. ). Turgisius /–/ M. of Fountains; res. and returned there after  years as abb. (Fundacio, pp. –). Occ.  July  (Ctl. Guisborough, , no. );  (ib., no. ). Elias /–c.  M. of Roche (Fundacio, p. ); succeeded  or ; occ.  Feb.  (Yorks F., John, p. ). Ralph of Newcastle c. –/ M. of Fountains (Mem. Fountains, , ); occ. (R.)  Dec.  (EYC, , no. ); Oct.  (Yorks F., John, p. );  Sept.  (Reg. Greenfield, , p. ); d.  Apr. / (Fundacio, p. ; cf. Clay (), p. ). KIRKSTEAD (Lincs) (Fountains) f.  Feb. ; (to Kirkstead II)  List in VCH Lincs, , –. Robert of Southwell1 – M. of St Mary’s, York, then Fountains; st abb. Kirkstead (Mem. Fountains, , ; Ch. York, p. ; Ch. Meaux, , ). Walter Almoner of St Mary’s, York, then m. of Fountains (Ch. Meaux, , ; Ch. York, p. ); occ.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  (Lees, Templars, pp. –); Aug.  (ib., p. );  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. );  (Bodl. MS Laud Misc. , f. v). Ralph Occ. c.  (Lincs Arch. Office,  Anc. /, f. v); n.d. (DC, no. ). Richard Occ. –2 (Lincs Arch. Office,  Anc. //
HMC th Rept., , );  May  (Lincs F., PRS , p. xxxvii);  Oct.,  Nov.  (FF., PRS , nos. , ); (R.)  (Rot. Cur. Reg., , ); (R.)  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). ?H. Occ. Jan.Mar.  (Foreville, S. Gilbert, pp. –). Thomas Occ.  (Lincs Ass. Roll, LRS , no. );  June , (T.)  Aug.  (Lincs F., PRS , nos. , ). William Occ.  Nov. ,  Nov.  (Lincs F., PRS , nos. , ). *The next recorded abb., Henry, occ. c.  Jan. ,  Sept.  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xviii, f. r–v). *LLANTARNAM (Caerleon) (Monmouth) (Strata Florida) f.  July  Walter Occ.  (Glam. Chts., , p. ). 1 2

‘Siuella’ in Mem. Fountains, , ; ‘Stuteuyll’ presumably by error, in Ch. York, p. . Simon de Crevequer (D. M. Stenton in Lincs Assize Roll, pp. lxxxff.; ex inf. D. Smith).

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  LOUTH PARK (Lincs) (Fountains) f.  (at Haverholme);  Feb.  (at Louth Park) List in VCH Lincs, , –. Gervase – st abb.; prev. sub-pr. St Mary’s, York, m. Fountains (Mem. Fountains, , , cf. pp. , n.; Ch. Meaux, , ; Nicholl, Thurstan, pp. , , ); res. before his death (see testament, ed. C. H. Talbot in Analecta Sacri Ordinis Cisterciensis,  (), pp. ff.). Occ.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ); mid-th cent. (Gilbertine Chts., pp. –). Ralph of Norway M. St Mary, York (and so presumably of Fountains: Ch. St Mary’s, York, p. ). Occ.  Jan.  (Lees, Templars, pp. –);  (CDF, no. ; see Revesby);  (DC, no. );  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. );  (Bodl. MS Laud Misc. , f. v); 1 (EYC, , no. ). John – M. and cellarer Fountains (Mem. Fountains, , pp. , ). Occ. (J.)  (Ctl. Furness, , iii, p. ; see Vaudey);  Oct.2  (FF, PRS , no. );  Oct.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ); res.  to be abb. Fountains (Ann. Waverley, p. ). Warin Occ. (W.)  (HMC Var. Coll., , ff.);  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  Nov.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. );  Aug.  (ib., no. );  (Bodl. MS Laud Misc. , f. v);  Sept.  (Lincs F., , p. ). *The next abb., Richard of Dunham, m. Kirkstead, was el.  (Ch. Louth Park, p. ); occ.  (CPR, –, p. ). MARGAM (Glam) (Clairvaux) f.  Nov.  *Lists in Arch. Camb., rd series, , – (G. T. Clark); Birch, Hist. Margam Abbey, p. .3 William of Clairvaux – First abb. (Ann. Margam, p. ; for name, see Glam. Chts., , p. ); occ.  Mar.  (just possibly for ; Mon., , ; cf. GFL, p. n.);  Aug.  (CDF, no. ); ‘discessit’  (Ann. Margam, p. ). *Andrew – Second abb., d.  Dec.  (Ann. Margam, p. ). Conan c. – Occ. –,4  (Glam. Chts., , pp. –, );  (Ctl. Cirencester, , no. );  (Gir. Camb., , );  (ib., , : cf. p. , and for date, H. G. Richardson in EHR,  (), –). Roger Occ.  (Arch. Camb., rd series, , p. ; cf. p.  (G. T. Clark)). *Gilbert – M. Kirkstead (Ann. Margam, p. ); occ.  Nov.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); res.  June , in visitation, and d. at Kirkstead  May  (Ann. Margam, p. ). John of Goldcliff – El.  June  (Ann. Margam, p. ); occ.  (Ctl. St Mark’s, Bristol, no. ); (J.)  (Glam. Chts., , pp. ff.);  June  (ib., , pp. –); d. Nov.  or  Aug.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann. in Domesday Breviate, PRO, E/, p. 
Glam. Chts., , p. 
Welsh Episcopal Acts, , p. ). MEAUX (Yorks E.) (Fountains) f.  Jan.  C.T.C. Lists in Clay (), pp. ff.; VCH Yorks, , . Based on Ch. Meaux and abbatial list (printed ib., , –). 1

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Henry II ‘Dei gratia’ (i.e. ), with Geoffrey provost of Beverley (d. ), chancellor of the young king (: Diceto, , ; cf. Clay in YAJ, ,  ()). If this is the right translation of St Edward. Also CTG, , –, which includes John ‘’ and Conrad ‘’, both evidently in error, since the early chts. in the Talbot collection (cited ibid.) are printed in Glam. Chts. and none supports these dates. (In , p. , John’s name is added by the ed., and in Penrice and Margam MSS, , p. , nos. – are chts. redated  and c.  in Glam. Chts. , pp. , ). See Whitland.

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   , ‒ [MEAUX] Adam – M. Whitby, St Mary’s, York, Fountains. First abb. Meaux. Res.  (in th year); d.  (Ch. Meaux, , –, , , n.). Occ.  June ,  Nov.  (EYC, , nos. , ). Philip – M. Kirkstead, abb. Hovedö (Norway), pr. Kirkstead. Abb.  years. D.  (Ch. Meaux, , , ). Occ.  Dec. ,  June  (EYC, , nos. –). Thomas – Pr. Meaux ( years). Res.  (in th year); d.  (Ch. Meaux, , , ). Alexander – M. Forde (Devon). Res.  (in th year); d.  (Ch. Meaux, , –). Occ.  (Gir. Camb., , , );  (Yorks F., John, p. ). Hugh – Pr. Meaux (over  years). El.  Dec. . Res.  (in th year); d.  (Ch. Meaux, , , ). Occ.  (Bk. Seals, no. ); June  (Yorks F., –, p. ). MEREVALE (Warws) (Bordesley) f.  Oct.  List in VCH Warws, , . *?Reginald Occ. – (Ctl. Burton, p. ).1 ?H. Occ. prob.  (Ctl. Darley, , p. n.: see ed.’s note). *William – Occ. c.  (Mon., , ; see Breedon); d.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). Reginald c. – Res.  to be abb. of Garendon (ib., p. ). Henry – Sub-pr. of Merevale, el.  (ibid.); occ.  (Warws F., no. ). John Occ.  (Burton Chts., nos. , ). The next recorded abb., William, occ. c.  (Ctl. Darley, , p. ). NEATH (Glam) (Savigny) f.  Oct.  List in W. de G. Birch, History of Neath Abbey, pp. , ; idem, Hist. of Margam Abbey, p. . *Richard – First abb.; d.  (Ann. Margam, p. ). Ralph Occ.  Aug.  (CDF, no. );  (Glam. Chts., , p. ). *Walter Occ.  (BM Cott. MS Faust. A. iv, f. v); 2 (Eccles. Docts., pp. –);  (Mon., , );  (Gir. Camb., , ; cf. Lloyd, , ff.);  (Glam. Chts., , no. , pp. –). Abraham Occ. (A.)  (Glam. Chts., , p. ); n.d. (Gir. Camb. , ). Clement – D.  (Ann. Margam, p. ). Prob. prev. pr. (Glam. Chts., , p. ). NEWMINSTER (Northumberland) (Fountains) f.  Jan.  (? for ) Lists in Ctl. Newminster, pp. xiif.; Arch. Aeliana, rd Series,  (), ff. (A. M. Oliver). St Robert /– First abb. (see Vita, ed. P. Grosjean, in Ann. Boll.,  (), –, esp. pp. , –); m. Whitby and Fountains (cf. Sim. Dur., , ; Mem. Fountains, , ); d.  or  June  (Vita, pp. – and n.; cf. p. ). Occ.  (CDF, no. ; see Revesby). DNB. William c. –c.  Can. Guisborough, m. Newminster; res. c.  ( Jan. ) to be abb. Fountains, q.v. Geoffrey Occ. (G.)  (PUE, , no. ); late th cent. (Ctl. Sallay, , no. ); n.d. (EYC, , no. ); res. – (cf. Ctl. Newminster, p. ). 1

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  *William Occ.  (Durham, D. and C., . . Pont. ); Mar.  (Scammell, Hugh du Puiset, p. ); (W.) j.d.  May  (Ctl. Guisborough, , p. ); c.  (–) (Ctl. Sallay, , no. ). *H. Occ.  June  (Ctl. Rievaulx, p. ). Robert Occ.  Apr.  (Northumberland and Durham F., no. ); j.d.  (Ctl. Newminster, p. ). PIPEWELL (Northants) (Newminster) f.  Sept.  List in VCH Northants, , ; early th-cent. list (?c. ) in BM Cott. MS Otho B. xiv, f. 
Mon., , n.1 Geoffrey First abb. (list). Robert Second abb. (list); occ. c.  (pal.: DC, no. ); (Ro.)  (BM Cott. MS Vitell. D. xviii, ff. v–); res.  to be abb. Fountains, q.v. (Mem. Fountains, , –). Roger Occ.  Sept.  (BM Stowe MS , f. );  Oct.  (FF., PRS , no. ). William Occ.  Nov.  (BM Stowe MS , f. );  Nov.  (SHC, , p. );  July  (or  July if St Margaret
St M. of Scotland: BM Stowe MS , f. ). Robert ( ?of Pattishall)2 Occ.  (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. xiii, f. v); c.  Oct.  (BM Stowe MS , ff. , v); ? (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  (CPR, ‒, p. );  Sept.  (BM Stowe MS , f. 
Cott. Calig. A. xii, ff. v–). QUARR (Isle of Wight) (Savigny) f.  April  List in VCH Hants, , ; MS list supplied by Dom S. F. Hockey of Quarr Abbey; see now Hockey, Quarr Abbey, pp. –, ‒. *Gervase Occ. –3 (Madox, Form., no. ; BM Egerton MS , f. v); 4  (Winchester Coll. Muniments, no. );  (Voss, p. ). William Occ.  Aug.  (CDF, no. ). Possibly the unnamed abb. who occ. ‒ (?‒) in Mon., , –. Peter El. c.  or  (see Furness, of which he was prev. abb.; cf. Ctl. Furness, , p. ); occ.  (BM Cott. MS Tib. D. vi, pt. i, f. ); c. ,5 possibly  (Gibbs, no. 
Ctl. Clerkenwell, no. ). Simon Occ. late th cent. (Bk. Seals, no. ); (S.)  (PRO E /). William Occ.  (Mon., , ; cf. GFL, p.  and n.). *Walter Occ. ? (Ctl. Sandford, , no.  with William, pr. of Quarr, prob. the next abb.); – (NRA, Oxford, Queen’s College, , God’s House, no. ; cf. no. );  Jan.  (Devon F., no. ). William – Res.  (Wm. Newb., , ). *H. Occ.  (Ctl. Canonsleigh, no. ). John Occ.  Apr.  (PRO CP  ()//File , ). The next abb., Henry, occ.  Apr.  (Madox, p. );  June  (Devon F., no. ). An *Abb. Philip also occ. early th cent. (PRO E /).

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Geoffrey, Robert, William ‘quondam’, Roger ‘quondam’, Robert, Roger ‘quondam’, William ‘quondam’, Robert ‘de Pateshulle’, William ‘de Kynton’ quondam’, . . . William de Kynton’ occ. as cellarer  (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. xii, f. ) and as abb. (W.)  (BM Stowe MS , ff. v–),  (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. xiii, f. r–v). There seem clearly to be too many Rogers and Williams in the list, and it is possible that the five names above comprise the full list before William de Kynton’. 3 See n. . ‘Heldearius’, i.e. Hildierius, abb. Lire, d.  (Torigny, ed. Delisle, , ). 5 Baldwin, earl of Devon. Jocelin abb. Savigny: see Baluze, Misc., , –.

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   , ‒ REVESBY (St Laurence) (Lincs), St Mary and St Laurence (Rievaulx) f.  Aug.  (cf. Vita Ailredi, p. xlv and n., ff., ff.) List in VCH Lincs, , . St Ailred – M. and novice master of Rievaulx (Vita Ailredi, ut supra); res.  to be abb. of Rievaulx, q.v. ?John Occ. ? (Ctl. Bridlington, p. ); but possibly an error. Walo (Gualo) Occ.  (Rufford Chts., no. );  Feb.  (Mon., , ; see Rufford); (G.) ,1  Jan.  (Lees, Templars, pp. , –); (G.)  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ); (Galo)  (Ctl. Bridlington, p. ). Philip Occ.  (CDF, no. );2 3 (Gilbertine Chts., p. );  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. ); ?d.  (Ch. Ang. Pet., p. ; cf. Vita Ailredi, pp. lxixf.). Hugh Occ.  Apr.  (Mon., , );  (Bodl. Laud MS Misc. , f. v);  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xviii, f. );  Nov.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. );  July  (ib., no. );  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ; cf. no. ). Ralph Occ. early th cent. (pal.: DC, no. );  Oct.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ). Elias – Abb. Rievaulx (q.v.), el. Dec.  (Ch. Melrose, pp. , ). Occ.  (CR, –, p. );  or  July  (Lincs F., , p. ). RIEVAULX (Yorks N.) (Clairvaux) f.  Mar.  C.T.C. Lists in VCH Yorks, , ; Clay (), pp. ff. St William – M. of Clairvaux; d.  Aug.  (Ch. Melrose, p. ; C. Peers in Arch. Journal,  (), ‒). See Knowles, MO, pp. ‒. Maurice – Subpr. of Durham, succ. , res. not later than Nov.  (Ch. Melrose, p. ); abb. Fountains for about three months in c. ‒ (Mem. Fountains, , , ), returned to Rievaulx (cf. Clay, p. , and n.). Prob. d.  (Clay, p.  and n.). St Ailred – Born ; m. and novice master Rievaulx; first abb. Revesby –; el. to Rievaulx before  Nov. ; d.  Jan.  (Vita Ailredi, passim, esp. p. ; Powicke’s introd. to op. cit., esp. pp. xc–xciv; MO, pp. ‒, ‒. D.  Jan., Durham obit, Rud, p. ). Silvanus – Abb. Dundrennan (Ch. Melrose, p. ); res. , d.  Oct.  (Ch. Melrose, pp. ‒). Ernald – Sixth abb. Melrose, el.  Mar.  (Ch. Melrose, p. ); res.  (ib., pp. , ); occ.  (CDF, no. ; cf. Clay, p. n.);  (Knowles, MO, p. ). William de Punchard[on] – El.  (Ch. Melrose, p. ); occ.  Jan.  (Yorks F., John, p. );  June  (EYC, , no. n.); d. late  (Ch. Melrose, p. ; Ann. Waverley, p. ; cf. Clay, p. ). Geoffrey – M. of Rievaulx (Ann. Waverley, p. ); el. abb.  (Ch. Melrose, p. ). Warin – Occ.  Nov.  (Yorks F., John, p. ); d.  (Ch. Melrose, p. ). Elias – Cellarer Rievaulx, succeeded Warin in  (Ch. Melrose, p. ); res.  (ib., p. ); el. abb. Revesby, Dec.  (Ch. Melrose, pp. , ). Henry – Abb. Wardon (Beds) succeeded Elias  Apr.  (Ch. Melrose, p. ); d. at Rufford  (ib., p. ). William III –/ Abb. of Holm Cultram; abb. of Melrose, el.  Nov. ; el. abb. Rievaulx  Aug.  (Ch. Melrose, pp. , ); d.  Feb.  or  (Ch. Melrose, p. , under ; Ann. Waverley, p. , under ). 1 2 3

G. de Gant as earl (: CP, , –); B. pr. Bridlington. Not – (see above); and cf. Clay (), p. . Humphrey subdean of Lincoln d.  (Reg. Lincoln, , p.  and n.).

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  ROBERTSBRIDGE (Salehurst) (Sussex) (Boxley) f.  Mar.  (at Salehurst); ?c.  (at Robertsbridge) List in VCH Sussex, , ‒ (L. F. Salzman). *Denis Occ. 1 (HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, , ). William Occ. (W.)  (HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, , ‒);  (Robertsbridge Chts., nos. ‒); (W.)  (Ctl. Lewes, Norfolk, p. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  (Ctl. Chichester, p. );  (Sussex F., no. );  (Robertsbridge Chts., no. ). Nicholas Occ.  June  (Kent F., p. ). ROCHE (Yorks W.) (Newminster) f.  July  C.T.C. Lists in Clay (), pp. ff.; VCH Yorks, , . Based on medieval list from a MS formerly in St Mary’s Tower, York (Mon., , ). Durand –c.  Presumably m. Newminster; first abb., in office  years (list). Occ. – (EYC, , no ). Denis c. –c.  Abb.  years (list). Roger of Tickhill c. –c.  Abb.  years (list); occ. c.  Mar.  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. ). Hugh of Wadworth c. –c.  Abb.  years (list). Osmund c. –c.  Cellarer of Fountains; abb.  years (‘’, list: see Clay (), p. ). Occ.  (Ctl. Furness, , iii, p. );  Apr.  (Mon., , );  Nov.  (Yorks F., John, p. ); c.  (Ctl. Sallay, , no. ). *Reginald c. –c.  ?M. Roche (Clay (), p. n.); abb.  years (list); occ. Jan.  (Lincs F., , );  Oct.  (Ctl. Sallay, , no. ); succeeded by Richard in or about  (– Sept. : CPR, ‒, p. ). RUFFORD (Notts) (Rievaulx) f.  July  *C.J.H. List in VCH Notts, , ; and by Dr C. J. Holdsworth in Chts. of Rufford Abbey (Thoroton Soc., forthcoming). *Gamel Occ.  Feb.  (Mon., , ); (G.)  (Ctl. Bridlington, p. ; cf. p. ). Cf. epitaph in Laurence of Durham (Surtees Soc., , p. , and ed. J. H. Mozley, Medium Aevum,  (), ‒, esp. ‒, ). Elias Occ.  (CDF, no. ; see Revesby); (?)  Nov.  (PUE, , no. );  Nov.  (ib., no. ); ?? (EYC, , no. 
Bk. Seals, no. ). Matthew Occ. c.  (EYC, , no. ); c. ,  (Rufford Chts., nos. , );  (EYC, , no. ; for date cf. , no. n.). William Occ.  (Durham D. and C., . . Pont. . ; . . Pont. );  (Dublin, Trinity Coll. MS E. . , f. v
Mon., , ii, ‒); Mar.  (Scammell, pp. , , );  (Revesby Chts., ed. E. Stanhope, p. ). *Ernisius – Occ. c.  Feb.  (Pleas before King or his Justices, , Selden Soc., p. , no. );  July  (Rufford Chts., nos. ‒); d.  (Ch. Melrose, f. , p. ). ?William Occ.  (Notts F., PRO transcripts): possibly a reference to the former abb. Walter Occ. c.  Oct.  (EYC, , p. 
Rufford Chts., no. );  July  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. b). Ill in  and so possibly d. c.  (Canivez, , ). The next recorded abb., Robert, occ.  Nov.  (Reg. Lincoln, , p. n.). SALLAY or SAWLEY (Yorks W.) (Newminster) f.  Jan.  (EYC, , p. ) C.T.C. Lists in Clay (), pp. ff.; Ctl. Sallay, , –; VCH Yorks, , ‒. Benedict – (EYC, , no. 
Ctl. , ; ib., , nos. n., ). M. of Newminster. 1

B. abb. Cîteaux (GC, , ).

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   , ‒ [SALLAY or SAWLEY] Gilbert Occ.  Dec.  (PUE, , no. );  (Ctl. Fountains, , p. ). Geoffrey ––c.  Occ. – (Ctl. , no. );  (EYC, , no. ). Res. between  and  (Ctl. Newminster, p. ). Adam – Bl.  Oct.  (Howden, , ; for other refs. see Clay (), p. ). R. Occ.  Nov.  (j.d.: Ctl. Kirkstall, p. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no.  and n.). William Occ.  (Ctl. Furness, , ii, p. ); j.d.  Dec.  (Ctl. Kirkstall, pp. ‒). Succeeded by Richard and Stephen –Christmas  (Ctl. Sallay, , nos. n., ). SAWTRY (Hunts) (Wardon) f.  July  List in VCH Hunts, , . Roger – First abb., occ.  Sept.  (PUE, , no. ). Hugh Occ.  (Ctl. Colchester, , pp. ‒); n.d., mid-th cent. (BM Harl. Chts., . B. ; . B. );  Sept.  (PUE, , no. ). Payne Occ. ⴛ (Anc. Chts., PRS , no. );  (BM Cott. Faust. A. iv, f. r–v
Gorham, p. );  June  (PUE, , no. ); 1 (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). Alexander Occ.  March  (PUE, , no. );  Feb.  (ib., no. );  (Cambs F., p. ); d.  (Ch. Melrose, f. v, p. ). Ralph Occ. (R.)  (CUL Add. MS , f. ); 2 (Peterborough, D. and C., MS , f. xcvi
MS , f. v);  (Hunts F., p. ). The next recorded abb., Alard, occ.  May  (BM Cott. MS Tib. C. ix, f. r–v). SIBTON (Suffolk) (Wardon) f.  Feb.  *List in VCH Suffolk, , ‒. Hugh Occ.  Nov.  (PUE, , no. );  Nov.  (ib., , no. ). *Ralph Occ.  (BM Harl. MS  f. v); (R.)  (BM Harl. Cht. . . ). *Laurence Occ.  (BM Harl. Cht. . . );  (ib., . . ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). For his name see BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xiv, ff. v–. Alexander Occ.  (CRR, , p. ). *The next recorded abb., Constantine, occ.  (Suffolk F. (Rye), p. ). Abbs. Walter, John and S. occ. n.d. in Bodl. Rawl. MS B. , ff. v, r–v, . STANLEY (Drownfont) (Wilts) (Quarr) f.  (at Loxwell);  (at Stanley) List in VCH Wilts, ,  (H. F. Chettle and J. L. Kirby). Nicholas Occ.  (BM Add. MS ,, ff. v–); Easter term  (CRR, , p. );  (Wilts F., p. ); dep.  (Wm. Newb., , ); res.  to be abb. of Buckfast (ib.). *(The ‘H.’ who occ. JuneJuly  (Epp. Cant., p. ), is presumably a slip for ‘N.’) Thomas of Calstone – Pr. of Stanley, el. abb.  (Wm. Newb., , ); occ. c.  Oct.  (Wilts F., , p. );  (Ctl. Chertsey, , no. ). The next recorded abb. R(alph) occ.  Oct.  (Sarum Chts., p. ) and as Ralph ex-abb.  Mar.  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ). Stephen had succeeded by  Nov.  (CRR, , no. ). STANLOW or STANLAW (Ches) (later Whalley, Lancs) (Combermere) f. (Stanlow)  Nov. ; (moved to Whalley)  Apr.  List in VCH Lancs, ,  ( J. Tait); transcript of medieval list in BM Cott. MS Titus F. iii, f. r–v – to . 1

R(ichard) abb. Mortemer (HF, , –).

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Nicholas, bp. Tusculum, legate.

  *?Robert Occ. 1 (Ctl. Whalley, , no. , pp. ‒; cf. Ches. Chts. p. , where it is shown that Robert is the reading of the original cht.). Ralph2 – Occ. – (Ches. Chts., p. , and facsimile facing); said on the medieval list to be first abb., and to have d.  Aug. . Occ.  Nov.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no.  – where for ‘Robert’ read ‘Ralph’; so BM Egerton MS , f. ); (R.)  (Ctl. Whalley, , pp. ff) *Osbert was placed between Ralph and Charles in the list; d.  May (ibid.). ?Occ. (O.) ? 3 (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ): the dates do not fit, but no satisfactory solution presents itself. W. occ.  (Ctl. Furness, , ii, p. : not in list). *The next name on the list, Charles, occ.  Jan.  (CPR, ‒, p. ; cf. Ctl. Whalley, , p. ); d.  Jan., list. As K.,  (PRO DL /; see Norton). *STONELEIGH (Warws) (Bordesley) f. ? (hermitage); ?c.  (Cist. at Radmore);  (Stoneleigh); see Ctl. Stoneleigh, pp. xiv–xv, ‒, , . List in VCH Warws, , ; th cent. Acta Abbatum in Ctl. Stoneleigh, pp. ‒. William c. – First abb.; occ. c. June, c. June–July  (Radmore),  (Stoneleigh); d.  Dec.  (Ctl. Stoneleigh, pp. –, – – cf. Reg., , nos. n., ); cf. Ctl., pp. lviii–lix, : abb. ‘ years’ perhaps by confusion with Roger; cf. also, for occ., Ctl. Trentham, p. ; etc. He was presumably the William abb. ‘Stanle’ who occ. in Ctl. Kenilworth, BM Add. MS ,, f. r–v. Roger c. – Prev. m. Bordesley and Stoneleigh, D.  Feb. ; abb.  years (Ctl. Stoneleigh, p. ). Nicholas c. – D.  Aug. ; abb.  years (ibid.). Henry – D.  Sept. ; abb. ‘’ years (ibid.; cf. Ann. Waverley, pp. ‒). William of Pershore c. – M. and cellarer Bordesley; abb.  years; res.  to be abb. Bordesley (ibid.; cf. Ann. Waverley, p. ). Occ. (William)  (Ctl. Cirencester, , nos. , ). See Bordesley: the evidence seems to establish the date , though the Stoneleigh list presupposes c. . William of Campden –c.  M. of Bordesley and Stoneleigh. El.  July (?: St Apollinaris) []; abb.  years (list: see above); and ruled until c.  – see below. William de Tysto c. – D.  July  after  years as abb. (ibid.); occ.  May ;4 –c. Michaelmas  (ibid., p. ; Warws F., no. );  (Mon., , ; for date cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). STRATA FLORIDA (Cardigan) (Whitland) f.  June ;  (re-built after fire) *List in S. W. Williams, The Cistercian Abbey of Strata Florida (London, ), Appendix, p. cxii. David – D.  (Brut: Red Book, p. ; Peniarth, p. ). Seisillus5 Occ.  (Gir. Camb., , ). *Deniawal Occ. c.  (Mon., , ). Cedifor – D.  (Brut: Red Book, p. ; Peniarth, p. ). 1 2

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Between the foundation of Stanlow abb. and Ctl. nos. , . Ranulf according to Aberystwyth Nat. Lib. Wales, MS D, p.  (–); but ‘Radulfo’ in the original cht. cited above. So Cheney, showing it to be well before  May ; j.d. with Geoffrey abb. Chester, –. Unless this is a mistake for ; see Ctl., p.  and n. S. W. Williams, Appendix, p. cxii gives ‘Sissilus . . . witnesses Mailgwn’s charter, ’; but no such witness appears in the charter as printed on p. xiv, nor in BM Harl. MS , f. .

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   , ‒ STRATA MARCELLA (Trallwng
Welshpool; Pool) (Montgomery) (Whitland) f.  July ;  (?) (second site) *List in Montgomeryshire Coll., ,  (M. C. Jones). Enoch (Enatus) Presumably first abb., abandoned habit well before  (Gir. Camb., , ), but called abb. Whitland1 (q.v.), ib., , ; an abb. in Powys, Gir. Camb., , , . Ithel Occ.  ( J. Conway Davies, in Mont. Coll.,  (), ‒). D.  according to the Brut (Peniarth, p. ; Red Book, p. ). But the year seems too late (see below). Griffith (Gruffud) Occ.  April ,  May ,  May  (Mont. Coll., , –). D.  according to Brut (Peniarth, p. ; Red Book, p. ); but presumably this is too early. Philip Occ. c.  (Mon., , );  March  (Mont. Coll., , ). Probably
pr. Philip who occ. ,  (Mont. Coll., , , ). David Occ.  (Mont. Coll., , ). The next recorded abb., G., occ.  July  (M. C. Jones in Mont. Coll., , ‒). STRATFORD LANGTHORNE (Ham) (Essex), St Mary and All Saints (Savigny) f.  July  *List in VCH Essex, , . Henry Occ. ( ) (MB Epp. ). *?Ernald2 Occ. prob.  (Ctl. Clerkenwell, no. ). William Occ. (W.)  (HMC Var. Coll., , );  July  (Ctl. Oxford, St Frideswide, , p. );  (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v; cf. CDF, nos. , : c. ). Benedict c. – El. c.  (Ralph Cogg., p. ); occ. (B.)  June  (Ctl. Godstow, , pp. ‒
Westminster Abb. Domesday Ctl., ff. v–);  July  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  Jan.  (FF., PRS , no. );  (CRR, , p. );  (Lancs PR, p. ); res. , after  years as abb. Stratford to be abb. Coggeshall (Ralph Cogg., p. ). The next abb., Richard, occ. c. Trinity,  (Essex F., p. ). SWINESHEAD (Holland) (Lincs) (Furness) f.  Feb.  List in VCH Lincs, , . John Occ. , prob.  (EYC, , no. ). *Gilbert – M. Clairvaux (C. Heinriquez, Menologium Cistertiense, Antwerp, , p. ). Occ.  (CDF, no. ; see Revesby); c.  (EYC, , no. ); prob.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). D.  at L’Arivour (‘quondam’ – perhaps having res.: Ch. Clairvaux, PL, , col, ). Commemorated on  May (Menologium, loc. cit.). Author of Sermons on the Canticle, etc. (cf. Ch. Clairvaux, ut sup.; ed. in PL, , coll. –). DNB. Ralph Occ. 3 (CDF, no. ); (R.)  (Ctl. Furness, , iii, p. ; see Vaudey). Res. to be abb. Furness (q.v.). William Occ.  June ,  Nov.  (Lincs F., PRS , nos. , );  (Ctl. Furness, , ii, p. ); res. to be abb. Furness (q.v.). The next abb. known was either Robert Denton, if it is correct that he was abb. Swineshead before he became abb. Furness, or Geoffrey, occ. c.  May  (Lincs F., , ii, p. ). *1 2

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‘Albalanda’; Strata Marcella was called ‘Alba Domus’ in its f. cht. (Mont. Coll.,  (), ). ‘Ernaldus’ in the document in Ctl. Clerkenwell, ‘Reginaldus’ in the heading: the latter may be due to confusion with a later abb. – see ed.’s note. The cht. seems certainly –Jan. ; prob. . A grant by Alexander brother of H. chancellor of Lincoln: H(amo) d. – (Ctl. Gloucester, , p. ) – but it is not certain that he was alive.

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  THAME (Oxon) (Waverley) f.  July  (at Otley); c.  (at Thame) Lists in VCH Oxon, ,  (H. E. Salter) and (medieval) Ctl. Thame, , p. . Everard – App.  (Ctl. Thame, , p. ); occ.  Mar.  (PUE, , no. );  Feb.  (Ctl. Thame, , p. );  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ). Serlo – nd abb., el.  (Ctl. Thame, , p. ); occ. –Feb.  (ib., , pp. –; cf. p. );  (ib., , p. );  May  (PUE, , no. ); res.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). *William of Forde – rd abb., formerly cellarer of Forde, abb. of Kingswood, but dep.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ); app. abb. Thame  (ib., p. ; Ctl. Thame, , p. , no. ); occ. (W.)  (Ctl. Oxford, St Frideswide, , p. ); (W.)  (CDF, no. ); c.  May  (Ctl. Thame, , no. ). Simon – th abb., formerly pr. of Bruern, el.  (Ctl. Thame, , p. ); occ.   (Ctl. St Frideswide, , p. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  Aug.  (Ctl. Thame, , p. );  Dec.  (Oxford F., p. );  Feb.  (ib., p. ); d.  (? for ; see below. Ann. Waverley, p. ). Laurence, th abb., m. of Thame, app.  on death of Simon (ib.); app.  (Ctl. Thame, , p. ). TILTY (Essex) (Wardon) f.  Sept.  List in VCH Essex, , . Auger Occ.  (Ctl. Colchester, , p. : ‘Thiretei’); n.d.1 (BM Cott. MS Nero E. vi, f. ). Simon – Occ. prob.  (HMC Rutland, , );2  Mar.  (Ann. Dunmow, BM Cott. MS Cleop. C. iii, f. );  (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v: see Stratford);  (Ctl. Wardon, no. ); c. Michaelmas , c. Michaelmas  (Essex F., pp. , ); d.  (Ralph Cogg., p. , where he is stated to have been the fourth abb.). Walter Occ. , c. Jan.  (Essex F., pp. , ). An abb., Robert, occ. n.d. in Ctl. Tilty (Chelmsford, Essex R.O. T/B, from f. , etc.). TINTERN (Monmouthshire) (L’Aumône) f.  May  William Occ. c. , d. – (GFL, no. ). Henry Occ. –; res.  to be abb. Waverley (Vita Wulfrici, pp. xxxvii, ff.; JS Epp., , ; GFL, p. ).3 William II – Occ. (W.) – (PRO C A/K/ sec. iv, no. ; cf. Acta Chichester, no. ); res.  in visitation (Ann. Waverley, p. ). Eudo – Formerly pr. Waverley; abb. Kingswood c. ‒ (Ann. Waverley, p. ); occ. (E.) (Mon., , ‒; cf. GFL, pp. ff.). VALLE CRUCIS (Denbigh) (Strata Marcella) f.  Jan.  *List in G. Vernon Price, Valle Crucis Abbey (Liverpool, ), pp. ‒. ?Philip ?Occ. c.  (Mon., , , from Cht. Roll  Edward I, PRO C /, m. : ‘Phill’ abbate de Polaiphill. abbate de Vale Crucis’. This must be corrupt; ‘Polai’ would be a natural form for Strata Marcella, and ‘phill’ is either the name of the abb. Valle Crucis or a scribal aberration, possibly due to the name of the abb. of Strata Marcella). David Occ.  Jan.  (?) (M. C. Jones in Mont. Coll.,  (), ‒). 1 2

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With Henry of Northampton, fl. –– (GF, pp. –). Cf. adjacent cht., dated c. Easter . An abb. R. (scribal error for S(imon)) occ.  (Acta Chichester, no. ). But the Canterbury Cathedral charter said to show Henry still abbot of Tintern on  July  cannot be found and may have been due to confusion with the decision of the papal judges-delegate of that date, printed in GFL, no.  (from Canterbury Cathedral archives).

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   , ‒ [VALLE CRUCIS] John Occ. – (Eyton, Salop, , ‒ (and Mont. Coll., , ): he is a witness to a cht. of – in an inspeximus in Shrewsbury Borough Library, Ctl. Haughmond, f. , inspeximus of  of the cht. of Abp. Stephen Langton. The name was om. in the th cent. transcript of the Ctl. in BM Add. MS ,, f. v; hence also Acta S. Langton, no. ). VAUDEY (Lincs) (Fountains) f.  May  (at Bytham);   (at Vaudey) List in VCH Lincs, , ‒.1 Warin – st abb., from  (Mem. Fountains, , ). Occ.  Feb.  (Mon., , );   (Gilbertine Chts., p. ). J. Occ.  (Rufford Chts., no. ). Acius Occ. (A.)  (DC, no. n.);  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. ); c.  (Rufford Chts., no. ). Simon Occ. 2 (Ctl. Furness, , iii, p. ); (S.) – (Bodl. Queen’s Coll. Muniments (Monk Sherborne), nos. ‒); (S.)  (Poynton in Genealogist, New Series, , );  (Peterborough D. and C. MS , ff. v–). Richard Occ.  (CRR, , p. );  Oct.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ). William Occ. (W.) ? (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); j.d.  Oct.  (CUL Add. MS , f. r–v);  (BM Lansd. MS C, f. ); 3 (Mon., , ). The next abb., Nicholas, occ.  Sept.  (CPR, ‒, p. ); ;  (CRR, , nos. , ); during his time William and John ‘quondam’ abbs. witness a charter (Lincolnshire Arch. Office,  Anc. //). WARDON (de Sartis) (Beds) (Rievaulx) f.  Dec.  Lists in VCH Beds, , ; Ctl. Wardon, pp. ‒. Simon st abb., occ.  (Ctl. Wardon, no. ); 4 (Chicksands Chts., p. );  (PRO C /A K/, sec. , no. ). Hugh Occ.  (Ctl. Wardon, p. : cf. BM Cott. MS Faust. A. iv, f. r–v – Wednesday,  Aug.);  (EYC, , no. ); (H.)  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. : cf. Sawtry). Payne –() Occ. (P.) , prob. early (CDF, no. ); (P.)  (Gorham, , p. lxxiv);  (BHRS, , pp. ‒, ‒);  Dec.  (FF, PRS, , no. ). Res.  or early  (see C. R. Cheney in BHRS,  (), pp. , , : P., and P. quondam). Warin I Occ.  (Ctl. Wardon, no. ); ? (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); (W.)  (Ctl. Cirencester, , no. ). Roger I Occ.  Oct.  (Beds F., no. ). Warin II Occ.  (Ctl. Wardon, no. ; CRR, , p. ). The dates suggest that he
Warin abb. of Rievaulx from  (Rievaulx was the mother house), as was suggested in Ctl. Wardon, pp. ‒. Laurence Occ. (L.)  May  (Glam. Chts., , p. );  June  (BHRS,  (), p. );  (Fines, Unknown Counties, PRO transcripts). *Henry – El. abb. Rievaulx  Apr.  (Ch. Melrose, f. , p. ). 1

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‘Silvanus’ abb. Vaudey occ. in NRA, Ancaster, for what is now Lincolnshire Archive Office  Anc. //. Dr David Smith, to whom we are much indebted for help with this list, has kindly inspected the charter and says that the name of the house is now mainly illegible, but we agree with him that Rievaulx is the likely 2 identification. B(ernard) abb. Cîteaux (cf. GC, , ). Adam abb. Melrose (Ch. Melrose, p. ). Henry Murdac, archbp. York took effective possession of his see in  (JS, HP, ed. M. Chibnall, p.  and n.): the dates should therefore probably be .

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  Roger II –/ M. of Wardon, master of conversi, el. abb.  Apr.  (ib.); occ.  (BM Cott. MS Faust. C. i, f. v);1  June  (Beds F., no. );  (‘Robertus’: Ctl. Colchester, , p. ); el. abb. Rievaulx /, res.  (Clay (), p. , citing Ch. Melrose, pp. , ). WAVERLEY (Surrey) (L’Aumône) f.  Nov.  List in VCH Surrey, ,  from Ann. Waverley. John  First abb., d.  at Midhurst while returning from Chapter (Ann. Waverley p. ). *Gilbert – El.  (ibid.); occ.  (Ctl. Thame, , p. );  May  (PUE, , no. );  (EYC, , no. ). Henry – rd abb. (Gilbert’s successor), formerly abb. of Tintern (Vita Wulfrici, pp. ff.); still at Tintern ; occ. – (JS Epp., , p. ; cf. GFL, pp. –);  July  (Morey, pp. ‒
Acta Chichester, no. );  (Forde Abbey, Ctl Forde, p. ); d.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). Henry of Chichester – M. of Waverley, el.  (ib., p. ); res.  (ib., p. ). Christopher – Formerly abb. of Bruern; ‘amotus . . . a villicacione sua’  (ib., p. ). John II – M. and Guestmaster of Waverley, el.  (ib., p. ); occ.  (Surrey F., p. );  July  (Ped. Fin., , p. ); d.  Sept.  at Marton (Ann. Waverley, p. ). John III – Cellarer of Waverley, el.  (ib., p. ); occ.  at founding of Dunkeswell (Ann. Margam, p. );  (Surrey F., p. );  fled house for fear of King John (Ann. Waverley, p. );  May  (Wilts F., , p. ); d.  Aug.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ). WHITLAND (Albalanda, Alba Terra, Ty Gwynn)2 (Carmarthen) (Clairvaux) f.  Sept.  (at Trefgarn); c.  (at Whitland) Morfran – Slain  (Brut: Red Book, p. ; Peniarth, p. ). Conan (Cynam, Kananus) – Occ. –3 (Glam. Chts., , p. ; cf. , p. ); d.  (Brut: Red Book, p. ; Peniarth, p. ; cf. Gir. Camb., , : ‘Kanano’). Richard (Rhyddirch) – Occ.  (Arch. Camb., th ser., , p. ); d.  (Brut: Red Book, p. ; Peniarth, p. ). John Occ.  (Gir. Camb., , ). Peter – Occ.  (Gir. Camb., , ); c.  (Mon., , p. ); dep. Nov.–Dec.  (Gir. Camb., , ).4 *Martin (Cadugan of Llandyfai) – Named in Brut: Red Book, p. ; Peniarth, p. ; res.  to be bishop of Bangor (bp. ‒) (Ann. Worcester, p. ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; Ann. Southwark–Merton, BM Cott. MS Faust. A. viii, f. r-v; Rot. Lit. Pat., p. b). WOBURN (Beds) (Fountains) f.  May  List in VCH Beds, , .5 1 2

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Roger: but misspelt Robert in the translation, Ctl. Huntingdon, p. . See Strata Marcella, called ‘Alba Domus’ in its f. cht., hence the confusion which led Enoch abb. Strata Marcella to be attributed by Gir. Camb. (, ) to Whitland. Robert son of William, earl Gloucester (see p.  n. ). Not named, but his identity is clear from the context (for the date cf. H. E. Butler, Autobiography of Giraldus Cambrensis, pp. –; cf. index s.v. Whitland). Includes William, occ. , and Nicholas, , from Browne Willis’s notes cited by Cole, BM Add. MS , f. v, without references.

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   , ‒ [WOBURN] Alan – st abb., m. of Fountains, app.  (Mon., v, ; Mem. Fountains, , ). *Peter – Occ.  (BM Cott. MS Julius D. iii, ff. v–); (P.)  May  (FF, PRS , no. ); (P.)  (Ctl. Dunstable, no. ); dep.  (Wm. Newb., , ); d.  at Vaucluse (‘Vacell’’) (Ch. Melrose, p. , f. v). Richard – Occ. j.d.  Dec.  (BM Lansdowne MS , ff. v–; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  June  (Beds F., no. );  (Ann. Dunstable, p.); dep.  (ib., p. ).

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THE CARTHUSIAN MONKS WITHAM (Soms), St Mary f.  List in VCH Soms, , . Basis in MVH of St Hugh, and Ch. Witham, ed. E. M. Thompson, BJRL,  (), ‒, and A. Wilmart, Analecta Praemonstratensia,  (), ‒ – p. nos. in brackets. The MVH, ii,  (, pp. ‒, cf. p. ) describes the first two prs. without naming them: the first soon res., the second d.; St Hugh was the third from c. . Narbert c. –c.  For his name see Le Couteulx, Ann., ,  (cf. E. M. Thompson (), p. ). Hamo c. –c.  Named in cht. of c. 1 (Ctl. Bruton, no. ), and so presumably the second pr. who d. c. . St Hugh of Avalon c. – For him as pr. see MVH, bk. ii (, ff.); E. M. Thompson (), pp. ‒; MO, pp. ff.; Gir. Camb., , ‒. Res. when el. bp. of Lincoln, May  (consec.  Sept.) but retained authority over Witham (Ch. Witham, pp. ‒ ()); d. . Occ. 2 (MVH, ii, , , ‒; cf. p. ). Albert de Portes c. – M. of Portes and Witham; dep. by St Hugh (Ch. Witham, pp. ‒ ()). Occ.  (Ch. Witham, p. ).3 *Bovo –c.  M. Chartreuse (MVH, ii, , , ); ?res. c.  (Le Couteulx, Ann., , );4 cf. E. M. Thompson (), pp. , . Robert I c. – M. and procurator Witham, made pr.  (MVH, v, , , ; cf. Ch. Witham, p. n.);5 occ.  (Ch. Witham, pp. ff. (ff.)). Robert II de Caveford (Keyford in Frome: see n. ) Occ. Palm Sunday 6 (Ch. Witham, p.  ()); (R.) c.  (Mag. Vit., i, prol., , ); and see above. For his name Ch. Witham, p.  () and n. *The next recorded pr., Giles, occ.  (CPR, ‒, pp. , ). 1

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With Walter pr. Buckland, a house dissolved c.  (certainly well before ) so that Hamo must have preceded Hugh. Date confirmed by J. Lally, ‘The Court and Household of King Henry II’ (University of Liverpool, Ph.D. Thesis, ), p. ; cf. PR  Henry II, pp. –, . He was pr. when Robert pr. Winchester and Walter pr. Bath came to Witham: Robert came in , Walter – (Devizes, pp. –). Le Couteulx identified him with Bovo ‘Sacerdos et Monachus’ d.  Dec., ‘in antiquo Calendario Cartusiae’ and suggested that he was therefore no longer pr. when he died, and that he res. c.  and d. c. . All this seems to be conjecture. Miss Thompson gives evidence to suggest he came from La Chartreuse, and so was presumably distinct from Robert II, who came from near Witham, and who may be called ‘of Keyford’ to distinguish him from Robert I. But it is not certain that there were two Roberts. When Adam of Dryburgh d. on Palm Sunday during the interdict, after  years at Witham. He arrived  (Ch. Witham, p.  ()) and so d. .

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THE AUGUSTINIAN CANONS For the following houses founded or prob. founded before , no names have been found in this period: Alnesbourn, Anglesey, *Baxterwood, Beddgelert, Bentley, Berden, Bradley (Leics), Breadsall, Bromehill, *Carham, *Dodford, Fineshade, Haverfordwest, Ipplepen, Letheringham, Marsh Barton, Mottisfont, North Creake, North Ferriby, Nottingham, Holy Sepulchre, Patrixbourne, Peterstone, *Pynham, Ratlinghope, Sandleford, Sheringham, Shulbred, Skewkirk, Stamford, St Sepulchre, Stonely, Thelsford, Tiptree, Tregony, Weybourne, Woodspring (Dodlinch), Wormegay. For Baswich, see under Stafford. Some small cells, groups attached to convents of nuns etc., communities of doubtful origin and hospitals have been omitted. ARBURY (Warws.), St Mary f.  List in VCH Warws, , . William Occ.  (EYC, , nos. , 
Bk. Seals, nos. , ). Adam Occ.  Aug.  (Warws F., no. ); ?1 (PRO, Le Neve’s Indexes, , ). *The next recorded pr. Albinus, occ. 2 (PRO E/; Cat. Anc. Deeds, , p. ). BARLINCH (Soms), St Nicholas f.  (?c. : see below) List in VCH Soms, , . Master Walter Occ.  (Ctl. Buckland, no. ); c.  x c. 3 (ib., no. ; HMC Wells, , ). ?
Master W. pr. Buckland. ?Geoffrey Occ. late th cent;  (Ctl. Buckland, no. : ref. to Henry II, alive or recently dead). Elias Occ. , prob. c.  (Ctl. Canonsleigh, no. ). The next recorded pr., John, occ.  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , p. );  Feb. / (Soms F., p. ). BARNWELL (Cambs), St Giles and St Andrew f. ?c.  (at Cambridge);  (at Barnwell) (Ch. Barnwell, p. ) Lists in VCH Cambs, , ‒ (D. M. B. Ellis and L. F. Salzman); Ch. Barnwell, pp. xv–xviii ( J. W. Clark) based on dates and length of tenure noted in Ch., but sometimes difficult to interpret precisely. Geoffrey of Huntingdon –c.  Can. of Huntingdon; pr. for  years; d. after move to Barnwell (Ch. Barnwell, pp. , ). Gerard c. –c. ⴛ El. c.  (ib., pp. , ); occ.  (CUL, Add. MS , f. ). His d. is noted in Ch. Barnwell, p. , but the date has to be deduced from his successors’ careers. Richard Norel c. ⴛ–c. ⴛ Res. within two years (ib., p. ). Hugh Domesman c. ⴛ–c. ⴛ Son of Osbert Domesman; can. Barnwell; d. in th year of his priorate (ib., p. ). 1 3

2 Possibly based on the same fine as above. See Nuneaton. Ralph (of Lechlade) archd. Bath (/–c. ), Richard of Coutances archd. (c. –c.  : J. A. Robinson (), pp. –).

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  Robert Joel c. ⴛ–ⴛ Res. after  years – app. and res. on Thursday in Easter week (ib., p. ); occ. Nov.  (Grey, St Radegund, p. );  (Cambs F., p. ). William of Devon ⴛ– Occ.  (Ped. Fin., , p. );  June  (CRR, , p. );  Apr.  (j.d.: BM Add. MS ,, f. v); d. Saturday,  May  (Ch. Barnwell, p. ). William of Bedford – Sacrist of Barnwell, el. Wednesday,  Oct.  (Ch. Barnwell, p. ); Ch. says he died ‘post paucos dies’, but the contemporary Barnwell Ch. in Walter of Coventry, , n., gives his death as Friday,  Nov. . Richard de Burgo c.  ‘Cito sublatus est de medio’ (Ch. Barnwell, p. ). *Laurence of Stansfield c. –c.  Can. and pr.’s chaplain; d. in th year – and his successor, Henry of Eye, d. in rd year as pr., when the see of Ely was vacant, i.e.  Aug.   c.  Sept.  (el.) or  Aug.  (consec. of Bp. William of Kilkenny) (Ch. Barnwell, pp. –). Occ.  (Cambs F., p. );  (Ctl. Colchester, , pp. –);  Sept.  (CPR, ‒, p. );  (Suffolk F. (Rye), p. ).1 BASWICH, see STAFFORD * BECKFORD (Glos) (Ste Barbe-en-Auge) f.  List in VCH Glos, ,  (R. Graham) (); on its early history see Ch. Ste Barbe, passim, esp. pp. ‒, ‒, –. Master Daniel – Res. , el. pr. Ste Barbe (Ch. Ste Barbe, pp. –); d. c. , after c.  years as pr. Ste Barbe (ibid., p. ). A pr., unnamed, occ.  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , p. ). The next recorded pr., Sampson, occ.  June  (Lincs F., , p. ). BICESTER (Oxon), St Edburga and St Mary f.  List in VCH Oxon, ,  (H. E. Salter). John Occ. 2 (W. Kennett, Par. Antiq., , Oxford, , pp. –). Robert Occ. late th–early th cent. (PRO E//); early th cent. (BM Add. Cht. ,); j.d.  Apr. ;  Mar.  (Ctl. Oxford, St Frideswide, , pp. ‒, ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ; Ctl. Oseney, , p. );  (Bucks F., p. ). The next recorded pr., William, occ.  (Oxford F., p. ). BICKNACRE (Woodham Ferrers) (Essex) St John the Baptist f.  List in VCH Essex, , . Thomas Occ. as pr. of Woodham (Ctl. Colchester, , p. . A generation earlier than Robert and Ralph). ?Robert Occ. as pr. of Woodham (ib., , p. , about the same time as Ralph). Fulk Mentioned  as former pr. (CRR, , no. ). Ralph Occ. early  (Essex F., , p. ): licence to el. his successor,  (CPR, ‒, p. ). BLACKMORE (Essex), St Laurence f.  List in VCH Essex, , .3 *Richard Occ. c. June  (Essex F., p. ). *The next recorded pr., William, occ.  (CRR, , no. A). 1 2 3

Asegod or Osegod (CRR, , no. ) occ. , was not pr. of Barnwell, but a grantee of land. Robert of Wheatfield, sheriff of Oxon. Including Roger, occ. , citing PRO Ass. Roll , m. ; but the reference cannot be found.

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   , ‒ BLYTHBURGH (Suffolk), St Mary, (St Osyth) f. – *List in VCH Suffolk, , , mostly from the Ctl., BM Add. MS , (late th cent.), which gives a number of prs. very difficult to date. Elias Occ.  (BM Harl. MS , f. v); n.d. (BM Add. MS ,, f. v). *W. Occ.  (Cheney, BIHR,  (), , no. ); possibly
Guy. *Guy (Guido) Occ.  Nov.  (Chelmsford, Essex Rec. Off., MS D/DBy Q, ff. –); also n.d. (BM Add. MS ,, ff. ‒), and possibly as ‘Wyth’’ (f. ), but on f.  a pr. Guy occ. in  Edward (I?). *The following names occ. n.d. in the Ctl.: Nicholas (f. v, prob. –); Osbert (ff. v, ); Richard (f. ); Roger (f. ); Thomas (possibly mid-th cent., ff. v, , ); William (ff. v–). BODMIN (Cornwall), St Petroc f. c. 1 List in Oliver, p. . *Reginald – D.  (Ann. Plympton, UGQ, p. ). *William Occ. 2 (HMC, Var. Coll., , ; cf. Oliver, p. ). Roger Occ. c. Jan. and  June  (Gesta Hen. II, , ). Cf. Antiquity,  (), ‒ (G. H. Doble). *A Hugh m. ?of Westminster, pr. of St Petroc, d.  Dec., according to the Winchester calendar in BM Add. MS ,, f. . BOLTON (Yorks W.), St Mary f. (Embsay, St Mary and St Cuthbert) ; (Bolton)  C.T.C. Lists in EYC, , pp. ‒ (Sir Charles Clay), and VCH Yorks, , . EMBSAY *Reginald ⴛ Prob. can. of Huntingdon and first pr.; occ. c.  or later (–) and  (EYC, , nos.  and n., , cf. p. ). Robert Occ. , c.  (ib., nos. , ; still called pr. of Embsay, though the cht. must be after the move to Bolton). BOLT ON Geoffrey Occ. c.  (EYC, , no. ; it is not wholly certain that Geoffrey preceded Walter). Walter Occ.  (EYC, , no. );  (ib., , no. ); c. c.  (ib., , no. ); –c.  (ib., , no. ). There is a ref. to William pr., c. , Ctl. St Bees, no. ; for the date cf. Clay, p.  and n. ‘William’ may be an error for ‘Walter’. Henry Occ. c.  (EYC, , nos. , n., dated Clay, p.  and n.). John Occ. – (EYC, , no. );  Jan.  (Yorks F., John, p. ); c.  (EYC, , no. );  Feb.  (Yorks F., –, p. ). The next recorded pr., Robert, occ.  Feb.  (Ctl. Fountains, , p. ); also in Ctl. Furness, , ii, pp. ‒,   . BOURNE (Lincs), St Peter (Arrouaisian) f.  List in VCH Lincs, , . 1

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Or perhaps about the time Algar became bp. Coutances, ? (cf. C. Henderson, Essays in Cornish History, Oxford, , pp. –). Temp. Robert II, bp. Exeter; Alfred archd. Cornwall (res. : Morey, pp. –).

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  ABBOTS William Occ.  (HMC Rutland, , ); (W.) n.d.1 (CDF, no. ). David Possibly earlier than William, occ.  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xx, f. v); n.d. ?c.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  (DC, no. );  July  (Bodl. MS Dodsworth , f. ). Henry Occ.  (Northants Assize Roll, no. ); (H.) ? (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). Baldwin Occ.  Apr.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. );  Nov.  (Lincs F., , p. ). The next recorded abb., Everard Cutt, occ.  Nov.  (ib., p. ); d.  Sept (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. v). BRADENSTOKE (Clack) (Wilts), St Mary f. c.  (Cirencester until ) *List in VCH Wilts, ,  (D. Styles). Adam – Res. to be abb. Cirencester (Ann. Winchcombe, BM Cott. MS Faust. B. i, f. ). William – Occ.  Dec.  (PUE, , no. ). D.  (Faust. B. i, f. ). Matthew – El.  (confirmed in PUE, , no. , cf. no.  – of ,  May); occ. c.  ()2 (HMC Wells, , ). Henry – Occ. j.d.   Feb.  (Ctl. Bruton, nos. ‒); (H.)  (HMC Wells, , ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). This last reference could be to a pr. H. after William. D.  (Ann. Winchcombe, BM Cott. MS Faust. B. i, f. ). William Occ.  (c.  Nov.: BM Stowe MS , f. 
BM Cott. MS Vitell. A. xi, f. );  (Rot. Cht., p. b). The pr. was probably vacant in  when it was committed to the keeping of the earl of Shrewsbury (Rot. Lit. Claus., , b). *Simon Occ. (S.)  July  (Rot. Cht., p. b);  Nov. ,  (c.  Oct.: BM Stowe MS , f. r–v); c.  May  (Wilts F., p. );  (CRR, , no. );  Aug.  (BM Stowe MS , f. ). *?William Occ.  May  (Oxford F., p. ). *Simon Occ.  July  (Yorks F., ‒, p. ); c.  June  (Wilts F., p. ). Followed by William again, occ. from  (Wilts F., p. ). The alternation of Simon and William seems improbable; four3 different prs. of the same name, William, in  years seems even more so. It is likely that the William of  is an error. Prs. named Geoffrey and Hugh occ. n.d. in BM Stowe MS , ff. r–v, r–v. BREAMORE (Hants), St Michael f.  List in VCH Hants, , . Robert Occ. 4 (Madox, Form., p. ); , prob. c.  (Sarum Chts., pp. –; cf. Reg. St Osmund, , ‒, temp. Henry, abb. Sherborne who was el. . The case prob. came up soon after his el.). *Gardinus Occ.  (BM Cott. MS Tib. D. vi, pt. i, ff. v–; cf. f. );  (CTG, , 
BM Cott. MS Vitell. D. ix, f. ); (G.) c.  (late th cent.: Ctl. Sandford, , no. ); (G.) c. 5 (Madox, Form., pp. ‒
–). Ralph Occ.  July  (Wilts F., p. ). The next recorded pr., Simon, occ.  (ib., p. ). 1

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With Baldwin Wac (Wake), probably late th or early th cent. (Henry of Pytchley’s Book of Fees, ed. W. T. Mellows, Northants Rec. Soc., pp. – notes). Alexander, dean of Wells succeeded c.  (predecessor j.d.  Aug. , and occ.  Nov. : J. A. Robinson (), p. ). Five, if the pr. Bradenstoke in CRR, , p. , of , is meant to carry the name William son of Robert which precedes his title; but they were probably two separate people. Henry of Blois, bp. Winchester and papal legate. Evidently in the court of Henry II, with Ranulf Glanville and Godfrey de Lucy as chief witnesses.

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   , ‒ BREEDON (Leics) St Mary and St Herdulf (Nostell) f. – List in VCH Leics, ,  (R. A. McKinley). Elias Occ. 1  (Derbys. Chts., nos. , ). Thomas Occ. late th cent. (pal.: DC, no. ). William Occ. j.d. c. c. 2 (Mon., , –; JL, no. , ). *Ralph Occ.  (Nichols, Leics, , –; cf. VCH Leics, , n.). The next recorded pr., Gervase, formerly sub-pr. of Nostell, acc. April  (Reg. Wells, , p. ). BRICETT, see GREAT BRICETT BRIDLINGTON (Yorks E.), St Mary f. – C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , .3 *Wicheman or Guikeman Occ.  (Ctl. Bridlington, p. 
PUE, , no. ); – (EYC, , no. ). *Bernard Occ.  (EYC, , nos. –);  (Ctl. Whitby, , no. ; cf. EYC, , no. ); Dec.  (Mon., , ). Roger Occ.  (HMC Rutland, ,  – original cht.). Robert the Scribe Occ. c. 4 (CChR, , p. ); c. , presumably d. or res. – (see below). On him see B. Smalley in Recherches de Théologie ancienne et médiévale,  (), ff., esp. –; cf. also  (), ,  (), , ff.; W. Ullmann in YAJ,  (‒), . *Gregory Occ. 5 (EYC, , no. );  Mar.  (ib., , nos. –); (G.)  Nov.  (Ctl. Guisborough, , no. ; cf. YAJ ut sup., pp. , n.). Perhaps can. Bridlington: cf. HMC Rutland, , . Hugh Occ.    (EYC, , no );  (Ctl. Bridlington, pp. ‒); (H.)  (BM Harl. MS , f. ; see Wellow);  Feb.  or  (Ctl., p. n.);  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). (References to H. pr. occ. in the s: Ctl. Bridlington, pp. ‒ and , Reg. Gray, p. n.; but the last could be to (H)elias.) Elias Occ.  May  (Yorks F., John, p. );  Aug.  (ib., p. ); (H.)  Apr.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  (Ch. Meaux, , ). He had been succeeded by Hubert by  Dec.  (Yorks F., ‒, p. ). H(elias) or H(ubert) occ. c.  (BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, f. ). BRINKBURN (Northumberland), St Peter and St Paul (Pentney) f. – (dependent on Pentney); c.  (independent) List in Hist. Northumberland, , . Ralph st pr.: prev. m. of St Mary de Insula6 (Ctl. Brinkburn, p. ). *Nicholas Occ.  (EYC, , no. );  (Sim. Dur., , ). *Geoffrey Occ.  (PUE, , no.  and n.). Ralph Occ.  Mar.  (PUE, , no. ); (R.)  (Ctl. Brinkburn, p. ). The next recorded pr., Alan, occ.  (CPR, ‒, p. ). 1 2

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See Repton. Occ. in j.d. decision on mandate from Alexander III (not ‘bone memorie’), dated  Nov., Tusculani, i.e. , , or . In VCH Yorks, ,  Adebold appears as second pr.; the ultimate authority for this is a cht. printed in EYC, , no. , where the editor notes that Adebold (Adelulf ) was in fact pr. of Nostell. Gilbert de Gant, earl of Lincoln. John, son of Letold, not yet archd. (Clay, YAJ,  (–), ). ‘Pentney priory, or possibly some previous community from which Pentney developed’ (Dickinson, Origins of the Austin Canons, p. n.).

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  *BRISTOL (Glos), St Augustine, Victorine f. ?1 List in VCH Glos, ,  (R. Graham), based on ‘Abb. Newland’s Roll’ (th cent. Ch. and list, ed. in BGAS,  (–), ‒).2 ABBOTS *Richard of Warwick ?–/ Can. St-Victor, Paris and (briefly) of Shobdon (Wigmore; ch. Wigmore in Wright, Ludlow, p. ; cf. Wigmore). Abb. from ? or shortly after (see n. ); Occ.  (Berkeley Chts., no. ); (R.)  (Glam. Chts., , p. );  Oct.  (BM Egerton MS , ff. v–);  April  (Luffield Chts., , no. ). ?D.  Sept.  (see note ). *William de Saltmarsh /– Occ.  Mar.  (PRO C A K/, Ctl. Lanthony, sec. xvii, no. : William ‘Scotro’ – sic); el. bp. Llandaff  Dec.  (Gesta Hen. II, , ); consec.  Aug. . John /– Abb.  years; d.  Feb.  (Roll). Occ.  (Berkeley Chts., no. ); c. 3 (Sarum Chts., p. );  Sept. Oct.  (Bucks F., p. );  (CRR, , p. );  (Divers Counties F., PRO transcripts). *Joseph  Pr. St Augustine’s; royal assent to el.  April  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. b). D.  Sept. , after  weeks (Roll) – i.e. from John’s death (cf. Fountains). BROOKE (Rutland), St Mary (Kenilworth) f. – List in VCH Rutland, , . Ralph Occ.  (Mon., , ). R. occ. ? (; Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). *The next recorded pr., Richard de Ludintone, can. of Kenilworth, was presented  May  (Reg. Wells, , p. ). BRUTON (Soms), St Mary f.  List in VCH Soms, , ; Ctl. Bruton, pp. xxxi ff. *William Occ. c.  x c. 4 (HMC Wells, , p. );  Nov.  (ib., , p. 
CDF, no. );  (HMC Wells, , p. ). Philip Occ.  (Glam. Chts., , p. );  (HMC Wells, , ). 1 2

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See below. This is a th-cent. Historia abbatum, and clearly not reliable. Its account of the origin of the abbey (pp. –) has several errors, though these can be in a measure controlled by the th-cent. version in the Ctl. (Berkeley Castle Muniments, Bodl. microfilm, f. r–v). Both place the foundation in , the dedication in  – by R. bp. of Worcester, B. bp. of Exeter and N. of Llandaff (‘Robert’, ‘Boniface’ and Nicholas in the Historia) – and the induction of the first group of canons in  (temp. Stephen, Ctl.), but performed by Alfred, bp. of Worcester. The dedication may reasonably be attributed to  and the times of bps. Roger, Bartholomew and Nicholas; what Bp. Alfred (–) did is beyond conjecture, but the canons must have been installed before his consecration. The Roll says that he inducted  canons from Wigmore on  Apr., Easter Day, . Easter fell on  Apr. indeed in ; none the less, the date is probably too early. The better founded Wigmore ch. says that Richard of Warwick, can. of St Victor, came to Shobdon (the community which later settled at Wigmore) in August, shortly after Robert de Bethune’s death (i.e.  Apr. ), and lived there a short time only. It also says that he was later abb. Bristol, but does not say that he went to Bristol immediately on his departure. Since the young Duke Henry (
Henry II) could say in  that he had helped ‘the Church of St Augustine of Bristol de canonicis regularibus . . . initio iuventutis mee’ (Reg., , no. ) an effective foundation much later than  seems out of the question. Abb. Newland’s Roll omits Abb. William de Saltmarsh altogether and gives Richard  years, – Sept. . It may be conjectured that  Sept. was Richard’s obit day;  was the year when William left to be bp. The Roll’s account of the Abbs. John and Joseph, however, seems sound. ‘Robert’ occ. , presumably in error for Richard (PL, , col. , dated by Ernisius abb. S.-Victor; cf. GFL, p. ). Robert archd. Taunton (J. A. Robinson (), pp. –). Robert archdeacon (Wells) and Ivo dean Wells (cf. J. A. Robinson (), pp. –, ff.).

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   , ‒ [BRUTON] Robert Occ.  (ib., p. ). Gilbert Occ. c.  June 1 (Ad. Dom., , ); 2  (HMC Wells, , ); (G.)  (CDF, no. );  May  (Ctl. Bruton, no. ). Ralph ?early th cent. (Ctl. Bruton, no. ). Richard Occ.  Mar.  (Ctl., no. );  (Ctl., no ). BUCKENHAM (Norfolk), St James (perhaps also St Mary and All Saints: Mon., , ) f. c.  List in VCH Norfolk, , . *William Occ.  (Blomefield, Norfolk, , ); (W.)  May  (Norwich D. and C., no. ). *BUCKLAND (Soms), St Mary and St Nicholas f. c. ; dissolved c. 3 and soon after given to the Hospitallers to found a convent of nuns (q.v.; cf. Ctl. Buckland, nos. ‒) Master Walter Occ. c.  (BM Egerton MS A, ff. v–v; also HMC Wells, , ;4 Stogursey Chts., p. );  (Heales, App., pp. xix–xx); c.  (; Ctl. Bruton, no.  – see Witham). Res. (cf. Ctl. Buckland, nos. ‒); possibly the Walter ex-canon Buckland transferred to Barlinch, Ctl. Buckland, no. , and the ‘Master’ Walter later pr. Barlinch, q.v.; but he was not the only Walter can. Buckland, and the identification rests solely on the title ‘master’. BURSCOUGH (Lancs), St Nicholas f. c.  Lists in VCH Lancs, ,  ( J. Tait);5 Ctl. Burscough, pp. ‒ (A. N. Webb). Henry Occ.  (Ctl. Burscough, pp. ‒). Geoffrey Occ. before Pr. Benedict (Ctl., no. ). Benedict Occ. ,  May  (Ctl., nos. , ). BUSHMEAD (Beds), St Mary f. c. ; became regular – (Ctl.Bushmead, pp. xv–xvi) Lists in VCH Beds, , –; Ctl. Bushmead, pp. xv–xvii,  (G. H. Fowler and J. Godber); late th-cent. list ib., p. . (William Chaplain of Colmworth, Rector of Bushmead, occ.  Dec.  (ib., no. ).) *Joseph6 of Coppingford ––c.  Occ.  Aug.  (Ctl. Bushmead, no. );  (Beds Eyre, p. );  Nov.  (Ctl. Bushmead, no. ; Beds F., no. ). Chaplain of Coppingford hermitage (Ctl. Bushmead, no. ; cf. Ctl. Bushmead, pp. xvif.). *His successor, John de Wildeboef, was el.  (Reg. Wells, , ; cf. Ctl. Bushmead, p. xvii). BUTLEY (Suffolk), St Mary f.  Feb.  (UGQ, p. ) *List in VCH Suffolk, , . 1

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Cf. J. A. Robinson (), p. . Gilbert occurs twice in the list in Ctl. Bruton, p. xxxi; the first with references to HMC Wells (i.e. the first Wells Rep.
th Rep.,  (), p. ; but this
HMC Wells, ,  – 2 see above). See Taunton. Not before  (see below). The transfer to the Hospitallers was formally confirmed in a series of documents ranging from  Nov.  (the bp. of Bath), prob. c. Jan.  (king and archbishop; cf. Eyton, Itinerary, p. ), to  June  (the pope – just possibly ): Ctl. Buckland, nos. –. But some time had elapsed since the res. of Walter and the dispersal of the canons to Barlinch and elsewhere, which is described in Ctl. Buckland, nos. –. Richard (of Guildford) archd. Taunton (Bath) indicates a date in any case earlier than c.  (J. A. Robinson (), pp. , ). Tait included William, occ. ?–, early th cent. The references are probably to the Pr. William who occ. . ‘John’ in Beds Eyre, no.  of ; but no.  gives Joseph – John is clearly a scribe’s slip.

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  *Gilbert – Can. and precentor of Blythburgh (Ann. Colchester, UGQ, p. ); occ.  (Chelmsford, Essex Rec. Office, D/DBy Q, f. r–v);  (Ctl. Colchester, , p. ); (G.)  Oct.  (Colvin, p. ); res.  (Ann. Colchester, p. ). William de Boytone – App.  June  (Ann. Colchester, UGQ, p. ); occ.  (BM Harl. MS , f. v);  Oct.  (FF, PRS , no. );  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. ). *Robert Occ.  (Suffolk F., PRS , no. ). Adam Occ.  Oct.  (Lincs F., , p. ); (A.)  (Norwich D. and C., no. );  Feb.  (Essex F., p. );  (Suffolk F. (Rye), p. ). CALDWELL (Beds), St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist f. c.  List in VCH Beds, , . Osbert Occ.  (Ctl. Newnham, no. ); (O.) c.  (HMC Var. Coll., , ); (O.)  (Gorham, Hist. of St Neots, , p. lxxiv; cf. p. xl);  Oct.  (Ctl. Harrold, p. ). Hugh Occ. (H.) ? (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  July  (Beds F., no. );1 c.  (Bk. Seals, no. ). Alexander – Sub-pr. of Dunstable, el.  Oct.  (Ann. Dunstable, p. ); occ.  (Ctl. Newnham, no. );  (Beds F., no. ); d.  (Ann. Dunstable, p. ). CALKE (Derbys), see REPTON CALWICH (Staffs) (Kenilworth) f. – ; cell of Kenilworth – List in VCH Staffs, ,  ( J. C. Dickinson). ?Florence Occ.  Oct.  as pr. ‘Wich’ (Bk. Seals, no. ). Henry Occ. c.  (F. Taylor, in BJRL,  (–), , cited VCH, loc. cit.). CANONS ASHBY (Northants), St Mary f.  List in VCH Northants, , . *?William Occ. n.d. ?mid-th-cent. (BM Egerton MS , f. : followed by cht. of mid-thcent.: see Gresley). *Alexander Occ. (A.) c.  (see Dorehester);  (BM Cott. MS Tib. E. , f. v);  (Mon., , ‒; cf. Northampton, St Andrew);  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). On his scholarly work, see Russell, Dict., pp. ‒; R. W. Hunt in TRHS, th Series,  (), , ‒. Hugh Occ. ,  Jan.  (BM Egerton MS , ff. v, v). *The next recorded pr., Osbert, res. – Feb.  (Reg. Wells, , p. ). CANONSLEIGH (Devon), St Mary and St John the Evangelist f. c.  List in Ctl. Canonsleigh, p. , q.v. for dates of chts. cited. Aibrich ?Can. of Plympton, occ. c.  (Ctl. Montacute, no. ). Richard2 Occ. c.  (Ctl. St Nicholas, Exeter, no.  in CTG, , ).3 Jordan Occ. – (Ctl. St Nicholas, Exeter, no. );3 c.  June  (Ad. Dom., , ‒). 1 2

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In the same fine in Ped. Fin., , p. , Hugh is printed as Henry. A Pr. Richard also occ. in Ctl. Canonsleigh, no. , which is just possibly before , but is more probably ; he may thus be identical with R. occ. . The MS, BM Cott. MS Vitell. D. ix, f. r–v, shows that both chts. were issued by William de Clavile II, whose father founded Canonsleigh, and who d. before  May  when his widow appears in a fine (FF, PRS , no. ).

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   , ‒ [CANONSLEIGH] R. ( ?Richard II) Occ.  (Ctl. Canonsleigh, no. ). The next recorded pr., Roger, occ.  (Ctl. Canonsleigh, no. ). CANTERBURY (Kent), St Gregory f. – (hospital); c.  (priory) Lists in VCH Kent, , ; Ctl. St Gregory, Canterbury, ed. A. M. Woodcock, pp. ‒. *Alvred Occ.  (Text. Roff., f. );  (Saltman, no. , pp. ‒);  (Ctl. St Gregory, nos. , );  Dec.  (ib., no. );  (Canterbury Cathedral, Cart. Ant. M. , cited Woodcock, loc. cit.). Richard Occ. (Rikeward)  Jan.  (Ctl., no. );  (Reg. Roff., pp. –);  July  (Ctl., no. );  (ib., no. ). Abb. Cirencester – (q.v.). *Dunstan Occ.  (Gervase, , );  Nov.  (FF., PRS , no. );  (Ctl., no. ). Robert of Oseney –c.  El. ; res. ‘post aliquot annos’ to be m. of Clairvaux (Ann. Dunstable, p. ; cf. Ctl., p. ). Peter Occ. (P.) – (ib., no. ); c.  (ib.; no. );  (Kent F., p. ). The next recorded pr., Thomas, occ. July  (Ctl., p. ). * CARLISLE (Cumberland), St Mary (Arrouaisian) f. 1 (priory);  (Cath. Priory). D.G. Lists in VCH Cumberland, , ; Le Neve, new edn. forthcoming (D. Greenway). *Walter Occ. ; c.  (Ctl. Wetheral, no. , p. ); [ ] (Ctl. Holm Cultram, p. ); c.  (EYC, v, no. );  (Ctl. Whitby, , p. );  (Ctl. Lanercost, viii, ); c.  (Ctl. Wetheral, no. ). John Occ. prob.  (Ctl. Holm Cultram, no. ; cf. nos. a–e, a);  Apr.  (Cartae Antiquae (), no. );  Apr.  (FF., PRS , no. ); March  (Cheney, Inn. III, nos. ‒); ? (ibid., no. );  May  (Ped. Fin., , p. ). A pr., unnamed, occ.  May  (Rot. Lit. Pat., pp. b, b). The priory was vacant  June  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , b). Henry de Mareis – ?Can. Merton, el. – Aug.  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , b); occ. Nov.  (Ch. Lanercost, p. ); (H.) c.  (HMC th Rep., , ). Prob. vacant Apr.  (Rymer, Foedera, , ; cf. Le Neve). Bartholomew – Prob. appointed  (CChR, ‒, pp. ‒). Occ. (B.)  (Ctl. Wetheral, no.  – as Bartholomew prob. , no. );2  (CRR, , no. ); d. () (Ch. Lanercost, p. ). CARMARTHEN, St John the Evangelist and St Theulac Pr. John Edrich, occ. Ctl. Carmarthen, p. , has been attributed to the th cent.; he was in fact of the late th cent. (cf. Litt. Wallie, ed. J. G. Edwards, Cardiff, , p. ), and no known pr. falls within the period of this book. CARTMEL (Lancs), St Mary f.  List in VCH Lancs, ,  ( J. Tait). Daniel3 Occ. (D.)  (Lancs PR, p. 
Ctl. Furness, , iii, p. ); (D.)  (BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, f. v; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). William Occ. (W.) 4 (Lancs PR, p. ); (W.)  (Lancaster Hist., , ‒);  Jan.  (Lancs F., p. );  Aug.  (Ctl. Furness, , ii, p. ). The next recorded pr., Absalom, occ.  July  (ib. , ii, p. ). 1 3

2 Or possibly : see Le Neve. It is not certain that Bp. Hugh (–) was still alive in no. . For the name, Tait seems to cite County Placita (Chancery) Lancs, no. , but the reference cannot be 4 traced. Master H(onorius) effective archd. Richmond (Clay, Fasti, , ).

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  CHACOMBE (Northants), St Peter and St Paul f. temp. Henry II List in VCH Northants, ,  (from ). Walter Occ. late th cent. (PRO E//); (W.) prob.  (Madox, Form., p. xiv; PRO E/; see Launde). *The next recorded pr., Thomas, occ.  (Warws F., no. ). CHARLEY (Leics) f. – List in VCH Leics, ,  (R. A. McKinley). William Occ. 1 (Nichols, Leics, , ); temp. Henry III (pal.: HMC Hastings, , ). The next recorded pr., Simon, res.  (Reg. Gravesend, p. ). CHIRBURY (Salop), St Michael f. c.  (at Snead); c.  (at Chirbury). On Chirbury, cf. Eyton, Salop, , ff. *M.C. List in VCH Salop (forthcoming). *Richard – Res.  to be abb. of Wellow (Grimsby): royal assent  Aug. (CPR, –, p. ). CHRISTCHURCH (Twynham) (Hants), Holy Trinity f. – (secular canons); c. 2 (Augustinian) *List in VCH Hants, , . *Reginald Occ.  Apr.  (PUE, , no. ). *?Julian Occ.  (HMC Rutland, , ).3 *Reginald Occ.  July  (PUE, , no. );  (BM Cott. MS Tib. D. vi, pt. i, ff. v ). *Peter Occ.  (Hants F., PRO Transcripts); d. or res. – (CRR, , p. ). *Roger Occ. temp. John –?early th cent. (?pal.: Berkeley Chts., no. ); c. 4 (PRO E/);  Jan.  (Dorset F., p. );  May  (Wilts F., p. ). *The next recorded pr., Richard, occ. c.  Feb.  (ib., p. ). CHURCH GRESLEY (Derbys), St Mary and St George f. ?temp. Stephen List in VCH Derbys, , ; SHC, New Series,  (), ff. (F. Madan).5 *Reginald Occ.  (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v); n.d. (BM Egerton MS , f. v). Walter Occ. prob. c. 6 (BM Add. MS , f. v). CIRENCESTER (Glos), St Mary f. – (College);  (abbey) Lists in VCH Glos, , ‒ (R. Graham); Ctl. Cirencester, , pp. xliiif. (C. D. Ross). ABBOTS *Serlo – Can. and prob. dean of Salisbury (see K. Edwards in VCH Wilts, , , citing Leland, Itin. (ed. Toulmin Smith), , ); app. and bl.  (Florence, , 
JW, p. ).7 Occ.  (Reg., , no. );  Dec.  (Ctl. Cirencester, , no. ); in papal bull of 1 2

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Saher de Quincy, earl of Winchester. Although the f. cht. or its confirmation (Reg., , no. ) is spurious, the date () presumably represents early tradition and cannot be far wrong. The date has been kindly checked for us on the original cht. in Belvoir Castle by Dr L. A. Parker. The reference to King John may suggest he was dead, but not long dead (for the case, see CRR, , pp. ,  ();  p.  ()). We have ignored Cox’s list in VCH and followed Madan’s which was carefully compiled from the same sources, and is fully documented. Dated by Geoffrey de Gresley, see Madan, ut supra, pp. ff., . S.a. , but apparently referring to  – between the bl. of Walter abb. Gloucester and consec. of Robert, bp. Hereford.

