Appendix II
We have in the case of two Rural Deaneries, by way of sample, tabulated the benefices as entered in the “Taxatio” and the “Valor” with one another and with the modern Clergy List; with a few notes upon them.
DIOCESE OF LONDON.—DEANERY OF BERDESTAPLE.
| From Domesday Book. | “Taxatio” of Pope Nicholas IV., 1292 A.D., p. 21. | “Valor Ecclesiasticus” of Hen. VIII., 1534 A.D., I 448. | Clergy List, 1895 A.D. | |||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | ||||
| The Manor and Church belonged to the See of London. | Ecclīā de Thurrok pva | 5 | 6 | 8 | Thurrock Parva R | 3 | 15 | 0 | Thurrock East (or Little) | 400 |
| Thurrock Grays V per earm Epi Lond. dal’ 6 Apr., 1582 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Thurrock West, with Purfleet | 170 | |||||
| Grays Thurrock | 175 | |||||||||
| Ditto. | “Oresith (cum Vicar) | 16 | 0 | 0 | Orsett R | 29 | 4 | 8 | Orsett | 500 |
| Chantry | 6 | 13 | 4 | |||||||
| Cedd the Apostle of the East Saxons founded one of his centres of evangelization here, A.D. 653. In the time of Edward the Confessor it was divided into West T. held by Aluric, a priest and freeman, and East T. held by Tedric, a freeman. | “Westillebȳ | 13 | 16 | 4 | Westilbury R | 20 | 0 | 0 | Tilbury West | 480 |
| Free chapel of a hermit | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
| Chantry | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| “Estillebȳ | 14 | 13 | 4 | Estilbury V | 12 | 17 | 0 | Tilbury East | 160 | |
| Free Chapel which W. Pace lately held | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Another Free Chapel which Wm More lately held | 1 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| In Saxon times these were one parish. | “Hornyngdone | 12 | 0 | 0 | Esthornden R | 9 | 14 | 0 | Horndon East | 435 |
| Time of the Confessor “a certain deacon had here 30 acres and ¼ of a church.” | Vicar ejusdem | 4 | 13 | 4 | Free chapel | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Westhorndon R | 14 | 13 | 4 | Horndon West, with Ingrave643 | 380 | |||||
| This church belonged to Barking nunnery. | Horndon super Montem V | 14 | 6 | 8 | Horndon-on-the-Hill | 250 | ||||
| From Saxon times belonged to Barking nunnery. | “Mockyng | 14 | 13 | 4 | Mocking V | 10 | 0 | 0 | Mucking | 172 |
| Probably had a church in Saxon times. Afterwards Wm. de Septem Moles gave his manor with a free chapel to Waltham Abbey. | “Stanford | 16 | 0 | 0 | Standeford le hope R | 12 | 19 | 8 | Stanford-le-Hope | 600 |
| Free Chapel | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Chantry | 7 | 18 | 0 | |||||||
| In Saxon times the manor and church belonged to Barking N. | “Bulephen | 13 | 6 | 8 | Bulfanne R | 23 | 0 | 0 | Bulphan | 345 |
| After the Conquest this parish belonged to B. of London. | ″ Coringham644 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Corringham R | 22 | 3 | 8 | Corringham | 560 |
| “Bures | 6 | 13 | 4 | Boures Gifford R | 25 | 0 | 0 | Bowers Gifford | 406 | |
| ″ Bourgsted645 | 13 | 6 | 8 | Burstede magna V | 17 | 6 | 8 | Burstead, Great | 100 | |
| Chantry | 7 | 0 | 0 | Billericay | 320 | |||||
| The manor and church in the time of the Confessor belonged to Earl Godwin, after the Conquest to the See of London. | “Burgsted parva646 | 4 | 13 | 4 | Burstede Parva R | 11 | 10 | 4 | Little Burstead | 270 |
| Manor and church given at the Conquest to the See of London. | “Leyndon | 13 | 6 | 8 | Laindon R with chapel of Bartilsdon annexed | 35 | 6 | 8 | Laindon with Basildon | 500 |
| Free Chapel | 3 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
| Chantry | 6 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| Langdon R647 | 10 | 3 | 8 | Laindon Hills | 224 | |||||
| “Fobbing | 10 | 0 | 0 | Fobbing R | 21 | 0 | 0 | Fobbing | 534 | |
| “Chaldewell | 5 | 6 | 8 | Chadwell R | 17 | 13 | 4 | Chadwell | 220 | |
| Originally one parish: by the time of Ed. Confessor a large manor in S. Benfleet with church belonged to Barking Abbey; a large manor in N. Benfleet with church belonged to Earl Harold. | “Magna Benafleth | 6 | 13 | 4 | South Benflete V | 16 | 5 | 4 | South Benfleet | 180 |
| “Benefleth parva648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Benfleet | 430 | |||||
| Time of E. Confessor principal part belonged to a priest. Wm. gave it to the Albini family, founders of Bec Abbey. They gave this manor to Okeburn, Wilts., a cell of Bec. | “Dontone | 5 | 6 | 8 | Donton R | 14 | 12 | 8 | Dunton Waylett | 320 |
