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WESTMINSTER ABBEY. 53
the Confessor, who granted it many privileges. This manor, with the advowson
of the rectory, was seized by Henry VIII. at the dissolution, and continued in
the possession of the crown till Edward VI. granted the manor to the Bishop of
of London and his successors for ever.
The rectory had been previously granted by Henry VIII. to Sir Thomas Wroth.
Five hides of land at Killeveden, in the county of Essex, were also confirmed
by the Confessor's charter.
Kingsbury, in the county of Middlesex, containing two hides and a half of land.
This manor Edward the Confessor confirmed, as the gift of one of his predeces-
sors. The name, indeed, imports, that it had been the demesne of some of the
Saxon princes.
Asewell, or Escewell, or, as it is now called, Ashwell, in Herefordshire, is sup-
posed to have been given to the Church of Westminster by Edgar, though it
is not mentioned in his charter. It is certain, however, that it was a village, and
in the possession of the Saxons; some of whom, previous to the reign of Edward
the Confessor, gave both the manor and the village to the abbot and monks of
this church, which gift that prince confirmed by his charter.
In Domesday Book, the abbot of Westminster is said to hold Eseivell for six hides:
and it is further mentioned, that Peter de Valonges, Vice-comes, held of the abbot
half a hide there, and Goisfrid de Maundeville one rod and a mill. At the sup-
pression of the abbey, Henry VIII. converted it into a deanery, continued the
manor to it, and annexed it to the bishopric of Westminster. Edward VI. how-
ever, on dissolving that see, granted it to Ridley, Bishop of London. After another
change in that prelacy, by Queen Mary, her majesty obtained a licence from the
pope, to settle it on the bishops of London for ever*.
* Dart's History of St. Peter's, Westminster, vol. I. p. 7, &c.
the Confessor, who granted it many privileges. This manor, with the advowson
of the rectory, was seized by Henry VIII. at the dissolution, and continued in
the possession of the crown till Edward VI. granted the manor to the Bishop of
of London and his successors for ever.
The rectory had been previously granted by Henry VIII. to Sir Thomas Wroth.
Five hides of land at Killeveden, in the county of Essex, were also confirmed
by the Confessor's charter.
Kingsbury, in the county of Middlesex, containing two hides and a half of land.
This manor Edward the Confessor confirmed, as the gift of one of his predeces-
sors. The name, indeed, imports, that it had been the demesne of some of the
Saxon princes.
Asewell, or Escewell, or, as it is now called, Ashwell, in Herefordshire, is sup-
posed to have been given to the Church of Westminster by Edgar, though it
is not mentioned in his charter. It is certain, however, that it was a village, and
in the possession of the Saxons; some of whom, previous to the reign of Edward
the Confessor, gave both the manor and the village to the abbot and monks of
this church, which gift that prince confirmed by his charter.
In Domesday Book, the abbot of Westminster is said to hold Eseivell for six hides:
and it is further mentioned, that Peter de Valonges, Vice-comes, held of the abbot
half a hide there, and Goisfrid de Maundeville one rod and a mill. At the sup-
pression of the abbey, Henry VIII. converted it into a deanery, continued the
manor to it, and annexed it to the bishopric of Westminster. Edward VI. how-
ever, on dissolving that see, granted it to Ridley, Bishop of London. After another
change in that prelacy, by Queen Mary, her majesty obtained a licence from the
pope, to settle it on the bishops of London for ever*.
* Dart's History of St. Peter's, Westminster, vol. I. p. 7, &c.