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   , ‒ [CIRENCESTER]  Feb.  (ib., no. 
PUE, , no. ). D.  Jan. (Leland, op. cit., , ‒), i.e. 1 . *Andrew – Occ.  (Reg., , no. );  (Ctl. Cirencester, , no. );  (Lambeth MS , f. r–v). D.  Dec.  (Gesta Hen. II, , ; Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; cf. GFL, p. ). Adam – Pr. Bradenstoke, app.  (Ann. Winchcombe, BM Cott. MS Faust. B. i, f. ; cf. Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ); occ.  May  (PUE, , no. ); d.  (BM Cott. MS Faust. B. i, f. ). Robert2 – App. , d.  (BM Cott. MS Faust. B. i, f. ); occ.  (Ctl. Cirencester, , no. ). The abbey was vacant for  terms, Michaelmas–Easter – (PR  Henry II, pp. –). Richard – Pr. St Gregory, Canterbury (q.v.), app.  (see above; BM Cott. MS Faust. B. i, f. v). Occ.  (BM Stowe MS , ff v-); j.d.  Feb  (Ctl. Bruton, nos. ‒); c.  Oct.  (Bucks F., p. ). Presumably the unnamed abb. who d.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ); and possibly the abb. who d.  July (BM Lansd. MS , f.). *Master Alexander Nequam – Licence to el.  July  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , b); return of temporalities,  Aug.  (Ctl. Cirencester, , no. ). Occ.  July  (ib., no. ). D.  Mar.  (for the day Floyer and Hamilton, p. ; for the year Ann. Worcester, p. , and see below). On him see Russell, Dict., pp. ‒. *Walter of Gloucester – Cellarer of Cirencester; royal assent to el.  Apr.  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , b). D. – Dec.  (CPR –, p. ). Occ.  Oct.  (Ctl. Cirencester, , no. );  Mar.  (ib., , no. ). COCKERHAM (Lancs), St Michael f.  List in VCH Lancs, ,  ( J. Tait). A. Occ.  (Lancs PR, p. ). The next recorded pr., Henry, occ. c.  (Lancaster Hist., , ); cf. Tait’s notes in VCH. COLCHESTER (St Botolph) (Essex), St Julian and St Botolph f. c.  (secular); c.   (Augustinian) List in VCH Essex, , . Ainulf st pr. occ.  (Wm. Newb., ed. Hearne, , ,  f.);  (Mon., , ). John Occ.  (Reg., , no. );  (Gibbs, no. ). *William Occ.  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. ). Godfrey Occ.  June  (GFL, no. ). *Henry Occ.  (Essex F., p. );  (Ctl. Colchester, , pp. ‒);  (ib., , pp. ‒). The next recorded pr., Robert, occ.  Jan.  (ib., p. ). COLD NORTON (Oxon), St John the Evangelist and St Giles f.  List in VCH Oxon, ,  (H. E. Salter). Master Samuel Occ. (late th or) early th cent. (PRO E//); (S.) j.d.  Apr.  (Ctl. Oxford, St Frideswide, , p. ; Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); (S.)  (Ctl. Oseney, , pp. –
Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). The next recorded pr., Roger, occ.  (CRR, , no. ). 1 2

 is possible since his death would not have been known in the papal Curia by  Feb. No evidence has been found for the existence of Robert I, app. and d. , in the older lists.

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  COMBWELL (Kent), St Mary Magdalene f. temp. Henry II (abbey); c.  (priory) List in VCH Kent, , . ABBOTS Hurso First abb., occ. prob. temp. Henry II (‘Charters of Combwell Pr.’, Arch. Cant., , ). Andrew Occ.  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ); n.d. (CChR, , ). John Bl.  by Abp. Baldwin (Gervase, , ); occ.  Oct.  (HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, , ); n.d. (Robertsbridge Chts., no. ). William Occ. (W.)  Feb.  (BM Egerton Cht. : cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  (CRR, , p. ); res. temp. Abp. Stephen Langton, prob.  (Arch. Cant., , ; cf. Acta Stephani Langton, no.  and n.). Henry Succeeded William c.  (Arch. Cant., , –; cf. Acta, ut supra). PRIORS Henry Former abb., became first pr. (ib.); occ.  Sept.  (Kent F., p. );  (CRR, , no. );  (Kent F., p. ). CONISHEAD (Lancs), St Mary f. – List in VCH Lancs, ,  (J. Tait). R. Occ.  (Lancs PR, p. 
Ctl. Furness, , iii, p. ). T. Occ.  (Ctl. Cockersand, , ii, ‒);  (Lancs PR, p. );  (Lancs PR, p. 
Ctl. Furness, , ii, p. );  Aug.  (Ctl. Furness, ,, ii, pp. ‒). The next recorded pr., Augustine, occ.  July  (ib., , ii, p. ; also, n.d., Ctl. St Bees, pp. ‒). COXFORD (Norfolk), St Mary f. c.  (at Rudham); c.  (at Coxford) Lists in VCH Norfolk, , ; Ctl. Coxford,1 ed. H. W. Saunders, Norfolk Archaeology,  (), pp. ff., esp. ‒. Matthew st pr. (Ctl. pp. ‒, ), occ.  Apr.  (Ctl., pp. ‒
MS, f. ; cf. p. ); d. – May  (Ctl., p. ). Ralph Occ. (R.)  July  (ib., p. , corrected by MS, ff. v–);  Sept.  (ib., p. ; for date see MS, f. ). Herbert Occ.  Sept.  (MS, f. ; Norfolk F., PRS , no. );  May  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. );  Dec.  (BM Add. MS ,, f. v);  Apr.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. : Ctl. MS, f. v, cf. f. r–v). Reyner Occ. early th cent. (Ctl., pp. ‒, ‒, ). *?Robert Occ. 2 (Ctl., p. ). William Occ.  Oct. , June  (Ctl., MS, ff. , v); c.  Jan.  (BM Add. MS ,, f. ). The next recorded pr., Adam, occ.  Jan.  (ibid.). DARLEY (Derby) (Derbys), St Mary (formerly St Helen) f.  (at Derby) (St Helen); c.  (at Darley) (St Mary of the Derwent); cf. Ctl. Darley, , pp. ii, iii Lists in VCH Derbys, , ; Ctl. Darley, , p. lxxx (R. R. Darlington). ABBOTS Albinus First abb. (Dale Ch. – see Dale – p. ); occ.  (Burton Chts., no. ); c. 3 (ib., no. );  (Ctl. Darley, , p. );  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ). 1

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The printed calendar is very inadequate: we owe the references to the MS (Norfolk and Norwich Rec. 2 Office, SUN/) to Dr Greenway. With Robert pr. Castle Acre; but his existence is not established. Ranulf, earl of Chester (d.  Dec. ) and William, abb. ‘Radmore’ (see Stoneleigh).

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   , ‒ [DARLEY] ?William Occ. c.  (Ctl. Darley, , pp. ‒). Walter – Occ.  (Burton Chts., no. ); 1 (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );   (Burton Chts., no. );  (Ctl. Darley, , p. ). *Henry of Repton –– Occ. as abb. elect in j.d. decision  July  (ibid.; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); put in possession  Dec.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ). Occ.   (Burton Chts., no. ); (H.)  (Ctl. Tutbury, no. );  Sept.  (Derbys F. (), p. ); c.  (Glapwell Chts., ed. R. R. Darlington, nos. ‒); d. – Aug.  (CPR, ‒, p. ). * DODNASH (Suffolk), St Mary f. c.  List in VCH Suffolk, ,  (from ). Adam Occ.  Sept.  (Anc. Chts., no. ). The next recorded pr., Jordan, occ. Mich.  (CRR, , no. ). DORCHESTER (Oxon), St Peter, St Paul and St Birinus (Arrouaisian) f. c.  List in VCH Oxon, ,  (H. E. Salter). ABBOTS Alvred Occ.  Feb.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. );  July  (PUE, , no. ); (A.)  (Ctl. Eynsham, , no. ). *Eustace Occ. (E.) c. 2 (A. Croke, A Genealogical Hist. of the Croke Family, , ‒; Baddeley, Hist. Cirencester, p. ); (E.) July  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ); 3 (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ); (E.)  (Ctl. Oxford, St Frideswide, , p. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no.  and n.). Roger Occ. 4 (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ); presumably the abb., unnamed, who res. shortly – (Bracton, Notebook, , ). DRAX (Yorks W.), St Nicholas f.  C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , . Norman Occ. c.  Sept.  (Bodl. MS Top. Yorks c. , f. v; cf. Burton, Mon. Ebor., p. n.). Alan Occ.  Jan. Feb.  (Yorks F., John, p. ); c.  (Burton, p. , citing MS cit. f. v). Robert Occ.  and  Jan.  (Yorks F., ‒, p. ; Bodl. MS Top. Yorks, c. , ff.r–v
v). DUNMOW, see LITTLE DUNMOW DUNSTABLE (Beds), St Peter f. –5 Lists in VCH Beds, , ; Ctl. Dunstable, ed. G. H. Fowler, p. . Basis in Ann. Dunstable, on which see C. R. Cheney in Essays . . . presented to B. Wilkinson, pp. –. Bernard Can. Holy Trinity, Aldgate, brother of Norman, pr. Aldgate (Newburgh, ed. Hearne, , , 
Ctl. London, Aldgate, pp. ‒); occ.  (ib., p. ); (B.)  (Ctl. Dunstable, no. ). 1 3

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2 Hamo dean Lincoln (see p.  n. ); Adam abb. Welbeck. J.-d. of Pope Lucius III. Hugh bp. Lincoln; Stephen chancellor (William de Montibus had succeeded him by  Mar. , HMC Rutland, , –). Robert archd. Huntingdon (William of Cornhill was el. bp. Coventry , consec.  Jan. ). The foundation cht. was dated  by G. H. Fowler (Ctl. Dunstable, p. ); but he noted that the house may have existed earlier (he cited a reference in PR  Henry I, p. ). There is nothing surprising in a foundation cht. being issued up to ten or fifteen years after the foundation (cf. V. H. Galbraith in Cambs. Hist. Journ.,  (), ). For , see under Bernard.

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  Cuthbert (Gubert, ?ⴝHubert) For name, cf. Ctl. Dunstable, no. . Occ. (Gubert)  (HMC Var. Coll., , ); – (Ctl. Dunstable, no. 
Ctl. Eynsham, , p. ); (H.) 1  (HMC Var. Coll., , ). H.
Gubert or an unknown pr.: if so unknown to Dunstable tradition since Richard called the th pr. (see n. ). Thomas2 – Can. and sacrist of St Bartholomew’s (Wulfric of Haselbury, pp. , ; GFL, no. n.); occ. (T.)  (ib., no. , p. );  (EYC, , no. );  Oct.  (Ctl. Dunstable, no. );  Oct.  (CRR, , p. ); res.  (Ann. Dunstable, p. ), d.  (ib., p. ). Richard de Mores – Can. of Merton, el.  (Ann. Dunstable, p. ); Occ.  Nov.  (Beds F., no. );  (CRR, , no. );  Feb.  (Derbys F. (), p. ); d.  Apr.  (Ann. Dunstable, p. ). On him see S. Kuttner and E. Rathbone in Traditio,  (–), pp. ff., esp. pp. –. ELSHAM (Lincs), St Mary and St Edmund f. – List in VCH Lincs, , . William Clement Occ. as bp.’s chaplain  (DC, no. ; cf. Combe); without title 3 (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ); as pr. ;4 prob.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. , cf. note; , no. ) – all as William Clement; also as William  (EYC, , no. ; see Thornton Curtis);  (Ctl. Eynsham, , no. ); late th cent. (DC, no. , with Achard abb. Barlings). He also occ. as William Clement in a fine of  Nov.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ), but this gives him a very exceptional span, and the evidence given below suggests his name is an anachronism on the fine. Henry Can. Elsham, was el. to succeed William Clement, temp. bp. H(ugh) of Lincoln, i.e.  or  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ); the earlier date seems proved by his occ. (H.)  Sept.  (BM Harl. Cht. . D. ); n.d., but with similar witnesses (ib., . E. , . C. ); occ. 5 (York D. and C. Magnum Reg. Album, , f. v);  Nov.  (Lincs F., , p. ). The next recorded pr., William Escrop, can. Elsham, el.  (Reg. Wells, , p. ). FELLEY (Notts), St Mary (and St Helena) (Worksop) f.  The Felley Ctl., BM Add. MS , (th cent.: the names are on ff. ‒, v–, , , ), contains various names of prs., for the most part very difficult to date with any precision. VCH Notts, , , arranges them in the following order, stated to be conjectural: Walter, prob. first pr.; Adam ‘de Nokton’ and *William de Lovetot, temp. Henry II; Henry and Thomas, temp. Henry III; Walter, occ. c.  (citing Nottingham Borough Recs., , , of ). The first pr. Walter may well be identical with the second (there is no ground for supposing him first pr.); Adam occ.  (ff. v–); the others may well be later. Thus it is possible that none of these prs. belongs to our period. *GLOUCESTER, St Oswald6 f. c.  (as college); – (priory) List in VCH Glos, ,  (R. Graham). 1

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R. pr. Hospitallers in England (Richard Turcus or Ralph de Diva), whose predecessor, Walter, occ.  (BM Lansd. Cht. , cited Ctl. Hospitallers, , p. clviii). Ann. Dunstable, Introd., p. xin. states that the two predecessors of Richard were both named Thomas, but there is no evidence that there were two of the name, save that the th-cent. document cited calls Richard 3 the fourth prior (p. ): see above. If William is the correct name for the dean of Lincoln. Ralph subdean (Reg. Lincoln, , p.  and n.) and Robert bp. Lincoln. Nicholas of Tusculum, papal legate (cf. Tillmann, pp. –). Confusion has arisen because both this house and Nostell were commonly referred to as ‘St Oswald’; cf. e.g. CDF, nos. , ; York Minster Fasti, , p. xiii.

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   , ‒ [GLOUCESTER] *Humphrey Can. of Llanthony by Gloucester, occ.  ( John of Hexham in Sim. Dur., , ). *Ralph Occ.  (Oxford, Balliol MS , f. v); c. 1 (CDF, no. ). *William Occ.  (BM Egerton MS , f. r–v). *The next recorded pr., William, occ.  Mar.  (HMC, th Rep. App., p. ). GREAT BRICETT (Suffolk), St Leonard (Nobiliac) f.  List in VCH Suffolk, ,  (from ). *Peter Occ.  (Cambridge, King’s Coll., B/); 2  (Bodl. MS Gough, Norfolk , f. ); (P.)  Nov.  (CUL Add. MS , ff. r–v
v–; PRO DL /, ff. v–; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. . The precise date varies from ‒ Nov. in the MSS). *H. Occ.  May  (Chelmsford, Essex Rec. Office, MS D/DBy Q , ff. ‒). GRESLEY, see CHURCH GRESLEY GUISBOROUGH (Yorks N.), St Mary f.  C.T.C. Lists in Ctl. Guisborough, , pp. xxxixff.; VCH Yorks, , . Obits ed. F. Wormald, YAJ,  (‒), ‒, from BM Add. MS ,; also in Bodl. Laud MS Lat. , ff. ff. (confirming Cuthbert, Laurence, Roald). William de Brus Brother of the founder; occ.  Oct.  (Mem. Fountains, , ; cf. p.  and n. for day);  (Ctl. Whitby, , pp. ‒); d.  Aug. (obit) or  Aug. (Calendar in CTG, , ). *Cuthbert Occ. – (?–)3 (EYC, , no. );  (Sim. Dur., , );  (PUE, , no. ); (C.)    (C. occ. in EYC, , no.  dated  by Farrer on grounds not known; also referred to (not necessarily extant) in no. ,   ); d.  Dec. (obit – sic MS;  Dec. in Rud, p. ). Ralph Occ.  (PUE, , no. ); – (Ctl. Guisborough, , no. );  (Durham D. and C., . . Arch.  – cf. St Mary’s, York);    (EYC, , no. , cf. nos. , ); d.  Dec. (obit). Brother of Pr. Cuthbert (EYC, , no. ; cf. no. ). Roald Occ.  (Ctl. Guisborough, , no. c);  (Durham, Reg. , ff. v–); (R.)  Nov.  (Ctl. Selby, , no. );  (Raine, North Durham, p. );    (Ctl. Wetheral, no. ); d.  Sept. (obit). *Laurence Occ.  (Bk. Seals, no. ); – (Ctl. Whitby, , no. );  Feb.  (Ctl. Guisborough, , no. );  (HMC, th Rep., , ‒); (L.)  (Ctl. Healaugh Park, p.  – for ‘J.’ read ‘L.’: so original cht., BM Egerton Cht. ); res. . He resigned the priory into the hands of the legate Guala (according to an act of , Ctl. Guisborough, , p. ; Reg. W. Gray, pp. ‒); and occ. as ‘quondam’ ,   (Ctl. Whitby, , nos., , ); d.  Jan. (obit). Pr. Michael occ. Nov.  (Ctl. Guisborough, , no. ). HARTLAND (Devon), St Nectan (Arrouaisian) f. – (Coll.);  (abbey)4 List in Oliver, p. . 1

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Jeremy, archd. Cleveland; Ralph de Warneville, treasurer of York. Dated  by Round: cf. p. xxiv – 2 but no evidence is given for these limiting dates. Thomas archd. Norwich. Prob. earlier than King Stephen’s confirmation (Reg., , no. ) of Feb. , and witnessed by Archd. Hugh, i.e. Hugh precentor and archd., who prob. d.  July  (Clay, in YAJ,  (), ). A prior, John, is known to occ.  Sept.  (CDF, no. 
Morey, p. ); possibly a claustral pr., or the house may have been a priory in early days. In any case it was presumably regular by .

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  ABBOTS *B. n.d. (Ctl. Beauchamp, p. ). The name is extended to Benedict by Oliver, pp. ‒, but apparently without warrant. *?Hugh Oliver, p. , places Hugh temp. John; no evidence has been found for this and it may well be that the conjectural date is wrong and that this is the Hugh who occ.  June  (Devon F., no. ). *HASTINGS (Sussex), Holy Trinity f.  List in VCH Sussex, ,  (L. F. Salzman). Jonas Occ.  (HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, , );  (PRO E/); n.d. (Robertsbridge Chts., no. ). A. Occ. (‘abbot’)  Jan. / (Cheney, Inn. III, no.  and n.). John Occ. (‘abbot’)  (Ctl. Chichester, p. ). *The next recorded pr., Nicholas, occ. c.  (case of , PRO Ass. Roll, , m. ). HAUGHMOND (Salop), St John the Evangelist f.  or c.  (M. Chibnall: see below); the earliest datable document is of June–July  (Reg., , no. ). *M.C. Lists in Eyton, Salop, , ff.;1 VCH Salop, forthcoming (M. Chibnall). PRIOR *Fulk Occ. c.  (?–) (Eyton, Salop, , ‒; dated c.  by Eyton, because William FitzAlan was driven out of Shropshire in : but it was a temporary exile only. Evidently earlier than the next head, the first abb.). ABBOTS *?Rouu’ (sic) Occ.  (Ctl. Haughmond, Shrewsbury Borough Lib., f. ).2 Alvred Occ.  or  (Eyton, Salop, , ; Henry II at Woodstock, between  and ) – nutricius of Henry II;  May  (PUE, , no. ); ?c.    (Eyton, Salop, , ). *Richard Occ. c.  (Ctl. Chester, , p. ); , ,  Nov.  (Eyton, Salop, , ; , ; , );  Oct.  (Rot. Cur. Reg., , ). ?H. Occ.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ) – but possibly an error for R. Ralph Occ.  (Eyton, Salop, , ;  if ‘H.’ above is correct);  (ib., , );  (Oxford, Balliol Coll. MS , f. ); ?c.  (HMC, th Rep., , ‒). *Osbert Occ. (O.)  (Eyton, Salop, , );  (Ctl. Haughmond, Shrewsbury Borough Lib., f. 
Trans. Salop Arch. Soc.,  (), ). HEMPTON (Fakenham) (Norfolk), St Stephen f. – The list in VCH Norfolk, ,  is based on Blomefield, Norfolk, , , who lists Simon,  Henry II () and then Richard,  Henry III (–) without references. HEXHAM (Northumberland), St Andrew f.  Lists in Hist. of N’humberland, , ‒, from Raine, Hexham Priory, pp. cxl–clxxxii. *Ansketil – Can. of Huntingdon, first pr.; d.  Mar.  (Sim. Dur., , , ). Also CTG, , ; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc., , ; based on Ctl. Haughmond. Eyton lists Ingenulf (see n. ); William, occ. ; the other lists give Fulk occ. , John,  (al. ) – and both place a Nicholas early in the th cent. We have found no evidence for any of these. *2 Eyton includes Ingenulf in his list, from notes based on a Haughmond Ctl. in BM Harl. MS , f. : ‘dedit hanc cartam Ingenulfo abbati’. We have not traced this to its source, but suspect that it is due to confusion with the first abb. Buildwas. 1

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   , ‒ [HEXHAM] Robert Biseth – Can. and chamberlain of Hexham (ib., , ); app. by Abp. Thurstan (Nicholl, Thurstan, p. ); res.  to be m. Clairvaux ( John of Hexham in Sim. Dur., , ). Occ.  (Reg. Reg. Scot., , no. ). *Richard – Occ. ? Sept. ;1 confirmed  (Sim. Dur., , ); occ.  (EYC, , no. ); (R.) 2 (ib., , no. );  (Howden, , ‒
Hist. York, , ‒; for date, see Clay, YAJ,  (‒), p.  and n.). DNB. John Occ. –3 (EYC, , no. ); late th cent. (Mon., , ); 4 (EYC, , no. ). Author of ch. ‒ (Sim. Dur., , ‒). *William Occ.  May  (Yorks F., John, p. );  (Raine, , p. clviii, from BM Cott. MS Claud. B. iii, f.  ()). The next recorded pr., Bernard, occ.  Aug.  (ib., ff. v– (v–), cited Raine, , p. clviii);  (N’humberland and Durham F., no. ). HICKLING (Norfolk), St Mary, St Augustine and All Saints f.  (Oxenedes, p. ) List in VCH Norfolk, , –: basis in Ch. Minus of Oxenedes (pp. ff.). Alexander Occ. – (Bodl. Tanner MS , f. v);  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. ); d.  (Oxenedes, p. ): but see below. Perhaps for ; or he res. c. . Roger – Dates ‒ (res.) in Oxenedes, p. ; but occ. c.  Apr.  (Bodl. Tanner MS , f. v); also occ.  (CRR, , p. );  (CUL MS Mm. ii. , ff. v–). HOUGH (Lincs) (Notre Dame du Voeu, Cherbourg) f. c.  List in VCH Lincs, , . William – Occ.  Oct.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ); res.  to be abb. of Cherbourg (Reg. Wells, , p. ). HUNTINGDON, St Mary f. –; –c. (?) (finally Augustinian) List in VCH Hunts, , . *Fredebert Occ.  (Christina of Markyate, p. ). Robert Occ.  Aug.  (PUE, , no. ). Ger’ (?Gerard) Occ.  (CUL, Add. MS , f. ). William Occ.  (Mon., , ); j.d.  Dec.  (Peterborough D. and C. MS , f. v
Reg. Fraunceys at Boughton House, f. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  (Beds F., no. );  Nov.  (ib., no. ). John – Occ.  (Hunts F., p. ); ( J.)  Oct.  (Ctl. Lewes, Norfolk, pp. ‒); (J.)  (HMC Rutland, , ); res.  (Reg. Wells, , p. ; Lambeth MS , f. ); d.  (ibid ). IPSWICH (Suffolk), Holy Trinity f. c.  (–: Reg., , no. ) List in VCH Suffolk, , . Alan Occ.  Sept.  (Anc. Chts., no. ). 1

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Occ. in cht. dated  Sept.  with Ernisius pr. Marton, in Ctl. Hexham, Leeds, Yorks. Arch. Soc. MS , ff. v– (
CTG, , ); it is possible that the date is wrong, and since Ernisius occ. as late as , it is even possible that it is a scribal error for . John son of Letold, can. York; he was archd. Cleveland by . William precentor York. G(eoffrey) abp. York; Simon de Apulia, chancellor of York.

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  John1 Occ.  Jan.  (Suffolk F., PRS , no. );  Oct.  (ib., no. );  Nov.  (CRR, , no. ). The next recorded pr., William, occ. (W.)  Sept.  (Chelmsford, Essex Rec. Office, MS D/DBy Q , f. v);  (CRR, , no. ). IPSWICH (Suffolk), St Peter and St Paul f. – List in VCH Suffolk, , . Ctl. in Lexington, Kentucky, MS ‒M. .2 Herbert Occ. c. Easter  (Ctl., f. v). William Occ.  Oct. ; (W.)  May  (ib., ff. v (
FF., PRS , no. ),3 v). Possibly also the W. pr. ‘Irewich’ who occ.  (Gorham, St Neots, Supplement (), p. iiij, no. 
BM Cott. MS Faust. A. iv, f. ). Michael Occ.  Oct.  (FF., PRS , no. );  Aug. 4 (Suffolk F., PRS , no. );  April  (ib., no. ). The next recorded pr., Gilbert, formerly subpr., el.  (CPR, –, p. ). IVYCHURCH (Wilts), St Mary f. – (KH, nd edn., pp. , ) List in VCH Wilts, ,  (D. Styles). Nicholas Occ.  (Sarum Chts., p. 
Reg. St Osmund, , pp. ‒). The next recorded pr., Thomas, occ.  Oct.  (Sarum Chts., p. ). IXWORTH (Suffolk), St Mary f.  List in VCH Suffolk, ,  (from ). Adam Occ. (A.) Nov.  (CUL, Add. MS , f. r–v; cf. Great Bricett);  (CRR, , p. ); (A.)  July  (Chelmsford, Essex Rec. Office, MS D/DBy Q , ff. v–v). The next recorded pr., Gilbert, occ.  (Suffolk F. (Rye), p. ). KENILWORTH (Warws), St Mary f. c.  List in VCH Warws, , . Fragmentary Ch. in BM Add. MS ,, ff. ff. *Bernard Occ.  Feb.  (PUE, , no. );  (Oxford, Balliol MS , f. );  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  July  (PUE, , no. );  (BM Cott. MS Claud. A. viii, f. r–v). Ralph Occ.  (Mon., , ). Hugh Occ. 5  (Saltman, p. , no. ). ?Richard Occ. 6 – probably for Robert (or Ralph? – Nichols, Leics, , ). *Robert Occ.  (CDF, no. ; see Nostell);  (Anc. Chts., no. );  (Morey, p. ; cf. PUE, , no.  for date);  Mar.  (PUE, , no. );  (SHC, , i, ). *Silvester c. – Succeeded Robert in 
 Henry II (sic); d.  Aug.  after  years (Ch., f. ). Occ. (S.)  (BM Harl. MS , f. ); ?7 (Ctl. Oseney, , p. );  Jan.  (BM Add. MS ,, f. );  (CRR, , p. ). Walter c. –/ The account in the ch., ff. v–, is not always easy to follow, but it seems clearly to state that Walter was rightful pr. from  till he d.  or  (, 1

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A pr. William occ. with Roger pr. Eye (–) in Chelmsford, Essex Rec. Office, MS D/DBy Q, ff. v–. But Roger may have survived until  (or be Roger II, ), and so William may be the pr. of , ; alternatively, the references to W., occ.  under St Peter and St Paul may be to another William, pr. Holy Trinity. Photostat in Ipswich Public Reference Library. We owe these references to Dr Greenway: ‘r’
left, ‘v’
3 right hand opening. ‘Ipswich’, but its presence in the ctl. determines which house is in question. 5 ‘William’ pr. in Ctl. version, f. . Ralph de Diceto, archd. Middlesex. Rotrou, bp. Evreux (GFL, p. ). Bp. Hugh of Lincoln (–); not – if Silvester
S. pr. Stone.

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   , ‒ *[KENILWORTH] last year of King John (!), f. ). C.  one William was intruded as pr., but dep. by papal delegates in  (ibid.; cf. C. R. and M. G. Cheney, in BIHR,  (), ) – see below. *The Ann. Dunstable (pp. , ) makes the pr. dep. in  Walter, and a new pr., formerly subpr. Oseney, el. . In the former case it seems clear that the names were transposed; the latter seems mere confusion (common in Ann. Dunstable at that point: see C. R. Cheney in Essays in Medieval History presented to Bertie Wilkinson, esp. p. ). William Occ.  May  (SHC, , i, ); probably the intruder, temporarily restored; he d.  Sept.  (Ch., f. v). A pr. William (presumably different from the prior of ) occ.  Mar.  (Warws F., no. ) and his successor, Henry, formerly subpr., was el.  (CPR, ‒, p. ). *KEYNSHAM (Soms) St Mary, St Peter and St Paul f.  List in VCH Soms, , –. ABBOTS *William ⴛ– st abb., Occ.  Oct.  (Reg. St Osmund, , ); 1 (Bodl. Dugdale MS , p. );  (Ad. Dom., , ; see Bruton);  June  (Soms F., p. ); d.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). *Morgan Occ.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no.  and n.). *Richard – Pr. Keynsham, el.  (CRR, , p. ; cf. Lambeth MS , f. v); occ.  Jan.  (Soms F., p. );  (CPR, ‒, p. ). The next recorded abb., John, pr. of Keynsham, el.  (CPR, ‒, p. ). *KIRKHAM (Yorks E.), Holy Trinity f. c.  C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , . *William c. – Can. of Nostell (cf. Ctl. Rievaulx, p. ); d.  July  (Mon., , ). *St Waltheof, Waldef Son of Simon of Senlis, earl of Northampton and Huntingdon, stepson of King David I of Scotland (cf. Lawrie, Early Scottish Chts., no.  and n., pp. , ); sacrist of Nostell (Vita in Acta Sanctorum, Aug. , ). Occ. as ‘Waldef filius regine’, c.  (Lawrie), and as pr.  and  (Sim. Dur., , , ). Res. to become a Cistercian at Wardon and later at Rievaulx; abb. Melrose ‒ (Vita; DNB; Ch. Melrose, ff. v–, pp. ‒). *Geoffrey Occ.  (EYC, , no. ); (G.)  (Ctl. Bridlington, p. ); n.d., ?c.    (EYC, , no. ). Drogo Occ. (D.) as j.d. : Ctl. Bridlington, p. ; this proves him earlier than Walter, and prob. than Roger. EYC, , no. , in which he appears as Drogo, must therefore be earlier than the date c.  assigned by Farrer. *O., pr. occ. in Ctl. Rievaulx, p.  (so MS, but see ed.’s note). This may be an error for D., and the document is anomalous in form, and possibly spurious. Roger Occ.  (Ctl. Brinkburn, p. ); (R.)  (EYC, , no.  – possibly ). Walter Occ. (W.)  (EYC, , no. ); (Walter) Jan.–Mar.  (Foreville, S. Gilbert, pp. ‒). It is possible that he had res. before writing his letter on Gilbert of Sempringham in . Andrew Occ. (A.)  (Reg. Gray, p. n.); (A.)  (EYC, , no. ); (Andrew)  (Ctl. Guisborough, , no. ); (A.)  Apr.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  (YAJ,  (),  (a Ribston cht.) dated by Richard pr. of Warter);  (EYC, , no. ); (A.) c.  (BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, f. v). The date    assigned to EYC, , nos. ‒ must be too early. 1

Hawise, countess of Gloucester, d.  Apr.  (CP, , ).

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  William de Muschamp Occ.  Feb. ,  May  (Yorks F., ‒, pp. ‒, ); for his name, Ctl. Rievaulx, no. . The next pr., Richard, occ.  Dec.  (Yorks F., ‒, p. ). KYME (Lincs), St Mary f.– List in VCH Lincs, , ‒. *Lambert Occ.  June July  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. , f. );  May  (Ctl. Bridlington, pp. ‒, ‒);  (Madox, Form., p. 
Nichols, Leics, , i, App. pp. ‒); late th cent. (c. ‒? pal.: HMC Ancaster, p. ). Roger Occ. (R.) late th cent. (late Henry II, pal., DC, no. ); (R.) Jan.–Mar.  (Foreville, S. Gilbert, p. );  July  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ). The next recorded pr., Jordan, res. c.  (Reg. Grosseteste, p. ). LANERCOST (Cumberland), St Mary Magdalene f. c.  *Simon Occ.  (Ctl. Lanercost, viii, );  Aug.  (PUE, , );  Feb.  (ib., no. ). *John1 Occ.  (Ctl. Holm Cultram, no. ); 2 (Ctl. Wetheral, no. ). *The next recorded pr., S., occ.  (ib., no. ). LANTHONY, see LLANTHONY *LATTON (Essex), St John the Baptist f. – List in VCH Essex, , – (from ). V. Occ.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). *LAUNCESTON (Cornwall), St Stephen f.  List in Oliver, p. . *?Thierry A th–th-cent. hand has written on the verso of a fly-leaf in Ctl. Launceston, Lambeth, MS : ‘Theoricus Normannus primus prior’. *Robert3 – Prob. can. of Holy Trinity, London (Wm. Newb., ed. Hearne, , ); d.  June  (Ann. Plympton, UGQ, p. ). Osbert Occ. c.  (Morey, p. : cf. p. ). *Walter Occ.    Sept.  (CDF, no. ). Godfrey Occ.  Apr.  (Cornwall F., no. ).4 The next recorded pr., William, occ.  (Cornwall F., no. ). LAUNDE (Leics), St John the Baptist f.  List in VCH Leics, ,  (R. A. McKinley). John Occ.  (London Letter Book C, pp. ‒
Ctl. London, Aldgate, no. ). Ralph Occ. mid-th cent. (SHC, , ), mid-th cent., ?c.  (DC, nos. ‒). *Walkelin Occ. 5 (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xxii, f. ); prob. 6 (Madox, Form., 1

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In Ctl. Lanercost, p.  is a reference to ‘J.’ pr. Lanercost: Mr B. C. Jones, County Archivist of Cumberland and Westmorland, kindly checked the MS for us (th cent. transcript of lost ctl. in Carlisle, Dean and Chapter Library), and there is no initial or name in the MS: the pr. of Hexham, ibid., is J. Robert son of William, sheriff of ‘Carlisle’: see ed.’s note. ‘B’. occ.  (Reginald, earl of Cornwall) in Oliver, p. ; this is an error for ‘R.’; see Reg. Bronescombe, p. . For Geoffrey, occ.  in Oliver’s list, we have found no evidence. The editors refer to Reg. Bronescombe, p. 
Rot. Lit. Pat., p. b () as ground for calling him ‘de Insula’; but this document refers to a secular clerk of that name. Robert de Hardres was archd. Huntingdon by  (cf. Cheney, BRHS, , pp. , ; Reg. Lincoln, , 6 no. ; etc.). Walter of Coutances apparently acting as chief justiciar (Handbook, p. ).

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   , ‒ [LAUNDE] p. xiv); 1 (Peterborough D. and C. MS , f. v);  Apr.  (BM Sloane Roll xxxi, , m. , nos. ‒). Adam Occ.  (Northants Assize Roll, no. ). William of Brompton Occ.  (Leics F., PRO Transcripts, vol. ). *The next recorded pr., Osbert, occ. early–mid-th cent.,2 ?c.  (BM Sloane Roll xxxi, , m. , no. ). LEEDS (Kent), St Mary and St Nicholas f.  List in VCH Kent, , . *Alexander Professed  to Abp. Theobald (Saltman, p. ); occ.  (ib., pp. –, no. ). *Robert Occ. nd half th cent., prob. – (Arch. Cant.,  (), facing p.  – pal. (see Combwell), and cf. ib.,  (), );  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ). D.  May (BM Arundel MS , f. ). *Nicholas Occ.  June  (Maidstone, Kent Archives Office, D. and C. Rochester, DRc T /); 3  (BM Cott. MS Julius D. ii, f. v; also Ctl. Canterbury, St Augustine, , p. ). *Fulk Occ.  Oct.  (Kent F., p. ); (F.)  Feb.  (BM Egerton Cht., no. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); (F.)  (Reg. Rochester, pp. ‒); (F.)  (Essex F., p. ); 4 x  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  (CRR, , no. );  Apr.  (Kent F., p. ). The next recorded pr., Roger, occ.  Nov.  (Kent F., p. ). LEICESTER, St Mary de Prato, Pratis f.  List in VCH Leics, , – (R. A. McKinley) based on a list in Lambeth MS , f.  (Wharton transcript) from BM Cott. MS Vitell. F. xvii, f. , burnt but mostly legible – all legible for this period; the evidence of the MSS was conflated by Nichols, in Leics, ,. ABBOTS Richard prob. – In list, abb.  years from 
 Stephen; prob. abb. from f. (cf. VCH, , n.). Occ.  (BM Cott. MS Claud. A. viii, f. r–v); , prob.  5 (CDF no. ):  (Anc. Chts., no. ). *William of Calwich (‘Kalewyken’) –/ In list, abb.  years from 
 Henry II; see below. Occ.  (Morey, p. ). Vacant, in king’s hand, ‒ (PR  Henry II, p. ). William de Broke – In list, abb.  years from 
 Henry II (but see above and below); res. to be abb. of Cistercian house (not identified). Vacant, in the king’s hand, ‒ (PR  Henry II, p. ). Paul – In list, abb.  years from 
 Richard I (sic). D.  (Ch. Barnwell in Walt. Cov., , ). Occ.  (Ch. Evesham, p. ); 6 (Anc. Chts., no. );  Apr.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ); (P. ‘tunc’ abb.)  (Rot. Chart., p. ). Hamo dean of Lincoln (not –, Diceto, , , nor , Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). The MS was written c.  (Davis, no. A). Alard archd. London. 4 Temp. Nicholas abb. Faversham. The R. who occ. in a fine  in PRO Transcripts, Fines, Unknown Counties, must presumably be an error for ‘F.’. 5 See Clay, Fasti, , p. xiii and n. 6 Hamo dean Lincoln, William de Montibus not yet chancellor (see p.  n. ). 1 2 3

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  *William Pepyn ?–/ In list, abb.  years from 
 John (sic). Occ.  Feb.  (Lancs F., p. );  (Bucks F., p. ); (W.)  Jan.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ); Feb.  (ib., no. );  (Warws F., no. ). Prob. the abb. William whose obit was kept on  Aug. at Lire (HF, , ); if so  seems more likely than  for his d. – see below. The next abb., Osbert of Dunton, was el. ; royal assent,  Aug. (Rot. Lit. Claus., , p. ). LEIGHS (Essex), St Mary and St John the Evangelist f. – List in VCH Essex, , . *William Occ. early th cent. (HMC Rutland, , ). LESSNESS (Westwood) (Kent), St Thomas Becket (Arrouaisian) f.  List in VCH Kent, , . ABBOTS *William Occ.  (Reg. Rochester, p. ); cf. CRR, , pp. –. Fulk -? Occ.  Nov.  (Kent F., p. );  (CRR, , p. ). An abb., unnamed (presumably Fulk), d.  (CRR, , p. ; cf. pp. –). Mark Prob. previously pr. (CRR, , p. ); occ. late  (Essex F., p. ). The next recorded abb., William, occ. (W.)  Feb.  (Ctl. Chertsey, , p. ). LILLESHALL (Salop), St Mary (Arrouaisian) f. c.  (at Lizard); c.  (at Donnington Wood);1 c.  (at Lilleshall) *M.C. Lists in Eyton, Salop, , ‒; VCH Salop (M. Chibnall, forthcoming). ABBOTS William Occ.  (prob. : Reg., , no. );  (Ctl. Missenden, , p. ); c.   (Reg. Lichfield, no. );  (HMC, th Rep., App., , 
Ctl. Oseney, , p. ); prob.  (HMC Hastings, , ; cf. Newstead); d.  Nov. ( J. C. Dickinson in TRHS, th Series,  (), n.). *Walter Occ. –2 (HMC, th Rep., , ); ?c.  (Eyton, Salop, , ); ?c.  or later (ib., , );  (ib., , ); June–Oct.  engaged in a suit but infirm (ib., , ; cf. CRR, , pp. –); d.  (Eyton, Salop, , ). Ralph Occ.  Oct.  (Eyton, Salop, , );  Nov.  (ib., , ); (R.)  July  (ib., , ). *Alan Succeeded Ralph (ib., , ); res. : licence to el. successor  Apr. (CPR, –, p. ). LITTLE DUNMOW (Essex), St Mary f.  (Ann. Dunmow: see below; confirmed by BM Harl. MS , f. ) List in VCH Essex, , . Basis in Ann. Dunmow in Mon., , , checked by transcripts in BM Cott. MSS Cleop. C. iii, ff. ‒, Vesp. A. ix, ff. ff. and Harl. MS , ff. ff. Brihtric (Britricus) – (d.: Ann.). Augustine – (d.: Ann.). Robert – (d.: Ann.). Ralph –? Occ.  (CRR, , p. ); d.  (Ann.), but occ.  Jan.  (Norfolk F., PRS, , no. ). *Durand ?– (‒, Ann.: d., Cleop., or res., Vesp. MS.). 1 2

Cf. King Stephen’s cht. of early  (Reg., , no. ). Wido sheriff (of Salop).

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   , ‒ LLANTHONY PRIMA (Monmouthshire), St John the Baptist f. . Llanthony Secunda was f. , but the two had a single pr., with authority over both, until  List. of prs of Llanthony Secunda in VCH Glos, ,  (R. Graham), and by J. N. Langston in BGAS,  (), pp. ‒. Ch. in BM Cott. MS Julius D. , ff. v–v, partly printed in Mon., , ff. (om. preface and contents, carries on to f. v. where main hand ends with death of Pr. Clement); extracts in Arch. Camb.,  (), ‒, – (G. Roberts); AS, , ‒. The ch. ends with Geoffrey, th pr. (f. v), but the list of contents (f. r–v) carries on to Thomas, th pr. Ernisius – st pr., formerly chaplain to Queen Matilda (Mon., , ‒). Robert de Bethune – nd pr.; consec. bp. Hereford  June  (cf. Mon., , ; Vita in AS, , ‒; cf. GFL, p. ); d.  Apr. . Occ. c.  (: Anc. Chts., no. );  (PRO C A K/, sec. xxii, no. );  Jan.  (Glam. Chts., , p. ). DNB. Robert de Braci c. – rd pr. (and st of Llanthony Secunda); occ.  Apr.  (PRO C A K/, f. ). He fled with most of the community to Hereford c.  to escape Welsh raids; they were maintained by Bp. Robert de Bethune. In  new Llanthony was founded in Gloucester and consecrated; Robert de Braci d. soon after and was buried at Llanthony Secunda (Mon., , ). William of Wycombe –c.  th pr. (nd of L. Secunda); prev. can. (occ.  Apr. , ut sup.) and chaplain to Robert de Bethune, whose life he wrote (AS, , –; cf. GFL, p. ). Succeeded as pr.  (Mon., , ‒); occ.  Apr. ,  Dec. ,  July  (PUE, , nos. , , );  (Acta Chichester, no. ); res. c.  () and retired to Frome (Mon., , ). Clement c. 1– Can. and sub-pr. of Llanthony, native of Gloucester, el. c.  as th pr. of Llanthony Prima and rd of Llanthony Secunda (Mon., , ); occ.  Apr.  (PUE, , no. );  Jan.  (ib., no. );  (Earldom of Hereford Chts., p. ); prob.  (MB Epp. ; cf. GFL, p.  n. ); 2 (Berkeley Chts., p. ). Roger of Norwich Sub-pr. of Llanthony (AS, , ; cf. Gir. Camb., , ); th pr. (th of Llanthony Secunda); occ.  (PRO C A K/, sec. viii, no. );  Feb. Mar.  (PUE, , nos. –);  Apr.  (PRO C A K/, sec. xvi, nos. –); (R.)  Oct.  (Bodl. Lyell MS , f. r–v); (R.)  (Gloucester Cath. Reg. A. ff. v–). D. ‘’ and succeeded by Geoffrey according to Ann. Winchcombe, BM Cott. MS Faust. B. i, f. . Geoffrey of Henlawe c. – (For his name, AS, , ). th pr. (th of Llanthony Secunda) Can. Llanthony (Ann. Winchcombe, loc. cit.); occ.  Mar.  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. );  Oct.  (ib., p. );  (ib., p. );  July  (PRO C A K/, sec. i, no. ).3 Consec. bp. St Davids,  Dec. ; d. . On him see Gir. Camb., , ‒ (on his medical skill), etc. Martin c. –c.  th pr. (th of Llanthony Secunda). Occ.  (Gloucester Cath. Reg. A, ff. –);  (Selden Soc., , p. clxxix). In  ( July) a commission of bps. and abbs. set up by Innocent III declared that the two houses were to be separate, each was to have its own pr. and neither was to be subject to the other (Ctl. Llanthony (Irish), p. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no.  and n.). 1

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Langston, art. cit., pp. , , cites Archd. Furney’s notes (Bodl. MS Top. Glouc. c. , p. ) for Clement’s succession in : this seems to go back to a marginal note in a Llanthony Chronicle and appears to be of little or no authority. (Possibly the note was once in BM Cott. MS Julius D. , whose margins have been cut.) Matthew archd. of Gloucester (GFL, p. n.). Also probably  Oct. , ib., sec. iv, no.  – but the translation of St Edward could be  Feb. or  June .

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  Roger (?de Godestre) c. – th pr. of Llanthony Prima. Occ.  (Ctl. St Thomas, Dublin, p. ); (R.)  (Ctl. Llanthony (Irish), pp. ‒ with G. pr. of L. Secunda); n.d. (Oxford, Balliol MS , ff. v–). *William th pr. of Llanthony Prima. Occ. (W.)    (Ctl. Llanthony (Irish), pp. ‒ with J., pr. of Llanthony Secunda). The next recorded pr., David, occ.  (Ctl. Llanthony (Irish), p. ). LLANTHONY SECUNDA (Glos), St Mary f.  List in VCH Glos, ,  (R. Graham). (For details concerning the first six priors see Llanthony Prima). Robert de Braci –c.  Pr. of L. Prima from c.  and of both houses from  until his death. William of Wycombe –c.  Clement c. – Roger of Norwich ––c.  Geoffrey of Henlawe c. – Martin c. –c.  Walter of Monmouth c. –c.  th pr. of L. Secunda. Occ. Aug.  (Madox, Form., pp. –, cf. EHR,  (),  (Russell));  Nov.  (Beds F., nos. ‒). Gilbert c. –c.  th pr. of L. Secunda. ?Occ. (G.) as pr. of Duleek and proctor of L. Secunda from ‒c.  (Ctl. Llanthony (Irish), p. ); occ. as pr. 1 (Ctl. Dublin, St Thomas, p. );  with R. pr. of L. Prima (Ctl. Llanthony (Irish), p. ); (G.) Mar.  (Ctl. Malmesbury, , p. );  July  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ). John of Hempstead2 c. – th pr. of L. Secunda; Occ. ( J.)  with W. pr. of L. Prima (Ctl. Llanthony (Irish), pp. ‒); Oct.  (Ctl. Gloucester, , p. );  (Cal. Docts. Ireland, , no. );  (ib., no. ); d.  Dec.  (Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). LONDON: HOLY TRINITY, ALDGATE f.  List in VCH London, , ; basis in Ann. in Newburgh, ed. Hearne, , ‒, checked by the MS (Glasgow Univ. Lib., Hunterian U. . , ff. ff.).3 Norman /– st pr., learned customs at Mont-St-Éloy, can. St Botolph, Colchester (Ann. pp. f.; cf. Anselm, Ep. ); app.  Apr.  or  ( Apr. ‘’, Ann., p. ; but f.  in Ann. p. ; Ann. p. : 
th yr. of pr. N.). Occ.  (Reg., , no. );  Apr.  ( JL );  (Gibbs, no. ). D.  Jan.  (Ann. pp. f.). Cf. Dunstable. Ralph – nd pr., prev. sub-pr.; el.  Jan. ; d.  Oct.  (Ann., p. ; cf. GFL, p. ). Occ.  Oct.  ( JL 
Mon., , ‒);  (Reg., , no. );  (Saltman, p. , no. ). A vacancy (according to Ann., p. ) of  years,  weeks,  day, when everything was done in the name of pr. Ed(mund?), ‘cum nullus talis creatus extiterat ut patet per litteram testimonialem Gylberti Lond’ episcopi scriptam in quanta cum littera B. folio xco’ (lost: see GFL, p. ). Ed(mund) may have been sub-pr., but there is trace of a pr. of that name in Hunterian MS, f. , in an extract from rental C (of the th cent.). 1 2

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For  see Ctl. Llanthony (Irish), p. ix. William bp. Glendalough d. –. Two successive prs. named John of Hempstead are thought to have reigned c. –, but it is not known how long the first was in office, see Langston in BGAS,  (), . And by the edn. of the Ctl. by G. Hodgett (published ), who kindly allowed us to consult his MS. Although the th-century part of this list has several errors, the th-cent. section seems more reliable (cf. the similar, even more curious, case of Bermondsey). F.  or  in Ch.;  confirmed by Ann. Merton (Corpus Christi Coll., Cambridge, MS , f. ).

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   , ‒ [LONDON: HOLY TRINITY, ALDGATE] During this vacancy Master Osbert, pr. Cirencester, was el. (GFL, no. ; cf. Ctl. Oseney, , p. ); but there is no evidence that he ever accepted office. ?William Occ.  (MB Epp. ); but there is no other record of a pr. of this name (see GFL, p. ). Stephen – rd pr., el.  May ; dep.  May , d.  Aug.  (Ann., p. ). Occ. (S.)  (PRO E /());  (GFL, nos. , ); (S.)  Mar.  (PRO E /: Cat. Anc. D., , ). See GFL, p. . Peter of Cornwall – El.  May ; d.  July  (Ann., p. ); his successor was prob. el.  July  ( July  in Ann., p. ; but – Oct. , CPR, –, p. . There are several errors in the dates of th cent. prs. in Ann.). Occ.  May  (FF, PRS , no. );  Nov.  (Yorks F., John, p. );  (CRR, , p. ). Theologian: see R. W. Hunt in TRHS, th Series,  (), ‒, ff.; idem, Powicke Studies, pp. ff. LONDON, St Bartholomew f. c. March  List in VCH London, , –; basis in The Book of the Foundation of St Bartholomew’s Church in London, ed. Norman Moore (Early English Text Soc.,  – English version of Latin Ch.; henceforth ‘ch.’); cf. Norman Moore, , passim. Rahere – The founder: took up office in c. Mar.  (ch., p. ); d.  Sept. after  years  months (ib., pp. ‒; cf. Norman Moore, , ‒; the date there given, , is corrected in notes to ch. to ; this is evidently right: see below). Occ.  (Reg., , nos. , –, of doubtful authenticity). Thomas – Prev. can. St Osyth, el. , th indiction (ch., p. ); d.  Jan. , after almost  years (ch., p. :  Jan. ,  Alexander III,  Henry II). Occ.  (Gibbs, no. ); n.d. (Ctl. Sandford, , nos. ‒). Roger Occ.  (Ctl. Dunstable, no. ); n.d. (–:1 Norman Moore, , –). Alan Occ. 2 (HMC, th Rep., , b). Richard Occ. 3  (Norman Moore, , ‒);  (CRR, , p. );  (Bucks F., p. ). G. Can. of Oseney, el.  and res. within a few days (Ann. Dunstable, p. ); became m. Abingdon. The next recorded pr., John, occ. c. Apr.  (Essex F., p. ); c. early temp. Henry III (Norman Moore, , ‒). MAIDEN BRADLEY (Wilts), St Mary f. – (hospital); – (priory) List in VCH Wilts, ,  (H. F. Chettle and J. L. Kirby). *Andrew Occ. Easter Term  (CRR, , p. ); 4 (Sarum Chts., pp. ‒);   (FF., Unknown Counties, PRO Transcripts, ). The next recorded pr., Hugh, occ.  (Wilts F., p. ). MARKBY (Lincs), St Peter f. ? temp. Henry II List in VCH Lincs, , . Osbert Occ. 5 (Oxford, Bodl. Top. Lincs d. , f. v); n.d. (Ctl. Bridlington, p. ). 1 2 4

Henry FitzAilwin, not mayor of London. 3 Ralph dean St Paul’s; Master David, canon. Alard archd. London. Thomas prec. Wells (whose predecessor became dean Wells , ?, before Jocelin bp. Bath went into exile: Bk. of Fees, , p. ; cf. HMC Wells, , ; J. A. Robinson (), pp. ff.); Richard dean of 5 Salisbury (Ann. Waverley, p. ). Prob. : dated mcl . . . (cut away: ex inf. D. Smith).

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  Ralph Occ.  x c. 1 (E. M. Poynton in Genealogist, New Series, , ). Simon Occ. late Henry II (DC, no. ); (S.)  (ib., no. ); c.  (pal.: Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  (Lincs Assize Roll, LRS , no. );  (HMC Var. Coll., , ff ). The next recorded pr., Eudo, res.  (Reg. Wells, , p. ). MARTON (Yorks N.), St Mary f.  C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , . *Ernisius (Arnisius, Hernisius) Occ.  Sept.  (?: see p. , n. ); c.  (EYC, , no. ; cf. Guisborough);  (ib., no. ); c.  (Mowbray, no. ); 2 (EYC, , no. ; cf. no. ). Henry Occ.  (Raine, North Durham, App., p. ); (H.)  (Ctl. Healaugh Park, p. ); c.  (BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, f. v);  Dec.  (Yorks F., –, p. );  (CRR, , no. ). MERTON (Surrey), St Mary f.  ( Mar. , list;  also in Ann. ; Ann. Plympton, UGQ, p. ) * Lists in VCH Surrey, , ; Heales, passim. Annals in Eton MS of Fl. Hist., ed. Luard, , p. lii (Ann. , quoted from Luard); BM Cott. MS Faust A. viii, ff. ‒ (Ann. ); Cambridge, Corpus Christi College MS , ff. vff. (Ann. ; th-cent. copy in Lambeth MS , pp. ff.);3 list in BM Cott. MS Cleop. C. vii, f. . Robert de Tywe (list) – st pr., ?can. Holy Trinity, Aldgate, London (Newburgh, ed. Hearne, , ; but see St Osyth). Dates: ‒, d.  Jan. (Ann. , list – ? for ;  also in Ann. , f. v);  in Ann. Winchester, p. ;  Jan. , Ann. Plympton, UGQ, p. . Occ.  (Gibbs, no. ). Robert II – nd pr.; d.  Aug.  in his th year (Ann. ), but  Apr. th year, list;  confirmed by Ann. . *William /– rd pr.; d.  Feb.  in his th year (Ann. );  Feb.  (Ann. , f. v, list) in his th year (list). Occ.  ( JS Epp., ed. Giles, no. ); June  June  (PRO E/ ()). Stephen  th pr.  (list, Ann. , ); d.  Oct.  (list; cf. Ann. ). *Robert III –/ th pr., d. ,  May (list, over erasure, in ‘th’ year); Ann.  gives  May , in th year; Ann. , f. , gives  (but this is the only annal between  and ). Richard c. /–/ th pr.; d.  Apr.  (list; Ann. , f. v;  is confirmed by Ann. , ). Occ. (R.)  (Douglas, Bury, p. , no. );4  Dec.  (Ctl. Chertsey, , no. );  Aug.  (FF., PRS , no. ). Walter /– Entered office  May 
Whit Sunday (Ann. , f. v). th pr., res. to become m. Chartreuse in  (Ann. , f. v; year confirmed by list, Ann. , ;5 but list and Ann.  also give date of accession as , and see below. List gives  as th year). Occ.  Sept.  (Beds F., no. ) – which suggests that he was app.  Aug. Sept. , unless there is an error or anachronism in the fine. Also occ.  (CRR, , p. );  Mar.  (Heales, p. ). Licence to el. his successor was given on  Oct.  (CPR, ‒, p. ). Succeeded  Nov., Ann. . 1 3 4 5

2 Baldric de Sigillo, not archd. Leicester (GFL, p. n). Dated by Robert de Gant. There are also Ann. from  in Bodl. Laud MS Misc.  (see Heales, facing p. ). Printed from an inferior copy in Reg. Pinchbeck, , pp. –, where the pr. is ‘D.’, and the date . For his res. see also CPR, –, p. ; Bodl. Laud MS Misc. , f.  (Heales, facing p. ).

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   , ‒ MISSENDEN (Bucks), St Mary (Arrouaisian) f.  Lists in VCH Bucks, , ; Ctl. Missenden, , p. xxiv ( J.G. Jenkins). ABBOTS Daniel First abb., occ.  (Ctl., , no. );  Jan.  (PUE, , no. );  (ib., no. );  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ). Peter Occ. Oct. April  (EYC, , no. ); prob. ,  (Ctl., , no. ; , no. ; cf. no. );  July  (Bodl. Dodsworth MS , f. ). John Occ.  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ). Adam1 Occ.  (GFL, no. );  July  (PUE, , no. );  (Baddeley, Hist. Cirencester, p. );  (Ctl. Tutbury, no. );  Sept.  (FF., PRS , no. );  (CRR, , p. ). The next recorded abb. (since William ‘occ. ’ rests on no known foundation) is Martin, occ. c.  Oct.  (Bucks F., p. ). MOBBERLEY (Cheshire), St Mary and St Wilfrid f.  (cf. Mon., , ; and below); annexed to Rocester  Walter First pr. (Mon., , ); occ.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). MOUNTJOY (Haveringland) (Norfolk), St Laurence f.  (as cell of Wymondham);  (as Augustinian house) List in VCH Norfolk, , . ?Vincent PRO E/ is a grant to the chapel of St Laurence, Haveringland, and brother Vincent, canon there (late th or early th cent.). This very probably relates to the period when Mountjoy was being formed as an Augustinian house. NEWARK (de Novo Loco, etc., Aldbury) (Surrey), St Mary and St Thomas Becket f. temp. Henry II; ?c.  or later (see below) List in VCH Surrey, , . *John – D.  after ‘sacerdotio functus est’ for  years; if this is also a reckoning of his priorate, he began c. , which may well be the foundation date of the priory (Ann. Waverley, p. ).2 Occ. 3 (Mon., , –); (L.) 4 (Ctl. Chertsey, , no.  – Aldbury);  (CRR, , p. );  (CRR, , no. ). NEWBURGH (Hood, Coxwold) (Yorks N.), St Mary f. / (Hood);  (Newburgh) (EYC, , pp. ‒, ) C.T.C. Lists in EYC, , pp. ‒ (Sir Charles Clay); VCH Yorks, , . Augustine /– First pr. (EYC, , pp. , ; , no. , dated, by Clay, EYC, , p. n. to /); occ. c.  (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v
Mowbray, no. );  (EYC, , no. ). Richard –c. – Occ. c.  (Durham D. and C. . . Pont. a);  (EYC, , no. );  (ib., , no. ); (R.)  Nov.  (Ctl. Guisborough, , no. ); (R.)  (Durham D. and C., . . Arch. ). 1

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The Abb. Christopher in Ctl. Oseney, , p. , who might seem to be abb. Missenden, was abb. Bruern (q.v.). Since both Newark and Waverley are in Surrey, the identification of ‘de Novo Loco’ does not seem in doubt; the other Newsteads etc. were at a distance, and John’s long priorate could not readily be fitted in elsewhere. Prob. the John pr. ‘de Nouo Loco’ who d.  Dec. in Wintney obit (Trokelowe, ed. Hearne, p. ). Date of f. c.  in KH, p. ; cf. p. . Amicus, archd. Surrey (Reg. St Osmund, , –, before he was archd., cannot be earlier than July ; 4 and cf. Ctl. Peterborough, no. n.). John sheriff of Surrey temp. M. abb. Chertsey.

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  Bernard – Can. of Newburgh (Clay, pp. ‒); occ.  Sept.  (papal mandate), and freq. to  (Gesta Hen. II, , ; Ctl. Guisborough, , no. c; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). Ref. to as ‘Benedict’  Sept. , presumably in error (PUE, , no. ). His successor occ. , unless the initial is wrong, in which case Bernard’s extreme limit would be . Acted as official of Abp. Geoffrey of York (Clay, p.  and n.). The identification of his brother William with William of Newburgh the chronicler cannot be accepted (it was suggested by H. E. Salter, EHR,  (), –; but see R. Jahncke, Guilelmus Neubrigensis (Bonn, ), pp. ff.; C N. L. Brooke in EHR,  (), ). M. Occ.  June  (papal conf., Cheney, Inn. III, no. ; but see note, ibid., and above). D. Occ.  Nov.  (Ctl. Selby, , no. ). *Walter Occ. (W.)  Apr.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); (W.) – (Ctl. Wetheral, no. ); c.  May  (Ctl. Fountains, , p. ); – (EYC, , no. ). The next pr. known, Philip, occ.  July  (Ctl. Kirkstall, no. ). *NEWNHAM (Bedford) (Beds), St Paul f. – (secular canons at Bedford); c.  (regular canons at Bedford); c.  () (at Newnham). (See Ctl. Newnham, pp. ixff.). Lists in VCH Beds, , ; cf. Ctl. Newnham, pp. x–xiii ( J. Godber). *William –c.  First pr., app.  or before (Ctl. Newnham, , no. ; cf. ed.’s note, , no. ). Possibly the same as William de Gorham, secular can. of St Paul’s, Bedford. D. or res. by  (see below). Auger Succeeded W. in or shortly before April/May1  (ib., , no. ); occ. c. / (ib., , no. );  May  (ib., , no. ); (A.)  (Newington Longeville Chts., no. ). Ralph Occ. ? c.  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. );  Nov.  (Beds F., no. );  (Ctl., no. );  (CRR, , p. ); (R.)  Feb.  (Beds F., no. ). Eustace – Occ.  Jan. / (Beds F., no. ); c.  (Ctl., no. ); (E.) d.  (Ann. Dunstable, p. ). NEWSTEAD 2 (‘de Novo loco de Sirewda’, HMC Hastings, , ‒; al. outside Nottingham, Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ) (Notts), St Mary in Sherwood f. c.  List in VCH Notts, , . Ansketil Occ. prob. 3 (HMC Hastings, , ‒). Aldred Occ.  (Nottingham Borough Recs., , );  (‘Ald’),4 prob. early th cent. (BM Add. MS ,, ff. , r–v). Eustace Occ.  July  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. );  Nov.  (Ctl. Tutbury, no. ). *Pr. Thomas occ.  (Essex F., p. ). The el. of Robert, prev. canon of Newstead (dioc. York), received royal assent  Dec.  (CPR, ‒, p. ). NOCTON PARK (Lincs), St Mary Magdalene f. temp. Stephen *List in VCH Lincs, , .5 *R. Occ. late Henry II (pal.: DC, no. ). 1 2

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‘iiiito Maii’ (Ctl., ,  – sic MS); presumably ‘kal.’, ‘non.’, or ‘id.’ is missing. One of the many houses with similar names which create problems of identification. Ansketil’s pr. is precisely identified; Aldred seems to belong to a Notts context as does Eustace. This is a cht. of Bartholomew, bp. of Exeter, to which John of Salisbury is witness without the title treasurer of Exeter (see. JS Epp., , introd.). ‘Albredo’ in one cht., but there seems little doubt that his name was Aldred (Ealdred) not Aubrey. Includes one Reginald, citing BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. viii (recte xviii), f. : but he was an ‘abbas’ and a layman.

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   , ‒ [NOCTON PARK] *Joel Occ. c.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). Ivo de Scarla /– El. / ( Bp. Hugh of Wells); prev. cellarer (Reg. Wells, , p. ). *NORTHAMPTON (de pratibus iuxta N., etc.), St James f. c.  List in VCH Northants, , –; th cent. list in BM Cott. MS Tib. E. , f. , damaged in Cotton fire (list ); copy made before the fire in Bodl. MS Top. Northants, c.  (: Bridges’ MS), pp. – (list )1 – list  only cited when list  is illegible. Cf. J. Bridges, Hist. Northants,  (Oxford, ), p. . ABBOTS Ralph ?c. – Occ.  Aug.  (Bodl. Top. Northants c. , p. ); ; d.  Jan.  (List ).2 William de Pavily (?Pavilly) c. – D.  Sept.  (List ; Ann. Montacute, BM Cott. MS Tib. A. , f.  gives William’s d. and Walkelin’s succession under ). Walkelin – Occ. – (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xvii, ff. v–: see Launde);  Dec.  (FF., PRS , no. );  (Mon., , ; cf. p. ); j.d.  Mar.  (Chts. Luffield, , no. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). D.  Jan.  (‘’, list ; but  John, list ;  in Ann. Montacute, BM Cott. MS Tib. A. , f. ). Thomas c. ⴛ– Occ.  (Ctl. Cirencester, , no. 
Cheney, Inn. III, no. ; see Sulby);  (Ctl. Cockersand, , i, pp. ‒). D.  Oct.  (list ; for day, list ). The next abb., Adam, can. of St James, was el.  (CPR, –, p. ; cf. list ). NORTON (Ches), St Mary and St Bertelinus f. (at Runcorn), c. ; (at Norton)  *List in Ches. Chts., p.  (G. Barraclough). Peter Occ.  (EYC, , nos. , 
Bk. Seals, nos. , ). Henry Occ. c. ,  (Ches. Chts., pp. , );  (‘Rancoura’: BM Cott. Roll xiii. , no. );  Nov.  (Ctl. Burscough, no. );  (Arley Chts., , , cited by Barraclough, p. , who points out that the same cht. occ. with wrong initial ‘Eg.’ in Ormerod, Hist. Cheshire, ,  and Ctl. Cockersand, , ii, p. ). Ranulf Occ. – (Ches. Chts., p. ); , , prob. 3 (Ctl. Whalley, , , ). Andrew was pr. by 3 (PRO DL /). NORTON, see also COLD NORTON NOSTELL (Yorks W.), St Oswald f. c.  *Lists in York Fasti, , pp. xiii, ‒ (Sir Charles Clay); VCH Yorks, , ; th cent. Ch., used by Burton, Mon. Eboracense, p.  cited by Clay. *Adelulf 4 – Occ.  (Reg., , nos. ‒);  (Laurie, no. ); bp. Carlisle ‒, but retained Nostell, res.  (Ch.; cf. EYC, , no. ); d. . *Savard – Can. Nostell (EYC, , no. ); el.  (Ch.); occ.  (EYC, , no. 
Reg., , no. ). Obit,  Aug. (Burton). 1

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We are grateful to Mr R. G. Parker for help with these lists. The dates are noted by regnal years as well as years of grace: we have assumed that the former were the basis. The list gives him as first abb., but may only mean first abb. after the move to a new site in . Ralph of Maidstone, archd. Chester (still archd. Salop prob. , Reg. Lichfield, no. ; dean Hereford , Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). Occ. as Halo in CDF, no. : cf. Reg., , no. n.

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  *Geoffrey Occ. prob. – (Ctl. Whitby, , no. , dated by Clay, p. ). D.  according to Ch.; either this is a mistake or there were two Ansketils. Cf. Clay, p. xiii and n. (This is the only case in which a date recorded by Burton from Ch. contradicts other evidence.) *Ansketil (or Anketil) Occ.  (CDF, no. , dated by Clay, p. xiii and n.);  June  (PUE, , no. ); – (Ctl. Whitby, , no. , dated by Clay, p. );  (EYC, , no. ); (A.)  (ib., no. );  (Nichols, Leics, , ‒); d.  Apr.  (Ch.). *Robert of Woodkirk – D.  Jan.  (Ch.). A dispute about his successor’s el. was settled on  Dec.  following a papal mandate of  Mar. , Clay, p. , citing PRO Anc. Deed DL /. Cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. . *Ralph of Bedford – Occ. c.  June  (Bucks F., p. ); d.  July  (Ch.). ?Robert Can. Nostell, el. reported ? (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xix, f. v). But this may refer to Robert of Woodkirk (see Clay, p.  and n. ). *John –– Occ. , and freq. to  Oct.  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xix, f. v; Yorks F., ‒, p. ). D.  Sept.  (Ch.). *NOTLEY (Crendon Park, ‘de Parco super Thamam’) (Bucks), St Mary and St John the Baptist (Arrouaisian) f. – *List in VCH Bucks, , . ABBOTS *Osbert Occ. temp. Henry II (Bracton’s Note Book, , ). *N. J.d.  (Ctl. Tutbury, no. ). *Robert Occ.  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ); 1 (Ctl. Dunstable, no. ; cf. pp. ‒); (R.) May  (Ctl. Cirencester, , nos. ‒; cf. no. n.). *Edward Occ.  Jan.  (Bucks F., p. );  (Newington Longeville Chts., no. ); c.  (Ctl. Sandford, , pp. ‒). *M. Occ.  (Ctl. Oxford, St Frideswide, , pp. ‒; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no.  and n.). *Jo. Occ.  (Bucks F., p. ). OSENEY (Oxon), St Mary f.  (priory); c.  (abbey) Lists in VCH Oxon, ,  (H. E. Salter); th cent. list in Oxford, Bodl. Rawlinson C. , f. 
Ctl. Oseney, , p. xiii; basis in list and Ann. Oseney. PRIORS Ralph – Can. of St Frideswide, el. Jan.  (Ann. Oseney, p. ; list); occ.  Dec.  (ed. Andrews, Antiquaries Journal, , plate ); d.  May  (Ann. Oseney, p. ; ‘’ kal. June in list). Pr.  years,  months (Ann., p. ; list). Master Wigod – Pr. and abb.  years,  months (Ann., p. ); as pr.  years,  months (list). Occ. – (Ctl. Cirencester, , no. );  (‘abb.’: Reg., , no. );  July ,  Feb.  (PUE, , nos.  (‘Euigodo’), ). ABBOTS Wigod – Former pr., occ. as abb.  (Ctl. Oxford, St Frideswide, , no. );  , ?2 (Ctl. Cirencester, , no. );  June  (PUE, , no. ); d.  Oct.  (list; Ann. Oseney, p. ). Pr. and abb.  years,  months (ib.).

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   , ‒ [OSENEY] Edward – Dates as Ann., pp. , ; occ.  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ); c.  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ); d.  or  Dec.  (list; Ann., p. ). Hugh of Buckingham – El.  (ib., p. ); occ.  (Bucks F., p. ); d.  Apr.  (list; cf. Ann., p. ; Ann. Winchcombe, BM Cott. MS Faust. B. i, f. v). Clement – Pr. of Oseney,1 el.  (Ann.); occ.  June  (SHC, , ); Oct.  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ); d.  Sept.  (list; Ann., p. ; cf. CPR, ‒, p. ). OWSTON (Leics.), St Andrew f. – List in VCH Leics, ,  (R. A. McKinley). ABBOTS *Odo Occ.  (Saltman, p. , no. ); – (DC, nos. –); – (BM Add. Cht. ()). *Edward Occ.   (BM Campbell Cht. , ; cf. Add. Cht. ()). Ralph Occ. ? (prob. : Cheney, Inn. III, no. ; cf. no. n.; cf. also Launde);  Sept.  (Farnham, Leics Notes, , ). *Peter Occ.  (Leics. F., PRO transcripts, ); (P.)  (CUL MS Dd. iii. (), f. v); (P.)  Feb.  (Ctl. Cockersand, , i, pp. –). Royal assent for el. of next recorded abb., Richard,  June  (CPR, –, p. ). OXFORD, St Frideswide f.  (Secular Canons);  (Augustinian) List in VCH Oxon, ,  (H. E. Salter). *Master Wimund (Guimund) –c.  First pr., on ‘’ years (Ctl. Oxford, St Frideswide, , pp. –; cf. WMGP, p. ); but d. – (Ctl. Oseney, , pp. ‒). Prev. chapl. of Henry I (Ctl., , pp. –); possibly can. Holy Trinity, Aldgate (Wm. Newb., ed. Hearne, , ).2 *Master Robert of Cricklade Author and scholar (Collectanea, Oxford Hist. Soc., , ff.);3 prev. can. Cirencester (ib., pp.  –); occ. ?;4  Jan.  (PUE, , no. ); – (Ctl. Cirencester, , no. );  Feb.  (Ctl. Oseney, , pp. ‒);  (ib., , p. ). *Philip Occ. 5 (CDF, no. );  May  (Ctl. Eynsham, , p. );  July  (Ctl. Oseney, , p. ). Simon – Occ.  Nov.  (FF., PRS , no. ); (S.)  (CDF, no. );  Oct.  (Ctl., , p. ); (S.)  May  (ib., , p. ); res.  (CPR, –, p. ). PENTNEY (Norfolk), Holy Trinity, St Mary and St Mary Magdalene f. c.  List in VCH Norfolk, , . 1

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Occ. as pr. (C.) , ,  (Cheney, Inn. III, nos.  and n.,  and n.,  and n. where the editors correct the readings to ‘C.’). But some of the indications in the ch. Holy Trinity are undoubtedly misleading. He has been identified tentatively with Wimund, chapl. Oxford, who occ.  (Reg., , no. ); and even more tentatively with ‘Wymundus’ who occ. in the St Paul’s prebendal lists as preb. of Nesden in the early th cent. (?–), as dean of Lincoln. But it seems more likely that this is a scribal error for Simon (see Le Neve, –, rev. edn., , p. ). He was the author of an abridgement of Pliny’s Nat. Hist., the Liber de connubio Iob, and of a lost life of St Thomas Becket (E. Walberg, La tradition hagiographique de S. Thomas Becket (Paris, ), pp. ff.). For his name, see preface to the first of these (Collectanea, loc. cit.). Cht., ed. H. A. Cronne in Univ. of Birmingham Hist. Journ.,  (–), –, not certainly genuine, and misdated in the MS ‘’, MCLX, but with a witness list consistent with the date , MCXL 5 (); Cronne suggests Jan. . Herbert archd. Canterbury.

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  Geoffrey Occ.  Nov.  (MB Epp. );  July  (Ctl. Coxford, Norfolk Arch.,  (), , corrected by MS (see Coxford, n. ), ff. v–; also printed EHR,  (), ‒). Ralph1 Occ.  (Ctl. Brinkburn, p. ). Simon Occ.  (CRR, , p. ). A pr. William occ. n.d. in BM Cott. MS Titus C. viii, f.  (th cent. ctl.). PLYMPTON (Devon), St Peter and St Paul f. – (College);  Aug.  (Augustinian: see Ann., p. ; list) *List in Oliver, p. ; transcript of medieval list from lost ctl., in BM Harl. MS , f. ;2 Ann. in UGQ. Ralph –/ st pr. (cf. Ann., p. ), prob. prev. can. Holy Trinity Aldgate (Newburgh, ed. Hearne, , ); dates: ‒, i.e. for  years, list (cf. Ann., p. ); but see below. *Geoffrey – nd pr., ruled  years from , list; el.  Jan., ‘feria quinta’, , d.  Aug. , Ann., pp. , . But in   Jan. was a Wednesday, and Friday in . *Richard Pilatus – rd pr.; ruled  –12 years from , list. Occ.  (BM Cott. MS Tib. D. vi, pt. i, f. ; Ctl. Buckland, no. ). *John – th pr., el. ; ruled  years  months, list. Martin – th pr., el. ; ruled  –12 years, list. Occ. (M.) c.  (Oliver, p. ; cf. Morey, p. ). *Joel – th pr.; ruled  years  weeks, list. Occ.  (Oliver, p. ); 3 (CDF, no. );  July  (Devon F., no. );  Feb.  (ib., no. ). Robert ‘Ibslincton’ (list) – th pr., el. ; ruled  years, list. Occ.  June  (Devon F., no. ). Anthony – th pr., el. ; ruled  years  months  days, list. Occ.  May  (Reg. Grandisson, pp. , ).  is just possible for his death; but if the arithmetic is correct,  is more likely (but see note ). His successor, Pr. Richard de Brugis, was el.  (list). POUGHLEY (Elenfordesmere) (Berks), St Margaret f. c.  (see below) *List in VCH Berks, , . Gerelm Occ.  ( Jan. , ,  or : JL, 
Rymer, Foedera, , ). Robert Occ. c.  Apr.  (Ped. Fin., , ‒); th cent. (PRO C /; Cat. Anc. D., , ; this may refer to the Robert who occ. , Wilts F., p. ). *The next recorded pr., William, occ.  Apr.  (Madox, Form., p. ). * RANTON (de Sartis, Des Essarz) (Staffs), St Mary f. mid-th cent. (–: VCH Staffs, , ) List in VCH Staffs, , 4 ( J. C. Dickinson). O. Occ. ? or before (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). Alvred Occ. (A.) c.  or  (SHC, , –);  Sept.  (Warws F., no. );  Dec.  (SHC, , i, ). 1 2

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Geoffrey de Vaux in VCH list (and Blomefield, , ) appears to have been a landholder. Evidently the original list was th cent., or an earlier list continued to the th cent. It seems possible that the regnal figures included vacancies. If so dates of d. etc. may not be reliable. See Buckfast. This list includes Ralph, noting that he was traditionally regarded as first pr., or at least pr. in the founder’s lifetime: citing Mon., , ; William Salt Lib. S. MS /M, pp. ,  (VCH Staffs, , n.). But there seems no contemporary evidence of this.