| After the Conquest, King Wm. gave this manor and church to Battle Abbey. | “Hoton | 9 | 16 | 8 | Hutton R | 8 | 0 | 0 | Hutton | 230 |
| “Schenefeud | 10 | 0 | 0 | Shenfield R | 14 | 18 | 4 | Shenfield | 390 | |
| At the Conquest, known as Ramsden, subsequently divided into 2 manors and parishes, distinguished by names of their owners. | “Duddyngeherst | 8 | 0 | 0 | Duddinghurst R | 10 | 3 | 8 | Doddinghurst | 420 |
| “Gingg Rad’i | 6 | 13 | 4 | Ingraffe R | 7 | 13 | 5 | |||
| “Ramesden Cray | 5 | 6 | 8 | Ramsden Cranes R | 19 | 12 | 0 | Ramsden Crays | 380 | |
| “Ramsden Belhous | 6 | 13 | 4 | Ramsden Belhous R | 14 | 0 | 0 | Stock-Harward with Ramsden Belhous | 400 | |
| Free chapel649 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| “Dounham | 5 | 6 | 8 | Downeham R | 12 | 2 | 8 | Downham | 340 | |
| “Fangge (or Fanga) | 6 | 13 | 4 | Fange R | 14 | 0 | 4 | Vange | 141 | |
| “Novendon650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Novingdon R | 10 | 13 | 4 | Nevendon | 150 | |
| “Thunderle650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thundersley R | 14 | 13 | 4 | Thundersley | 400 | |
| “Wykfore650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wykeford R | 13 | 13 | 4 | Wickford | 310 | |
| “Piches650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pittesey R | 10 | 13 | 4 | Pitsea | 300 | |
DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY. DEANERY OF BRIGG.
| “Taxatio” of Pope Nicholas IV., 1292 A.D.651 | “Valor Ecclesiasticus,” of Hen. VIII., 1534 A.D.652 | Clergy List, 1895 A.D. | ||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | ||||||
| Ecclesia de Wyngham p. portione Prepositi et Vicarii | 40 | 0 | 0 | Wyngham cum Capellis de Asshe, Godwynston Nonyngton et Wymyngweld appr’ Prepositoet Canonicis de Wyngham | Wingham | 162 | ||||||
| Portio Capellæ de Esse [Ash] cum Capella [of Overland] eidem annexa | 60 | 0 | 0 | Ash (Chapel of Overland ruined) | 260 | |||||||
| Godenstone | 200 | |||||||||||
| Portio de Godewynstone | 46 | 13 | 4 | Master Edmund de Cranmere653 p’vost hath in the Church of Wyngham | 45 | 6 | 8 | Nonington | 280 | |||
| Womenswold | 160 | |||||||||||
| Portio Capellæ de Nonynton cum Capella de Wymelingwelde eidem annexa | 53 | 6 | 8 | Profits of the Chapel of Overland | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| [Note.—Wingham was a tract of country part of the possessions of the See of Canterbury from the earliest Saxon times. No doubt the churches and chapels here mentioned had been built by successive archbishops. Archbishop Kilwardby, 1273 A.D., designed to found a College of secular priests in the Church of Wingham, but, being interrupted by death, his successor Peckham carried out the design. He made the Vicar also the Provost; made the chapelries (except Overland) distinct parishes, appointed Vicarages in them, and gave the parishes as prebends to the 5 Canons, and appointed 2 priests, 2 deacons, 2 sub-deacons, and a sexton to the service of the church. At subsequent periods 2 chantries were founded in Ash Church, one valued in the “Valor” at £14 13s. 4d., out of which a life pension of £5 was paid to the late cantarist, and the other at £7 6s. 8d.] | Deduct for parish priest he is bound to keep there | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| And for the sexton of Wyngham | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| And for life pension to the late provost, Mr. Wm. Warham654 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| The 5 canons gross receipts from the tithes of Ashe with the chapels of Rusheborough, Nunnington, Goodneston, and Wymengewelde | 143 | 7 | 7½ | |||||||||
| The deductions including salaries of 5 priests to serve the 5 chapels at about £6 each, and for two priests doing service in Wyngham Church £6 11s. 8d. each, for 2 quiristers each 13s. 4d., for sexton’s daily service in church £4 6s. 8d., and for divers obits £51 5s. 4d. | 59 | 0 | 12½ | 84 | 5 | 11 | ||||||
| Ecclīā de Sturmine cum penc’ (40s. to the Prior of Leeds) | 12 | 13 | 4 | Stormouth | 18 | 19 | 10 | Stourmouth | 300 | |||
| Ecclīā de Preston (appr’ to St. Augustine, Cant.) | 20 | 0 | 0 | Preston appr’ to St. Augustine, Cant. | 0 | 0 | 0 | Preston | 000 | |||
| Vicar ejusdem | 4 | 15 | 4 | The Vicar has | 9 | 15 | 0 | Vicarage | 150 | |||
