Chapter XXXVI: Appendix: II

We have in the case of two Rural Deaneries, by way of sample, tabulated the benefices as entered in the “Taxatio” and the “Valor” with one another and with the modern Clergy List; with a few notes upon them.

DIOCESE OF LONDON.--DEANERY OF BERDESTAPLE.

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From Domesday Book. | “Taxatio” of Pope Nicholas |
| IV., 1292 A.D., p. 21. |
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| £ s. d.|
The Manor and Church belonged to the |Ecclīā de Thurrok pva 5 6 8|
See of London. | |
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Ditto | " Oresith |
| (cum Vicar) 16 0 0|
Cedd the Apostle of the East Saxons | " Westillebȳ 13 16 4|
founded one of his centres of | |
evangelization here, A.D. 653. In | |
the time of Edward the Confessor it| " Estillebȳ 14 13 4|
was divided into West T. held by | |
Aluric, a priest and freeman, and | |
East T. held by Tedric, a freeman. | |
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In Saxon times these were one parish.| " Hornyngdone 12 0 0|
Time of the Confessor “a certain | Vicar ejusdem 4 13 4|
deacon had here 30 acres and ¼ of | |
a church.” | |
This church belonged to Barking | |
nunnery. | |
From Saxon times belonged to Barking | " Mockyng 14 13 4|
nunnery. | |
Probably had a church in Saxon times.| " Stanford 16 0 0|
Afterwards Wm. de Septem Moles gave| |
his manor with a free chapel to | |
Waltham Abbey. | |
In Saxon times the manor and church | " Bulephen 13 6 8|
belonged to Barking N. | |
After the Conquest this parish | " Coringham[644] 8 0 0|
belonged to B. of London. | |
| " Bures 6 13 4|
| " Bourgsted[645] 13 6 8|
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The manor and church in the time of | " Burgsted |
the Confessor belonged to Earl | parva[646] 4 13 4|
Godwin, after the Conquest to the | |
See of London. | |
Manor and church given at the | " Leyndon 13 6 8|
Conquest to the See of London. | |
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| " Fobbing 10 0 0|
| " Chaldewell 5 6 8|
Originally one parish: by the time | " Magna |
of Ed. Confessor a large manor in | Benafleth 6 13 4|
S. Benfleet with church belonged to| " Benefleth |
Barking Abbey; a large manor in N. | parva[648] 0 0 0|
Benfleet with church belonged to | |
Earl Harold. | |
Time of E. Confessor principal part | " Dontone 5 6 8|
belonged to a priest. Wm. gave it | |
to the Albini family, founders of | |
Bec Abbey. They gave this manor to | |
Okeburn, Wilts., a cell of Bec. | |
After the Conquest, King Wm. gave | " Hoton 9 16 8|
this manor and church to Battle | " Schenefeud 10 0 0|
Abbey. | |
At the Conquest, known as Ramsden, | " Duddyngeherst 8 0 0|
subsequently divided into 2 manors | " Gingg Rad’i 6 13 4|
and parishes, distinguished by | |
names of their owners. | " Ramesden Cray 5 6 8|
| " Ramsden |
| Belhous 6 13 4|
| " Dounham 5 6 8|
| " Fangge (or |
| Fanga) 6 13 4|
| " Novendon[650] 0 0 0|
| " Thunderle[650] 0 0 0|
| " Wykfore[650] 0 0 0|
| " Piches[650] 0 0 0|