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   , ‒ *REPTON (Derbys), Holy Trinity and St Wistan (formerly St Giles and St Wistan, Calke: cf. Derbys Chts., nos. , ff.) f.  (at Calke);1 c.  (at Repton) – but the main transfer took place in . List in VCH Derbys, , ‒. *Robert (Calke) Occ. prob.  (Ctl. Chester, , p. ); c. 2 (Ctl. Trentham, p. ); 3  (Derbys Chts., no. ). Nicholas (Calke) Occ. prob.  (HMC Hastings, , ; cf. Newstead); , 4  (Ctl. Breedon, nos. , ): (Repton)  (Derbys Chts., no. ). Aldred Occ. (A.) c.  (Derbys Chts., no. );  (Hunts F., p. ). Richard Occ.  Nov.  (Derbys F. (). p. ):  (Ctl. Burton, no. ); (R.)  (Ches. Chts., p. ). N[icholas ?] Occ.  (Derbys Chts., no. ). The next recorded pr., John, occ.  May  (Derbys F. (), p. );  Apr. May  (ib. (), p. ). ROCESTER (Staffs), St Mary f. c.  List in VCH Staffs, ,  ( J. C. Dickinson). ABBOTS Thurstan First abb. (Misc. D. M. Stenton, p. , n. ; cf. Mon., , –). *Ivo Occ. c. 5 (Ctl. Trentham, p. ). *Richard Occ.  (Eyton, Salop, , : cf. Buildwas);  (ib., p. n.
BM Harl. MS , f. ). Henry Occ.  (N’hants F., PRO transcripts);  July  (HMC Rutland, , ‒). W. Occ.  (Ctl. Dieulacres, p. );  (SHC, , p. ). *Philip Occ. ?early temp. Henry III6 (Ctl. Stone, pp. , ); j.d.  Sept.  (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. xiii, ff. ‒). ROYSTON (‘de Cruce Roisia’) (Herts), St John the Baptist and St Thomas Becket. f.    List in VCH Herts, , . Simon Occ.  Apr.  (PUE, , no. ). *Harpin Occ. 7 (BM Add. MS ,, f. v). Gilbert Occ.  Feb.  (FF., PRS , ). The next recorded pr., W., occ. Oct.  (CR, ‒, p. ). ST DENYS, Southampton (Hants) f.  *List in VCH Hants, , . ?Gerard Prob. st pr., occ.  in the foundation cht., described as can. (Mon., , ). *Aelard Occ.  (BM Add. MS ,, f. ; cf. Saltman, pp. ‒, no. ). *R. Occ. 8 (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xxiii, f. ()
Mon., , ). A Ruelandus occ. as pr. n.d. – ?‒th cent. and may
R. (BM Add. MS ,, f. ). 1 2

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KH, p. ; cf. Cheney, English Bishops’ Chanceries, App. . For date of transfer, cf. Ctl. Dale, pp. ff. Ranulf, earl of Chester (d. Dec. ); William, abb. Radmore (see Stoneleigh). This reference has been attributed to Calwich, but ‘Calc’’ seems much more likely to be Calke. Hugh earl of Chester’s father d.  Dec. . B[aldric] archd. Leicester (GFL, p. n.). 6 See Chester. With Richard, pr. Trentham. Master Roger of Rolleston (with Hugh, bp. of Lincoln), but not yet archd. of Leicester (Howden, , ). Christopher abb. Waverley; R. archd. Surrey (cf Ctl. Peterborough, p. ).

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  *John Occ.  (Hants F., PRO transcripts). *The next recorded pr., Walkelin, can. of St Denys, el.  (CPR, –, p. ). ST GERMANS (Cornwall) f. – List in Oliver, p. . William Occ. 1 (Mon., , ). *Auger Occ.  June  (Cornwall F., no. ; Reg. Bronescombe, p. );  (HMC Var. Coll., , ). The next recorded pr., Alvred, occ.  and Auger is stated to be his predecessor (CRR, , no. ). ST OSYTH (Chich) (Essex), St Peter, St Paul and St Osyth f.  (priory); – (abbey: see below). List in VCH Essex, , . PRIORS *William de Corbeil – st pr., can. of St Gregory, Canterbury (Hugh the Chanter, p. ); res.  Feb.  to be abp. Canterbury (WMGP, p. ; Gervase, , ). *Fulk Occ.  (Eyton, Salop, , ); ,  (Text. Roff., ff. v–, );   (Ctl. Colchester, , pp. –);  (Saltman, pp. ‒, no. ). ABBOTS Abel Occ. – ( JS Epp., ,  and n.);  (PRO E/); (A.) prob.  (MB Epp. ). D.  (Ralph Cogg., p. ). *Ralph Occ. (R.)  (Eyton, Salop, , n.);  Mar.  (PRO E/); late  (Essex F., p. );  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). D.  (Ralph Cogg., p. ). Richard Occ.  Feb.  (Suffolk F., PRS, , no. ). *David Occ.  (Ctl. Lewes, , p. );  Jan.  (Ctl. Colchester, , pp. ff.);  Oct.  (BM Harl. MS , ff. v–);  (CRR, , no. ); c. Apr.  (Essex F., p. ). SHELFORD (Notts), St Mary f. temp. Henry II List in VCH Notts, , . *Remigius (?Raymond) Occ.  (Rem’ or Reim’: HMC th Rep., , p. 
Ctl. Oseney, , p. 
Ctl. Worcester, p. ); definitely as Remigius in Ctl. Haverholme, no. , which is however only known from the transcript in BM Lansd. MS A, ff. v–. Alexander Occ. c.  Dec.  (BM Harl. MS , f. ); n.d. ?c.  (Ctl. Darley, , pp. ‒). *Laurence – El.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ); occ.  June  (Lincs F., , p. ). The next recorded pr., Thomas, occ.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  Nov.  (Ctl. Tutbury, no. ). SOUTHWARK (Surrey), St Mary Overy f.  *Lists in VCH London, , ; VCH Surrey, , . Basis in BM Cott. MS Faust. A. viii, ff. v (th cent., list ), v ff. (Ann. Southwark); BM Harl. MS , f.  (list ). Algod – Dates as Ann.; d.  Jan. . Pr.  years, lists , . Algar – Dates as Ann.; d.  Oct. . Pr.  years, lists , . *Warin (Varinus) c. – Dates as Ann.; d.  Feb. . Pr.  years, list ,  years, list . Gregory – Dates as Ann.; d.  Jan. . Pr.  years, list ;  years, list . 1

John archd. Exeter (possibly –, if Henry II alive).

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   , ‒ [SOUTHWARK] Ralph – Dates as Ann., d.  Mar. . Pr.  years, list ;  years, list . Richard  Succeeded Ralph, Ann.; pr.  year, list . Waleran (Valerianus) c. /– D.  Apr. , Ann.; pr.  years (sic), list ,  years, list . Occ.  Sept.  (Ctl. Winchester, pp. ‒);  (PRO E//);  Mar.  (BM Cott. MS Nero E. vi, f. 
Mon., ,  (‘ Mar.’)). William of Oxford – Dates as Ann.; d.  Nov. . Pr.  years, list ;  years, list . Occ.  Nov.  (FF., PRS , no. );  (Cambs F., p. ). Richard of St Mildred – Dates as Ann., d.  Jan. . Pr.  years, list ;  years, list . Occ. (R.)  Oct.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. ). William son of Samarus ? Succeeded Richard, Ann.  year, list . *Martin ?c. – D.  June , Ann.; pr.  years (sic), list . *Robert – Prev. pr. Oseney, dates as Ann.; d.  Apr. . Pr.  years, list . SOUTHWICK (Hants), St Mary f.  (at Porchester); c.  (at Southwick) *List in VCH Hants, , . Ctls. in Hants Rec. Office. Anselm (Ancelmus or Antelmus) Occ.  July Oct.  (PUE, , no. ); July  Oct.  (ib., no. ). *Walter Occ. Oct. June  (ib., no. 
Ctl., , ff. v–). Philip Occ.  Aug.  (ib., f. v);  (Mon., , ). *Guy Occ.  Mar.  (Ctl., , f. );  Feb.  (PUE, , no. );  (Reg. St Osmund, , p. ); c.  Mar.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  Feb.  (Ctl. Chichester, pp. –). Can. Merton; author of Florilegium in Oxford, St John’s Coll. MS  – colophon printed in Letters of Arnulf of Lisieux, ed. F. Barlow, pp. lxxxv f. and elsewhere; author of treatise on confession (  ), ed. A. Wilmart, RTAM,  (), ‒. D.  Nov. (obit. Wintney, Trokelowe, ed. Hearne, p. ). The next recorded pr., Luke, d.  (CPR ‒, p. ). STAFFORD (St Thomas) (Baswich), St Thomas Becket f.  List in VCH Staffs, ,  ( J. C. Dickinson). Walter Occ. c. c.  (Mon., , ‒: see Breedon); c.  (BM Harl. MS , ff. v–);  (SHC, , i, ). *Robert Occ.  Oct.  (Staffs F.
SHC, , i, );  (Ctl. Burscough, no. ; Reg. Lichfield, no. ). ?Adam Occ. ?temp. Richard I or John (SHC, , i, ). Ralph Occ.  (CRR, , p. ). The next recorded pr., Philip, occ.  Oct.  (SHC, , i, ). STONE (Staffs), St Wulfadus (and St Mary and St Michael) (Kenilworth) f. c.  List in VCH Staffs, ,  ( J. C. Dickinson). *Ralph, brother of Robert son of Odo of Loxley Occ. ?c.  (c. ) (SHC, , ); –1 (Mon., , );  (BM Add. MS ,, f. v). Roger Occ. , prob.  (SHC, , );2  May  (PUE, , no. ). Henry Occ. n.d. ?late th cent. (SHC, , i, , cf. ). *Silvester Occ.  (SHC, , i, );  (ib., , i, ); (S.)  Apr.  (FF., PRS , no. ); very likely
pr. Kenilworth (occ. –). *Richard Occ. prob.  (SHC, , i, ); (R.) n.d. ?early th cent. (ib., p. ). The next pr., Reginald, occ.  Nov.  (SHC, , i, ). 1 2

Roger bp. Chester went on Crusade in ; d. .
Madox, no. 
PRO E/, dated at ‘Fissam’. If this is rightly identified as Fécamp,  is the likely date, and it cannot be later than  (see SHC, ed.’s note).

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  STUDLEY (Warws), St Mary f. c.  (at Witton); c.  (at Studley) List in VCH Warws, , . Fromond Occ.  (Mon., , ). *Everard Occ. c.  (Ctl. Winchcombe, , pp. ‒);  (Evreux, Arehives Dépt. Eure,  F. , f.  – Ctl. Wootton Wawen);  (Ctl. Winchcombe, , p. ). Roger Occ. (R.) – (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  (Warws F., no. ). *Ralph Occ.  (ib., no. ). The next recorded pr., Nicholas, occ.  (ib., no. ). TAUNTON (Soms), St Peter and St Paul f. c.  List in VCH Soms, , . *William Occ.  June  (EHD, , p. );  (Ctl. Bath, , p. ). *Stephen Occ.  Oct.  (Ctl. Winchester, p. );  Nov.  (HMC Wells, , );  Sept.  (CDF, no. );  Nov.  (Ctl. Buckland, no. );  (HMC Wells, , ). Robert Occ.  May  (Devon F., no. ). John Occ.  (HMC Wells, , ); ( J.)  Oct.  (Devon F., no. );  (Soms F., p. ). The next recorded pr., Robert, occ.  (Soms F., p. ). THETFORD (Norfolk), Holy Sepulchre f.  Lists in VCH Norfolk, , ; VCH Suffolk, , . Gilbert Occ. mid-th century – with Constantius, pr. of Thetford, St Mary (Bodl. Gough MS, Norfolk, , f. v). Herbert Occ.  (CDF, no. , as pr. of ‘Neford’, St Sepulchre). Richard Occ.  Nov.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. ). THOBY (Ginges) (Essex), St Leonard (and St Mary) f. 1 List in VCH Essex, , . *Tobias Occ.  (Cal. Bodl. Chts., p. ; Mon., , ). Adam Occ. late th cent. (Cal. Bodl. Chts., p. ). Ralph and H. Occ. in two documents of c.  or early th cent. – the former with Henry pr. Colchester, St Botolph (Ctl. Colchester, , pp. ‒). The next recorded pr., William, occ.  (PRO Assize Roll , m. ). THORNHOLME (Lincs), St Mary f. temp. Stephen List in VCH Lincs, , . Richard Occ. early Henry II (pal.: DC, no. ); 2 (ib., no. ); (R.)  May  (PUE, , no. ). *Laurence Occ. late th cent. (pal.: BM Harl. Cht.  . ; cf. Newhouse). Walter3 Occ.  (BM Lansd. MS , ff. v–);  June  (Lincs F., PRS , no. );  (CRR, , p. );  Oct.  (Yorks F., John, p. ). *Andrew Occ.  (EYC, , no. );  (BM Cott. MS Claud. D. xi, f. r–v);  (Ctl. Peterborough, no. );  Oct.  (Lincs F., , p. ). The next recorded pr., Geoffrey, occ.  Feb.  (ib., , p. ). Alan pr. occ. n.d. in Bodl. MS Top. Yorks, c. , f. v. 1 2 3

Dated by Robert bp. of London (so VCH). Walter de Amundeville, sheriff of Lincs. Possibly Walter Scrop, occ. early th cent., with Alan pr. Drax (Ctl. Selby, , no. ).

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   , ‒ THORNTON (CURTIS) (Lincs), St Mary f.  (: see below) (priory);  (abbey) *List in VCH Lincs, , ; basis in list of abbs. known from Bodl. Tanner MS , ff. ‒, BM Add. MS , ff. ‒ (Holles transcript); partly corrected in PUE, , p. . The list includes copious indications of date, not always reconcilable, and abbatial years which ignore vacancies (i.e. run from one abb.’s death to the next; cf. Fountains). Where no references are given, the details are from the list, though no attempt has been or can be made to reconcile all the dates given. The list is certainly seriously wrong c. , but it may well be more correct for the earlier heads. PRIOR THEN ABBOT Richard pr. –; abb. – First pr. el.  Jan.  ( Stephen,  years after the Conquest, Saturday, St Hilary’s day);1 made abb. , on basis of bull of  Oct.  ( Eugenius III, th Indiction); d.  Nov.2  after  years,  months. ABBOTS Philip – Second abb., el. :  Ind.,  Eugenius III,  Stephen. The indiction would give a date – Sept. ; the abbatial years evidently presuppose that Richard d. Nov., either  or . Occ.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  (DC, no.  – see Thornholme); 3  (EYC, , no. ). D.  July  after  years,  months,  days (th Indiction,  Alexander III,  Henry II). Thomas – Third abb., el.  (th Indiction – i.e. – Sept. –  Alexander III,  Henry II); occ. (T.) 4  (EYC, , no. ); d.  Sept.  in France, on his way to Rome, after  years and seven weeks. John Benton – Fourth abb., el.  (nd Indiction,  Lucius III,  Henry II); the list makes him d.  Nov.  after  years,  months, but this must be wrong, as references to Jordan show (see below). A J., who could be John or Jordan, occ.  (DC, no. );   (Ctl. Guisborough, , no. ). *Jordan de Villa Fifth abb., el., according to list,  May Aug.  (th Indiction,  Innocent III,  John); but he occ. 5 (Ctl. Bridlington, p. ):  Jan.  (FF., PRS , no. ); early  (CRR, , p. );  Nov.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ):  (CRR, , p. ); c.  Oct.  (Yorks F., John, p. ); d. ? Nov.  after  years,  days. But the next abb., Richard de Villa (el.  in list), occ.  Jan.  ( Henry III: Lincs F., , p. ); and an R., former abb. ‘Torrington’, nuncius regis, occ.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ). THREMHALL (Essex), St James f. c. . List in VCH Essex, , . Daniel Said to be first pr. in late history of founder’s family in Mon., , . *William Occ. late  (Essex F., p. ); early th cent. (–) (Bk. Seals, no. ). The next recorded pr., John, occ. summer  (Essex F., p. ). 1 2

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5

Correct for ; the list makes St Hilary’s day fall on a Sunday in  – actually it was a Monday. The day of St Edmund the abp. The regnal calculations confirm that this was the day, not the alternative feast of St Edmund (the archbishop) in June – it is curious to date the death of a th-cent. abbot by the feast of a th-cent. archbishop. Cf. below, for the doubt whether the list really meant  or . It refers to Henry II and his son Henry as kings. It is a grant of Earl William de Mandeville as successor of Earl William of Aumale, whose daughter and heiress he married in Jan. . W. archd. Nottingham, Master Simon of Apulia not yet dean of York.

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  THURGARTON (Notts), St Peter f.  *List in VCH Notts, , . *Gilbert Occ. (G.) prob. –1 (Reg. Master David, no. 
Vat. Lat. MS , f. v, printed Liverani, pp. ‒); (G.) c.  (Chts. Newington Longeville, no. ); (Gilbert)  (BM Egerton MS , f. , cf. f. v; ex inf. M. Screech). *The pr. was vacant  Feb. and  Mar.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., pp. b, b). *Henry Occ.  (Notts F., PRO transcripts);  Oct.  (Lincs F., , p. ). The next recorded pr., Elias, occ.  June  (Lincs F., , pp. ‒). TONBRIDGE (Kent), St Mary Magdalene f. – List in VCH Kent, , . John Occ.  Jan.  (PUE, , no. );  Jan.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ; cf. nos. –). TORKSEY (Lincs), St Leonard f. temp. Henry II List in VCH Lincs, , . *Absalom Occ.  (BM Lansdowne MS , ff. v–) The next pr., John, occ.  Oct.  (Lincs F., , p. ). TORTINGTON (Sussex), St Mary Magdalene (Ctl. Boxgrove, no. ) f. c.  List in VCH Sussex, ,  (L. F. Salzman). Nicholas Occ. 2 (Ctl. Chichester, no. , p. ). Henry Occ.  (Ctl. Lewes, , p.  n. ). The next recorded pr., Reyner, occ.  (Sussex F., no. ). TRENTHAM (Staffs), St Mary and All Saints f. c.  Lists in Ctl. Trentham, p. ; VCH Staffs, , ‒ ( J. C. Dickinson). John –?3 Occ. c.  (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v – see Stoneleigh);  Oct.  (PUE, , no. ); 4 (BM Harl. MS , ff. v–);  (CChR, , ). Vacant ; in charge of Alan canon of Trentham and Henry de Verdun (Book of Fees, , p. ). Alan possibly became, or called himself pr.: occ. n.d. (Ctl. Trentham, p. ). Samson Occ. 5 (Mon., , ). Possibly before the vacancy of . *Richard Occ. ?early temp. Henry III (SHC, , i, : ; cf. p. );  (ib., p. );  June  (Lincs F., , p. ). ULVERSCROFT (Leics), St Mary f.  List in VCH Leics, ,  (R. A. McKinley). William Occ.  Nov.  (PUE, , no. ). *T. Occ. temp. Henry III (pal.: HMC Hastings, , ). *The next recorded pr., Walter, occ. , prob. soon after 6 (Nichols, Leics, , ). 1 2 3

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Ref. to an archbp. York, almost certainly Roger. Matthew dean of Chichester (Acta Chichester, p. ). Possibly to be identified with John, chaplain to the earl of Chester, who d.  (Ctl. Trentham, p. ; cf. VCH Staffs, , n.). Richard bp. Coventry; Elias archd. Staffs. It is couched in words almost identical with the cht. of c.  (Harl. MS , f. r–v). Roger (de Lacy) constable of Chester (Ches. Chts., p. ); but late in the period , because Roger of Mold occ. as seneschal of the earl of Chester. The widow of Saher, earl of Winchester (d. ) has done homage for her inheritance.

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   , ‒ WALSINGHAM (Norfolk), St Mary f. c.  ( J. C. Dickinson, Walsingham, pp. ‒, ‒). Lists in ib., pp. ‒; VCH Norfolk, , . th-cent. list in BM Cott. Nero E. vii, f. v, printed in Dickinson, Walsingham, pp. ‒. The list seems tolerably reliable, but as there is very little control for this period, it must be regarded with some caution. Ralph c. –c.  Formerly clerk, st regular can. and pr., occ. 1 (BM Cott. MS Nero E. vii, f. r–v); pr.  years, list. Richard c. –c.  nd pr.;  years, list. Alexander c. –c.  rd pr.;  years, list; occ.  (BM Cott. MS Nero E. vii, ff. v–). William c. –c.  th pr.;  years, list. Occ. morrow St Edward,  Henry III, prob.  Jan. or  Mar.  (BM Cott. Roll, iv, , no. ); c.  Nov.  (BM Cott. MS Nero E. vii, ff. , ). WALTHAM (Essex), Holy Cross f. – (secular);  (priory);  (abbey) *List in VCH Essex, , –. PRIORS *Ralph – Can. Cirencester, app.  (Diceto, , –). Occ.  May  (PUE, , no. ). ABBOTS *Master Walter of Ghent – Can. Oseney, app. first abb.  (Ann. Oseney, p. ; Gesta Hen. II, , ). Occ.  Dec.  (BM Harl. MS , ff. v–) and frequently2 to c.  Feb.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). D.  May  (Howden, , ). *Richard3 c. – Occ.  (Essex F., p. );  (CRR, , p. ); etc.;  May  (BM Cott. MS Tib. C. ix, f. r–v). He was presumably el. in or very soon after ; but his bl. was postponed – no doubt by the interdict – to ( ):  March in the th year after it fell in  (BM Harl. MS , f. ). D. – March  (licence to el. his successor; pr. Henry was el. abb. late Mar., since his el. received royal assent on  Apr. : CPR, –, pp. –). WARTER (Yorks E.), St James f. (priory) c. , (Arrouaisian abbey) , (priory again)  (EYC, , pp. –) C.T.C. Lists in EYC, , pp. ‒ (Sir Charles Clay); VCH Yorks, , , th-cent. list cited and discussed by Clay, loc. cit. PRIOR AND ABBOT Ivo Occ.  (pr.),  (abb.) (EYC, , no. ; , no.  – for date cf. Clay, p. ). ABBOT Richard Occ.  Apr.  (papal conf., EYC, , no. ); abb. (unnamed) occ.  (papal conf., EYC, , no. ). PRIORS Joseph Occ.  (Ctl. Guisborough, , no. , dated by Clay, p. ); (J.)  (EYC, , no. ). Pr. (unnamed) occ.  Mar.  (ib.). 1

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Dickinson, p. , proposes a date  for the cht. on the grounds of the style of Roger, earl of Clare: but this was his common title from his succession / to his death in . A date in or soon after  is quite likely, but cannot be proved. Esp. as witness to acts of Abp. Hubert Walter. An Abb. Henry occ. by error in  (BM Harl. MS , f. ). MPCM, , , has an Abb. N. (extended by ed. to Nicholas) s.a. ; ‘N.’ was evidently the cipher not a true initial.

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  Ralph Occ. between Joseph and Nicholas in th-cent. list in Ctl. Warter (Mon., , ). Nicholas Occ.  July  (Yorks F., John, p. ). Richard Occ.  Oct.  (ib., p. );  (EYC, , no. );  May  (Bodl. MS Fairfax , f. ). The next pr., Thomas, was el. c. ; cf. list, ut sup., and Clay, pp.  n. , . WARWICK, Holy Sepulchre (Canons of the Holy Sepulchre) f. c.  List in VCH Warws, , ‒. Almer Occ. as Anthony’s predecessor (GFL, no. ). Anthony Occ. as Ralph’s predecessor (GFL, no. ). Ralph Occ.  (Saltman, pp. ‒);  (Mon., , );  (GFL, no. );   (ib., no ). G. Occ.  Oct.  (Ctl. Harrold, p. , no. **). Master Thomas Occ. ?– (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v; confirmed by William, earl Warwick, d. : ibid.);  (HMC, th Rep., , );  (BM Harl. Cht., . A. ); c.  (pal. : HMC, th Rep., , ); (Magister Thomas) 1 (BM Egerton MS , f. v). WELLOW (Grimsby) (Lincs), St Augustine and St Olaf f. ? List in VCH Lincs, , . ABBOTS William Occ.  (Mon., , ‒). Vacant  July  (Gesta Hen. II, , ‒). Thomas El. , prob.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ).2 Richard I Occ. 3 (BM Harl. MS , f. ); c.  (Ctl. Newnham, no. ); c.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  June  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ). *Richard II – Prev. pr. Snead (Chirbury), el. abb. ; royal assent  Aug. (CPR, –, p. ). Occ. until  Sept.  (Lincs F., , p. ). WESTACRE (Norfolk), St Mary and All Saints f. temp. Henry I (c. ) List in VCH Norfolk, , .4 Oliver First pr., prev. secular priest; occ. early th cent.5 (Mon., , ). *William Occ.  Oct.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. );  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  (CRR, , p.). WIGMORE (Herefs), St James (Victorine) f.  (at Shobdon); 6 (at Wigmore) Ann. to  in Manchester, John Rylands Lib., Latin MS ; Ch. in Wright, Hist. Ludlow, Mon., ; now ed. J. C. Dickinson and P. T. Ricketts, Trans. Woolhope Nat. Field Club, , ‒. 1 2

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Kenilworth. An original writ of Henry II, ‘Dei gratia rex . . .’ (i.e. ). If the place is correctly identified as Brill (Bucks) the dates can be narrowed to ; Foster guessed , following a conjecture of Eyton (Itinerary, p. ) that Henry was at Brill in . The evidence that the abbey was vacant in  suggests a date in that year. Hamo dean of Lincoln (, cf. Diceto, , , on his predecessor); Roger of Rolleston not yet archd. Leicester (–, Howden, , ). Including Richard ‘c. ’, but citing PRO E/, of mid-th cent. Blomefield, , , gives Hubert, occ. c. ; Godwin, late John, and William, ; but cites no evidence, and none has been found. Temp. Ralph de Tosny (the founder) occ. –c. , dead by c.  (Douglas, Social Structure, pp. 6 –, cf. ). Ann., f. v; the dedication took place in  (ibid.).

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   , ‒ PRIOR, THEN ABBOT Robert Occ. – (Ch. Wigmore in Wright, Hist. Ludlow, pp. ‒
Mon., , , cf. ). ABBOTS *Andrew of S.-Victor Pr. of S.-Victor; withdrew from Shobdon ; restored  (GFL, no. ; B. Smalley, in RTAM,  (), ‒, esp. pp. ‒ – based on Ch.). An eminent biblical scholar; see Smalley, art. cit., and Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages (nd edn.), pp. ‒. Roger Succeeded Andrew, who was called back on Roger’s death (Ch. Wigmore; cf. Smalley (), pp. ‒). Andrew of S.-Victor ⴛ– Restored  (see above); d.  Oct. 1 (year in Ann., f. v, cited Smalley (), pp.  f.; for day, Obit. Sens, , ). Occ.  (Lambeth MS , f. r–v);  (Glam. Chts., , p. ). Simon –1 Pr. Wigmore, el.  and d. before bl. (Ann., f. v). Ranulf /1– Sacrist Wigmore; dates from Ann., ff. v, v. Ralph – Dates from Ann., ff. v, v. WOMBRIDGE (Salop), St Mary and St Leonard f.  *M.C. Lists in Eyton, Salop, , ; VCH Salop (M. Chibnall, forthcoming). Roger Occ.  (Ctl. Wombridge, in Trans. Salop Arch. Soc., First Series, , –);  June  (Eyton, Salop, , ; cf. p. ); (R ) , (R.) ? (Cheney, Inn. III, nos. , ); 2 (Eyton, Salop, , );  (CRR, , p. ). The next recorded pr., Henry, occ. c.  (Eyton, Salop, , n.). *WOODBRIDGE (Suffolk), St Mary f. c.  List in VCH Suffolk, , . *Hugh Occ. ?late th cent.3 (Chelmsford, Essex Rec. Office MS D/DBy Q , f. v). WOODKIRK (Yorks W.), St Mary f. – *Nicholas Occ. early th cent. (EYC, , no. ). WORKSOP (Radford) (Notts), St Mary and St Cuthbert f.  List in VCH Notts, , . William of Huntingdon st pr., occ. c. 4 (Thompson, Welbeck Abbey, p. ); (William) – (EYC, , no. ; cf. p. ). *A. Occ.  (Newington Longeville Chts., no. ). Stephen Occ.  (Mon., , ); (S.) c.  or  (BM Add. MS ,, f. r-v); perhaps the same as the S. subpr. who occ. ibid., f. v. Henry Occ. , –5 (EYC, , nos. –); – (HMC Var. Coll., , ): these probably establish that he was earlier than Robert, i.e. had ceased to be pr. by c. . 1

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Andrew’s death, Simon’s brief abbacy and Ranulf ’s accession are all dated  in Ann. The suspicion that the events of more than one year have been telescoped is increased by the reference to Cardinal Hugh Pierleone’s council of Westminster under the same year. As this fell in – March  it is often dated ‘’ (cf. Handbook, p. ). If ‘H.’ was abb. Haughmond in , this document must be later, since Ralph abb. Haughmond occ. in it. With T. archdeacon, probably either Thomas of Norwich () or Teingrim (Steingrim) of 4 Norfolk, c. –c. . This is the f. cht. of Welbeck abb. Nos.  and  were evidently of a date, and in  Thomas de Reineville is specified to be steward: Matthew de Eston was steward in  (EYC, , p. ). No.  was a grant by Gerard de Furnival the younger, who d.  (ib., p.  – the elder prob. d. , ib., p. ) (ex inf. C.T.C.).

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  *Robert (?de Pykeburn: R. White, Dukery Records, p. ) Occ. (R.) c.  (BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, f. v); (R.) – (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); –1 (EYC, , no. );  Nov.  (Yorks F., –, pp. –). *The next recorded pr., Walter, occ.  Sept. Oct.  and  Feb.  (Derbys F. (), pp. , ). WORMSLEY (Pyon) (Hereford), St Leonard and St Mary (Victorine) f. c.  () List in Mon., , . Edwin ‘primus heremita’,2 perhaps first pr., occ. BM Harl. MS , f. v. Hugh Occ. prob. temp. Henry III (Oxford, Bodl. MS Rawl. B. , f. ). The next recorded pr., Ralph, occ.  Feb.  (BM Harl. MS , f. v). WROXTON (Oxon), St Mary f. c.  List in VCH Oxon, ,  (H. E. Salter). ?Roger called first pr. in Placita de Quo Warranto, p. . Geoffrey Occ. first half th cent. (pal.: Oxford, New College Archives, Swalcliffe Chts. ); possibly later than Richard. The next pr. known, Richard, was el.  (Reg. Wells, , p. ). WYMONDLEY (Herts) St Mary f. – List in VCH Herts, , ‒. William Occ. early th cent.3 (BM Cott. MS Nero E. vi, f. r-v); also BM Cott. MS Tib. C. ix, ff. v–. The next recorded pr., Hugh, occ.  (VCH citing Herts F.,  Henry III, no. ). 1

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Witnessed by Gerard de Furnival, probably the younger, who had an interest in the fee concerned by right 2 of his wife (ex inf. C.T.C.). Of Pyon, at Pyon early th cent. With Mabel, abbess Elstow ().

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THE PREMONSTRATENSIAN CANONS Of the houses founded before , no name has been found for this period for Cammeringham, Charlton, Hornby, Kalendar, *Newbo, Snelshall and West Ravendale. N. Backmund, O. Praem., Monasticon Praemonstratense,  (Straubing, ), has lists for all houses, based on Colvin. ALNWICK (Northumberland), St Mary f.  List in Colvin, p. ; also by A. M. Oliver in Proc. Soc. of Antiquaries of Newcastle, rd series,  (‒), ff. Baldwin – First abb.; d.  (dates as Ch. Melrose, p. , f. , confirmed by BM Cott. MS Tib. A. , f. ). D.  Nov. (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ). Patrick – Second abb.; d.  (dates as Ch. Melrose, pp. , , ff. ‒). Richard – Prev. pr. Alnwick (Ch. Melrose, p. , f. ). Occ.  (EYC, , no. ; cf. no. ). Gilbert – Occ. (G.) j.d.  May  (Ctl. Guisborough, , p. ); d.  – ‘quondam’, and so perhaps res. earlier (Ch. Melrose, p. , f. ). Adam – Dep.  Dec.  (ib., pp. ‒, f. r–v). The Ch. Melrose reads: ‘Obiit Gilebertus quondam abbas de Alnewic cui successit in anno sequenti Galfridus abbas de Driburc (Dryburgh) . . . Adam abbas de Alnewic, depositus est V˚ Id. Decembris’. Occ.  Nov.  (Northumberland and Durham F., no. ). Geoffrey – Prev. abb. Dryburgh, el.  (see above). Benedict Occ.  (Colvin, citing C. L. Hugo, Sacrae Antiquitatis Monumenta (Stivagii, ), pp. ff., ep. lxx of Gervase, abb. Prémontré; on whom see C. R. Cheney in Bull. John Rylands Lib.,  (‒), ff.). The next known abb., Bartholomew, occ.  Jan.  (Northumberland and Durham F., no. ) and ? (for reference, see Oliver, art. cit., p. ). BARLINGS (Oxeney) (Lincs), St Mary f.  (cf. Colvin, p. ) Lists in Colvin, p. ; VCH Lincs, , . The order of the first two names is uncertain. Adam Occ. c.  (: Colvin, pp. –). David Occ.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ); 1 (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. , f. ); temp. Henry II (pal.: DC, no. ). Ralph Occ.  June July  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. , f. ); temp. Henry II (early temp. Henry II, DC, no. ); n.d. (CDF, no. ). Achardus, Akarius Occ. – (Colvin, p. ; cf. p. n.);  Jan. and Jan.–Mar.  (Foreville, pp. , ); also late th cent., late Henry II (pal.: DC, nos. , ). D.  Apr. (Newhouse obit, HMC Ancaster, p. ). 1

Baldric, archd. Leicester and Ralph, subdean Lincoln (GFL, p.  and n.; Reg. Lincoln, , p. n, cf. , p. n.).

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  *Robert Occ.  (Reg. Lincoln, , nos. –);  (BM Cott. MS Faust. B. i, f. r–v);  (Peterborough, D. and C. MS , f. 
MS , f. ). D.  July (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ). BAYHAM (Otham) (Sussex), St Mary and St Laurence f.  (by amalgamation of Brockley, f. –, and Otham, f. ) Lists in Colvin, p. ; VCH Sussex, ,  (L. F. Salzman). *Jordan Occ. ? and  Jan. / (Cheney, Inn. III, no.  and n.; BM Cott. MS Otho A. ii, f. ); ( J.)  Dec.  (HMC De L’Isle and Dudley, , );  (abb. Bayham, Colvin, p. ); 1 (Lambeth MS , f. ).2 Cf. Colvin, p.  n. , for the possibility that he res. to become archd. St Davids. *His successor, Reginald, occ.  (Sussex F., no. ). BEAUCHIEF (Derbys), St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury f.  Lists in Colvin, p. ; VCH Derbys, , . Obits in BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii (translated in S. O. Addy, Beauchief Abbey, pp. ff.). Gilbert Occ.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ); (G.)? – (Reg. Lichfield, no. ; see ed.’s note);  (Colvin, pp. ‒, cf. Bayham, n. ). Cf. BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f.  (his mother’s obit). *He was succeeded either by William or by Stephen. William occ. early temp. Henry III (pal.: Derbys Chts. no. ); Stephen early temp. Henry III (pal.: ibid., no. ) and ? (Ctl. Darley, , p. ). Obits of Stephen’s sister and father occ. in BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, ff. , v. BEELEIGH (Parndon, Maldon) (Essex), St Mary and St Nicholas f. – (at Great Parndon);  (at Beeleigh, near Maldon) Lists in Colvin, p. ; R. C. Fowler, in Beeleigh Abbey, pp. , ; and VCH Essex, , . *Robert Occ.  Aug.  (Ctl. Colchester , p. ). Henry Occ.  (BM Wolley Cht., i. ); Sept.–Oct.  (Colvin, p. ; cf. p. ); (H.)  (CRR, , p. ); (H.)  (Essex F., p. );  Feb.  (ib., p. ). These references can hardly all be to the same man. The next abb., John, first occ.  (Fowler, citing Cambs F., p. ). BLANCHLAND (Northumberland), St Mary3 f.  List in Colvin, p. . Alan – App. . Prev. abb. Croxton; first abb. Blanchland (Colvin, p. ). Adam (d.  Oct.) and William (d.  Nov.) occ. in the Beauchief obituary, BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, ff. , , in th-cent. hands. COCKERSAND (de Marisco) (Lancs), St Mary f. – Lists in Colvin, pp. ‒; VCH Lancs, , ‒. Abbs. ‘de Marisco’ down to . 1

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Refers to the Feast of Purification after the relaxation of the Interdict: i.e.  Feb.  (cf. Councils and Synods, , i,  and n. ). Also occ.  in the documents printed by Colvin, pp. –. On p.  is a mandate addressed by G(ervase) abb. of Prémontré (–) to J. abb. Bayham, among others. In what follows J. abb. Otham acts with R. abb. of L’Íle Dieu. If the order of the documents is correct, the letters on pp. – were written after  but before , when the successor of William abb. of Durford first occ., perhaps before , since G(ilbert) abb. Beauchief (q.v.) wrote one of the documents in the case (pp. –). Not to be confused with the Premonstratensian house of St Nicholas, Blanchelande (Manche): cf. CDF, nos. ff.

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   , ‒ [COCKERSAND] Founded as a hospital –; Hugh the Hermit, said to be first master, occ. c. : Ctl. Cockersand, , pp. ix–x, xxi; , i, pp. ‒. PRIOR Henry Occ. as pr. (H.)  June  (PUE, , no. ); (H.)  (EYC, , no. ) and for ‘Henry’ cf. Ctl. Cockersand, , ii, p. . ABBOTS Th(omas) Occ.  (Lancs PR, p. 
Ctl. Furness, , iii, p. ). Roger Occ.  (Lancaster Hist., , ‒); (R.) 1 (Durham Cath. Muniments, . .  Ebor. ) also early th cent. (Ctl. Cockersand, , ii, pp. ‒; cf. , ii, p. ). Hereward Occ. prob.  (Lancaster Hist., , ‒; cf. ‒);  May  (Ctl. Cockersand, , ii, p. ). D.  Dec. (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. v). The next abb., Richard, occ.  July  (Ctl. Cockersand, , i, pp. ‒). COVERHAM (Yorks N.), St Mary f. (at Swainby) c. , (at Coverham)  (see below) C.T.C. List in Colvin, p. ; VCH Yorks, , . Philip Occ. (P.) c. 2 (BM Stowe cht., 
Ctl. Guisborough,  , p. );  Nov.  (Yorks F., John, p. ). Laurence Occ. c.  and c.  (BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, f. r–v). Conan Occ.  Apr. ,  June  (Yorks F., ‒, pp. , ). The next abb., John, occ. . An Abb. Robert occ. in th cent. addition under  Feb. in Beauchief obit., BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ; Abb. Gilbert also occ. at a date unknown: EYC, , no. n. CROXTON KERRIAL (Leics), St John the Evangelist f.  Lists in Colvin, pp. ‒; VCH Leics, ,  (R. A. McKinley). Alan – Res. abb. Blanchland (Colvin, p. ). William Occ.  (DC, no. );  (MB, , );  Jan.  (or )3 (DC, no. ); d.  May (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ). Adam Occ.  (Lincs Assize Roll, p. );  Sept.  (BM Add. MS , f. ; Colvin, pp. ,  and n. citing Belvoir Castle Add. MS , f. ). D.  Nov. (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. v). The next abb. known, Elias, occ.  Dec.  (Nichols, Leics, , i, App., p. ). DALE (de Parco Stanley; de Parco iuxta Dereleyam) (Derbys), St Mary f. (as hermitage) temp. Stephen; (as Augustinian pr.) ; (as Premonstratensian pr.) ?c. ‒c.  and again c. ; (as abb.) c.  (Ctl. Dale, pp. ff.; cf. Colvin, pp. ‒) Lists in Ctl. Dale, p. ; Colvin, p. , based on Dale Ch., ed. W. H. St John Hope, Derbys Arch. Journ.,  (), ff.,4 and medieval list ibid., pp. ff.; VCH Derbys, , . PRIORS Humphrey Occ.  (Ch., pp. , f. (‒)). Henry D. ?c.  (Ch., p.  ()). 1 2

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Henry de Redeman (deputy) sheriff (of Yorks). J.d.  July  ( Celestine III); but the decision must be March  as Robert de Longchamp is abb. 3 St Mary’s York. Dated . Now re-edited by A. Saltman, Derbys Arch. Journ.  (), –; page numbers in brackets refer to this edn.

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  ABBOTS Walter de Todeni(?) or Senteney1 c. – Can. of Easby (q.v.) and Newhouse ( –14 years, list, p. ; cf. Ch., p.  (; cf. p. ); Colvin, pp. –). Occ.  May  (Ctl. Dale, no. ). His successor was el. abb. Prémontré in  after  –12 years as abb. (Ann. Dunstable, p. ; list, p. . If the ed.’s note is correct his promotion took place  Oct. ). DEREHAM, see WEST DEREHAM DURFORD (Sussex), St Mary and St John the Baptist f. – Lists in Colvin, pp. ‒; VCH Sussex, ,  (L. F. Salzman). Robert – Occ. – (R.)  (Ctl. Boxgrove, nos. , ); ,  (Acta Chichester, nos. ‒, ). Res. to be abb. Leiston (q.v.) . William2 c. – El. c.  (cf. Colvin, p. ); occ.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );   (Colvin, pp. , ; cf. Bayham, p.  n. ). *Jordan Occ.  (Sarum Chts., pp. ff.);  (prob. )3 (Ctl. Sele, no. ). EASBY (St Agatha; Richmond) (Yorks N.), St Agatha f.  C.T.C. Lists in Colvin, p. ; EYC, , p. xxvii (Sir Charles Clay); VCH Yorks,  –. Ch. Dale, Derbys Arch. Journ.,  (), 
 (), ‒, asserts that Walter de Senteney, first abb. of Dale, had previously established the order (ordinem fundaverat) at Easby; cf. Colvin, p. . If this means that Walter (who died ) was first abb. of Easby, it is impossible. Martin Occ.  (EYC, , no. ). Ralph Occ.  Oct.  (EYC, , no. );  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. );  June  (EYC, , no. n.);  (ib., , no. n.). A. Occ.  (EYC, , no. ). *Geoffrey Occ. JuneJuly  (Yorks F., John, p. );  (EYC, , no. n.); (G.) c.   (BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, f. ). The next abb., Elias, occ.  May  (Yorks F., ‒, p. ). EGGLESTONE (Yorks N.), St John the Baptist f. – C.T.C. List in Colvin, p. ; by J. F. Hodgson, YAJ,  (), ‒; VCH Yorks, , . Baildon, , , includes Ralph de Moleton; an error based on YAJ,  (), . William Occ. late th cent. and  (Hodgson, p. , citing Curia Regis Roll for ).4 Nicholas Occ. c.  (ibid., pp. ‒, citing the same).4 Stephen Occ. c.  (BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, f. v; Geoffrey, abb. of Easby occ. in a similar agreement in , BM Egerton MS , f. v). H. Occ. c.  (BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, f. v). *The next abb. in Hodgson’s list is Robert, , without ref.: William occ.  (Yorks F., –, p. ). 1 2

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See Saltman, art. cit., p. : ‘Tetenaye’ or ‘Totenaye’ in the better MSS. Occ. in Ctl. Chichester, p. , no. , dated ‘–’ (i.e. ); but this is a cht. of Henry Hose, son of Henry Hose, donor of no. , i.e. presumably Henry Hose III, late th–early th cent.; so  can easily be  (for the Hose family cf. EYC, , index, s.v. Hose, esp. pp. xii, ff.). Reginald de Braose (restored ; d. : Lloyd, , ,  and n.). The jurors in  stated that a particular grant had been made to Abb. William, not to his successor, Abb. Nicholas; the grant (which does not name the abb.) survives, and can be dated  (Reg. palatinum Dunelmense, ed. T. D. Hardy, RS, , –; the dates are those of the donor, Philip, bp. of Durham).

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   , ‒ HAGNABY (Lincs), St Thomas of Canterbury f. (as priory) ; (as abbey)  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. B. xi, f. v) Lists in Colvin, p. ; VCH Lincs, , . PRIORS Thomas Occ. c.  (pal.: DC, no. ). *William of Fultorp, can. of Hagnaby, was made custos of the ‘abbey’  (Reg. Wells, , p. ); and Peter occ. as abb.  (BM Cott. Cht. xxvii. ). LANGDON, or WEST LANGDON (Kent), St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury f.  Lists in Colvin, pp. ‒; VCH Kent, ,  (R. C. Fowler). (In addition to the following the Beauchief obituary, BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. , of the th cent. gives Bartholomew, prob. an early abb., and W. Somner, Antiq. of Canterbury, , App. , p. , gives John and Robert as abbs. who made profession to Archbp. Hubert after Richard, prob. in error for abbs. who occ. , ). William Bl. by Archbp. Hubert Walter (: Gervase, , ). Richard Bl. by Archbp. Hubert Walter (ibid.); occ.  Jan.  (Kent F., p. ). The next abb., Peter, occ.  Sept.  (Kent F., p. ). LANGLEY (Norfolk), St Mary f.  Lists in Colvin, p. ; VCH Norfolk, , . Gilbert Occ.  Jan. ,  July  (Norfolk F., PRS , nos. , );  Jan.  (ib., , no. ). The next known abb., Hugh, occ. (H.)  July  (Chelmsford, Essex Rec. Office D/Dby Q , f. v);  (Norfolk F. (Rye), p. ), and up to  – also ref. to as third abb. (BM Add. MS , ff. ‒). LAVENDON (Bucks), St John the Baptist f.  List in Colvin, p. ; VCH Bucks, , . David First abb. (so obit,  Sept., in Beauchief obituary, BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ). John Occ.  (Colvin, p. ). *?W. Occ. ? Oct.  (Cheney, BHRS,  (), ). Ralph Occ. (R.)  (Colvin, p. ); (Ralph)  May  (Beds F., no. ). Augustine occ.  (Beds Eyre, no. );  in Ch. Dale, Derbys Arch. Journ.,  (), ; cf. p. . Abb. William d.  Oct., th-cent. hand in Beauchief obit (ut sup.), f. . LEISTON (Suffolk), St Mary f.  *Lists in Colvin, p. ; VCH Suffolk, , . *Robert – Prev. abb. Durford (Colvin, pp. ‒); occ. 1 (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xxiii, f. ()
Mon., , );  (PUE, , no. );  (CChR, ,). D.  Aug. (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. v). *Philip Occ. ,  (BM Harl. Chts. . . ; . . ); 2 (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xiv, f. );  (Colvin, p. ; cf. Bayham, n. );  Nov.  (Chelmsford, Essex Rec. Office, MS D/DBy Q, ff. ‒). Formerly pr.; Robert’s successor (Colvin, p. ). D.  Feb. (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ). The next abb., Hugh, occ.  (Suffolk F. (Rye), p. ); but the Beauchief obituary (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. v) records a Gilbert, th cent., d.  Jan. * 1 2

See St Denys. John de Cornheard, sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk.

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  NEWHOUSE or NEWSHAM (Lincs), St Mary and St Martial f.  Lists in Colvin, p. ; VCH Lincs, , .1 *Gerlo – First abb. (Ctl. Newhouse, f. v, no. ). Occ. , ?c.  (Stenton, Feudalism, pp. –; cf. p. n.);  (DC, no. );2  (Delisle-Berger, , no ); c.  (Colvin. p. ). D.  May (Beauchief obit., BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f.v). David Occ.  July ;  Mar.  (PUE, , nos. , ); n.d. (–: Ctl. Newhouse, f. v, no. ). D.  June (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ). Gervase Occ. late th cent. (pal.: BM Harl. Cht. . . ). Robert Occ.  Feb.  (Ctl. Dryburgh, p. );  (Mon., , );  (BM Harl. Cht. . B. ). Adam c. –c.  Prev. abb. Torre; off by  (see Torre; CAP, , p. ). D.  March (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ). Occ. (A.)  (Ctl. Newhouse, f. v, no. ). Lambert Occ. c.  (Ch. Dale (see Dale), p.  (‒)); ? Feb.  (Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  July  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ). D.  Apr. (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ). Geoffrey Occ., called Geoffrey II, 3 (Ctl. Newhouse, f. , no. ); (G.) April  (Ctl. Newhouse, f. , no.  and see Alnwick);  Feb.  (Lincs F., , p. );  June  (Ctl. Dryburgh, pp. ‒). The next abb., Osbert, occ. c.  Sept.  (Lincs F., , pp. ‒). And so Geoffrey seems to have d. JuneSept. , and not to be the Pr. Geoffrey who d.  May (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ). ST RADEGUND’S (Bradsole) (Kent) f.  Lists in Colvin, p. ; VCH Kent, , . Hugh Bl. by Archbp. Hubert Walter (: Gervase, , ); occ. (H.)  (Colvin, p. ); d. before  (ibid., pp. ‒). The next abb., Simon, occ.  Sept.  (BM Add. MS , f. ); Richard occ.  Jan.  (Kent F., p. ). SHAP (Westmorland), St Mary Magdalene f. (Preston Patrick) –(?); (Shap) – List in Colvin, p. . Walter Occ.  July  (Ctl. Lanercost, xiii, , p.  and n.; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. );  Feb.  (?: BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, f. v). The next abb. recorded, Richard, occ.  (CRR, , no. ). SULBY (Welford) (Northants), St Mary f.  Lists in Colvin, pp. –; VCH Northants, , . Richard Occ. c.  ()4 (DC, no. );  (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. xii, ff. –);  (DC, no. ). Prob. d. : William of Canterbury, MB, , , refers to him as ‘felicis memorie’; William’s Miracula, bks. i-v, were written .5 *Adam Occ. c.  (BM Add. Cht. ,
Royal MS . B. ix, f. r–v);6  (Ctl. Cirencester, , no. 
Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). 1

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Amblardus, in VCH list, was abb. St Martial, Limoges (Colvin, pp. , ). Ctl. Newhouse (Earl of Yarborough) is deposited in Lincs Archives Office and we are indebted to Dr David Smith for our refer2 ences to it. Witnesses very similar to no.  – see Sulby. We have found no trace of Geoffrey I, unless he be the pr. Geoffrey who d.  May. An early grant to the first abb. E. Walberg, La tradition hagiographique de S. Thomas Becket (Paris, ), p. . Probably contemporary with cht. in Royal MS ff. –, witnessed by Richard of Kent archd. Northampton (see Northampton, St Andrew), and Walkelin abb. St James, Northampton.

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   , ‒ [SULBY] *John Occ.  (Northants F., PRO transcripts); early–mid th cent. (pal.: BM Add. Chts. ,; ,; ,). The next recorded abb., Walter, occ.  (CPR, ‒, p. ). TALLEY (Carmarthen), St Mary, St John the Baptist and (?) St Augustine1 f.  Iorwerth (Gervase) – Res. , bp. of St Davids: royal assent to el.  June  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ; cf. Gir. Camb., , ff., , f.), consec.  June ; d. . *The next recorded abb., Gruffinus, occ. : Mon., , . TORRE (Devon), Holy Trinity or St Saviour f.  *List in Colvin, p. . *Adam –c.  First abb., prev. can. Welbeck; entered  Mar. ; abb.  –12 years, res. to be abb. Newhouse (CAP, , ; cf. Colvin, p.  and n. ). Richard Occ. c.  (Dublin, Trinity Coll. MS E. . , f. v).2 John Occ.  Nov.  (Rot. Chart., p. ); d.  June (Beauchief obit., BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ). *The next recorded abb., Robert, occ.  June  (Lincs F., , p. ). TUPHOLME (Lincs), St Mary f.  Lists in Colvin, pp. ‒; VCH Lincs, , . Ralph Occ. c.  (pal.: DC, no. ; cf. no. );  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. , f. v);  May  (Ctl. Bridlington, pp. ‒, ‒); d.  Aug. (BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. v). Geoffrey3 Occ.  June  (Lincs F., PRS , no. );  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  Nov.  (Lincs F., , p. );  (CR, –, p. ). WELBECK (Notts), St James f.  Lists in Colvin, p. ; A. Hamilton Thompson, Premonstratensian Abb. of Welbeck, pp. ff., ; VCH Notts, , . Berengar c. – First abb. (Colvin, pp. ff.); c.  (: DC, no ; cf Sulby);   (Acta Chichester, no. );  (PUE, , no. ). D.  Feb. (Beauchief obit., BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ). *Adam Occ. c.  (–: Colvin, pp. –);  (ib., pp. ff);  (PUE, , no. ); (A.)  July  (DC, no. ); prob.  (Hamilton Thompson, p. , citing Yorks D., , p. , no. ). *Richard of Southwell El. prob.  ( Richard I, Ch. Hagnaby, BM Cott. MS Vesp. B. xi, f. ). For his name see Ch. Dale, p. . Occ. c.  or 4 (Mon., , ‒); – (BM Harl. MS , f. r–v);  July  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. b);  Jan.  (Derbys F. (), p. );  (Ctl. Healaugh Park, pp. ‒). D.  Oct. (Beauchief obit., BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ). The next recorded abb., William, occ. c.  Jan. ,  Nov.  (BM Harl. MS , ff. , v);  Sept.  (Derbys F. (), p. ) and d.  Oct. (Calig. A. viii, f. ). 1 2

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See Mon., , –. Occ. in a document stated to be temp. Richard I, and in any case prob. –, since William abb. Rufford witnesses. VCH and Colvin list Ivo in the late th cent., citing BM Lansd. MS C, f. ; but we have failed to find the source of this reference in the MS. The f. cht. of Torre abb., or rather the latest of three versions of this: see Colvin, pp. –. The ecclesiastical witnesses from Notts may represent an occasion very shortly after .

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  WEST DEREHAM (Norfolk), St Mary f.  Lists in Colvin, p. ; VCH Norfolk, , .1 *Ralph Occ.  (PR  Richard I, p. ). Henry Occ.  July ; c.  May  (BM Add. MS ,, ff. v, v); c.  Apr.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. ). *Ralph Can. of Welbeck and pr. and novice master Durford, occ.  (Colvin, pp. ff.; cf. Bayham); c.  June  (BM Add. MS ,, f. v); c.  Apr.  (Lincs F., , p. ). D.  May (Beauchief obit, BM Cott. MS Calig. A. viii, f. ). The next recorded abb., Angerus, occ.  Mar.  (PRO E/). 1

Includes ‘Augustine’, first abb., apparently a mistake for ‘Angerus’, who occ. .

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THE GILBERTINE CANONS AND NUNS For the houses founded before , no name has been found for this period for Bridge End, Dunstall (or Tunstall), Marlborough, Marmont or Mattersey (for Dunstall, see Haverholme, p.  n. ). For the Masters of the Order, see under Sempringham. It is noticeable that in the Gilbertine lists, so far as they can be reconstructed, a few names recur in two or three or more lists; and that these include three exceptionally rare names, Cyprian, Gamel and Torphinus. The repetition of these names strongly suggests that it was a common practice to move priors from one house to another. Though this may seem clear in general, it cannot, in the nature of the case, be proved by identity of name alone in any individual instance. Thus, rather than encumber the lists with cross-references of doubtful value, it seems best to provide an index of the names which occur in the lists: a full index, for convenience, of names appearing more than once, but obviously more significance is likely to attach to Cyprian, Torphinus, Gamel and Vivian and possibly to Adam, Eudo, Martin and Simon, than to the very common names Gilbert, Henry, John and William. In each case only one or two occ. dates have been given: for fuller details, see lists. Adam:  (Lincoln);  (Sempringham); ,  (Malton). Alan:  (Haverholme);  (Newstead). Baldwin: ,  (York). Bartholomew: ,  (York). Cf. B.: , –c.  (Catley). Cyprian: ,  (Sixhills); ,  (Malton). Eudo: ? (Sixhills); , – (Sempringham). Gamel:  (Alvingham);  (Bullington). Geoffrey:  (Alvingham). *Gilbert: () St Gilbert, the founder, Master of Sempringham ‒c. ; () Other references:  (Malton),  (Lincoln); ‒ (Master of Sempringham). Cf. G.: ,  (Lincoln). Henry: ,  (Bullington); ,  (Haverholme). Hugh: c. ,  (Sempringham); ,  (Sixhills); – (Lincoln);  ,  (Bullington). Cf. H.: late th cent. (Catley). John: late th cent. (Newstead);  (Ellerton);  (Sixhills); (cf. John, Master of Sempringham, –, d.  May );  (York); ,  (Ellerton);  (Catley). Apparently at least two in each period. Martin: c. , – (York);  (Haverholme);  (Alvingham). Ralph:  (Watton);  (Malton). Richard:  (Bullington);  (Sempringham); ,  (Watton). Robert:  (Malton);  (Haverholme); ,  (Watton);  (York); ,   (N. Ormsby);  (el. Master of Sempringham).

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    *Roger: ,  (Malton); – (el. Master of Sempringham, c. ‒);  (Alvingham); evidently two different men. Cf. R.:  (Haverholme);  (Sixhills). Simon:  (Sixhills);  (Chicksands);  (Haverholme). Thomas: , ,  (N. Ormsby); , , ,  (Sempringham);   (York);  (Alvingham). Torphinus:  (Chicksands);  (Sempringham). Vivian:  (Haverholme); ?(V.) c.  (York);  (N. Ormsby);  (Lincoln). William c. ,  (Watton); c.  (Bullington);  (Alvingham); ,  (Lincoln);  (Newstead); / (Bullington); , ,  (Malton); , ,  (York); ,  (Watton). Clearly at least two in each period. Cf. W.: ?c.  (Bullington). ALVINGHAM (Lincs), St Mary and St Æthelwold f.  List in VCH Lincs, ,  (R. Graham). Geoffrey Occ.  (Bodl. Laud Misc. MS , f. v). *Roger Occ.  June  (PUE, , no. ). Reginald Prob. occ.  Feb.  (Laud Misc. MS , f. v).1 Gamel Occ.  July  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ); (G.)  (HMC Var. Coll., , ff.). Martin Occ.  May  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ). William of Frisby Occ.  (Bodl. Laud Misc. , ff. v–); early th cent. (pal.: Gilbertine Chts., p. ). Thomas Occ.  Oct.  (Lincs F., , p. ). The next recorded pr., Roger, occ.  (CRR, , no. ; Bodl. Laud Misc. MS , f. v). BULLINGTON (Lindley)2 (Lincs), St Mary f.  *List in VCH Lincs, ,  (R. Graham). Richard Occ.  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. ). Henry Occ.  June July  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. , f. ); temp. Henry II (pal.: DC, no. );  Oct.  (BM Add. MS , ff. v–). Hugh Occ.  (Gilbertine Chts., p. ); 3 (BM Add. MS , f. r-v). These dates are clearly incompatible with an orderly succession of Hugh to Henry, but the solution of the difficulty must be left in doubt, since it is possible that one of the datable references to Henry contains a scribal error for Hugh, or vice versa; or that there were two Henrys or two Hughs. W. Occ. ?temp. Richard I (pal.: DC, no. ); c.  (pal.: DC, nos. , ). Gamel Occ.  July  (Lincs F., PRS; , no. ). *The next recorded pr., William, occ.  Nov. ,  Feb.  (Lincs F., , pp. , ). No prioress is recorded before the th cent. CATLEY (Lincs), St Mary f.  List in VCH Lincs, ,  (from ). H. Occ. ?late th cent. (Ctl. Newhouse, Lincs Archives Office transcripts, no. ). B. Occ. 4 (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ); n.d. – c.  (Gilbertine Chts., p. ). 1 2 3

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   , ‒ [CATLEY] The next recorded pr., John, occ.  May  (Lincs F., , p.). No prioress is recorded before Margaret Gastwek in . CHICKSANDS (Beds), St Mary f. c.  List in VCH Beds, , . PRIORS Torphinus (Thorpinus) Occ. 1 (EYC, , no. ). Cf. Sempringham. Walter Occ. (G.)  (Gorham, St Neots, , p. lxxiv); – (E. M. Poynton in Genealogist, New Series, , ‒);  (Cheney, in BHRS,  (), ‒);  Jan.  (Foreville, S. Gilbert, p. );  (CRR, , p. );  Nov.  (Beds F., no. ). Simon Occ.  Oct.  (Beds F., no. ). PRIORESS *Christina Occ.  (Foreville, S. Gilbert, p. ). ELLERTON (on Spalding Moor, Yorks E.), St Mary and St Laurence f.  (EYC, , no. )2 C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , . John I Occ. prob.  (EYC, , no. ; cf. no. ).2 Ranulf Occ. c. 3 (EYC, , no. ). John II Occ.  Feb. ,  June  (Yorks F., –, pp. , ). The next recorded pr., Ivo, occ. July  (Yorks F., ‒, pp. ‒). HAVERHOLME (‘de Insula’)4 (Lincs), St Mary f.  (Cistercian);  (Gilbertine) List in VCH Lincs, ,  (R. Graham). PRIORS Alan5 Occ.  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. ). Robert Occ.  Jan.  (FF, PRS , no. ). Martin Occ.  (Notts F., PRO transcripts, vol. ). Henry Occ.  Sept.  (Foreville, S. Gilbert, p. );  Oct.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ). Vivian Occ.  Dec.  (ib., no. ). R. Occ.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). The next recorded pr., Simon, occ.  Sept.  (Lincs F., , p. ). PRIORESSES Alice Occ.  Sept.  (Foreville, S. Gilbert, p. ). 1

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Winemer subdean of Lincoln: certainly off by  (HMC Rutland, , –, dated , possibly for ); he succeeded Savaric as archd. Northampton when the latter became bp. Bath, so a date – is really probable. Gilbert (II), Master of the Order; R(obert de Hardres) archd. Huntingdon, who d.  (Ann. Dunstable, p. ) and was succeeded by William of Cornhill, who became bp. Coventry in –. Rot. Chart., p. . These prs. are difficult to distinguish from other Newsteads etc., esp. Newstead by Stamford. William and Alan could not belong to Newstead (Notts.) as Eustace occ. from  to . The Premonstratensian Newhouse was not normally called Novus Locus and Geoffrey fills the period –. Newark (Surrey) had the phenomenally long-lived John over the whole period. That leaves only Newstead by Stamford as possible alternative. Founded by Henry II ‘in insula de Rucholm in territorio de Cadney quae Novus Locus dicitur’ (Mon., , ii, ); dated by Eyton, Itinerary, p. , July ; but it could be as late as , when three of the witnesses became bps. The identification of the house is probable, though not certain. This is a Lincs Cht.; it is in a Gilbertine collection (Sixhills); Grimblethorpe is about  miles S.E. of Newstead-on-Ancholm, but at least  miles N. of Newstead by Stamford, the Augustinian house. ‘of the order of Sempringham’.

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   , ‒ [NEWSTEAD-ON-ANCHOLM] William Occ.  Jan.  (Lincs F., , pp. –).1 Alan Occ.  Oct.  (Lincs F., , p. ).2 NORTH ORMSBY (Nun Ormsby) (Lincs), St Mary f.  *List in VCH Lincs, ,  (R. Graham). *Thomas Occ.  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. , p. );  (Bodl. Laud Misc. MS , f. v); 3 (EYC, , no. ; cf. p. ). *Robert Occ.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. );  (Lincs F., , p. xxxvii). Vivian Occ.  Oct.  (Lincs F., , p. ). SEMPRINGHAM (Lincs), St Mary (St Andrew c. ‒) f.  (Ch. Sempringham: see below) List in VCH Lincs, , ‒ (R. Graham); basis in Ch. Sempringham, PRO //, pp. ‒, transcript from Rome, Vatican, Barberini MS xliii,  (), flyleaf (ends incomplete in ). MASTERS OF THE ORDER OF SEMPRINGHAM *St Gilbert –c.  Founder and Master; res. administration to Roger – (Vita in Mon., , ii, p. xx*; see below. This seems to reckon Gilbert and Roger joint masters till G.’s death. The Ch. reckons Gilbert master till his death and so gives him  years). D.  Feb.  (Saturday: Mon., , ii, pp. xxii*–xxiii*, xxix*; Howden, ,  s.a. ; cf. Graham, St Gilbert, p. ). On him, see Graham, ch. . *Roger c. – nd Master, given dates ‒, d.  Oct. after  years (Ch.). Prev. pr. Malton (q.v.: Mon., , ii, p. *). Occ.  July  (Lincs F., , p. );  (DC, no. );  July  (Lincs F., PRS , no. );  (CRR, , p. );  May  (Lincs F., PRS , no. );  (Yorks Deeds, , no. ). John – rd Master, ‒, d.  May after half a year (Ch.). Gilbert II – th Master, ‒, d.  June (Ch.). Occ. – (BM Cott. MS Claud. D. xi, f. : see Malton);  Apr.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. );  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ).4 The next Master, Robert, was el.  (Ch.; CPR, ‒, p. ). PRIORS OF SEMPRINGHAM Hugh Occ. c. 5 (E. M. Poynton in Genealogist, New Series, , );  (prob. –:6 Ctl. Haverholme, no. ). Torphinus Occ.  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. ). Cf. Chicksands. Eudo7 Occ.  Oct.  (FF., PRS , no. ); mentioned as ex-pr.  Sept.  (Foreville, p. ). Cf. Sixhills. Thomas Occ.  (Rot. Cur. Reg., , );  Sept.  (Foreville, p. );  (CRR, , pp. ‒);  (Lincs Ass. Roll, no. );  July  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ). 1

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This cht. concerns land in Blyborough, near Blyton. Blyton lies about  miles S.W. of Newstead-onAncholm but at least  miles from Newstead by Stamford. This cht. is concerned with a messuage in Lincoln. The difference in mileage is not so great here, but Lincoln is about  miles from Ancholm and  from Stamford. Ralph de Clere (ex inf. Sir Charles Clay). The editor noted that Bp. Hugh did not return to England till  and dated it ; but it is not clear that the bp. was in England when it was drawn up. Humphrey subdean Lincoln (see Reg. Lincoln, , p.  and n.). Elias abb. Rufford (); Ralph archd. (prob. Cleveland). He is also mentioned as pr.  May  in a protracted law suit (Lincs F., PRS , nos. , ).

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    Adam Occ.  Apr.  (ib., no. ). Richard Occ.  Feb.  (Lincs F., , p. ). Presumably
Richard of Beverley, occ. ‒th cent. (Genealogist, New Series, , ‒). The next recorded pr., Reginald, occ.  May  (Lincs F., , p. ). No prioresses of Sempringham are recorded before the th cent. SHOULDHAM (Norfolk), Holy Cross and St Mary f.  List in VCH Norfolk, ,  (from ). J. Occ.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ; see Catley). Possibly
Jocelin. Jocelin Occ.  (CRR, , p. );  Oct.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. ). SIXHILLS (Lincs), St Mary f.  *List in VCH Lincs, ,  (R. Graham). Hugh Occ.  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. );  (Gilbertine Chts., p. );  (Bodl. Laud Misc. MS , f. v); late temp. Henry II (pal.: DC, no. ). ?Eudo Occ. possibly  (Bodl. Top. Lincs d. , f. v); but he may be mid-th cent.; cf. Sempringham. Cyprian Occ. (C.)  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ; cf. Catley); (Cyprian)  (Ctl. Whitby, , pp. ‒). ?Nicholas Occ. c.  (pal.: Gilbertine Chts., p. ); but possibly the pr. Nicholas who succeeded Simon – (VCH). John Occ.  Feb.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ). R. Occ. c.  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). *The next recorded pr., Simon, occ.  (Lincs F., , p. ). WATTON (Yorks E.), St Mary f.  C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , . Ralph Occ.  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no. ; for ‘Waltona’ read ‘Wattona’). William Occ. c. 1 (E. M. Poynton in Genealogist, New Series, , );  (EYC, , no.  – the dates are those of the tenure of William de Vescy). William is given as pr. c.  in DC, no. , but his name (as the editor indicates) does not appear in the original charter. ?Peter Occ. late th cent.2 (EYC, , no. ). Perhaps the same as Peter below. Robert Occ.  June ,  Nov.  (Yorks F., John, pp. , ‒); ? (Cheney, Inn. III, no. ); Baildon, ,  makes him occur in a fine in , but no such fine has been found. Peter Occ. Easter term  (CRR, , p. );  Feb. ,  Nov.  (Yorks F., John, pp. , ). Richard Occ.  Jan. ,  April  (Yorks F., –, pp. , ). The next pr., W(illiam), occ.  April  (BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, f. v; cf. VCH). YORK, St Andrew f. c.  or before (-, Mon., , ) C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , . Martin Occ. c.  (EYC, , no. , a cht. whose grantor occ. , , ibid., p. ); – (as M.) (EYC, , no. ). 1 2

Humphrey subdean Lincoln (see p. ). Dated by Farrer c. c. ; but the grounds for this are not known (for Master Henry de Willerby, perhaps cf. EYC, , nos. , ).

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   , ‒ [YORK] Thomas Occ. , perhaps before Martin (EYC, , no. , with Robert pr. Holy Trinity, York, who occ. , , and Hugh of Silkstone, dean of Doncaster, who occ. c. , before , EYC, , no. ). Bartholomew Occ.  Nov.  (Yorks F., John, p. ); (B.)  (York Fasti, , no. ). Robert Occ.  Jan.  (Yorks F., John, p. ). *John Occ.  Aug.  (Ctl. Furness, , ii, p. ); ( J.) c.  (BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, f. v). Baldwin Occ.  Jan.  (Yorks F., –, p. ); (B.)  Oct.  (Ctl. St Bees, p. , no. ). A ‘V.’ occ. c.  (j.d.  March ) (Ctl. Bridlington, p. ) – ?for Vivian (see p. ) – and William (perhaps the same) j.d.   Dec.  (BM Egerton MS , f. );  July  (Ctl. Kirkstall, no. ) and  Nov.  (Yorks F., –, p. ).

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THE NUNS The houses of nuns are listed here in a single alphabetical list, not divided among the orders, as in KH. No lists are included for the following, founded before , but yielding no names: Aconbury, Armathwaite, Arthington, Barrow Gurney, Blithbury, *Bretford, Brewood Black Ladies, Broomhall, Cannington, *Catesby, *Cheshunt, *Chester, Chichester, Cook Hill, Ellerton, Esholt, Farewell, *Foukeholme, Gokewell, Guyzaunce, *Hampole, Henwood, Heynings, Holystone, *Kirklees, Lambley, *Langley, Limebrook, Llanllyr, Llansaintffraed in Elvel, Lyminster, Moxby, Neasham, Newcastle upon Tyne, *Nun Appleton, Nunkeeling, Pinley, Polsloe, Ramestede, Rosedale, Rowney, Rusper, St Margaret’s, Seton, *Sewardsley, Stone, *Swaffham Bulbeck, Wallingwells, Wilberfoss, Wothorpe. See Addendum, p. . AMESBURY (Wilts), St Mary and St Mellor. Benedictine abb. and Fontevrault pr. f. c.  (Ben. abb.);  (pr. of Fontevrault) List in VCH Wilts, , , cf.  (R. B. Pugh). Heahfled Occ.  (VCH Wilts, , , , citing th-cent. Exchequer suit in the PRO – ‘Heahpled’); referred to in Roul. Morts, p.  (roll of : ‘Hehahfleda’). Rachenilda Probably th cent. (referred to ibid.). Beatrice – Pensioned off : last abb. of old foundation (PR  Henry II, p.  (half year) to  Henry II, p.  (half year): i.e. c. Easter ‒c. Easter ). PRIORESSES Joan D’Osmont – Traditionally st prs. (see VCH). Occ. late th cent. (pal.: DC, no. ; see Nuneaton). Emeline Occ.  (Ped. Fin., , ); c.  (Ctl. Oseney, , pp. –);  (BM Stowe MS , f. ). The next recorded prs., Felicia, occ. c.  June  (Wilts F., p. ); Aug.  (CChR, , ). PRIORS John Occ.  (Roll of King’s Court, PRS , ). Robert Occ.  Apr.  (Rot. Cur. Reg., , ; Abb. Plac., p. ). John de Vinci Occ. c.  (Ctl. Oseney, , pp. ‒);  Oct.  (Sarum Chts., p. ); ( John de Vinci)  Sept.  (T. F. Kirby in Archaeologia, , i (), ). ANKERWYKE (Bucks), St Mary Magdalene. Benedictine pr. f. c.  List in VCH Bucks, , . Lettice (Lecia) Occ. (L.) 1 (CRR, , p. );  (BM Campbell Chts., , );  (Essex F., p. ). The next recorded prs., Emma, occ.  (Mon., , ). ARDEN (Yorks N.), St Andrew. Benedictine pr. f. –(?) *List in VCH Yorks, , . *Muriel Occ. (M.)  Nov.  (BM Egerton MS. , f. v);  (Mon., , –). 1

Hamo, dean Lincoln (cf. Diceto, , ); Roger of Rolleston archd. Leicester (dean by , Reg. Lincoln, , no. ).

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   , ‒ BARKING (Essex), St Mary and St Ethelburga. Benedictine abb. ref. –1 List in VCH Essex, , : medieval lists, of no value, in Mon., , ‒. St Wulfhild WMGP, p. , in a somewhat obscure sentence, places her in, or a short while before, Edgar’s reign; Florence, , ‒, in Edgar’s reign. These may be based on Gocelin’s Vita S. Vulfildae, which describes her as a nun of Wilton, who was carried off by Edgar and subsequently made abb. Barking; later expelled for  years by Queen Ælfthryth – years spent by W. at Horton – and later restored. She died  Sept.  (Vita, ed. M. Esposito, in Analecta Bollandiana,  (), ff., esp. , , ‒, n.). Cf. Horton. St Edith – (see Winchester, Nunminster). *Ælfgyva(?) Occ. (A.)  (CChR, , 
Reg., , no. ); perhaps the Ælfgyva whose death was noted in the roll of , Roul. Morts, p. , and whose obit occ.  May in BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii, f. v. *Agnes App.  (?) (CChR, , ‒
Reg., , no. ). *Alice Occ. – (?) (CChR, , 
Reg., , no. ). There may have been one or two of the name, since Abb. Alice’s appointment was made or confirmed  (CChR, , ‒
Reg., , no. );2 she occ.  (Osbert de Clare, Ep. : see JS Epp., , p.  and n.). D.  Jan.  (for day, BM Cott. MS Vitell. C. xii, f. ; for the year see below). Vacant ‒. Cf. PR  Henry II, p.  – account for  –43 years to Michaelmas ; PR  Henry II, p.  – account for  years to Michaelmas ; see below. Mary – Sister of St Thomas Becket; app.  (Gervase, , ; CChR, , ); d.  Jan. (BM Cott. MS Nero C. ix, f. ). Matilda Daughter of Henry II, app. ; occ.  (CChR, , ; cf. GFL, p. n.); ?  (Ctl. Clerkenwell, nos. , );  (Essex F., p. ); (M.)  Feb.  (FF., PRS , p. , no. ). D.  Aug. (BM Cott. MS Otho A. , f. v). *Christina de Valognes Occ. c. Michaelmas  (Essex F., p. );  Oct.  (Beds F., no. ); c. Michaelmas  (Essex F., p. ). An abbess unnamed, possibly Christina, d. / (Ann. Dunstable, p. , s.a. , but apparently ref. to ). *Sibyl – Royal assent to el.  June , previously prioress Barking (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ); res. the same year (see below). *Mabel of Bosham – Royal assent to el.  Aug.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ). Occ.  June  (CRR, , p. );  Jan.  (Beds F., no. ); d.  (cf. CPR, –, pp. ‒). BAYSDALE (Yorks N.), St Mary. Cistercian pr. f. (at Hutton) c. , (at Nunthorpe) c.  (?), (at Baysdale) c.  C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , . Isabella Occ.  (EYC, , no. ). The next name, Susanna, occ.  (Ctl. Whitby, , no. ). BERKELEY (Glos). Benedictine abb. f.?; suppressed – (Freeman, NC, , ff.; C. S. Taylor in BGAS,  (‒), ‒; B. R. Kemp, ‘The Churches of Berkeley Hernesse’, Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc.,  (), ‒, for old nunnery pp. ff.) Ælfthryth Occ. th–th cent. (LVH, p. ). BLACKBOROUGH (Norfolk), St Mary and St Catherine. Benedictine pr. f. mid-th cent. (monks); c.  (monks and nuns); c.  (nuns). List in VCH Norfolk, , . ?Avelina Occ. n.d. (VCH cites Mon., , , recte , for the date c.  for Avelina. The 1 2

A religious foundation of some kind, dedicated to St Mary, existed c.  (AS Wills, no. ). The grant of custody to the queen in  (Reg., , no. ) also perhaps suggests that there was a vacancy at this stage.

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 source is BM Egerton MS , ff. v, v, v – n.d. but presumably th cent., and possibly early th cent.). Margaret Occ.  Sept. ,  Nov. ,  July  (ib., ff. , v, , v). * BREWOOD WHITE LADIES (Salop, near Boscobel), St Leonard. Augustinian pr. f. c. (?) List in VCH Salop (M. Chibnall, forthcoming). Alditha Occ. early th cent.(?): c.  (Eyton, Salop, ,  from Ctl. Salop, Aberystwyth, Nat. Lib. Wales, MS D, p. ). Cecilia Occ. ibid. (pp. ‒) of about the same date. The identification of the house is not certain. BRISTOL (Glos), St Mary Magdalene. Augustinian pr. f. c.  *List in VCH Glos, ,  (R. Graham). *Eva widow of Robert FitzHarding, is said to have f. the house and become prioress there after her husband’s death ( Feb. ), and herself to have died  March  ‘or neer thereabouts’ ( J. Smyth, Lives of the Berkeleys, ed. Maclean, , , , ff. , ). BROADHOLME (Notts), St Mary. Premonstratensian pr. f. – Lists in Colvin, p. ; VCH Notts, ,  (from ). Avice of Grimsby n.d.: obit  April (Newhouse obit, HMC Ancaster, p. ). Thomasina Occ.  (Notts F., PRO transcripts, ). Possibly earlier than Avice. BUCKLAND (Soms), St John the Baptist. Hospitallers pr. f. c.  (Augustinian Canons – q.v.); c.  (Sisters of the Order of St John of Jerusalem: Hospitallers) *Lists in VCH Somerset, , ; Ctl. Buckland, p. xxvii. Fina Said to be first prioress, on for  years, in th-cent. list of prs. of the Hospital (BM Cott. MS Nero E. vi, f. v), not of much authority or precise accuracy, which makes her a contemporary of the prs. from Garnier of Nablus1 of the s to Hugh d’Aunay (occ. , , 2): Robert the treasurer, who occ. , is the last on the list, but Hugh was in fact later than he. It does not make her contemporary with Terric de Bussard who occ. . BUNGAY (Suffolk), St Mary and Holy Cross. Benedictine pr. f.  *List in VCH Suffolk, , . Anastasia First prs. occ.  Aug.  at foundation (Oxenedes, p. ). *The next recorded prs., Mary of Huntingfield, occ. early th cent. in BM Topham Cht. no. . CAMBRIDGE (St Radegund ‘de Grenecroft’), St Mary and St Radegund. Benedictine pr. f c.  *List in VCH Cambs, , . *E. Occ. – (Le Keux, Memorials of Cambridge, All Saints, p. n., from BM Add. MS , f. v). *The next recorded prioress, Lettice, occ.  (Cambs F., p. ). CAMPSEY ASH (Suffolk), St Mary. Augustinian pr. f. c.  *List in VCH Suffolk, , . 1

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On the prs., see J. Delaville Le Roulx, in Mélanges d’archéologie et d’histoire, École Française de Rome,  (), ff.,  (), . Garnier ceased to be pr. in / (art. cit. , ). Art. cit. , , , ; for the other prs. see esp. , –.

