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 RELIGIOUS HOUSES ment was quite lost, though three were only paying small pensions in 1535. Besides divers parcels of land the prior held the manors of Stotfold and Cardington. 1 The total valua- tion in 1535 was £284 12s. n$d. ; in 1541 the ministers' accounts give only a total of £200 1 7*. 8f</.* Priors of Newnham .60 William, 3 first prior, appointed Ralph, 4 occurs 1 198 and 1205 Eustace, 5 occurs 12 14, died 1225 Harvey, 6 elected 1225, died or resigned 1238 Walter,' elected 1238, died 1247 Walter of Chawston, 8 elected 1247 Stephen, 9 elected 1254, died 1264 William le Fraunceys, 10 elected 1264, died 1271 William le Ros, u elected 1 27 1, died 1272 Michael of Goldington, 12 elected 1272, died 1283 John of Bedford, 13 elected 1283, resigned 1300 Adam of Sherborne, 14 elected 1300, re- signed 1 300 William of Biddenham, 15 elected 1300, died 1307 William of Thorp, 16 elected 1307, re- signed 1 31 5 John of Astwick, 17 elected 131 5, resigned John of Amersham, 19 elected 1347, resigned 1348 1 There are two royal charters (Harl. MS. 3656, f. 27) confirming to Newnham the manor of Stan- bridge, to be held of Hugh de Beauchamp ; this appears in the last valuation as ' Rents in Stanbridge manor-^.' 3 Dugdale, Mon. vi. 377. » Harl. MS. 3656, ff. 16, 70. • Feet of F. (Rec. Com.), 1 8, 73. » Ibid. 86. Ann. Men. (Rolls Series), iii. 93 has ' E. prior of Newnham died ; Herveius prior of Oseney elected.' 6 Ibid. 93, 191. 7 Line. Epis. Reg., Rolls of Grossetete. 8 Ibid. ; Ann. Mon. (Rolls Series), iii. 172. 8 Ibid. 191. 10 Line. Epis. Reg., Rolls of Gravesend. This is the last time that one of the Beauchamps appears as patron. » Ibid. » Ibid. 13 Ibid. Rolls of Sutton ; Ann. Mon Series), iii. 297. 14 Line. Epis. Reg., Inst. Dalderby, 258. " Ibid. " Ibid. 263. " Ibid. 273d. « Ibid. Inst. Bek, 105 ; Harl. MS. 3656, f. 28b (Rolls Henry of Woodford, 19 elected 1348, died !349 William of Woodford, 20 elected 1349 Nicholas Baldock, 21 elected 1362, died 1369 John of Biddenham, 22 elected 1369, died William of Woughton, 23 elected 1395 John Bromham, 24 occurs 1437 and 1441 John, 26 occurs 1477 and 1490 Henry of Newnham, 26 occurs 1493 John Ashwell, 27 occurs 1535 John Burne, 28 occurs 1 540 The conventual seal was large and elabo- rate. It represents St. Paul seated on a throne, under a trefoiled canopy, with sword in his right hand ; an angel above on either side, and groups of votaries under arches to the right and left, with the moon above one group and the sun above the other. Legend : SIGILL' PRIORIS ET CONVENTUS SCI PAULI DE NEWEHAM. Counter-seal : three niches. In the middle St. Paul kneeling with an executioner behind him ; above his head paulv and possibly a hand of blessing. St. Luke and St. Titus on the left and right, with their names above them. Legend : mucro ■ furor ■ sauli ■ FUIT • ENS[IS • PASJSIO ' PAULI. 29 There is a seal of William of Woughton, prior 1395, pointed oval, representing St. Paul seated in a canopied niche, pinnacled and crocketted, holding a sword in the right hand and a book in the left, between two shields, one with a lion and the other a cross paty ; and a prior below, half length, with hands folded in prayer. Legend : S. FRATRIS WILLI DE WOKETONE PRIORIS DE NEWEHM. 30 The seal of Henry de Newnham (1493) is the same. Legend : s. f'ris henric' NEWNAM PRIORIS DE NEWEHAM. 31 "> Line. Epis. Reg., Inst. Gynwell, 379. '« Ibid. « Ibid. ; Harl. 3656, f. 30b. aa Line. Epis. Reg., Inst. Buckingham, 384. » Ibid. 366. « Charter in the possession of F. A. Page-Turner, Esq., and Cat. of And. Deeds (P.R.O.), A 2315, 2871. 35 Ibid. A. 552 ; Dugdale, Mon. vi. 373. « Dugdale, Mon. vi. 373 ; Add. MS. 5827, f. 175b, from Reg. Acad. Cant. " Valor Eccl. (Rec. Com.), iv. 187 ; Rymer, Foedera, vi. (2), 200. 38 L. and P. Hen. FIII.xv.li. 29 B. M. seals, lix. 63, 64. 30 Ibid, lviii. 40. 31 Ibid, lviii. 4.1. 381
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