The last abbot of Glastonbury, and other essays . e. It is certainthat with Abbot Whiting in the Tower and Crumwellscommissioners engaged in dispatching the monks with as much celerity as possible, Glastonbury wasalready regarded as part of the royal possessions. Evenbefore any condemnation the matter is taken as settled,and on October 24th, 1539, Pollard handed over tothe royal treasurer the riches still left at the abbeyas among the possessions of attainted persons andplaces. l Whilst Layton and his fellows were rummaging atGlastonbury, Abbot Whiting was safely lodged in theTower of London.
The last abbot of Glastonbury, and other essays . e. It is certainthat with Abbot Whiting in the Tower and Crumwellscommissioners engaged in dispatching the monks with as much celerity as possible, Glastonbury wasalready regarded as part of the royal possessions. Evenbefore any condemnation the matter is taken as settled,and on October 24th, 1539, Pollard handed over tothe royal treasurer the riches still left at the abbeyas among the possessions of attainted persons andplaces. l Whilst Layton and his fellows were rummaging atGlastonbury, Abbot Whiting was safely lodged in theTower of London. There he was subjected to searchingexaminations. A note in Crumwells own hand, enteredin his remembrances, says: Item. Certain persons to be sent to the Tower forthe further examination of the Abbot of Glaston. 2 At this time it was supposed that Parliament, which 1 Monastic Treasures (Abbotsford Club), p. 38. These consistedof 71 oz. of gold with stones, 7,214 oz. of gilt plate, and 6,387 silver. 2 B. Mus. Cott., MS. Titus, B. i, f.
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