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   , ‒ [CAMPSEY ASH] *Joan de Valognes Sister of founder and first prioress.1 Occ.  Oct.  (Norfolk F., PRS , no. );  (Norfolk F. (Rye), p. ). The second prioress, Agnes de Valognes, sister of Joan, occ.  Nov.  (CRR, , no. ). CANTERBURY (Kent), Holy Sepulchre. Benedictine pr. f. c.  List in VCH Kent, , . Juliana Occ. late th cent. (Urry, pp. ‒); ?: ‘Iuliana tunc priorissa et Cristina tunc priorissa’ (Ctl. St Augustine’s Canterbury, , p. ): sic MS – perhaps Christina was subprioress. ?Christina ? Occ. : see above. A prioress Juliana, presumably distinct from the above, occ. ? (Mon., ,  – source untraced); ,  (Kent F., pp. , ); d.  (Gervase, , ). CARROW, see NORWICH, Carrow CASTLE HEDINGHAM (Essex), Holy Cross, St Mary and St James. Benedictine pr. f. – *List in VCH Essex, , . Lucy de Vere Foundress and st prioress2 (VCH Essex, , ); occ.  Nov.  (FF., PRS , no. ). *Agnes nd prioress, occ. in Bede Roll of prs. Lucy (HMC, th Rep., p. 
BM Egerton MS ). Agnes Occ. ,  Jan.  (Essex F., pp. , ). Possibly the same as the above. A Christiana occ. th–th cent. (BM Cott. MS Claud. D. xi, f. ). * CHATTERIS (Cambs), St Mary (and All Saints).3 Benedictine abb. f.  *List in VCH Cambs, ,  (Dorothy M. B. Ellis and L. F. Salzman). The following names, prob. early or mid-thirteenth cent., occ. in the Ctl. Chatteris (BM Cott. MS Julius A. i) without clear indication of date. *A. de Rouen Ctl., f. r–v. *Albreda Ctl., f. . *Mabel de Bancis Ctl., f. . *Mary de St Clare Ctl., ff. , v, , v, v. * CRABHOUSE (Crabb’s Abbey in Wiggenhall, St Mary Magdalene) (Norfolk), St Mary and St John the Evangelist. Augustinian pr. f. c.  *List in VCH Norfolk, , . Catherine Occ. n.d., prob. early th cent. (Norfolk Arch.,  (), ); and see below. *Cecily Occ. ; Catherine her predecessor (PRO Assize Roll , m. d). DAVINGTON (Kent), St Mary Magdalene. Benedictine pr. f.  *List in VCH Kent, , . In BM Cott. MS Faust. B. vi, f. v, are late obits of Prioresses Beatrice ( Mar.), and Gunnora ( Feb.); their date is quite uncertain, but they were presumably prioresses of Davington (wrongly attributed to Minster in Sheppey by VCH Kent, , ). Gunnora may be the ‘abbess Keneyare’ who d.  Feb. (BM Arundel MS , f. r–v). *Prioress Matilda occ.  May  (Kent F., p. ). 1

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On  Jan.  King John confirmed the grant for the foundation by Theobald de Valognes to his sisters Joan and Agnes (Rot. Cht., p. ). Wrongly identified as wife of first earl of Oxford (VCH Essex, , ; cf. CP, , n.). Ctl. ff. v, .

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 DE LA PRÉ, DELAPRE, see NORTHAMPTON, DE LA PRÉ DERBY, KINGSMEAD (de Pratis), St Mary. Benedictine pr. f.  *List in VCH Derbys, , . PRIORESSES Margaret Occ. 1  (Derbys Chts., no. ; cf. R. R. Darlington, Ctl. Darley, , p. ). Emma2 Occ. – (Derbys Chts., no. ); c.  (Ctl. Darley, , p. );  Sept.  (Derbys F. (), p. ). The next prs., Rametta, occ.  Sept. Oct.  (ib., p. ). MASTER William Pr. of Hospital of St Helen’s, Derby (Aug.), occ.  (Derbys Chts., no. ). ELSTOW (Beds), Holy Trinity, St Mary and St Helen. Benedictine abb. f. c.  List in VCH Beds, , . Cecily Occ.  (Ctl. Dunstable, no. ; see p. );  (c. ) (Ctl. Newnham, , no. : cf. p. x);  Oct.  (FF., PRS , no. ). Mabel I – Occ.  (Beds. Eyre, BHRS, , no. ); an unnamed abbess d.  (Ann. Dunstable, p. ). Mabel II – A successor’s el. noted s.a.  (ib., p. ); occ. April  (Oxford F., p. );  (CRR, , no. ); d.  (CPR, –, p. : –c. Jan. ). EXETER (Devon), St Peter(?). Benedictine abb. f.  (Florence, , ): suppressed  and converted into secular Cathedral. Probably two houses at first, one of monks, one of nuns: WMGP, p. ; cf. AS Chts., p. . But it is not certain that the house of nuns was at Exeter. See p. . ABBESS ?Eadgyfu (see above) Occ. with Abb. Leofric, i.e. prob.  (AS Chts., no. ; cf. p. ). FLAMSTEAD (St Giles in the Wood, Woodchurch) (Herts), St Giles. Benedictine pr. f. c.  *List in VCH Herts, ,  (from ). *Alice (Aliz) Occ. ?early th cent. (pal.: St Paul’s Cathedral, A/
HMC th Rep., p. b). Alice presumably preceded Agnes, who occ.  June  (Bucks F., p. ). FOSSE (Lincs, by Torksey), St Mary and St Nicholas. Cistercian pr. f. – (see below) *List in VCH Lincs, , . Siderida Occ. ‘quondam’ in  (BM Cott. Vesp. E. xviii, f. v). Beatrice Occ.  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , p. ). * GODSTOW (Oxon), St Mary and St John the Baptist. Benedictine abb. f. c. Easter  *List in VCH Oxon, , ‒. Edith Lancelene (Ediva) – First abb. (Ctl. Godstow, , p. ); occ. (?or Edith II)  (PUE, 1

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William de Muschamp, archd. Derby,  Dec.  (when his predecessor became bp. Coutances (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. )). The VCH shows another Emma for c.  (citing the MS of the Ctl. Darley) but Darlington shows that there was only one (Ctl. Darley, , p. n.) and that Cox dated the cht. wrongly.

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   , ‒ [GODSTOW] , no. ); named and said to have ruled  years in th cent. note in Ctl., PRO E/, cited PUE, , p.  – which is impossible.1 *?Edith II Occ. 2 as ‘E. secunda’ (Ctl. Godstow, , p. ); presumably the abb., not named, who d. c.  ( years before ); Visio monachi Eynsham, in Ctl. Eynsham, , p.  and n. Agnes Occ. prob. 3 (PRO E/, f. ); presumably the abb., not named, who d.  (Visio, Ctl. Eynsham, , p. ; cf. n.,  for date; pp. – for discussion). *Juliana Occ.  June  (Ctl., , pp. ‒);  (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). Alice Occ.  Oct.  (Soms F., p. ). The next recorded abb., Felicia (Philicia) of Bath, occ.? c.  (Ctl. Sandford, , p. , cf. n. );  Feb.  (Bucks F., p. ). GORING (Oxon), St Mary. Augustinian pr. f. temp. Henry I Lists in VCH Oxon, , ; Goring Chts., , p. xix. Margaret or Margery Occ. June , April  (Bucks F., pp. , );  (Ctl. Oseney, , no. , pp. ‒). *The next recorded prioress, Matilda, occ.  (Goring Chts., , p. xix). GREENFIELD (Lincs), St Mary. Cistercian pr. f. – List in VCH Lincs, , ‒. PRIORESSES Matilda Occ.  (BM Lansd. MS A, f. : see Stixwould). Agnes and Sarah are given without dates. An Agnes, possibly the same, occ.  (CPR, –, p. ). MASTERS Thori Occ. temp. Henry II (pal.) as pr. (DC, no. ); as master (ib., no. ). William Occ. temp. Henry II (pal.) and 4 as pr. and custos (ib., nos. ‒). GRIMSBY (Lincs), St Leonard. Augustinian pr. f. – *The list in VCH Lincs, ,  gives Emma and cites BM Lansd. MS  B, f. v, but this is a wrong reference and we have not been able to trace the source of the entry. * HANDALE (Grendale: cf. A. H. Smith, Place-names of Yorks N., pp. ‒) (Yorks N.), St Mary. Cistercian pr. f.  List in VCH Yorks, , . Beleisur Occ.  Nov.  (Yorks F., John, p. ). The next name, Bella, occ.  June  (Yorks F., ‒, pp. ‒). HARROLD (Beds), St Peter. Augustinian pr. f. c.  (Arrouaisian); c.  (independent). See Ctl. Harrold, p.  *Lists in VCH Beds, , –; Ctl. Harrold, pp. ‒. 1

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If the reading of Ctl., , p. , is incorrect, and there was only one Edith, she would, however, have reigned – years. This seems very improbable. Dated by the coming of the cardinals to try and reconcile Henry II and Becket – this must refer to the legation of . Master Roger of Rolleston, evidently bishop’s clerk not archd. Leicester; so prob. after St Hugh’s accession (); Roger occ. as archd. by  (Howden, , ; cf. MVH, iii, , ed. Douie and Farmer, , 4 –). temp. Ralph sub-dean Lincoln (see p. ).

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 *Gila Occ.  Oct.  (Ctl. Harrold, p. ); canoness of Maroeuil (ib., pp. –). Jelita1 Canoness of Boulogne (Ctl. Harrold, pp. ‒); occ. c.  (ib., p. ). *The next recorded prioress, Agnes, occ.  (Beds Eyre, BHRS, , ). HEDINGHAM, see CASTLE HEDINGHAM HIGHAM (Lillechurch) (Kent), St Mary. Benedictine pr. (S. Sulpice, Rennes) f. (?)  *List in VCH Kent, , . *Mary First prioress, d. of King Stephen (Mon., , ). Juliana Occ. c. 2 (Ctl. Colchester, , pp. ‒). *Royal assent given to the el. of the next recorded prioress, Joan de Meriston, nun of Lillechurch,  Nov.  (CPR, ‒, p. ). HORTON (Dorset). Benedictine abb. f. ?th cent. as abbey of nuns; ref. c.  () as abb. of monks (EHR,  (), );  (priory subject to Sherborne). See p. . ABBESSES (St) Wulfhild according to Gocelin’s Vita (see Barking), spent  years at Horton when expelled from Barking by Queen Ælfthryth – i.e. very roughly c. ‒c. . She may be the Wulfhild abb. of Horton (‘Hortun’) who occ. in LVH, p. ; or Gocelin may have made a false identification of the Saint with an abbess of the same name. ICKLETON (Cambs), St Mary Magdalene. Benedictine pr. f. –(?) List in VCH Cambs, ,  (D. M. B. Ellis and L. F. Salzman). Eufemia Occ.  (j.d. decision  Apr. : BM Add. MS ,, f. ; cf. Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). The next prioress recorded, Ellen, occ.  (VCH, citing PRO E/). IRFORD, see ORFORD KELDHOLME (Yorks N.), St Mary. Cistercian pr. f. – *C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , ‒. (K. Occ. , according to Baildon, , , citing a fine which cannot be found; possibly a confusion with Basilia.) Basilia Occ.  Nov.  (Yorks F., John, p. ). *Sibyl Occ.  (EYC, , p. , correcting Burton, Mon. Ebor., p. n., and other authorities). KILBURN (Middlesex), St John Baptist. Benedictine pr. f.  *List in VCH Middlesex, , ‒ (J. L. Kirby). *Alice Occ.  (London and Middlesex F., p. ). The next recorded prioress, Margery, occ.  (VCH Surrey, , ). An Adelina occ. n.d., in Oxford, New Coll. Reg. Secundum, f. v; and Sabina n.d. in London, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Cok’s Ctl., f. . KINGTON ST MICHAEL (Wilts), St Mary. Benedictine pr. f. – List in VCH Wilts, ,  (J. L. Kirby). 1 2

Juliana, who occ. in no.  in the cartulary should be Jelita as in the original (Ctl. Harrold, p. ). Probably contemporary with GFL, p. , no. 
Ctl. Colchester, , pp. –.

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   , ‒ [KINGTON ST MICHAEL] No early evidence; but the th-cent. obituary in CUL MS Dd. viii. , ff. –v, gives two names which may be of this period – Susanna,  Mar. (f. v), Edith  and/or  Dec. (f. v). The other names in the obituary, cited in VCH from J. E. Jackson, ‘Kington St Michael’, Wilts Arch. Magazine,  (), ‒, all seem to be mid-th cent. or later. * LEGBOURNE (Lincs), St Mary. Cistercian pr. f.  *List in VCH Lincs, , . PRIORESSES Mabel Occ.  June  (Lincs F., , p. ). *The next recorded prioress, Beatrice, occ.  Sept.  (ib., , p. ). PRIORS Robert Occ. ? late th cent. (pal.: Harl. Cht. . F. 
DC, no. );  (Lincs Ass. Roll, no. );  (CRR, , p. );  Oct.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. );  Master of the nuns (CPR, –, p. );  July  (Lincs F., , p. ). LEOMINSTER (Herefs). Benedictine abb. f. ?; suppressed  (on this house, see B. R. Kemp, ‘The Foundation of Reading Abbey’; idem, EHR,  (), ff.) Eadgifu – Dep. and house probably dissolved after she had been carried off for a time by Earl Swein in  (ASC, C; Florence, , ‒ (s.a. ); cf. Freeman, NC, , , ff). LITTLE MARLOW (Bucks), St Mary. Benedictine pr. f. – *List in VCH Bucks, , . *Margaret Occ. -c. 1 (BM Harl. MS , ff. v–v). *The next recorded prioress, A., d.  (Reg. Wells, , p. ). LITTLEMORE (Sandford) (Oxon), St Mary, St Nicholas and St Edmund.2 Benedictine pr. f.  *List in VCH Oxon, ,  (H. E. Salter). Matilda Occ.  (Saltman, p. , no. ). Amice Occ.  (Cambs F., p. );  (Cal. Bodl. Chts., p. ). The next recorded prs., Isabel de Henred, was el.  (Reg. Wells, , p. ). LONDON, CLERKENWELL, St Mary de Fonte. Augustinian pr. f. c.  (cf. J. H. Round in Archaeologia, , ii (), ‒) *Lists in Ctl. Clerkenwell, ed. W. O. Hassall, pp. ff. based on a medieval list, ib., p. ; VCH Middlesex, ,  ( J. L. Kirby). Christina First prs., occ. c.  (?, ‘ Stephen’ in a late entry in Ctl. Clerkenwell, p. );  (Saltman, pp. ‒, no. ); ?c.  (Ctl. Clerkenwell, no. ).3 Ermengarde Occ.  Oct.  (W. O. Hassall in EHR,  (), pp. ff.);  March  (FF., PRS , no. );  Feb.  (Ped. Fin., , ). *Isabel Occ.  (Norman Moore, , ‒). In  the priory was in the king’s hand (CRR, , p. ). Alice Occ.  (Ctl. Clerkenwell, no. );  June  (ib., no. );  (Roll of the Justices in Eyre, Selden Soc.,  (), p. , cf. pp. ‒);  (CRR, , p. ). The next recorded prs., Eleanor, occ. – (Ctl. Clerkenwell, no. ). 1 3

2 Date of MS (Davis, no. ). Cf. Cal. Bodl. Chts., p. . Dated by the editor ? because it concerns a purchase not included in the confirmations of  and ; but this cannot be regarded as cogent evidence of date, especially as Ermengarde was prs. by the time of the second confirmation.

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 LONDON, HALIWELL, St John the Baptist. Augustinian pr. f. – List in VCH Middlesex, ,  ( J. L. Kirby). Clementia Occ.  (Gibbs, no. ); c. Easter  (Essex F., p. );  (CRR, , p. ). ?Magdalena Occ. ?early th cent. (Ctl. Missenden, , no. ); also BM Cotton MS Vitell. F. viii, f. v, cited VCH Middlesex, where it is dated ?c.  or . The next recorded prioress, Matilda, occ.  (Surrey F., p. ). LONDON (St Helen’s, Bishopsgate), St Helen and Holy Cross. Benedictine pr. f. – *List in VCH London, , –. D. Occ. 1 (HMC th Rep., App. , ); – (BM Cotton cht. v.  ()). *Matilda Occ. early th cent.: a grant of hers is witnessed by William FitzAlice and John Travers2 (Glasgow U.L. Hunterian U. . , ff. v–
Ctl. London, Aldgate, no. ). The next recorded prioress, Helen, Occ.  (London and Middlesex F., p. ). MALLING (Kent), St Mary and St Andrew. Benedictine abb. f. c.  *List in VCH Kent, , . No abbess was appointed until Bp. Gundulf, the founder, was on his deathbed (PL, , –; cf. R. A. L. Smith, Collected Papers, pp. ‒). He d.  Mar. . *Avice First abb. (Mon., , ); app. early  (cf. Vita Gundulfi; PL, , , cf. Text. Roff., f. ); occ. (A.)  (Reg., , nos. , ). *Ermelina Occ.  or , prob. late (Saltman, p. ; for date cf. GFL, p. ). *The next recorded abbess, Regina, occ.  Oct.  (Kent F., p. ). MARKYATE (Caddendon, Cella, de Bosco) (Herts, formerly Beds), Holy Trinity. Benedictine pr. f.  *Lists in VCH Beds, , ‒; on origin see Life of Christina of Markyate, ed. C. H. Talbot. *Christina I Occ.  (Gibbs, nos. , ); d.  Dec. c.  (St Albans Psalter, p.  and pl. ; Christina, p. ; cf. pp. –; GASA, , ). *Christina II Occ.  (Warws F., no. ). Cf. p. . Joan Occ.  (Mon., , ).3 *B. Occ.  (CRR, , p. ). Isabel I Occ. early th cent. (pal.: BM Cott. Cht. xxi, ); (Isabel I or II ) ,  (Warws F., nos. , ). *Isabel II Subprioress, succeeded Isabel, deceased (Gibbs, no. . This cht. is in St Paul’s, Liber A, original section, written ). MARLOW, see LITTLE MARLOW MARRICK (Yorks N.), St Mary and St Andrew. Benedictine pr. f.  List in VCH Yorks, , . Agnes Occ. c. end of th cent. and prob. c.  (Ctl. Rievaulx, no.  – cf. EYC, , no. n. for date; BM Cott. MS Nero D. iii, f. ). The next recorded prioress, Isabel, occ.  July  (Yorks F., ‒, p. ). MINSTER IN SHEPPEY (Kent), St Mary and St Sexburga. ?Benedictine pr. f. c. ; ref. – (after a complex history in the th–th cents). *List in VCH Kent, ,  (cf. Davington). 1 2 3

W(illiam) archd. and A(lard) dean London. Occ. ,  (G. Williams, Medieval London, London, , p. ). ? The I. (extended Isabel) of Gibbs, no. , who succeeded Christina.

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   , ‒ [MINSTER IN SHEPPEY] PRIORESS *Agnes Occ.  (Thorpe, p. ); (A.)  (Urry, p. ; cf. p. ). PRIOR A Simon pr. Sheppey d.  Dec. (BM Cott. MS Faust. B. vi, f. v). MINSTER IN THANET (Kent), St Mildred. Benedictine abb. f. c. ; deserted ? (KH, st edn., p. ) List in VCH Kent, , . Leofrun was taken captive by the Danes in  (ASC C, D; Florence, , ; Thorne, p. ); possibly to be identified with the Liofrun who occ. c.  (AS Chts., no. ); but see Reading. NORTHAMPTON, DE LA PRÉ (Delapre), St Mary. Cluniac abb. f. c.  (at Fotheringay); c.  (–,1 at Northampton) List in VCH Northants, , –. Azelina First abbess, temp. Stephen (Mon., , ). Odierda Mentioned in  as having been abbess temp. Henry II (CRR, , p. ). The election of the next recorded abbess, Cecilia of Daventry, nun of de la Pré, received royal assent  Nov.  (CPR, –, p. ). NORWICH (Norfolk), Carrow, St Mary. Benedictine pr. f. 2 List in VCH Norfolk, , . *Matilda3 Occ.  Oct.  (Norfolk F., PRS, , no. );  Aug.  (Norfolk F., PRS, , no. ). The next recorded prs., Agnes de Monte Caenesi, occ. early th cent. (Norfolk Arch. Misc., , ). * NUNBURNHOLME (Yorks E.), St Mary. Benedictine pr. f. temp. Henry II List in VCH Yorks, , . Millicent Occ.  July  (Yorks F., John, p. ). NUN COTHAM (Lincs), St Mary. Cistercian pr. f.  *List in VCH Lincs, , . PRIORESSES Matilda Occ. ,  (PUE, , nos. , ). The next recorded prs., Alice, occ.  Nov.  (Lincs F., , p. ). PRIOR *An S. prior apparently occ.  (Bodl. MS Top. Lincs d. , f. v; but this may be midth cent.). NUNEATON (Warws), St Mary. Fontevrault pr. f.  (at Kintbury); c.  (at Nuneaton) *List in VCH Warws, , –. 1 2

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See Northampton, St Andrew, n. . W. Rye, in Norfolk Arch. Misc.,  (), ff., esp. p. ; Carrow Abbey (Norwich, ), App. p. i, printed an extract from the lost ctl. which ascribes the f. to 
 Stephen ()
 Bp. William of Norwich (), and to two nuns Seyna and Lescelina, of the hospital of St Mary and St John in Norwich. The latter was f. by , when it received a cht. from King Stephen (Reg., , no. ). Called Le Strange by Blomefield (Norfolk, , ; no reference, but date , presumably from the fine).

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 PRIORESSES *Agnes Occ. c. 1 (DC, no. ); ?late th cent. (BM Add. Cht. ,).2 With Pr. William in the first and Pr. Hugh in the second; if this is reliable, it seems probable from the overlapping of prs. and prioresses that the order of prioresses was Agnes, Alice, Juliana, and of prs. William (with Agnes), Hugh (with Agnes, Alice), Berengar (with Alice), Vitalis (with Juliana) – and this is confirmed by the pal. evidence of DC, nos.  (Agnes and William) and  (Juliana and Vitalis). *Alice Occ.  (DC, no. ); (A.)  (BM Add. Cht. ,); (A.)  (CRR, , p. ; , p. );  (BM Add. Cht. ,); also Add. Chts. ,,3 ,, ,. Juliana Occ. late th cent. (pal.: DC, no. , dated by ed. ‘late Henry II’). ?Mabel Occ. Michaelmas  (Warws F., no. ). Emma Occ.  July  (Suffolk F., PRS , no. ); (E.) prob. 4 (BM Add. Cht. ,). *Mabel Occ.  (Warws F., no. ); (M.) early th cent. (pal.: BM Add. Chts. ,, ,). Possibly M. was different from Mabel: see below under prs. Ida Occ.  Oct. ,  Nov.  (BM Add. Chts, ,, ,). The next recorded prioress, Sibyl, occ.  (CPR, ‒, p. ); 5 (PRO E/
Cat. Anc. D., , ). PRIORS (for the order of the first four, see above) William Occ. c.  (DC, no. ). Hugh Occ. c.  (BM Add. Chts. ,, ,). Berengar Occ.  (DC, no. ); late th cent. (pal.: DC, no. , dated by ed. ‘late Henry II’). Vitalis Occ. late th cent. (pal.: DC, no.  – cf. prioress Juliana). ?
Vitalis, pr. of Grovebury. N. Prob.  (see Emma). The order of the next three prs. is conjectural; and perhaps suspicious, since it is tempting to equate N. and Nicholas. A. Occ. early th cent. (BM Add. Cht. , – pal. – and ,: see Mabel). A. and G. both coincide with M(abel) in Chts., and are therefore placed later than N.; but one or other (or even both) may have been contemporary with the earlier Mabel, occ. . G. Occ. early th cent. (BM Add. Cht. ,). Nicholas Occ.  Nov.  (CRR, , p. ). The next recorded pr. was Robert,6 occ.  (PRO E/: see above). NUN MONKTON (Yorks W.), St Mary. Benedictine pr. f. – *List in VCH Yorks, , . 1 2

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Pal., but confirmed by evidence of Agnes’s date: see below. This is one of a series of ‘originals’, Add. Chts. ,, ,, , and , concerning Nuneaton pr.’s rights in Catherington Church, which appear (as Dr G. R. C. Davis has pointed out to us) of dubious authenticity. This cht. is ruled on the back, and written in a th-cent. hand. In the light of this, a certain caution should be attached to the evidence of Nuneaton chts.; but it may well be that the names even in these four chts. are based on genuine documents. With Hugh Barre, possibly the same man who was archd. Leicester c. –c.  (between Robert de Chesney and Baldric de Sigillo: GFL, pp. , n.). CDF, no.  (the f. cht. of Nuneaton pr.) may indicate that he res. the archdeaconry c.  and so the cht. could be later, perhaps much later; a date before / is impossible. Refers to agreements made at Michaelmas after the interdict (post interdictum Anglie – presumably its start). William de Stuteville sheriff of Warws and Leics; confirmed in a cht. dated  Pope Gregory IX. ‘Richard’ in the later copy of this document in BM Add. Cht. ,.

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   , ‒ [NUN MONKTON] *(?) Matilda de Arches ?Prs. occ.  (EYC, , no.  and n.).1 Agnes Occ.  Apr. ,  Dec.  (Yorks F., ‒, pp. , ). ORFORD or IRFORD (Lincs), St Mary. Premonstratensian pr. f. c.  *Lists in Colvin, p. ; VCH Lincs, , . Eda Occ. early th cent. (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). ?Matilda of Borwell d.  Apr. (Newhouse obit., HMC Ancaster, p. ). Probably later. PRIORS Thomas Occ.  (Gilbertine Chts., p. ). POLESWORTH (Warws), St Edith (BM Harl. Cht. . G. ). Benedictine abb. ref. c. (?) (Polesworth);  (priory at Oldbury); c.  (abbey at Polesworth). *List in VCH Warws, , . ABBESSES *Osanna Occ. prob. 2 (MB, , ). The next recorded abbess, Muriel, occ.  (Warws F., , no. ). READING (Berks). Benedictine abb. f. ?; dissolved ?  Leofrun Occ. LVH, p. ; probably to be identified with Liofrun who occ. c.  (AS Chts., no. , cf. p. ; more likely Reading than Minster from the context). ?Leveva See Shaftesbury. REDLINGFIELD (Suffolk), St Andrew and St Mary. Benedictine pr. f.  *List in VCH Suffolk, , . The VCH list includes Emma, conjecturally a relative of the founder (the Count of Guînes, whose wife was called Emma), and Alice Davolers, temp. Henry III, citing BM Add. MS ,, f. v; the reference is evidently to Add. MS ,, f. v, where there is a modern list, without precise references, based on ‘T. Martin, Church Notes’ (evidently a MS). These prs. come from ‘two deeds without date’, and the VCH date, and the link with the founder (already hinted in the MS) are evidently quite conjectural. ROMSEY (Hants), St Mary and St Æthelfleda.3 Benedictine abb. ref.  (Florence, , ; on early history, see Romsey Records, pp. f.) *List in VCH Hants, , . St Merewenna (Merwynn) App.  (Florence, , ); occ.  (Birch, no. , if trustworthy; also occ. in spurious Birch, nos. ‒ of ?); she and her two successors occ. in the Vita of Æthelfleda and Merewenna in Romsey Records, pp. ff., from BM Lansdowne MS , ff. v–v. Occ. in LVH, p. . Elwina fled to Winchester during the period of the second Danish invasions (in the time of Swein: ?s). Æthelflæd daughter of Ethelwold, born c.  or before; nun of Romsey; abb. ?s (Vita, loc. cit.), died  Oct. (Romsey Records, pp. , ). Occ. in LVH, p. . Wulf(w)ynn prob. th cent. (LVH, p. ). Ælfgyfu prob. th cent. (ibid.). 1

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Abp. Henry Murdac confirms a gift by William de Arches and Juetta his wife to their daughter Matilda and the nuns of Monkton: Matilda is not called prioress, but her name is placed as if she was. Prob.  2  (see p.  n. ). Cf. E. Walberg, La tradition hagiographique de S. Thomas Becket, p. . St Mary at first; Romsey Records, p. , shows the double dedication in , but it may be recorded earlier.

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 *(Christina sister of St Margaret, queen of Scotland, was a nun at Romsey and Wilton(?); Eadmer, HN, pp. ‒, puts Matilda, her niece, later queen, ‘sub . . . virga’ of Christina. This seems the only evidence that she was abbess. Orderic, ,  calls her a nun of Romsey; as do ASC E, s.a.  (‘’); Florence, , ; WMGR, , ; Ann. Winchester, p. ; Eadmer alone places her – by implication – at Wilton.) *Athelitz Occ. prob. – (Anselm, Ep., ; see ed.’s note). *Matilda – D.  (Ann. Winchester, p. ). *Mary of Blois Daughter of King Stephen; on death of her brother, William, count of Boulogne and earl of Warenne (Surrey) in Oct.  she became sole survivor of Stephen’s children. In  she res., was brought out of the cloister, and married the count of Flanders, taking the county of Boulogne with her (cf. Ann. Waverley, p. ; Ann. Southwark, BM Cott. MS Faust. A. viii, f. ). D. . *Juliana Occ. n.d. (Ctl. Winchester, pp. ‒, nos. ‒); d. Feb.  (Ann. Winchester, p ). Matilda Patriz ‒ Sister of Walter Walerand, el.  June  (Ann. Winchester, p. ). Presumably the Matilda who d. – Dec.  when royal licence was given for her successor’s el.; assent to the el. of Matilda de Barbefle was given on  Jan.  (CPR, ‒, pp. , ). Occ. late  (CRR, , no. ). * SHAFTESBURY (Dorset), St Mary and St Edward. Benedictine abb. f. c.  List in VCH Dorset, , . (Æthelgeofu First abb., daughter of Alfred, c. ‒: Asser, ed. W. H. Stevenson, c. ). ?Ælfthryth Occ.  (Birch, no. ). A religious: not called abbess. Herelufu (Hereluva) – D.  (ASC; Florence, , ); occ. LVH, p. . Leveva (?Leofgifu) Occ. – (DB, , , , ; Freeman, NC, , n. The first reference is to a holding in Reading, the second to a holding of the abb. of Shaftesbury. It is just possible that L. was abb. Reading q.v.). *Eulalia – App.  (Ann. Winchester, p. ); occ.  (?c. ), Aug.  (Anselm, Epp. , ); referred to in , evidently as former abb. (Reg., , no. ). Cecily App.   by Henry I; daughter of Robert FitzHamon (Mon., , ; cf. Wilton). Emma Occ.  (?former abb.: Reg., , no. ); also referred to as former in  (CRR, , p. ). Mary Half-sister of Henry II, occ. ,1 and frequently to  (see J. C. Fox in EHR,  (), ‒;  (), ‒; esp. p.  for first occ.; for later occ. p.  and Rot. Cht., p. a:  May ; EHR, , , ). She was dead by  Sept.  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , b; cf. Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ). J. C. Fox, loc. cit., tried to identify her with Marie de France, the poetess; this is not now accepted. Her successor, J(oan), subprioress, was el. – Nov.  (CPR, –, p. ); occ.  (Sussex F., no. ); the el. of Joan’s successor, Amicia Russell, nun of Shaftesbury, received the royal assent on  July  (CPR, –, p. ). SINNINGTHWAITE (Yorks W.), St Mary. Cistercian pr. f. c.  (Mon., , )2 *C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , . Christina Occ.  Dec.  (EYC, , no. ). Agnes Occ.  Nov.  (Mon., , ‒). *The next prioress, Euphemia, occ.  Feb. (not  Feb., as ed.), Yorks F., ‒, p. : ‘Euferia’, ‘Eufemia’ in Index. As Euphemia Haget in Ctl. Healaugh Park, p. . 1

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Dated  by Eyton, Itinerary, p. , perhaps rightly; but it can only be proved to be during one of Henry II’s visits to England between  (‘Dei gratia’, confirmed by the witnesses) and , i.e. . Cf. Eyton, Itinerary, pp. – (ex inf. D. Greenway).

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   , ‒ SOPWELL (Herts), St Mary. Benedictine pr. f.  *List in VCH Herts, ,  (from ). *Avice Occ. th cent.: her obit is in a mid-twelfth-cent. hand () in The St Albans Psalter, p.  and pl. , under  March. * STAINFIELD (Lincs), St Mary and St Andrew. Benedictine pr. f. c.  *List in VCH Lincs, , . PRIORESSES Margaret Occ. prob. – (Lincoln D. and C., Dij///); 1 (Mon., , ‒). *Petronilla D.  April 2 (Mon., , ‒; cf. Newhouse obit., HMC Ancaster, p. ). Constance (Custancia) Succeeded Petronilla (Mon., , ) and occ.  (CPR, –, p. );  Aug.  (Mon., , ). *MASTERS William of Appleby Mentioned  as former master (CPR, ut supra). Robert de Sammar’ M. Whitby, installed  April  (Reg. Wells, , ); occ.  (CRR, , no. ); (R.)  Aug.  (Mon., , ). STAMFORD (Northants), St Mary and St Michael. Benedictine pr. f. c.  *List in VCH Northants, , –. PRIORESSES A. Occ.  (London, Soc. of Antiquaries, MS  f. r-v). *Agnes de Boby N. of Stamford, confirmed by the bp. of Lincoln, Hugh of Wells ? (Reg. Wells, , p. ). Alice Occ.  (Ctl. Peterborough, no. );  Sept. Oct.  (Bucks F., p. ); also  in Reg. Wells, , p. . See Ctl. Peterborough, no. n. D.  and succeeded by Petronilla of Stamford (Soc. of Antiquaries, MS , f. ). See Ctl. Peterborough, no. n. PRIORS Henry of Fiskerton The first known, was pr. ‒ (Reg. Wells, , pp. , ; cf. Ctl. Peterborough, no. n.). STIXWOULD (Lincs), St Mary. Cistercian pr. f. c.  *List in VCH Lincs, , . PRIORESSES *L. Occ.  (Reg. Pinchbeck, , ‒; cf. ‒, and, for the date, Douglas, Bury, no. , pp. –). *Matilda Occ. late th cent. (Ctl. Haverholme, no. ); , prob. – (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ); res. or d. – when an unnamed prs. el. (Reg. Grosseteste, p. ). MASTERS *Simon Occ. c.  (E. M. Poynton in Genealogist, New Series, , ; see Sempringham). 1 2

Master William, precentor Lincoln (Diceto, , ; cf. Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ). With H., bp. Lincoln and Richard de Percy: the latter (d. : EYC, , p. ; cf. p. ) confirms that the former is Hugh of Wells, –. Petronilla’s successor occ. .

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 Hugh Occ.  (BM Cott. MS Vesp. E. xviii, f. ); – (Reg. Lincoln, , no. );  (Lincs Assize Roll, no. );  Apr.  (Lincs F., PRS , no. ); 1 (BM Lansd. MS A, f. ). Matthew Occ. , prob. – (Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). *The next recorded master, Geoffrey, occ.  (CPR, ‒, p. ). STRATFORD-AT-BOW (Middlesex), St Leonard. Benedictine pr. f. – List in VCH Middlesex, ,  (H. P. F. King; from ). Lettice Occ. c.  June  (CRR, , p. ). The next recorded prs., Catherine, occ.  (Essex F., p. ). STUDLEY (Oxon), St Mary. Benedictine pr. f. c.  List in VCH Oxon, , . Petronilla Occ.  Jan.  (Oxford F., p. );  March  (ib., p. ). The next recorded prs., Juliana, occ.  Nov.  (CRR, , no. ) and another Petronilla  May  (Bucks F., p. ). * SWINE (Yorks E.), St Mary. Cistercian2 pr. f. – List in VCH Yorks, , . PRIORESS: the first known is Helewise Occ.  Dec.  (Yorks F., –, p. ). ?PRIOR Master Robert Occ.  (EYC, , no. ; cf. Thornton). THETFORD (Norfolk), St George and St Gregory. Benedictine pr. f. ?(at Ling); c.  (at Thetford) Lists in VCH Norfolk, , ‒; VCH Suffolk, , . Cecilia Occ. 3 (BM Harl. MS , ff. v–v). THICKET (Yorks E.), St Mary. Benedictine pr. f. – List in VCH Yorks, , . Sibyl Occ.  Feb.  (Yorks F., –, p. ; also ‘’ in Baildon, , , without reference). The next recorded prs., Eva, occ.  June  (ibid., pp. –). WAREHAM (Dorset), Benedictine abb. f. c.  (KH, new edn, p. ); – (Asser, c. ) Wulfwyn D.  (ASC C; Florence, , ). Cf. Appendix . WESTWOOD (Worcs), St Mary. Fontevrault pr. f. temp. Henry II List in VCH Worcs, , . *No prioresses are recorded earlier than the th cent. PRIOR Elias Occ. c.  Oct.  (CRR, , p. ). 1 2

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R(oger) dean Lincoln (see pp.  n. ,  n. ,  n. ). The community was apparently partly Cistercian nuns and lay brothers, partly Premonstratensian canons (so KH, p. ). Geoffrey archd. Canterbury; William de Chesney sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk (but prob. a later record: e.g. William bp. Norwich is ‘venerabilis memorie’).

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   , ‒ WHERWELL (Hants), Holy Cross and St Peter. Benedictine abb. f. ?c.  or before (see below) *List in VCH Hants, , . ?Wenfleda Occ. c.  in Vita S. Wulfhilde (AB,  (), ff.; cf. Barlow in Life of King Edward, p. ). *Ælstrita D. – (Roul. Morts, p. ); presumably
‘Elstrudis’ noted as foundress in BM Egerton MS , f. , where she is called King Edgar’s widow and said to d.  Nov. .1 Either the spellings are late variants of Queen Ælfthryth’s name, or the queen and an abbess have been confused. Heahfled Occ.  (Kemble, no. ), possibly the abb. Heahflæde who d.  May (LVH, p. ). — An abb. unnamed, sister of Edward the Confessor, occ.  (ASC E, s.a. ). Matilda d. – (Roul. Morts, p. ). Aubrey (Albereda) d. – (ib.). *Matilda Occ.  Sept.  (BM Egerton MS , ff. v–); (M.)  May  (PUE, , no. );  March  (BM Egerton MS , ff. r–v, );  Oct.  (Rot. Cht., p. ); d.  April (BM Egerton MS , f. v). *The next recorded abbess, Euphemia, occ.  (BM Egerton MS , f. v) and d.  April  after  years as a nun at Wherwell (ib., ff. v–). WILTON (Wilts), St Mary, St Bartholomew and St Edith. Benedictine abb. f.  List in VCH Wilts, ,  (E. Crittall; cf. F. Barlow in Life of King Edward, pp. ff.; J. E. Nightingale, Memorials of Wilton . . ., Devizes, , pp. ff.). *Ælfgyth, Ælfgith I and II occ.  (called ‘monialis femina’),  (Birch, nos. , , ). St Wulfthryth c. ‒ Educated as a secular at Wilton; King Edgar’s concubine and mother of St Edith (see Barking, Winchester, New Minster) c. ; then abb. Wilton (Vita S. Wulfhilde and Vita S. Edithe, AB,  (), ff. (M. Esposito); AB,  (), ff.,  and n. (A. Wilmart)). Occ. ? (Birch, no. ). D.  Sept.  (AB, ,  and n.). Obit ( Sept.) in BM Cott. MS Titus D. xxvii, omitted in LVH, p. . *Brihtgifu (Brihtwitha, Brihtiva) followed after two abbesses not named and d. c.  (AB, , pp. , ‒). *Ælfgifu (Ælviva) ‒ (d.) (ib.). Godgifu (Godyva) sister of Ælviva, c.  (ib., pp. , ‒n., ). Matilda Occ.  (?: Anselm, Ep. ). *Hawise Occ. 2 (HMC, th Rep., App. , b). According toTewkesbury tradition she was daughter of Robert Fitz Hamon (d. : Mon., , ;3 Leland, Itin. (ed. Toulmin Smith), , , ). The abbey was vacant, in the king’s hand, in or shortly before ‒ (PR  Henry II, p. ). Alice Occ. ?c.  (Sarum Chts., p. ; cf. note citing cht. of  Richard I, –);  (VCH citing Wilton House MSS, chts., no. ). Mary Occ.  (Wilton House cht. no. );  July  (HMC th Rep., App. , b);   (Cambs F., p. );  Feb. ,  June  (Wilts F., pp. , ); D.  or  Aug. (: Exeter Cath. Lib. MS , sub die; Lire (Wareham) obit., HF, , – ‘Winton’). 1 2 3

The year is approximately correct, and the day confirmed by LVH, p. . Richard, sheriff Wilts. Wyntoniae, Mon., but Wilton (bis) in Leland.

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 *Ascelina1 Occ. July , c.  July  (Wilts F., pp. –). Margaret Occ.  June  (Rot. Chart., p. ). D. – Feb.  (CPR, –, p. ). WINCHESTER (Hants), NUNMINSTER, St Mary. Benedictine abb. ref. 2 *List in VCH Hants, , . Æthelthryth First abbess, app. by St Æthelwold (cf. Ælfric’s Vita Ethelwoldi, Ch. Abingdon, , , with Wulfstan’s, PL, , ). *Eadgifu Her name seems to be established by AS Chts., no.  (, but to be dated c.  unless E. became abb. as a small child; cf. however, ib., p. ); very likely the E. who occ.  (AS Chts., no. ; cf. p. ). According to the Vita S. Edithe (AB,  (), ff., esp. pp. –) by Goscelin, ‘Edith’ was daughter of Edgar by Wulfthryth (see Wilton), and was brought up at Wilton as a nun and made abbess in her father’s lifetime of three abbs., Barking, Nunminster and another not named, by St Æthelwold; she d.  Sept.  (cf. ib., pp. n., n., ff.), aged . But Edith (Eadgyth) and Eadgifu cannot be the same name, yet could easily have been confused by Goscelin,3 esp. if there was a tradition (represented by the th-cent. Cod. Wintoniensis, BM Add. MS ,, source of AS Chts., no. ) that Eadgifu was Edgar’s daughter. Beatrice – D.  (Ann. Winchester, p. ). Alice (Athelits) – App.  (ibid. – Alicia). Occ.  : c.  (Anselm, Ep.  – Athelits). ?Hawise See Wilton, p.  n. . Lucy Occ.  (Ctl. Lewes, , p. ). *Emma Occ.  (JL, ,) – prob. –; see below. Abbey vacant  (PR  Henry II, p. ). *Claricia – App. , previously nun of Wilton (Diceto, , ). *Isabel Occ.  Oct.  (CRR, , no. ). WINTNEY (Hants), Sts Mary, Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist. Cistercian pr. f. –4 *List in VCH Hants, , . This is based on the late th-cent. obituary in BM Cott. MS Claud. D. iii, ff. v ff., ed. Hearne in Trokelowe, ed. Hearne, pp. –. We give the names in the order of their obits: their chronological order seems irrecoverable, save that Roisa, whose obit occ. in red, may have been the first pr., Lucy II is an addition to the list and so possibly of the late th cent., and a Lucy, presumably Lucy I, occ.  (see below). Emma d.  Jan. (Hearne, p. ). Sabina d.  Apr. (p. ). Isilia(?) d.  Apr. (p. ). Claricia d.  May (ib.). Lucy I d.  June (p. ); presumably the Lucy who occ.  (L. and M’sex F., p. ). Juliana d.  Aug. (p. ). Alice d.  Aug. (ib.). 1

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Probably the date  assigned to her in VCH is a few years too early. (Miss E. Crittall has kindly helped us on this point.) WMGR, , , names two daughters of Edward the Elder who were nuns: Eadburh (Edburga), nun of Winchester, and Eadflæd (Edfleda), of a community not named. Later legend (Rudborne in Leland, Collectanea, , ii (ed. Hearne, ),  – not in Wharton’s edn., AS, , –; Romsey Records, pp. ff.) made them foundresses of Nunminster and of Romsey: for this there is no early evidence. The identification of Eadgyth, Edgar’s daughter, with the abbess is also made e.g. by a late hand in LVH, p. . By Geoffrey FitzPeter – Hearne, op. cit., p.  – whose floruit was from  (or a little before) to his death in .

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   , ‒ [WINTNEY] Lucy II d.  Aug. (ib., but see above). Hawise (Hauuisa) d.  Sept. (ib.). *Cecily d.  Sept. (ib.). *Roisa (Rose) d.  Sept. (p. ). WIX (Sopwick) (Essex), St Mary. Benedictine pr. f. ? *List in VCH Essex, , –. *Idonia Occ.  Oct.  (FF., PRS , no. ; cf. Misc. D. M. Stenton, p. );  Nov.  (CRR, , p. ). *Christina Occ. early th cent., n.d. (PRO E/, , , : Cat. Anc. D., , , , ; , –). The next recorded prs., Constance, occ.  Jan.  (PRO E/; Cat. Anc. D., , ). WROXALL (Warws), St Leonard. Benedictine pr. f. c. (?) *List in VCH Warws, , –, based on a list cited in Dugdale, Warws, , , from ‘Chron. MS. Priorat. de Wroxhal penes Joh. Burgoyn Bar. f. b’. This, or an antiquarian account in English based upon it, was printed in Mon. and the following list of early prioresses is embedded in it (, ): Ernborow, Helin, Sabin, Helin, Mawd, Emme, Mawd, Cecelie, Ide, Amice, Abtot (sic), Annis and Sibill Abtot (with date  and reference to the Reg. Godfrey Giffard). The list in Dugdale, Warws, is virtually identical, but in Latin: Erneburga, Helena, Sabina, *Helena, Matilda, Emma, Matilda, Cecelia, Ida, Amicia, Sibilia d’Abetot. There appears to be some repetition (and possibly confusion) in this list, and it cannot be checked in detail. The only prioresses otherwise known are: Sabina Occ.  June  (PUE, , no. ). *Helena Occ.  Feb.  (CRR, , no. );  (Warws F., no. ). WYKEHAM (Yorks N.), St Mary and St Michael. Cistercian pr. f. c.  List in VCH Yorks, , . PRIORESSES The first recorded prioress, Eva, occ.  Nov.  (Yorks F., –, p. ). MASTERS Simon Occ.  (HMC, th Rep., App., , –). YEDINGHAM (Little Mareis) (Yorks E.), St Mary. Benedictine pr. f. – *C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , . Beatrice Occ. 1 (EYC, , no. ). Christina Occ. th or th cent. (BM Cott. MS Claud. D. xi, f. : the MS is mid-th cent.). Sibyl Occ.  Feb.  (Yorks F., –, p. ). YORK, St Clement. Benedictine pr. f. c.  C.T.C. List in VCH Yorks, , –. Alice Occ.  (Gesta Henrici II, , ). Ascelina Occ.  Oct.  (Yorks F., –, p. ). The next prioress, Agnes, occ.  (Yorks F., –, p. ). 1

Probable dates of tenure of Ralph de Clere I, donor of no. , and witness of no.  (which confirms no. ): this is based on information supplied by Sir Charles Clay.

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APPENDIX I UNIDENTIFIED PRE-CONQUEST ABBOTS AND ABBESSES

See above, pp. –. In a sense all abbs. who sign most Pre-Conquest charters are unidentified, in that normally their house is not named. But where a reasonably probable identification (or choice of identification) can be made, an abb. is not included in the following list. Names in brackets only occur in charters of doubtful authenticity, and may be fictitious – not (most probably) in the sense that the forger, or some copyist, invented them, but that they have either been imported from a different period or context to embellish a list of signatories, or are seriously corrupt. Ægfridus occ. in Ely Calendar (Cambridge, Trinity Coll. MS O.., f. Kv) under  Oct. See Ely, St Albans. Ælfhere, Æluere occ. ?, ?, , ?, , ?,  (Kemble, nos. – (cf. OS Facs., , Exeter no. ); EHD, , ff.; Kemble, nos. , , , ). See Bath. Ælfnoth occ.  (Birch, nos. –). *Ælfnoth, Æthelnoth (presumably different from above) occ. , , , , , ? (Kemble, nos. , , , , , ; cf. : ‘Filnoth’). Cf. Muchelney, Winchester, New Minster. (Ælfred occ.  in Kemble, no. , but the earliest MS reads Ælfweard.) *Ælfsige, Æthelsige occ. (Æthel–) , , (Æl–)  () (two of the name),  (Birch, no. ; Kemble, nos. , ,  – see p.  n. ) – and see Ely, to which one of the pair probably belonged. Later references to pairs (–) are probably to Ely and Winchester, New Minster, or Peterborough: but in MS  of Kemble, no.  (see Appendix ) one Ælfsige is identified as abb. ‘Ceas’’, the other as of Ely. (Ælfstan occ. ? (Kemble, nos. –): cf. Brihtrig below, and Canterbury, St Augustine.) Ælfwig Two Æs. occ. ?, , ?, and an Æ. and an Æthelwig occ. in  (Kemble, nos. , , , ). For the other, see Bath; cf. also Westminster. (Ælfwine occ. ? in Mon., , –). *(Ælfwold: see Winchcombe.) Æthel–: See also Æl– ?Æthelstan: occ. ? (Ctl. Muchelney, no. ) – but perhaps
Ælfstan, Glastonbury. *Æthelweard: two of the name sign in  (Kemble, no. ): see Malmesbury (and Athelney). Æthelwig occ. ?, , ? (‘Æthelwi’),  (Kemble, nos. , , , ). Cf. Ælfwig (Æ. occ. with two Ælfwigs in all four cases). Æthelwin, Ægelwin occ. , , and in spurious cht. dated  Dec.  (Kemble, nos. , –). These references might be to Æthelwig of Evesham, or even, one or two of them, to Ælfwine of Ramsey. Alhhard occ. prob.  (AS Chts., no. ). Aua (Aeua, Afa) occ. , ?, , ?early th cent. (Kemble, nos. , ; AS Chts., no. ; N. R. Ker in Powicke Studies, p.  – ‘abbot of Exeter’ is a slip). Possibly the

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  same as ‘Anna’ in the dubious Kemble, no. , where he is attributed to St Oswald’s, Gloucester: see p.  n. . Kemble, no. , is a good text of a cht. of Abp. Wulfstan (as Professor Whitelock has pointed out to us), and so Gloucester would be a plausible home for Aua – if it existed. *Brihstan occ.  (Kemble, no. ). Brihteah, Brihteh, Byrhteh’ occ. , ,  (Birch, nos. , ,1 , –). Brihtnoth, Brichtnoth occ. ? (Kemble, no. ). Brihtrig occ. ? (OS Facs., , Exeter, no. ); ? (Kemble, no.  – but the signatures are doubtful and cf. Burton). In Kemble, no. , Brihtrig is an error for Brihtwig (Glastonbury). *Brihtwig, Brithwi occ.  (Kemble, no. ); cf. Glastonbury. *Brihtwold: see Malmesbury, Winchester, New Minster. Also occ.  (EHD, , ff.). Clement occ.  (Birch, no. ). Eadnoth occ.  (Kemble, no. ). Cf. Ramsey. Eadred occ. : see Milton, p.  n. . Eadric d.  May (Cambridge, Trinity Coll. MS O.., f. v) – possibly St Albans, of the old foundation. *Ealdred occ. , , , , , ?, , ,  (Birch, nos.  – ‘Aldredus’ not called abb., but among them – ,  (cf. no. ); Ctl. Muchelney, no. ; Mon., , – (cf. AS Chts., no. ); Birch, nos.  (spurious), ; Kemble, nos. , ). (Folcmerus occ. in spurious Westminster cht. dated : Birch, nos. 
). *Freothegar occ.  (Birch, no. ). *Godwine occ. , , , , , , , ,  July , , ,  – very likely more than one man; very likely one or other of or both the Gs. who were bps. Rochester in the years following  (Birch, nos. , , ,1 , –, , ; Kemble, nos. , –,2 ; OS Facs., , no. ; Kemble, nos. , , ; Gilbert Crispin, pp. –). Also occ. in spurious chts. dated  (Birch, nos. 
). (Leofl’ occ. in spurious cht. dated : Crawford Chts., no. 
Birch, no. , who reads ‘Leofric’. Cf. Birch, no. . Cf. Exeter.) Leofnoth, Lyfnoth occ.  (Matthew, pp. –). Leofsige () occ. ,  Apr.  (Kemble, no. ; Liber de Hyda, pp. –). Leofsige () occ.  – two Ls. sign AS Chts., no. ; one may be Ely, but L. abb. Ely prob. d. ; one may be for Leofsine, Thorney, q.v. *Leofwine occ. , , ?, : see Ely, Thorney. (Luxihs (sic) occ. ?, Kemble, no.  – presumably a corrupt reading.) Martin occ.  (Birch, no. ). Sifrith, Siferth occ. , , ,  (Ctl. Muchelney, no. ; Mon., , –; Birch, nos. , , ); possibly bp. Lindsey (Sigefrith), who occ. , . Siward occ. , , ; bp. Rochester –. See Chertsey. (Somer occ. in spurious Westminster cht. dated ? (Birch, no. ) ?for Wymer in virtually identical no. .) *Wighard, Wigard occ. ‘’ (?for ), ?c.  in spurious witness list (Kemble, no. ; AS Wills, no. , cf. pp. –). Wigstan occ.  (Birch, no. ). (‘Willnoth’ occ.  in Kemble, no.  – a scribal error: see p.  n. .) (Wlfredus occ.  in the dubious Kemble, no. .) 1 2


BM Cott. Aug. ii. : the name is legible under Ultra Violet light. In one MS there are two Godwines.

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 -    Wulfgeat occ. ,  (Kemble, no. ; Reg., , no. ).1 Wulfsige occ. , , : see Chertsey. *(Wulfstan occ.  in Kemble, no. , but this is an error for Wulfgar, of Abingdon.) Wulfward occ. , , , , c.  (Kemble, no. ; OS Facs., , Exeter ; Kemble, nos. , –, cf. no. ; BM Facs., , no. ). (Wulwina ‘Mercamensis abbas’ occ. in spurious Crowland cht. dated : Birch no. . ?Wulfwyn abb. Wareham.) (Wymer occ. in spurious Westminster cht. dated : Birch, no. . See Somer.) 1

Miss Robertson, AS Chts., p. , suggests that he may have been abb. Athelney, which seems a likely possibility (cf. also abb. Crowland).

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APPENDIX II UNIDENTIFIED ABBOTS AND PRIORS, AFTER 1066

Where ghosts have been laid or uncertain identifications made in the lists in the main body of the book, they are not included here, though in every case the doubtful form of a house is given in the Index. ‘Abbas’ was a common surname for laymen in the twelfth century: we make no attempt to list the numerous examples which have led to confusion here; nor the cases where ‘pr(esbyter)’ has been read as ‘pr(ior)’. Car’ ‘A. priore Car’’ occ. in a very corrupt cht. of ?   in CDF, no. . *Cotes Ralph pr. occ. prob. 1 (PRO C A K/, sec. , no. ). Perhaps the Hospital (Cotes, Northants). Denedan Hugh pr. St Augustine’s, occ.  (Northants F., PRO transcripts): evidently corrupt. Possibly Daventry (see p. ). Holen Adam pr. occ. c.  (Ctl. Montacute, no. ; see Monk Sherborne). Llwythlawr Gwrgenau abb. d.  (Brut, Peniarth, p. ; Red Book, p. ); a suggested identification with Ludlow seems very unlikely: more probably the lay abbot of a clas church.2 Neop’ John pr. of, occ. twice, mid-twelfth cent. (, with Isabel, countess of Northampton, evidently wife of Gervase Paynel: cf. CP, , ; HMC Rutland, , , from Belvoir ctl.). Neuham Hugh pr. occ.  (Stenton, Eng. Feudalism, nd edn, p. , from PRO E/, (original)). St Pernit Cristina prs., occ.  (Northants F., PRO transcripts); possibly Markyate (St Trinity). 1

2

Robert, bp. Hereford, prob. de Melun () or Foliot (/) rather than de Bethune ( ), since David, can. of Hereford (see GF, p. ) and a m. Wardon (f. , but usually ‘de Sartis’ in early chts.) also witness. We are grateful to Professor Melville Richards for advice on this.

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APPENDIX III LIST OF PRE-CONQUEST CHARTERS USED

See pp. –. They are arranged in four groups: those in Birch, those in Kemble, those in AS Chts., Wills or Writs, those in none of these collections – the fourth in their order in Sawyer. In a majority of cases in the first two groups we have checked abbots’ names and other signatories against one or more MSS or a modern edition. The number(s) in brackets after the number in Sawyer in groups ,  and  in each case indicates the MS(S) in his list which have been consulted. I Sawyer no. Birch and MS no. consulted Date Comment 

 ()





 (, )



      ,  

 (, )  () 1  (, )  (, , ) 2  (, )  ()

    Feb.     

 

 () 

 

 

 (, )  (, )

 prob. 

1

2 3

4 5

Ss. consistent, but few: no grounds for suspicion. Two contemporary or near contemporary copies survive and ss. consistent; but has been supposed a forgery Genuine. Ss. consistent. As . Prob. authentic. Doubtful. Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent. ?Interpolated: ss. possible, but only three. Ss. consistent. Possibly genuine, but doubtful: ss. consistent.3 ?Genuine, but ss. doubtful.4 Doubtful in form, though believed genuine by some scholars; ss. consistent,5 but not numerous. Doubtful; ss. as , . Doubtful; dated ‘’, but ss. virtually as , except that MS  has Abp. Oda (d.  or ).

The text used is that in Hart (), pp. –; only a fragment in Birch; Hart’s text gives abbs. Eadhelm (Canterbury, St Augustine’s) and Dunstan. The MS reads ‘Lyneweard’ for Cyneweard abb. Text checked by Ctl. Glastonbury, , no. . If we accept two bps. Beorthhelm. Prof. Whitelock, in an unpublished study, has shown that it is probable that one B. was bp. of Sherborne and Wells (and Canterbury for a time in –), the other of Winchester (a third, of London, was presumably dead by this date). Because of Bp. Leofric, and because bps. Leofwine and Oscytel (of Dorchester) both sign. If Beorhthelm became bp. Winchester in  or .



  Birch no.    

Sawyer no. and MS consulted  ()  ()  (, )  ()

Date    



 ()





 ()

?

  *

 ()  (, )  ()

  

      

 (, )  ()  ()  ()  ()  ()  ()

   ?   

  , see   

 ()  ()

 

 ()  ()

 

Comment Authentic: ss. consistent. ?Genuine; ss. consistent. Ss. as . Controversial, but agreed to be spurious in its present form; ss. consistent.1 ?Suspicious. Ss. consistent, if Ælfthryth queen in . Possibly genuine. Dated , perhaps for : ss. consistent with . ?Genuine: ss. consistent. Ss. consistent, but relatively few. ?Genuine. Ss. consistent, but not numerous. Original. Ss. consistent. Spurious, but ss. consistent. Spurious; ss. not consistent. Suspicious; no. ss. Ss. consistent. Original. Ss. consistent. Original. Ss. consistent, but very few can be checked. ?Genuine. Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent.

?Genuine. Ss. consistent Early copy; but doubtful ( J. A. Robinson (), pp. –). No ss.   ()  Prob. genuine; ss. consistent (see n. ).   ? Spurious (Westminster). Ss. inconsistent.
Crawford Chts. no.  (virtually
Birch, no. )  Prob. spurious. Ss. consistent, except for a  2 Bp. ‘Ælric’; see n. .    Prob. authentic: ss. consistent.    Prob. authentic: ss. consistent (see n. ).   ()  Very early copy; but suspicious. Ss. would be consistent if Kinsige
Wynsige (bp. Lichfield); see Birch, no. . Ss. consistent with  (if Oswald *  () ‘’3 () correctly abp.), but few. Prob. to be dated , and genuine. 1

2 3

If Bp. Wulfric is accepted, and if Ælfthryth was queen by  Dec. . Bp. Wulfric’s see cannot be certainly identified, but he seems evidently to have existed, and Prof. Whitelock tells us there is evidence to suggest he was bp. Hereford. The presence of this rare name confirms that the list itself is based on a genuine original. W. occ. in Birch, nos.  (),  (),  (),  (), , ,  (); but in Kemble, no.  () one should read Wulfsige (see Finberg in EHR,  (), ). Cf. Searle (), pp. –. The texts of nos. , – have been checked by Lib El., pp. –, –, –. Dated  in text,  in rubric, MS .



-   Birch no. 

Sawyer no. and MS consulted 1

Date 

 

 ()  ()

 



 ()

    

 ()  ()   (no MS)  ()

2 (‘’)    4 

 

 ()  ()

 



 ()



Kemble no.     *

Sawyer no. and MS consulted  ()  ()  () 5  ()

Date     

   *

 (, )  ()  ()  ()

   

 *   *

 ()  ()  ()  () 7

    

Comment Spurious, but ss. identical with Birch, no.  (whose lacunae it fills) to end of duces (no ministri). ?Doubtful; no ss. but early th-cent. text. Doubtful: ss. consistent, apart from three Æthelwolds (?a scribal error). Has been doubted; ss. consistent. Prob. original. Ss. consistent. ?Spurious. Ss. consistent.3 Genuine. Ss. consistent. Survives in early copy, almost certainly genuine; ss. consistent. Doubtful; ss. consistent, but few. Ss. mostly abbs.; they include Sigeric, ?the abb. St Augustine’s, Canterbury, –; the rest are possible for . Ss. consistent. II

1

3 4 5 6 7

Comment Prob. genuine: ss. consistent. Prob. genuine: ss. consistent. Ss. consistent. Prob. genuine; ss. consistent. Ss. consistent (?re-touched: A. Watkin in VCH Wilts, , , n. ). Ss. consistent.6 Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent (very similar to Kemble, no. ) Ss. consistent. Prob. original. Ss. consistent. Prob. genuine; early th-cent. text. As . Ss. consistent.7

Text checked by Smith, Bede (ed. of , cited Sawyer), pp. – from lost MS ; MS  only a brief 2 summary. Dated by abbs. Sideman and Cyneweard (see Exeter, Milton). But MS  reads ‘Lyneweard’ for abb. ‘Cyneweard’ (Milton: MS BM Harl. , ff. v–v). Three bps. Ælfstan, two bps. Ælfwold. We have used the text ed. H. P. R. Finberg, EHR,  (), –. Godwine dux appears as abb. in MS ; MS  adds second Abb. Æthelweard (as Kemble, no. ). Cf. Barker (), pp. –. Ss. consistent if Æthelstan bp.
Ælfstan and Æthelwold
Ælfwold.



  Kemble no.      *

Sawyer no. and MS consulted  ()  ()  ()  ()  ()  ()

Date      

     * *    *

 ()  ()  ()  ()  (, )  ()  (, )  ()  (, )  ()  ()

          

 *

 ()  (, )

 



 ()

8

    

9  ()  ()   ()10

 ‘’   ?

11 12 14 15 16

17 18 19 10

Comment Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent.1 As . As . Prob. original. Ss. consistent, but raise certain difficulties.2 Original. Ss. consistent.3 Prob. genuine basis at least; ss. consistent. Genuine.4 Prob. authentic. Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent; otherwise dubious. Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent; prob. original. Ss. corrupt,5 but not unrecognizable; prob. basically authentic. Ss. consistent, in MS .6 MS  not original, but possibly cht. genuine; ss. consistent.7 Ss. consistent ( if Eadwin abb. Abingdon); no ground for suspicion. Ss. consistent; prob. authentic. ?for ; prob. spurious. Ss. consistent; prob. authentic. Prob. genuine. Ss. consistent (allowing Bp. Brihtwine: see p. ); but prob. not authentic.

Assuming one of the Bps. Æthelsige
Ælfsige of Chester-le-Street. 3 See Cholsey, Ramsey, Winchcombe. In MS , for Abb. Ælfric, read Ælfsie. Cf. Robinson (), p. . E.g. Ælfstan, for Ælfheah, bp. Winchester. In Kemble occ. Bps. Saxwulf, Ælfstan (Ælfgar in MS ), Brihtric and Ecgwin who cannot be identified for ; but the bps. in MS  (who include Athulf, Lyvingc and Æscwig, not in Kemble) are consistent, if Æthelric Sherborne () was contemporary with Æscwig of Dorchester and Eadwulf of York (d. ). The abbs. appear to be identifiable as follows: Ælfweard (Glastonbury), Wulfgar (not Wulfstan, as Kemble, Abingdon), two Ælfsiges (Ely and Winchester, New Minster), Ælfuere (Bath, ‘Alfuese’ – Kemble omits), Coenwulf (‘Keanulf ’, Peterborough), Ælfwold (Winchcombe), Godman (Thorney – ‘Godwin’, Kemble), Wulfric (Canterbury, St Augustine), Ælfgar (Evesham), Æthelnoth (unidentified, see Appendix ; ‘Willnoth’, Kemble), Ælfric (Malmesbury), Leofric (Muchelney or St Albans). *The first dux, Ælfric, is Ælsie in Kemble. Kemble’s text comes from MS  (Charter Roll), via Mon. Wulfheah abb. among ministri in Kemble should be minister. Ealdorman Brihtnoth d.  (at Maldon). Checked by MSS  (no ss.),  (
Ctl. Eynsham, facing p. xxxii: , pp. –). MS  has Abb. Brihtwig (Glastonbury) for Brihtrig (Kemble).



-   Kemble no. 

Sawyer no. and MS consulted  ()

Date ?

* 

 () 3

? ?

    

 ()5  ()  ()  ()  ()

    ?



 ()



         

 (, )  ()  ()  ()  () 6  ()  ()   ()

 ?       ? ?

    

 ()  () 9  ()  ()

    ?

  

 (, )  ()  (,11 )

10  ?

11

12

14 15 16 *7 18 19 12

Comment Spurious, though ss. mainly consistent; but see Ely.1 Ss. doubtful.2 Ss. seem consistent,4 but authenticity not certain. Dubious. Ss. consistent; prob. original. Prob. genuine; ss. consistent. Prob. original; ss. consistent. Doubtful: grant to Bp. Lyfing, app. ; ss. consistent with . Prob. original, though it confuses Canterbury and York – ss. otherwise consistent. Ss. consistent. Spurious. Ss. consistent. Dubious, but ss. consistent. Prob. original. Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent. Possibly original; ss. consistent. Spurious. Ss. not consistent.7 Doubtful: a supposed original, but ss. inconsistent.8 Possibly genuine; ss. consistent. Prob. genuine. Ss. consistent. No obviously objectionable features. Ss. consistent. Spurious, but ss. seem prob. consistent, if Ægelricus
Æthelric of Durham. Prob. genuine; ss. consistent. Prob. genuine; ss. consistent. Prob. spurious; but ss. consistent with ,12 apart from ‘Godric’, abb. Evesham, q.v.

In Kemble Æthelfred bp. is for Æthelstan of Hereford (Æthelstan in MS ), the two called Brichtwolf for Brithwold of Ramsbury and Cornwall. We have ignored impossible forms: e.g. Abb. Luxihs; Filnoth possibly
Eilnoth, Ælfnoth (see p. ). Wine bp. perhaps
Eadnoth of Crediton (cf. WMGP, p. ); Ælfstan abb. is only known from Kemble, 3 no. . For Bp. Brihtwine, see p. . Text used, Lib. El., pp. –. For Bp. Brihtwine, see p. ; Eadric bp. may be Ætheric of Dorchester. MS omits bps. Ælfwinus and Brihtwaldus, and rearranges abbs., replacing Ælfuine by Ælfsius. No MS: text of Kemble, nos. , , checked by Smith, Bede (, for references see Sawyer). Though only Bp. Wulfstan of Worcester seems clearly anachronistic. Bps. Ælfwold (Sherborne from ) and Ealdred seem anachronistic; but on Ealdred see Tavistock. 10 11 See n. . In MS  the three abbs. are duces; abbs. in MS . No ss. Save that Æthelmær bp. ‘Thetford’ (Elmham) appears with Ælfwine bp. Winchester, but the former succeeded on Stigand’s translation which followed Ælfwine’s death.



  Kemble no.   

Sawyer no. and MS consulted  ()  ()  ()

     

 ()  ()  ()  (, )  ()  (, )3

 

 ()4  ()

     

 ()  ()  ()  () –  ()

     

 ()  ()5  () –  ()  (, )

  

 (–, )  ()  (, )

    

 ()  ()  ()  ()  ()

1

3 4 5 7

Date  1 1

Comment Prob. original; ss. consistent. Prob. original; ss. consistent. Ss. consistent, apart from Abb. Ordric (Abingdon). Ss. consistent. 1 ? Spurious. ? Spurious. Ss. prob. consistent. ?1  Dubious; ss. consistent.2 ? Doubtful; ss. include Archbp. Eadsige and are consistent with 1. ? Spurious; ss. inconsistent.  Ss. consistent (not numerous); but cht. doubtful.  Prob. authentic basis; ss. consistent.  Prob. authentic base; ss. consistent.  Spurious, but ss. consistent. ? Spurious; ss. not consistent. ? Spurious: see Winchester, New Minster. ? Doubtful; ss. few but not definitely inconsistent.  Doubtful; ss. consistent. ? Dec  Spurious, but ss. consistent. ? Spurious, but ss. nearly consistent.6 – A note apparently genuine. ? Spurious; ss. not consistent. ? Spurious; ss. corrupt and prob. inconsistent.7 ? Spurious; ss. few but prob. consistent.  Dubious; ss. few but seem consistent.  Ss. not numerous; consistent with , not  as dated.  Ss. consistent.  Ss. consistent.  Ss. consistent.  Ss. consistent.  Prob. authentic: see EHD, , p. . (prob. –) Ss. consistent.

On the signa and dates of Kemble, nos. –, ,  see Barlow (), pp. –: it seems that all the ss. are based on lists of , in spite of the dates attached to  and , and that Abb. Ordric’s appearance in ,  and  is prob. an anachronism: they are chts. for Abingdon, of which he was abb. 2 –. Abb. Earwini evidently
Earnwig of Peterborough. MS  has Abb. Alfward’ for Wulfwardus in MS  and Kemble. Adding bps. William and Leofwine before Wulfstan. Ss. as in p.  n. . 6 Lacking Bp. Wulfwine, but the MS is burnt. Apart from Bp. Godwine, d. . For Abb. Manwig (Manni) see Evesham; for Bp. Ealdred, however, see Tavistock.



-   Kemble no.  

Sawyer no. and MS consulted  ()  (, )

Date  

  (, )   () *  ()   ()   (
Crawford Chts., no. )   ()

    

 *  *  *  * * 

  (–)  ()2  ()  ()  ()  ()  ()  () 

 ?1     c.  ?  5 



–

–

AS Chts. No.     

Sawyer no. (MSS not consulted)   –  

Comment Ss. consistent. Ss. almost consistent, but Bp. Æfhelm signs as well as Æscwig (of Dorchester). Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent, but few. Ss. consistent; prob. genuine. Ss. consistent. Prob. genuine. Ss. consistent.



Ss. consistent, if Bp. Osbriht
Ordbriht, Selsey. Ss. consistent, prob. genuine. Ss. consistent, but Bp. Lyfing ?  Ss. difficult;3 but prob. genuine base. Ss. consistent; prob. genuine. Ss. consistent, but few; prob. genuine. Spurious, but ss. consistent. Doubtful. Ss. nearly consistent;4 prob. genuine. Ss. consistent; prob. genuine. Ss. few, but consistent, if Æthelwold, archbp. Canterbury
Æthelnoth Manumission, prob. genuine. III

  –  1 2

3 4 5 6

  , –,  

Date ? Prob.  () ‘’ (?for ) See Exeter (pp. , )  Prob.  , 

Comment Dubious, but ss. consistent. Prob. original. A series of transactions. Prob. authentic base: ss. doubtful. Prob. genuine.

6

Prob. genuine.

Prob. genuine. Ss. spurious. Prob. genuine.

Dated June, MS ; July, MSS –. Cf. Hart (), pp. –; ss. discussed pp. –. The abbs. are German, Brihtred, Godeman, Ælfsige, Brihtmer, Wulgar. Consistent if Æthulf bp. is for Æthelwold of Winchester; and Ælfsige for Æthelsige of Sherborne. All consistent with , when Æfmaer bp. Selsey seems to have d. Accepting the date in J. A. Robinson () for Brihtric bp. Wells. Ælfric, ealdorman of Mercia.



  AS Chts. No. *

Sawyer no. (MSS not consulted) 

–                 *  

,                    





 

 





  (?) 

AS Wills  ()

–



Date  (MS )        c.     – ?        (?) ?c. 

Comment Prob. genuine; ss. consistent. Prob. genuine. Prob. original. Prob. genuine. Prob. genuine. Ss. consistent, but few. Prob. genuine. Possibly original. Authentic. Authentic. Prob. genuine. Ss. consistent; authentic base at least. Spurious. Presumably genuine. Prob. original. Prob. genuine. Prob. original. Prob. original. Prob. genuine. Prob. genuine. Prob. genuine. Very likely an early forgery; but possibly genuine.1 Authentic. Prob. genuine. Prob. genuine.

Genuine (ss. few, but consistent).



(cf. ) 

 

 





Prob.  Genuine. ()  Genuine. ?c.  Prob. basically genuine, though ss. inconsistent.  Genuine.

AS Writs  

 

–  1

Spurious. Authentic.

Cf. evidence cited AS Chts., p. .



-   IV Charters not in Birch, Kemble, etc. Sawyer no. 

Source used Ctl. Muchelney, no. .

Date 

 ()  

Mon., , – (and MS ). Liber de Hyda, pp. –. Liber de Hyda, pp. –.

* ()  ()

MS : Aberystwyth, Nat. Lib. Wales, Peniarth MS , p. . OS Facs., , no. .

   Apr.  ?2



Gilbert Crispin, pp. –.

 July  

* () * ()  ()  ()

MS : as , pp. –.5 MS : as , p. . OS Facs., , no. . OS Facs., , Exeter, no. 

 ?  ?

 ()

OS Facs., , Winchester Coll. no. ; EHD, , –. OS Facs., , Exeter, no. .



 ()

 (not ) 

Comment Doubtful; ss. consistent for .1 Ss. consistent; possibly authentic. Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent for . Ss. consistent; prob. original.3 Ss. consistent, if Bp. Ælfstan
Lyfing (Wells).4 Ss. consistent. Ss. mostly consistent.6 Ss. consistent; prob. original.7 Ss. consistent, but ‘original’ a forgery. Prob. original.

 ()

Ch. Abingdon, , – (and MS ).

 ()

OS Facs., , no. .



 ()  * ()  ()

OS Facs., , Exeter, no. . Matthew, pp. –. MS : as , p. . OS Facs., , Exeter, no. ; Earle, pp. –. Hart (), p. .

   ?

Ss. consistent; prob. original. Ss. mostly omitted in MS; if not genuine, represents Abingdon tradition. Ss. consistent; MS seems to be original. Ss. consistent; possibly genuine. Ss. consistent; prob. genuine. Ss. consistent. Ss. consistent with .8



Ss. consistent.



1 2

3

5 6

8

But Adhelstan bp. – ?for Ælfstan; and we assume that Abb. Ælfstan was of Glastonbury (  ). Dated , indiction . The two archbps. enforce a date , Wulfstan, bp. London ; Brihtnoth, abb. (Ely) –. The th indiction would fit   , and all ss. would be consistent with . Apart from Bp. Ælfstan – ?for Athelstan Elmham (the Ælfstans of Rochester and London seem certainly 4 to have been off by ). Cf. WMGP, p. ; Florence, ,  (Athelstan). Cf. Shaw, Staffs, , . The last two bps. Æscwig (?Dorchester, d. ) and Sigegar (?Wells, d. c. ) are impossible, but were 7 perhaps added. See p.  (bp. Brihtwine). When Ælfwold bp. Sherborne d.



  Sawyer no. 

Source used Mon., , ‒.

Date ?1

 ()

BM Facs., , no. ; Earle, pp. –. BM Facs., , no. . WMAG, pp. , , .



Ker in Studies . . . presented to F. M. Powicke, p. .

?early th cent.

 () , ,  

1

2

c. 2 , , 

Comment Doubtful, but prob. a genuine base. Prob. original. Prob. original. References only; and the dates are very doubtful (see Glastonbury). A Worcester fragment: no grounds for suspicion.

Archbp. Sigeric prob. d. in Oct. , and Ealdwulf of York and Godwine of Rochester prob. succeeded in . Otherwise ss. consistent with , but cht. dated . On other grounds doubtful. Earl Harold without Godwine may suggest a date ; but Abb. Brihtwold, presumably of Malmesbury, apparently d. before Godwine.

ADDENDUM HINCHINGBROOKE (Hunts: previously at Papley in Eltisley, Cambs), St James. Benedictine pr. f. – List in VCH Hunts, , . Lettice Occ. c.   May  (Mowbray, no. , ex inf. D. E. Greenway).



CORRIGENDA AND ADDENDA TO VOLUME I, 940–1216

Note: Throughout these lists I have had the invaluable help of David Smith and of my former collaborator Vera London, authors of volume . The preConquest abbots have been revised with the aid of Simon Keynes’s An Atlas of Attestations in Anglo-Saxon Charters, c. – (generously lent me as a printout, Cambridge, ), and he and Michael Lapidge have given me fundamental help in this region. When I embarked on this revision, Peter Sawyers’s Anglo-Saxon Charters was in process of revision by Susan Kelly, whose draft of  was an essential tool in my research; and several volumes of the British Academy’s Anglo-Saxon Charters have appeared: see corrigenda to Appendix , below. Meanwhile, the Joint Committee on Anglo-Saxon Charters of the British Academy and the Royal Historical Society has created a website for ‘Anglo-Saxon Charters’ (http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/ chartwww/), which includes the first beginnings by Simon Keynes of ‘Heads of Religious Houses in Anglo-Saxon England’; and he and Janet Nelson are editors of a major web-based ‘Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England’ also just under way: see <www.trin.cam.ac.uk/pase/>. Several friends have shared the glosses in their copies of Heads with me, and Julian Haseldine has kindly provided those from the late Professor R. H. C. Davis’s copy, now in his possession. In this and other ways I am deeply indebted to Claire Breay, Martin Brett, Janet Burton, Mary Cheney and the late Christopher Cheney, the late Sir Charles Clay, D. C. Cox, Archie Duncan, Sarah Foot, Bishop Eric Gordon, Diana Greenway, Paul Hayward, the late Warren Hollister, Julian Harrison, Nicholas Karn, Patrick McGurk, Emily Mitchell, Falko Neininger, Richard Sharpe, Nicholas Vincent and J. F. R. Walmisley. I have not normally included corrections relating to heads which occ. only after , which may be found more conveniently and correctly in Heads . I have also not included minor misprints, nor attempted to correct dedications: for these, reference to Alison Binns’s fundamental work is essential. Reference is given to new editions of texts where that affects dates or other data, but no attempt has been made at systematic updating of the references, except for those to Florence and John of Worcester to , which have been converted to John W. ‘
’ means that the new reference edits the same document as the old. Thus ‘(
EEA , no. )’ refers to a new edition of the cht. referred to in Heads. 

  

Introduction p.  and n. There seems no clear evidence that the phrase ‘beate memorie’ or the like was used of living people in contemporary documents in the twelfth century. Innocent II is called ‘beate memorie’ in one of two ‘originals’ of Reg. ii no. : that at Angers by an unknown scribe has the phrase; that at Rouen by a known chancery scribe lacks it (T. A. M. Bishop, Scriptores Regis (Oxford, ), nos. , ). Thus it cannot be proved that ‘beate memorie’ was written by a contemporary scribe in . John Davies in Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies, no.  (), pp. – and n., argues that ‘beate memorie’ was used of living people, but his twelfth-century references (based on Wendy Davies in Journal Soc. Archivists,  (‒), ‒ n. ) only amount to this one document – and the Book of Llandaff. He deploys interesting arguments that the Book of Llandaff, which refers to Bp. Urban (d. ) as ‘bone memorie’, was compiled when Urban was still alive. But this cannot be wholly proved; and another authentic use of that or similar phrases of living people in the twelfth century has yet to be found. (I am much indebted to Diana Greenway’s help on this point.) p.  n.: for Bp. Brihtwine see also John W., , –.

Benedictine houses: independent p.  ABBOTSBURY, Roger: for  read  (
EEA , no. ). p.  ABINGDON, obit  in Corpus Christi Coll., Cambridge, MS , printed in M. R. James, Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (Cambridge, ), , –. For abbs. before  see now Abingdon additions in John W., , –. St Æthelwold is commem. on  August in obit . Osgar – M. Glastonbury and Abingdon: Wulfstan, p. . It was the church, not the abbot, who was consecrated on  Dec. ; Osgar was prob. made abb. in , and d.  ( John W., , ; cf. Wulfstan, pp. – n.);  May in obit ,  May, in BL Cotton Titus D. xxvii, f. . He had been m. Fleury as well as Glastonbury and Abingdon: Wulfstan, pp. –; on him see esp. Wulfstan, pp. – n.; John W., , . Eadwine d.  April, obit . App. , d. , John W., , –. p.  Wulfgar succeeded in  also in John W., , –; he was presumably the Wulfgar also who occ. ,  (Kemble, nos. , ). His death is given s.a. , in his th year, in John W., , . Æthelwine d.  Feb. (obit ) or  Feb. (obit ),  ( John W., , ). Cf. Athelney. 

