An Account Of The Church And Priory Of Saint Mary Magdalene Davington In The County Of Kent PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ...morCOtlCC by the Inquisition aforesaid it was found that the aforesaid late Prioress, at the time of her death, and all her predecessors, Prioresses of the Monastery aforesaid, and of the said Convent from the time aforesaid, and from a time to the contrary of which the memory of man extendeth not, by right of the Monastery aforesaid were seized and possessed, as in fief, of the Church of the said late Monastery in honor of God and St. Mary Magdalene there built and dedicated, and of the adjoining burial ground of the said Church, and of the foundation, site, circuit, and precincts of the said late Monastery, together with all houses, edifices, gardens, orchards, and inclosures contained in the same; and also of and in the Manor of Fishbourne, and of and in two portions of the Manor of Monketon, inseparably, with their appurtenances in the county of Kent, and of and in the other messuages of a Water-Mill, with 33 acres of land, 6 acres of meadow, 270 acres of pasture, 80 acres of forest, and 6 acres of fresh marsh, 140 acres of salt marsh, and 90 of 1 Henry VIII.'s Grant to Sir Thomas Cheney, Knight, recites an Inquisition of 26 October, 27 Hen. VIII., finding the Priory deserted and dissolved 11 March, 26 Hen. VIII. pasture land, all commonly called in English, Shepen Lease in Dache Marshe and Kayborne Marshe, at a rent of 70 shillings and 10 pence, and a further rent of 15 hens, 2 cocks, and 12 quarters and 5 bushels of barley, with the appurtenances in the villas, parishes, and hamlets of Davington, Fishborne, Feversham, Overperston, Newnham, the Isle of Hartey, Durdevile, Mynster in the Isle of Shepey, Herball Downe, Norton, Ludenham, Sythingborne, Sandwiche, Tenett, Ashe next Sandwich, Sellynge, Lynsted, Stansted, at Espringe in the...