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| “Valor Ecclesiasticus” of Hen. | Clergy List, 1895 A.D.
| VIII., 1534 A.D., I 448. |
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| £ s. d.| £
|Thurrock Parva R 3 15 0|Thurrock East (or Little) 400
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|Thurrock Grays V per |Thurrock West, with Purfleet 170
| ear{m} Epi Lond. dal’ |
| 6 Apr., 1582 5 0 8|Grays Thurrock 175
|Orsett R 29 4 8|Orsett 500
| Chantry 6 13 4|
|Westilbury R 20 0 0|Tilbury West 480
| Free chapel of a hermit 1 6 8|
| Chantry 10 0 0|
|Estilbury V 12 17 0|Tilbury East 160
| Free Chapel which W. |
| Pace lately held 3 0 0|
| Another Free Chapel |
| which W{m} More |
| lately held 1 11 0|
|Esthornden R 9 14 0|Horndon East 435
| Free chapel 0 5 0|
|Westhorndon R 14 13 4|Horndon West, with
| | Ingrave[643] 380
|Horndon super Montem V 14 6 8|Horndon-on-the-Hill 250
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|Mocking V 10 0 0|Mucking 172
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|Standeford le hope R 12 19 8|Stanford-le-Hope 600
| Free Chapel 2 0 0|
| Chantry 7 18 0|
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|Bulfanne R 23 0 0|Bulphan 345
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|Corringham R 22 3 8|Corringham 560
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|Boures Gifford R 25 0 0|Bowers Gifford 406
|Burstede magna V 17 6 8|Burstead, Great 100
| Chantry 7 0 0|Billericay 320
|Burstede Parva R 11 10 4|Little Burstead 270
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|Laindon R with chapel of |Laindon with Basildon 500
| Bartilsdon annexed 35 6 8|
| Free Chapel 3 6 8|
| Chantry 6 0 4|
|Langdon R[647] 10 3 8|Laindon Hills 224
|Fobbing R 21 0 0|Fobbing 534
|Chadwell R 17 13 4|Chadwell 220
|South Benflete V 16 5 4|South Benfleet 180
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| |North Benfleet 430
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|Donton R 14 12 8|Dunton Waylett 320
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|Hutton R 8 0 0|Hutton 230
|Shenfield R 14 18 4|Shenfield 390
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|Duddinghurst R 10 3 8|Doddinghurst 420
|Ingraffe R 7 13 5|
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|Ramsden Cranes R 19 12 0|Ramsden Crays 380
|Ramsden Belhous R 14 0 0|Stock-Harward with
| Free chapel[649] 3 0 0| Ramsden Belhous 400
|Downeham R 12 2 8| Downham 340
|Fange R 14 0 4| Vange 141
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|Novingdon R 10 13 4| Nevendon 150
|Thundersley R 14 13 4| Thundersley 400
|Wykeford R 13 13 4| Wickford 310
|Pittesey R 10 13 4| Pitsea 300

DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY. DEANERY OF BRIGG.