| Ecclīā de Eylinston | 10 | 0 | 0 | (Not mentioned in “Valor,” or by Hasted.) | ||||||||
| Ecclīā de Adesham cum capella | 53 | 6 | 8 | Asham with chapel of Staple annexed | 28 | 12 | 0 | Adisham | 450 | |||
| The priest at Staple has | 6 | 13 | 4 | Staple | 450 | |||||||
| Ecclīā de Chilindene | 5 | 6 | 8 | Chelynden | 4 | 18 | 8 | Chillenden | 120 | |||
| Ecclīā de Lyvingesburn655 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Bekesborne655 | 5 | 13 | 8 | Bekesborne | 150 | |||
| Ecclīā de Wytham | 33 | 6 | 8 | Wikham breux | 29 | 11 | 6 | Wickhambreux | 603 | |||
| Vicarius ejusdem | 5 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| Ecclīā de Littleburne (appr’ to St. Aug., Cant.) | 20 | 0 | 0 | Lytelbourne (appr’ to St. Augustine, Cant.) | Littlebourn | 250 | ||||||
| The Vicar has | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ecclīā de Pat’kes burne (appr’ to thePrior of Merton) | 33 | 6 | 8 | Patryksborne with the chapel of Brigge (appr’ to Merton) | 11 | 7 | 4 | Patrixbourn | 350 | |||
| The priest of the chapel has | 2 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||
| Ecclīā de Kinggeston | 12 | 0 | 0 | Kyngston | 16 | 0 | 0 | Kingston | 350 | |||
| Ecclīā de Bisshopes burne cum capella | 33 | 6 | 8 | Bysshoppysborne with Church of Barham annexed | 35 | 19 | 9 | Bishopsburne | 500 | |||
| Stipend to the priest of Barham | 8 | 0 | 0 | Barham | 650 | |||||||
| Ecclīā de Pecham | 20 | 0 | 0 | Petham (appr’ to St. Osyth Priory) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Waltham with Petham | 575 | |||
| Vicarius ejusdem | 4 | 6 | 8 | The Vicar has | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Ecclīā de Waltham | 11 | 6 | 8 | Waltham (appr’ to St. Gregory, Cant.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| The Vicar has | 7 | 15 | 4 | |||||||||
| Ecclīā de Elmestede cum penc’ (20 marks to Mr. Solomon de Burn for his life) | 16 | 0 | 0 | Elmeston | 6 | 7 | 7 | Elmstone | 180 | |||
| Ecclīā de Chertham | 26 | 13 | 4 | Chartham with the chapel of Horton | 41 | 5 | 10 | Chartham | 550 | |||
| Salary of priest at Horton | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| Ecclīā de Chileham | 40 | 0 | 0 | Chelham with the chapel of Molayshe (appr’ to Abbess of Sion) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chilham | 700 | |||
| Vicarius ejusdem | 6 | 13 | 4 | Vicar has | 5 | 3 | 4 | Molash | 90 | |||
| Salary of priest at chapel | 6 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||
| Ecclīā de Magna Hardres cum capella | 26 | 13 | 4 | Grete Hardres with Chapel of Stelling annexed | 19 | 13 | 0 | Upper Hardres with Stelling | 400 | |||
| Deduction for life pension to late parson (£6 13s. 4d.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ecclīā de Croyndale cum penc’ (25s. to Prior of Leeds) | 11 | 16 | 8 | Crundale with pension to Prior of Leeds, 35s. | 11 | 10 | 8 | Crundale | 320 | |||
| Ecclīā de Brok | 6 | 13 | 4 | Broke | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Ecclīā de Wy (appr’ to Battle Abbey) | 43 | 6 | 8 | Church of Wye (appr’ to the monks of Battle) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Vicarius ejusdem | 10 | 13 | 4 | College of Wye Richard Walker Vicar and Master of the College | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| [Note.—I, Kempe Archbp. of York, founded the College of secular priests in the Church of Wye, 1447 A.D.]656 | Total receipts of the College, £125 15s. 4½d. | 93 | 2 | 0½ | Wye Vicarage | 270 | ||||||
| Deductions. Among them for 3 priests, clerks, quiristers, scole master and other ministers, £68; to the Provost, £13 6s. 8d.; to poor people, £3 6s. 8d.; founder’s obit, £3 3s. 4d.; etc., £32 13s. 4d. | ||||||||||||
| Ecclīā de Bocton Allulphi | 40 | 0 | 0 | Bocton Aluph (appr’ to College of Wye) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| The Vicar has | 5 | 16 | 10 | |||||||||
| Ecclīā de Godm̄sham cum capella | 53 | 6 | 8 | Godmersham cum capella de Chullok (appr’ to Xt. Ch., Cant.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Godmersham | 160 | |||
| Vicar, £16 0s. 12d.; deduct for priest to serve chapel, £6 13s. 4d. | 9 | 7 | 8 | Challock | 250 | |||||||
| Ikham | 25 | 11 | 8 | Ickham | 803 | |||||||
| Ecclīā de Itham | 30 | 0 | 0 | Stodmarsshe (appr’ to hospital for poor priests, Cant.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Stodmarsh | 135 | |||