The antiquarian itinerary, comprising specimens of architecture, monastic, castellated, and domestic; with other vestiges of antiquity in Great BritainAccompanied with descriptions . the benefactions ofothers, so enriched it, that at the dissolution, (about whichtime there were therein twenty religious,) its yearly revenue VOL. VII. c lIKliE, OK SHAl, .MONASTUIIY. auiounted to 154/. 17a. Id. oh. Dui^dale ; 166/. \0s. (id. The site was granted, 36tl) of Henry the Eighth,to Thomas lord Wharton. In Blown Williss History of Abbies are the followingparticulars respecting this monastery. Ri
The antiquarian itinerary, comprising specimens of architecture, monastic, castellated, and domestic; with other vestiges of antiquity in Great BritainAccompanied with descriptions . the benefactions ofothers, so enriched it, that at the dissolution, (about whichtime there were therein twenty religious,) its yearly revenue VOL. VII. c lIKliE, OK SHAl, .MONASTUIIY. auiounted to 154/. 17a. Id. oh. Dui^dale ; 166/. \0s. (id. The site was granted, 36tl) of Henry the Eighth,to Thomas lord Wharton. In Blown Williss History of Abbies are the followingparticulars respecting this monastery. Richard Reduian,bishop of St. Asaph, held this abbey in commcndam an. lol9. Richard Baggot, last abbot, surrendered this convent14th January, 1540, 31st of Henry the Eighth, and had apension of 40/. per annum allowed him, which be enjoyedan. 1553, when there remained in charge 14/. 2*. in an-nuities, and these pensions, viz. To Tliomas Watsonne, Robert Barlonde, John Addison,Edward Michael, and Edmund Carter, 61. each ; MartinMaliarethe, John Dawston, Riclwird Mell, 6/. each ; JohnBell, 5/. 6</. Sr^. ; George EUerson, Anthoay Johnson, JohnRode, and Ralph Watson, 4/. each. i. -^V COVEHITH, SUFFOLK. The Tillage of Covehith, alias North Ales, is situatedupon the sea coast, adjoining to the parish of EastonBavent, the most east»3ru point of the county of we are to judge of the former state and population of theplace by the ruins which remain of the cliurch, it musthave been a very large and populous town, though it is nowdwindled into an insignificant village, consisting, by the lastcensus iu 1811, of only twenty-three inhabited houses, and169 inhabitants. It was formerly a considerable fishingtown ; but the sea, which of late years has encroached muchupon this coast, seems to have swallowed up a large portionof the parish. John and Walter de Cove were lords here in the time ofking Edward the First, and had a hithe, or quay, for load-ing and unloading small vessels ; f
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