Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . rate establishment altogether, is not clear. In 1266, the convent ceased to be a mere cell attached to theNorman Abbey, and had a seal and perpetual prior of its first of these priors was Radulphus de Carteret, and he hadeight successors in the office — not all of them satisfactory, itwould seem — Bishop Grandisson of Exeter reporting, in 1336,that he visited the Mount and found the Prior was careless in theperformance of his duties. In 1290, Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, recites and confirms 3o6 St. flDicbaels fIDount certain grants
Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . rate establishment altogether, is not clear. In 1266, the convent ceased to be a mere cell attached to theNorman Abbey, and had a seal and perpetual prior of its first of these priors was Radulphus de Carteret, and he hadeight successors in the office — not all of them satisfactory, itwould seem — Bishop Grandisson of Exeter reporting, in 1336,that he visited the Mount and found the Prior was careless in theperformance of his duties. In 1290, Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, recites and confirms 3o6 St. flDicbaels fIDount certain grants of lands and money made to the Mount by Richard,Earl of Cornwall and King of the Romans. The last Prior, William Lamibert, was presented by KingHenry IV. in 1412 ; but he cannot have enjoyed the office long,for, in 1413, Henry V. gave the Mount to Sion Abbey, at Brent-ford. It would appear that the conventual establishment of theMount was included among the alien priories which were sup-pressed in England about this date — at all events, we hear. ^l^s^^^. THE PATHWAY TO THE CASTLE nothing more of monks and nuns after this, and a chaplainassumed ecclesiastical charge of the place, which still continuedto be occupied as a fortress. About 1425, one of these chaplains, William Morton, beganto build the first harbour of which there is any record, beingassisted by Bishop Lacy of Exeter, who granted an indulgenceof forty days to all who should contribute to its erection. How-ever, in 1427, the funds for the purpose being still found inade-quate, Morton appealed for help to the King, Henry VI., whogranted him certain dues to be levied on ships anchoring near theMount, and on foreign boats fishing for hake during the season.
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