Peacham, Henry: The compleat gentleman : fashioning him absolute in the most necessary and commendable qualities, concerning mind, or body, that may be required in a person of honor. To which is added the gentlemans exercise or, an exquisite practise, as well for drawing all manner of beasts, as for making colours, to be used in painting, limming, &c (London, 1661)

The Tra&ice osBhzimry,
Wtlleged the first Abbot dyed the same f ear that
Ojfa died, of very grief, it w. s thought, for the death
os his King and Ktnsman, whom he dearly loved*
Anno 828.After himsucceeded these in order*
Jladric\.
Valsigms*
Wnlmtbm*
JZadsritbus
Wu/jtnwy Who built Saint Peters Church, Saint
Mi kaels, and Saint Stephensy and made a fair Market
place in the 1 own,
Alsrick*
Aldredusy Who digged up and searched the
ruines of Verlam-cestre, which in his time were dens os
theeves and whores; saved al the tile and done sor the
repair of ihe Church, and in digging upon the North-
side, in the vale found oaken planks pitched. Shells,
pieces ofoares, and a rusty Anchor or two.
Eadnter, after bis death ( being a religious and a
good man ) imitating his predecesTor, saved ali the an-
cient coyns, urns, and other antiquities he could find
there.
Le6sric\. was son to the Earl of ICent9 and after being
chosen to be Archbilhop os Canterbury, he rcfused it:
this Abbot in time of dearth sold all the Jewels of his
Church to buy bread for the poor. After him suc-?
eeeded.
Alsrick•
Leojian.
Fretheric,
Paul. In this Abbot were given to the Mona-
sterery of Saint Albans, the Celies of Wallingsord^ os
Timtomuthj of Rcalvare, of Hertsord and Binham.
Richardy who lived in the time of William Rusus3
when the Cell of Saint Mary de Wymondham or Wind-
ham in Norsolk was given unto this Abbey, being foun-
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