160 SOME EARLY VISITATION ROLLS

Thomas Charles, son of Thomas Charles, executor of the same
T., hath. not carried out the last will of the said Thomas, because he
retaineth Sixpence left to the hospital of the blessed Thomas at
Canterbury, and si.\'pence to the hospital of poor priests.

Dfis \Vil”is capcllanus dc Stanford tenet in demo sua Aliciam
[l0 '\\"crchornc.

Verso.
.Tol”ina .

The rector is not in priest’s orders, nevertheless he saith he
obtained institution before the council of Lyolis.

Jens til’ hl_\‘a notatur super adulterio commisso cum

Ca )(‘,ll1lJlllS do St‘ant'ord tenet concubinzini suani ut )rius dicitur
l l a
hoe adiccit quod cam tcnuit per x annos ct‘ aniplius.

Dem do lieche lceepetli back all the tithe of the wiinl-mill, and
hath rut2Lin(-rl tor a year and a halt three bushels of barley, ten
sliilliiigs.

J\. inissal is lacking in the chapel of Stanford, which the

V ‘hioners are bound to find
])f\l IS > 4 . -

\"ivarius tenet liliam propriani dome sua de qua notatnr dictus
Jens capellanus socius suns, ct satis est apta. ad viriles aniplexus.

Timings lacking in the chapel ot l’a<ldlesworth.

A p.<alt'cr and legc1i<l:1ry are l2l,('l{l1)”‘

n 1

the Body of the Lord is
kept in a ver_\' lll1>‘C(,'l11l_y'1)lX; the font has no lock or cover; the
(.1.ris1natory has no lock. i\Vll('l'(‘li01’L‘ the Sir .l., chaplain there, is
siispeiiilwl tvoni celebr:itin«_;‘ divine service. and the pfLI‘isl1iO1le1‘S
should he warned to repair the <lcl’c<-ls hel'ore the {last of
St. .\'lichael under penalty ol' t,\\'enl.\' sliillings.

[A lH0mlH‘:Hl(‘ a.ttac.licd to the above contains a list: of persons
exeonnnuni(-;11,ed or slispcmlcd during the vacancy of the see, as
l'o.llo\vs:l Dunstan, vicar ol’ Sellengc, Simon, rector of Bolnnton,
Julm. parish chaplain of llersgiigsselle (F llz'mr7z1‘lZ), Adam, vi -:n'
o[ Vl‘l"l1(‘tl1()1'1l(* (E2//harm’), «lean of S£l11<l\\'l(',ll, Master John de

‘P’ ' . . u
l\loninghain, 1'ecl.or of the same, Richard called doinine, chaplain oi
the Church of ,l{i(lelin;;wcalde (ltiizqzmzziti), exconniiunlcated;
1\{';i.<tc-1' lil\'lltH‘(l, 1'(u-tn)‘ of the Crl)lH‘(‘ll of Ripple, Stephen, rector ot
‘W.‘1.\\\-01.93,“-(g (TVn7¢Ic2's/r,(zrci), Stephen, Guoiltircy, Matthew and
\\’illian1, vivars 1'L‘S[)O(:tlVOlV ot Colrwle, Tilnianstone, Norbourllva
\\"od11isln1r<r s11:~‘]>cinled; John, ticcmr “ii ll<’1‘t01ls £1011“ 0‘? Ell”“">
‘~‘uQ]l(‘lltl(‘(l and after repeated. coniumacxj cxcomniunicated, Geof-

 

 

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frey, vicar of Chileham, dean of Bregge, Robert and Richard,
vicars of Preston and Pelham et Vlfilliam de Stodmersse . . . . ?

. . verso, John Boxley, dean of Weshere, excommunicated;
Peter, vicar of the Church of Menstre, suspended; John de Vlfatton,
vicar of the Church of Kingston (blank), Master Matthew, rector
of the Church of the blessed Mary Magdalene in Canterbury, sus-
pended; John, vicar of the Church of Monketone, excommunicated.

Broolcland. [ftoll XL]

The church is badly covered, the gutters (stillicidia) and timber
are rotten. “Therefore the parishioners are summoned, and because
it is said that they are liable, it was enjoined on the wardens that
they should cause all the said defects to be repaired before the next
visit of the lord (.7 co-muz»issm'_y) to the marsh under pain of twenty
shillings.

The rents assigned to the fabric and lights of the church are
not paid nor can they be levied except by the rector, whose duty
it  to levy such dues. Adjourned.

]"(zz'1;/fclcl (Feyrefe ld).

Roger of Keuardintone, clerk of the church, is married, and he
carrieth the blessed water, and it is believed that he married a.
widow. He appeared and swore that he would no longer serve
about the altar.

The present chaplain pastureth lambs in the churchyard and
allowcth a young woman (juvenculam) to minister to him at the
altar. He appeared and swore that on three or four occasions
he was served in the manner aforesaid, and he swore that
in future that he would do so no more, nor would he pasture
lznnhs in the churchyard except in gathering time (tempore
collectionis).

Simon quondam capellanus ibidcm nunc manens apud Romene
notatur de Nutekina filia Hugonis ate Walle, vir comparet ct con-
litetur quod aliquo tempore doliquit cum on. super quo tuit correctus
.~"tlC Vacante, et ncgat recid’ . . . .
cioni, etc.

