COLL OB 01 01

COLL OB 01 01

Grant of the manor of Pirton, Hertfordshire to establish chantry

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3 August 1516

Indenture between 1. Provost and College of Eton 2. William, Bishop of Lincoln [Atwater, 1514-1521] and 3. Robert Hacombleyn, Provost of King's College, and the scholars of King's. Manor of Pyriton alias Pyrton alias Odyngsells, Hertfordshire, with messuages etc in Pyriton, Ikelford [Icklefield], Affley and Ramerchewyk have been granted to the College by Roger Lupton for the support of a chantry for the souls of himself, his parents and benefactors. A suitable priest is to be appointed and paid £5 6s 8d with commons and his own room. On his day of death exequies with requiem mass the next day. Provost to received 2s 8d, Fellows, Head Master and Chantry Priest 16d, other chaplains and usher 8d, clerks 6d, parish priest 12d, scholars and choristers 1d with 10s for the poor and 8d to the Bursar for their trouble. 6s 8d to be spent on a feast, and the boys to play until 5. 10s toward the feast at Pentecost and 23s 6d for pens and ink for the scholars. If these promises are not carried out through negligence, £5 each is to be paid to the Bishop of Lincoln and to King's College in the first year of failure, £10 each the second and £20 thereafter. Priority to be given to maintaining the chantry. Two seal tags This is Eton's copy, which was sealed by King's College and the Bishop of Lincoln