   Siward A Siward also occ. , ,  (Kemble, nos. , –, ). For res.  and d. , see now John W., , . Æthelstan d.  (ASC C),  March (obit ). Spearhafoc, formerly m. of Bury, was app.  (ASC E, s.a. ; John W., II, ). Rodulf: dates – in John W., , . Ordric d.  Jan. also in obit ; and an Abb. Ordric also occ.  and ? (Kemble, nos. , ); d.  in John W., , . Ealdred succeeded  in John W., , . p.  In the vacancy –, the ref. in ll. – should read Ch. Abingdon, , . Hugh /– [not c. ] p.  ATHELNEY, see Godwine, addendum to p. . For the ctl., see S. Keynes, ‘George Harbin’s transcript of the lost cartulary of Athelney Abbey’, Somerset Archaeology and Natural History,  (), –. Æthelric: Hart, pp. –, suggests he was the bp. of Sherborne, –. For Ætheric, see addendum to p. . Ælfric An Ælfric occ.  (AS Charters, Barking, forthcoming). For Æthelwine cf. Abingdon. Kemble no.  (Sawyer no. ) can prob. be dated to the early s (Keynes, ‘Cnut’, pp. –). Ralph Mauduit was prob. app.  (or : Reg. , no. ). Simon Crassus: for occ.  read c.  (Fasti, , ‒). p.  W. occ. c.  (Taunton, Somerset Record Office, DD/TB Carew Papers Box /, Harbin Transcripts, p. ). p.  BARDNEY, John of Ghent: for Saltman, p. , no. , read no. . Robert occ. c. ?March  (EEA , no. ). p.  BATH, St Ælfheah: Hart, p. , draws attention to an ingenious argument by C. S. Taylor, ‘The Benedictine revival in the Huiccian monasteries’, pp. , , that the account of the deathbed of Abbot Foldbriht of Pershore in Byrhtferth, Vita S. Oswaldi, Hist. York, , –, suggests that Ælfheah was abbot of a monastery nearer to Pershore than Bath at the time – Taylor suggested that he was abb. as well as m. of Deerhurst. But the chronology of his life indicated in Osbern’s Vita (cf. John W., , –) fits a move to Bath in the early s, much too early for Foldbriht’s death. N. P. Brooks, Canterbury, pp.  and – n., prefers William of Malmesbury’s view that he had been m. and pr. Glastonbury (WMAG, p. ; cf. also WMGR (OMT), , –). Simon Keynes gives a very reasonable summary: that he was m. of Deerhurst, perhaps for a while at Glastonbury, and moved to Bath in the early s (Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England, ed. M. Lapidge et al., Oxford, , p. ). 

   Æscwig was doubtless the abb. ‘Æscuuium’ sent by King Edgar on embassy to Otto I (acc. to Byrhtferth, Vita S. Oswaldi, Hist. York, , , reading ‘Aetherium’ – I owe the correct reading to Michael Lapidge). Ælfhere: An Ælfhere occ. also in  (AS Charters, , no. ). Saewold: for ‘in or before ’ read ‘in ’ (Exon DB, p. : Seuuoldus). p.  Peter occ. Jan.  (EEA , no. ); , prob.  (Earldom of GloucesterChts.,no.;andforDec.prob.readDec.(EEA,no.n.). Hugh: for c.  read  c.  (Le Neve, , list ). Master Walter:  must be an error, since he d. ; and the dubious document referred to also has Mauger bp. Worcester, who was cons.  June . He occ.  June c.  (EEAX, no. ). Le Neve, , . p.  BATTLE Henry occ.  (Chts. Norwich, , no. ). John de Duvra d. c.  (Battle annals in Bodl. Rawl. MS B , pt , f. , give , but are approx. two years out in this period). Vacant  July , when licence to elect first granted (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ). p.  Richard: licence to el. prob. December  (Rot. Lit. Claus. , : from the context it should be  January , but the next entries are for  and  December  and royal assent to the el. was granted  Jan.  – Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ). p.  BIRKENHEAD: List in VCH Cheshire, , . p.  BRADWELL, John occ. as J.,  Sept.  (Ctl. St Denys, , no.  – and see Heads ). p.  BURTON, Wulfgeat: for the refs. to Peniarth MS see now AS Charters, , nos.  (prob. genuine),  (spurious). p.  Geoffrey: for ‘previously pr. Winchester’ read ‘previously m. Winchester’. p.  BURY ST EDMUNDS p.  Baldwin: On Baldwin see A. Gransden in Proc. Battle Conference on Anglo-Norman Studies, , (), –, –, esp., for dates, – and nn. He occ.  July  (Musset , p. ). Alebold, clerk at Bari c. , before becoming m. Bec (‘Miracula S. Nicholai’, c. , in the Bollandist Catalogus Codicum Hagiographicorum latinorum . . . in Bibliotheca nationali Parisiensi,  (Brussels, ), p. ); d.  March also in Bec obit, Paris, Bibl. Nat. Lat. MS ,, f. . Anselm, –, –: He had been a m. of Chiusa, not Chiusi – that is of the Sagra di San Michele near Turin. He was el. bp. of London in  (see Le Neve, , ; Orderic, ed. Chibnall, , – and n.; Diceto, , ). He was in Rome in Nov.  (Customary of . . . Bury St Edmund’s, ed. A. Gransden, Henry Bradshaw Soc.  (), p. ). 

   Hugh of Northwold: licence to el. dated  July  (Rot. Lit. Claus. , ); for this election see now The Chronicle of the Election of Hugh, Abbot of Bury St Edmunds, ed. R. M. Thomson (OMT, ). p.  CANTERBURY, CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL PRIORY. Obit  (c. ) has been ed. in Fleming , who points out that ff. –v are a separate fragment of c. ; she prints obit  (BL Cotton Galba E.iii, , ff. –, late th cent.), which confirms the dates  Sept. and  Oct. for prs. Wibert and Honorius; she also gives valuable notes and corrections esp. of the early material in all the obits. Among the deans who have obits, add Ælfwine (Elfwinus),  March, obit . Aelfwine  Dec. and Kynsige  Nov. also occ. in obit . Henry: His appointment cannot be more closely dated than : he was app. by Lanfranc after, prob. well after Lanfranc’s consecration on  August  (Le Neve, , ); he occ. as pr. in Anselm, Ep. , evidently written before Gundulf was cons. bp. of Rochester on  March  (Le Neve, , ). None of the suggestions for a closer date seems based on any evidence; and Helen Clover’s  was based on unproven assumptions about the chronology of Anselm’s letters. Elmer. For his letters see edn by J. Leclercq in Studia Anselmiana,  (), – (text from p. ). p.  Walter Durdent occ.  Sept. , not ; but the document is probably spurious (see under Rochester). p.  CANTERBURY, ST AUGUSTINE On the early abbs., see S. Kelly in AS Charters, , –. Wigstan occ.  (Birch no. ; Sawyer, no. ; AS Charters, , no. ). Dr Kelly distinguishes Eadhelm from the abb. killed c. , and makes the will in which he occ. prob. ; so Eadhelm would occ. c. –c. . Eadhelm is perhaps to be identified with the E. who occ. , ,  (Birch, as before; add Sawyer no. a). Sigeric, read prob. c. –: Brooks, Canterbury, pp.  and  n., accepts that he was the S. who occ. , and that he remained abb. till he became abp. Canterbury. Kemble, no.  had two Sigerics: see note to p. . Wulfric I, read prob. – (see above). A W. also occ. ? in doubtful Sawyer no. 
Mon., , –. Ælfmær: an Æ. also occ.  (Kemble, no. 
Sawyer no. ; cf. Keynes  (Dunstan B), pp. , ). Ælfstan, d.  July also in Abingdon obit ;  July in C. L. Feltoe, Three Canterbury Kalendars, p. . Wulfric II occ.  (AS Chts., no. ). p.  Æthelsige. The story of his flight is confirmed by M. L. Colker in 

   Mediaeval Studies,  (), . An Æ. also occ. ? and in spurious chts. dated ,  (Kemble, nos. , , –). p.  Scotland was blessed a few days after Easter ( April)  (Acta Lanfranci, ed. Plummer, p. 
ASC A, ed. J. Bately, pp. , ). Guy was said to be a m. of Christ Church forcibly installed as abb. by Lanfranc (Acta Lanfranci, ed. Plummer, pp. –
ASC A, ed. Bately, p. ); if he was a protégé of Lanfranc, it is most improbable that he was a m. of St Augustine’s. E, p. , claims that he was freely el. by the monks; and P. Hayward, ‘Sanctity, identity and ecclesiology’, cites evidence to undermine the authority of the Acta at this point. He may well be the monk Guy who occ.  (M. L. Colker, Mediaeval Studies,  (), ). Hugh de Flori: Richard Emms has suggested that there were probably two abbs. Hugh between Hugh de Flori’s accession c.  and : Hugh de Flori d., perhaps on  April, before ; the second was the Hugh bl. by St Anselm on  Feb. . But in  the next Abbot Hugh was called Hugh II: EEA , no. . The obit of the Hugh who d.  March () is also in Christ Church Canterbury obit . Roger, el. : see discussion in JS Epp. , pp. – n. (n. to no. ). The abbey was vacant  March  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ). Master Alexander was bl. by Innocent III on  May  (Cheney, Innocent III and England, p.  n.). p.  CANWELL, Hugh occ. temp. Henry III (Heads ). p.  CERNE, William ‘de Agorn’ had been a m. of Mont-Saint-Michel (Indiculus abbatum of Mont-Saint-Michel, HF, , ). Roger should be moved higher, from between Robert and Denis, to between Hamo and William Scotus: previously chaplain of William I, m. of Caen and abb. Mont-Saint-Michel, –, he res. and was app. abbot of Cerne by Henry I (Indiculus, HF, , ; Torigny, ed. Delisle, , ,  [s.a. ]; HF ,  and n.C). p.  CHERTSEY, Ordbriht had been a clerk of Winchester, m. Glastonbury and Abingdon (Wulfstan, p. ). On him see Hart, pp. –. Lyfing, see also Brooks, Canterbury, pp. ,  n.. CS , ,  nn.d,, confirm that Lyfing occ. as abb. Chertsey in . For his alternative name see also John W., , – (and –). [Hart, p. , suggests an abb. Ælfsige here; he was more probably the abb. Winchester, New Minster.] Leofric should be added to the list in the early–mid th cent., if we may trust William of Malmesbury’s Miracula BMV, cited by E. H. Pearce, Monks of Westminster (Cambridge, ), p. . He was m. Westminster, abb. Chertsey – sent briefly by the king to St Benet, Hulme, then restored to Chertsey. Siward is ref. to as abb. Chertsey in Ann. Rochester (BL Cotton MS Vesp. 

   A. xxii, f. ). To ASC refs. for his elevation to be bp. Rochester add John W., , . Wulfwold: A W. also occ. in spurious chts. dated  (Kemble, nos. –). Hugh occ. : ‘abbas et medicus’ (Hugh the Chanter,  edn, pp. –). William occ.  (or possibly : Round, Commune of London, p. : the sheriffs seem to preclude a later date). p.  Master Martin d.  March in Ann. Southwark (BL Cotton Faust. A. viii, f. ). Vacant –: for ‘the vacancy ended. . . pp. –)’ read: ‘PR  John, pp. , , , show an abb. in post by Michaelmas ’. p.  CHESTER, List in VCH Cheshire, , –. Richard of Bec: on him as m. Bec and first abb., see also Orderic, ed. Chibnall, , –; and on his origin, ibid. p.  n.. Geoffrey occ. as G.,  Aug.  May  (EEA , no. ). p.  CHOLSEY, Germanus: On the puzzling history of Germanus see now the fundamental study by Michael Lapidge, ‘Abbot Germanus’, corrected in detail by Simon Keynes in his edition of The Liber Vitae of the New Minster and Hyde Abbey Winchester (Copenhagen, ), p. . Germanus was a native of Winchester, and m. of Fleury, Westbury and Ramsey; then abb. Winchcombe, expelled prob. in ; after a spell at Fleury, he moved to Ramsey c. , where he continued to use the title ‘abbas’, though not strictly abb. Ramsey. Lapidge suggested that it was in , perhaps in , that he became abb. Cholsey (Lapidge, p. ); but he witnessed as abbot of ‘Ramsey’ Kemble no. , of JuneJuly , a charter not without difficulties – but with a very elaborate witness list which it is almost impossible to believe inauthentic: on this see especially the very convincing argument of Keynes, Diplomas, pp. – (cf. other refs. in Sawyer, no. ). It is possible that he was really abb. Cholsey already, but indelibly associated with Ramsey in the eyes of the clerk who composed the witness list; but it is perhaps more probable that he was still living at Ramsey in , receiving the honours of an abbot, while Eadnoth strictly held the office of abb. Ramsey; and moved to Cholsey soon after: he occ. as abbot of Cholsey in  (Keynes, p. , citing Sawyer no. ). He continued abb. Cholsey till his death, after ; perhaps after , since he occ. in doubtful chts. of  and  (Kemble, nos. , ). This seems the most satisfactory solution; but it is curious that he was remembered as abb. Ramsey in an original entry of  in the Liber Vitae of the New Minster, f. ; cf. ibid. p. ; and in , according to Goscelin, he and abb. Eadnoth of Ramsey ‘like twin oxen’ translated the relics of St Ivo from Slepe to Ramsey (Acta Sanctorum, June, , ; S. B. Edgington, The Life and Miracles of St Ivo, St Ives, , p. ; cf. pp. – for MSS and edns). 

   p.  COLCHESTER Early th-cent. foundation history and list of obits in Bodl. Gough MS Essex , ff. –v, translated in Rickworth, yields the following: Hugh, monk of York, bl.  (f. ); res. and returned to York in his th year () but following the consecration of the church on  Feb.  (f. v). So his res. may perhaps be dated . Gilbert de Lungrill’ or Lungevile (f. ), m. Bec and pr. Envermeu, bl.  July  (f. v); d.  Aug.  (f. ) [or d.  Aug. (Bec obit, Paris, Bibl. Nat., MS Lat. ,, f. v) or c.  Aug. (Obit. Sens, , )]. William de Scury, d.  July , in his second year (f. v). Hugh de Hoya, d.  Jan.  (, in his th year, f. v). Gilbert de Wicham, d.  August  (, in his th year, f. v). Walter de Walewis (sic), d.  July  (, in his th year, f. v). Osbert, d.  Dec.  (‘’, in his th year, f. v). Adam de Campes, d.  February  (, in his th year, f. v). [This is confirmed by the licence to el. his successor, whose date is corrected to  Feb.  in Heads .] p.  COVENTRY, Abbots: Leofwine I – for Florence read John W., , –. There is considerable doubt whether Leofric ever held the abbey: his tenure depends on a doubtful passage in Candidus pp. – and the Peterborough ASC E s.a.  and : see full discussion by M. Franklin in EEA , pp. xxvi–xxvii. This raises the possibility (it is no more) that Leofwine ‘II’ was Leofwine I restored to Coventry after his tenure of the bishopric of Lichfield had ceased in  (EEA , p. xxviii). In any case, according to the th-cent. Prior Geoffrey, Leofwine II died after  (Mon., , ; for Prior Geoffrey cf. EEA , pp. –). Priors: A Bruning occ. – (Roul. Morts, p. ). p.  Moses was el.  May : C. R. Cheney, correcting the garbled summary in Reg. Lichfield, p. , pointed out that the el. of Bp Gerard was due on  May , so Moses was el.  May (‘the day before’ comes from the contemporary narrative in Dugdale, Mon. Angl., st edn, , ). He first res. to bp. Hugh after the death of Henry II in  (Rot. Cur. Reg., , ). Vacant by the death of J(oybert)  June  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ). Geoffrey: for royal assent (as G.) see also Rot. Lit. Claus., , , dated  July . pp. ‒ CROWLAND: We were too cavalier in ignoring the evidence of Pseudo-Ingulf and the first continuations, which seem to retain some genuine material from a common source with Orderic. I note here the entries which supplement Orderic. Martin Brett has drawn our attention to th-cent. annals in London, College of Arms, MS Arundel : ‘also in’ or ‘cf. Ann.’ below means that the date is confirmed by the annals. 

   Thurcytel, c. –, d.  July  (Fulman, , –). Ægelric I c. –c. , Abb.  years, d. ‘’, prob. for  (Fulman, , –). Ægelric II, c. –, Abb.  years, d. ‘[quinto] nonas Martii’, March  (Fulman, , : the source of [quinto] is not explained). Osketel, c. –, Abb.  years, d.  Oct.  (Fulman, , ). Godric, c. –c. , Abb.  years, d.  Jan. (Fulman, , , ). Brihtmaer, c. –, M. and ‘procurator’ (?pr.) of Crowland, abb.  years, d.  Apr.  (Fulman, , ). Some of the references to an abb. B. prob. refer to the abb. New Minster Winchester. Wulfgeat, c. –, Abb.  years, d.  July  (Fulman, , ). Wulfketel: the date of his deposition () is confirmed by annals of Thorney in St John’s Coll., Oxford, MS , fo. , ed. M. Brett in CS, ,  – (and p.  n. for his later career); also ed. C. Hart in EHR  (), . [‘Ingulf ’ makes Wulfketel m. of Crowland and sacrist of Peterborough, installed  July , succeeded by Ingulf – – invested  Dec.  and installed  Jan.  – Wulfketel dying in  (Fulman, , , , ; cf. ibid. p. ). Thus by eliminating Leofric ‘Ingulf ’ has lost – and –.] Ingulf, /–, Accession, as above; d.  Dec., buried  Dec.  (d.  kal. Jan. for Orderic’s  kal. Dec.: the date of burial, St Thomas’s day, fits the December date, which may perhaps in this case be preferred). For , cf. Ann. Geoffrey: el.  in Fulman, ,  (so also Ann., as Iosfridus). Waltheof occ.  (Acta Sanctorum, April, , –). Godfrey d.  (Ann.). Edward formerly pr. Ramsey, el.  (Ann.). Occ.  Jan.  (EEA , App. , no. ). D.  (also in Ann.). Robert pr. Leominster, el.  (cf. Ann.). Henry el.  (correctly, Fulman, , ); abb.  years (ibid., ). In , however, Richard cellarer of Bardney was bl. by the bishop and accepted by the king (CPR –, p. ; cf. Fulman, , ). p.  DURHAM, Turgot: for his el. to St Andrews, which received royal assent by the kings of the English and Scots in , prob. June, see Watt , p.  and n. Absalom: The date assigned to his death, , is very uncertain: see M. Snape in EEA , forthcoming. p.  ELY, Abb. Ælfsige: two Æs. also occ.  (Kemble, no. ). In l.  for Æthelsige read Ælfsige. Leofwine was also called Oscytel (Lib. El., p. ). A Leofwine witnesses  and ? (Kemble, nos. –), but with Leofric: and eliminate , Kemble, no. . 

   pp. – Leofsige: a Leofsige occ.  (AS Chts., Burton, no. ; cf. Hart, p. ). p.  Wulfric: The W. who occ.  etc. may be the abb. St Augustine’s Canterbury; W. prob. of Ely occ.  (Kemble, no. ). Richard, occ. c. Sept.  (Chts. Norwich, , no. ). Pr. William occ.  (Acta Sanctorum, April, , ). p.  EVESHAM, obits also in BL Cotton Claud. A. viii, f.  (th-cent. copy of Evesham martyrology of ). For a doubtful temporary abb. Freothegar in , see notes to p. . Ælfgar: Ch. Evesham, p. , does not say he was established by Bishop Ealdwulf, only that he succeeded Ælfric. Æthelwine: for Florence read John W., , –. p.  For Ælfweard as abb. and bp., and his death, and Mannig’s el., see now John W., , –. Æthelwig: if Dorothy Whitelock was correct that ASC D, E were beginning their years with a spring date, then  Feb.  would be ; and the same could apply to Ch. Evesham (ex inf. D. C. Cox, based on Earle and Plummer, repr. , , p. cxlii c–d). If so, Walter was el. . Robert d.  Sept. (Christ Church Canterbury obit ). William de Andeville d.  Jan. also in Christ Church Canterbury obit . p.  n.: Godric may be a garbled reminiscence of the Godric ex-abb. Winchcombe who lived at Evesham in his retirement (see p.  and addendum to p. ). p.  Randulf, –, d.  Dec.  in sources as stated; but licence to el. successor dated  Dec.  (CPR –, p. ). p.  EXETER: For Leofric as abb. Exeter, see also AS Chts., no.  (part ),  (see add. to p. ). p.  EYNSHAM: Ælfric was not ‘one of the Æs. of ’, both were Ælfsiges (see p.  n.); but may be one of the two of Kemble, no. , of  Feb. Apr.  (cf. Keynes, Diplomas, pp. –). An Ælfric occ. in one MS of Lib. El., pp. – and n. (or Ælfsie). p.  Adam, l. delete ‘and became m. Crowland’. p.  FAVERSHAM, Ailgar: the cht. from St Gregory’s Ctl. is ed. C. R. Cheney in EEA , no. , and dated Feb.Dec. . p.  n. The cht. is now ed. C. R. Cheney in EEA , no. , and shown to be spurious. But Aufredus (not ‘Alvred’) was pr. Walton, i.e. Felixstowe, not Rochester: see addendum to p. . p.  GLASTONBURY was ref.  – and the first abb., Dunstan, app.  (N. P. Brooks, in St Dunstan: his Life, Times and Cult, ed. N. Ramsey et al. (Woodbridge, ), pp. –): he occ.  in the doubtful Birch no.  

   (Sawyer, no. ) and in  in Birch no.  (Sawyer, no. ). The early abbs. from the th to the end of the th cent. are studied in detail by Sarah Foot, ‘Glastonbury’s early abbots’, in Abrams and Carley , pp. –, esp. for the period from , pp. –, fundamental for the th-cent. abbs. Obit , ed. and revised by M. Blows in Abrams and Carley, pp. –, esp. pp. –. Ælfric is discussed by Foot, pp. –: there is a little evidence to confirm his place in the th-cent. list. [Ælfstan: Michael Lapidge in Wulfstan, pp. – n., cites Lantfred’s Translatio et miracula S. Swithuni as showing abbs. Ælfstan and Æthelgar, abb. New Minster, as part of the Winchester establishment at the translation of St Swithun on  July . Lapidge points out that this suggests that Ælfstan was acting as abb. at the Old Minster; and this nicely fits the numerous attestations of Ælfstan and Æthelgar in charters of the s – Ælfstan attests from  to  (Hart, pp. –; to our list add Birch nos. ,  of  – Sawyer nos. , ). But St Æthelwold as bishop was presumably himself ‘abb.’ of the Old Minster – as was at least assumed in the Regularis Concordia (ed. T. Symons, NMT, , p.  and cf. n.). Lantfred also makes it clear that Ælfstan was an abb. and not a bp. in July , so that his promotion to the see of Ramsbury must be re-dated later than  in any case. Lantfred was an eyewitness and his evidence, if not wholly unambiguous, must be preferred to John of Worcester (, –; but on pp. – he is a m. of Abingdon, as in WMGP) who with the spurious Birch nos. – makes Ælfstan abb. of Glastonbury. Ælfstan should probably therefore be transferred to Winchester.] Sigar, Sigegar: see Foot, pp. , . The reference to Florence in our ll. – should be deleted: there is no ‘abbas’ in John W., , . p.  Ælfweard, c. –: see Foot, pp. , . Keynes, Diplomas, pp. –, confirms  as the end of his abbacy; he d.  Dec., obit . Brihtred,  – He occ.  (AS Chts., Burton, no. ) and d.  Feb., obit . A B. also occ.  (Kemble, no. 
Sawyer, no. ). Brihtwig, ?–/: He was made abb.  acc. to WMAG (ed. Scott, pp. –: but ceased , ibid., p. , which cannot be correct);  is the likely date for his promotion to bp. Wells ( J. A. Robinson (), p.  and n.). Kemble no.  of  has both Brihtwig bp. and Brihtwig abb.: this must be the unidentified abbot noted on pp.  and . Æthelweard d.  Nov., obit . It is not certain that  is too early for him: see above. Æthelnoth, prev. m. of Glastonbury ( John W. , –) is prob. the ‘Cilnothus’ who d.  April in obit . He was officially dep. c.  May  (CS , , –), but Ctl. Glastonbury, , –, is a strange document which seems 

   to show him still acting as abb. on  August . This document, with its very elaborate, and consistent, dating clause, cannot lightly be set aside, and may be evidence of a period of defiance before Thurstan was in full control. Thurstan’s accession is given under  in WMAG, ed. J. Scott, The Early History of Glastonbury (Woodbridge, ), pp. –; under  in Ch. Glastonbury, ed. J. P. Carley (Woodbridge, ), p. . He d.  March, obit . Herluin d.  October, obit . p.  Seffrid, occ.  (Archbp Ralph, d. : CChR, , ). Henry of Blois’s death on  August is confirmed by obit . p.  Robert d.  April, obit . Savaric Fitzgeldewin: on his tenure of Glastonbury, see now F. Ramsey in EEA , pp. xxviii–xxx. Jocelin of Wells: for ‘retained the title . . .’ read ‘took the title in  and abandoned it in ; the royal chancery conceded it to him in Nov. , the papacy never’ (ex inf. C. R. Cheney: see Le Neve, , list ). p.  GLOUCESTER: the Historiola of the see of Wells (in Eccles. Docts.), pp. –, alleges that Bishop Duduc of Wells and Archbp. Stigand held the abbey – Duduc before he became bp. in : if there was substance in this, it may be that Eadric d. some time before . John W., , –, say that Ealdred bp. of Worcester built the church, dedicated it in , and then app. Wulfstan abb. Peter: for confirmation of the date of his el., see C. N. L. Brooke, The Church and the Welsh Border, ed. D. N. Dumville and C.N.L.B. (Woodbridge, ), p. , n.. p.  HUMBERSTON: William of Coxwold (not Kirkwold) was el. Dec. Dec. : see Heads . pp. – LUFFIELD: Master Reginald prob. gave up Luffield quite early (Ch. Walden (OMT), p. xxxviii and n., citing Luffield Chts., , pp. xv–xvi, xviii). Ralph: for Luffield Chts., , no. , read , no. . John: for Luffield Chts., , no. , read , nos. , . p.  MALMESBURY: for ‘f. c. ’ read ‘ref.’. A medieval list from BL Cotton Vitell. A. x, ff. –, was ed. W. de G. Birch in Journal of the British Arch. Assoc.,  (), –: see esp. pp. –. This gives ‘Ælfricus, Ethelwerdus, Cynewerdus, Brihelmus, Brihtuuoldus, Cynebertus, Æthericus, Wulfsinus, Brihtricus, Turoldus’. Ælfric I: some early refs. noted under Canterbury, St Augustine’s, and those of – under St Albans, very likely refer to the abb. Malmesbury. Ælfric II: an Æ. occ. also in  (Kemble, no. ) – and see Eynsham. 

   ?Cyneberht occ. only in list: see above Eadric: an E. occ. also in  (Sawyer, no. b). p.  Eadwulf died before  May : the abbey was vacant before the death of Queen Matilda (WMGR, early preface, ed. E. Könsgen, Deutsches Archiv,  (), ; WMGR (OMT), , –). Robert: for Aug.  read c. Dec.  (cf. Eyton, Itinerary, p. ). p.  MILTON, Cyneweard: Hart, p. , confirms  for the end of his abbacy; but John W., , –, –, makes him abb. in , bp. in . Ælfhun: the bp., prob. of London, occ. still in  (Kemble, no. : cf. Hart, pp. –). On AS Chts. no. , see Add. to p. . Eadred See n.: he may also be the Eadred of the spurious Kemble, no. , dated . Ægelric was prob. appointed in or very shortly after , since Motbertus, m. of Abingdon, had been sent by Henry I soon after his accession to Milton, ‘eundem locum procuraturus’, but very soon died (Ch. Abingdon, , ; cf. M. Brett in CS , ,  and n.). Ralph, perhaps the same as R., occ.  (EEA Ely , from Bodl. MS Laud Misc. , f. ). ?Hamo, who d.  Oct., according to an addition in the obituary of MontSaint-Michel (HF , ) – he is otherwise unknown, but a link with MontSaint-Michel suggests a th-cent. date. pp. ‒ MUCHELNEY, Ælfwold: the Æ. who occ.  was bp. (presumably of Sherborne); and so Ælfwold’s abbey cannot be identified: Hart, pp. –, tries to place him at Glastonbury. See notes to p. . Leofric: see addendum to p. ; and for AS Chts. no. , addendum to p. . Liuuard, Leofweard: an L. occ.  (HMC Wells, , –). Hugh I should be placed before Alan: Hugh was prev. pr. Montacute (q.v.), el. abb.  (ann. Montacute, BL Cotton Tib. A. x, f. ). Hugh pr. Montacute later abb. Muchelney was identified in a th-cent. MS as author of some Latin verses, though the attribution is doubtful. They are ed. A. B. Scott in Medieval Learning and Literature: Essays presented to Richard William Hunt, ed. J. J. G. Alexander and M. T. Gibson (Oxford, ), –: see esp. pp. , . Hugh II: for occ.  read , possibly  (
EEA  no. ; cf. nos. , ). Osbert: for  read , ?c.  April  (see now EEA , no. , from Ctl. Forde, p. ). ?W. occ. in confirmation of c.  of an earlier cht. (EEA , no. n.). Richard: for  read Lent  May  (
EEA , no. ). 

   He occ. as T. in Oliver, p. b; but this is an error: see CDF no. 
EEA , no. . He d.  (Heads ). pp. – NORWICH, Hugh: Nicholas Karn has pointed out that the pr. Hugh addressed in Herbert Losinga, Epp., no. , is likely, from the instructions given him, to have been pr. Norwich; and that Ingulph is unlikely to have been first pr., both because he lived to , and because an Ingulph occ. as m. in EEA , no.  (prob.  Dec. July ) – and among Bp. Herbert’s letters are four to pr. Ingulph, one to Ingulph as m. (Herbert Losinga, Epp., no. ). William de Turba and William the precentor were two different men: EEA , nos. –. See further, notes by C. Harper-Bill in EEA , pp. lxxxv–lxxxvi. The order should be Ranulf, occ. , prob. autumn  (ibid. no. 
PRO ref. in Heads); John, occ. prob.  ( JS Epp., , no. , cf. ibid. pp. xl–xli); Elric, d.  June . Tancred: a note in the early th-cent. Reg.  of Norwich Cathedral priory (Norfolk Rec. Office) says that a grant to pr. Tancred was confirmed by Thomas Becket as abp., i.e. presumably ; but this is a very doubtful authority for placing pr. Tancred in the s (EEA , no. A and n.; B. Dodwell in Chts. Norwich, , p. iii). p. ‒ PERSHORE, Foldbriht was prob. the Foldbriht m. Glastonbury and Abingdon, who occ. in Wulfstan, p.  (see ibid. p.  n.).  is likely to be too late for his death, which occ. while Ælfheah was abb. prob. of Bath, i.e.  (see above, corr. to p. ). Edmund: his obit,  June, is confirmed by Bodl. Hatton MS . Guy occ.  ( John W., , forthcoming); Sept.Oct.  (Lib. El., p. ; cf. ibid. p.  n.). Reginald: for  Dec.  read prob.  Dec.  (EEA , no. n.). Simon occ. AprilOct.  (EEA , no. ). Anselm occ. ? Sept. Dec.  (EEA , no. ). For a theological work by him in BL Royal MS  D.ix, see E. Rathbone in Medieval Learning and Literature (see under Muchelney), p. . pp. ‒ PETERBOROUGH, ref. c.  (Wulfstan, pp. – n.; Hart, p. : before , Birch, no. ). There are also th-cent. Annals in BL Harl. MS , ed. UGQ, pp. – (ref. to as ‘Harl.’). Ealdwulf, ?c. –: See Hart, pp. –, who believes, on perhaps inadequate grounds, that E. was not appointed abb. till well after the ref. Kemble no.  (‘ ()’) can be dated  Feb. Apr.  (Keynes, Diplomas, pp. –). Coenwulf: A C. also occ.  (Kemble, no. ). 

   Ælfsige: An Æ. also occ.  (Kemble, no. ). Earnwig: read –. Turold: d.  also in Harl. Matthew Ridel: d.  also in Harl. Ernulf: el.  also in Harl. William de Watteville (not Waterville): for his later career, see EEA , forthcoming; he was alive in , dead by  (ibid. , no. n.). Benedict: el.  also in Harl.; obit  Sept. in BL Cotton Nero C. ix, f. v. p.  RAMSEY, f.  ( J. Barrow, ‘The community of Worcester –c. ’ in St Oswald, ed. N. P. Brooks and C. R. E. Cubitt (Leicester, ), pp. –); M. Lapidge, edn of Byrhtferth, V. S. Oswaldi, OMT, forthcoming. For Germanus see under Cholsey. Eadnoth: if he witnessed in , his date of promotion as bp. must be : he first occ. as bp. in  (Lib. El., pp. –n.). Wythman was evidently the same as ‘Andrew’ ref. to in Goscelin’s Vita S. Ivonis (Acta Sanctorum, June, , ; cf. S. B. Edgington, The Life and Miracles of St Ivo (St Ives, ), p. ): Goscelin takes Andrew and Ch. Ramsey, p. , takes Wythman to Jerusalem after leaving Ramsey. Æthelstan’s murder is also reported s.a.  in Bury additions to John W., , . Ælfwine d.  in Ramsey annals, ed. C. Hart in EHR,  (), ; on him see Hart, pp. –. p.  Ælfsige, Ælsi or Æthelsige, had been m. of St Swithun’s Winchester and abb. of St Augustine’s Canterbury –? (q.v.), then a fugitive (still referred to as such on  July , Bates, Regesta, no. ): see R. W. Southern in Medieval and Renaissance Studies,  (), –. He d. after the accession of William II on  Sept.  (D. Bates, Historical Research,  (), –). Herbert Losinga was prob. consec. bp. on  Jan.  (Le Neve, , ). Aldwin occ. Sept.Oct.  (Lib. El., p. ; cf. p.  n.). Walter occ.  (Acta Sanctorum, April, , ). p.  Vacant –: recorded as vacant  March  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ); licence to el.  July  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ). Richard was given seisin MayJuly  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ). p.  READING: List by B. R. Kemp now in Ctl. Reading, , –. Ruled by Pr. Peter  June – Apr. . See B. R. Kemp in Ctl. Reading, , p. ; Ann. . Hugh of Amiens was app. abb. on  April  (B. R. Kemp, Ctl. Reading, , p.  and n., citing Ann.  and Flor.Hist. , ). 

   Master Reginald: for occ.  read  Dec.  (
Ctl. Reading, no.  and n.); for occ.  Dec.  read prob.  Dec.  (EEA , no. n.) Roger d.  Jan. in BL Harl. MS , f. v; cf. Ctl. Reading, , p. . Hugh (II) occ. ,  June  (see G. Constable in Essays in Medieval History presented to Bertie Wilkinson (Toronto, ), pp. –, at pp. –). Elias, –: Kemp in Ctl. Reading, , , corrects his date of d. to ; and also notes that he was chamberlain not ‘can.’. Vacant , Walt. Cov., , . p.  ROCHESTER: for all the details in n. on the Rochester forgeries, see now M. Brett, ‘Forgery at Rochester’, in Fälschungen im Mittelalter, , –. For much material on Rochester and its prs., see C. Flight, The Bishops and Monks of Rochester (Maidstone, ), esp. pp. –. Ernulf occ.  (Custumale Roffense, p. ). Ralph de Ros: A pr. Ralph d.  April (Custumale Roffense, p. ). p. ‒ ST ALBANS, Ælfric: On his origin, omit ll. –, ‘Florence, ,  . . . (, n.)’: the suggestion that he was a m. Glastonbury was based on a misreading; the Abingdon MS of John W. (, ) makes him a m. Abingdon. Brooks, Canterbury, pp. ,  n., suggests that he continued abb. as bp.; if so, Leofric’s date must be advanced. On the various abbs. Ælfric, see Whitelock in CS , , –. Leofric occ. also  (Kemble, no. ), and was possibly the third L. of Sawyer no.  (AS Chts., no. ) of ?Nov./Dec.  Feb. . Also, for two Ls. from , see Muchelney, Exeter. Ælfric II occ. in lost chirograph described in GASA, , . Leofstan: his existence is confirmed by the Belvoir obit, which makes him d.  Jan. (Trinity Coll. Cambridge, MS O..) and occ.  and   (Sawyer, nos. , : cf. S. Keynes in Anglo-Saxon England,  (), ). Ecgfrith: for Stigand’s rule or influence in St Albans, see Reg., , nos. a (
Bates, Regesta, no. ), . p.  Frederick: p.  n. prob. exaggerates the rarity of the name: cf. Atkins, pp. , ‒ etc. Richard d’Aubigny: Diceto, , n., n., gives dates –. Occ. Sept.Oct.  (Lib. El., p. ; cf. p.  n.). Geoffrey de Gorron Diceto, , n., , confirms –. Rachel Koopmans, ‘The conclusion of Christina of Markyate’s Vita’, JEH,  (), ‒, cites evidence from a letter collection ed. M. L. Colker in Analecta Dublinensia: Three Medieval Texts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin (Cambridge, Mass., ), pp. –, esp. pp. –, that one Alchinus was el. abb. in , but speedily removed. Koopmans shows that it 

   is likely that there were disturbances in ; but Alchinus’ involvement seems doubtful. For according to GASA , –, Alchinus or Alquinus (Alcuin) was pr. not abb., was persecuted by Abb. Ralph (–), and withdrew to find asylum in Westminster Abbey under Abb. Laurence. This account is circumstantial; and as Laurence was a m. of St Albans before becoming abb., likely to be correct. But Laurence did not leave St Albans or become abb. till c.  (), so it seems probable that the abb. who persecuted Alchinus was Robert (–) not Ralph, and that the letter writer has confused disorders in the late s or later with those in . p.  Robert de Gorron: The obit in the Durham martyrology (Durham Cathedral B..) ed. LV Durham, st edn, p. , and Rud, p. , may read  or  Oct.: it is difficult to be precise. p.  ST BENET OF HULME, Richer, occ. c. Sept.  (Chts. Norwich, , no. ). Licence to el.  July  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ). p.  SELBY, German: annals in BL Add. MS , f. , confirm  for his death (ex inf. J. Burton). [p.  : Josbert pr. Coventry had prev. been el., and refused (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ).] p.  SHERBORNE, Philip was el.  July , when a licence to el. was issued (Rot. Lit. Pat., , ); he occ.  (EEA , no.  n.). p.  SHREWSBURY: Lists in VCH Shropshire, , ; Ctl. Shrewsbury, , p. xxiii. Ranulf occ. March  Apr.  (
EEA , no. ). Hugh occ.  Oct.  (
Ctl. Shrewsbury, , p. ). p.  TAVISTOCK, Lyfing became bp. of Crediton and Cornwall in ; later, briefly, also of Worcester (–: Handbook, rd edn, pp. , ). In l. , for Florence read John W., , –. Roger or Robert: occ. as alternatives in  in two originals of EEA , no. . Walter prob. d. in  or :  Oct.  seems too late – see under Baldwin. But ‘Godfrey’ almost certainly never existed; it is likely that the original reading was ‘Golt’ for ‘Golterus’
Walter: EEA , no.  and n. p.  TEWKESBURY: Orderic , –, dates the endowment of Tewkesbury by Robert FitzHamon to the time of William II, i.e. before ; and it is indeed very probable that the foundation was planned, and perhaps Gerald app. abb., some years before the community moved to Tewkesbury in , by which date the church was presumably well under way. It is unlikely that Robert planned a major endowment before , however, since he made a very substantial grant to Gloucester abbey after that date (C. N. L. Brooke, 

   The Church and the Welsh Border (Woodbridge, ), pp. –).  is vouched for as the date of effective foundation by the chronicle and annals of Tewkesbury (Mon. , ; Ann. Mon., , ). Roger: for  Dec.  read prob.  Dec.  (EEA , no. n.). Master Alan occ.  (Acta Llandaff, nos. –). Walter, el.  in Ann. Tewkesbury, p. ; bl. , Ann. Worcester, p. . Hugh, el.  also in Ann. Tewkesbury, p. . Called ‘Henry’ when granted seisin  Aug.  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ). P(eter), cellarer, was proposed by the king  April  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ); seisin was granted to P. abb.-el.  May  (ibid. p. ). pp. ‒ THORNEY: Ann.  in St John’s Coll., Oxford, MS , ed. C. Hart, EHR,  (), –, gives  for res. Leofsige,  for d. Oswig, and  for dep. Folcard. Godeman was possibly Godeman the monk, scribe of the Benedictional of St Æthelwold (F. Wormald, Benedictional of St Ethelwold, London, , pp. –). Fulcard, c. –. On him see now F. Barlow in The Life of King Edward, nd edn (OMT, ), pp. lii–lix. Annals of Thorney, ed. M. Brett in CS, ,  – and ed. C. Hart in EHR  (), , confirm that his deposition took place at the Christmas court of , and bring Gunter to Thorney on  March  (cf. above, under Crowland, corr. to p. ). Gunter occ. Sept.Oct.  (Lib. El., p. ; cf. p.  n.). p.  Robert (de Prunelai) occ.  (Acta Sanctorum, April, , ); Dec.  (EEA, , no. ). Robert II was suspended by the archbp. on visitation, appealed to the pope against his suspension, and in the light of judge-delegates’ reports, his suspension was confirmed by the pope on  May  (Diceto, , ; EEA , no. ). Ralph occ. c.  July  (CUL Add. MS , f. v), and was dead by  June  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ). Robert of Graveley, formerly sacrist of Bury, was abb. – (Acta of Guala, no. n.). p.  WALDEN: William occ.  (Chts. Westminster, no. ); his death could have occ. in  or  (see below). p.  Reginald: see discussion in Ch. Walden (OMT), pp. xxxvi–xxxvii. William’s death could have occ. in  or ; Reginald’s promotion as abb. on  Aug.  is confirmed (ibid. p. xxxvii) – his death could have occ. in  or . Robert I, nd abb., occ.  Apr.  as j.d.; d.  (as Heads ). Roger, rd abb., occ. Trinity term  (Essex F., p. ). He d.  according to Ann. in BL Cotton MS Titus D. xx, f. v; but Robert II seems to occ.  and  (see details in Heads, , ; Heads ). 

   p.  WESTMINSTER: the foundation may perhaps be dated  (when Dunstan was bp. of London, as pointed out by Simon Keynes) – or : see below. For its earlier history, see AS Writs, pp. –. Wulfsige: App.  according to some MSS of John W., , –. A. W. occ.  (AS Chts., no. 
Sawyer, no. ). On him see Hart, pp. –. Ælfwig: Hart, pp. –, –, suggests he may be the same as Ælfwig, bp. London, consec.  Feb.  (d. c. ). p.  Gilbert Crispin d.  Dec.  in John W., , –;  Dec. also in Bec obit., Paris, Bibl. Nat. MS Lat. ,, f. v. Herbert: for el. , read el. c.  Jan.  (Eadmer, p. ); for occ.  read occ. in cht. of doubtful authenticity dated  (but with Robert earl of Gloucester: Reg., , no. ). p.  WHITBY, Nicholas occ.  Dec. , not  (Brett, English Church, pp.  n., , n.). Richard I occ.  (EEA , no. ). John (? of Evesham) prob. d.  (for this and other details, see Heads ). p.  WINCHCOMBE: Germanus, prob. –: see under Cholsey (corr. to pp. –). Ælfwold: ‘Wind’’ should be read as ‘Wincl’’ (D. Whitelock, CS , i, , confirmed by Simon Keynes; cf. esp. Lapidge, ‘St Germanus’, p.  n.). p.  Godric was app. (‘constituit’)  July  according to John W., , – – but the editor, n., suggests that this was actually the date of his blessing:  July was a Sunday in . Godric retired and Galandus succeeded probably in  (ex inf. Paul Hayward, citing Freeman, NC,  (st edn,  and nd edn, ), ; Darlington, ‘Æthelwig . . .’, p.  n.). p.  William ?; Gervase – : the dates in Ann.Winchcombe are dislocated – see ibid. p.  n.. Gervase’s occ.: for  Dec. read prob.  Dec.  (EEA , no. n.). p.  WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL PRIORY: For the implicit date of foundation,  Feb. , see Wulfstan, p. ; and cf. ibid. p. xlvii. For a possible ‘abbot’, see p. . p.  n.: for  read . p.  Ælfric Puttoc –: So John W., , –. He cannot have been the provost of New Minster, who d.  Feb. (Liber Vitae, ed. S. Keynes, p. ) and cannot have been the archbp. Geoffrey I: delete ‘Abb. Burton –’ – see under BURTON, corr. to p. . Geoffrey II occ.  (EEA , no. ). An otherwise unknown pr Hugh occ. , prob. c.  (EEA , no.  and n.; cf. ibid. p. xxxiv and refs.). 

   Robert: his identification with the m. of Lewes who was bp. of Bath – is confirmed by the th-cent. Wells chronicle, ed. J. A. Robinson in Collectanea, , ed. T. F. Palmer (Somerset Rec. Soc., , ), p. , which says that Bp. Henry of Winchester put him in charge of St Swithun’s for a time (‘ad tempus preesset’), and then of Glastonbury (of which Henry was abb.), and that Robert was finally made bp. of Bath: this would fit a short priorate starting in  very well. Geoffrey III: for  read  (EEA , no. ); and add   (EEA , no. ). William: delete . p.  WINCHESTER, NEW MINSTER, later HYDE ABBEY: Obits , in BL Cotton MS Titus D. xxvii (see Liber Vitae, ed. S. Keynes, pp. –); , in Mon. Breviary of Hyde Abbey, Winchester, ed. J. B. L. Tolhurst,  (Henry Bradshaw Soc. , ), ad fin., ff. G.–G.v (th/th cent.). pp. – Æthelgar  – On him see John W., , –, –; D. Whitelock in CS , , ; Wulfstan, p.  and n.; and on his later career, Brooks, Canterbury, p.  and p.  n.. Omit ‘c. Sept.’ for accession to Canterbury; it was after Dunstan’s death on  May, perhaps soon after (Hart, p.  suggests June). D.  Feb. also in obit . p.  Ælfsige d.  August (obit ). An Æ. occ. ,  (Kemble, nos.  (see p. ), ). Brihtwold: cf. p. . Brihtmær almost certainly occ.  (OS Facs. , ; cf. Kemble no. ) and  (OS Facs. , Winchester College ; also Sawyer no. 
AS Chts. Shaftesbury, no. ), and prob. –?, since he witnesses first or second Kemble no.  (),  (), and first in  (cf. Sawyer no. ) and OS Facs. ,  of  – but Simon Keynes has shown that these are probably misdated, and that he almost certainly died on  December  (Liber Vitae, ed. Keynes, p.  and n. – the day is recorded in an Old Minster obit, the year in BL Cotton MS Titus D. xxvii, f. v). [Æthelnoth was evidently an abb. elsewhere who had been a m. of New Minster: he does not belong here. See Liber Vitae, ed. Keynes, pp. , .] Ælfwine, –: On his accession, see Keynes, p. . See Ælfwine’s Prayer Book (BL Cotton MSS Titus D. xxvixxvii), ed. B. Günzel (Henry Bradshaw Soc., , ). D.  November (Keynes, p. ; obit ). Ælfwig: an Æ. occ.  (Kemble, no. ). p.  Riwallon was possibly prev. pr. Mont-Saint-Michel (cf. garbled entry in ch. Mont-Saint-Michel in Labbe, Nova Bibliotheca, , ). He d.  Jan. in obit . Robert Losinga was commem. on  June (obit ) and  June (EEA , no. ). 

   Geoffrey I: presumably the Geoffrey who d.  Feb. (obit ). Osbert: obit  has an Osbert prior under  April. Salidus d.  June (obit ). For d.  see also Ann. Winchester, p. . John ‘Suthil’ d.  May (obit ). p.  WORCESTER: Wulfstan succeeded Ægelwine as pr. ( John W., , –). Thomas ⴚ–. Omit occ.  (CS, , , n.). For his occ. in : this document is shown to be spurious by J. Barrow in The Perception of the Past in Twelfth-Century Europe, ed. A. Magdalino (London, ), pp. –. p.  YORK, St Mary: on its origins see J. Burton in Durham –, pp. –. Savaric occ.  (EEA , no. ). Clement occ. (C.)  (PRO DL / f.).

The Benedictine houses: dependencies p.  ALKBOROUGH: Hugh occ. before  Feb.  (, with Gollanus
Goslenus abb. St. Nicholas Angers – cf. GC, , ; Reg. Lincoln, , no. , corr. in ibid. , pp. xxxix–xl). p.  BINHAM: Roland occ.  (EEA , no. ). p.  R. occ.  (EEA , no. ). Peter occ. as P.  Aug.  (BL MS Cotton Claud. D. xiii, f. r–v);  (CS , , , from Hoveden, , ). Richard le Rus was pr. – (Heads ). p.  BRECON: Ralph: for  the ref. should read Mon. , –
EEA , no. . John occ. also  May  (PRO C/// no. ). p.  BRISTOL, St James: W. perhaps
Walter, occ.  Apr.  (Ctl. Bradenstoke, no. ). p.  BROMFIELD: List in VCH Shropshire, ,  (M. Chibnall). Osbert: for c.  read  March  Jan.  (EEA , no. ); for  the ref. should now read EEA , no. . He may possibly have left to be m. and almoner of Much Wenlock and pr. Daventry soon after : see under Daventry, note to p. . p.  DEEPING: Robert of Elm was el. abb. Thorney; el. quashed by the legate Guala c.  (Acta Guala, no. ). p.  DOVER: See Greatrex passim for monks of Christ Church Canterbury who became prs. Dover. p.  John also d.  Feb. in Christ Church, Canterbury obit . 

   p.  DUNSTER: ?Martin: see notes in Greatrex, p.  and Heads . p.  Add FELIXSTOWE, or Walton St Felix (Suffolk), f. c. . Dep. of Rochester. Aufredus pr. Walton occ. Aug. Sept.  and in a spurious cht. dated  May  (EEA , nos. , ). Alan occ.  March  (Maidstone, Centre for Kentish Studies, DRc/BZ). p.  FINCHALE: see Heads , citing notes by A. Piper: Peter occ. c.  and as P. ?c. . Ralph first occ.  May  (Reg. Gray, p. n.). p.  GREAT MALVERN: Between Roger Malebranche and Walter, insert W., prob. William, c. –c. ; and for Walter give the dates c. –c. : see the discussion in M. Cheney, Roger, pp. –. p.  HATFIELD PEVEREL: Alexander was prob. dep. ; Richard occ.  October  (EEA London , forthcoming, ed. D. Johnson, no. ). p.  HEREFORD, St Guthlac and St Peter: Robert (I): For  read  or  (GFL, no. 
EEA , no. ). William, apparently of Kilpeck (EEA , no.  ad fin.) occ. as before, but for  read  August  (Balliol MS. , ff. v–
EEA , no. ). John: for  read , prob.  (
EEA , no. ). Henry occ.  (EEA , no. ); for c. c.  read  c.  (dean Richard Brito: EEA , p. ). S.: occ. prob. : see now Ctl. Shrewsbury , –, no. b
EEA , no. . Jocelin also occ. in EEA , no. , dated August  on the assumption that the evidence that S. was pr. in  is reliable. p.  HERTFORD: William prob. d.  Oct. (Christ Church, Canterbury, obit ). pp. – HOXNE: Richard of Hoxne occ. th cent.; William de Acle occ. late th cent. (Heads ). p.  HURLEY: William (II) is William de Stanford in Westminster Abbey Munts. , . p.  KILPECK: Richard occ.  Oct.  Aug.  (EEA , no. ). p.  KING’S LYNN: Nicholas occ. c.  (Owen, King’s Lynn, p. , no. ). p.  LAMANNA: The document witnessed by Elias has been re-edited and redated  by O. J. Padel in Abrams and Carley , pp. –. 

   p.  LEOMINSTER: Edmund occ. March  Apr.  (Eyton, Salop, , 
Ctl. Shrewsbury, , 
EEA , no. ). Walter occ.  (PRO C/). p.  LINDISFARNE
HOLY ISLAND – and is so named in Heads . Simon occ.  (Heads ). p.  PENWORTHAM: Roger Norreis: his second term (of  years) must start  December , the effective start of Pandulph’s second legation (CS , , ). It can therefore be dated –; or rather , since he d.  July. p.  PILTON: Ralph occ.  August  (EEA , no. A). p.  RUMBURGH: There is a list of prs. in Ch. York, p. : Humphrey de Boothum (perhaps Bootham), ‘tempore Ricardi regis Anglie’, i.e. . Leland’s Humphrey de Wouchum, st pr., was evidently a corruption of this name. Hugh de Wellis [The list omits John of Ancaster, /– .] Henry de Pumiflet, presumably
Henry, who occ. . [H. who occ.  Sept.  or  (
Ctl. Eye, , no. ) was probably Herbert: see Heads .] p.  SANDTOFT: Delete Thomas Plunket(t), who d.  (Ch. York, p. ; Heads ). Ralph Rachel, who d.  Feb. , was said to have lived ‘in eodem monasterio lvi annos et amplius’ (Ch. York, p. ): if he was pr. for  years, he was app.  (see Heads ). p.  SCILLY: Hugh occ.  (EEA , no. ). p.  SNAPE: Egelwy occ. as E. late th cent. (pal.: PRO E/). p.  WALLINGFORD, Simon occ. as S.,  (Westminster Abbey Muniments, no. ). p.  WYMONDHAM Donatus (before Raymond in th-cent list, but prob. followed him) occ. c. , prob. c. November  (EEA , no.  and n.). There is no authority for the dates  attached to Alexander of Langley or c. – given for Ralph of Whitby (al. Stanham). But if the details given in GASA, , , –, are correct, the priorates of Alexander, Ralph and William of Fécamp, and the appointment of Thomas Medicus, all have to be fitted in between the election of William of Trumpington as abb. St Albans on  Nov.  and the departure on crusade of Thomas’s father, the earl of Arundel, in . [This date depends on Ann. Waverley, pp. , , which state that the earl was at the siege of Damietta in  and died near Rome in  – perhaps for : see CP, , –.] 

   But pr. R. occ.  May  (Chts. Norwich, , no. ), and Thomas first occ.  (Heads ). It is possible that Thomas was appointed by his brother, the next earl, not by his father; but GASA is specific that it was the father, before going on crusade, who appointed him. The problem must remain open. The rapid turnover seems odd; but it is clear that the earl, who was patron of Wymondham, exercised great influence, and was hard to please – perhaps until his son was in the saddle.

The Benedictine houses: alien priories p.  ABERGAVENNY: William occ.  (Ctl. Le Mans, p. ). p.  ANDWELL: Gervase: for occ.  read occ. c. Sept.  (Basset Chts., no. ); occ.  June  (PRO CP/// no. ). p.  APPULDURCOMBE (Isle of Wight): Richard, ‘early th cent.’, may be the Richard who occ.  and c.  (Heads ). p.  Add AVEBURY (Wilts) (St-Georges-Boscherville), f.  List in VCH Wilts, , . John de Wymonville occ.  (Ctl. Bradenstoke, no. ). p.  AXMOUTH: Baldwin: for  read . p.  BLYTH: R. T. Timpson, in Ctl. Blyth, pp. xlviii–li, has attempted a revised list of the prs. of Blyth for the th and th centuries. It has to be said that they are exceptionally difficult to date, and I have not felt justified in adding any to my list of th-century prs. with confidence. Thus: Nicholas in Timpson’s list occ. c. . He witnessed a charter of William abb. of Holy Trinity Rouen confirming a grant to Garendon by pr. Ascelin, who thus becomes ‘c. –c. ’. The ground for this is that Garendon held land in the same village by the s. But it is difficult to fit William into the sequence of abbs. of Holy Trinity Rouen of the th century; there certainly was one c. – (GC , ; cf. cols. – for a full sequence of abbs. of the th-early th cents.). It seems likely that Garendon was consolidating its holding in the village at that date, and that Nicholas occ. c.  and Ascelin possibly early th cent., as in Heads, , . For what follows, see the fuller list, and details, in Heads . William, succeeded by Ralph (Ctl. Blyth, no. ). But there were at least two prs. William in the th cent., and he and Ralph may belong there. ?Robert – known only from a th-cent. MS, and he may well be an error for Ralph or Richard. Richard, occ. Ctl. Blyth, , no. , , no. . But there is no means of dating these charters, except by the ctl., which is late th cent. All or some of these prs. could be th cent., but they could equally be th 

   cent.: in particular it is probable that Ascelin belongs to the early th cent. and Nicholas occ. c. . p.  BURWELL: Adam occ. early th cent. (with Robert abb. Barlings: BL Cotton Cht. xxix.; cf. Heads ). p.  CARISBROOKE: List in Ctl. Carisbrooke, p.  (S. F. Hockey). For Hilary and R. see now Ctl. God’s House, Southampton, , pp. , . R.’s occ. can be dated  Apr.  (with Walter abb. Quarr and William de Vernon not yet earl of Devon: cf. CP, , –). So R. prob. preceded Hilary. [?Hugh occ. ?c.  (Ctl. Carisbrooke, no. : but see n. ibid. and Heads  – this should be mid-th cent.).] William de Gloz or Glos occ.  (Ctl. Carisbrooke, nos. –). p.  CHEPSTOW: Nicholas occ.  October  (BL Add. MS ,, f. v). p.  COVENHAM: Geoffrey res.  (Reg. Grosseteste, p. ). p.  DEERHURST: the story of its origin needs revision: esp. on Ælfheah – see notes to p. . Andrew also occ. ,  (PRO CP/// no. ; CP/// no. ). p.  EYE: List in Ctl. Eye, , pp. vii–viii (V. Brown). Gauselinus: for occ.  read occ.  (Chts. Norwich , no. 
EEA , no. ). Osbert: for  read  (
Ctl. Eye, , no. ); for  read prob.  (Ctl. Eye, , no. ). Walkelin also occ. c.  June ,  June  June  – possibly Sept.  (EEA , nos. , ). p.  ?Walter: for  read Nov.  June  (EEA , no. 
Ctl. Eye, , no. ). p.  FRAMPTON: Roger occ. c.  (with G. pr. Launceston, Ctl. Launceston, no. ): if this is the same Roger who occ.  etc. he must precede William du Hommet. p.  GOLDCLIFF: William occ.  (Acta Llandaff, no. ). Vincent occ.  Aug. ? (EEA , no.  and n.; cf. Adams and Donahue, Introdn, p. , no. ). Evidently there were two Williams. p.  GROVEBURY: William also occ.  (Bucks. Eyre, p. , no. ). p.  HATFIELD REGIS: Delete Roger (see Heads ). Hervey occ.  May , prob. c.  May  (Waltham Chts., no. ; cf. no. ). p.  HORSHAM ST FAITH was a cell of Conques not of Conches: cf. Binns, p. . 

   Savernius occ. as Savaricus  (EEA , no. , replacing ‘’). p.  LANCASTER: In – the priory was vacant (PR  John, p. ). p.  LLANGENITH: William, W. Gabriele occ.  (St Davids Acta, nos. , ). p.  MODBURY: William occ.  (EEA , no. ). p.  MONK SHERBORNE: R. (prob. Roger) occ.  Jan.  (EEA , no. ). William also occ.  October  (CRR, , no. );  November  (BL Add. Cht. ,). Prob. William of St Fromund (Heads ). [James was not early th cent.: he may
J. who occ.  (ibid.).] p.  MONKS KIRBY: Theobald occ.  April  (BL Add. MS ,, ff. v–). Baldwin occ. as B. Jan. Dec.  (EEA , no. ). Nicholas : d.  (R. A. B. Mynors, Catalogue of the Manuscripts of Balliol College, Oxford (Oxford, ), p. ). John of Angers –: succeeded , res.  (ibid.); occ.  (PRO CP/// no. ). p.  MONMOUTH: Geoffrey: for occ.  read occ. (G.)  June  (CDF no. 
EEA , no. ); and add occ. (Gofredus)   (EEA , no. ). pp. – Add NEWENT (Glos) (Cormeilles) f. . Andrew occ. late th cent. (with Harduin abb. Cormeilles, Ctl. Newent,  (BL Add. MS. ,), f. ),  (BL Add. MS ,), f. v. p.  OGBOURNE ST GEORGE: William occ.  March  (PRO CP/// no. ). For Ralph, see now Heads . p.  OTTERTON: S. occ. with H. archd. Exeter (Devon Record Office D, p. ) – i.e. , , or ? (EEA , pp. –). p.  ST CROSS: Walter occ.  (Chts. Quarr, no. ). p.  ST DOGMELLS: After Fulchard add Richard occ.  (EEA , no. ). After Walter add ?Andrew (Heads ). p.  ST NEOTS: Herbert occ.  (Brussels, Bibl. Royale, MS. – (), f. v: EEA Worcester, , forthcoming). William occ.  Jan.  (CUL Add. MS. , f. v). p.  SELE: Warin: for  read Aug. Sept.  (
EEA , no. ). Robert occ. early th cent. (Heads ). p.  SPALDING: Nigel occ.  April  (BL Add. MS ,, ff. v–). 

   Ralph (le Mansel) d. and Simon de Hanton’ succeeded in Feb.–Mar.  (Heads ). p.  STOKE BY CLARE: List in Ctl. Stoke by Clare, , p. xi (C. HarperBill and R. Mortimer). G.
Gerald Giffard occ. ? (certainly : Ctl. Stoke by Clare, no. , xliv; cf. no. ). Robert: for  read  (Ctl. Stoke by Clare, no. ). Walter occ. mid-th cent. (ibid. no. ). Richard occ. , prob.  (ibid. no. ). Roger occ.  (ibid. no. ). p.  SWAVESEY: John also occ. , ,  (Heads ). p.  Add TAKELEY (Essex) (Saint-Valery) f. . List in VCH Essex, , . Hugh occ. early th cent. (BL Add. Cht. ,). p.  TICKFORD (Newport Pagnell): William occ.  (Leonard , p. , no. ). p.  TOTNES: List in H. R. Watkin, History of Totnes Priory (Torquay, –), , . Add Walter before or after Aymerius, occ. , ? (EEA , nos. , ). p.  John occ. early th cent. (Watkin, , –, –, ). p.  TYWARDREATH: List in H. R. Watkin, History of Totnes Priory, , –. The psalter with obits is now deposited in Cornwall Record Office, Truro, MS R(S) . Osbert: for  read ? (
EEA , no. ), and in n. l. for ‘Auco’ read ‘Petro’. Baldwin, occ.  (EEA , no. ). Theobald is transferred to ‘c. ’ by Watkin, , , , but without clear evidence. T. occ. c.  ( or shortly after, Ctl. Launceston, no. ; cf. EEA , no. ). p.  WARE: add to n.: Richard of Leicester may have been in charge of Ware before he became abb. Saint-Evroult in  (Orderic, ed. Chibnall, , n.); he was abb. – (ibid. pp. – and n.). Hubert occ. ; but Herbert occ.  (
EEA , no. , from an original); also c.  (‘Warwick’ for Ware, in error: Reg. Wells, , ; cf. BIHR,  (), –). It is possible they were two different men. A. should be dated as occ. c.  (Heads ). William de S. Eugenia occ.  (Alençon, Archives Départementales Orne, H). 

   p.  WARMINGTON: Ralph occ.  Sept. , not  (Warws. F, , no. ). p.  YORK, Holy Trinity: Philip: for  read c.  (EEA , no. ). Robert occ. as R. probably  (Lovatt, no. , pp. –); prob.
R., removed by abb. H. of Marmoutier c.  (Reg. Greenfield, , –; cf. Heads ). He was replaced by W., evidently William, who occ. from (W.)  Sept. ; (William)  October  (Heads, , ) to Dec. Dec.  (Heads ).

The Cluniac houses p.  BARNSTAPLE: add Adam, occ. , prob.  Oct.   Sept.  (Ctl. Buckland, no. : for date, see B. Kemp’s note to edn of this in his Archdeacons’ Acta, forthcoming). p.  BERMONDSEY: our understanding of the Annals of Bermondsey has been transformed by Brett, ‘Annals’, who has shown a common th-cent. source underlying the annals of Bermondsey, Southwark and Merton, and other sources. He has thus corrected some details and greatly strengthened the value of entries in Ann. Bermondsey relating to the th-cent. priors. It still remains improbable that the very shortly lived priors Peter (), Robert of ‘Bethleem’ (–), Adam and Henry () existed; and Brett (p.  n.) confirms the deep confusion into which Ann. Bermondsey fell in the early th cent. Petreus d.  Jan. (not June)  (Brett, ‘Annals’, p. ). Herebrannus succeeded in  (ibid.). p.  Robert of Belesme is called ‘Blesensis’ in Ann. Bermondsey (Brett, ‘Annals’, p. ), but the other evidence for his name shows this to be wrong; and Ann. Bermondsey has revived him in – as Robert ‘de Bethleem’ (Brett, ‘Annals’, p. ). Geoffrey, – (res. ) and Peter, – (res. : Brett, ‘Annals’, pp. –) have gained in plausibility. Reginald occ.  as ‘Reynerus’ in Cole, p.  (in the same transaction as Lees, Templars, pp. –). Roger II occ.  (BL Stowe MS , f. ). Our note on CDF no.  has been confirmed by Mary Cheney, who dates it early Jan.  and prints it in full with commentary in Roger, pp. –
EEA , no. . Constantine or Constantius (see Brett, ‘Annals’, p. ) occ. PRO E/: misnumbered by Rose Graham ‘A’ for ‘AS’. p.  Richard:  is prob. too late for his death or res.: see below. 

   While Josbert was undoubtedly pr. Bermondsey, his dates cannot be right. He occ. in two undated chts. (cited Heads, , ); Richard was still pr. in , Hugh by  Dec.  (see below) and prob. till . So Josbert seems to have been pr. between  and  (see EEA , pp. xxxiv–xxxv n.). p.  Hugh: the fine is dated  Dec. : PRO CP/// no. ). For his later career and successors, see Heads . p.  BROMHOLM: Vincent occ.  (BL Harl. MS. , f. r–v); d.  (Heads ). p.  CASTLE ACRE: there is a revised list by C. Harper-Bill in EEA , pp. lxxxiii–lxxxv, which is the basis of what follows (and q.v. for the dating of undated chts.). I now follow him in giving two prs. Jordan and two prs. Henry, but it is awkward that Jordan II and Henry II depend each on only a single document from the th-cent. ctl. The th-cent. list is now BL Harl. MS , f. v. Lambert occ.  (Mon. , ). Hugh occ.  (Mon. , –). Angwus or Ansuidus (possibly
Magnus in th-cent. list), occ.  (EEA , no. ). William I occ.  (BL Harl. , f. v, cf. EEA , p. lxxxiii); his existence is confirmed by CUL MS Mm. ii. , f. v. Roger occ. c. ,  Apr.  (BL Harl. MS , ff. , r–v). Jordan I occ.  Apr.  (JS Epp. , no. );  June  (EEA  no. ). William II, occ. as Jordan’s successor Dec. July  (EEA , nos. –). Henry I occ. c. Michaelmas  (Ctl. Lewes, Norfolk, no. ; cf. V. H. Galbraith in EHR,  (), ). Maino prob. subpr. to Henry I, occ. as pr.  and  Dec. July  (CUL MS Mm.ii., f. v; EEA , no. ) – possibly after Jordan II. Jordan II, possibly before Maino, occ.  (BL Harl. MS , f. r–v). Henry II occ.  July  (ibid. f. ). Odo occ.  Dec. Nov. , possibly July  (EEA , no. ). Hugh occ.  May  (BL Harl. MS , f. );  Dec.  March  (EEA , no. ). Lambert, Philip and Robert: see Heads . p.  Add CLIFFORD (Herefs.), f. . Robert occ. c.  (CPR –, p. : an almost identical confirmation by Henry of Hereford is dated  July , ibid.). 

   p.  DAVENTRY: see now M. J. Franklin in Ctl. Daventry, pp. xxxix–lviii. Osbert: for m. Bromholm read can. Bromfield, possibly to be identified with the first pr. Bromfield (see above, p. ); P. Sims-Williams, Religion and Literature in Western England – (Cambridge, ), pp. –, and esp.  n.. If so, he must have moved from Bromfield to Much Wenlock very shortly after , and on to Daventry by . Stephen occ. mid-th cent. (Ctl. Daventry, no. ; cf. ibid. p. xl). The following are of uncertain order: William occ. Ctl. Daventry, nos. , , , , . The editor of the Ctl. (pp. xli–xlii) reckons there were two Williams in the th cent. and a third in the early th. But none of these chts. can be closely dated, so we cannot be sure whether there were two or three of the name. Ralph occ. late th cent. (Ctl. Daventry, no. ; cf. ibid. p. xl). Richard occ. late th cent. (Ctl., no. ). Reyner, late th cent., perhaps in the s (Ctl., pp. xli–xlii, citing ibid. nos. , , –); but a Reyner also occ. c.  (Ctl. Daventry, nos. , ; cf. Heads ). For the early th-cent. prs. see Ctl. Daventry, pp. xliii–xliv; Heads . p.  DUDLEY: ?Walter occ. ?c. s or s (Ctl. Rydeware, ed. G. Wrottesley, in Collections for a History of Staffs., William Salt Arch. Soc.,  (), pp. –, at p.  – cf. p.  for Roger de Rydeware). p.  EXETER: Anger: for  read c. c.  (
EEA , no. ); occ. AprilMay  (EEA , nos. –). Robert occ.  (CDF no. 
EEA , no. ()). p.  Add HORKESLEY (Little Horkesley), (Essex) (Thetford), St Peter, f.  (KH, pp. , ; cf. Binns, p. ). Nicholas occ. c. , c. c.  (Ctl. Hospitallers, , no.  and n. citing PRO E/). Philip occ. ?c.  (Bodl. Essex Cht. : see Heads ). pp. – LENTON: As Peter res. , R. (possibly
Roger) must occ. . p.  LEWES: Annals: also th–th-cent. copy in Copenhagen Royal Lib. MS. Ny kgl. S, ff. –, ed. in Dep. Keeper’s Reports,  (), App. , pp. –; and in Paris, Bibl. Nat. MS nouv. acqu. Latin ,. Hugh of Amiens was app. abb. Reading  Apr.  (see under Reading, p. ). ?Richard possibly occ.  (Elmeri Epp. , ed. J. Leclercq, Studia Anselmiana,  (), ); but he is only called ‘venerabili filio ecclesiae sancti Pancratii’ and may be a monk. Aimarus occ. April  (Thomas of Monmouth, The Life and Miracles of 

   St William of Norwich, pp. lxx, , : for the date, before  April, see ibid. p. ). p.  Stephen also occ.  in PRO DL /; for his later years, see Heads . p.  MENDHAM, al. Herst, Hirst, Hurst, Bruninghurst (cf. Mon., , –). William occ.  (Ctl. Eye, , no. ). John occ. c.  (not : Ctl. Eye, , no. n.). p.  MONK BRETTON: G. occ. second half of th cent. (York Minster Lib. MS. VC/Vi. ). p.  MONKS HORTON G. (?William) occ. c.  (GFL, no. ). Before or (more prob.) after S., add Alexander, occ.  ( EEA London , forthcoming, no.  – ex inf. D. Johnson). pp. ‒ MONTACUTE: Nicholas Karn has shown me that there is more material in the annals and elsewhere: Ranulf  and occ. : this should be  (Ann., f. ). Henry of Blois: Ann., ff. v–, show an interest in Henry compatible with his having been pr. of Montacute – the part of the MS which might have related to his priorate is too much burnt to be legible. A reference in one of the poems of Hugh pr. Montacute and abb. Muchelney (see below) refers to a pr. ‘Henricus nomen, genus altum, Gallia nutrix’, almost certainly referring to Henry of Blois (A. B. Scott, ‘Some poems attributed to Richard of Cluny’, p. ; cf. p. ). Hugh : He became abb. Muchelney in  (Ann., f. : see Scott, above, and Muchelney in Addenda for more evidence on him). Durand occ.  (EEA , no.  n.h
Bec Documents, no. , n.g). p.  MUCH WENLOCK: List now in VCH Shropshire, ,  (M. Chibnall). Richard occ.  June  (A. J. M. Edwards in Trans. Shropshire Arch. Soc.,  (–), –; cf. ibid. p. ; Paul Hayward in EHR  (),  and n.). Possibly
Richard, m. Wenlock, on whom see ibid. n.. p.  NORTHAMPTON, St Andrew: Samson (I) almost certainly came before Arnulf: Samson occ.  March  Dec.  (EEA , no. ), and Arnulf granted land for the foundation of Delapre abbey, prob. f. c.  or soon after (Thompson, p. ; EEA , no. n.; Heads, p. ). Ralph occ.  Dec.  Dec.  (EEA , no. ). Robert: the date  for CDF no.  can be confirmed: see Caen, Archives Départementales Calvados, H
G. Le Hardy, Etude sur la baronie . . . d’Aunay-sur-Odon (Caen, ), pp. –, no. . Henry occ.  (with Robert of Bedford and Roger of Rolleston, not 

   yet archdn. Leicester, evidently in the household of St Hugh: cf. Fasti, , , ) (BL Harl. Cht. .H.). p.  PRITTLEWELL Manserus was mentioned in  as pr. temp. Richard I (CRR, , no. ). Samson occ.  (BL Cotton Vesp. E.xvii, f. ). William: there were prob. two. The second occ.  and became pr. Castle Acre in  (Heads ). p.  THETFORD: Christian must be pr. of St Mary’s: see Chts. Luffield, , nos. –; for no.  cf. Cheney, Roger, p. , no.  and n. Martin occ., as M., Nov. , as Martin,  (EEA , nos. –).