, super quo supposuit so inquisi-
*'l‘he visitation of brother R. de Clyve, Commissary of Canter-
bury, sede racrmtc, made in the Church of Feyret'el4l on the

* This is from another document [F 29], but it preb:l,bl_y was once part of
the roll.

voL. xxxii. 3‘

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174 some EARLY VISITATION ROLLS

(C'hall0ck), and Sirs Thomas, Thomas, Ralph Thomas, ‘and
Reginald of the churches of Wy and Crundale. Sir John, rector
of Hort-one, dean of Elham, who had refused to summon the jury,
was suspended from entering a church or performing divine service.

Wiclclzam.

Proceedings to inquire into the vacancy in the Church of
W'yeha1n. In accordance with his instructions, Geoffrey, vicar
of Chilham, had summoned the following clerks to inquire into
the matter: John, rector of Chilendenne, Nicholas, vicar of
\Vyeham, Henry, vicar of Littleburne, Robert, vicar of Prestone,
Clement, vicar of Beliesburne, Richard, vicar of Petham, \Villia1n,
parochial chaplain of Stodmershe, and Wlilliam, parochial chaplain
of Sturmuth. On the day appointed at first appeared only
John Amys, who asserted that he was acting as proctor for
several of the clergy of the deanery. After some delay the Rector
of Chylendenne and the Vicars of VVyeham and Littleburne
appeared in person ; the absentees were pronounced eontumaeious,
and were suspended from entering a church or performing divine
service. Later, on the same day, Clement, vicar of Bekesbourne,
appeared, and excused himself on the ground that he had been
hindered from coming by a fit of bleeding, and humbly sought to‘
be restored to his former condition, which, after he had sworn to
obey the eonnuands of the church, he obtained.

Sm-re.

Proceedings in the Church of \Vestbere. The Dean of
VVestbere, John called Cutteler, had been instructed by the
Commissary to summon a jury consisting of Master W'alter,
rector of VVestbere, Peter, vicar of Minster, Thomas, vicar of
Sesaltre, and others not named, to inquire into the cause of the
\'aeancy in the Church of Serre. After a long wait neither the
dean nor any of the clergy put in an appearance; they were
accordingly suspended for their contuniaey. Thomas, vicar of
Sesaltre, appeared later, made his submission, and was restored to
his former condition.

Upper IIard7‘es.

1293. Monday after the octave of St. Luke, in the Church of
'Wymelyngcswelde. Proceedings before the Connnissary to inquire
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1>REsERvED AT CANTERBURY. . 175

default and neglect of the Archdeacon. The said Archdeacon
being abroad (in remotis) the following clergy were summoned:
Master Anselm, rector Eastry, Master Martin, rector of Icham,
Thomas dc Upton, rector of Adesham, and Sirs John, Thomas,
Richard, Ralph, Richard, Stephen, and Robert, parish priests
respectively of Weiigeham, Nonyntone, Grodwynestone, Esse,
Staple, Estry and llfymelyiigessvelde, and Sir John de Wattoiie,
rector of Kyngestone. On the day appointed none of the said
clergy appeared, and they were thereupon declared contumacious
and suspended from their ofiice. Afterwards Robert, parish priest
of Bregge (Bridge), came running i11 great haste into the hall of
the lord bishop of Herford (dfii Epi herford) at \Vymelyngeswelde,”“
and asked to be restored, and since he offered a legitimate excuse,
namely, that he had a corpse to bury, the aforesaid sentence was
relaxed, and the said Robert gave evidence on the said vacancy.

Bmfreston.

In the same year, (lay and place, an inquiry was held into the
vacancy of the Church of Berfreystone (no pm~h'cuJnrs _r,7z'z-en).

Enstwell.

Tuesday next before the feast of SS. Simon and Jude 1293
an inquiry was held as to the vacancy of the Church of Hstwell.
The clergy were summoned to the inquest but did not appear, and
thereupon they were suspended from oiliee, viz., Sir Richard, rector
of Broke, VVilliam, vicar of Chering, John, vicar of Bocton juxta
lilen, and sundry parish chaplains. The same sentence was
pronounced also against Master John de ltavelingeliain, rector of
Kcnyntone (Kenington), and Sir John, vicar of 'l‘entirdcnne, for at
like default.

Friday after the feast of St. Martin in the year ab«:>i'esai«l
another inquiry was held as to the vacauu-y of the church by the
following incumbents: Master Peter, rector of Kenar<linton(:,
Sir Bartholomew, rector of Hastingeleghe, Sir 'l‘l1omas, vicar of
Ne\\'ei1to11e next Folkestane, and several parochial chaplains.
Lcnlumz.

On the same day,f etc-., an inquiry was held into the vacanc_\'

of the Vicarage of Lenhzun (no prn*{17cu/am VI/z'zve27.y).

* How it came about that the Bishop of llcroford hurl :1 lHNl!~'r‘ 2.1 W xi2'.:n:'~'-
nol-l l have been unable to discover.
+ 'l‘iw.~dny before the l’ca.~t of‘ SS. .\'inizm and .lmle }.2£o;2.

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