nually frequented by guests, foreigners and natives, the expences were so much increased as to require the appropriation of St. Mary de Lode to defray them.-MSS, Frowc.

1381. Pope Urban, by the interest of the Duke of Gloucester and others, granted to the Abbot and his successors the mitre, ring, sandals, and dalmatic; and also the right of giving the solemn benediction at vespers, matins, and a table if no bishop or legate of the apostolic see were preAbout the same time the great cloisters were built. 1422. The west front, south porch, and two western pillars of the nave were erected.

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1429. The lane under the south wall of the Abbey was granted to the bailiffs and burgesses of the city by composition. Their serjeants were empowered to carry their maces before the bailiffs in the Abbey; and the bailiffs or their serjeants might execute any of the King's writs, summonses, &c. within the Abbey, except upon the Abbots, monks, their domestic servants or counsellors.-Ancient copy in custody of the Abbey.

1430. Henry VI. came to the Abbey previous to his setting out for France, and made an oblation.-Scac. Cap.

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1447. By composition made between the Abbey and bailiffs, the latter, with the burgesses, were to have free common, and dig earth in the common ham; and to have the use of the water of Fulbrook, at the upper north gate, of the lane under the south wall of the Abbey, and of the two water-mills at the Westgate; and the Abbey to enjoy the stone wall, within fifteen foot of land in breadth within it, from St. John's church-yard to the Blind Gate-Scac. Cap. About or soon after 1456 the old tower was taken down and the present one begun.-Willis Mitr. Ab.

About 1460 the present lady's chapel at the east end of the choir was begun to be built.

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1499. During the vacancy the behaviour of the monks was so disorderly and contentious in making interest for the Abbacy, that the King directed a mandate to the Prior, as president of the Abbey, to punish all the offenders, and to keep the Abbey in due order during the vacancy. The election to be examined according to law by the King's council.-Willis Mitr. Ab.

1510. The same disorderly conduct prevailed among the monks in the time of the vacancy; on this occasion the Abbey obtained a conge d'elire.

1512 and 1513. The divisions between the Abbey and the town on account of common, which was said to be withholden by the Abbey and its tenants, were so great, that nearly two hundred of the townsmen assembled and wounded some of the servants belonging to the monastery in consequence of this the Mayor was ordered by the King's privy council to suppress these disturbers, under the penalty of appearing at the Star Chamber, of paying £100, and forfeiting the liberties of the town, and to preserve quietness till the dispute should be determined.

1514. An agreement was made between the town and the Abbey, by award of the Abbot of Winchcomb, the Prior of Lanthony, and others.Book belonging to the city. 671518 and 1519. This affair was again agitated and new agreements entered into, and an award made relative to the tenants of the Abbey at Maisemore.-The same.

1525. Cardinal Wolsey, by his commissary, Dr. Allen, exercised a legantine visitation in the Abbey, when their yearly revenues, according to common account, amounted to £1,022 15s. 1d. and the Abbey acknowledged themselves indebted to the Cardinal in £40 17s. 6d.

1531. The clergy of the kingdom having on indictment in the King's Bench been convicted of breaking the laws of

the realm, and by sentence of the court declared to be out of the King's protection, and liable to the pains in the statute of præmunire,for having acknowledged the legateship of Wolsey, were contented to give the King 100,000l. to obtain their pardon. Of this sum the Abbey of Gloucester paid 500l. as their proportion.-Stowe's An.

1540. On the second of January, the Abbey was surrendered by Gabriel Moreton, the Prior, and the monks, únder the conventual seal. The revenues amounted at the time of its dissolution to 1,946l. 5s. 9d. per ann.-Dugd 1,550l. 4s. 51d. -Speed. Or in clear money, 1,430l. 4s. 3d.-Nasmith's Tanner.

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Out of the revenues the following pensions were assigned To* Gabriel Morton, the Prior, 20.; to Edward Bennet, late receyvour, 201.; Thomas Kingswood, 131. 6s. 8d.; William Morwent, Edward Wotton, John Wigmore, chamberer, Walter Standley, 107. each, *Thomas Hartland, hosteler, Humphry Barkeley, Richard Anselm, kitchener, 87. each; * William Newport, 67. 13s. 4d.; William Augusteyn, 6l.; Thomas Lee, professed and no priest, * William Symes, alias Deane, 100 sol. each. Those whose names are marked with an asterisk continued without preferment, and received their pensions in 1553, and at the same time the following pensions were paid to others who were sometime monks here. To Thomas Saybroke, 137. 6s. 8d.; John Terris, alias Clyfford, 10.; William Burford, 8., Christopher Horton, 67. There remained also 327. 19s. 4d. in fees, and 691, 13s, 4d. in annuities, charged on the revenues of the late Abbey,

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OFFICERS IN THE ABBEY.

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The abbot, chief prior, second or sub-prior, third prior, cellarer, sub-cellarer, almoner, generally called the almoner of Standish, sub-almoner, precentor, sacrist, keeper of the hostil lary, chamberlain, keeper of the infirmary, keeper of the refectory, master of the churches, master or keeper of St. Mary's chapel, monk of the vill or town, the kitchener, master of the work, monks called Scholares Oxon, residing in Glou cester College. All these had particular lands, rents, or profits given to or assigned for their several offices.

There were also the chaplain of the abbey, succentor, sub-sacrist, third sacrist, chaplain of the abbot, sub-chaplain, batchelor opponent.

Also, the chief steward, under steward, receiver general, physician, attorney of the abbey, chief porter, under porters, steward of Stanley priory, steward of Ewenny, steward of the sacrist, steward of the master of the works, steward of the almoner, steward of the chamberlain, steward of the manor of Standish, clerk of the exchequer or treasury, or of the cellarer and register of the abbey, the auditor of the accounts of the abbey, serjeant at mace in Gloucester, master of the choristers, organ, and grammar school, plumber, keeper of the pantry, attorney for the business of the abbey in the King's exchequer, taylor, steward of Hinton, Buckland, and Clifford, keeper of the sealing-axe for marking their trees, abbot's secretary, bailiff of Barton Regis, Matson, Kylpeck, Froucester, Brookthrop, Ampney, Barnwood, Wotton, Laberton, Upton, Eastington, Longford, the barker, the principal or chief shepherd, several other

shepherds, several clerks of the abbey or abbot, the bailiff of Dudston and King's Barton, the valet of the brew-house, the boy or helper of the brew-house, the valet of the vineyard at Over, the auditor of the accounts of the farmers of the lands belonging to the cellarer, the serjeant or valet of the refectory, the valet of the horses, the bailiff of Stanley St. Leonards, Ruddle, Rudge, and Farley, the valet of the hostiliar, the keeper or woodward of Buckholt Wood, the keeper of Bird-wood, the bailiff of Standish, the hayward of Portham, Poolmead, Oxelesowe, and Archdeacon's mead, or of all the hay meadows near Gloucester; the woodward of Woolridge, the same of Boldonne, the same of Standish, the collector of Wotton, Northleche, Churcham, Froucester, &c.

Hence it appears how many different offices were attached to a large monastery, and these are more particularly enumerated in Fosbrooke's Monachism.

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The arms of the Abbey were gules, two keys in saltire, surmounted by a sword in pale argent, according to Rudder; but Nasmith, in his Tanner's Notit. Monas! omits the "sword," though he observes that he finds it in one manuscript, and it is to be presumed, that the sword is the proper appendage, since the arms are found so, on the west front of the Cathedral.

EDRIC was appointed the first Abbot in 1022. He was at first a secular priest, but upon the introduction of the monks, took their habit. He gave himself the name of ELDENHAM,