Volume 1

The history and antiquities of the county of Dorset / Compiled from the best and most ancient historians, inquisitions post mortem, and other valuable records and mss. in the public offices, and libraries, and in private hands. With a copy of Domesday book and the Inquisitio Gheldi for the county: interspersed with some remarkable particulars of natural history; and adorned with a correct map of the county, and views of antiquities, seats of the nobility and gentry, &c. By John Hutchins, M.A.

  • John Hutchins
Date:
1774
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Credit: The history and antiquities of the county of Dorset / Compiled from the best and most ancient historians, inquisitions post mortem, and other valuable records and mss. in the public offices, and libraries, and in private hands. With a copy of Domesday book and the Inquisitio Gheldi for the county: interspersed with some remarkable particulars of natural history; and adorned with a correct map of the county, and views of antiquities, seats of the nobility and gentry, &c. By John Hutchins, M.A. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The ENGLISH religious HOUSES which held lands here at the time of this furvey were the abbeys of Glastonbury. The abbot at this time was Turjim, who fucceeded to that dignity 1077. He had fuch contefts with his monks, that the king was forced to order him back to the monaftery of Caen in Normandy, whence he came : but after the Conqueror’s death he purchafed leave of Rufus to return, and continued abbot till his death, 1095^ Winchester, viz. The New Minjler, dedicated to St. Peter, &c. founded by the will of king Alfred, and afterwards removed to Hyde juft without the city. Ralph was abbot at this time, and died 1087 r. This houfe held only one manor. Athelnye. This abbey was founded by king Alfred, A. D. 888 % and held in this county one manor. Tavistoke. This abbey was founded by Ordgar earl of Devon, A. D. 961. The abbot at this time was Galfrid, exprefly named in Exeter Domefday, who was elected 1082, and died 1088 t. They had two manors. Wilton Nunnery, founded by St. Alburga, After of king Egbert, A. D. 800, refounded by Alfred 871, held one manor. Cranborn priory, founded by Ailward 981, held four manors. Cerne abbey, founded by Ailmer earl of Cornwall, in the reign of Edgar, held 14 manors. The abbot at this time was Withelm u. Milton abbey, founded by king Athelftan about 933, held 16 manors. Abbotsbury abbey, founded by Orcus, fteward to king Canute, about 1026, held feven manors. Horton priory, founded by Earl Ordgar abovementioned, before 970, held the manor in which it flood. Shaftsbury nunnery, founded by king Alfred about 888, held 14 or 15 manors. The abbefs about this time was probably Eularia. The Monks of Sherborn abbey, founded by biftiop Wulfin A. D. 998, held nine manors for the maintenance of their table [de vidlu]; as thofe of Milton had parcels diftindt from their demefne lands for their table and cloathing [ad vittum & veftitum]. The collegiate church of Winborn, founded by one of our kings of the name of Edward, had aifo fome manors at this time. The FOREIGN Monasteries were St. Stephen’s abbey at Caen, founded and endowed by the Conqueror, 1064. The abbot at this time was Gilbert, elected 1079. He died iroi, having firft buried the Conqueror in the church of this abbey x. Trinity nunnery at Caen, founded by queen Matilda the fame year. The abbefs at this time was Maud, who dying 1112, after 48 years government, was fucceeded by Cecily, the Conqueror’s eldeft daughter r. The firft of thefe houfes held two manors, befides certain land$ given it by the queen : the latter only one manor. The abbey of St. Wandragesil, now St. Wandgille, or Fontanelle, twelve miles from Rouen, founded about the middle of the feventh century, by St. Wandragefll, a relation of Arnulph, bifhop of Metz, and defeended from one of the moft illuftrious ■ and wealthy families among the Pranks. He, with his nephew Godo, reftored this place w'hich the ravages of war had defolated, built there four churches, and after prefiding about ten years over his new foun¬ dation, died A. D. 655, aged 96. His reliques were conveyed into Flanders for fear of the Normans, who in their invafions A. D. 895, burnt this abbey. Charles the Bald, king of France, re-eftablifhed it. Richard I. duke of Normandyz, and his fucceflbrs, were great benefatftors to it. The Conqueror, befides feveral grants and confirmations of pofleffions in Normandy, beftowed on, or confirmed to it, the churches of [Brldeton] Burton Bradftock, [Witcerce'j Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport, and a church at Wareham, probably St. Mary’s* ; which are not men¬ tioned in Neuftria Pia, where fee more of this houfe b. sMalmfb. de Ant. Glaft. ed. Gale, v. II. 330—332. 1 Willis, Mit. Ab. I. 125. s Tann. Not.-Mon. p. 4.6$. 'Willis, Mit. Ab. I. 172. u See v. II. p. 290. xNeuftr. Pia, p. 651. T lb. p. 662. 1 A Cotton MS. quoted in the Mon. Ang. II. 949. fays Richard rebuilt it intirely. * See Vol. I, p. 331. k P. 131—184