The Cistercian houses p.  ABBEY-CWMHIR: The next abb., G., occ.  (with Gervase, bp. St Davids, Welsh Epis. Acts, , ). p.  ABBEY DORE: Adam: for  read  August August  (now in Ctl. Haughmond, no. 
EEA , no. ); it is confirmed in EEA , no. , prob. of June and not Aug. . Adam II occ.  October  (PRO CP /// no. ); see Heads . p.  BASINGWERK: W. occ. JuneJuly  (Epp. Cant. pp. –
BL Cotton Julius D. ii, ff. v–). Geoffrey occ. early th cent. (Heads ). A. occ.  (Heads ). p.  BEAULIEU: List in F. Hockey, Beaulieu: King John’s Abbey, pp. –. Hugh (I) was apparently dep. by General Chapter before  (MO, pp. –; dep. threatened  and , Canivez , , ), and prob. succeeded by Hugh II (Heads ). For Hugh I cf. Reg. Wells, , , which refers c.  to an abbot ‘quondam’; for the date, see D. M. Smith in BIHR,  (), –. [He is called ‘de Burgundia’ in the account of him as bp. Carlisle (–) in Ch. Lanercost, p. . It seems to mean that he was abb. Beaulieu in Burgundy, i.e. Beaulieu-en-Bassigny (GC, , ), which had some abbs. Hugh but none to fit . This must be due to confusion.] p.  BIDDLESDEN: Alexander occ. as A.,  Dec.  (EEA , no. ). Richard occ.  Oct.  or  Jan.  (EEA , no. ). p.  Adam of Bath occ.  (Luffield Chts., , no. ). An Abbot Simon of very uncertain date, th–th cents., occ. in Ctl. Christ Church, p. . 

   p.  BINDON: Possibly vacant  July , when King John visited Bindon and made a gift to the monks, not to abb. and monks (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ). p.  BORDESLEY: Hamo I: on him see Ch. Valassense, esp. pp. , . He occ.  (Bodl. MS Dugdale , f. ). Hamo II occ. as H.  (PRO E/). William I occ.  (PRO E/, f. r–v). Philip occ.  should be deleted: the abb. is not named in Ann. Worcester, p. . p.  n. For  read . p.  BOXLEY: Walter may be the ‘monk who claims to be the abbot of Boxley’, c. Sept.  ( JS Epp. , no. ), but it is perhaps more probable this was a rival, replaced by Walter. John ?– was prob. two different abbs., since W. occ.  (Heads ). p.  BRUERN: William occ. c. : Cheney, Roger, p. , from a decretal which refers to a composition made with abb. Walter  years before: the decretal can be dated Nov. Sept. , prob. . W. also occ.  March  or  March  (Ctl. Oseney, , ). p.  BUCKFAST: William, occ.  (with H(enry), bp. Exeter from : H. P. R. Finberg in EHR  (), –
EEA , no. , dated c. ). p.  BUILDWAS: List now in VCH Shropshire, ,  (M. Chibnall). Ingenulf: for occ.  read  Jan.  (Reg. Lichfield, no. 
EEA , no. ); and delete n.. Ralph (?for Ranulf) occ. Aug. Aug. , prob. June  (EEA , no. ); delete ref. to Eyton, Salop. William: for  read possibly , but prob.  (
EEA , no. ). p.  BYLAND: Walter occ. as W. c.  (with R. de Marisco, archd. Northumberland, Bodl. Fairfax MS. , f. ). p.  CALDER: Hardred occ.  May  (‘Vita Waldeni’ in Acta Sanctorum, Aug., , , dated by Ch. Melrose, p. , s.a.). p.  COMBE: Henry should be deleted: Martin was evidently first abb. and Henry prob. abb. of Kyme: see under p. . Martin occ.  (Bodl. MS Dugdale , f. );  (BL Lansd. MS. , f. ). These details strongly suggest that Ann. Waverley, p. , rightly calls him first abb. William II presumably
W. de Suham, formerly abb., who occ.  (Reg. Lichfield, no. ; for date see no. ). 

   p.  COMBERMERE: List in VCH Cheshire, , . William occ.  and ? (EEA , no. ). Geoffrey: for , ?c.  read prob.  (
EEA , no. ). p.  John occ.  (Chts. Chester, no. ). p.  CROXDEN: Thomas occ. as T.  June  July  (EEA , no. ). pp. ‒ FLAXLEY: Richard occ.  Feb.  (BL Add. MS. ,, f. ). p.  R(oger): for  Oct.  read  Oct.  (St Davids Acta, no.  n.). The next abb. (after Roger), William, occ.  July  (PRO CP/// no. ). p.  FOUNTAINS: Henry Murdac, read – p.  John II: read – (for , see Heads ). p.  FURNESS: the curious separation of longer-lived abbs. ‘in mortuario suo’ (p.  n.) is confirmed by the epitaph of abb. Robert (evidently ‘de Dentona’) as , on his tomb in Furness Abbey. p.  GARENDON: Godfrey  –  March in his fourth year fell in  or  Stephen
 (thus BL Lansd. MS. , f. v); as his predecessor was addressed by the pope as abb. after  March , Godfrey’s accession can prob. be dated early  March . p.  Thurstan, for prob.  read c.  (Le Neve, ,  n.). Also occ.  (BL Lansd. , f. ). p.  JERVAULX: Thomas occ. as T.  (Heads ). p.  KINGSWOOD: The next recorded abb. is Thomas, occ.  May , etc. (Heads ). p.  KIRKSTEAD: H(enry) occ.  (BL Harl. Cht. . B. ). p.  LLANTARNAM or CAERLEON: A note to EEA , no.  suggests an addition here: but Isaac was pr. not abb. of Caerleon (occ. ?). p.  LOUTH PARK: the next abb. was Richard of Dunham, not Durham (Heads ). pp. – MARGAM and NEATH: For Margam and Neath the version of the annals of Margam in Trinity College Dublin MS  (E. . ) has alternative dates for the death of Andrew abb. Margam –  – and Richard abb. Neath –  – most probably (though not certainly) due to mistranscription; it confirms  for d. Gilbert abb. Margam. It is ed. M. V. Colker in Haskins Soc. Journal,  (), –; for its relation to Grace Dieu, see Julian Harrison in The Monmouthshire Antiquary,  (), –. p.  MEREVALE: Reginald also occ.  (Bodl. MS Dugdale , f. ). William occ.  (BL Lansd. MS. , f. ). 

   p.  NEATH: Richard (first abb., Ann. Margam, p.) occ.  Oct.   (with William earl of Gloucester, Earldom of Gloucester Chts., p. , no. ). Either the date of d.,  in Ann. Margam ( in the Annals of Grace Dieu: see under Margam) is incorrect, or more probably there were two of the name. Walter occ.  January  (Cheney, Roger, p. , no. ). p.  NEWMINSTER: William occ.  July  (Ctl. Lanercost, ed. Todd, no. 
Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). Walter [sic] d. c.  Sept.  at General Chapter (Ch. Melrose, f. v (v); for date, cf. Canivez, , ). H.: Henry was el.  (Ch. Melrose, f. v (v)), and d.  (Ch. Melrose, f. r–v (r–v)). p.  QUARR: Gervase: for occ.  read occ.  Sept.  (
EEA , no. ). There seems to have been a vacancy c.  (EEA , no. ). Walter: for  read  April  (
Ctl. God’s House Southampton, , : , William abb. Quarr;  Apr. , William de Vernon not earl of Devon, CP , –). Hugh occ. ? c. ; possibly
H. occ.  (for details, see Heads ). Philip d.  (Ann. Waverley, p. ) – after two other abbs. (Heads ) p.  ROBERTSBRIDGE: Henry occ.  (with John abb. Boxley, Maidstone, Kent Rec. Office DRc/T). p.  ROCHE: Reginald occ.  June , Michaelmas  (Heads ). p.  RUFFORD: C. J. Holdsworth’s list is in Chts. Rufford, , pp. lxxx–lxxxiii. Gamel occ.  (BL Cotton MS Vesp. E.xx, f. , cited Holdsworth, p. lxxx). Ernisius occ.  (Pleas before the King or his Justices, , ed. D. M. Stenton, p. ; Holdsworth, p. lxxxi). p.  SIBTON: List in Ctl. Sibton, ,  (P. Brown). Ralph occ.  November  (Ctl. Colchester, , 
CChR, , ); as R., c. August  (Ctl. Sibton, no. ; for date, cf. ibid. no. ). Laurence was el. abb. , prob.  (Ctl. Sibton, no. ). S. occ. early th cent. (Ctl. Sibton, no. ); June  (with Robert archd. Suffolk, ; Roger pr. Eye, June : Ctl. Leiston, no. , dated c. –). G. occ.  (Ctl. Sibton, no. ): conceivably a scribal error for C(onstantine). Abbs. Walter and John, referred to without date, prob. occ. – and  respectively (Heads ). 

   p.  STANLEY: that H. is a slip for N. in  is confirmed by the copy of the letter in BL Cotton MS Julius D.ii, ff. v–. p.  STANLOW: ?Robert: The original cht. giving his name is now EEA , no. ; and the editor (Dr Michael Franklin) notes that it is just possible that Robert was indeed el. abb. of Stanlow but d. before formal entry of the community there on  Nov. ; and that he is the Robert m. of Combermere (the mother house of Stanlow) who witnesses ibid. no.  with his abb. Osbert occ. as O.  Aug.  May  (in same case as Cheney, Inn. III, no. , cited Heads, , ): EEA , no. . Charles: see corrections and amplifications in Heads,  under WHALLEY. p.  STONELEIGH: the stages in the foundation of the abbey are reconsidered by M. J. Franklin in EEA , pp. –, concluding that the hermitage was f. ; that the initial monastic colony was formed ?; the priory at Radmore before June ; the Cistercian abbey at Radmore before ; and that the abbey moved to Stoneleigh prob. in the summer of . p.  STRATA FLORIDA: List in Fasti Cistercienses Cambrenses, p. . Cadwgan of Llandyfai, prev. m. Strata Florida, seems to have been abb. briefly before he became abb. Whitland in or soon after Nov.–Dec.  (Gir. Camb., , –, but not named: cf. Lloyd, , , n., for the identification). – (unnamed) was dep. Sept.  (Ch. Melrose, f. v (v); cf. Canivez, , , no. ). p.  STRATA MARCELLA: List in Fasti Cistercienses Cambrenses, p. . In Heads, ,  n., it is said that Strata Marcella was called ‘Alba Domus’ in its f. cht.: Janauschek, pp. –, showed that this was a mistake, due to confusion with its mother house, Whitland (cf. Zutshi, p.  and n.). p.  STRATFORD LANGTHORNE: see C. J. Holdsworth in Cîteaux,  (), –, esp. n. Ernald’s existence is confirmed by Peter of Cornwall (cited Holdsworth, p.  n.); occ.  (Lambeth MS , fo. , cited Holdsworth, ibid.). Bernard prob. (not certainly) followed Ernald, and occ.  (Gibbs, no. ; Lambeth MS , fo. ; cf. Holdsworth, pp. n., ). p.  SWINESHEAD: on Gilbert, possibly m. Rievaulx after Clairvaux, and his writings, see E. Mikkers, in Cîteaux,  (), –, –. p.  THAME: William occ. on and after  May  (EEA , no. ). pp. – VALLE CRUCIS List in Fasti Cistercienses Cambrenses, p. . p.  WARDON, Henry occ.  May  (Chronicle of the Election of Hugh abb. Bury, pp. –, –, dated ibid. p.  n.; cf. J. E. Sayers, Papal Judges Delegate in the Province of Canterbury, – (Oxford, ), p. ). p.  WAVERLEY: G(ilbert) occ.  (Bodl. MS Dugdale , f. ). 

   p.  WHITLAND: Cadwgan of Llandyfai – ‘Martin’ may simply be a mistake, Lloyd, ,  n. – was prob. previously abb. Strata Florida: see p. ; Heads . – An unnamed abb. was dep. Sept.  (Ch. Melrose, f. v (v); for date cf. Canivez, , , c. ). p.  WOBURN: Peter occ.  (Ctl. Hospitallers, , no. ). He died at Vaucelles, not Vaucluse.

The Carthusian monks p.  WITHAM: Bovo occ. as B.  Nov.  Nov.  (EEA , no. ). Philip occ.  (prob. Witham: on him see Heads ). Giles occ. Sept.Oct.  (Heads ).

The Augustinian canons p.  ARBURY: The next prs. known are Alexander, early th cent. (Heads ); Roger, occ. Easter Term  (CRR, , no. ). Alexander’s place in the list is uncertain. p.  BARNWELL (Cambs.): Laurence of Stansfield: his th year should end c. : see Heads . p.  Add BAXTERWOOD (Durham), St Mary (de Novo Loco), dep. of Guisborough, f. (Haswell) ; moved to Baxterwood; abandoned  (VCH Durham, , ). Stephen, can. Guisborough, acted as head of Baxterwood, and eventually renounced the f. chts. (Durham Cathedral Muniments ., Spec. ; Raine, Finchale, pp. –, no. xvi). p.  BLACKMORE: John occ. c.  (EEA London , forthcoming
Essex RO, D/DP T/). Richard occ.  (EEA, London , forthcoming, no. 
London, Guildhall Lib. MS /, f. r–v). Roger was said in  to have been pr.  (temp. John) (PRO Just. /, m.). The next pr., William, occ.  (CRR, , no.  – see Heads ). p.  BLYTHBURGH: List in Ctl. Blythburgh, p.  (C. Harper-Bill). Roger occ. ,  (Ctl. Blythburgh, , nos. , ). Richard occ.  (Ctl. Blythburgh, , no. ). William occ. very early th cent. (Ctl. Blythburgh, , no. ); W.  (ibid. , no. ); prob. William of Hingham (ibid. , no. ). 

   Guy: his occ.  Nov.  could be for  (
Ctl. Eye, , no. ). p.  BODMIN: Master Guy –. st pr., previously can. Merton and pr. Taunton, was app. winter , d.  May  (M. L. Colker in Mediaeval Studies,  (), –, esp. pp. –, –). He d. on  May (ibid., p. ), Vigil of the Ascension or the Ascension (ibid. pp. –), and before Geoffrey became pr. Plympton, i.e. . As Martin Brett has pointed out, these details only fit . ?Robert formerly pr. occ.  (Ctl. Launceston, no. ). William occ.  (
EEA, , no. ), ?,  (EEA , nos. , ). The ref. to Antiquity should be to vol. . Hugh occ. n.d. (?); possibly the Hugh pr. of St Petroc who d.  Dec. (Heads ). John occ. ? early th cent. (Heads ); J. c.  ( or soon after: Ctl. Launceston, no. ; cf. EEA , no. B). p.  BOLTON (EMBSAY): Reginald: read – . For  add (EYC , no. 
EEA , no. ). p.  BRADENSTOKE: List now in Ctl. Bradenstoke, p.  (V.C.M. London). Simon also occ.  May  (Ctl. Bradenstoke, no. ). The fine giving William as pr. in  should be dated  (Heads ). p.  BREAMORE: Gardinus: for  read  (
EEA , no. ); for  read  (
EEA , no. ). p.  BREEDON: Ralph: for (Nov.) (April) , see now EEA , no. . p.  BRIDLINGTON: Wicheman: the document of  may be dated ? (Brett, English Church, p. ). Bernard: the document of  (now EEA , no. ) may be spurious, but he occ. in authentic acts of May  Oct.  and  Dec.   (EEA , no. ; , no. ). Gregory occ. as G. c. Nov.  Dec.  (EEA , no. ). p.  BRINKBURN: Between Nicholas and Geoffrey insert Richard, Sept.  (EEA , no. ). Geoffrey also occ.  (Heads , Brinkburn, n.). p.  BRISTOL: On the f. see J. C. Dickinson, in Essays in Bristol and Gloucestershire History, ed. P. McGrath and J. Cannon (Bristol, ), pp. –. Both the references we cited for William de Saltmarsh call him prior: it seems that he was never abb. and that the Newlands Roll (see p.  n.) may well be right that Abb. Richard d.  Sept. . The abbey was vacant  Feb.  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ). 

   p.  BROOKE: Richard of Luddington: for  May  read  May. p.  BRUTON: William occ.  Nov. : delete ref. to CDF. p.  BUCKENHAM: William ‘occ. ’: note that Blomefield, Norfolk, , , gives no ref. p.  BUCKLAND was f. c.  (EEA , n. to no. ). p.  BUSHMEAD: Joseph of Coppingford d. by Dec. Dec. , and John de Wildbof was el. Dec. Dec.  (Rot. Wells, , ; cf. Heads ). pp. ‒ BUTLEY: see now list in Ctl. Leiston, p.  (R. Mortimer). Gilbert occ.  (Gibbs, no. ); , prob.  Jan.  (EEA , no. ). Robert: for  read  Jan. . p.  CANONS ASHBY: William is confirmed by occ. c.  Dec.  (EEA , no. ). A. occ.  – for this and for corrections to Osbert, see Heads . p.  CANTERBURY, St Gregory: Guy, Wido, occ. as prepositus of hospital, c.  (M. L. Colker in Mediaeval Studies,  (), : for date see ibid. pp. ,  n., ). Dunstan, for  read  Sept.  July  (
EEA , no. ). Nicholas occ. ? (prob. with Richard abb. Waltham, and before pr. Peter: Waltham relic list, BL Harl. MS , f. r–v: ed. I. G. Thomas, ‘The Cult of Saints’ Relics in Medieval England’, London University Ph.D., , pp. –). p.  Add CARHAM (Northumberland), f. , dep. of Kirkham. Walter occ.  (Ctl. Brinkburn, pp. –, with Osbert abb. Kelso, –, G. abb. Newminster); (W.)  (Ctl Kelso, I, , ). p.  CARLISLE: see Le Neve, , –. J. C. Dickinson in Trans. Cumberland and Westmorland Antiqu. and Arch. Soc.,  (), , followed by H. Summerson, Medieval Carlisle (), pp. – and nn. and in Durham –, p. , suggests that Athelwold, bp. of Carlisle from , had been pr. from the foundation c. . This seems likely enough, but there is very little positive evidence. Dickinson cites a confused passage from Mon. Ebor., which is, however, almost certainly based on the Chron. of Nostell (used by Burton in Mon. Ebor., pp. , esp. n.i,  – cf. Heads , p.  – and below, under Nostell), which simply says A. was allowed to hold another office (i.e. the priory of Nostell) with his bishopric. Burton entangled the passage, it seems, with the bull of Celestine II for Carlisle which says nothing to the purpose (cf. Mon. Ebor., p.  with J. Wilson, Scottish Hist. Rev.,  (–), –, ): Athelwold’s special privilege was to hold the pr. of Nostell with the bishopric. 

   p.  CHACOMBE: The next pr., Thomas, occ.  Nov.  (PRO CP/// no. ). p.  CHIRBURY, see VCH Salop ,  (M. Chibnall). T. occ. c.  Dec.  (EEA , no. ). p.  CHRISTCHURCH: List in BL Cotton MS Tiberius D.vi, pt , f. v: st pr. Reginald; nd, Ralph; rd Peter. Reginald occ. c.  (EEA , no. ). Julian also occ.  (with Richard pr. Plympton and Richard earl of Devon: Chts. Quarr, no. ). Reginald (?II): for  read  (
EEA , no. ). Peter occ.  Apr.  (Chts. Quarr, no. : William abb. Montebourg suggests a date , GC, , ; William de Vernon became earl of Devon  April , CP, , –); as P.,  Apr.  (see Quarr); as Peter,  March  (EEA , no. ). For corrections to Roger and Richard, see Heads . p.  CHURCH GRESLEY: Reginald occ.  (B. Smalley, The Becket Conflict and the Schools (Oxford, ), p. ). pp. – CIRENCESTER: Serlo: on him see Le Neve, , . Andrew’s year of death, , is confirmed in BL Cotton Faust. B.i, f. . On  Oct.  the abbey was consecrated by Bartholomew, bp. Exeter, ‘et ab alio quodam episcopo tunc temporis existente ibidem abbate’ (Gesta Henrici II, , –): this is probably mispunctuated – space should be left for the abb.’s name, which the author did not know (see ibid. p. ). Alexander Nequam ⴚ Walter of Gloucester – (see details in Heads, , ). p.  COLCHESTER: William, for occ.  read  (
EEA , no. ). Henry occ. c.  (EEA London, , forthcoming, no. 
Essex RO D/DP T/ – ex inf. D. Johnson); and, for  read  (William pr. Rochester; Ralph abb. Coggeshall). p.  COXFORD: Robert’s occ. – if he existed – must be , i.e. between Herbert and William. p.  DARLEY: Henry of Repton: for ⴚ– read ⴚ–. p.  Add DODFORD (Worcs.), St Mary, f. . Osbert occ.  Apr.  July , ?c.  Sept.  (in a cht. of Henry II at Marlborough with abp. Baldwin – i.e. when Henry was in England between the reception of Baldwin’s papal confirmation as abp. in or after Apr.  and Henry’s death: Mon., ,  – ex inf. N. Vincent. Baldwin’s postulation was confirmed in a bull of  March : cf. EEA , p. , but read Lucius III.) 

   p.  DORCHESTER: Eustace occ.  Aug.  May  (EEA , no. ). p.  FELLEY: William de Lovetot occ. th or early th cent. (Heads ). pp. – GLOUCESTER, St Oswald: on it see A. Hamilton Thompson, in Trans. Bristol and Gloucestershire Arch. Soc.,  (), –, esp. p.  on early prs.; Denton, pp. –. It was f. as a priory in , when Humphrey was app. pr. (EEA , no. ). William occ. , should come before Ralph, who occ.  May  (EEA , no. ); the document given as ‘’ is spurious (
EEA , no. ). William first occ.  (Ctl. Gloucester, ,  – this seems more likely to be the correct date than , given to the same event on p. , and possibly taken from the next entry on p. ; cf. Heads ). p.  GREAT BRICETT: Brian occ. prob.  (EEA , no. ): also occ. Essex RO D/DH  A. For Peter’s occ.  read , and for  read  Nov.  (
EEA , nos. –). For H. read B. occ.  May  (Ctl. Eye, , –). p.  GUISBOROUGH: Cuthbert occ.  (EEA , no. ). Laurence occ.  July  (Northumb. and Durham Deeds, p. ), and so must have res. . p.  n. HARTLAND: A pr. Osbert occ. ?while Hartland was still a coll.: Analecta Bollandiana,  (), –. p.  B. was probably the Baldwin who occ.  (EHR  (), – – see under Buckfast, p.  –
EEA , no. , dated c. ). T. occ.  Oct.  July  (Ctl. Launceston, no. ). Wl’icus (?Wulfric) occ.  (EEA , no. n.). p.  HASTINGS, presumably f. . The next pr. Roger occ. ? c.  (Ctl. Chichester, no. ). p.  HAUGHMOND: Lists in VCH Salop, ,  (M. Chibnall) and Ctl. Haughmond, p.  (U. Rees). PRIOR

Fulk occ. prob.  (
Ctl. Haughmond, no. ). ABBOTS

Ingulf: in spite of Heads, , p.  n., there is evidence that he occ. c.  (Ctl. Haughmond, no.  n.). 

   Rouu’ or Rou’ may
Ranulf abb. Shrewsbury (Ctl. Haughmond, no.  and n.). Add William, occ.  (Ctl. Haughmond, no. ). Richard: for occ.  read Aug. Aug. , prob. June  (EEA , no. ); occ. Oct.  (Ctl. Haughmond, no. ). Osbert For  read  (
EEA , no. ). Occ. as O., prob. , just possibly  (EEA , no. ). Nicholas occ.  (Ctl. Haughmond, no. ; cf. nos. –). p. ‒ HEXHAM: first pr. Ansketil, for – read – Richard was dead by  Jan.  (EEA , no. n.). William also occ. March  (Bodl. MS. Top.Yorks. e., f. v; cf. Heads ). p.  HUNTINGDON: Alvred occ.  (with Robert abb. Thorney: CChR , ). p.  IXWORTH: Gilbert pr. occ.  June  (Cambridge, Emmanuel College Archives, Box , A., no. ). p.  KENILWORTH: Bernard , before  June (
EEA , no. ). Robert: the date of CDF no.  should be c.  (Le Neve, ,  n.); he also occ.  (EEA , no.  – the first date being Robert’s own limit);  (EEA , no. , cf. no. ); prob.  (ibid. no. ). See discussion of his dates, confirming that he d. or res. in , EEA  no. n. Silvester, prob. previously pr. Stone (ibid.); occ.  Apr.  March  (ibid. no. ). p.  ll. –: the Ann. Dunstable are supported by an entry in Rot. Lit. Claus., , , which announces the el. of W. subpr. Oseney as pr. Kenilworth, May–July ; and the licence to el. had been given  July  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ). p.  KEYNSHAM, f.  – and so William,  – : N. Vincent, ‘The early years of Keynsham abbey’. For occ.  (not ) Oct.  see now Cheney, Roger, pp. –. Vacant in ; an unnamed abb. occ.  (Rot. Lit. Cl., , ; CRR, , ,  – both cited E. Revell, Later Letters of Peter of Blois, p.  n.). Richard was formerly chamberlain of Keynsham: royal assent and seisin of temporalities given  Jan.  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ). He d.  Aug.  (Heads ). p.  KIRKHAM: f. ? March  (th-cent. entry under  March in Bodl. Rawl. MS D.: see Catalogi Codicum Manuscriptorum Bibl. Bodl., ,  (), cols. –: ‘Walterus fundavit domum de Kyrkam anno Domini mo co xxi’). William of Garton, uncle of the founder, Walter Espec: see Baker , p.  n.. 

   O. (? D.), occ. : Derek Baker has pointed out to us that the entry in the Ctl. Rievaulx (p. ) is an original part of the th-cent. text; and it may well be that he was an early pr. – hence the oddity of form of the document; cf. Baker , p.  and n. Waltheof occ. as pr. Nov.  (Baker , pp. , –, citing Vita in Acta Sanctorum, Aug. , ). Geoffrey: for  read May  Oct.  (
EEA , no. ). After Geoffrey, insert: Maurice, who as pr. wrote a tract Contra Salomitas, prob. , after the Historia Scholastica of Peter Comestor, which it quotes, and before William archbp. of Sens was translated to Rheims in –; and a letter to Roger abp. of York, i.e. before  (Summary Catalogue of the MSS in the Bodleian Library, , –, on Bodl.MS Hatton  (), ff. –; for William’s dates, JS Epp. , p.  n.). On Maurice see Powicke in Vita Ailredi, pp. xxx–xxxi; M. R. James in Journal of Theological Studies,  (), –. p.  KYME: It is evident that the Abbot Henry of ‘Kim’’ who occ.   (DC no. ) and was wrongly entered under Combe in Heads , , belongs to Lincolnshire and Kyme, since he also occ.  in a Lincs. context with Simon and Philip of ‘Kim’’, i.e. Kyme (EEA , App. , no. , p. ). The house had become a priory by  (Heads, , ). p.  LANERCOST: Simon occ. c.  (EEA , no. 
Ctl. Lanercost, no. ). John was pr. by  (Ctl. Lanercost, nos. , ). W. occ.  Dec.  – i.e. before or after S. (Ctl. Lanercost, no. ). p.  LATTON, f. . ?c.  (Waltham Chts., no.  and n.; before  when pr. V. occ.). p.  LAUNCESTON: List in Ctl. Launceston, p.  (P. L. Hull). For ?Thierry see Ctl. Launceston, p. viii and n.. Richard occ.  (Ctl. Launceston, no. ). after Robert add Geoffrey, occ.  (EEA , no. ). Occ. as G.   (Ctl., no. ); ?c.  (no. ). Walter occ.  Sept.  (
EEA , no. ). p.  LAUNDE, Walkelin occ.  Sept. Sept. , Sept.  (EEA , nos. , ). p.  Hugh occ.  May  (PRO CP ///, no. ). For Osbert see Heads . p.  LEEDS: Fulk occ.  (D. Bethell, ‘Richard of Belmeis’, p.  n.). Alexander, occ.  June Oct.  (EEA , no. n.). Robert, occ. Sept.  (EEA , no. ). 

   Nicholas occ.  Sept.  July  (EEA , no. ). Fulk also occ.  Apr.  (Heads ). p.  LEICESTER: William of Calwich: the cht. in Morey, p. 
EEA , no. n. is not dated . p.  William Pepyn was prob. not the abb. William who d.  August: he occ.  Sept. ,  Oct.  (Warwicks. F., , nos. , ), and royal assent was given to his successor’s el. on  Aug.  (Heads ). p.  LEIGHS: William, occ. , ,  (Chibnall, Caen, pp. , , ), last in  (Heads ). p.  LESSNESS: William was prob. the abb. called William of Arles (Arelatensis) in Chelmsford, Essex Record Office D/DP TI/. p.  LILLESHALL: List now in VCH Shropshire, ,  (M. Chibnall); Ctl. Lilleshall, p. xx. Walter must have succeeded before June , since a change of abbs. is recorded in a papal confirmation of  Aug.  ( JL ; Cheney, Roger, p. , no. , corrected by F. Barlow in EEA, , no.  n.). For his occ.  read Aug. Aug. , prob. June  (EEA , no. ). Alan: for succeeded Ralph (ibid., , ) read occ. c.  (Ctl. Lilleshall, no. ). p.  LITTLE DUNMOW: Durand occ.  (Chibnall, Caen, p. ). p.  LLANTHONY PRIMA: Walter, not William, was th pr.; he occ.  October  (PRO CP ///, no. ). p.  MAIDEN BRADLEY: Andrew occ.  July  (BL Add. MS ,, f. ). p.  MARTON, Ernisius, occ. Apr.June  (EEA , no. ). p.  MERTON: for the Ann. see now Brett, ‘Annals’, who confirms the details taken from Ann. in Heads down to , save that he confirms  for the succession of William and omits the dates for Robert III’s death. p.  NEWARK: John for occ.  read c. c.  (
EEA , no. ). p.  NEWBURGH: W. pr. in Ctl. Wetheral, no. , is more likely to have been pr. of the Hospital of St Mary, Newcastle (see note in Ctl. Lanercost, ed. Todd, p. ). p.  NEWNHAM: the first pr., William de Sancto Aucon’, was app.  (Brett, ‘Annals’, p.  and n., from Ann. Merton). p.  NEWSTEAD: Delete pr. Thomas, occ. . pp. ‒ NOCTON PARK: see details in Ctl. Thurgarton, no. n. Edmund occ. c. c.  (with Lambert pr. Kyme, BL Cotton MS. Vesp. E.xviii, f. ). Joel was dead by  (Ctl. Thurgarton, no.  and n.). 

   Alan occ.  Sept.  May  (EEA , no. ). p.  NORTHAMPTON, St James, prob. a pr. till  (EEA , no. n.). p.  NORTON: List in VCH Cheshire, , . pp. – NOSTELL: List in Le Neve, , pp. –. The th cent. Ch. Nostell is now available as Leeds District Archives (West Yorkshire Archives Service), NP/C// (Nostell Act Book), pp. – (it was partly ed. J. Wilson in Scottish Hist. Rev.,  (–), –). The new evidence makes necessary a new list: this closely follows Professor Greenway’s in Le Neve, and I have therefore given only a skeleton of references. Adelulf or Athelwold: see under Carlisle. Occ. as pr.  (Reg., , nos. –). Bp. Carlisle –, but retained Nostell until , when he res. (EYC, , no. 
EEA , no. ). Savard’s succession to Adelulf is noted in EYC , no. 
EEA , no.  of Apr. June , and Savard occ. in ibid. no.  of the same date. In the Ch., Savard occ. ; d.  August. Geoffrey said to have succeeded Savard (Ch.) and occ. prob.  (Ctl. Whitby, , no. : this depends on Osbert the archdn., who witnesses in a context which makes it clear he was still archdn. – this seems secure although Osbert retained the name ‘archdeacon’ after his withdrawal into secular life. Le Neve, , , –). The Ch. makes him occ.  and d. as pr. , ‘but this is impossible to reconcile with the evidence for Ansketil’ (Greenway, Le Neve, , ). [It is, however, just possible that there were two prs. Ansketil, with Geoffrey between. But Professor Greenway’s solution is much more probable.] Ansketil or Anketil I occ. c.  (redating of CDF no. : for , Thurstan abb. Garendon, for c. , see Le Neve, ,  n.); also occ.  June  (PUE, , no. ); and until  (Nichols, Leics., , –). D.  Apr.  (Ch., ‘viii non. Apr.’, which is not a possible date; perhaps the nd was meant; but the length of Robert’s priorate, if precise, suggests non. Apr.,  April). The Ch. gives him  years, i.e. from its date for Geoffrey’s death, –. Robert of Woodkirk was pr.  years less  weeks, and d.  Jan.  (Ch.). It is evident that this calculation was made from the previous pr.’s death, not Robert’s election. Ralph of Bedford –: According to Ch. he was pr. ⁄ years and  weeks, and d.  July  – i.e. from late Jan. . See Le Neve, ,  for evidence of a dispute over the el., settled by judges-delegate on  Dec. . John –: He ruled for  years,  months and  days and d.  Sept.  (Ch.): the calculation suggests he was el. c.  July . p.  NOTLEY was f. , and Osbert was the first abb. for  years, i.e. –c. : ‘Historia fundationis’ – see EEA , no.  and n.; J. G. Jenkins 

   in Huntington Library Quarterly  (–), . He occ.  July  March  (perhaps before  Dec. : EEA , no. ). [The ‘Historia’ does not mention N., whose initial may be a cipher.] Robert, abb.  years (‘Historia’), i.e. c. –c. : he occ.  March ,  Sept. Sept.  (
EEA , nos. , ). Edward was abb.  years, i.e. c. –c.  (‘Historia’). The ref. to R., May , should read ‘Edward’ and be dated c. . [M. should be omitted: he was pr., not abb. (the ref. to Cheney, Inn. III, should be to no. ).] John de Essesdon was abb.  years, i.e. c. –c.  (‘Historia’; cf. Heads ). p.  OWSTON: Odo occ. c.  (EEA , nos. –; cf. no. ). Edward occ.  July  March  (EEA , no. ). Peter prob.
Peter de Bocland, res. June June  (Reg. Grossetete, p. ): Ann. Dunstable, p. , says that he was dep. . p.  OXFORD, St Frideswide: For Wimund as first pr., see also John W., , . Robert (of Cricklade) occ. , possibly c.  January  (Ctl. Godstow, , no. ; cf. EEA , no.  and n.);  (A. Squire, Aelred of Rievaulx (London, ), pp. , ). Philip occ.  July  March  (perhaps  Dec. : EEA , no. ). p.  PLYMPTON: List also in Bodl. Tanner MS., f. , a better text. Geoffrey occ.  (EEA , no. ). Richard occ.  (Ctl. Buckland, no. 
EEA , no. ). John occ.  (EEA , no. ). Joel: for  read  Oct. Nov.  (
EEA , no. ); also occ. as I.  July  (EEA , no. ). p.  POUGHLEY: For corrections, see Heads : William occ.  Apr. , not  Apr. p.  Add PYNHAM (in Arundel, Sussex), St Bartholomew. The f. cht. by William, earl of Arundel, , gives the names of three canons or chaplains – the first, William, was presumably the first pr. (EEA , no. ). p.  REPTON: G. Barraclough in Misc. D. M. Stenton, p. n., cites evidence which seems to show that there were canons at Calke before the death of Richard earl of Chester on  Nov. . The transfer to Repton was planned  (Chts. Chester, nos. –, dated , but Walter bishop of Coventry d. ). Robert occ.  (CS , ,  and n.). p.  ROCESTER For Ivo occ. c.  read  Dec. ; and for 

   Richard occ. , read prob.  (EEA , nos. , ). The abbey was vacant in ; an unnamed abb. d. ; Philip was abb. c. – (Heads ). p.  ROYSTON, Harpin: for occ.  read prob.  Sept.  Oct. , certainly Sept.  (
EEA , no. ). p.  ST DENYS, Southampton: List in Ctl. St Denys, , pp. xix–xxi (E. O. Blake). Aelard occ. , (A.)  (EEA , nos. , );  Jan.  (EEA , no. ). R. prob.
Richard de S. Mildritha (Ctl. St Denys, , p. xix n. and , no. ); for occ.  read  (for  see Colvin, p. ). p.  John: for  read  August  (Ctl. St Denys, , p. xx n.). Add Aelard, Alard, occ.  Feb.  (Ctl. St Denys, , p. xx n.);  (Ctl. God’s House, Southampton, p. ). Vacant  November  (Ctl. St Denys, , p. xx n.). p.  ST GERMANS, Auger: for  read  July  (
EEA , no. ). p.  ST OSYTH: William de Corbeil, prev. canon Dover not Canterbury (Hugh the Chanter (), pp. – and n.). Fulk occ. prob. , shortly after  Jan.  (EEA , no.  and p. ). Ralph: for  March  read  March  – and add: occ.  Feb.   Sept.  (in the vacancy of the see of London, San Marino, Huntington Library, MS BA , fo. r–v). David occ.  Jan.  (Heads ). p.  SHELFORD: Remigius occ.  Dec.  Dec.  (EEA , App. , no. ). Laurence: for  June  read  June  (Heads ). pp. – SOUTHWARK: for the Ann. see now Brett, ‘Annals’, pp. –, which confirms the details taken from Ann. in Heads down to , save that it has Warin succeed in  (and one MS give  March for his death), and Martin die in  ‘quondam prior’ of Southwark ‘canonicus’ of Merton, which suggests that he res. before his death. He occ. July Aug.  (EEA , no.  and n.);  (Heads ). But Robert succeeds  Sept.  (Brett, ‘Annals’, p. ). p.  SOUTHWICK: List in Ctl. Southwick, , p. lxiv (K. A. Hanna). Walter (I) occ.  Oct.  (EEA , no. 
Ctl. Southwick, , , no. , ). Guy occ as G.,  Aug.  Jan.  (EEA , no. ). D.  November according to BL Cotton MS Claudius D. iii, f. v. p.  STAFFORD: Robert occ. prob.  June  (Reg. Lichfield, 

   no. 
EEA , no. );  June  Oct.  (Ctl. Burscough, no. 
EEA , no. ). p.  STONE: Ralph occ. prob.  (EEA , no. ). Silvester: see Kenilworth (corr. to p. ). Richard, who occ. prob.  and ?early th cent., was referred to as former pr. in  and  (Heads ). p.  STUDLEY: Everard: omit c. ; for  read Ctl. Winchcombe, , –. Ralph: for  read Michaelmas . p.  TAUNTON: Master Guy, an Italian, canon of Merton, pr. c. – . The first pr.; res. before  and returned to Merton; later pr. Bodmin (M. L. Colker in Mediaeval Studies,  (), –, esp. –; for dates see under Bodmin). Stephen, omit occ. . p.  THOBY: Tobias occ.  Sept. summer  (EEA , no. ). p.  THORNHOLME Alan is noted as occ. n.d.: he also occ.  (CChR –, p. ). For Andrew etc., see Heads . p.  THORNTON: List in PUE, , , from BL Lansd. MS.  (th cent.): details not noted since it adds only error to lists noted on p. . Jordan (de Villa) occ.  Feb.  (K. J. Stringer in Essays on the Nobility of Medieval England, Edinburgh, , pp. –);  (Lovatt, p. ). p.  THREMHALL: Ralph occ. later th cent. (ref. to in a case of c. , Adams and Donahue, p. ). Robert occ. ? late th or early th cent. (see Heads ). p.  THURGARTON: List in Ctl. Thurgarton, pp. cci–cciii (T. Foulds). Thomas occ. mid-th cent.,  Jan.  (Ctl. Thurgarton, no. , with Robert archdn. of Lincoln: see Le Neve, , ), and as T. in Ctl. Thurgarton, no. . Gilbert: for  read occ. c.  (Ctl. Thurgarton, pp. –, citing Register of Master David); as G., before Easter  (Ctl. Thurgarton, no. ; cf. no. ); as T.,  (Ctl. Guisborough, , no. 
EEA York , forthcoming). Vacant already on  August  (Rot. Lit. Pat., p. ); vacant again (or still) summer  (CRR, , ). Henry occ. ,  November  (Wednesday before and Saturday after St Edmund,  John: Ctl. Thurgarton, nos. , ). p.  TORKSEY, f. . Absalom occ.  Jan.  (in a papal bull: B. Dodwell in BIHR  (), –.). 

   p.  TRENTHAM: ? Before Richard occ. William (place uncertain, prob. early Henry III, Heads ). p.  ULVERSCROFT Walter occ.  (Alençon, Archives Départementales Orne, H). T.
Thomas should be after Walter: see Heads . p.  WALTHAM: List in Waltham Chts, pp. [xi–xii] (R. Ransford). There is a note of the first two abbs., Walter and Richard, in the relic list, ed. I. G. Thomas, ‘The cult of saints’ relics in medieval England’ (London University Ph.D. Thesis, ), pp. , . Ralph is called Ralph de Bonelee or Benelee (Waltham Chts. no. ). He was app.  June ) Diceto, , –); cf. Gesta Henrici II, , p. cxlii. Master Walter of Ghent was el. JuneJuly  (Gesta Hen. II, , –; cf. ibid. , p. cxlv). Richard was blessed  Dec.  June  (Waltham Chts., p. [xi] and no.  and n.). p.  WELLOW: Licence to el.  July  (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ), repeated  Jan.  (ibid. ). Roger occ. between Richard I and Richard II, c.  (BL Cotton MS Vesp. E.xviii, f. ; see Heads ). p.  WESTACRE: William occ. –. William, perhaps the same, occ. Oct. Oct.  (Heads ). p.  WIGMORE: Andrew was can., not pr., of S.-Victor (see B. Smalley in Medium Aevum,  (), ). p.  WOMBRIDGE List in VCH Shropshire, ,  (M. Chibnall). p.  WOODBRIDGE: permission for the f. was granted : see A. Linder in Outremer ( Jerusalem, ), pp. –, esp. p. . Hugh occ., for ?late th cent. read prob. early s (
Ctl. Eye, , no. ); c.  (Ctl. Eye, , no. ). pp. ‒ WOODKIRK: Richard of Selby (Selebi) occ. as custos, ? , possibly later (EYC , no. ). p. ‒ WORKSOP: An(s)chetil occ.  Sept.  (New York, Pierpont Morgan Lib. MS , f. v, quoted in Muratova , p. ; see now also The Libraries of the Augustinian Canons, ed. T. Webber and A. G. Watson (London, ), p. ). [‘A.’ occ. c.  – evidently in error for R(obert).] Robert occ. , and Walter had succeeded by  June  (Heads ).

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The Premonstratensian canons p.  BARLINGS: Robert of Rampton (Heads ) occ. also c.  (BL Add. MS. , f. ). p.  BAYHAM: Jordan is called of St Quintin in Ctl. Bradenstoke, no. , dated   . Reginald first occ.  not  (Heads ). p.  BEAUCHIEF: Stephen occ. ?, and was prob. before William, who occ. early Henry III (Heads ). p.  BEELEIGH (Maldon): Robert abb. Maldon (Maudona) d.  May (BL Cotton MS Calig. A., f. v). p.  DURFORD: Jordan: for  read  (Heads ). p.  EASBY Geoffrey: for occ. JuneJuly  read July  (Heads ); also occ. as G.  (Heads ). p.  EGGLESTONE: An unnamed abb. was dep.  (Stenton, Yorks. Eyre, no. ). p.  HAGNABY: for Peter abb.  read pr. p.  LAVENDON: ?W.: for ?Oct.  read ?May–August . He was presumably the William noted in the Beauchief obituary under  Oct. (see Heads , : the next William listed in Heads  occ. , too late for this entry). p.  LEISTON List in in Ctl. Leiston, p.  (R. Mortimer). Robert occ. , prob. ,  (Ctl. Leiston, nos.  [
EEA , no. ], , ); and for , read  November  (Ctl. Colchester, , 
CChR, , ). Philip occ.  (Butley Chts., no. );  Nov.  could be an error for  (
Ctl. Eye, , no. ). p.  Add NEWBO (Lincs.), St Mary, f.  (Colvin, p. , citing CAP nos. –). Lists in Colvin, p. ; Heads . William de Kermont was abb. temp. Richard I, i.e. , according to a statement by the abb. Newbo in  (CPR –, p. ). It is possible that the abbey was f. slightly before ; but both sources are late and not very secure. p.  NEWHOUSE: Gerlo occ.  Dec.  Oct. , c.  Dec.  (EEA , nos. , ). p.  SULBY (Welford): Adam occ.  Feb.  (K. J. Stringer in Essays on the Nobility of Medieval England (Edinburgh, ), pp. –). p.  John last occ.  July  (PRO CP/// no. ); and William occ.  June  (Heads ). p.  TALLEY: G., possibly Gruffydd, Gruffinus, occ.  (Welsh Epis. Acts, , , no. ). 

   p.  TORRE: List in Seymour, Torre Abbey, pp. –. Adam: see below under Welbeck. W. occ. prob.  (Seymour, pp. –, , nos. , ). p.  WELBECK: Adam may possibly have left in  to become first abb. Torre (see F. Barlow in EEA , no. n.: Adam ‘canon’ of Welbeck became first abb. Torre at much the same time that Adam ceased to be abb. Welbeck. For the source, see CAP, no. , cited Colvin, p. ). Richard occ.  October  (CRR , ); and  Jan. , not   Jan. p.  WEST DEREHAM: Ralph (II): the obit of  May could apply to Ralph I.

The Gilbertine canons and nuns C. R. Cheney, Medieval Texts and Studies (Oxford, ), in a reprint of a paper publ. in , showed that refs. which we had taken to establish Gilbert and Roger as prs. of Malton in fact referred to the Masters of the Order; and that Roger succeeded Gilbert as Master before June  (but after  June ): ibid., ref. to below as Cheney , pp. –. The early material relating to Gilbert has been ed. R. Foreville and G. Keir in The Book of St Gilbert (OMT, ). There are supplementary lists for a number of houses in Thompson, noted where they add information for this period. pp. – Gilbert ()  (Malton) should be transferred to  (Cheney , loc. cit.). Roger: , : all these entries refer to the Master of the Order (ibid.). p.  ALVINGHAM: Delete Roger, occ. , who was Master of the Order: see above. p.  BULLINGTON: List in Thompson, p. . G. probably
William, occ. Dec. Dec.  (Reg. Wells, , ; cf. BIHR,  (), – for date). William occ. – (Heads ; cf. Thompson, p. ). p.  CHICKSANDS: Christina occ. , and apparently about  years before (Book of St Gilbert, pp. –, replacing earlier ref. to Foreville). p.  MALTON: Omit Gilbert and Roger (see above, and Cheney , loc. cit.). p.  NEWSTEAD-ON-ANCHOLM: Henry ‘pr. of Holy Trinity of the Order of Sempringham’, occ. th–th cent. (BL Add. MS , f. ). p.  NORTH ORMSBY: List in Thompson, p. . Thomas occ.  (Lincs F., , , cited Thompson, p. ). 

   Robert: for  read May May . p.  SEMPRINGHAM: on St Gilbert see The Book of St Gilbert, passim. Cheney , pp. –, shows that the ‘master’ of the Order was commonly called ‘prior’ in the twelfth cent., though ‘fundator’ and other titles occur; and that Gilbert first occ. with such a title – ‘signum Gilleberti magistri’ – in  (Cheney , p. , citing Ctl. Rievaulx, p. ). He res. between  June  and  June , prob. Jan. June , and was succeeded by Roger (Cheney , p. ). p.  SIXHILLS: List in Thompson, p. . T. occ. early th cent. (Thompson, p. ). p.  YORK, St Andrew: John occ. as J. c.  (Chts. York Vicars Choral, no. ).

The nuns Thompson () has transformed our knowledge of the period –, and shown that attribution of nunneries to specific religious orders can be hazardous and misleading. She prints, pp. –, revised lists of foundation dates etc.; and on pp. – corrigenda to Heads – which form the basis of what follows – and addenda to . Heads can now be provided for Bretford, Catesby, Cheshunt, Chester, Foukeholme, Hampole, Kirklees, Langley, Nun Appleton, St Mary de Pré, Sewardsley, Spinney and Swaffham Bulbeck. p.  ARDEN: List in Thompson, p. . Muriel, occ.  May  (Thompson, p. , citing Ctl. Fountains, , ). p.  BARKING: Lifleda abb. for more than  years (Goscelin’s De translatione [of the saints of Barking], ed. M. V. Colker, Studia Monastica,  (), , –, esp. ). Ælfgyva occ. in Goscelin’s De translatione, pp. –: she was consecrated aged  between  and  by William bp. of London and was  (or in her th year) when Goscelin wrote, i.e., if the age is exact,  (p. ). She was commemorated with Bp. Maurice of London on a stone in Barking church (VCH Essex, , ; M. Christy in Trans. of the Essex Arch. Soc., New Series  (), –). [For a cht. of Abb. A. see C. Hart in EHR,  (), –, dated c.  – but she could be Ælfgyva, Agnes or even possibly Alice.] Agnes: her obit is given as  March in BL Cotton Vitell. C.xii, fo. . Ermelina occ.  (prob. between the two Alices: Canterbury Cathedral, Cart. Antiqu. ). Christina de Valognes prob. d. , since the royal licence to elect of  Jan. prob. belongs to  rather than , by which time the prioress Sibyl 

   was being considered (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ; see below). The licence of  Jan. suggested Sarah de Walebr’ for election, apparently without effect; for various other names were proposed in Aug.Sept.  (Rot. Lit. Claus. , –); these included the prioress (Sibyl) who was el. in , then res. The royal assent to Mabel’s election,  Aug. , was repeated on  Sept. (Rot. Lit. Claus., , ). p.  Add BRETFORD (Warwicks), f.  (Thompson, p. ). Thompson, p. , points out that Naomi (Noemi) occ. , not as prs., but ‘probably head of the community’: Mon., , , no. . List in Thompson, p. . p.  BRISTOL: List in Thompson, p. . Eva, l.  for ‘ March’ read ‘ March’. p.  BUCKLAND: List in Thompson, p. ; Ctl. Buckland, p. xxix. Preceptors/magistri: Thompson, p. , notes the following: Hugh de Binford occ.  November  (Ctl. Buckland, no. ). Gregory occ. ?c.  (Ctl. Buckland, no. ). p.  BUNGAY: List in Thompson, p. . A. occ. c. ; Alice (very likely the same) occ. Oct.  (Heads ). p.  CAMBRIDGE, St Radegund: List in Thompson, p. . E., who occ. , was possibly earlier than Lettice occ. c. , , and  (Thompson, p. , citing Cambridge St John’s Coll. MS D.. and Heads, p. ; for , Norfolk F. (Rye), p. ; Heads ). pp. ‒ CAMPSEY ASH: List in Thompson, p. . Joan de Valognes also occ. Oct. Oct.  (Heads ). p.  CASTLE HEDINGHAM: List in Thompson, p. . Agnes occ. as second prs. c.  (Bede Roll dated by Thompson, p. ). p.  Add CATESBY (Northants.), f. c.  (Thompson, p. ). List in Thompson, p. , who points out that A., occ. , is prob. the same as Amice, occ. . p.  CHATTERIS: Our knowledge has been much advanced by the list in Ctl. Chatteris, pp. – (C. Breay), but the order and dates of the abbs. before the late th cent. remain very obscure. Dr Breay notes that the first abbess was Ælfwen from c.  (citing Lib. El., pp. –). She gives dates for A., c. c.  (Ctl. Chatteris, no. ); I. (or J.) , before  June (ibid. no. ); and gives dates for Albreda (third quarter of th cent.second quarter of th, ibid. no. ) and A. of Rouen (first half of th cent., no. ). She also (p. ) gives a number of refs. to more than 

   one abb. Agnes of varying dates – the earliest of c.  (ibid. no. ). She gives dates, centring in the mid-th cent., for Mabel de Bancis and Mary of St Clare (pp. –). p.  Add CHESHUNT f.  (Thompson, p. ); lists in VCH Herts., , ; Thompson, pp. –. Clemencia occ.  (Waltham Chts., no. ). Alice occ. July Oct.  (Waltham Chts., no. ); early th cent. (Thompson, p. ). p.  Add CHESTER f. c.  (Thompson, p. ); lists in VCH Cheshire , ; Thompson, p. , qq.v. for the following. Mary, occ. c. , and as M. . Lucy, occ. . Alice, occ. . p.  CRABHOUSE: List in Thompson, p. . Leva, ‘not called prs. but named as if head of the community’, occ. c. : Thompson, p. , citing BL Harl. MS , ff. v–. Cecily occ.  (Heads , citing PRO, Just. /, m. d). p.  DAVINGTON: Thompson, p. , enlarges the list of prs. of unknown date from BL Cotton MS Faust. B.vi – see also Heads  – and notes that Matilda occ. . p.  DERBY, KINGSMEAD: List in Thompson, p. . Omit William as Master: see now Heads . p.  FLAMSTEAD: Thompson, p. , lists: Matilda, occ.  (PUE, , no. ). Alette, possibly the same as Alice, occ.  (editor’s date in Ctl. Beauchamp, ed. Mason, no. ); ?d.  (CRR, , ). p.  FOSSE: The ref. to VCH Lincs. should read , . p.  Add FOUKEHOLME (St Stephen’s Thimbleby, Yorks), f.  (Thompson, p. ). List in Thompson, p. . Acilla, occ. ?c. c.  (Thompson, p. ). pp. ‒ GODSTOW: List in Thompson, p. ; see ibid, p. , n.: the existence of the second Edith may be confirmed by a papal decretal referring to two successive abbs. E. in a house of nuns not specified in the see of Lincoln – Godstow seems the only candidate (Lincoln Decretals, pp. –). Juliana: for  June  read  June  (
EEA , no. : ‘die tertia post festum S. Barnabe’ [ June]). p.  GORING: The next prioress, Alice, occ.  October  (PRO CP/// no.
EEA , no. a). p.  GRIMSBY: List in Thompson, p. , who notes that Alice and 

   Emma occ. possibly late th or th cent. in BL Lansdowne MS A, ff. , v). p.  Add HAMPOLE (Yorks) f. –. List in VCH Yorks., , ; Thompson, p. . Cecily occ.  May  (York, Borthwick Institute, CP.E. ). pp. ‒ HARROLD: List in Thompson, p. . Gila also occ. as G.  (Thompson, p. , citing Cheney, Inn. III, no. ). Agnes d.  (Thompson, p. ; Heads ). p.  HIGHAM: List in Thompson, p. . For Mary see Romsey, p. . Mary was presumably the same as Mary of Blois, daughter of King Stephen, who became abb. Romsey in or soon after  (Heads, p. ). She had previously been a nun of St-Sulpice and Stratford-at-Bow: see Thompson, pp. , . Amphelisa occ.  (Thompson, p.  n., ). p.  KELDHOLME: List in Thompson, p. . Sibyl: the ref. should be EYC, , p. . p.  KILBURN: List in Thompson, p. . Alice also occ. ? (Thompson, p. , citing Ctl. Clerkenwell, no. ). MASTERS

Alexander of St Paul’s occ.  (CRR, , p. ). p.  Add KIRKLEES (Yorks), f. c.  or c.  (Thompson, p. ). List in Thompson, p. . Lecia occ. ?c.  (Thompson, p. , citing EYC , no. , an undateable charter: Farrer perhaps based his date on the witness Jordan of Heaton, for one of that name occ. in several chts. dated about this time by Farrer in EYC , and also late th cent., perhaps. c. , EYC, , p. ). p.  Add LANGLEY (Leics.), St Mary, f. c.  Lists in VCH Leics., , ; Thompson, p. . Isabella de Adelwoldestona (?Adwalton, Yorks.), occ. early th cent. (pal.: PRO E/ – see Heads ). p.  LEGBOURNE: List in Thompson, p. . Beatrice occ.  Apr. , not  Sept. p.  LITTLE MARLOW List in Thompson, p. . Margaret occ. c. : Thompson, p. , citing Waltham Chts., pp. –; Thompson also points out that A., probably Alice, occ. , so that Margaret’s occ. c.  was prob. . Alice also occ.  (Bucks. Eyre, p. ). 

   p.  LONDON, CLERKENWELL: List in Thompson, p. . Isabel occ.  (Thompson, p. , citing Ctl.Beauchamp, ed. Mason, no. ). Thompson, p. , also points out that Alexander, who occ. as magister , , c. , was prob. master of the convent. p.  LONDON, St Helen’s Bishopsgate: List in Thompson, p. . Matilda occ. c. , and so possibly prs. before D. (Thompson, p. ). p.  MALLING: List in Thompson, p. . Azeliz, prob.
Avice, occ.  (Thompson, p. , citing CChR –, p. ). Ermelina occ.  (Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Reg. H, f. ). M. occ.  (CChR, –, p. ). Berta occ. late th or early th cent. (Lambeth Palace Library, Cartae Antiquae V/). p.  MARKYATE: List in Thompson p. . Christina I: Thompson, p. , shows that an earlier date for her death than c.  is possible. Christina II occ.  (Thompson, p. , citing BL Cotton Cht. xi.
Mon. , ). B. should be dated, not , but  (CRR, ,  – dated by ref. to H(ugh) bp. of Coventry). Isabel II was succeeded in  (Heads ). p.  MINSTER IN SHEPPEY: Idonea occ.  (Lambeth Palace Lib., Reg. Warham, f. ). Agnes d.  Oct. (BL Cotton MS Faustina B.vi, f. v): she may be the same who occ. –. Thompson, p. , shows that as well as Agnes, Christina and Eustacia occ. in the Davington obituary, and may belong to th–th cents. p.  NORWICH, Carrow: Matilda occ. also Oct. Oct.  (Norfolk Fines, Rye, p. ). p.  Add NUN APPLETON: Agnes occ.  (Book of St Gilbert, pp. –). p.  NUN COTHAM: List in Thompson, p. . S. may be Samson, who occ. late th/early th cent. (Bodl. MS. Top. Lincs. d., ff. v, , v). pp. – NUNEATON: List in Thompson, pp. –, who notes that Alice may have preceded Agnes, and that the refs. to A. collected under Alice in Heads may refer to Agnes; also in B. M. Kerr, Religious Life for Women (Oxford, ), p. , who dates DC, no.  and so Juliana’s occ.  – but without explanation. 

   Mabel II prob. occ. as M.  (Thompson, p. ). p. ‒ NUN MONKTON List in Thompson, p. . Matilda (de Arches): Thompson, p.  n., cites evidence to confirm that she was prs. M. occ. c.  (Ctl. Fountains, , , cited Thompson, p. ). p.  ORFORD: Priors: Ralph occ. without title as male head of community c.  (DC, no. , cited Thompson, p. ). p.  POLESWORTH: abb., but formerly pr. at Oldbury. List in Thompson, p. . ?Sarah prs. Oldbury occ. n.d. (Thompson, p. ). Osanna occ. as prs. Oldbury,  (Thompson, p. , citing Mon. , , no. ); later abb. Polesworth: see Heads. p.  REDLINGFIELD: List in Thompson, p. . Emma occ. early th cent. (Thompson, p. , citing BL Add. Cht. ,). p.  ROMSEY: List in Coldicott, p. . p.  Christina: M. Brett in CS , , n., shows that Eadmer’s attribution of Matilda (and so Christina) to Wilton is supported by a letter of Anselm (Anselm Epp. ) showing that she was in the diocese of Salisbury. It seems likely that Matilda at least passed some time at both houses, as WMGR (OMT), , –. Hadevidis occ. ? (Ctl. St Denys, no. ). Matilda occ. as abb.  (Ctl. St Denys, no. ). Mary had been the first prs. of Higham (p. ). On her res. and marriage, see Saltman, pp. –; and esp. JL , of  Dec.  (ex inf. C. Moule). She married, not the count, but the son of the count of Flanders, and against much opposition. Gillian de Un’ (prob.
Juliana) occ. late th cent. (Ctl. Edington, no. ; cf. ibid. nos. , ). p.  Add ST MARY DE PRÉ: Thompson, p. , notes that John of Walden occ. as magister in  (GASA, , ). p.  Add SEWARDSLEY (Northants), f.  (Thompson, p. ). List in Thompson, p. . Felicia occ.  (Heads ). p.  SHAFTESBURY: Eulalia, –: she d.  (Ch. Holyrood, p. ). also occ. ? (Anselm Epp. ). p.  SINNINGTHWAITE: List in Thompson, p. , who adds the following: Matilda occ. ? late th cent. (Ctl. Fountains, , ). Sapiencia, occ. as predecessor of Euphemia, who first occ.  Feb.  – i.e.  (ref. as in Heads). 

   p.  SOPWELL: Thompson, pp. –, has the following list: Agnes, occ.  (PUE, , no. ). Amicia, occ.  (PUE, , no. ), prob. the same as Avicia, occ. th cent. (Heads). Cecily, occ. early th cent. (pal.: PRO E/(i)); and as C. (PRO E/, etc.). Estr(anea), occ.  July ,  March  (Heads ). p.  Add SPINNEY (Leics), f. c.  (Thompson, p. , following EEA, , no.  n.). Thompson, p. , notes: Susanna, not called prs. but prob. head of community, occ.  Dec.   Dec.  (EEA , no.  and n.; Thompson, p. ; possibly before c. , when the patroness, Gundreda de Gournay, died). The priory was abandoned by . p.  STAINFIELD: List in Thompson, p. . Petronilla was el.  Aug.  May  (EEA , no. ). Magistri/Prs., Alan pr. occ. with Margaret prs., i.e late th cent. or very early th. (Thompson, p. , citing Reg. Lincoln, , no. ). Richard, occ.  (Thompson, p. , citing CRR, , ). p.  STAMFORD: Thompson, p. , revises the list thus: Amabilia occ., c.  (Thompson, p. , citing Madox, Form., p. ). p.  STIXWOULD: List in Thompson, p. . Lucy, occ. ,  (Thompson, p. ); as L.,  (PRO DL/, f. ). Beatrice, occ. , and with pr. Hugh (Thompson, p. , citing CRR, , ; BL Add. MS ,, f. ). Matilda, occ.  and also with pr. Hugh (Heads, p. : but there is no indication of th-cent. date in Ctl. Haverholme, no. , in which Matilda occ. with pr. Hugh). Magistri: Simon occ.  (Thompson, p. ); also with prs. L. in CUL Add. MS , f. r–v. p.  Geoffrey, occ.  (Reg. Wells, , ; Heads ). p.  Add SWAFFHAM BULBECK (Cambs), f.  (Thompson, p. ). List in Thompson, p. . Agnes occ. temp. John,  June  (Thompson, p. ; Heads ). p.  WESTWOOD: Sibyl occ.  June  (PRO CP/// no. ). p.  WHERWELL: List in Coldicott, p. . Ælstrita: the foundress ref. to was called ‘Elftrudis’ and the obit  Nov.  evidently refers to Ælfryth, King Edgar’s widow, not to an abbess. Matilda ⴚ: She occ. as M.  May  (PUE, , no. ); as Matilda, 

    (E. Revell, ed., Later Letters of Peter of Blois (Oxford, ), p.  and n.); and on  July  order was made for the el. of a successor to her (Rot. Lit. Claus., , , cited Revell, p.  n.); but she d. in December, so must have d. in : obits  or  Dec. (Coldicott, p. ). Euphemia occ.  May  (PRO C/// no. ); ,  (BL Egerton MS. A, ff. v–, v–). pp. – WILTON: [William of Malmesbury in Mem. Dunstan, p. , makes St Edith abb. Wilton, contrary to earlier evidence: see Ridyard, Royal Saints, p. n.] Brihtgifu occ. c.  (A. Wilmart in Analecta Bollandiana,  (), ). Ælfgifu: read occ. c. – (ibid. pp. –). ?Christina: see under Romsey. It seems most probable that the future Queen Matilda lived at Wilton in the s under the direction of Christina, but not certain that Christina was abbess. Hawise: for  read  (Richard, sheriff of Hants., also occ. in : EEA , no. ). Ascelina may have been el. : reference to the el. of an abb. can prob. be dated to : EEA , no. . p.  WINCHESTER, NUNMINSTER: List in Coldicott, p. . Eadgifu d.  May (Abingdon, obit ). A th-cent. source – unreliable but in some measure based on sound tradition – the Vita S. Edburge of Osbert de Clare – has details of early abbs. not recorded elsewhere (ed. S. Ridyard, Royal Saints, pp. –; cf. ibid. pp. –). Alfgheva, said to have been daughter of Ealdorman Athelwold [of East Anglia] and Ælfryth, later wife of Edgar, occ.  (temp. St Æthelwold, Ridyard, Royal Saints, pp. , –). Ælfleda (Alfletha) and Alfgiva of Cologne, occ. late th and/or early th cent. (Ridyard, Royal Saints, p. ); Algiva, Algifa, also occ.  (ibid., p. , cf. p. ). Among later abbs., Emma is referred to in JL ,, which can be dated MayOct. , but was not necessarily alive then; so that she may have followed or preceded the vacancy of  (Cheney, Roger, p. , no. ). Claricia occ.  July  (Rot. Chartarum, p. ). Isabel occ.  March  (PRO CP/// no. ); d.  (CPR –, p. ; cf. Heads ). pp. – WINTNEY: List in Coldicott, p. ; Thompson, pp. –. It should have been noted that Cecily as well as Roisa has an obit in red in the obituary. 

   Roisa occ.  April  (PRO CP ///, no. ). Coldicott shows that all those listed in Heads except Isilia and Juliana are of th/th-cent. date. p.  WIX: List in Thompson, p. . Idonea occ.  (the outside limits of Martin abb. Aumale: GC , ) (PRO E/). Christina occ. after  March and c. Sept.  (PRO E/). p.  WROXALL: List in Thompson, p. . Matilda occ. as Helena’s predecessor,  (Stenton, Eyre –, no. ). Helena, for  read  (Thompson, p. ). p.  YEDINGHAM: List in Thompson, pp. –. Andrew pr. of Kirkham occ. c. , as magister of Yedingham (Thompson, p. , citing EYC, , no. : the date is based on his tenure at Kirkham).

Appendix I: Unidentified pre-Conquest abbots and abbesses p. Ælfnoth can prob. be distinguished from Æthelnoth: Ælfnoth occ. only in  and ? (Kemble, nos. , ). On Æthelnoth see above, correction to p. . Ælfsige, Æthelsige: omit  (Kemble no. ): cf. Keynes, Diplomas, p. . [last l.] ‘Ceas’’ is for [Win]chester: see Winchester, New Minster (Kemble, no. , of ). (Ælfwold: see also Muchelney. Hart, pp. –, places him at Glastonbury.) Ætheric occ.  (Kemble, no. ). Æthelweard: the duplication may be a scribal error: it does not occur in two MSS: Keynes, Diplomas, p. . p.  Brihstan occ.  (As Charters, Barking, forthcoming). Brihtwig, Brithwi: Kemble no.  can prob. be dated early s (see under Athelney). Brihtwold occ.  July  (OS Facs., , );  (Barking cht., Sawyer, no. b). Ealdred: in l.  one should read ‘ (cf. no. )’. Elias occ. ? (Kemble no. : spurious, cf. Sawyer, no. ). Freothegar: See Wulfstan, p.  n.. Hart, pp. – identified him with the temporary abb. Evesham of c.  (Ch. Evesham, p. ; cf. esp. Wulfstan, p.  n.). P. Sawyer in AS Charters, , no.  (
Birch, no. ), in the n. on p. , states the difficulty in making the identification. The abb. Evesham seems to have been only a m. till , if there is any truth in the story in Ch. Evesham. A Frithegarus also occ. among the early ms. of Abingdon, brought from 

   Glastonbury (Wulfstan, p. ); Frythegar abb. occ. among the ms. of Abingdon in LVH, p. , and under  March in Abingdon, obit . It seems likely that there were two men – but (as Lapidge points out (Wulfstan, p.  n.)) the name is exceedingly rare. Godwine also occ.  (Kemble, nos. –). Hart, p. , suggests he may have been abb. Athelney, but gives no evidence. He also suggests that the G. of the later attestations
the bp. of Lichfield of –. Leofgar occ.  (AS Charters, , no. ). Leofric occ.  (Barking cht., Sawyer, no. b): possibly abb. Muchelney. Leofwine: omit  (see Ely). Sigeric: two witness Kemble, no.  of , perhaps by scribal error (Keynes, Diplomas, pp. –). See Canterbury, St Augustine’s, p.  and addendum. Sigewerd occ. ?Nov./Dec.  Feb.  (Sawyer, no. 
AS Chts. no. ). Wigbeorht occ. first half th cent., Ker, Catalogue, no. . Wighard also occ. (), Sawyer, no. . p.  Wulfstan: John W., , –, makes Wulfstan, bp. of London (–) ‘abbas’ when he became bp. Worcester and abp. York in . This may be a slip (cf. John W., ,  n.), but it is not unlikely that he was abb. before – or even while – bp. London.

Appendix II: Unidentified abbots and priors, after  p.  Cotes, Ralph: for prob.  read  (EEA, , no. ). Honna, Adam pr. occ.  (with Henry abb. Bindon: BL Add. Cht. ,).

Appendix III: List of pre-Conquest charters used No attempt has been made at systematic revision. Our knowledge of preConquest charters is in course of being further transformed by recent work on the revision of Sawyer, especially by Susan Kelly and Simon Keynes (see p. ), and by the progress of the British Academy series of AS Charters. For a very helpful commentary on royal diplomas of –, see Keynes, Diplomas, pp. –. I am much indebted to Susan Kelly for a printout of her revisions to Sawyer () and, in all matters Anglo-Saxon, to Simon Keynes and Michael Lapidge. p.  Add Birch, no. 
Sawyer no. 
AS Charters, , no. , of . p.  Birch no. 
Sawyer no. , now
AS Charters, , no. . 

   Birch no. 
Sawyer no. , now
AS Charters, , no. . p.  Kemble no. 
Sawyer no. : for corrections, see Keynes, Diplomas, p. . Kemble no. 
Sawyer no. : see, however, Keynes, Diplomas, p. . Kemble, no. 
Sawyer no. , now
AS Charters, , no. . Kemble no. 
Sawyer, no. , now
AS Charters, , no. . p.  Kemble, no. 
Sawyer no. : see under Cholsey. Keynes, Diplomas, pp. –, makes a strong case for authenticity. Kemble no. 
Sawyer no.  (not ). Kemble no. 
Sawyer no. , now
AS Charters, , no. . Kemble no. 
Sawyer no. , now
AS Charters, , no. . Kemble no. 
Sawyer no. , now
AS Charters, , no. . p.  n.  penult. l.: omit ‘The first dux, Ælfric, is Ælsie in Kemble’. p.  Kemble no. 
Sawyer no. , now
AS Charters, , no. . p.  n.  (on Kemble no. 
Sawyer no. ): but all the abbs. could belong to the s. p.  Kemble no. 
Sawyer, no. , now
AS Charters, , no. . Kemble no.  Doubtful: see refs. in Sawyer, no. . Kemble no. 
Sawyer no. , now
AS Charters, , no. . Kemble no. 
Sawyer no. : omit. Kemble no. 
Sawyer no. , now
AS Charters, , no. . Kemble no. 
Sawyer no. , now
AS Charters, , no. . p.  AS Chts. no. : the entry is misleading. This
Sawyer no. , and is part of a document of two dates: an award of ?Nov./Dec.  Feb.  (so Keynes, Diplomas, p. ) and a diploma of . The entries in Heads, , related to part  and were dated ‘’; the diploma was cited from EHD (st edn), , –. AS Chts. no. 
Sawyer no. , now
AS Charters, , no. . p.  Sawyer no. : see notes in revised Sawyer, which indicate that it is prob. partly a forgery. Sawyer no.  now
AS Charters, , no. : cf. no.  also of  with the same abbs. as witnesses (
Sawyer no. ). Sawyer nos. , , 
AS Charters, , nos. , , : see notes there – nos.  and  are prob. authentic,  spurious. Add Sawyer no. 
AS Charters, , no. , prob. authentic.

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Appendix IV ON THE DATE OF REG., II, NO. 

This diploma of Henry I for Exeter, surviving in many copies, has a vast list of signa, and has been used in Heads for the occ. of Vincent abb. Abingdon, William abb. Cerne, Seffrid abb. Glastonbury, Thurstan abb. Sherborne, Osbert abb. Tavistock, and Geoffrey abb. Winchester, Hyde abb. – all simply dated . Martin Brett has pointed out to me how difficult it is to date precisely. Godfrey bp. of Bath is said to have been app.  March , Alexander bp. of Lincoln c.  April (ASC E s.a. ; H. Hunt., ed. Greenway, pp. –); they were consecrated on  August (EEA , p. ) and  July respectively (Le Neve, , –). The abps. of Canterbury and York went overseas in March, Canterbury apparently on  March, only returning in JuneJuly (Hugh the Chanter , pp. –, esp. p.  n.). The latest date for the witness list is  Oct. , when Theulf bp. Worcester died (Le Neve, , ). This would give a date of JuneOctober for the list, when King Henry was in Normandy: but the composition of the list strongly suggests the witnesses met (if at all) in England. It is most unlikely that this immense and essentially consistent witness list is the result of forgery. There seem to be two possibilities: either we follow John of Worcester (John W., , –) against the ASC and Henry of Huntingdon, and push the app. of the bps. of Bath and Lincoln back into Lent; or we suppose that signa were added piecemeal. Under the circumstances it seems wise to leave ‘’ for the date when the abbs. occur.

