A compleat history of Middlesex ... To which is added a ... description of the cities of London and Westminster.

Date:
1730
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Credit: A compleat history of Middlesex ... To which is added a ... description of the cities of London and Westminster. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Kenfmgton, a Village a little diftant from fome Parts of Weftmmfftr, which was given by the Conqueror, as appears by his Sur¬ vey, to Alben de Vere, in whole Family, made by Qneen Maud in King Stephens Reign, Earls of Oxford, it remained many Generations; and it is found among the Manors (which were many in Ejfcx, and elfewherej which Thomas Earl of Oxford1 di¬ ed poffefied of Anno 1371 fo it is one of thole Manors, which in the Will of John IIL Earl of Oxford, is laid to be the o:d Inheritance belonging to the Earldom, and that according to the old Entail, and which as he inherited from his Anceftors, fo he de¬ fied it might defeend to his Heirs male of his own Body, lawfully begotten, and for want of fuch to his Nephew John de Vere, and his Heirs, and in Default of them to John de Vere his Coufin, as next male Heir. The Church of this Place was in the Reign of King Henry I. given by Alberic de Vere, called Senior, with the Confenc of his Wife Beatrix, to the Monks of Abingdon, with two Hides, 120 Acres, and one Yard-Land, as alfo his Houfe in Weflminfier next London, for the Health of the Soul of his fecond Son Jeffery, who died in his Life- Time. His Son Alberic, who fucceeded him, confirmed all thefe Grants to the Monks of Abingdon, in whofe Mona fiery his Bro¬ ther was buried. This Abbey after this was in great Efieem with this Family, but becaufe their Refidence, (/viz, at Coin in Effix) was at too great a Difiance to enrich it much with fpecia] Gifs, Alberic Senior built a Monafiery at Coin St Andrew, near his Houfe, and made it a Cell to the Ab¬ bey of Abingdon, endowing ic with feverai M anors, Lands, and Churches, which he confirmed to the Abbot and Convent, and their Succefib.rs, giving .Tarimtf, then Ab¬ bot cf Abingdon, who had cured him of a former S’-cknefs, prefent Poffdiion of it. But long after this the Prior and Con¬ vent of Coin, pretending a Right to this Church of Kenfmgton, it was agreed, among other Things, by way of Compofnion, Mar. 31, 131 r. at the earnefi Requeft of Robert de Fere, then Earl of Oxford, and Patron of the faief Priory, between Richard then Abbot of Abingdon, and the Convent there, and John de Campeden, then Prior, and the Convent of Coin, That the Prior and Convent of Coin lhould for ever quit¬ claim all their Right to the Church of Kenfmgton, to the Abbot and Convene of Abingdon, u. der the Seals of the Con¬ vent and Pacron. This Church was, by Licence from Pope Alexander, appropriated to the Abbot and Convent of Abingdon, and a Vicarage ordained and endowed, with the Agreement of Roger de Beftorp, Vicar of Kenfmgton, by Faleo de Bajfet, Bilfaop of Lon- don, on thefe Conditions: i.That theAbboc and Convent fhould fhare the great Tithes equally with the Vicar, and his Succeflbrs, dividing them in the Field. 2. Thar the faid Religious (hail have all the other Re¬ venues, Homages, and Cufioms, as Pa¬ trons of the Church, for a yearly Penfion of 3or. except one Crofs, abutting upon the King’s Highway on the South. 3.That the faid Vicar, and his Succefibrs, Brail take all the Tithe-Hay, Tithe of Mills, all fmall Tithes, and the Altarage, except the great and fmall Tithes of the Demefne of the Abbot and Convent. 4. That the Vicar ihall bear the ordinary Incumbrances of the Living, and the extraordinary Ihall be born between them. 5. That the Bifhop of London, and his SuccefTbrs, Ihall collate to the Vicarage for ever, becaufe the Appro® priation was made without his Licence. Th is Church has (offered divers Altera¬ tions at fundry Times, viz in 1683. the Pai ilhioneis, for the Enlargement of it, and increafing of the Number of Seats there¬ in, built a new Ifl e on the South Side, by the Bifhop-of London s Licence, and in 1695-a they obtained a Licence to pull down the North Hie of the fame Church and Chancel* and build another irsfiead of if, which was , accordingly done*, but not pleafing the PariOiioners, or not anfwering their De- fign, the whole Church and Chancel were pulled down in 1696. and a more (lately and convenient Fabrick built-in its Rootn. Th is Place was but a fmall Village till the Court came there \ but now it is become a large Town, and in fome of the Squares ~ are Ho life 5 fit for the Entertainment of Psr-^ fons of the greatefi: Quality. The-Court■'let'* fled there upon this Occafion. His M'ajefty King William III. being much incommoded . by the Smoke- of the Goal*Fires of'“this
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