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Historic Collections, Relating to the Monasteries of Devon
Historic Collections Relating to the Monasteries of Devon Author:George Oliver Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PLYMPTON PRIORY. cc T J HE original beginning of this Priorie (says Leland, vol. 3. Itinerary, p. 35.) was after this Fas- cion. One William Warewist, B... more »ishop of Excester, displeasid with the Chanons or Prebendaries of a Fre Chapelle of the foundation of the Saxon Kings7 because they wold not leve theyr Concubines, found meanes to dissolve their College, wherein was a Dean or Provost, and four Prebendaries, with other ministers. Then he set up at Plympton- Priorie of Canons Regular, and after was there buried in the Chapitre house. Diverse Noblemen gave after lands to this priorie, among whom was Walterus de Valle Torta, Lord of Tremerton in Cornewal, and as sum say of Tote-nes. He gave onto Plympton Priorie the isle of St. Nicholas cum cuniculis conteyniDg a two acres/of ground or more, and lying at the mouthes of Tamar and Plym ryvers." So far Leland. Plympton priory, of the order of Canons Regular of St. Augustine, was dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul. It was certainly the richest monastery in the county of Devon. A catalogue of its Priors is given in the 2nd vol. of B. Willis' Hist, of Abbies. Of its accuracy, until the middle of the thirteenth century, I am not competent to judge; but from that period, till the dissolution of the house, I know it to be very lame and imperfect. The registers of the Bishops of Exeter will furnish a much better guide. A. D. 1. Ralph, appointed the first Prior 1121 Bore tha arms of the See of Exeter, from its founder, Bishop William Warlewast. A. D. 2. Geffry, elected in 1128 N. B. Whilst he was Prior, the chapel of our Lady within the Castle of Exeter, with its four Prebends, was granted by William Avenel, to Plympton monastery. See the charter, p. 9. vol. 2. of the Monasticon. 3. Richard succeeded in 1160...« less