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INDEX OF HEADS

This index is solely a list of heads, the information being kept to a minimum for convenience in use. The order is based on Christian names, with abbots before priors, abbesses before prioresses, and in alphabetical order of their houses: surnames are always in parentheses and ignored in the order. The arrangement means that heads who moved from house to house occur twice: thus Adam, pr. Bermondsey, later abb. Evesham, appears under each, but with a cross-reference. Square brackets enclosing the name of a house indicate that the head moved to it later than  and his name is not, therefore, to be found in the list for that house. Names occurring in earlier printed lists which we have eliminated are in italics; names due to scribal error are in inverted commas (with cross-reference to the correct form); and names queried in the lists are queried here. A., abb. Basingwerk,  A., abb. Chatteris,  A. (de Rouen), abb. Chatteris, ,  A., abb. Easby,  A., ‘abb.’ Hastings,  A., abb. Milton,  A., pr. Canons Ashby,  A., pr. Car’,  A., pr. Cockerham,  A., pr. Hastings,  A., pr. Monks Kirby,  A., pr. Nuneaton,  A., pr. Ware, ,  A., pr. Worksop, see Anschetil A., prs. Little Marlow,  A., prs. Stamford, St Mary,  Abel, abb. St Osyth,  Abraham, abb. Neath,  Absalom, pr. Cartmel,  Absalom, pr. Durham, ,  Absalom, pr. Lapley,  Absalom, pr. Torksey, ,  Abtot; Abtot, Sibyl, see Sibilia (d’Abetot),  Achardus, abb. Barlings,  Acharius, abb. Peterborough, see Akarius,  Acilla, prs. Foukeholme,  Acius, abb. Vaudey,  Adam, abb. Abbey Dore (), ,  Adam, abb. Alnwick,  Adam, abb. Barlings,  Adam, abb. Battle,  n.  Adam (of Bath), abb. Biddlesden, , 

Adam, abb. Blanchland,  Adam, abb. Chertsey,  Adam, abb. Cirencester (pr. Bradenstoke), ,  Adam (de Campes), abb. Colchester, ,  Adam, abb. Croxton Kerrial,  Adam, abb. Evesham (pr. Bermondsey), ,  Adam, abb. Eynsham, ,  Adam, abb. Garendon [abb. Waverley],  Adam (of Kendal), abb. Holm Cultram,  Adam, abb. Meaux,  Adam, abb. Missenden,  Adam, abb. Newhouse (abb. Torre, and ?Welbeck), , ,  Adam, abb. Northampton, St James,  Adam, abb. Reading [pr. Leominster],  Adam, abb. Sallay,  Adam, abb. Shrewsbury,  Adam, abb. Sulby, ,  Adam, abb. Torre (abb. Newhouse and ?Welbeck), , ,  Adam [abb. Waverley] (abb. Garendon),  Adam, abb. Welbeck,  (?abb. Torre and Newhouse), ,  Adam, pr. Arbury,  Adam, pr. Barnstaple,  ?Adam, pr. Baswick, see Adam, pr. Stafford,  Adam, pr. Bermondsey (abb. Evesham), ,  Adam, pr. Bradenstoke (abb. Cirencester), , 

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   Adam, pr. Bromholm,  Adam, pr. Burwell,  Adam, pr. Butley,  Adam, pr. Coxford,  Adam (of Preston), pr. Cranborne,  Adam, pr. Dodnash,  Adam, pr. Ewenny,  n.  Adam (de Nokton), pr. Felley,  Adam, pr. Holen,  Adam, pr. Holme East,  Adam, pr. ‘Honna’,  Adam, pr. Ixworth,  Adam, pr. Launde,  Adam [pr. Leominster] (abb. Reading),  Adam, pr. Lincoln, St Catherine,  Adam, pr. Malton,  Adam, pr. Monk Bretton,  Adam, pr. Monk Bretton (pr. Pontefract), ,  Adam, pr. Monks Horton,  Adam (Sortes), Master, pr. Penwortham,  Adam, pr. Pontefract (pr. Monk Bretton), ,  Adam, pr. Sempringham,  ?Adam, pr. Stafford,  Adam, pr. Thoby,  Adam, pr. Weedon Lois,  Adam (de Subiria), pr. Wilsford,  Adebold, Adelulf, pr. Bridlington,  n.  Adelelm, abb. Abingdon,  Adelina, prs. Kilburn,  Adelulf (Athelwold, ‘Halo’), pr. Nostell (bp. Carlisle), ?pr. Carlisle, , ,  Ademarus, pr. Lewes, see Aimarus,  ‘Adolphus’, pr. Freiston, see Ralph Simplex,  n.  Ædwi, pr. Worcester,  Ægelric, abb. Crowland (), ,  Ægelric, abb. Milton, ,  Ægelsige, Ægelsie, pr. Worcester,  Ægelward, pr. Sherborne,  Ægelweard, abb. Glastonbury, see Æthelweard,  Ægelwin, abb. see Æthelwin,  Ægelwine, pr. Worcester, ,  Ægfridus, abb.  Æiricus, pr. Hurley,  Aelard () (Alard), pr. St Denys, Southampton, , 

Ælfgar, abb. Evesham, ,  Ælfgifu, abb. Wilton, ,  Ælfgith, abb. Wilton, see Ælfgyth,  Ælfgyfu, abb. Romsey,  Ælfgyth, abb. Wilton (),  Ælfgyva, abb. Barking, ,  Ælfheah, St, abb. Bath (bp. Winchester, archbp. Canterbury), , , ; abb. Deerhurst, ,  Ælfhere, abb.,  Ælfhere, abb. Bath, ,  Ælfhun, Ælfhim, abb. Milton, ,  Ælfleda, Alfletha, abb. Winchester, Nunminster,  Ælfmaer, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine (bp. Sherborne), ,  Ælfmaer, abb. Tavistock (?bp. Selsey),  Ælfnoth, abb. (), ,  Ælfnoth, abb. Winchester, New Minster,  Ælfred, abb.,  Ælfric, abb. Abingdon,  n.  Ælfric, abb. Athelney,  Ælfric, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine,  Ælfric (Puttoc), ?abb. Cerne,  and n.  Ælfric, abb. Evesham,  Ælfric, abb. Eynsham, ,  ?Ælfric, abb. Glastonbury, ,  Ælfric, abb. Malmesbury, ,  Ælfric, abb. Malmesbury (bp. Crediton), ,  Ælfric, abb. Milton, see Eadred,  Ælfric, abb. Pershore,  Ælfric I, abb. St Albans (bp. Ramsbury, archbp. Canterbury), ,  Ælfric II, abb. St Albans, ,  Ælfric, pr. Sherborne,  Ælfric (Puttoc), pr. Winchester, St Swithun (archbp. York), ,  Ælfsie, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine, see Æthelsige,  Ælfsige, abb. ,  Ælfsige, abb. Bath,  Ælfsige, abb. Ely, ,  Ælfsige, abb. Peterborough, ,  Ælfsige, abb. Ramsey (abb. Canterbury, St Augustine), , ,  Ælfsige, abb. St Benet of Hulme,  Ælfsige, abb. Winchester, New Minster, , 

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   ?Ælfstan, abb.,  Ælfstan, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine, ,  Ælfstan, abb. Chertsey, see Lyfing,  Ælfstan, ?abb. Glastonbury, ?abb. Winchester, St Swithun (?bp. Ramsbury), , ,  Ælfstan, pr. Worcester,  Ælfthryth, abb. Berkeley,  ?Ælfthryth, abb. Shaftesbury,  Ælfuere, abb. Bath, see Ælfhere,  Ælfweard, abb. Evesham (bp. London), ,  Ælfweard, abb. Glastonbury, ,  Ælfwen, abb. Chatteris,  Ælfwig, abb.,  Ælfwig, abb. Bath,  Ælfwig, abb. Westminster, ,  Ælfwig, abb. Winchester, New Minster, ,  Ælfwine, abb.  Ælfwine, abb. Buckfast,  Ælfwine, abb. Malmesbury,  Ælfwine, abb. Ramsey, ,  Ælfwine, abb. Winchester, New Minster, ,  Ælfwine, Alfwinus (), pr. Canterbury, Christ Church, ,  Ælfwold, abb., ,  Ælfwold, abb. Muchelney, ,  Ælfwold, abb. St Benet of Hulme,  Ælfwold, abb. Winchcombe, ,  Ælfwy, abb. Winchester, New Minster, see Ælfwig,  Ælsi, abb. Bath, see Ælfsige,  Ælsi, abb. Ramsey, see Ælfsige,  Ælstrita, abb. Wherwell, ,  Æluere, abb.  Ælviva, abb. Wilton, see Ælfgifu,  Æscwig, abb. Bath (?bp. Dorchester), ,  Æsuuerdus, abb. Abbotsbury,  Æthelflaed, abb. Romsey,  Æthelgar, abb. Winchester, New Minster (bp. Selsey, archbp. Canterbury), ,  ?Æthelgeofu, abb. Shaftesbury,  Æthelnoth, abb.,  Æthelnoth (Elfnothus), abb. Canterbury, St Augustine, 

Æthelnoth (Eldnoldus), abb. Glastonbury, ,  Æthelnoth, abb. Winchester, New Minster, ,  Æthelnoth, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church (archbp. Canterbury),  Æthelric, abb. Athelney, ,  Æthelsige, abb., ,  Æthelsige, abb. Abingdon,  Æthelsige, Ælfsige, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine (abb. Ramsey), , , - Æthelsige, abb. Ramsey, see Ælfsige, ,  ?Æthelstan, abb.,  Æthelstan, abb. Abingdon, ,  Æthelstan, abb. Chertsey, see Lyfing,  Æthelstan, abb. Ramsey, ,  Æthelstan, pr. Worcester,  Æthelthryth, abb. Winchester, Nunminster,  Æthelweard, abb., ,  Æthelweard, abb. Athelney,  Æthelweard, abb. Glastonbury, ,  Æthelweard, abb. Malmesbury (), ,  Æthelwig, ‘Æthelwi’, abb.,  Æthelwig, abb. Evesham, ,  Æthelwin, abb.,  Æthelwine, abb. Abingdon, ,  Æthelwine, abb. Athelney, ,  Æthelwine, abb. Evesham, ,  Æthelwold, St, abb. Abingdon (bp. Winchester), ,  ?Æthelwold, St, abb. Thorney,  Æthelwold, abb. Evesham,  Æthelwold, abb. Exeter, St Peter,  Ætheric, abb.,  Ætheric, abb. Athelney, see Æthelric,  Aeua, Afa, see Aua,  Agelwardus, pr. Sherborne, see Ægelward,  Agelwinus, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church,  Agnes, abb. Barking, ,  Agnes, abb. Chatteris,  Agnes, abb. Godstow,  Agnes (de Valognes), prs. Campsey Ash,  Agnes, prs. Castle Hedingham (), ,  Agnes, prs. Flamstead,  Agnes, prs. Greenfield (?),  Agnes, prs. Harrold, ,  Agnes, prs. Marrick, 

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   Agnes, prs. Minster in Sheppey, ,  Agnes (de Monte Caenesi), prs. Norwich, Carrow,  Agnes, prs. Nun Appleton,  Agnes, prs. Nuneaton, ,  Agnes, prs. Nun Monkton,  Agnes, prs. Sinningthwaite,  Agnes, prs. Sopwell,  Agnes (de Boby), prs. Stamford, St Mary,  Agnes, prs. Swaffham Bulbeck,  Agnes, prs. York, St Clement,  ‘Ahamricus’, abb. Biddlesden, see Maurice,  Aibrich, pr. Canonsleigh,  Ailgar, abb. Faversham, ,  Ailred, St, abb. Revesby, abb. Rievaulx,  Aimar, abb. Chertsey,  Aimarus, Ademarus, pr. Lewes, , - Ainulf, pr. Colchester, St Botolph,  Akarius, abb. Barlings, see Achardus,  Akarius, abb. Peterborough, ?pr. Tynemouth, ,  Alan, abb. Blanchland, abb. Croxton Kerrial, ,  Alan, abb. Flaxley,  Alan, abb. Lilleshall, ,  Alan, abb. Muchelney,  Alan (de Cornwall) [abb. Tavistock], pr. Scilly,  Alan, Master, abb. Tewkesbury (pr. Canterbury, Christ Church), , ,  Alan, abb. Woburn,  Alan, master of Stainfield,  Alan, pr. Brinkburn,  Alan, Master, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church (abb. Tewkesbury), , ,  Alan, pr. Drax,  Alan, pr. Felixstowe,  Alan, pr. Haverholme,  and n.  Alan, pr. Ipswich, Holy Trinity,  Alan, pr. London, St Bartholomew,  Alan, pr. Newstead-on-Ancholm,  Alan, pr. Nocton Park,  Alan (de Cornwall) pr. Scilly [abb. Tavistock],  Alan, pr. Thornholme, ,  ?Alan, pr. Trentham,  Alard, abb. Sawtry, 

Albereda, abb. Wherwell, see Aubrey,  Albert (de Portes), pr. Witham,  Albinus, abb. Darley,  Albinus, pr. Arbury,  Albreda, abb. Chatteris, ,  ?Alchinus, abb. (or pr.) St Albans,  Alditha, prs. Brewood White Ladies,  Aldred, pr. Newstead, Notts.,  and n.  Aldred, pr. Repton,  Aldredus, abb. see Ealdred,  Aldwin, abb. Milton,  Aldwin, Ealdwin, abb. Ramsey, ,  Aldwin, Ealdwin, pr. Durham (pr. Jarrow and Monkwearmouth), ,  Aldwin, pr. Great Malvern,  Aldwin, pr. Jarrow and Monkwearmouth (pr. Durham), ,  Alebold (of Jerusalem), abb. Bury St Edmunds, ,  Alelm, pr. Daventry,  Alette, Alice, prs. Flamstead,  Alexander, abb. Biddlesden, ,  Alexander, Master, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine, ,  Alexander (Nequam), Master, abb. Cirencester, ,  Alexander, abb. Kirkstall,  Alexander, abb. Meaux,  Alexander, abb. Sawtry,  Alexander, abb. Selby,  Alexander, abb. Sibton,  Alexander (of St Paul’s), master of Kilburn,  Alexander, master of London, Clerkenwell,  Alexander, pr. Arbury,  Alexander, pr. Caldwell,  Alexander, pr. Canons Ashby,  Alexander, pr. Ely,  Alexander (de Burgo), pr. Hatfield Peverel, ,  Alexander, pr. Hickling,  Alexander, pr. Leeds, ,  Alexander, pr. Lenton,  Alexander, pr. Leonard Stanley,  Alexander, Master, pr. Lewes,  Alexander, pr. Monks Horton,  Alexander, pr. Shelford,  Alexander, pr. Stansgate, 

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   Alexander, pr. Walsingham,  Alexander (of Langley), pr. Wymondham, ,  ?Alexius, pr. Wymondham,  Alfgheva, abb. Winchester, Nunminster,  Alfgiva (of Cologne), abb. Winchester, Nunminster,  Alfricus, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church,  Alfricus, pr. Sherborne, see Ælfric,  Alfward, abb. Athelney,  Alfwinus, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church, see Ælfwine,  Algar, pr. Durham,  Algar, pr. Southwark,  ‘Algericus’, abb. Crowland,  n.  Algifa, Algiva, abb. Winchester, Nunminster,  Algod, pr. Southwark,  Alhhard, abb.,  Alice, abb. Barking,  Alice, abb. Godstow,  Alice, abb. Wilton,  Alice, abb. Winchester, Nunminster,  Alice, prs. Bungay,  Alice, prs. Cheshunt,  Alice, prs. Chester,  Alice, prs. Flamstead,  Alice, prs. Goring,  Alice, prs. Grimsby,  Alice, prs. Haverholme,  Alice, prs. Kilburn, ,  Alice, prs. Little Marlow,  Alice, prs. London, Clerkenwell,  Alice, prs. Nun Cotham,  Alice, prs. Nuneaton, ,  Alice (Davolers), prs. Redlingfield,  Alice, prs. Stamford, St Mary,  Alice, prs. Wintney,  Alice, prs. York, St Clement,  Aliz, prs. Flamstead, see Alice,  Almer, pr. Warwick, St Sepulchre,  Alvred, abb. Abingdon (pr. Rochester), ,  Alved, abb. Dorchester,  Alvred, abb. Haughmond,  Alvred, pr. Canterbury, St Gregory,  Alvred, pr. Exeter, St James,  Alvred, pr. Exeter, St Nicholas,  Alvred, pr. Huntingdon,  Alvred, pr. Ranton, 

Alvred, pr. Rochester (abb. Abingdon), ,  Alvred, pr. St Germans,  Alwin, abb. Buckfast, see Ælfwine,  Amabilia, prs. Stamford,  Amaldus, pr. Montacute,  Amblardus, abb. Newhouse,  n.  Amice, prs. Catesby,  Amice, prs. Littlemore,  Amicia (Russell), abb. Shaftesbury,  Amicia, ?Avice, prs. Sopwell,  Amicia, Amice, prs. Wroxall,  Amphelisa, prs. Higham,  Anastasia, prs. Bungay,  Ancelmus, pr. Southwick, see Anselm,  Ancher, Anker, abb. Reading, see Ansger,  Ancher, Anker, pr. Lewes, see Ansger,  Anchetil, pr. Earls Colne, see Ansketil,  Anchetil, pr. Worksop, see Anschetil Andrew, abb. Cirencester, ,  Andrew, abb. Combwell,  Andrew, abb. Margam, ,  Andrew, abb. Peterborough,  Andrew, al. Wythman, abb. Ramsey, ,  Andrew, abb. St Dogmells,  n. ,  Andrew, abb. Tavistock,  Andrew (of St Victor), abb. Wigmore, ,  Andrew, pr. Deerhurst, ,  Andrew, pr. Kirkham, master of Yedingham, ,  Andrew, pr. Maiden Bradley, ,  Andrew, pr. Newent,  Andrew, pr. Norton,  Andrew, pr. Thornholme,  Andrew, pr. Tywardreath,  Anger, pr. Exeter, St James, ,  Angerus, abb. West Dereham,  Angwus, Ansuidus, pr. Castle Acre, ,  Anketil, pr. Nostell, see Ansketil ‘Anna’, abb. Gloucester, St Oswald,  n. ,  Annis, prs. Wroxall,  Anschetil (A., Anchetil), pr. Worksop, ,  Anselm, abb. Bury St Edmunds, ,  Anselm, Master, abb. Pershore, ,  Anselm, abb. St Benet of Hulme,  Anselm, pr. Dover, see Ascelin,  n.  Anselm, pr. Southwick, 

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   Ansger, Ancher, Anker, abb. Reading, pr. Lewes, ,  Ansketil, pr. Boxgrove,  Ansketil, pr. Earls Colne,  Ansketil, pr. Hexham, ,  Ansketil, pr. Newstead, Notts.,  Ansketil, Anketil, pr. Nostell, ,  Ansuidus, see Angwus Antelmus, pr. Southwick, see Anselm,  Anthony, pr. Plympton,  Anthony, pr. Warwick, St Sepulchre,  Arnisius, pr. Marton, see Ernisius,  Arnold, pr. Derby, St James,  Arnold, pr. Lewisham,  Arnold, pr. Montacute,  Arnulf, pr. Northampton, St Andrew, ,  Arnulf, pr. Rochester, see also Ernulph,  Ascelin, pr. Blyth, ,  Ascelin, pr. Dover (bp. Rochester),  Ascelina, abb. Wilton, ,  Ascelina, prs. York, St Clement,  Asegod, pr. Barnwell,  n.  Athelits, abb. Winchester, Nunminster, see Alice,  Athelitz, abb. Romsey,  Athelwold, see Adelulf Aua, Aeua, Afa, abb.,  Aubrey, abb. Wherwell,  Aufredus, pr. Walton (Felixstowe),  Auger, abb. Tilty,  Auger, pr. Exeter, St James, see Anger,  Auger, pr. Newnham,  Auger, pr. St Germans, ,  Augustine, abb. Lavendon,  ‘Augustine’, abb. West Dereham, see Angerus,  n.  Augustine, pr. Conishead,  ‘Augustine’, pr. Exeter, St James, see Anger,  n.  Augustine, pr. Little Dunmow,  Augustine, pr. Newburgh,  Austorgius, pr. Horsham St Faith, see Eustorgius,  ?Avelina, prs. Blackborough,  Avice, Azeliz, abb. Malling, ,  Avice (of Grimsby), prs. Broadholme,  Avice, ?Amicia, prs. Sopwell, ,  Aymerius, pr. Totnes, , 

Azelina, abb. Northampton de la Pré,  Azeliz, see Avice, abb. Malling B. (prob. Baldwin), abb. Hartland, ,  B., pr. Catley,  B., pr. Ely,  and n.  B., pr. Great Bricett,  B., pr. Launceston,  n. B., prs. Markyate, ,  Baldwin, abb. Alnwick,  Baldwin, abb. Bourne,  Baldwin, abb. Bury St Edmunds (pr. Deerhurst), , ,  Baldwin, abb. Forde (bp. Worcester, archbp. Canterbury),  Baldwin, abb. Hartland,  Baldwin, abb. Tavistock, ,  Baldwin, pr. Axmouth, ,  Baldwin, pr. Deerhurst (abb. Bury St Edmunds), ,  Baldwin, pr. Loders,  Baldwin, pr. Monks Kirby, ,  Baldwin, pr. Tywardreath, ,  Baldwin, pr. York, St Andrew,  Bartholomew, abb. Alnwick,  Bartholomew, abb. Langdon,  Bartholomew, pr. Carlisle,  Bartholomew, pr. Tutbury,  Bartholomew, pr. York, St Andrew,  Basilia, prs. Keldholme,  Basset, William, abb. St Benet of Hulme, see William,  Beatrice, abb. Amesbury,  Beatrice, abb. Winchester, Nunminster,  Beatrice, prs. Davington,  Beatrice, prs. Fosse,  Beatrice, prs. Legbourne, ,  Beatrice, prs. Stixwould,  Beatrice, prs. Yedingham,  Beleisur, prs. Handale,  Bella, prs. Handale,  Benedict, abb. Alnwick,  Benedict, abb. Athelney (),  Benedict (of Stratford), abb. Coggeshall (abb. Stratford Langthorne), ,  ?Benedict, abb. Hartland,  Benedict, abb. Peterborough (pr. Canterbury, Christ Church), , ,  Benedict, abb. Sallay, 



   Benedict, abb. Selby,  Benedict, abb. Stratford Langthorne (abb. Coggeshall), ,  Benedict, abb. Tewkesbury,  Benedict, abb. Whitby,  Benedict, pr. Bath,  Benedict, pr. Burscough,  Benedict, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church (abb. Peterborough), ,  Benedict, pr. Daventry,  Benedict, pr. Exeter, St Nicholas,  ‘Benedict’, pr. Newburgh, see Bernard,  Benedict, pr. Swavesey,  Beorhtred, abb. Glastonbury, see Brihtred Berengar, abb. Welbeck,  Berengar, pr. Nuneaton,  Bernard, abb. Burton (abb. Cerne), ,  Bernard, Master, abb. Cerne (abb. Burton), ,  Bernard (of St Albans), abb. Ramsey,  Bernard, abb. Stratford Langthorne,  Bernard, abb. Tewkesbury,  Bernard, pr. Bermondsey,  Bernard, pr. Bridlington, ,  Bernard, pr. Burwell,  Bernard, pr. Dunstable,  Bernard, pr. Hexham,  Bernard, pr. Kenilworth, ,  Bernard, ?Benedict, pr. Newburgh,  Bernard, pr. Tickford,  Bernard, pr. York, Holy Trinity,  Berta, abb. Malling,  Bertram, abb. Chertsey (pr. Horsham, St Faith), ,  Bertram, pr. Bermondsey,  Bertram, pr. Durham,  Bertram, pr. Ewenny,  Bertram, pr. Pontefract,  Bertrand (Bertram), pr. Horsham St Faith (abb. Chertsey), ,  Biseth, Robert, pr. Hexham, see Robert,  Blakere, pr. Rumburgh,  Bovo, pr. Witham, ,  Brand, abb. Peterborough,  Brian, pr. Great Bricett,  Brian, pr. Rochester,  Brientius, pr. Belvoir,  Brihstan, abb., ,  Brihteah, Brihteh, abb., 

Brihteah, abb. Pershore (bp. Worcester),  Brihtgifu, Brihtiva, Brihtwitha, abb. Wilton, ,  Brihthelm, abb. Exeter, St Peter,  Brihthelm, abb. Malmesbury, ,  Brihtmær, abb. Crowland, ,  Brihtmær (Brithmar), abb. Evesham,  Brihtmær, abb. Winchester, New Minster, ,  Brihtnoth, Brichtnoth, abb.,  Brihtnoth, abb. Ely, pr. Winchester, St Swithun, ,  Brihtred, Beorhtred, abb. Glastonbury, ,  Brihtric, abb. Burton,  Brihtric, abb. Burton, abb. Malmesbury, ,  Brihtric, Britricus, pr. Little Dunmow,  Brihtrig, abb.,  Brihtwig, Brithwi, abb., ,  Brihtwig, abb. Glastonbury (bp. Wells), ,  Brihtwitha, abb. Wilton, see Brihtgifu Brihtwold, abb., ,  Brihtwold, abb. Malmesbury (), , ,  Brihtwold, Byrhtwold, abb. Winchester, New Minster, ,  Bruning, pr. Coventry,  Byrhteh’, abb.,  C., pr. Tynemouth,  Cadugan, Cadwgan (of Llandyfai) (?Martin), abb. Strata Florida and Whitland, later bp. Bangor, see Martin, , - Canaucus, abb. Abbey-Cwmhir,  Catherine, prs. Crabhouse,  Catherine, prs. Stratford-at-Bow,  Cecilia (of Daventry), abb. Northampton de la Pré,  Cecilia, prs. Brewood White Ladies,  Cecilia, prs. Thetford, St George,  Cecilia, Cecelie, prs. Wroxall,  Cecily, abb. Elstow,  Cecily, abb. Shaftesbury,  Cecily, prs. Crabhouse, ,  Cecily, prs. Hampole,  Cecily, prs. Sopwell,  Cecily, prs. Wintney, ,  Cedifor, abb. Strata Florida, 



   Charles, abb. Stanlow, ,  ‘Christian’, pr. Malton, see Cyprian Christian, pr. Thetford, St Mary, ,  Christina (de Valognes), abb. Barking, , - ?Christina, abb. Romsey and Wilton, , ,  ?Christina, prs. Canterbury, Holy Sepulchre,  Christina, prs. Castle Hedingham,  Christina, prs. Chicksands, ,  Christina, prs. London, Clerkenwell,  Christina, prs. Markyate (), ,  Christina, prs. Minster in Sheppey,  Christina, prs. ‘St Pernit’,  Christina, prs. Sinningthwaite,  Christina, prs. Wix, ,  Christina, prs. Yedingham,  Christopher, abb. Bruern (abb. Waverley), ,  Christopher, abb. Missenden, , n.  Christopher, abb. Waverley (abb. Bruern), ,  Clarembald (Clarembertus), abb. Canterbury, St Augustine, pr. Montacute, pr. Thetford, St Mary, , ,  Clarembald, abb. Faversham, pr. Bermondsey, ,  Clarembertus, pr. Montacute, see Clarembald Claricia, abb. Winchester, Nunminster, ,  Claricia, prs. Wintney,  Clemencia, prs. Cheshunt,  Clement, abb.,  Clement, abb. Neath,  Clement, abb. Oseney,  Clement, abb. Sherborne,  Clement, abb. York, St Mary, ,  Clement, Master, pr. Llanthony  and , ,  Clement, pr. Lytham,  Clement, pr. Wallingford,  Clementia, prs. London, Haliwell,  Coenwulf, abb. Peterborough (bp. Winchester), ,  Coll’, pr. Stogursey, see Geoffrey,  and n.  Colman, pr. Westbury-on-Trym,  Columbanus, abb. Eynsham, 

Conan, abb. Coverham,  Conan, abb. Margam,  Conan, abb. Whitland,  Cono, pr. Exeter, St Nicholas,  Conrad, abb. Margam,  Conrad, abb. St Benet of Hulme, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church, ,  Constance, Custancia, prs. Stainfield,  Constance, prs. Wix,  Constantine, abb. Sibton, ,  Constantine, Constantius, pr. Bermondsey, ,  Constantius, pr. Thetford, St Mary,  Crassus, Simon, abb. Athelney, see Simon Crispin, Gilbert, abb. Westminster, see Gilbert Crispin, abb. Winchcombe,  Cuthbert, pr. Dunstable,  Cuthbert, pr. Guisborough, ,  Cynam, abb. Whitland, see Conan,  ?Cyneberht, abb. Malmesbury,  Cyneweard, abb. Malmesbury, ,  Cyneweard, abb. Milton, ,  Cyprian, ?‘Christian’, pr. Malton,  Cyprian, pr. Sixhills,  D., pr. Newburgh,  ?D., pr. Kirkham, see O. D., prs. London, St Helen’s,  Daniel, Missenden,  Daniel, abb. Ramsey,  Daniel, abb. St Benet of Hulme,  Daniel, Master, pr. Beckford,  Daniel, pr. Cartmel,  Daniel, pr. St Bees,  Daniel, pr. Sele,  Daniel, pr. Thremhall,  David, abb. Barlings,  David, abb. Bourne,  David, abb. Bruern,  David, abb. Calder ,  David, abb. Lavendon,  David, abb. Newhouse,  David, abb. St Osyth,  David, abb. Strata Florida,  David, abb. Strata Marcella,  David, abb. Valle Crucis,  David, pr. Ewenny,  David, pr. Llanthony Prima, 



   David, pr. St Osyth,  David, pr. Worcester,  Davolers, Alice, prs. Redlingfield, see Alice,  Deniawal, abb. Strata Florida,  Denis, abb. Boxely,  Denis, abb. Cerne,  Denis, abb. Robertsbridge,  Denis, abb. Roche,  Denis, pr. Canwell,  Deodatus, pr. Horsham, St Faith,  Deodatus, pr. St Bees,  Donatus, pr. Wymondham, ,  Drogo, pr. Kirkham,  Dunstan, St, abb. Glastonbury (bp. Worcester, London, archbp. Canterbury),  Dunstan, pr. Canterbury, St Gregory, ,  Durand, abb. Roche,  Durand, abb. Selby (?pr. Montacute), ,  Durand, pr. Abergavenny,  Durand, pr. Little Dunmow, ,  Durand, pr. Modbury,  Durand, pr. Montacute, ,  Durand, pr. Montacute (?abb. Selby), ,  E., prs. Cambridge, St Radegund, ,  Eadgifu, abb. Leominster,  Eadgifu, abb. Winchester, Nunminster, ,  ?Eadgyfu, abb. Exeter, St Peter,  ?Eadhelm, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine, ,  ?Eadmar, abb. St Albans,  Eadnoth, abb.,  Eadnoth, abb. Ramsey (bp. Dorchester), ,  Ealdnoth (Senior), pr. Ramsey,  Eadred, abb.,  Eadred, abb. Milton, ,  Eadric, abb.  Eadric, abb. Gloucester, St Peter, ,  Eadric, abb. Malmesbury, ,  Eadwine, abb. Abingdon, ,  Eadwine, abb. Westminster,  Eadwulf, abb. Malmesbury, ,  Ealdred, abb., ,  Ealdred, abb. Abingdon, , 

?Ealdred, abb. St Albans,  Ealdred, abb. Tavistock (bp. Crediton, Worcester, Hereford, archbp. York),  Ealdwin, abb. Ramsey, see Aldwin Ealdwulf, Ealdolf, abb. Muchelney,  Ealdwulf, abb., Peterborough (bp. Worcester, archbp. York), ,  Earnwig, abb. Peterborough, ,  ?Ecgfrith, abb. St Albans, ,  Eda, prs. Orford,  Edericus, abb. Malmesbury, see Eadric Edith, St, abb. Barking,  Edith (Lancelene), abb. Godstow, -,  Edith, abb. Godstow, ,  ‘Edith’, abb. Winchester, Nunminster, see Eadgifu Edith, prs. Kington St Michael,  Ediva, abb. Godstow, see Edith (Lancelene) Edmund, abb. Pershore, ,  Edmund, pr. Leominster, ,  Ed(mund), pr. London, Holy Trinity, Aldgate,  Edmund, pr. Nocton Park,  Edred, abb. Milton, see Eadred Edred, pr. Little Malvern,  Edward, abb. Cerne,  Edward, abb. Crowland, ,  Edward, abb. Milton,  Edward, abb. Notley, ,  Edward, abb. Oseney,  Edward, abb. Owston, ,  Edward, abb. Reading,  Edwin, pr. Wormsley,  ‘Egelwius’, abb. Athelney, see Æthelwine Egelwy, pr. Snape, ,  Eldnoldus, abb. Glastonbury, see Æthelnoth Elduinus, abb. Milton, see Aldwin Eleanor, prs. London, Clerkenwell,  Elfnothus, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine, see Æthelnoth Elfwi, pr. Jarrow and Monkwearmouth,  Elias, abb.,  Elias, abb. Croxton Kerrial,  Elias, abb. Easby,  Elias, abb. Kirkstall,  Elias, abb. Reading, ,  Elias, abb. Revesby, abb. Rievaulx,  Elias, abb. Rufford, 

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   Elias (Paynel), abb. Selby (pr. York, Holy Trinity), ,  Elias, pr. Barlinch,  Elias, pr. Blythburgh,  Elias, pr. Breedon,  Elias, pr. Bridlington,  Elias, pr. Bromfield,  Elias, pr. Lammana, ,  Elias, pr. Lytham,  Elias, pr. Norwich,  Elias, pr. Rochester,  Elias, pr. Thurgarton,  Elias, pr. Westwood,  Elias (Paynel), pr. York, Holy Trinity (abb. Selby), ,  Ellen, prs. Ickleton,  Elmer, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church, ,  ?Elric, Elricus, pr. Norwich, ,  Elsius, abb. Glastonbury,  ‘Elstrudis’, abb. Wherwell, see Ælstrita ‘Eluinus’, abb. Evesham, see Æthelwig Elwina, abb. Romsey,  Emeline, prs. Amesbury,  Emma, abb. Shaftesbury,  Emma, abb. Winchester, Nunminster, ,  Emma, prs. Ankerwyke,  Emma, prs. Derby, Kingsmead,  and n.  Emma, prs. Grimsby, ,  Emma, prs. Nuneaton,  Emma, prs. Redlingfield, ,  Emma, prs. Wintney,  Emma, Emme, prs. Wroxall,  Enatus, abb. Strata Marcella, see Enoch ‘Engen’, abb. Buildwas, see Ingenulf,  n. ,  Enisand, pr. Binham,  Enoch, abb. Strata Marcella,  Enoch, abb. Whitland,  n.  Ermelina, abb. Barking,  Ermelina, abb. Malling, ,  Ermengarde, prs. London, Clerkenwell,  Erminfred, abb. Combe,  Ernald, abb. Rievaulx (abb. Melrose),  Ernald, abb. Stratford Langthorne, ,  Ernald, pr. Montacute, see Arnold Ernborow, Erneberga, prs. Wroxall,  Ernisius, abb. Rufford, , 

Ernisius, pr. Llanthony ,  Ernisius, pr. Marton, ,  Ernulf, abb. Peterborough (pr. Canterbury, Christ Church, bp. Rochester), , ,  Ernulf, pr. Hereford,  Ernulf, pr. Rochester,  Ernulph, pr. Wootton Wawen,  Esau, abb. Cymmer,  Estranea, prs. Sopwell,  Ethelelm, abb. Abingdon, see Adelelm Ethelnoth, abb. Muchelney, see Leofric Ethelsinus, pr. Worcester, see Ægelsige Eudo (de Sourdevalle), abb. Furness,  Eudo, abb. Kingswood (abb. Tintern), ,  Eudo, abb. Ramsey,  Eudo, abb. Tintern (abb. Kingswood), ,  Eudo, pr. Hatfield Regis,  Eudo, pr. Markby,  Eudo, pr. Sempringham,  ?Eudo, pr. Sixhills,  Eufemia, prs. Ickleton,  ‘Euigodo’, pr. Oseney, see Wigod Eulalia, abb. Shaftesbury, ,  Euphemia, abb. Wherwell, ,  Euphemia, Eufemia, Euferia, prs. Sinningthwaite, ,  Euphemia (Haget), prs. Sinningthwaite,  Eustace, abb. Buckfast,  Eustace, abb. Buildwas,  Eustace, abb. Dorchester, ,  Eustace, abb. Jervaulx,  Eustace, abb. Milton,  ?Eustace, pr. Belvoir,  Eustace, pr. Cardiff,  Eustace (of Beauvais), pr. Lewes,  Eustace, pr. Newnham,  Eustace, pr. Newstead, Notts.,  Eustacia, prs. Minster in Sheppey,  Eustorgius, pr. Horsham St Faith,  Eva, prs. Bristol, St Mary Magdalene, ,  Eva, prs. Thicket,  Eva, prs. Wykeham,  Everard (Cutt), abb. Bourne,  Everard, abb. Holm Cultram,  Everard, abb. Thame,  Everard, pr. Dudley, 



   Everard, pr. Studley, ,  Ewan (of Avranches), abb. Furness (abb. Savigny),  Faricius, abb. Abingdon,  Felicia (of Bath), abb. Godstow,  Felicia, prs. Amesbury,  Felicia, prs. Sewardsley,  Felix (de Rosa), pr. Dover,  ‘Filnoth’, abb. see Ælfnoth Fina, prs. Buckland,  ?Florence, pr. Calwich,  Florence, pr. Monmouth,  Folcmerus, abb.,  Foldbriht, abb. Pershore, ,  Fredebert, pr. Huntingdon,  Frederick, abb. St Albans,  and n. ,  Freothegar, abb., , ; ?abb. Evesham,  Froger, pr. Andwell,  Fromond, pr. Studley,  Fromund, abb. Tewkesbury,  Frumond, pr. Derby, St James,  Fulcard, Folcard, abb. Thorney, ,  Fulchard, abb. St Dogmells, ,  Fulchered, abb. Shrewsbury,  Fulk, abb. Lessness,  Fulk, pr. Bicknacre,  Fulk, pr. Haughmond, ,  Fulk, pr. Lapley,  Fulk(), pr. Leeds, , - Fulk, pr. Pembroke,  Fulk, pr. Pontefract,  Fulk, pr. St Osyth, ,  Fulk, pr. Tutbury,  G., abb. Abbey-Cwmhir,  G., abb. Calder ,  G., abb. Sherborne,  n.  G., abb. Sibton,  G., abb. Strata Marcella,  G., abb. Talley (?Gruffydd),  G., (?William), pr. Bullington,  G., pr. Chicksands, see Walter,  G., pr. Ely,  G., pr. London, St Bartholomew,  G. pr. Monk Bretton,  G. (?William), pr. Monks Horton,  G., pr. Montacute, 

G., pr. Nuneaton,  ?G., pr. Sporle,  G., pr. Stogursey,  G., pr. Stoke by Clare, , : see Gerald G., pr. Warwick, St Sepulchre,  Gabriel, William, pr. Llangennith, see William Galandus, Galannus, abb. Winchcombe,  Galyenus, pr. Wymondham,  Gamel, abb. Rufford, ,  Gamel, pr. Alvingham,  Gamel, pr. Bullington,  Gardinus, pr. Breamore, ,  Garinus, pr. Spalding,  Gausbert, abb. Battle,  Gauselinus, Gaulenus, Zolinus, pr. Eye, ,  Geoffrey, abb. Abbotsbury (),  Geoffrey, abb. Alnwick (abb. Dryburgh),  Geoffrey, abb. Basingwerk,  Geoffrey, abb. Bruern,  Geoffrey, abb. Burton (m. Winchester, St Swithun), , , ,  Geoffrey (de Mala Terra), abb. Burton,  Geoffrey, abb. Chester, ,  Geoffrey, abb. Combermere, ,  Geoffrey (d’Orleans), abb. Crowland, ,  Geoffrey, abb. Easby, ,  Geoffrey, abb. Newhouse,  Geoffrey, abb. Newminster,  Geoffrey, abb. Pipewell,  Geoffrey, abb. Rievaulx,  Geoffrey (de Gorron), abb. St Albans, ,  Geoffrey, abb. Sallay,  Geoffrey, abb. Swineshead,  Geoffrey, abb. Tavistock,  Geoffrey, abb. Tupholme,  Geoffrey, abb. Westminster,  Geoffrey, abb. Winchester, Hyde, , ,  Geoffrey, abb. York, St Mary,  Geoffrey, master of Stixwould, ,  Geoffrey, pr. Alvingham,  ?Geoffrey, pr. Barlinch,  Geoffrey (of Huntingdon), pr. Barnwell,  Geoffrey, pr. Bermondsey, ,  Geoffrey, pr. Binham,  Geoffrey, pr. Bolton, 



   Geoffrey, pr. Boxgrove,  Geoffrey, pr. Bradenstoke,  Geoffrey, pr. Brinkburn, ,  Geoffrey, pr. Burscough,  Geoffrey, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church,  Geoffrey, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church (abb. Dunfermline),  Geoffrey, pr. Covenham, ,  Geoffrey, pr. Coventry, ,  Geoffrey, pr. Exeter, St Nicholas,  Geoffrey, pr. Hamble,  Geoffrey, pr. Kirkham, ,  Geoffrey, pr. Lancaster,  Geoffrey, pr. Launceston,  n. ,  Geoffrey (of Henlawe), pr. Llanthony  and  (bp. St Davids), ,  Geoffrey (Parvus), pr. Monmouth, ,  Geoffrey, pr. Nostell, ,  Geoffrey, pr. Pentney,  Geoffrey (de Vaux), pr. Pentney,  n.  Geoffrey, pr. Plympton, ,  Geoffrey, pr. St Neots,  Geoffrey, pr. Spalding,  Geoffrey, pr. Stogursey,  Geoffrey, pr. Stoke by Clare,  Geoffrey, pr. Thornholme,  Geoffrey, pr. Tynemouth,  Geoffrey, pr. Winchester, St Swithun (), , - Geoffrey, pr. Wroxton,  Ger’, pr. Huntingdon,  Gerald, abb. Byland,  Gerald (of Avranches), abb. Cranborne and Tewkesbury, , ,  Gerald (Giffard), pr. Stoke by Clare,  Gerard, abb. Furness,  Gerard, pr. Barnwell,  Gerard, pr. Norwich,  ?Gerard, pr. St Denys, Southampton,  Gerard, pr. Wootton Wawen,  Gerelm, pr. Poughley,  Gerin (d’Alencon), pr. Stogursey,  n.  Gerlo, abb. Newhouse, ,  German, abb. Selby (pr. Tynemouth), , ,  German, pr. Belvoir,  German, pr. Coventry,  German, pr. Durham,  German, pr. Tynemouth (abb. Selby), , 

Germanus, abb. Cholsey (pr. Westbury-onTrym, abb. Winchcombe, ?abb. Ramsey), , , , , , ,  Gerold, abb. Cranborne (abb. Tewkesbury), Gerald (of Avranches) see Gerald of Avranches, , ,  Gervase, abb. Louth Park,  Gervase, abb. Newhouse,  Gervase, abb. Pershore,  Gervase, abb. Quarr, ,  Gervase, abb. Talley, see Iorwerth Gervase, abb. Westminster,  Gervase, abb. Winchcombe, ,  Gervase, pr. Andwell, ,  Gervase, pr. Breedon,  Gervase, pr. Leominster,  Gervase, pr. Modbury,  Gila, prs. Harrold, ,  Gilbert, St, Master of Sempringham, ,  Gilbert, abb. Alnwick,  Gilbert, abb. Basingwerk,  Gilbert, abb. Beauchief,  Gilbert (de Lungrill’, Lungevile), abb. Colchester, ,  Gilbert (de Wicham), abb. Colchester, ,  Gilbert, abb. Coverham,  Gilbert (Foliot), abb. Gloucester (bp. Hereford, bp. London),  Gilbert, abb. Langley,  Gilbert, abb. Leiston,  Gilbert, abb. Margam, ,  Gilbert, abb. Sallay,  Gilbert (de Vere), abb. Selby,  Gilbert, abb. Swineshead, ,  Gilbert, abb. Thorney,  Gilbert, abb. Waverley, ,  Gilbert (Crispin), abb. Westminster, ,  Gilbert, Master of Sempringham,  Gilbert, pr. Astley,  Gilbert, pr. Bermondsey,  Gilbert, pr. Blyth,  Gilbert, pr. Bruton,  Gilbert, pr. Burwell,  Gilbert, pr. Butley, ,  Gilbert, pr. Carisbrooke,  Gilbert, pr. Holme East,  Gilbert, pr. Horsley, 

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   Gilbert, pr. Ipswich St Peter and St Paul,  Gilbert, pr. Ixworth, ,  Gilbert, pr. Lincoln, St Catherine,  Gilbert, pr. Llanthony ,  Gilbert, pr. Malton, wrongly transferred from Sempringham, ,  Gilbert (de Sisseverne), pr. Redbourn,  Gilbert, pr. Royston,  Gilbert, pr. Stansgate,  Gilbert, pr. Thetford, Holy Sepulchre,  Gilbert, pr. Thurgarton, ,  ?Gilbert, pr. Tynemouth,  Gilbert, pr. York, Holy Trinity,  Giles, pr. Witham, ,  Gillian (?Juliana) (de Un’), abb. Romsey,  Girmund, abb. Winchcombe,  Girolimus, pr. Eye,  Godeman, abb. Thorney, ,  Godfrey, abb. Crowland, ,  Godfrey, abb. Eynsham,  Godfrey, abb. Garendon, ,  Godfrey, abb. Malmesbury,  Godfrey, abb. Shrewsbury,  ?Godfrey, abb. Tavistock, ,  Godfrey, abb. Winchcombe,  Godfrey, pr. Colchester, St Botolph,  Godfrey, pr. Launceston,  Godfrey (de Insula), pr. Launceston,  n.  Godfrey, pr. Winchester, St Swithun,  Godgifu (Godyva), abb. Wilton,  Godric, abb. Crowland, ,  ?Godric, ?abb. Evesham,  n. ,  Godric, abb. Peterborough,  Godric, abb. Winchcombe,  Godric, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church,  Godric, pr. Lapley,  Godwin, pr. Westacre,  n.  ?Godwin, pr. Worcester,  Godwine, abb. ,  Godwine, abb. Winchcombe,  Godyva, abb. Wilton, see Godgifu Goffridus, abb. Tavistock, see Godfrey Goll’, pr. Stogursey, see Geoffrey Goodwynus, pr. Eye,  Goslenus, pr. Spalding, see Jollanus Gottfridus, abb. Tavistock, see Godfrey Gratian, pr. Arundel,  Gregory, abb. Dunkeswell,  Gregory, abb. Faversham, see Guerric

Gregory, abb. Holm Cultram,  Gregory, abb. Malmesbury,  Gregory, master of Buckland,  Gregory, pr. Bridlington, ,  Gregory, pr. Southwark,  Griffith, Gruffud, abb. Strata Marcella,  Grimbald, pr. Wootton Wawen,  Gruffydd, Gruffinus, abb. Talley, ,  Gualo, abb. Revesby, see Walo Gubert, pr. Dunstable, see Cuthbert Guerric, abb. Faversham, pr. Bermondsey,  and n. ,  Guichard, pr. Bermondsey,  Guikeman, pr. Bridlington, see Wicheman Guimond, Master, pr. Oxford, see Wimund Guf ’, abb. Eynsham, see Godfrey Gunnora, prs. Davington,  Gunter (of Le Mans), abb. Thorney, ,  Guy, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine, ,  Guy, Master, pr. Bodmin,  ?Guy, abb. Cerne,  Guy, abb. Pershore, ,  Guy, pr. Blythburgh, ,  Guy (Wido), pr. Canterbury, St Gregory,  Guy, pr. Southwick, ,  Guy, Master, pr. Taunton,  Gwrgenau, abb. Llwythlawr,  H., abb. Alcester,  H., abb. Buildwas (),  H., abb. Egglestone,  ?H., abb. Haughmond,  ?H., abb. Kirkstead,  ?H., abb. Merevale,  H., abb. Newminster, see Henry H. (Hugh), abb. Quarr, ,  H., abb. Stanley, ,  H., pr. Canwell,  H., pr. Catley,  H., pr. Deerhurst,  H. (for B.), pr. Great Bricett, ,  H. dictus Anglicus, pr. Modbury,  H., pr. Rumburgh, see Henry H., pr. Thoby,  ?H., pr. Tutbury,  H., pr. Wareham,  Hadevidis, abb. Romsey,  Halo, pr. Nostell, see Adelulf Hamelin, abb. Gloucester, St Peter, 

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   Hamelin, pr. Tywardreath,  Hamo, abb. Bordesley (), ,  Hamo, abb. Byland,  Hamo, abb. Cerne,  ?Hamo, abb. Milton,  Hamo, pr. Wath,  Hamo, pr. Witham,  Hardred, Hardreus, abb. Calder , ,  Harpin, pr. Royston, ,  Hawisa, Hauuisa, prs. Wintney,  Hawise, abb. Wilton, ,  ?Hawise, abb. Winchester, Nunminster,  Haymo, pr. Bermondsey,  Heahfled, Heahpled, Hehahfleda, abb. Amesbury,  Heahfled, Heahflæde, abb. Wherwell,  Helen, prs. London, St Helen’s,  Helena, Helin, prs. Wroxall (), ,  Helewise, prs. Swine,  Hemarus, pr. York, Holy Trinity, see Hicmarus Hengen, abb. Buildwas, see Ingenulf,  n.  Henry, abb. Battle (pr. Canterbury, Christ Church), , ,  Henry, abb. Beeleigh,  Henry, abb. Bindon, later bp. Emly,  Henry, abb. Bourne,  Henry, abb. Combe, see Henry, abb. Kyme Henry, abb. Combwell,  Henry (de Longchamp), abb. Crowland, ,  Henry (of Repton), abb. Darley, ,  Henry (Murdac), abb. Fountains (abb. Vauclair, archbp. York), ,  Henry (of Blois), abb. Glastonbury (pr. Montacute, bp. Winchester), , , ,  Henry (de Soilli), abb. Glastonbury (pr. Bermondsey, bp. Worcester), ,  Henry (Blont), abb. Gloucester, St Peter,  Henry (Foliot) [abb. Gloucester, St Peter] (pr. Bromfield),  Henry, abb. Kirkstead, ,  Henry, abb. Kyme (not Combe), , ,  Henry, abb. Merevale,  Henry (H.), abb. Newminster, ,  Henry (of Poitou), abb. Peterborough (abb. St-Jean d’Angely), 

Henry, abb. Quarr,  Henry, abb. Rievaulx (abb. Wardon), , ,  Henry, abb. Robertsbridge,  Henry, abb. Rocester,  Henry, abb. Sherborne (),  Henry, abb. Stoneleigh,  Henry, abb. Stratford Langthorne,  Henry, abb. Tintern (abb. Waverley), ,  Henry, abb. Waltham,  Henry, abb. Wardon (abb. Rievaulx), , ,  Henry, abb. Waverley (abb. Tintern), ,  Henry (of Chichester), abb. Waverley,  Henry, abb. West Dereham,  Henry, abb. Winchcombe,  Henry, pr. Abergavenny (bp. Llandaff),  Henry (of Eye), pr. Barnwell,  Henry (de Soilli), pr. Bermondsey (abb. Glastonbury), ,  Henry, pr. Bolton,  Henry, pr. Bradenstoke,  Henry (Foliot), pr. Bromfield [abb. Gloucester],  Henry, pr. Bullington,  Henry, pr. Burscough,  ‘Henry’, pr. Caldwell, see Hugh,  n.  Henry, pr. Calwich,  Henry, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church (abb. Battle), , ,  Henry (de Mareis), pr. Carlisle,  Henry, pr. Castle Acre (), ,  Henry, pr. Cockerham,  Henry, pr. Cockersand,  Henry, pr. Colchester, St Botolph, ,  Henry, pr. Combwell,  Henry, pr. Cowick,  Henry, pr. Dale,  Henry, pr. Elsham,  Henry, pr. Ely,  Henry, pr. Felley,  Henry, pr. Goldcliff,  Henry, pr. Haverholme,  Henry, pr. Hereford, ,  Henry, pr. Kenilworth,  Henry, pr. Marton,  Henry, pr. Monkton Farleigh, 

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   Henry (of Blois), pr. Montacute (abb. Glastonbury, bp. Winchester), , ,  Henry, pr. Much Wenlock,  Henry, pr. Newstead-on-Ancholm,  Henry, pr. Northampton, St Andrew,  and n. ,  Henry, pr. Norton,  ?Henry, pr. Penwortham,  Henry, pr. Pontefract,  Henry (de Pumiflet), pr. Rumburgh, ,  Henry (of Fiskerton), pr. Stamford St Mary,  Henry, pr. Stone,  Henry, pr. Thurgarton, ,  Henry, pr. Tortington,  Henry, pr. Tynemouth,  Henry, pr. Wombridge,  Henry, pr. Worksop,  Herbert, abb. Byland,  Herbert (Losinga), abb. Ramsey (bp. Thetford, bp. Norwich), ,  Herbert, abb. Selby,  Herbert, abb. Shrewsbury,  Herbert, abb. Tavistock,  Herbert, abb. Thorney,  Herbert, abb. Westminster, ,  Herbert, pr. Coxford,  Herbert, pr. Daventry,  Herbert, pr. Ipswich, St Peter and St Paul,  Herbert, pr. Pontefract,  Herbert, pr. Richmond,  Herbert, pr. Rumburgh,  Herbert, pr. St Neots, ,  Herbert, pr. Spalding,  Herbert, pr. Thetford, Holy Sepulchre,  Herbert, pr. Tutbury,  Herbert, pr. Ware,  H’ercicus, pr. Norwich,  n.  Herebrannus, Herebrandus, pr. Bermondsey, ,  Herelufu, Hereluva, abb. Shaftesbury,  Hereward, abb. Cockersand,  Herluin, abb. Glastonbury, ,  Herlewin, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church,  Hernisius, pr. Marton, see Ernisius Hervey, pr. Hatfield Regis,  Hervey, pr. Hoxne,  Hicmarus, pr. York, Holy Trinity, 

Hilary, pr. Carisbrooke, ,  Hilary (of Llangiwen, ?Llangwyfan), pr. Llangua,  Honorius, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church, ,  Hubert, pr. Bridlington,  Hubert, pr. Dunstable, see Cuthbert,  Hubert, pr. Eye,  Hubert, pr. Wallingford,  Hubert, pr. Ware, ,  Hubert, pr. Westacre,  n.  Huctred, abb. Buildwas,  Hugh, St (of Avalon), pr. Witham (bp. Lincoln),  Hugh, abb. Abbotsbury (),  Hugh, abb. Abingdon, ,  Hugh, abb. Alcester,  Hugh , abb. Beaulieu (bp. Carlisle), ,  Hugh , abb. Beaulieu,  Hugh, abb. Bury St Edmunds,  Hugh (of Northwold), abb. Bury St Edmunds (bp. Ely), ,  Hugh, abb. Byland,  Hugh, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine,  Hugh (de Flori, ?Fleury), abb. Canterbury, St Augustine, ,  Hugh (of Trottiscliffe), abb. Canterbury, St Augustine,  Hugh, abb. Chertsey, ,  Hugh, abb. Chertsey (abb. St Benet of Hulme, abb. Lagny), ,  Hugh (Grylle), abb. Chester,  Hugh (de Haya), abb. Colchester, ,  Hugh (of York), abb. Colchester, ,  ?Hugh, abb. Hartland,  Hugh, abb. Kingswood,  Hugh, abb. Langley,  Hugh, abb. Leiston,  Hugh, abb. Meaux,  Hugh, abb. Muchelney (), ,  Hugh (of Buckingham), abb. Oseney,  Hugh, abb. Pershore,  Hugh, abb. Quarr,  Hugh (Foliot), abb. Ramsey,  Hugh  (of Amiens), abb. Reading (pr. Lewes, archbp. Rouen), , , ,  Hugh , abb. Reading (pr. Lewes, abb. Cluny), , , ,  Hugh, abb. Revesby, 

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   Hugh (of Wadworth), abb. Roche,  Hugh, abb. St Benet of Hulme (abb. Chertsey, abb. Lagny), ,  Hugh, abb. St Radegund’s,  Hugh, abb. Sawtry,  Hugh, abb. Selby,  Hugh (de Lacy), abb. Shrewsbury, ,  Hugh, abb. Sibton,  Hugh, abb. Tewkesbury, ,  Hugh, abb. Wardon,  Hugh, abb. Winchester, Hyde,  Hugh (‘de Lens’), abb. Winchester, Hyde,  Hugh, abb. Winchester, New Minster,  Hugh (de Binford), master of Buckland,  Hugh (the Hermit), master of Cockersand Hospital,  Hugh, master of Stixwould,  Hugh, pr. Alkborough, ,  Hugh, pr. Andwell,  Hugh (Domesman), pr. Barnwell,  Hugh, pr. Bath, ,  Hugh, pr. Bermondsey (), ,  Hugh, pr. Bodmin, ,  Hugh, pr. Bradenstoke,  Hugh, pr. Bridlington,  Hugh, pr. Bullington,  Hugh, pr. Caldwell,  Hugh, pr. Canons Ashby,  Hugh, pr. Canwell, ,  ?Hugh, pr. Carisbrooke,  Hugh, pr. Castle Acre (), ,  Hugh, pr. Denedan, St Augustine,  Hugh (of Caen), pr. Dover,  Hugh, pr. Dunster,  Hugh, pr. Earls Colne,  Hugh, pr. Ely,  Hugh, pr. Kenilworth,  Hugh, pr. Launde,  Hugh, pr. Lewes (abb. Reading, abb. Cluny), , ,  Hugh (of Amiens), pr. Lewes (abb. Reading, archbp. Rouen), , ,  Hugh (of St Margaret’s), pr. Lewes,  Hugh, pr. Lincoln, St Catherine,  Hugh, pr. Lincoln, St Mary Magdalene,  Hugh, pr. Maiden Bradley,  Hugh, pr. Neuham,  Hugh, pr. Norwich,  Hugh, pr. Nuneaton, 

Hugh, pr. Pontefract (),  Hugh (de Wellis), pr. Rumburgh,  Hugh, pr. Pyon, see Hugh, pr. Wormsley Hugh, pr. St Petroc, see Hugh, pr. Bodmin Hugh, pr. Scilly,  Hugh, pr. Sempringham,  Hugh, pr. Sixhills,  Hugh, pr. Stixwould,  Hugh (of St Edmund), pr. Stoke by Clare,  Hugh, pr. Takeley,  Hugh, pr. Tickford,  ?Hugh, pr. Winchester, St Swithun,  Hugh (of Avalon), pr. Witham (bp. Lincoln),  Hugh, pr. Woodbridge, ,  Hugh, pr. Wormsley (Pyon),  Hugh, pr. Wymondley,  Humbald, pr. Much Wenlock,  Humbert, pr. Bermondsey, see Imbert Humbert, pr. Lewes,  Humbert, pr. Much Wenlock, see Imbert Humphrey, pr. Dale,  Humphrey, pr. Gloucester, St Oswald, ,  Humphrey, pr. Lenton,  Humphrey (de Bootham), pr. Rumburgh, ,  Hurso, abb. Combwell,  Ida, prs. Nuneaton,  Ida, Ide, prs. Wroxall,  Idonea, prs. Minster in Sheppey,  Idonea, prs. Wix, ,  Imbert, pr. Bermondsey,  Imbert, pr. Much Wenlock,  Inganus, pr. Lapley,  Ingelbert, pr. Bermondsey,  Ingenulf, abb. Buildwas,  and n. ,  Ingenulf, Ingulf, abb. Haughmond,  n.,  Ingulf, abb. Crowland, ,  Ingulph, abb. Abingdon (pr. Winchester, St Swithun), ,  Ingulph, pr. Norwich, ,  Ingulph, pr. Winchester, St Swithun (abb. Abingdon), ,  Iorwerth, abb. Talley (bp. St Davids),  Isabel, abb. Winchester, Nunminster, 

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   Isabel (de Henred), prs. Littlemore,  Isabel, prs. London, Clerkenwell,  Isabel, prs. Markyate (), ,  Isabel, prs. Marrick,  Isabella, prs. Baysdale,  Isabella (de Adewoldestona), prs. Langley,  ?Isarnus, pr. Horsham St Faith,  ?Isilia, prs. Wintney,  Ithel, abb. Strata Marcella,  Ivo, abb. Bardney,  Ivo, abb. Rocester, ,  Ivo, abb. Tupholme, n. Ivo, abb. Warter,  Ivo, pr. Ellerton,  Ivo (de Scarla), pr. Nocton Park,  Ivo, pr. Warter,  J., abb. Vaudey,  J., pr. Bodmin,  J., pr. Ewenny,  J., pr. St Bees,  J., pr. Shouldham,  James, pr. Daventry,  James, pr. Monk Sherborne, ,  James, pr. Tywardreath,  Jelita, prs. Harrold,  and n.  Jeremiah, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church,  Jo., abb. Notley,  J(oan), abb. Shaftesbury,  Joan (D’Osmont), prs. Amesbury,  Joan (de Valognes), prs. Campsey Ash, ,  Joan (de Meriston), prs. Higham,  Joan, prs. Markyate,  Jocabertus, pr. Coventry, see Joybert Jocelin, abb. Bruern,  Jocelin (?of Pennington), abb. Furness,  Jocelin (of Wells), bp. Bath, abb. Glastonbury, ,  ?Jocelin, pr. Eye, see Gauselinus Jocelin, pr. Hereford, ,  Jocelin, pr. Little Malvern,  Jocelin, pr. Montacute,  Jocelin, pr. Shouldham,  Jocelin, pr. Spalding, see Jollanus,  Jocelin, pr. Deeping, St James,  Joel, pr. Nocton Park, ,  Joel, pr. Plympton, , 

John (of Ghent), abb. Bardney, ,  John (de Duvra, ?Dover), abb. Battle, ,  John, abb. Beeleigh,  John (of Forde), abb. Bindon (abb. Forde), ,  John, abb. Boxley ( or ), ,  John, abb. Bristol, St Augustine,  John, abb. Calder ,  John, abb. Combermere, ,  John, abb. Combwell,  John, abb. Coverham,  John, abb. Dunkeswell,  John (of Forde), abb. Forde (abb. Bindon), ,  John (of York), abb. Fountains (abb. Louth Park), ,  John II, abb. Fountains (bp. Ely), ,  John (?de Cauncefield), abb. Furness,  John, ‘abb.’ Hastings,  John, abb. Haughmond,  n.  John, abb. Humberston,  John (of Kinstan), abb. Jervaulx,  John, abb. Keynsham,  John, abb. Kingswood,  John, abb. Langdon,  John, abb. Lavendon,  John (of York), abb. Louth Park (abb. Fountains), ,  John, abb. Malmesbury,  John, abb. Margam,  John (of Goldcliff), abb. Margam,  John, abb. Merevale,  John, abb. Missenden,  John (de Essesdon), abb. Notley,  John, abb. Peterborough,  John, abb. Quarr,  ?John, abb. Revesby,  John (de Cella), abb. St Albans (pr. Wallingford), ,  John (le Chamiel), abb. St Benet of Hulme,  John, abb. Sibton, ,  John, abb. Sulby, ,  John, abb. Swineshead,  John (Benton), abb. Thornton Curtis,  John, abb. Torre,  John, abb. Valle Crucis,  John, abb. Vaudey,  John, abb. Waverley (), 



   John (?of Evesham), abb. Whitby, ,  John, abb. Whitland,  John (‘Suthil’), abb. Winchester, Hyde, ,  John (of Walden), master of St Mary de Pré,  John, master of Sempringham,  John, pr. Aldbury, see John, pr. Newark John, pr. Amesbury,  John (de Vinci), pr. Amesbury,  John, pr. Andover,  John (de Wymonville), pr. Avebury,  John, pr. Barlinch,  John, pr. Bath,  John, pr. Belvoir,  John, pr. Bicester,  John, pr. Blackmore,  John, pr. Bodmin,  John, pr. Bolton,  John, pr. Bradwell, ,  John, pr. Brecon, ,  John (de Wildeboef, Wildbof), pr. Bushmead, ,  ‘John’ (of Coppingford), pr. Bushmead, see Joseph John, pr. Carisbrooke,  John, pr. Carlisle,  John (Edrich), pr. Carmarthen,  John, pr. Catley,  John, pr. Colchester, St Botolph,  ‘John’, pr. Coventry, see Joybert,  n.  John, pr. Dover, ,  John, pr. Ellerton (),  John (de Strateshete, Stratfeld), pr. Ely,  John, pr. Ewenny (?),  and n.  John, pr. Exeter, St James,  John, pr. Exeter, St Nicholas,  John, pr. Finchale,  John, pr. Frieston,  John, pr. Hartland,  n.  John, pr. Hastings,  John, pr. Hereford (), ,  John, pr. Hexham,  John (de Shamelisford), pr. Hoxne,  John, pr. Huntingdon,  ?John (de Rocella, Roch’, Rochel’), pr. Hurley,  John, pr. Ipswich, Holy Trinity,  John, pr. Lancaster, 

John (de Alench’, ?Alençon, ‘Redufo’), pr. Lancaster,  John, pr. Lanercost, ,  John, pr. Launde,  John (of Hempstead), pr. Llanthony  (),  and n.  John, pr. London, St Bartholomew,  John, pr. Luffield, ,  John, pr. Lytham,  John (of Lindsey), pr. Mendham, ,  John, pr. Minting,  John (of Angers), pr. Monks Kirby, ,  John, pr. Monkton Farleigh,  John, pr. Much Wenlock,  John, pr. Neop’,  John, pr. Newark (Aldbury), ,  John, pr. Newstead-on-Ancholm,  John, pr. Nostell, ,  John, pr. Norwich, ,  John, pr. Penwortham,  John, pr. Pilton,  John, pr. Plympton, ,  John, pr. Repton,  ?John (de Popilton), pr. Richmond,  John (of Ancaster), pr. Rumburgh, ,  John, pr. St Denys, Southampton, ,  John, pr. St Michael’s Mount,  John, pr. Sandwell,  John, pr. Sixhills,  John, pr. Sporle,  John, pr. Stoke by Clare,  John, pr. Swavesey, ,  John, pr. Taunton,  John, pr. Threnhall,  John, pr. Tonbridge,  John, pr. Torksey,  John, pr. Totnes,  John, pr. Trentham,  John, pr. Tynemouth,  n.  John (Loenter), pr. Tywardreath,  John (de Cella), pr. Wallingford (abb. St Albans), ,  John, pr. Wilmington,  John, pr. Winchester, St Swithun,  John, pr. York, St Andrew, ,  Jolan, abb. Calder ,  Jollan, pr. Deeping, see Jocelyn Jollanus, pr. Spalding,  Jonas, pr. Hastings, 



   Jordan (of St Quentin), abb. Bayham, ,  Jordan, abb. Durford, ,  Jordan, abb. Otham, see Jordan, abb. Bayham Jordan, abb. Tavistock,  Jordan (de Villa), abb. Thornton, ,  Jordan, pr. Bristol, St James,  Jordan, pr. Canonsleigh,  Jordan (), pr. Castle Acre, ,  Jordan, pr. Dodnash,  Jordan, pr. Kyme,  Josbert, Master, pr. Bermondsey, Coventry, Daventry and Much Wenlock, see Joybert , , , , ,  Joseph, abb. Bristol, St Augustine,  Joseph, abb. Reading,  Joseph (of Coppingford), pr. Bushmead, ,  Joseph, pr. Leominster,  Joseph, pr. Warter,  Joybert, Master, see Josbert, , , , ,  Julian, pr. Christchurch, ,  Juliana, abb. Godstow, ,  Juliana (?= Gillian de Un’), abb. Romsey, ,  Juliana, prs. Canterbury, Holy Sepulchre (),  Juliana, prs. Harrold,  n.  Juliana, prs. Higham,  Juliana, prs. Nuneaton,  Juliana, prs. Studley,  Juliana, prs. Wintney,  K., abb. Stanlow, see Charles,  K., prs. Keldholm,  Kananus, abb. Whitland, see Conan,  ‘Keneyare’, prs. Davington, see Gunnora,  Kynsige, Kynsinus, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church, ,  L., prs. Stixwould,  Lambert, abb. Boxley,  Lambert, abb. Kirkstall,  Lambert, abb. Newhouse,  Lambert, pr. Castle Acre, ,  Lambert (?of Kempston), pr. Castle Acre, 

Lambert, pr. Kyme,  Lanzo, pr. Lewes,  Laurence, abb. Coverham,  Laurence, abb. Sibton, ,  Laurence, abb. Thame,  Laurence, abb. Wardon,  Laurence, Master, abb. Westminster,  Laurence (of Stansfield), pr. Barnwell, ,  Laurence, pr. Coventry,  Laurence, pr. Durham,  Laurence, pr. Guisborough, ,  Laurence, pr. Modbury,  Laurence, pr. Sele,  and n.  Laurence, pr. Shelford, ,  Laurence, pr. Thornholme,  Lecia, prs. Ankerwyke, see Lettice,  Lecia, prs. Kirklees,  Lemmaer, pr. Belvoir,  Leofl’, abb.,  Leofgar, abb.,  ?Leofgifu, abb. Shaftesbury, see Leveva Leofnoth, abb.,  Leofric, abb., ,  Leofric, abb. Chertsey,  Leofric, abb. Peterborough, also abb. Burton, Coventry, Crowland, Thorney, , , , , ,  Leofric, abb. Ely,  Leofric, abb. Exeter, St Peter, ,  Leofric, abb. Muchelney, ,  Leofric, abb. St Albans, ,  Leofrun, abb. Minster in Thanet,  Leofrun, abb. Reading,  Leofsige, abb.,  Leofsige, abb. Ely, ,  Leofsige, abb. Thorney (bp. Worcester),  Leofsine, abb.,  Leofsine, abb. Thorney,  ‘Leofsinus’, abb. Ely, see Leofsige Leofstan, abb. Bury St Edmunds,  Leofstan, abb., St Albans, ,  Leofsuna, abb. Cerne,  Leofweard, abb. Muchelney, see Liuuard Leofwine, abb., ,  Leofwine (?), abb. Coventry (bp. Lichfield), ,  Leofwine, abb. Ely (also called Oscytel), , 

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   Leofwine, abb. Thorney,  Lettice, prs. Ankerwyke,  Lettice, prs. Cambridge, St Radegund, ,  Lettice, prs. Stratford-at-Bow,  Leuuardus, abb. Muchelney, see Liuuard ?Leveva, abb. Reading,  Leveva, abb. Shaftesbury,  Lifleda, abb. Barking,  Liofrun, abb. Minster in Thanet, see Leofrun Liofrun, abb. Reading, see Leofrun Liuuard, Leuuardus, Leofweard, abb. Muchelney, ,  Lucy, abb. Winchester, Nunminster,  Lucy (de Vere), prs. Castle Hedingham,  Lucy, prs. Chester,  Lucy, prs. Stixwould,  Lucy, prs. Wintney (), ,  Luke, pr. Southwick,  Luxihs, abb.,  Lyfing, abb. Chertsey (?bp. Wells, archbp. Canterbury), ,  Lyfing, abb. Tavistock (bp. Worcester), ,  Lyfnoth, abb.,  M., abb. Malling,  M., pr. not abb. Notley, ,  M., pr. Newburgh,  M., prs. Nun Monkton,  Mabel (of Bosham), abb. Barking, ,  Mabel (de Bancis), abb. Chatteris, ,  Mabel, abb. Elstow (),  Mabel, prs. Legbourne,  Mabel, prs. Nuneaton (), ,  ?Magdalena, prs. London, Haliwell,  Mainard, pr. Earls Colne,  Mainer, Main, Maurus, pr. Monkton Farleigh,  Maino, pr. Castle Acre, ,  Malgod, pr. Thetford, St Mary,  Mannig (al. Wlmarus), abb. Evesham, ,  Manserus, pr. Prittlewell,  Margaret, abb. Wilton,  Margaret, prs. Blackborough,  Margaret (Gastwek), prs. Catley,  Margaret, prs. Derby, Kingsmead,  Margaret, Margery, prs. Goring, 

Margaret, prs. Little Marlow, ,  Margaret, prs. Stainfield,  Margery, prs. Kilburn,  Mark, abb. Lessness,  Mark, pr. Montacute,  Martin, abb.,  Martin, Master, abb. Chertsey, ,  Martin, abb. Combe, ,  Martin, abb. Easby,  Martin, abb. Missenden,  Martin (of Bec), abb. Peterborough (pr. St Neots), ,  ‘Martin’ (Cadugan of Llandyfai), abb. Whitland, later bp. Bangor, , - Martin, pr. Alvingham,  Martin (de Bovele), pr. Barnstaple,  Martin (of ‘Bodekesham’), pr. Belvoir,  ?Martin, pr. Dunster, ,  Martin, pr. Haverholme,  Martin, pr. Llanthony  and , ,  Martin, pr. Plympton,  Martin, pr. Pontefract,  Martin, pr. Redbourn,  Martin (of Bec), pr. St Neots (abb. Peterborough), ,  Martin, pr. Southwark, ,  Martin, pr. Thetford, St Mary, ,  Martin, pr. York, Holy Trinity,  Martin, pr. York, St Andrew,  Mary, abb. Barking,  Mary (de St Clare), abb. Chatteris, ,  Mary (of Blois), abb. Romsey (prs. Higham), ,  Mary, abb. Shaftesbury,  Mary, abb. Wilton,  Mary (of Huntingfield), prs. Bungay,  Mary, prs. Chester,  Mary, prs. Higham (abb. Romsey), , ,  Matilda, abb. Barking,  Matilda , abb. Romsey (prs. Higham), , ,  Matilda  (Patriz), abb. Romsey,  Matilda  (de Barbelle), abb. Romsey,  Matilda, abb. Wherwell (), ,  Matilda, abb. Wilton,  Matilda, prs. Davington, ,  Matilda, prs. Goring,  Matilda, prs. Greenfield, 

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   Matilda, prs. Higham, abb. Romsey, , ,  Matilda, prs. Littlemore,  Matilda, prs. London, Haliwell,  Matilda, prs. London, St Helen’s, ,  Matilda (?le Strange), prs. Norwich,  and n. ,  Matilda, prs. Nun Cotham,  Matilda (de Arches), prs. Nun Monkton, ,  ?Matilda (of Borwell), prs. Orford,  Matilda, prs. Sinningthwaite,  Matilda, prs. Stixwould, ,  Matilda, prs. Wroxall (), ,  Matthew, abb. Alcester,  Matthew, abb. Bardney,  Matthew, abb. Basingwerk,  Matthew (Ridel), abb. Peterborough,  Matthew, abb. Rufford,  Matthew, master of Stixwould,  Matthew, pr. Bradenstoke,  Matthew, pr. Coxford,  Matthew, pr. Hatfield Peverel,  Matthew, pr. Stamford, St Leonard,  Mauger, pr. Luffield,  ‘Maurice’, abb. Alcester, see Matthew Maurice, abb. Biddlesden,  Maurice, abb. Evesham,  Maurice, abb. Fountains, abb. Rievaulx, ,  Maurice, pr. Ewenny,  Maurice, pr. Exeter, St Nicholas,  Maurice, pr. Kirkham,  Maurus, pr. Monkton Farleigh, see Mainer Merewenna, St, Merwynn, abb. Romsey,  Meurig, abb. Abbey-Cwmhir,  Michael, abb. Buckfast,  Michael, abb. Combe,  Michael (?of Dalton), abb. Furness,  Michael, pr. Cogges,  Michael, pr. Guisborough,  Michael, pr. Ipswich, St Peter and St Paul,  Miles, pr. Binham,  Milicent, prs. Nunburnholme,  Morfran, abb. Whitland,  Morgan, abb. Keynsham,  Moses, pr. Coventry, , 

Muriel, abb. Polesworth,  Muriel, prs. Arden, ,  N., abb. Notley,  N., abb. Stanley, see H. N., pr. Nuneaton,  Naomi (Noemi),  Narbert, pr. Witham,  Nequam, Alexander, Master, abb. Cirencester, see Alexander Nicholas, abb. Buckfast (abb. Stanley), ,  Nicholas, abb. Burton,  Nicholas, abb. Eggleston,  Nicholas [abb. Eynsham] (pr. Freiston),  Nicholas, abb. Faversham,  Nicholas, abb. Furness,  Nicholas, abb. Haughmond, ,  Nicholas (of St Albans), Master, abb. Malmesbury - Master Nicholas (of Wallingford), pr. Wallingford, ,  Nicholas, abb. Robertsbridge,  Nicholas, abb. Stanley (abb. Buckfast), ,  Nicholas, abb. Stoneleigh,  Nicholas, abb. Vaudey,  N(icholas), abb. Waltham,  n.  Nicholas, abb. Whitby, ,  Nicholas, abb. Woburn,  n.  Nicholas (Hermita), pr. Andover,  Nicholas, pr. Andwell,  Nicholas, pr. Blyth,  Nicholas, pr. Blythburgh,  Nicholas, pr. Boxgrove,  Nicholas, pr. Brinkburn, ,  Nicholas, pr. Calke, see Repton,  Nicholas, pr. Canterbury, St Gregory,  ?Nicholas, pr. Coventry,  Nicholas, pr. Daventry,  ‘Nicholas’, pr. Exeter, St Nicholas, see Peter Nicholas, pr. Freiston [abb. Eynsham],  Nicholas, pr. Hastings,  Nicholas, pr. Horkesley,  Nicholas, pr. Ivychurch,  Nicholas, pr. Kerswell,  Nicholas, pr. Lancaster,  Nicholas, pr. Leeds, ,  Nicholas, pr. Montacute,  Nicholas, pr. Nuneaton, 

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   Nicholas, pr. Otterton,  Nicholas, pr. Repton (?),  ?Nicholas, pr. Sixhills,  Nicholas, pr. Spalding (),  Nicholas, pr. Stansgate,  Nicholas, pr. Stoke by Clare,  Nicholas, pr. Studley,  Nicholas, pr. Tortington,  Nicholas, pr. Tutbury,  Nicholas (of Wallingford), Master, pr. Wallingford (abb. Malmesbury), ,  Nicholas, pr. Warter,  Nicholas, pr. Weedon Lois,  and n.  Nicholas, pr. Woodkirk,  Nicholas, pr. Worcester,  Nicholas, pr. Wymondham,  Nigel, abb. Burton,  Nigel, abb. Eynsham,  Nigel, pr. Bradwell,  Nigel, pr. Hertford,  Nigel, pr. Spalding,  Nigel, pr. Wymondham,  Norman, pr. Barnstaple,  Norman, pr. Drax,  Norman, pr. London, Holy Trinity, Aldgate,  O., abb. Alcester,  O. (?D.), pr. Kirkham, ,  O., pr. Ranton,  Odierda, abb. Northampton de la Pré,  Odilo, pr. Bermondsey (),  Odingar, pr. Boxgrove,  n. Odo, abb. Battle (pr. Canterbury, Christ Church), ,  Odo, abb. Chertsey,  Odo, abb. Coggeshall,  Odo, abb. Owston,  Odo, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church (abb. Battle), ,  Odo, pr. Castle Acre, ,  Odo, pr. Chepstow,  Odo, pr. Rumburgh,  Odo, pr. Weedon Lois,  and n.  Oliver, pr. Birkenhead,  Oliver, pr. Montacute,  Oliver, pr. Westacre,  Ordbriht, abb. Chertsey (?bp. Selsey), ,  Ording, abb. Bury St Edmunds, 

Ordoin, Ordwynus, pr. Rochester,  Ordric, abb. Abingdon, ,  ?Orricus, pr. Monks Kirby,  Osanna, prs. Oldbury and abb. Polesworth, ,  Osbert, abb. Colchester (pr. Snape), , ,  Osbert, abb. Haughmond, ,  Osbert (of Dunton), abb. Leicester,  Osbert (Foliot), abb. Malmesbury,  Osbert, abb. Muchelney, ,  Osbert, abb. Newhouse,  Osbert, abb. Notley, ,  Osbert, abb. Stanlow, ,  Osbert, abb. Tavistock, ,  Osbert, abb. Winchester, Hyde,  Osbert, pr. Blythburgh,  Osbert, pr. Bromfield, ,  Osbert, pr. Caldwell,  Osbert, pr. Canons Ashby, ,  Osbert (of Bristol), pr. Canterbury, Christ Church,  ?Osbert, pr. Cardigan,  Osbert, pr. Daventry, ,  Osbert, pr. Dodford,  Osbert, pr. Dover,  Osbert, pr. Dudley,  Osbert, pr. Earls Colne,  ?Osbert, pr. Ewenny,  Osbert, pr. Exeter, St Nicholas,  Osbert, pr. Eye, ,  Osbert, pr. Hereford,  Osbert, pr. Launceston,  Osbert, pr. Launde,  Osbert, pr. Lewes,  Osbert, Master, pr. London, Holy Trinity, Aldgate,  Osbert, pr. Markby,  ?Osbert (of Sheppey), pr. Rochester,  Osbert, pr. Snape (abb. Colchester), ,  Osbert, pr. Tywardreath, ,  Osbert, pr. Worcester,  Oscytel, see Leofwine Osgod, pr. Barnwell,  n.  Osketel, Oscytel, abb. Crowland, ,  Osgar, abb. Abingdon, ,  Osgod, pr. Binham,  n.  Osirich, abb. Horton,  Osmund, abb. Flaxley, 



   Osmund, abb. Roche,  Osmund, pr. Goathland,  Oswald, St, abb. Ramsey,  Osweard, abb. Evesham,  Oswig, abb. Thorney,  P., abb. Calder ,  P., pr. Lapley,  Pagan, abb. Tetbury, see Payne, abb. Kingswood Patrick, abb. Alnwick,  Paul, abb. Leicester,  Paul, abb. St Albans,  Paulinus, pr. Newstead-on-Ancholm,  Payne, abb. Kingswood (Tetbury),  Payne, abb. Sawtry,  Payne, abb. Wardon,  Peter (of Lenton), abb. Bardney (pr. Lenton), , ,  Peter, abb. Coggeshall,  Peter, abb. Faversham,  n.  Peter (?of York), abb. Furness (abb. Quarr), ,  Peter, abb. Gloucester, ,  Peter, abb. (correctly pr.) Hagnaby, ,  Peter, abb. Langdon,  Peter (Moraunt), abb. Malmesbury (abb. StUrban),  Peter, abb. Missenden,  Peter (de Bocland), abb. Owston, ,  Peter, abb. Quarr (abb. Furness), ,  Peter, abb. Sherborne (pr. Monkton Farleigh), ,  Peter (of Worcester), abb. Tewkesbury, ,  Peter, abb. Whitby,  Peter, abb. Whitland,  Peter, abb. Woburn, ,  Peter, pr. Bath, ,  Peter, pr. Bermondsey, ,  Peter, pr. Binham, ,  Peter, pr. Canterbury, St Gregory, ,  Peter, pr. Christchurch, ,  Peter, pr. Ewenny,  n.  Peter, pr. Exeter, St Nicholas,  and n.  Peter, pr. Finchale,  Peter, pr. Great Bricett, ,  Peter, pr. Hagnaby, ,  Peter, pr. Lenton (abb. Bardney), , , 

Peter, pr. Leonard Stanley,  Peter (of Cornwall), pr. London, Holy Trinity, Aldgate,  Peter, pr. Luffield,  Peter, pr. Monkton Farleigh (abb. Sherborne), ,  Peter, pr. Monmouth,  ?Peter, pr. Much Wenlock,  Peter (de Leia), pr. Much Wenlock (bp. St Davids),  Peter, pr. Norton,  Peter, pr. Reading,  Peter, pr. Sele,  Peter, pr. Watton (?),  Peter, pr. Worcester,  Petreus, pr. Bermondsey, ,  Petronilla, prs. Stainfield, ,  Petronilla (of Stamford), prs. Stamford,  Petronilla, prs. Studley (),  Philicia (of Bath), abb. Godstow, see Felicia Philip, abb. Bordesley (),  and n. ,  Philip, abb. Byland (abb. Lannoy),  Philip, abb. Coverham,  Philip, abb. Leiston, ,  Philip, abb. Meaux (abb. Hovedö),  Philip, abb. ‘Polaiphill’, see Philip, abb. Strata Marcella, - Philip, abb. Quarr, ,  Philip, abb. Revesby,  Philip, abb. Rocester, ,  Philip, abb. Sherborne, ,  Philip, abb. Strata Marcella, - Philip, abb. Thornton Curtis,  Philip, abb. Valle Crucis (‘Polaiphill’),  Philip, pr. Baswich, see Philip, pr. Stafford Philip, pr. Bromholm,  n.  Philip, pr. Bruton,  Philip (?of Mortimer), pr. Castle Acre,  Philip. pr. Horkesley,  Philip, pr. Kilpeck,  Philip, pr. Lenton,  Philip, pr. Leominster,  Philip, pr. Newburgh,  Philip, pr. Nottingham, Basford,  Philip, pr. Oxford, St Frideswide, ,  Philip, pr. Pembroke,  Philip, pr. Southwick,  Philip, pr. Stafford (Baswich),  Philip, pr. Thetford, St Mary, 

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   Philip, pr. Weedon Lois,  Philip, pr. Witham,  Philip, pr. York, Holy Trinity, ,  ‘Phil.’, abb. Polaiphill, see Philip, abb. Valle Crucis Picot, pr. Bristol, St James,  ‘Plumstan’, abb. St Albans, see Leofstan Pontius, pr. Montacute,  R. (?Ralph), abb. Milton, ,  R., abb. Sallay,  R., abb. Thornton Curtis,  R., abb. Tilty, see Simon,  n.  R., pr. Axmouth,  R., pr. Binham,  R. (de Pauliaco), pr. Blyth,  R., pr. Canonsleigh,  R., pr. Carisbrooke, ,  R., pr. Conishead,  R., pr. Earls Colne,  R., pr. Haverholme,  R., pr. Lenton, ,  R., pr. Loders,  R., pr. Nocton Park,  R., pr. St Denys, Southampton, , , and see Richard (de S. Mildritha) R., pr. St Ives,  R., pr. Sixhills,  R., pr. Ware,  R., pr. Wilmington,  R., pr. Wymondham, ,  Rachenilda, abb. Amesbury,  Rahere, pr. London, St Bartholomew,  Rainald, abb. Abingdon, see Reginald Rainald, pr. Wetheral,  ?Ralph, abb. Abbotsbury,  Ralph (Mauduit), abb. Athelney, ,  Ralph, abb. Bardney (pr. Bardney),  Ralph (de Rand), abb. Bardney,  Ralph (of Stainfield), abb. Bardney,  Ralph, abb. Barlings,  Ralph, abb. Battle (pr. Rochester), ,  Ralph, abb. Bindon,  Ralph, abb. Buildwas,  Ralph, abb. Chester,  Ralph, abb. Cleeve,  Ralph, abb. Coggeshall,  Ralph, abb. Combe,  Ralph, abb. Dieulacres, 

Ralph, abb. Easby,  Ralph (de Moleton), abb. Eggleston,  Ralph (Haget), abb. Fountains (abb. Kirkstall), ,  Ralph (?de Fletham), abb. Furness (abb. Swineshead), ,  Ralph, abb. Haughmond,  Ralph (Haget), abb. Kirkstall (abb. Fountains), ,  Ralph (of Newcastle), abb. Kirkstall,  Ralph, abb. Kirkstead,  Ralph, abb. Lavendon,  Ralph, abb. Lilleshall,  Ralph (of Norway), abb. Louth Park,  Ralph, abb. Milton,  Ralph, abb. Neath,  Ralph, abb. Northampton, St James,  Ralph, abb. Owston,  Ralph, abb. Revesby,  Ralph (Gubion), abb. St Albans,  Ralph, abb. St Benet of Hulme (), ,  Ralph, abb. St Osyth,  Ralph, abb. Sawtry,  Ralph, abb. Shrewsbury,  Ralph, abb. Sibton, ,  Ralph, abb. Stanley,  Ralph, abb. Stanlow,  Ralph, abb. Swineshead (abb. Furness), ,  Ralph (Simplex), abb. Thorney (pr. Freiston), , ,  Ralph, abb. Tupholme,  Ralph, abb. West Dereham (), ,  Ralph (of Arundel), abb. Westminster (pr. Hurley), ,  Ralph, abb. Wigmore,  Ralph, abb. Winchcombe (),  Ralph, pr. Bardney (abb. Bardney),  Ralph (of Stainfield), abb. Bardney,  Ralph (Simplex), Master, pr. Belvoir,  Ralph, pr. Bicknacre,  Ralph (Gubion), pr. Binham,  Ralph, pr. Birkenhead,  Ralph, pr. Blyth,  Ralph, pr. Boxgrove,  Ralph, pr. Breamore,  Ralph, pr. Brecon, ,  Ralph, pr. Breedon, , 

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   Ralph, pr. Brinkburn (), Ralph, pr. Brooke,  Ralph, pr. Bruton,  Ralph (de Wesenham), pr. Castle Acre,  Ralph, pr. Christchurch,  Ralph, pr. Cotes, ,  Ralph, pr. Coxford,  Ralph, pr. Daventry, ,  ?Ralph, pr. Ewenny,  Ralph, pr. Exeter, St Nicholas,  Ralph, pr. Finchale,  Ralph (Simplex), pr. Freiston (abb. Thorney), ,  Ralph, pr. Gloucester, St Oswald, ,  Ralph, pr. Guisborough,  Ralph, pr. Hertford,  Ralph (of Ilchester), pr. Holme East,  Ralph (of Arundel), pr. Hurley (abb. Westminster), ,  Ralph (of Bedford), pr. Nostell,  Ralph, pr. Kenilworth,  Ralph, pr. Launde,  Ralph, pr. Lewes,  Ralph, pr. Little Dunmow,  Ralph, pr. London, Holy Trinity, Aldgate,  Ralph, pr. Luffield, ,  Ralph, pr. Malton,  Ralph, pr. Markby,  Ralph, pr. Modbury,  Ralph, pr. Monks Kirby,  Ralph, pr. Newnham,  Ralph, pr. Northampton, St Andrew,  ‘Ralph’, pr. Norwich, see Ranulf Ralph (of Bedford), pr. Nostell, ,  Ralph, pr. Ogbourne St George, ,  Ralph, pr. Orford,  Ralph, pr. Oseney,  Ralph, pr. Pentney,  Ralph, pr. Pilton, ,  Ralph, pr. Plympton,  Ralph, pr. Ranton,  n.  Ralph, pr. Rochester (abb. Battle), ,  Ralph (de Ros), pr. Rochester, ,  Ralph, pr. St Bees,  Ralph (de Kankale), pr. St Michael’s Mount,  Ralph, pr. St Osyth,  Ralph (Rachel), pr. Sandtoft, 

