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 2411 TIIR ALIEX TRIOKIES IN THE ISEE OF WIGHT. he left llii.s Islaiil in obedience to the oilinance of the king, to the very great injury of the house, "ad maximum damp- nuin doinus," Another riglit to a livery for himself as a monk, '• ut monachus," and his servants, uas enjoyed by Richard le Estur,'* the vicar of the parish, Avhose wages, in- cludinjr those of his " serviens," were Sd. a dav. The establishment of this little house, maintained at the con- ventual table, consisted of three lads, "garciones, "belonging to Richard the vicar, and Fremond the monk, one shep- herd, " bercarius," one mower, one " daye,'' dairykeeper, and three footmen, " pedones," the cost of whose mainte- nance for six weeks amounted to 73.s 6d. When the property was taken into the king's hands, the whole establishment seems to have been broken up. The Prior, as we have seen, went to France, 13.v. Ad. being paid him for travelling ex- jienses ; the English mo'.ik went to Carisbrooke ; and the vicar and his dependents received their wages, and with Ilerne- burgha of Makingham, a compensation for their livery from the king's excherpicr. The wages of the Prior of St. Cross were at the rate of 3r/. a day. These were only paid for five days ; and as wages were paid to an English monk from the Feast of the Assumption to that of St. Ediunnd the King, amounting to 24^:. 6d. for himself and Sv. 2d. for his " garcio," the Prior of St. Cro.ss, like his brother of St. Helens, must have had notice from the king to rpiit the realm. It appears that the Prior of Carisbrooke had granges at Shete and at Chalc ; and that the Prior of Aj^puldurcombe had a provost, " pncpositus," at Swainston, and a reeve at ]»riLdiston. 'J"hc conclnding portion of the eailier document supplies us with a detailed account of the mono}' received Ity Richard of Afton for the execution of the defensive works of the island, " for fortifying, defending, and safely keeping the Jsle of Wiglit against the King of Franco and other the king's ene- mies.'' The items include entries for felling timber, quarrying stone, the formation of walls, ditches, barriers, and l)restages, the wages of carpenters and masons, the construction of three warlike engines and foiw springalds, with the charges of an immense number of footmen and hoisenien, of horses " A iii(!iii)M-r of tlio nncii'iil fninily of tlio cliicf IniiillioliluiH al tlu' lime of iit'alc'd at Ualc'tJiiibo, (lciicfn<l<'<l from oi)i< tlir IiuincMlny Nitn'tiy,