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“Taxatio” of Pope Nicholas IV., |
1292 A.D.[651] |
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£ s. d.|
Ecclesia de Wyngham p. portione Prepositi et 40 0 0|
Vicarii |
Portio Capellæ de Esse [Ash] cum Capella [of 60 0 0|
Overland] eidem annexa |
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Portio de Godewynstone 46 13 4|
Portio Capellæ de Nonynton cum Capella de 53 6 8|
Wymelingwelde eidem annexa |
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[NOTE.--Wingham was a tract of country part of |
the possessions of the See of Canterbury from |
the earliest Saxon times. No doubt the |
churches and chapels here mentioned had been |
built by successive archbishops. Archbishop |
Kilwardby, 1273 A.D., designed to found a |
College of secular priests in the Church of |
Wingham, but, being interrupted by death, his |
successor Peckham carried out the design. He |
made the Vicar also the Provost; made the |
chapelries (except Overland) distinct |
parishes, appointed Vicarages in them, and |
gave the parishes as prebends to the 5 |
Canons, and appointed 2 priests, 2 deacons, |
2 sub-deacons, and a sexton to the service of |
the church. At subsequent periods 2 chantries |
were founded in Ash Church, one valued in the |
“Valor” at £14 13_s._ 4_d._, out of which a |
life pension of £5 was paid to the late |
cantarist, and the other at £7 6_s._ 8_d._] |
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Ecclia de Sturmine cum penc’(40_s._ to the 12 13 4|
Prior of Leeds) |
Ecclia de Preston (appr’ to St. Augustine, Cant.) 20 0 0|
Vicar ejusdem 4 15 4|
Ecclia de Eylinston 10 0 0|
Ecclia de Adesham cum capella 53 6 8|
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Ecclia de Chilindene 5 6 8|
Ecclia de Lyvingesburn[655] 10 0 0|
Ecclia de Wytham 33 6 8|
Vicarius ejusdem 5 6 8|
Ecclia de Littleburne (appr’ to St. Aug., 20 0 0|
Cant.) |
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Ecclia de Pat’kes burne (appr’ to the Prior of 33 6 8|
Merton) |
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Ecclia de Kinggeston 12 0 0|
Ecclia de Bisshopes burne cum capella 33 6 8|
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Ecclia de Pecham 20 0 0|
Vicarius ejusdem 4 6 8|
Ecclia de Waltham 11 6 8|
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Ecclia de Elmestede cum penc’ (20 marks 16 0 0|
to Mr. Solomon de Burn for his life) |
Ecclia de Chertham 26 13 4|
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Ecclia de Chileham 40 0 0|
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Vicarius ejusdem 6 13 4|
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Ecclia de Magna Hardres cum capella 26 13 4|
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Ecclia de Croyndale cum penc’ (25_s._ to 11 16 8|
Prior of Leeds) |
Ecclia de Brok 6 13 4|
Ecclia de Wy (appr’ to Battle Abbey) 43 6 8|
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Vicarius ejusdem 10 13 4|
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[NOTE.--I, Kempe Archbp. of York, founded the |
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College of secular priests in the Church of |
Wye, 1447 A.D.][656] |
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Ecclia de Bocton Allulphi 40 0 0|
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Ecclia de Godmsham cum capella 53 6 8|
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Ecclia de Itham 30 0 0|
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“Valor Ecclesiasticus,” | Clergy List,
of Hen. VIII., 1534 A.D.[652] | 1895 A.D.
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£ s. d.| £
Wyngham cum Capellis de Asshe, Godwynston |Wingham 162
Nonyngton et Wymyngweld appr’ Preposito |Ash (Chapel of 260
et Canonicis de Wyngham | Overland
| ruined)
|Godenstone 200
Master Edmund de Cranmere[653] p’vost hath |Nonington 280
in the Church of Wyngham 45 6 8 |Womenswold 160
Profits of the Chapel of Overland 20 0 0 |
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Deduct for parish priest he is |
bound to keep there 9 0 0 |
And for the sexton of Wyngham 3 0 0 |
And for life pension to the late |
provost, Mr. Wm. Warham[654] 22 0 0 31 6 3|
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The 5 canons gross receipts |
from the tithes of Ashe |
with the chapels of |
Rusheborough, Nunnington, |
Goodneston, and |
Wymengewelde 143 7 7½ |
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The deductions including |
salaries of 5 priests to |
serve the 5 chapels at |
about £6 each, and for |
two priests doing service |
in Wyngham Church £6 11_s._ |
8_d._ each, for 2 quiristers |
each 13_s._ 4_d._, for |
sexton’s daily service in |
church £4 6_s._ 8_d._, and |
for divers obits £51 5_s._ |
4_d._ 59 0 12½ 84 5 11|
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Stormouth 18 19 10|Stourmouth 300
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Preston appr’ to St. Augustine, Cant. 0 0 0|Preston 000
The Vicar has 9 15 0|Vicarage 150
(Not mentioned in “Valor,” or by Hasted.) |
Asham with chapel of Staple annexed 28 12 0|Adisham 450
The priest at Staple has 6 13 4|Staple 450
Chelynden 4 18 8|Chillenden 120
Bekesborne[655] 5 13 8|Bekesborne 150
Wikham breux 29 11 6|Wickhambreux 603
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Lytelbourne (appr’ to St. Augustine, |Littlebourn 250
Cant.) |
The Vicar has 8 0 0|
Patryksborne with the chapel of Brigge 11 7 4|Patrixbourn 350
(appr’ to Merton) |
The priest of the chapel has 2 13 4|
Kyngston 16 0 0|Kingston 350
Bysshoppysborne with Church of Barham 35 19 9|Bishopsburne 500
annexed |
Stipend to the priest of Barham 8 0 0|Barham 650
Petham (appr’ to St. Osyth Priory) 0 0 0}|
The Vicar has 8 0 1}|Waltham with 575
Waltham (appr’ to St. Gregory, Cant.) 0 0 0}| Petham
The Vicar has 7 15 4}|
Elmeston 6 7 7|Elmstone 180
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Chartham with the chapel of Horton 41 5 10|Chartham 550
Salary of priest at Horton 1 6 8|
Chelham with the chapel of Molayshe 0 0 0|Chilham 700
(appr’ to Abbess of Sion) |
Vicar has 5 3 4|Molash 90
Salary of priest at chapel 6 13 4|
Grete Hardres with Chapel of Stelling 19 13 0|Upper Hardres 400
annexed | with
Deduction for life pension to late 0 0 0| Stelling
parson (£6 13_s._ 4_d._) |
Crundale with pension to Prior of Leeds, 11 10 8|Crundale 320
35_s._ |
Broke 7 7 0|
Church of Wye (appr’ to the monks of 0 0 0|
Battle) |
College of Wye Richard Walker Vicar and 0 0 0|
Master of the College |
Total receipts of the College, £125 93 2 0½|Wye Vicarage 270
15_s._ 4½_d._ |
Deductions. Among them for 3 priests, |
clerks, quiristers, scole master and |
other ministers, £68; to the Provost, |
£13 6_s._ 8_d._; to poor people, £3 |
6_s._ 8_d._; founder’s obit, £3 3_s._ |
4_d._; etc., £32 13_s._ 4_d._ |
Bocton Aluph (appr’ to College of Wye) 0 0 0|
The Vicar has 5 16 10|
Godmersham cum capella de Chullok (appr’ 0 0 0|Godmersham 160
to Xt. Ch., Cant.) |
Vicar, £16 0_s._ 12_d._; deduct for 9 7 8|Challock 250
priest to serve chapel, £6 13_s._ 4_d._
Ikham 25 11 8|Ickham 803
Stodmarsshe (appr’ to hospital for poor 0 0 0|Stodmarsh 135
priests, Cant.) |