Ralph, pr. Southwark,  Ralph (le Mansel), pr. Spalding, ,  Ralph, pr. Stafford, Baswich,  Ralph, pr. Stone, ,  Ralph (), pr. Studley, ,  Ralph, pr. Thoby,  Ralph, pr. Thremhall,  Ralph, pr. Tutbury,  Ralph (Gubion), pr. Tynemouth,  Ralph, pr. Walsingham,  Ralph (de Bonelee, Benelee), pr. Waltham, ,  Ralph, pr. Warmington, ,  Ralph, pr. Warter,  Ralph, pr. Warwick, St Sepulchre,  Ralph, pr. Watton,  Ralph, pr. Wetheral,  Ralph, pr. Wootton Wawen,  Ralph (of Bath), pr. Worcester,  Ralph (of Bedford), pr. Worcester, - Ralph, pr. Wormsley,  Ralph (de Nuers), pr. Wymondham,  Ralph (of Dunstable), pr. Wymondham,  Ralph (of Whitby), pr. Wymondham, ,  Rametta, prs. Derby, Kingsmead,  Randulf, abb. Evesham (pr. Worcester), , ,  Ranulf, abb. Buildwas,  Ranulf, abb. Shrewsbury, ,  ‘Ranulf ’, abb. Stanlow, see Ralph Ranulf, abb. Wigmore,  Ranulf, pr. Ellerton,  Ranulf, pr. Montacute, ,  Ranulf, pr. Norton,  Ranulf, pr. Norwich, ,  Ranulf (of Wareham), Master, pr. Norwich (bp. Chichester),  Ranulf, pr. Ogbourne St George,  Ranulf, pr. York, Holy Trinity,  n.  Raymond, pr. Minting,  ?Raymond, pr. Shelford, see Remigius Raymond (Regimundus), pr. Wymondham,  Redericus, pr. Deerhurst, see Roderick Regina, abb. Malling,  Reginald, abb. Abingdon,  ‘Reginald’, abb. Abingdon, see Roger Reginald, abb. Bayham, ,  Reginald (Foliot), abb. Evesham, 

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   Reginald, abb. Garendon (abb. Merevale), , ,  ?Reginald, abb. Merevale,  Reginald, abb. Merevale (abb. Garendon), , ,  Reginald, abb. Pershore, ,  Reginald, abb. Ramsey,  Reginald, Master, abb. Reading (pr. Luffield, pr. and abb. Walden), , , ,  Reginald, abb. Roche, ,  Reginald, abb. St Benet of Hulme,  Reginald, abb. Stratford Langthorne,  n.  Reginald, Master, pr. and abb. Walden (pr. Luffield, abb. Reading), , ,  Reginald, pr. Alvingham,  Reginald (d’Etampes), pr. Bermondsey, ,  Reginald, pr. Bodmin,  Reginald, pr. Bolton (Embsay), ,  Reginald (?), pr. Christchurch, ,  Reginald, pr. Church Gresley, ,  Reginald, pr. Covenham,  Reginald, pr. Denny,  Reginald (of Sheppey), pr. Dover,  Reginald, pr. Earls Colne,  Reginald, pr. Embsay, see Bolton Reginald, pr. Exeter, St James,  Reginald, Master, pr. Luffield (pr. Walden, abb. Reading), , , ,  Reginald (Cancellarius), pr. Montacute,  n.  Reginald, pr. Much Wenlock,  Reginald, pr. Nocton Park,  n.  Reginald, pr. Pontefract,  Reginald, pr. Prittlewell,  Reginald, pr. Rochester,  Reginald, pr. Sandwell,  Reginald, pr. Sempringham,  Reginald, pr. Spalding,  Reginald, pr. Stone,  Reginald, pr. Swavesey,  Reginald, Master, pr. Walden (pr. Luffield, abb. Reading), , , ,  Reginald, pr. Wootton Wawen,  Reiner, pr. Pontefract,  n.  Reinfrid, pr. Whitby and Hackness (),  Remigius (?Raymond), pr. Shelford,  Reyner, pr. Coxford,  Reyner, pr. Daventry, , 

Reyner, pr. Tortington,  Rhyddirch, abb. Whitland, see Richard Richard, abb. Alnwick,  Richard, abb. Battle, ,  Richard, abb. Biddlesden, ,  Richard, abb. Bordesley (),  Richard (of Warwick), abb. Bristol, St Augustine, ,  Richard, abb. Bruern,  Richard, abb. Burton (pr. Rochester), ,  Richard (of Bec), abb. Chester, ,  Richard, abb. Cirencester (pr. Canterbury, St Gregory), ,  Richard, abb. Cockersand,  Richard, abb. Colchester, see Adam,  n.  Richard, abb. Crowland,  Richard, abb. Dieulacres,  Richard, abb. Dunkeswell,  Richard, abb. Ely, ,  Richard [abb. Evesham] (pr. Hurley),  Richard, abb. Flaxley, ,  Richard, abb. Forde,  Richard, abb. Fountains (),  Richard (?of Bayeux), abb. Furness,  Richard, abb. Haughmond, ,  Richard, abb. Keynsham,  Richard, abb. Kirkstead,  Richard, abb. Langdon,  Richard, abb. Leicester,  Richard (of Durham), abb. Louth Park,  Richard, abb. Milton,  n.  Richard, abb. Muchelney (), , - Richard (?), abb. Neath, , - Richard, abb. Owston,  Richard, abb. Ramsey (abb. Selby), , ,  Richard, abb. Rocester, ,  Richard (d’Aubigny), abb. St Albans, ,  Richard, abb. St Dogmells,  Richard, abb. St Osyth,  Richard, abb. St Radegund,  Richard, abb. Sallay,  Richard, abb. Selby (abb. Ramsey), ,  Richard (Scott) [abb. Selby], pr. St Ives,  Richard, abb. Shap,  Richard, abb. Stratford Langthorne,  Richard, abb. Sulby, ,  Richard (of Stamford) [abb. Thorney], pr. Deeping, 

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   Richard, abb. Thornton Curtis (prev. pr.),  Richard (de Villa), abb. Thornton Curtis,  Richard, abb. Torre,  Richard, abb. Vaudey,  Richard, abb. Waltham, ,  Richard, abb. Warter,  Richard (of Southwell), abb. Welbeck,  Richard I, abb. Wellow, ,  Richard II, abb. Wellow (pr. Chirbury (Snead)), , ,  Richard I, abb. Whitby, ,  Richard II (of Cornwall), abb. Whitby (pr. Monks Kirby), ,  Richard (Rhyddirch), abb. Whitland,  Richard, abb. Woburn,  Richard, abb. York, St Mary,  Richard, master of Stainfield,  Richard, pr. Appuldurcombe, ,  Richard (of Cherbourg), pr. Axmouth (pr. Loders), ,  Richard, pr. Barnstaple (),  Richard (Norel), pr. Barnwell,  Richard (de Burgo), pr. Barnwell,  ?Richard, pr. Bermondsey,  Richard (Norman, Northam), pr. Bermondsey, ,  Richard, pr. Binham,  Richard (de Kancia), pr. Binham,  Richard (le Rus), pr. Binham, ,  Richard, pr. Blackmore, ,  Richard, pr. Blyth,  Richard, pr. Blythburgh, ,  Richard, pr. Bradwell (),  Richard, pr. Brinkburn,  Richard (of Luddington, de Ludintone), pr. Brooke, ,  Richard, pr. Bruton,  Richard, pr. Bullington,  Richard, pr. Canonsleigh (?), ,  Richard, pr. Canterbury, St Gregory (abb. Cirencester), ,  Richard, pr. Chirbury (abb. Wellow), , ,  Richard, pr. Christchurch, ,  Richard, pr. Daventry, ,  Richard (of Stamford), pr. Deeping [abb. Thorney],  Richard, pr. Derby, St James, 

Richard, pr. Dover, later archbp. Canterbury,  Richard (de Mores), pr. Dunstable,  Richard, pr. Earls Colne,  Richard, pr. Ely,  Richard, pr. Exeter, St James,  Richard, pr. Eye,  Richard, pr. Great Malvern,  Richard, pr. Hatfield Regis,  Richard, pr. Hempton,  Richard, pr. Hexham, ,  Richard (de Capella), pr. Hinckley,  Richard (of Hoxne), pr. Hoxne,  Richard, pr. Hurley [abb. Evesham],  ?Richard, pr. Kenilworth,  Richard, pr. Kerswell,  Richard, pr. Kirkham,  Richard, pr. Launceston,  Richard (of Cherbourg), pr. Loders (pr. Axmouth), ,  Richard, pr. London, St Bartholomew,  Richard, pr. Merton,  Richard (of Cornwall), pr. Monks Kirby (abb. Whitby), ,  Richard, pr. Much Wenlock,  Richard, pr. Newburgh,  Richard (de Wadden), pr. Newton Longville,  Richard (de Ferrariis), pr. Norwich,  ‘Richard’, pr. Nuneaton, see Robert,  n.  Richard, pr. Otterton,  Richard (Pilatus), pr. Plympton, ,  Richard (de Brugis), pr. Plympton,  Richard, pr. Repton,  Richard, pr. Rochester (abb. Burton),  Richard (de Coleiva), pr. Ruislip,  Richard, pr. St Bees,  Richard (de S. Mildritha), pr. St Denys, Southampton, ; as R.,  Richard (Scot), pr. St Ives [abb. Selby],  Richard (de Wenilia), pr. St Michael’s Mount,  Richard, pr. Sempringham,  Richard (of Beverley), pr. Sempringham,  Richard, pr. Snead, see Chirbury Richard, pr. Southwark,  Richard (of St Mildred), pr. Southwark,  Richard (de Alesscunh, ?Alençon), pr. Stogursey, 

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   Richard, pr. Stoke by Clare, ,  Richard, pr. Stone, ,  Richard, pr. Thetford, Holy Sepulchre,  Richard, pr. Thetford, St Mary,  Richard, pr. Thornholme,  Richard, pr. Thornton Curtis (later abb.),  Richard, pr. Totnes,  Richard, pr. Trentham, ,  Richard, pr. Tutbury,  Richard, pr. Wallingford,  Richard, pr. Walsingham,  ?Richard of Leicester, pr. Ware,  ?Richard II, pr. Ware,  Richard, pr. Warter,  Richard, pr. Wath,  Richard, pr. Watton,  Richard, pr. Westacre,  n.  ?Richard (de Reme), pr. Wetheral,  Richard (of Selby), custos of Woodkirk,  Richard (of St John), pr. Wootton Wawen,  Richard, pr. Wroxton,  Richer, abb. St Benet of Hulme, ,  Riericus, pr. Deerhurst, see Roderick Rikeward, pr. Canterbury, St Gregory, see Richard Rind, abb. Abbey-Cwmhir,  Rivallonus, pr. Totnes,  Riwallon, Rualo, Riuualonus, abb. Winchester, New Minster, ,  Roald, pr. Guisborough,  Robert, St, abb. Newminster,  Robert, abb. Abingdon,  Robert, abb. Alcester,  Robert, abb. Bardney, ,  Robert (of Rampton), abb. Barlings, ,  Robert, abb. Basingwerk,  Robert (Blanchard), abb. Battle,  Robert, abb. Beeleigh (Parndon, Maldon), ,  Robert, abb. Boxley,  ‘Robert’, abb. Buildwas, see Ranulf,  n.  Robert, abb. Burton,  Robert, abb. Bury St Edmunds (),  R(obert), abb. Byland,  Robert (of St Pancras), abb. Cerne,  Robert, abb. Chester,  Robert (son of Nigel), abb. Chester, 

Robert (of Hastings), abb. Chester,  Robert, abb. Cirencester,  and n.  Robert, abb. Combermere,  Robert, abb. Coverham,  Robert, abb. Crowland (pr. Leominster), , ,  Robert, abb. Dieulacres,  Robert, abb. Durford (abb. Leiston), ,  Robert, abb. Egglestone,  Robert, abb. Evesham, ,  Robert, abb. Eynsham (pr. Dover), ,  Robert, abb. Forde,  Robert (of Penington), abb. Forde,  Robert, abb. Fountains (abb. Pipewell), ,  Robert (de Dentona), abb. Furness (abb. Swineshead), , ,  Robert, abb. Garendon (?), ,  Robert, abb. Glastonbury (pr. Winchester, St Swithun), , ,  Robert (of Bath) [abb. Glastonbury] (pr. Bath),  Robert (of Southwell, ?Siuella, Stuteuyll), abb. Kirkstead,  Robert, abb. Langdon,  Robert, abb. Leiston (abb. Durford), , ,  Robert (Foliot), abb. Malmesbury,  Robert (‘de Veneys’), abb. Malmesbury, ,  Robert (of Melun), abb. Malmesbury,  Robert, abb. Muchelney (pr. Hereford), ,  Robert, abb. Newhouse,  Robert, abb. Newminster,  Robert, abb. Notley, ,  Robert (of Lindsey), abb. Peterborough,  Robert, abb. Pipewell (abb. Fountains), ,  Robert (?of Pattishall), abb. Pipewell,  Robert (Trianel), abb. Ramsey (pr. Northampton, St Andrew), , ,  Robert (of Reading), abb. Ramsey,  Robert, abb. Rufford,  Robert (de Gorron), abb. St Albans, ,  Robert, abb. Sherborne,  Robert, abb. Shobdon, see Robert, abb. Wigmore,  Robert, abb. Shrewsbury, 

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   ?Robert, abb. Stanlow, ,  Robert (de Dentona), abb. Swineshead (abb. Furness), , ,  Robert (Postell), abb. Tavistock,  Robert (of Plympton), abb. Tavistock,  ?Robert (or Roger), abb. Tavistock,  Robert, abb. Tewkesbury (),  Robert I (de Prunelai), abb. Thorney, ,  Robert II, abb. Thorney (), ,  Robert III, abb. Thorney,  Robert, abb. Tilty,  Robert, abb. Torre,  Robert (), abb. Walden, ,  ‘Robert’, abb. Wardon, see Roger,  and n.  Robert, abb. Winchcombe,  Robert (of Hasleton), Master, abb. Winchcombe,  Robert (Losinga), abb. Winchester, New Minster, ,  Robert (de Harpham), abb. York, St Mary,  Robert (de Longchamp), abb. York, St Mary (pr. Ely), ,  Robert, Master of Sempringham,  Robert (de Sammar’), Master of Stainfield,  Robert, pr. Amesbury,  Robert (Joel), pr. Barnwell,  Robert (of Bath), pr. Bath [abb. Glastonbury],  Robert (de Belesme, Bellismo, Bethleem), pr. Bermondsey,  and n. ,  Robert, pr. Bicester,  ?Robert, pr. Bicknacre (Woodham),  Robert, pr. Binham,  Robert, pr. Birkenhead,  ?Robert, pr. Blyth,  ?Robert, pr. Bodmin,  Robert, pr. Bolton,  Robert, pr. Boxgrove,  Robert, pr. Breamore,  Robert (the Scribe), pr. Bridlington,  Robert, pr. Bromfield,  Robert (of Haseley), pr. Bromfield,  Robert, pr. Bruton,  Robert, pr. Butley, ,  Robert, pr. Calke, see Repton

Robert (of Oseney), pr. Canterbury, St Gregory,  Robert (of Westbury), pr. Cardiff,  Robert (?de Bozoun, ?d’Alençon), pr. Castle Acre,  Robert, pr. Chepstow,  Robert, pr. Clifford,  Robert, pr. Colchester, St Botolph,  ?Robert, pr. Coxford, ,  Robert of Elm, pr. Deeping,  Robert, pr. Dover (abb. Eynsham), ,  Robert, pr. Drax,  Robert (de Longchamp), pr. Ely (abb. York, St Mary), ,  Robert, pr. Embsay, see Robert, pr. Bolton Robert, pr. Ewenny,  ?Robert, pr. Eye,  Robert, pr. Haverholme,  Robert I, pr. Hereford, ,  Robert II, pr. Hereford (abb. Muchelney), ,  Robert (Biseth), pr. Hexham,  Robert, pr. Huntingdon,  Robert, pr. Kenilworth, ,  Robert, pr. King’s Lynn,  Robert, pr. Launceston, ,  Robert, pr. Leeds, ,  Robert, pr. Legbourne,  Robert (de Broi), pr. Lenton,  Robert, pr. Leominster (abb. Crowland), , ,  ?Robert (de Rothewelle), pr. Lincoln, St Mary Magdalene,  Robert, pr. Little Dunmow,  Robert (de Bethune), pr. Llanthony , later bp. Hereford,  Robert (de Braci), pr. Llanthony  and , ,  Robert, pr. Malton,  Robert, pr. Merton (), ,  Robert (de Tywe), pr. Merton,  Robert, pr. Monk Sherborne,  Robert, pr. Monmouth,  Robert (de Cormeilles, Cormeliis), pr. Monmouth,  Robert, pr. Much Wenlock,  Robert, pr. Newstead, Notts.,  Robert (Trianel), pr. Northampton, St Andrew (abb. Ramsey), , , 

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   Robert, pr. North Ormsby, ,  ?Robert, pr. Nostell,  Robert (of Woodkirk), pr. Nostell, ,  Robert (?Richard), pr. Nuneaton,  and n.  Robert (of Cricklade), Master, pr. Oxford, St Frideswide, ,  Robert (of Appleton), pr. Penwortham,  Robert (‘Ibslincton’), pr. Plympton,  Robert, pr. Poughley,  Robert, pr. Repton (Calke), ,  Robert, pr. St Bees (),  Robert, pr. Sele,  Robert, pr. Shobdon (Wigmore), later abb.,  Robert, pr. Southwark, ,  Robert, pr. Stafford, ,  Robert, pr. Stoke by Clare, ,  Robert, Master, pr. Swine,  Robert, pr. Taunton (),  Robert, pr. Thremhall,  Robert (de Bohun), pr. ?Tickford,  Robert, pr. Wareham,  Robert, pr. Watton,  Robert, pr. Winchester, St Swithun (?bp. Bath), ,  Robert, pr. Winchester, St Swithun (abb. Glastonbury),  Robert (son of Henry), Master, pr. Winchester, St Swithun,  Robert, pr. Witham,  Robert (de Caveford), pr. Witham,  ?Robert, pr. Woodham, see ?Robert, pr. Bicknacre,  Robert, pr. Wootton Wawen,  Robert (?de Pyleburn), pr. Worksop, ,  Robert, pr. York, Holy Trinity, ,  Robert, pr. York, St Andrew,  Roderick, Riericus, Rodericus, pr. Deerhurst,  ‘Rodolfus’, abb. Furness, see Ralph (de Fletham),  and n.  Rodulf, abb. Abingdon, ,  Roger, abb. Abbotsbury (), ,  ‘Roger’, abb. Abingdon, see Faricius (abb. Abingdon),  n.  Roger, abb. Abingdon (pr. Bermondsey), , 

Roger, abb. Athelney (),  Roger, abb. Burton,  Roger (Malebranche), abb. Burton (pr. Great Malvern), , , ,  Roger, abb. Byland,  Roger (Lurdingden), abb. Canterbury, St Augustine,  and n. ,  Roger, abb. Cerne, ,  Roger, abb. Cockersand,  Roger, abb. Dorchester,  Roger, abb. Evesham,  Roger (Norreis), abb. Evesham (pr. Canterbury, Christ Church, pr. Penwortham), , , ,  Roger, abb. Flaxley, ,  Roger, abb. Forde,  Roger, abb. Margam,  Roger, abb. Pipewell,  Roger, abb. Reading, ,  Roger [abb. Rievaulx] (abb. Wardon),  Roger (of Tickhill), abb. Roche,  Roger, abb. Sawtry,  Roger (of London), abb. Selby,  Roger, abb. Shobdon, see Roger, abb. Wigmore Roger, abb. Stoneleigh,  ?Roger (or Robert), abb. Tavistock, ,  Roger, abb. Tewkesbury,  Roger, abb. Walden, ,  Roger, abb. Wardon,  Roger, abb. Wardon [abb. Rievaulx],  Roger, abb. Wellow,  Roger, abb. Whitby,  Roger, abb. Wigmore (Shobdon),  Roger, master of Sempringham, , , - Roger, pr. Alvingham,  (Roger I was in fact Master of Sempringham: see above) Roger, pr. Arbury,  Roger (of Wendover), pr. Belvoir,  Roger I (de Laigle), pr. Bermondsey (abb. StOuen, Rouen),  Roger II, pr. Bermondsey (abb. Abingdon), ,  Roger, pr. Blackmore,  n. ,  Roger, pr. Blythburgh, ,  Roger, pr. Bodmin,  Roger, pr. Bridlington,  Roger, pr. Canonsleigh, 

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   Roger (Norreis), pr. Canterbury, Christ Church (abb. Evesham, pr. Penwortham), , , ,  Roger, pr. Castle Acre,  Roger, pr. Christchurch, ,  Roger, pr. Cogges,  Roger, pr. Cold Norton,  Roger, pr. Durham,  Roger (de Bergham), pr. Ely,  Roger, pr. Ewenny,  Roger, pr. Exeter, St Nicholas,  Roger (de Mungumbray), pr. Eye,  Roger, pr. Frampton, ,  Roger, pr. Freiston,  Roger (Malebranche), pr. Great Malvern (abb. Burton), , , ,  Roger, pr. Hastings,  ?Roger, pr. Hatfield Regis, ,  Roger, pr. Hickling,  Roger, pr. Hoxne,  Roger, pr. Kirkham,  Roger, pr. Kyme,  Roger, pr. Leeds,  Roger, pr. Lenton, ,  Roger (?de Godestre), pr. Llanthony ,  Roger (of Norwich), pr. Llanthony,  and , ,  Roger, pr. London, St Bartholomew,  Roger, pr. Luffield,  Roger (of Tynemouth), pr. Lytham,  Roger, wrongly called pr. Malton, -; Master of Sempringham, , ‒ Roger, pr. Monk Sherborne, ,  Roger, pr. Newton Longville,  ?Roger, pr. Norman’s Burrow,  Roger (Norreis), pr. Penwortham (abb. Evesham, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church), , , ,  ‘Roger’, pr. Pontefract, see Reginald Roger, pr. St Neots,  Roger, pr. Stoke by Clare,  Roger, pr. Stone,  Roger, pr. Studley,  Roger, pr. Tywardreath,  Roger, pr. Wigmore,  Roger, pr. Wilsford,  Roger, pr. Wombridge,  Roger, pr. Wootton Wawen,  Roger (de Bretoil), pr. Wootton Wawen, 

Roger (de Conches), pr. Wootton Wawen,  ?Roger, pr. Wroxton,  Roisa, Rose, prs. Wintney, , – Roland, pr. Binham,  ?Rou’, Rouu’, abb. Haughmond, ,  Rualo, abb. Winchester, New Minster, see Riwallon Rualend, pr. Wallingford,  Ruelandus, pr. St Denys, Southampton,  Ruelendus, pr. Tynemouth,  S, abb. Sibton, ,  S., pr. Hereford,  S., pr. Lanercost,  S., pr. Lindisfarne,  S., pr. Monks Horton,  S. (?Samson), pr. Nun Cotham, ,  Sabina, prs. Kilburn,  Sabina, prs. Wintney,  Sabina, Sabin, prs. Wroxall,  Sabriht, Sabrietus, Sabrihthi, pr. Leonard Stanley,  and n.  Sæwold, abb. Bath, ,  Salidus, abb. Winchester, Hyde, see Selida, ,  Sampson, pr. Beckford,  Sampson, pr. Cogges,  Samson (of Tottington), abb. Bury St Edmunds,  Samson, pr. Daventry,  Samson, pr. Northampton, St Andrew,  Samson, pr. Nun Cotham,  Samson, pr. Prittlewell,  Samson, pr. Trentham,  Samuel, Master, pr. Cold Norton,  Sapiencia, prs. Sinningthwaite,  Sarah, prs. Greenfield,  ?Sarah, prs. Oldbury (Polesworth),  Savard, pr. Nostell, ,  Savaric (Fitzgeldewin), bp. Bath (abb. Glastonbury), ,  Savaric, abb. York, St Mary, ,  Savernius (Savaricus), pr. Horsham St Faith, ,  Scotland, Scollandus, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine, ,  Scotus, William, abb. Cerne, see William,  Scrop, Walter, pr. Thornholme, see Walter,  n. 

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   ‘Sebertus’, pr. Much Wenlock, see Josbert,  Seffrid (Pelochin), abb. Glastonbury (bp. Chichester), ,  Seignus, abb. Athelney,  Seisillus, abb. Strata Florida,  Selida (Salidus), abb. Winchester, Hyde,  Senatus, Master, pr. Worcester,  Serlo, abb. Cirencester, ,  Serlo, abb. Gloucester, St Peter,  Serlo, abb. Thame,  Serlo (de Percy), pr. Whitby and Hackness,  Severinus, abb. York, St Mary, see Savaric Severinus, pr. Horsham St Faith, see Savernius Seward, pr. York, Holy Trinity,  Sibilia (d’Abetot), prs. Wroxall,  Sibyl, abb. Barking, ,  Sibyl, prs. Keldholme, ,  Sibyl, prs. Nuneaton,  Sibyl, prs. Thicket,  Sibyl, prs. Westwood,  Sibyl, prs. Yedingham,  Sideman, abb. Exeter, St Peter (?bp. Crediton),  Siderida, prs. Fosse,  Sifrith, Siferth, abb.,  Sigar, Sigegar, abb. Glastonbury (bp. Wells), ,  Siger, Sigo, pr. Lewisham,  Sigeric, abb.,  Sigeric, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine (bp. Ramsbury, archbp. Canterbury), ,  Sigeward, abb. Abingdon, see Siward Sigewerd, abb.,  Sihtric, abb. Tavistock,  Silvanus, abb. Rievaulx (abb. Dundrennan),  Silvanus, abb. Vaudey,  n.  Silvester, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine,  Silvester, pr. Kenilworth (?pr. Stone), , , ,  Silvester, pr. Rochester,  Silvester, pr. Stone (?pr. Kenilworth)), , , ,  Silvester, pr. Worcester (bp. Worcester),  Simeon, abb. Ely (pr. Winchester, St Swithun), , 

Simon (Crassus), abb. Athelney, ,  Simon, abb. Basingwerk,  Simon, abb. Biddlesden,  Simon (de Toni), abb. Coggeshall (bp. Moray),  Simon, abb. Humberston,  Simon, abb. Pershore, ,  Simon, abb. Quarr,  Simon (the Chamberlain), abb. Reading,  Simon, abb. St Albans,  Simon, abb. St Radegund,  Simon, abb. Thame,  Simon, abb. Tilty,  Simon, abb. Vaudey,  Simon, abb. Wardon,  Simon, abb. Wigmore,  Simon, master of Stixwould, ,  Simon, master of Wykeham,  Simon, pr. Belvoir,  Simon, pr. Bradenstoke (), ,  Simon, pr. Breamore,  Simon, pr. Charley,  Simon, pr. Chicksands,  Simon, pr. Haverholme,  Simon, pr. Hempton,  Simon, pr. Lanercost, ,  Simon, pr. Markby,  Simon, pr. Minster in Sheppey,  Simon, pr. Montacute,  n.  Simon, pr. Norman’s Burrow,  Simon, pr. Oxford, St Frideswide,  Simon, pr. Pentney,  Simon (of Walthon), pr. Prittlewell,  Simon, pr. Royston,  Simon, pr. Sixhills,  Simon (de Hautbourg), pr. Spalding,  Simon (de Hanton’), pr. Spalding,  Simon, pr. Wallingford,  Siric, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine, see Sigeric ‘Sissilus’, abb. Strata Florida, see Seisillus Siward, abb.,  Siward, abb. Abingdon, ,  Siward, abb. Chertsey (?bp. Rochester), , - Siward, abb. Thorney,  Solomon, pr. Ely and abb. Thorney, ,  Somer, abb.,  Spearhafoc, abb. Abingdon, , 

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   Stephen, abb. Beauchief, ,  Stephen, abb. Buildwas,  Stephen, abb. Burton (pr. Winchester, St Swithun),  Stephen, abb. Egglestone,  Stephen, abb. Sallay,  Stephen, abb. Stanley,  Stephen, abb. York, St Mary (pr. Whitby), ,  Stephen, pr. Baxterwood,  Stephen, pr. Daventry,  Stephen, pr. Hatfield Regis,  Stephen, pr. Horsley,  Stephen, pr. Lewes, ,  Stephen, pr. London, Holy Trinity, Aldgate,  Stephen, pr. Merton,  Stephen, pr. Monkton Farleigh,  Stephen, pr. Taunton, ,  Stephen, pr. Thetford, St Mary,  Stephen, pr. Whitby and Hackness (abb. York, St Mary), ,  Stephen (de Lucy), pr. Winchester, St Swithun, abb. Burton,  Stephen, pr. Worksop,  Straget, John, pr. Ely, see John (de Strateshete),  Stratfeld, John, pr. Ely, see John (de Strateshete),  Suffred, pr. Wetheral,  Susanna, prs. Baysdale,  Susanna, prs. Kington St Michael,  Susanna, prs. Spinney,  T., abb. Hartland,  T., pr. Chirbury,  T., pr. Conishead,  T., pr. Malton,  T., pr. Tywardreath,  T. (Thomas, q.v.), pr. Ulverscroft, ,  ?T., pr. York, Holy Trinity,  ‘Tabrithus’, pr. Leonard Stanley, see Sabriht,  and n.  Tancred, pr. Norwich, ,  Taurinus, pr. Wootton Wawen,  Thembert, Theinbert, pr. Ely,  Theobald, pr. Exeter, St Nicholas,  Theobald, pr. Monks Kirby,  Theobald, pr. Swavesey, 

?Theobald, pr. Tywardreath, ,  Theodoric, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church,  Theodwine, abb. Ely,  ?Thierry, ‘Theoricus Normannus’, pr. Launceston,  ?Thomas, abb. Alcester,  Thomas, abb. Boxley,  Th(omas), abb. Cockersand,  Thomas, abb. Coggeshall,  Thomas, abb. Combermere,  Thomas (of Woodstock), abb. Croxden, ,  Thomas (Carbonel), abb. Gloucester, St Peter (pr. Hereford), ,  Thomas, abb. Jervaulx, ,  Thomas I, abb. Kingswood,  Thomas II, abb. Kingswood,  Thomas, abb. Kirkstead,  Thomas, abb. Meaux,  Thomas, abb. Northampton, St James,  Thomas, abb. Pershore,  Thomas, abb. St Benet of Hulme,  Thomas (of Calstone), abb. Stanley,  Thomas, abb. Thornton Curtis,  Thomas, abb. Wellow,  Thomas, abb. Winchester, Hyde (pr. Montacute), ,  Thomas, pr. Alvecote,  Thomas, pr. Alvingham,  Thomas, pr. Bicknacre,  Th(omas), pr. Binham,  Thomas, pr. Blythburgh,  Thomas, pr. Breedon,  Thomas, pr. Canterbury, St Gregory,  Thomas, pr. Chacombe, ,  Thomas, pr. Dunstable,  Thomas, pr. Durham,  Thomas, pr. Felley,  Thomas, pr. Finchale,  Thomas, pr. Great Malvern,  Thomas, pr. Hagnaby,  Thomas (Carbonel), pr. Hereford (abb. Gloucester), ,  Thomas, pr. Ivychurch,  Thomas, pr. Lenton,  Thomas, pr. London, St Bartholomew,  Thomas, pr. Montacute (abb. Winchester, Hyde), , 

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   Thomas, pr. Newstead, Notts., wrongly dated, ,  Thomas, pr. Northampton, St Andrew,  n.  Thomas, pr. North Ormsby, ,  Thomas, pr. Orford,  ?Thomas, pr. Rochester,  Thomas (Plunkett), pr. Sandtoft, ,  Thomas, pr. Sele,  Thomas, pr. Sempringham,  Thomas, pr. Shelford,  Thomas, pr. Thurgarton,  Thomas, pr. Ulverscroft, ,  Thomas, pr. Wallingford,  Thomas, pr. Warter,  Thomas, Master, pr. Warwick, St Sepulchre,  Thomas, pr. Wetheral,  Thomas, pr. Woodham, see Bicknacre Thomas, pr. Worcester, ,  Thomas (Medicus), pr. Wymondham, ,  Thomas, pr. York, St Andrew,  Thomasina, prs. Broadholme,  Thorald, abb. Fountains (abb. Trois Fontaines),  Thorald, pr. Stamford, St Leonard,  Thori, master of Greenfield,  Thorpinus, pr. Chicksands, see Torphinus Thurcytel, abb. Bedford, St Paul’s (?abb. Crowland), , ,  Thurcytel, Thurkytel, abb. Crowland (?abb. Bedford), , ,  Thurstan, abb. Ely,  Thurstan, abb. Garendon, ,  Thurstan, abb. Glastonbury, ,  Thurstan, abb. Pershore,  Thurstan, abb. Rocester,  Thurstan (?of Ludham), abb. St Benet of Hulme,  Thurstan, abb. Sherborne, pr. Sherborne, ,  ?Tiernus, pr. Montacute,  Tobias, pr. Thoby, ,  Torphinus, pr. Chicksands,  Torphinus, pr. Sempringham,  Turgisius, abb. Kirkstall,  Turgot, pr. Durham, later bp. St Andrews, , 

Turold, abb. Malmesbury, abb. Peterborough, , ,  Turoldus, pr. Scilly,  Ufi, abb. Bury St Edmunds,  Ulskytelus, abb. Crowland, see Wulfketel,  n.  Umbert, pr. Lewes, see Humbert V., pr. Latton,  V., pr. York, St Andrew,  Valerianus, pr. Southwark, see Waleran Varinus, pr. Southwark, see Warin Vincent, abb. Abingdon, ,  Vincent, pr. Bromholm, ,  Vincent, pr. Ely,  Vincent, pr. Goldcliff,  ?Vincent, pr. Mountjoy,  Vincent, pr. Thetford, St Mary,  Vitalis, abb. Westminster (abb. Bernay),  Vitalis, pr. Grovebury,  Vitalis, pr. Nuneaton,  Vivian, pr. Lincoln, St Catherine,  Vivian, pr. North Ormsby,  W., abb. Athelney,  W., abb. Basingwerk,  W., abb. Bruern,  ?W. (?William, q.v.), abb. Lavendon,  ?W., abb. Muchelney,  W., abb. Rocester,  W., abb. Stanlow,  W., abb. Torre,  W., pr. Astley,  W., pr. Blythburgh,  W. (?= Walter), pr. Bristol, St James, ,  W., pr. Bromholm,  W., pr. Bullington,  W., pr. Ipswich (‘Irewich’), St Peter and St Paul,  W., pr. Kenilworth,  W., pr. Lanercost,  W., pr. ‘Lithun’, Lytham,  W., pr. Royston,  W., pr. Snape,  ?W., pr. Thetford, St Mary,  Walcher, pr. Great Malvern,  Waldef, pr. Kirkham, see Waltheof Waleran, abb. Flaxley, 

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   Waleran, pr. Southwark,  Walkelin, abb. Abingdon,  Walkelin, abb. Northampton, St James,  Walkelin, pr. Eye, ,  Walkelin, pr. Launde, ,  Walkelin, pr. St Denys, Southampton,  Walo, abb. Revesby,  Walter (de Howest), abb. Bardney,  Walter (de Lucy), abb. Battle,  Walter, abb. Boxley, ,  Walter, abb. Byland, ,  Walter, abb. Calder ,  Walter (of Gloucester), abb. Cirencester, ,  Walter (de Walensis, Walewis), abb. Colchester, ,  ‘Walter’, abb. Combe, see William,  n.  Walter, abb. Combermere,  Walter (of Weston), abb. Crowland,  Walter (de Todeni, ‘de Senteney’), abb. Dale (abb. Prémontré),  Walter, abb. Darley,  Walter, abb. Evesham,  Walter, abb. Eynsham (),  ?Walter, abb. Furness,  Walter (of Millom), abb. Furness,  Walter (de Lacy), abb. Gloucesster,  Walter, abb. Kirkstead,  Walter, abb. Lilleshall, ,  Walter, abb. Llantarnam,  Walter (Loring), abb. Malmesbury,  Walter, abb. Neath, ,  Walter, abb. Newminster,  Walter, abb. Quarr, ,  Walter, abb. Ramsey, ,  Walter, abb. Rufford,  Walter, abb. St Dogmells, ,  Walter, abb. Selby (pr. Pontefract), ,  Walter, abb. Shap,  Walter, abb. Shrewsbury (pr. Leominster), ,  Walter, abb. Sibton, ,  Walter, abb. Sulby,  Walter, abb. Tavistock, ,  Walter, abb. Tewkesbury,  Walter, abb. Thorney (),  Walter, abb. Tilty,  Walter (of Ghent), Master, abb. Waltham, , 

Walter, abb. Westminster (pr. Winchester, St Swithun), ,  Walter (de Aystun), abb. Winchester, Hyde,  Walter (Britellus), pr. Andwell,  Walter, pr. Arundel,  Walter, Master, pr. Barlinch (?pr. Buckland), ,  Walter, Master, pr. Bath, ,  Walter, pr. Bermondsey,  Walter, pr. Bolton,  Walter (of Shoreham), pr. Boxgrove,  Walter, pr. Brecon,  Walter, pr. Bristol, St James,  Walter, Master, pr. Buckland (?pr. Barlinch), ,  Walter, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church,  Walter (Durdent), pr. Canterbury, Christ Church (bp. Chester–Coventry), ,  Walter (‘Parvus’, de Meri, Moyri), pr. Canterbury, Christ Church,  Walter, pr. Carham,  Walter, pr. Carlisle,  Walter, pr. Chacombe,  Walter, pr. ‘Chaneturne’ ?Kenilworth,  n.  Walter (G.), pr. Chicksands,  Walter, pr. Church Gresley,  Walter, pr. Cowick,  ?Walter, pr. Dudley,  ?Walter, pr. Eye, ,  Walter, pr. Felley (),  Walter, pr. Great Malvern,  Walter, pr. Hamble,  Walter, pr. Kenilworth,  Walter, pr. Kirkham,  Walter, pr. Launceston, ,  Walter, pr. Leominster (abb. Shrewsbury), ,  Walter, pr. Llanthony ,  Walter (of Monmouth), pr. Llanthony ,  Walter, pr. Merton,  Walter, pr. Mobberley,  Walter (Parvus), pr. Monkton Farleigh,  ?Walter, pr. Montacute,  Walter, pr. Newburgh,  Walter, pr. Northampton, St Andrew,  Walter, pr. Pontefract (), 

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   Walter, pr. Pontefract (abb. Selby), ,  Walter, pr. St Cross, ,  Walter, pr. St Neots,  Walter, pr. Sele,  Walter, pr. Southwick, ,  Walter, pr. Stafford, Baswich,  Walter, pr. Stamford, St Leonard,  Walter, pr. Stoke by Clare,  Walter (?Scrop), pr. Thornholme,  and n.  Walter, pr. Tynemouth,  Walter, pr. Ulverscroft,  Walter, pr. Wallingford,  Walter, pr. Winchester, St Swithun (abb. Westminster), ,  Walter, pr. Winchester, St Swithun,  Walter, pr. Worksop, ,  Waltheof, St, Waldef, pr. Kirkham (abb. Melrose),  Waltheof, abb. Crowland, ,  Waltheof, pr. Kirkham,  Warin, abb. Louth Park,  Warin, abb. Malmesbury,  Warin, abb. Rievaulx (?abb. Wardon), ,  Warin (of Cambridge), Master, abb. St Albans,  Warin, abb. Vaudey,  Warin, abb. Wardon,  Warin, abb. Wardon (?abb. Rievaulx), ,  Warin, Master, pr. Dover,  Warin, pr. Hereford,  Warin, pr. Sele,  and n. ,  Warin, Varinus, pr. Southwark, ,  Warin, pr. Worcester,  Warner, abb. Battle,  Warner, pr. Arundel,  ?Wenfleda, abb. Wherwell,  Wibert, pr. Canterbury, Christ Church, ,  Wicheman, pr. Bridlington,  Wido, see Guy Wigbeorht, abb.,  Wighard, Wigard, abb. ,  Wigod, Master, abb. Oseney (pr. Oseney),  Wigstan, abb.  Wigstan, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine, 

William, abb. Abingdon, see William, abb. Eynsham,  n.  William, abb. Beauchief, ,  William (Wibert), abb. Biddlesden,  William, abb. Bindon,  William, abb. Blanchland,  William, abb. Bordesley (), ,  William (of Stoneleigh, ?Pershore), abb. Bordesley, ,  William, abb. Bourne,  William, abb. Boxley,  William (de Saltmarsh), abb. (recte pr.) Bristol, St Augustine (bp. Llandaff), ,  William, abb. Bruern,  William, abb. Buckfast,  ?William, abb. Buildwas, ,  William (Melburne), abb. Burton,  William (de Agorn’), abb. Cerne, ,  William (Scotus), abb. Cerne, ,  William (of Luscel’), abb. Cerne,  William, abb. Chertsey, ,  William (of St Helen), abb. Chertsey,  William, abb. Chester,  William, abb. Cleeve,  William, abb. Coggeshall,  William (de Scuri), abb. Colchester, ,  William (de Wanda), abb. Colchester,  William I, abb. Combe,  William II (de Suham), abb. Combe, ,  William, abb. Combermere, ,  William, abb. Combwell,  William, abb. Croxton Kerrial,  ?William, abb. Darley,  William, abb. Dunkeswell,  William, abb. Durford,  William, abb. Egglestone (),  William (de Andeville), abb. Evesham (pr. Dover), , ,  William, abb. Eynsham,  William, abb. Flaxley,  William, abb. Fountains (abb. Newminster), ,  ?William, abb. Furness (abb. Swineshead), ,  William, abb. Garendon,  William (Pica), Master, abb. Glastonbury,  William (of St Vigor), abb. Glastonbury,  William (Godemon), abb. Gloucester, 

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   William, abb. Haughmond,  n. ,  William (de Courcy), abb. Holm Cultram (abb. Melrose, abb. Rievaulx), ,  William (of Coxwold), abb. Humberston, ,  William, abb. Jervaulx,  William, abb. Keynsham, ,  William, abb. Kingswood,  William (of Forde), abb. Kingswood (abb. Thame), , ,  William, abb. Kirkstead,  William, abb. Langdon,  William, abb. Lavendon, ,  William I (of Calwich, Kalewyken), abb. Leicester, ,  William II (de Broke), abb. Leicester,  William III (Pepyn), abb. Leicester, ,  William I (of Arles), abb. Lessness, ,  William II, abb. Lessness,  William, abb. Lilleshall,  William (of Clairvaux), abb. Margam,  William, abb. Merevale (), ,  William (de Stokes), abb. Milton,  William, abb. Missenden,  William (de Kermont), abb. Newbo,  William, abb. Newminster (abb. Fountains), ,  William, abb. Newminster,  William (de Pavily, ?Pavilly), abb. Northampton, St James,  William, abb. Pershore,  William (de Watteville), abb. Peterborough, ,  William, abb. Pipewell,  William (de Kynton), abb. Pipewell,  n.  William, abb. Quarr (),  William, abb. Radmore, see Stoneleigh,  William (Anglicus), abb. Ramsey (abb. Cluny),  William (the Templar), abb. Reading (archbp. Bordeaux),  William, abb. Rievaulx (abb. Holm Cultram, abb. Melrose), ,  William (de Punchard[on]), abb. Rievaulx,  William, abb. Robertsbridge,  William, abb. Rufford (?),  William (of Trumpington), abb. St Albans, 

William, abb. St Benet of Hulme,  William (Basset), abb. St Benet of Hulme,  William, abb. Sallay,  William (of Stoke, ‘de Theok’’), abb. Sherborne,  ?William, abb. Shrewsbury,  William, abb. Stoneleigh (Radmore),  William (de Tysto), abb. Stoneleigh,  William (of Campden), abb. Stoneleigh,  William (of Pershore), abb. Stoneleigh (abb. Bordesley), ,  William, abb. Stratford Langthorne,  William, abb. Swineshead (abb. Furness), ,  William (de Kernet) [abb. Tavistock] (pr. Otterton),  William (of Forde), abb. Thame (abb. Kingswood), , ,  William, abb. Tintern (),  William, abb. Vaudey (?),  William, abb. Welbeck,  William, abb. Wellow,  William (du Hommet), abb. Westminster (pr. Frampton), ,  William (Postard), abb. Westminster,  William, abb. Whitby,  William, abb. Winchcombe, ,  ?William, abb. Woburn,  n.  William (of Fultorp), custos of Hagnaby,  William, master of Derby, Kingsmead,  William, master of Greenfield,  William (of Appleby), master of Stainfield,  William (of Frisby), pr. Alvingham,  William, pr. Arbury,  William, pr. Arundel (),  William (of Bedford), pr. Barnwell,  William (of Devon), pr. Barnwell,  William, pr. Bicester,  William (de Gedding), pr. Binham,  William, pr. Blackmore, ,  William, pr. Blyth,  n. ,  William (Burdon), pr. Blyth,  n. ,  William (Wastell), pr. Blyth,  n. ,  William (probably of Hingham), pr. Blythburgh, ,  William, pr. Bodmin, ,  ‘William’, pr. Bolton, see Walter William, pr. Bradenstoke (?), 



   William, pr. Bradwell (pr. Luffield, Walden), , , ,  ?William, pr. Brecon,  William, pr. Breedon,  William, pr. Bruton, ,  ?William, pr. Buckenham, ,  William, pr. Bullington, ,  William, pr. Burscough,  n.  William, pr. Bushmead,  William (de Boytone), pr. Butley,  ?William, pr. Canons Ashby, ,  William, pr. Canwell,  William (de Glos, Gloz), pr. Carisbrooke,  William, pr. Cartmel,  William (), pr. Castle Acre, ,  William, pr. Charley,  William, pr. Colchester, St Botolph, ,  William, pr. Cowick,  William, pr. Coxford,  William ( or ), pr. Daventry,  ?William (de Bonay, ?Bouay), pr. Daventry,  and n.  William, pr. Deerhurst,  William, pr. Dover,  William (de Andeville), pr. Dover (abb. Evesham), , ,  William (de Longueville), pr. Dover,  William (Frond), pr. Dudley,  William (of Durham), pr. Durham,  William, pr. Earls Colne,  William (Clement), pr. Elsham,  William (Escrop), pr. Elsham,  William, pr. Ely, ,  William, pr. Eye,  n.  William (de Lovetot), pr. Felley, ,  William (du Hommet), pr. Frampton (abb. Westminster) , ,  William, pr. Gloucester, St Oswald (), ,  William I, pr. Goldcliff, ,  William II, pr. Goldcliff (bp. Llandaff), ,  William, pr. Grovebury, ,  William (de Brus), pr. Guisborough,  William, pr. Hatfield Regis,  William, pr. Hereford,  William, pr. Hertford,  William (de Sandruge), pr. Hertford,  William, pr. Hexham, , 

William, pr. Hough (abb. Cherbourg),  William (of Acle), pr. Hoxne,  William, pr. Huntingdon,  William, pr. Hurley (),  William, pr. Ipswich, Holy Trinity,  William, pr. Ipswich, St Peter and St Paul,  William, pr. Kenilworth (), ,  William, pr. King’s Lynn,  William (of Garton), pr. Kirkham, ,  William (de Muschamp), pr. Kirkham,  William, pr. Lancaster,  William, pr. Launceston,  William (of Brompton), pr. Launde,  William, pr. Leighs, ,  William (of Cirencester), pr. Leonard Stanley,  William, pr. Lewes (),  William, pr. Lincoln, St Catherine,  William (Norman), pr. Little Malvern [pr. Worcester],  William (Gabriel), pr. Llangennith, ,  William, pr. Llanthony , ; corrected to Walter,  William (of Wycombe), pr. Llanthony  and , ,  ?William, pr. London, Holy Trinity, Aldgate,  William, pr. Luffield,  William, pr. Luffield (pr. Walden, pr. Bradwell), , , ,  William, pr. Lytham,  William, pr. Malton,  William, pr. Mendham,  William, pr. Merton, ,  William, pr. Modbury, ,  William, pr. Monk Bretton,  William (?of St Fromund), pr. Monk Sherborne, ,  William, pr. Monks Horton, ,  William, pr. Montacute,  William (de Sancto Aucon’), pr. Newnham, ,  William (de Gorham), wrongly suggested as pr. Newnham, ,  William, pr. Newstead-on-Ancholm,  William, pr. Newton Longville (),  William (de Turba), pr. Norwich (bp. Norwich), , 



   William (of Walsham), pr. Norwich,  William, pr. Nuneaton,  William, pr. Ogbourne St George, ,  William, pr. Otterton,  William (de Kernet), pr. Otterton [abb. Tavistock],  William (de Cuchi), pr. Pembroke,  William, pr. Pentney,  William (of Winchcombe), pr. Penwortham,  William, pr. Poughley, ,  William (?), pr. Prittlewell, ,  William, pr. Rochester,  ?William (of Borstal), pr. Rochester,  William, pr. Ruislip,  William, pr. St Bees,  William, pr. St Germans,  William, pr. St Ives,  William (de Argentein), pr. St Michael’s Mount,  William (de Walchin), pr. St Michael’s Mount,  William, pr. St Neots, ,  William (de Corbeil), pr. St Osyth (archbp. Canterbury), ,  William (son of Samarus), pr. Southwark,  William (of Oxford), pr. Southwark,  William, pr. Spalding,  n.  William, pr. Taunton,  William, pr. Thoby,  William, pr. Thremhall,  William, pr. Tickford,  William, pr. Trentham,  William, pr. Tutbury,  William (de Esnes), pr. Tutbury,  William, pr. Ulverscroft,  William, pr. Walden (pr. Luffield, Bradwell), , , ,  William, pr. Walsingham,  William (de S. Eugenia), pr. Ware, ,  William, pr. Wareham,  William, pr. Watton (),  William, pr. Westacre (),  and n. ,  William, pr. Wetheral,  William (Rundel), pr. Wetheral,  William, pr. Winchester, St Swithun, ,  William (Norman) [pr. Worcester] (pr. Little Malvern), 

William (of Huntingdon), pr. Worksop,  William (of Fécamp), pr. Wymondham, ,  William (of St Albans), pr. Wymondham,  n.  William, pr. Wymondley,  William, pr. York, Holy Trinity, ,  William, pr. York, St Andrew,  ?Willnoth, abb.  ‘Wilstanus’, abb. Gloucester, see Wulfstan,  n.  Wimund, abb. Tavistock,  Wimund, Master, pr. Oxford, St Frideswide, ,  Wlfredus, abb.,  Wl’icus, ?Wulfric, abb. Hartland,  Wlmarus, abb. Evesham, see Mannig ?Wlricus, pr. Bromholm,  ?Wluuinus, pr. Winchester, St Swithun,  Wulfgar, abb. Abingdon, ,  Wulfgeat, abb.,  ?Wulfgeat, abb. Athelney,  Wulfgeat, abb. Burton, ,  Wulfgeat, abb. Crowland, ,  Wulfhild, St, abb. Barking,  Wulfhild, St, abb. Horton,  Wulfketel, ‘Ulskytelus’, abb. Crowland,  n. , ,  Wulfnoth, abb. Westminster,  Wulfric, abb. Canterbury, St Augustine (), ,  Wulfric, abb. Ely, ,  ?Wulfric, abb. Hartland, see Wl’icus Wulfric, abb. Winchester, New Minster,  Wulfric, pr. Sherborne,  Wulfsige, abb.,  ?Wulfsige, abb. Chertsey,  Wulfsige, abb. Ramsey,  Wulfsige, St, abb. Westminster (bp. Sherborne), ,  ?Wulfsige, pr. Winchester, St Swithun,  Wulfsine, abb. Malmesbury,  Wulfstan, abb. ,  Wulfstan, Wulstanus, abb. Gloucester,  and n. ,  Wulfstan, St, pr. Worcester (bp. Worcester), ,  Wulfthryth, St, abb. Wilton,  Wulfward, abb., 



   Wulfwold, abb. Bath, Chertsey, , , ,  Wulfwynn, abb. Romsey,  Wulfwyn, abb. Wareham,  Wulwina, abb.,  Wymer, abb.,  ?Wynebald, pr. Much Wenlock, 

Wynsige, pr. Worcester,  ‘Wyth’, pr. Blythburgh, see Guy Wythman (Andrew), abb. Ramsey, ,  Y., abb. Jervaulx,  Zolinus, see Gauselinus, pr. Eye, 

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INDEX OF RELIGIOUS HOUSES Houses noted on pp. , , , , ,  as having no lists are none the less included in the Index for convenience. Abbreviations for Orders, etc. The abbreviations used in this Index are identical with those in KH. A B BC BF BT C CA G N

Augustinian Canons Black Monks, Benedictine Cluniac of Fontevrault of Tiron Cistercian Monks Carthusian Monks Gilbertine Canons Nuns

NA NB NBC NBF NC NG NK NP P

Augustinian Canonesses Benedictine Nuns Cluniac Nuns Fontevrault (Double Order) Cistercian Nuns Gilbertine (Double Order) Sisters of St John of Jerusalem Premonstratensian Canonesses Premonstratensian Canons

a (as suffix) Alien (a) (as suffix) Alien, but later Denizen (not given in Orders of Cluny and Fontevrault) Alternative names are shown in brackets Abbey-Cwmhir (Tyfaenor, Cwmhir) C ,  Abbey Dore (Dore) C ,  (Abbey Town) Holm Cultram C  Abbotsbury B ,  (Aberconway) Conway C  Abergavenny B(a) ,  Abingdon B –, – Aconbury NA  (Acre) Castle Acre BC ,  (Albalanda) Whitland C ,  (Alba Terra) Whitland C ,  Alcester (De Insula; Oversley) B – (Aldbury) Newark, Surrey A ,  Alkborough B ,  Alnesbourne A  Alnwick P  Alvecote B  Alvingham NG ,  Amesbury NB, NBF  Andover Ba  Andwell (Mapledurwell) BTa ,  Anglesey A  Ankerwyke NB 

Appuldurcombe Ba ,  Arbury A ,  Arden NB ,  Armathwaite NB  Arthington NBC  Arundel Ba  (Ashby) Canons Ashby A ,  Astley Ba  Athelney B –,  Avebury Ba  Axmouth Ba ,  Bardney B ,  Barking NB , – Barlinch A  Barlings (Oxeney) P –,  (Barnoldswick) Kirkstall C  Barnstaple BC ,  Barnwell (Cambridge) A –,  Barrow Gurney NB  (Basedale) Baysdale NC  (Basford) Nottingham BC  Basingwerk C ,  (Baswich) Stafford A , –



    Bath B –, – Battle B –,  Baxterwood A ,  Bayham (Brockley, Otham) P ,  Baysdale (Basedale) NC  Beauchief P ,  Beaulieu (Faringdon) C ,  Beckford Aa  Beddgelert A  Bedford, St Paul B  (Bedford) Newnham A ,  (Beeding) Sele Ba ,  Beeleigh (Maldon; Great Parndon) P ,  Belvoir B  Bentley A  Berden A  Berkeley NB  Bermondsey BC –, – Bicester A  Bicknacre (Woodham Ferrers) A  Biddlesden C –,  Bindon C ,  Binham B –,  Birkenhead B ,  Blackborough NB – Blackmore A ,  Blanchland P  Blithbury NB  Blyth B(a) , – Blythburgh A ,  Bodmin (St Petroc) A ,  Bolton (Embsay) A ,  Bordesley C ,  (Boscobel) Brewood White Ladies NA  Bourne A – Boxgrove B(a) – Boxley C ,  Bradenstoke (Clack) A ,  Bradley, Leics. A  (Bradsole) St Radegund P  Bradwell B ,  Breadsall A  Breamore A ,  Brecon B ,  Breedon A ,  Bretford NB ,  Brewood Black Ladies NB  Brewood White Ladies (Boscobel) NA 

(Bricett) Great Bricett Aa ,  Bridge End G  Bridlington A ,  (Brightley) Forde C  Brinkburn A ,  Bristol, St Augustine A ,  St James B ,  St Mary Magdalene NA ,  Broadholme NP  (Broad Oak) Hatfield Regis B(a) ,  (Brockley) Bayham P ,  Bromehill A  Bromfield B ,  Bromholm BC ,  Brooke A ,  Broomhall NB  Bruern C ,  Bruton A –,  Buckenham (Old Buckenham) A ,  Buckfast C ,  Buckland A ,  Buckland (Minchin Buckland) NK ,  Buildwas C ,  Bullington NG ,  Bungay NB ,  Burscough A  Burton B –,  Burwell Ba ,  Bury St Edmunds (St Edmund) B –, – Bushmead A ,  Butley A –,  Byland (Calder , Hood, Stocking) C ,  (Bytham) Vaudey C  (Caddendon) Markyate NB ,  (Caerleon) Llantarnam C ,  (Calder I) Byland C ,  Calder II C –,  Caldwell A  (Calke) Repton A ,  Calwich A  Cambridge (St Radegund de Grenecroft) NB ,  (Cambridge) Barnwell A –,  Cammeringham P  Campsey Ash NA –,  Cannington NB 

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    Canons Ashby (Ashby) A ,  Canonsleigh A – Canterbury, Christ Church B –,  Holy Sepulchre NB  St Augustine B –, – St Gregory A ,  Canwell B ,  ‘Car’’ ?  Cardiff B – Cardigan B  Carham A ,  Carisbrooke Ba ,  Carlisle A ,  Carmarthen A  (Carrow) Norwich NB ,  Cartmel A  Castle Acre (Acre) BC ,  Castle Hedingham (Hedingham) NB ,  Catesby NC ,  Catley NG – (Cella) Markyate NB ,  Cerne B ,  Chacombe A ,  ‘Chaneturme’, see Kenilworth A  n.  (Chapel House) Cold Norton A  Charley A  Charlton P  Chatteris NB , – Chepstow (Striguil) B(a) ,  Chertsey B –, – Cheshunt NB ,  Chester, St Mary NB ,  St Werburgh B ,  (Chich) St Osyth A ,  Chichester NB  Chicksands NG ,  Chirbury (Snead) A ,  Cholsey B –,  (Christ Church) Canterbury B –,  Christchurch (Twynham) A ,  Church Gresley (Gresley) A ,  Church Preen BC  Cirencester A –,  (Clack) Bradenstoke A ,  (Clare) Stoke by Clare Ba ,  Cleeve C  (Clementhorpe) York, St Clement NB  (Clerkenwell) London NA , 

Clifford BC ,  Cockerham A  Cockersand (De Marisco) P – Cogges Ba  Coggeshall C  Colchester, St John B ,  St Julian and St Botolph A ,  Cold Norton (Chapel House) A  Combe C ,  Combermere C –,  Combwell A  Conishead A  Conway (Aberconway) C  Cook Hill NC  ‘Cotes’ ? ,  (Cotham) Nun Cotham NC ,  (Cotton) Croxden C  Covenham Ba ,  Coventry B –,  Coverham (Swainby) P  Cowick B(a) – Coxford (Rudham) A ,  (Coxwold) Newburgh A –,  Crabhouse (Crabb’s Abbey) NA ,  Cranborne B  (Crendon Park) Notley A ,  Crowland B –, – Croxden (Cotton) C ,  Croxton Kerrial P  (Cwmhir) Abbey-Cwmhir C ,  Cymmer C  Dale (De Parco iuxta Dereleyam; De Parco Stanley) P – Darley (Derby) A –,  Daventry BC –,  Davington NB ,  (De Bosco) Markyate NB ,  (De Cruce Roisia) Royston A ,  Deeping, St James B ,  Deerhurst B(a) ,  (De Insula) Alcester B – (De Insula) Haverholme NG  (Delapre; De la Pré) Northampton NBC  (De Marisco) Cockersand P – (Dene) Flaxley C –,  ‘Denedan’ ?  Denny B 

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    (De Novo Loco) Newark, Surrey A ,  (De Novo Loco de Sirewda) Newstead, Notts. A ,  (De Novo Loco in Lindsey) Newstead-onAncholm G –,  (De Parco iuxta Dereleyam) Dale P – (De Parco Lude) Louth Park C ,  (De Parco Stanley) Dale P – (De Parco super Thamam) Notley A ,  (De Pratibus iuxta Northampton) Northampton, St James A ,  (De Pratis) Derby, Kingsmead NB ,  (De Pratis) Leicester A –,  (Derby) Darley A –,  Derby, Kingsmead (De Pratis) NB ,  Derby, St James BC  (Dereham) West Dereham P ,  (De Sartis) Ranton A  (De Sartis) Wardon C –,  (Des Assarz) Ranton A  Dieulacres (Poulton) C  Dodford A ,  (Dodlinch) Woodspring A  Dodnash A  (Donnington Wood) Lilleshall A ,  Dorchester, Oxon. A ,  (Dore) Abbey Dore C ,  Dover B –,  Drax A  (Drownfont) Stanley C ,  Dudley BC ,  Dunkeswell C  (Dunmow) Little Dunmow A ,  Dunstable A – Dunstall (Tunstall) NG  Dunster B ,  Durford P ,  Durham B –,  Earls Colne B – Easby (Richmond; St Agatha) P ,  Egglestone P ,  (Elenfordesmere) Poughley A ,  Ellerton NC  Ellerton on Spalding Moor G  Elsham A  Elstow NB  (Eltisley) Hinchingbrooke NB 

Ely B –, – (Embsay) Bolton A ,  Esholt NC  Evesham B –,  Ewenny (Ogmore) B  Exeter, St James BC ,  St Nicholas B  St Peter BNB , ,  Eye B(a) –,  Eynsham (Stow) B –,  (Fakenham) Hempton A  Farewell NB  (Faringdon) Beaulieu C ,  (Farleigh) Monkton Farleigh BC  Faversham B –,  Felixstowe (Walton St Felix) B  Felley A ,  Finchale B ,  Fineshade A  Flamstead (St Giles in the Wood; Woodchurch) NB ,  Flaxley (Dene) C –,  Forde (Brightley) C  (Fors) Jervaulx C ,  Fosse NC ,  (Fotheringay) Northampton De la Pré NBC  Foukeholme NB ,  Fountains C –,  Frampton Ba ,  Freiston B  Furness (Tulketh) C –,  Garendon, ‘Geuedona’ C –,  (Ginges) Thoby A ,  Glastonbury B –, – Gloucester, St Oswald A –,  St Peter B –,  Goathland B  Godstow NB –,  Gokewell NC  Goldcliff B(a) ,  Goring NA ,  Great Bricett (Bricett) Aa ,  Great Malvern (Malvern) B ,  (Great Parndon) Beeleigh P  Great Witchingham (Witchingham) BC 

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    Greenfield NC  (Grendale) Handale NC  (Gresley) Church Gresley A ,  Grimsby, St Leonard NA ,  (Grimsby) Wellow A ,  Grovebury (La Grove; Leighton Buzzard) BFa ,  Guisborough A ,  Guyzaunce NP  (Hackness) Whitby B –,  Hagnaby P ,  (Haliwell) London NA  (Ham) Stratford Langthorne C ,  Hamble BTa  Hampole NC ,  Handale (Grendale) NC  Harrold NA –,  Hartland (St Nectan) A –,  Hastings A ,  Hatfield Peverel B ,  Hatfield Regis (Broad Oak) B(a) ,  (Haugh) Hough Aa  Haughmond A , – Haverfordwest A  Haverholme (De Insula) NG  (Haverholme) Louth Park C ,  (Haveringland) Mountjoy A  (Hazelton) Kingswood C –,  (Hedingham) Castle Hedingham NB ,  Hempton (Fakenham) A  Henwood NB  Hereford B ,  Hertford B ,  Hexham A –,  Heynings NC  Hickling A  Higham (Lillechurch) NB ,  Hinchingbrooke (Papley in Eltisley) NB  Hinckley Ba  ‘Holen’ ?  (Holland) Swineshead C ,  Holm Cultram (Abbey Town) C  (Holme) St Benet of Hulme BC –,  Holme East BC  (Holy Island) Lindisfarne B ,  Holystone NA  ‘Honna’ ? 

(Hood) Byland C ,  (Hood) Newburgh A – Horkesley (Little Horkesley) BC ,  Hornby P  Horsham St Faith (Horsford) B(a) ,  Horsley Ba  Horton B  Horton NB  (Horton) Monks Horton BC ,  Hough (Haugh) Aa  Hoxne B –,  (Hulme) St Benet of Hulme B –,  Humberston B ,  Huntingdon A ,  Hurley B ,  Hutton, see Baysdale NC  Hyde, see Winchester, New Minster B – Ickleton NB  Ipplepen A  Ipswich, Holy Trinity A – St Peter and St Paul A  (Irford) Orford NP ,  (Ivinghoe) St Margaret’s NB  Ivychurch A  Ixworth A ,  Jarrow B  Jervaulx (Fors, Wensleydale) C ,  Kalendar P  Keldholme NC ,  Kenilworth A –,  Kersal BC  Kerswell BC  Keynsham A ,  Kidwelly B  Kilburn NB ,  Kilpeck B ,  King’s Lynn (Lynn) B ,  (Kingsmead) Derby NB ,  Kingswood (Hazelton, Tetbury) C –,  Kington St Michael NB – (Kintbury) Nuneaton NBF – (Kirby) Monks Kirby Ba ,  Kirkham A –, – Kirklees NC ,  Kirkstall (Barnoldswick) C 

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    Kirkstead C ,  Kyme (South Kyme) A ,  (La Grove) Grovebury BFa ,  Lamanna B ,  Lambley NB  Lancaster Ba ,  Lanercost A ,  Langdon (West Langdon) P  Langley, Leics. NB ,  Langley, Norfolk P  Lapley Ba  (Lastingham) Whitby B –,  Latton A ,  Launceston A ,  Launde A –,  Lavendon P ,  Leeds, Kent A , – Legbourne NC ,  Leicester (St Mary de Prato, Pratis) A –,  Leighs (Little Leighs) A ,  (Leighton Buzzard) Grovebury BFa ,  Leiston (Old Leiston) P ,  Lenton BC –,  Leominster B ,  Leominster NB  Leonard Stanley (Stanley) B  Lessness (Westwood) A ,  Letheringham A  Lewes (St Pancras) BC –, – Lewisham Ba  (Lillechurch) Higham NB ,  Lilleshall (Lizard, Donnington Wood) A ,  Limebrook NA  Lincoln, St Catherine G  St Mary Magdalene B  Lindisfarne (Holy Island) B ,  (Lindley) Bullington NG ,  (Ling) Thetford, St George NB  Little Dunmow (Dunmow) A ,  (Little Horkesley) Horkesley BC ,  (Little Leighs) Leighs A ,  Little Malvern (Malvern) B  (Little Mareis) Yedingham NB ,  Little Marlow (Marlow) NB ,  Littlemore (Sandford) NB  (Little Walsingham) Walsingham A 

(Little Wymondley) Wymondley A  (Lizard) Lilleshall A ,  Llangennith Ba ,  Llangua (Llangwyfan) Ba  Llanllyr NC  Llansaintffraed in Elvel NC  Llantarnam (Caerleon) C ,  Llanthony Prima A –,  Llanthony Secunda A  ‘Llwythlawr’ ?  Loders Ba  London, Clerkenwell NA ,  Haliwell NA  Holy Trinity, Aldgate A – St Bartholomew A  St Helen’s, Bishopgate NB ,  see also Bermondsey, Kilburn, Southwark, Stratford-at-Bow, Westminster Louth Park (Haverholme, De Parco Lude) C ,  Loxwell, see Stanley C  Luffield B –,  (Lunda) Monk Bretton BC ,  Lyminster NBa  (Lynn) King’s Lynn B ,  Lytham B  Maiden Bradley A ,  (Maldon) Beeleigh P ,  Malling NB ,  Malmesbury B –, – Malpas BC  Malton G ,  (Malvern) Great Malvern B ,  (Malvern) Little Malvern B  (Mapledurwell) Andwell BTa ,  (Mareis, Little) Yedingham NB ,  Margam C ,  Markby A – Markyate (Caddendon; Cella; De Bosco) NB ,  Marlborough G  (Marlow) Little Marlow NB ,  Marmont G  Marrick NB  Marsh Barton A  Marton A ,  Mattersey G  Meaux C –

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    Medmenham C  Mendham BC ,  Merevale C ,  Merton A ,  Milton B ,  (Minchin Buckland) Buckland NK ,  Minster in Sheppey (St Sexburga) NB –,  Minster in Thanet NB  Minting Ba  Missenden A  Mobberley A  Modbury B(a) ,  Monk Bretton (Lunda) BC ,  Monk Sherborne (Pamber; Tadley) Ba ,  Monks Horton (Horton) BC ,  Monks Kirby (Kirby) Ba ,  (Monkton) Pembroke B(a)  Monkton Farleigh (Farleigh) BC  Monkwearmouth (Wearmouth) B  Monmouth B(a) ,  Montacute BC –,  Mottisfont A  Mountjoy (Haveringland) A  Moxby NB  Muchelney B –, – Much Wenlock (Wenlock) BC –,  Neasham NB  Neath C , – ‘Neop’’ ?  ‘Neuham’ ?  Newark, Surrey (Aldbury; De Novo Loco) A ,  Newbo P ,  Newburgh (Coxwold) A –,  Newcastle upon Tyne NB  Newent Ba  Newhouse (Newsham) P ,  New Minster, Winchester B –, – Newminster, Northumberland C –,  Newnham (Bedford) A ,  (Newport Pagnell) Tickford B(a) ,  (Newsham) Newhouse P ,  Newstead, Notts. (De Novo Loco de Sirewda) A ,  Newstead-on-Ancholm (De Novo Loco in Lindsey) G –, 

Newton Longville BCa  Nocton Park A –, – Norman’s Burrow (Reinham) BC  Northampton, St Andrew BC , – St James (De Pratibus iuxta Northampton) A ,  St Mary de la Pré, Delapre (Fotheringay) NBC  North Creake A  North Ferriby A  North Ormsby (Nun Ormsby; Ormsby) NG ,  Norton, Cheshire (Runcorn) A ,  (Norton, Cold) Cold Norton A  Norwich B –,  Norwich (Carrow) NB ,  Nostell (St Oswald) A –,  Notley (Crendon Park; De Parco super Thamam; Nutley) BC ,  Nottingham (Basford) BC  Nottingham, Holy Sepulchre A  Nun Appleton NC ,  Nunburnholme NB  Nun Cotham (Cotham) NC ,  Nuneaton (Kintbury) NBF – Nunkeeling NB  Nun Monkton NB –,  (Nun Ormsby) North Ormsby NG ,  Nunthorpe, see Baysdale NC  (Nutley) Notley A ,  Ogbourne St George Ba ,  (Ogmore) Ewenny B  (Old Buckenham) Buckenham A ,  (Oldbury) Polesworth NB  (Old Leiston) Leiston P  Orford (Irford) NP ,  (Ormsby) North Ormsby NG ,  Oseney A – (Otham) Bayham P ,  (Otley) Thame C ,  Otterton Ba ,  (Oversley) Alcester B – Owston A ,  (Oxeney) Barlings P –,  Oxford, St Frideswide A ,  (Pamber) Monk Sherborne Ba ,  (Papley in Eltisley) Hinchingbrooke NB 

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    (Parndon) Beeleigh P ,  Patrixbourne A  Pembroke (Monkton) B(a)  Pentney A – Penwortham B ,  Pershore B –,  Peterborough B –, – Peterstone A  Pilton B ,  Pinley NC  Pipewell C  Plympton A ,  (Pola) Strata Marcella C ,  Polesworth (Oldbury) NB ,  Polsloe NB  Pontefract BC  (Pool) Strata Marcella C ,  (Porchester) Southwick A ,  Poughley (Elenfordesmere) A ,  (Poulton) Dieulacres C  Preston Capes, see Daventry BC – Preston Patrick, see Shap P  Prittlewell BC ,  Pynham A ,  (Pyon) Wormsley A  Quarr C ,  (Radford) Worksop A –,  (Radmore) Stoneleigh C  Ramestede NB  Ramsey B –,  Ranton (De Sartis; Des Assarz; Ronton) A  Ratlinghope A  (Ravendale) West Ravendale P  Reading, St Mary B  Reading NB , – Redbourn B  Redlingfield NB ,  (Reinham) Norman’s Barrow BC  Repton A ,  Revesby (St Laurence) C  Richmond, St Martin B  (Richmond) Easby P ,  Rievaulx C  Robertsbridge (Salehurst) C ,  Rocester A , – Roche C , 

Rochester B –,  Romsey NB – (Ronton) Ranton A  Rosedale NC  Rowney NB  Royston (De Cruce Roisia) A ,  (Rudham) Coxford A ,  Rufford C ,  Ruislip Ba  Rumburgh B ,  (Runcorn) Norton A  Rusper NB  (St Agatha) Easby P ,  St Albans B –, – St Bees B  St Benet of Hulme (Holme; Hulme) B –,  (St Botolph) Colchester A ,  St Carrok BC  St Clears BC  St Cross BTa ,  St Denys, Southampton A –,  St Dogmells (St Dogmaels) BTa ,  (St Edmund) Bury St Edmunds B –, – (St Edward’s) Shaftesbury NB ,  St Germans A ,  (St Giles in the Wood) Flamstead NB ,  St Helen’s BC  (St Helen’s, Bishopsgate) London NB ,  St Ives B – (St Laurence) Revesby C  (St Leonard) Stamford B  St Margaret’s (Ivinghoe) NB  (St Mary de Prato, Pratis) Leicester A –,  St Mary de Pré NB  (St Mary Overy) Southwark A –,  St Michael’s Mount Ba  (St Nectan) Hartland A –,  St Neots B(a) ,  (St Oswald) Gloucester A –,  (St Oswald) Nostell A –,  St Osyth (Chich) A ,  (St Pancras) Lewes BC –, – ‘St Pernit’ ? 

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    (St Petroc) Bodmin A ,  St Radegund (Bradsole) P  (St Radegund de Grenecroft) Cambridge NB ,  (St Sexburga) Minster in Sheppey NB –,  (St Swithun) Winchester B –, – (St Thomas) Stafford A , – (Salehurst) Robertsbridge C ,  Sallay (Sawley) C – (Sandford) Littlemore NB  Sandleford A  Sandtoft B ,  Sandwell B  (Sawley) Sallay C – Sawtry C  Scilly (Trescaw) B ,  Selby B –,  Sele (Beeding) Ba ,  Sempringham NG –, ,  Seton NB  Sewardsley NC ,  Shaftesbury (St Edward’s) NB ,  Shap P  Shelford A ,  Sherborne B ,  (Sherborne) Monk Sherborne Ba ,  Sheringham A  (Shobdon) Wigmore A –,  Shouldham NG  Shrewsbury B ,  Shulbred A  Sibton C ,  Sinningthwaite NC , – Sixhills NG ,  Skewkirk A  Snape B ,  (Snead) Chirbury A ,  Snelshall P  Sopwell NB ,  (Sopwick) Wix NB ,  (Southampton) St Denys A –,  (South Kyme) Kyme A ,  Southwark (St Mary Overy) A –,  Southwick (Porchester) A ,  Spalding B(a) , – Spinney N  Sporle Ba  Stafford, St Thomas (Baswich) A , –

Stainfield NB ,  Stamford, St Leonard B  St Mary and St Michael NB ,  St Sepulchre A  (Stanlaw) Stanlow C –,  Stanley (Drownfont) C ,  (Stanley) Leonard Stanley B  Stanlow (Stanlaw, Whalley) C –,  Stansgate BC  Stixwould NC –,  (Stocking) Byland C ,  Stogursey Ba – Stoke by Clare (Clare) Ba ,  Stone A ,  Stone NB  Stoneleigh C ,  Stonely A  (Stow) Eynsham B – Strata Florida (Yr Hen Fynachlog) C ,  Strata Marcella (Pola; Pool; Trallwng; Welshpool; Ystrad Marchell) C ,  Stratford-at-Bow NB  Stratford Langthorne (Ham) C ,  (Striguil) Chepstow B(a) ,  Studley, Oxon. NB  Studley, Warws. (Witton) A ,  Sulby (Welford) P –,  Swaffham Bulbeck NB ,  (Swainby) Coverham P  Swavesey Ba ,  Swine NC  Swineshead (Holland) C ,  (Tadley) Monk Sherborne Ba ,  Takeley Ba  Talley P ,  Taunton A ,  Tavistock B –,  (Tetbury) Kingswood C –,  Tewkesbury B , – Thame (Otley) C ,  Thelsford A  Thetford, Holy Sepulchre A  St George and St Gregory (Ling) NB  St Mary BC ,  Thicket NB  ‘Thir’, see Monks Kirby  n. 

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    Thoby (Ginges) A ,  Thorney B –,  Thornholme A ,  Thornton (Thornton Curtis) A ,  Thremhall A ,  Thurgarton A ,  Tickford (Newport Pagnell) B(a) ,  Tilty C  Tintern C  Tiptree A  Tonbridge A  Torksey A ,  Torre P ,  Tortington A  Totnes B(a) –,  (Trallwng) Strata Marcella C ,  (Trefgarn), Whitland C ,  Tregony A  Trentham A ,  (Trescaw) Scilly B ,  (Tulketh) Furness C – (Tunstall) Dunstall NG  Tupholme P  Tutbury B(a)  (Twynham) Christchurch A ,  (Tyfaenor) Abbey-Cwmhir C  (Ty Gwynn) Whitland C ,  Tynemouth B – Tywardreath B(a) ,  Ulverscroft A ,  Valle Crucis C –,  Vaudey (Bytham) C  (Verulamium) St Albans B – Walden B –,  Wallingford B ,  Wallingwells NB  Walsingham (Little Walsingham) A  Waltham A ,  Walton St Felix (Felixstowe) B  Wangford BC  Wardon (De Sartis) C –,  Ware Ba –,  Wareham NB  Wareham, St Mary Ba  Warmington Ba ,  Warter A –

Warwick A  Wath Ba  Watton NG  Waverley C ,  (Wearmouth) Monk Wearmouth B  Weedon Lois (Weedon Pinkney) Ba  Welbeck P ,  (Welford) Sulby P –,  Wellow (Grimsby) A ,  (Welshpool) Strata Marcella C ,  (Wenlock) Much Wenlock BC –,  (Wensleydale) Jervaulx C ,  Westacre A ,  Westbury-on-Trym B  West Dereham (Dereham) P ,  West Langdon (Langdon) P  Westminster P –,  West Ravendale (Ravendale) P  Westwood NBF ,  (Westwood) Lessness A ,  Wetheral B  Weybourne A  (Whalley) Stanlow C – Wherwell NB , – Whitby (Lastingham, Hackness) B –,  (White Ladies) Brewood NA  Whitland (Albalanda; Alba Terra; Ty Gwynn; Trefgarn)) C ,  Wigmore (Shobdon) A –,  Wilberfoss NB  Wilmington Ba  Wilsford Ba  Wilton NB –,  Winchcombe B –,  Winchester, Hyde (New Minster) B –, – Nunminster NB ,  St Swithun’s B –, – Wintney NC –, – (Witchingham) Great Witchingham BC  Witham CA ,  (Witton) Studley, Warws. A ,  Wix (Sopwick) NB ,  Woburn C –,  Wombridge A ,  Woodbridge A ,  (Woodchurch) Flamstead NB ,  (Woodham Ferrers) Bicknacre A  Woodkirk A , 

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    Woodspring (Dodlinch) A  Wootton Wawen Ba  Worcester B –,  Worksop (Radford) A –,  Wormegay A  Wormsley (Pyon) A  Wothorpe NB  Wroxall NB ,  Wroxton A  Wykeham NC  Wymondham B –, –

Wymondley (Little Wymondley) A  Wyresdale C  Yedingham (Little Mareis) NB ,  York, Holy Trinity B(a) ,  St Andrew G –,  St Clement (Clementhorpe) NB  St Mary B ,  (Yr Hen Ffynachlog) Strata Florida C  (Ystrad Marchell) Strata Marcella C , 

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