those of his children, and of all faithful christian people. The founder vested the presentation of his chauntry priest in twelve of the principal inhabitants of Croydon.-The particulars of the endowment of this chauntry are as follow: The endowment of Lady Mary's Chauntry. at Croydon, taken from the minutes, or bailiff's accounts of the colleges, chauntries, free chapels, &c. in the county of Surrey, in the third year of King Edward VI. remaining in the Augmentation Office at Westminster. One tenement near the church-gate with its ap purtenances, valued at The mansion house of the Chauntry Priest, with its appurtenances £. s. d. 1 0 0 080 One tenement lying in Pickelake, with its appur One tenement with its appurtenances in the occu pation of John Curts One ditto in the tenure of Richard Alford One garden in the North part of the town of Croy- 1 0 0 0 1 0 068 Carried forward £ 4 4 4 One cottage between the tenement called le Crowne 0 2 0 One tenement lying between the shop belonging to the church of Croydon in le Bocherrowe Three tenements in le Bocherrowe 040 0 15 0 0 10 0 One tenement in the market in the occupation of Francis Resivid One tenement in the occupation of John Baldwin 0 13 4 One croft, containing five acres near Croydon park, in the occupation of John Hatcher 0 10 0 One barn, in the occupation of Robert Comports 0 6 8 One garden near Stake Crosse, in the occupation 020 One acre of land lying near Addiscombe, late in . 0 1 0 Four acres of land in a field called Brechefield, in One garden lying in le Olde Town One acre of land lying in Northstakefled, in the Brought forward £12 7 10 One tenement in the same parish, in the occupa tion of the widow of Nicholas Wedouz One tenement in Trynitie Lane, in London, in the occupation of Jacob Chastleyn 2 6 8 1 6 8 Total income of this Chauntry £. 16 1 2 The Chauntry of St. Nicholas. The other chauntry in this church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was founded for the repose of the soul of John Stafford, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and that of William Oliver, Vicar of Croydon, before the year 1443. The presentation of the incumbent seems to have been continued in the family of the Weldens or Waldens, who appear by their several presentations to have been the true Patrons. It is reasonable to believe that this chauntry was founded, as as we have said, before the year 1443, because John Stafford, Bishop of Bath and Wells, was in that year translated to the see of Canterbury, notwithstanding which, it is always said to have been founded for the repose of the soul of John Stafford, Bishop of Bath and Wells. The names of the incumbents will be found in the appendix. We give the best account we can find of its endowments. One messuage with its appurtenances in the occupation of Thomas More 1 10 0 One inn called le Crown, with four acres of land and nine swathes of meadow, and a garden 400 One messuage, with its appurtenances in Chol One messuage, with its appurtenances in the occupation of John Pratt 1 8 0 200 A tenement, with seven acres of land, in the occupation of Robert Ingram A tenement, with its appurtenances in the occupation of John Fisher 0 14 0 One messuage, with a garden, in the occupation One tenement, with its appurtenances, in the One close, in the occupation of John Fisher 0 12. O 020 tenances in the occupation of John Lane . 1 0 0 One tenement, with its appurtenances in the oc cupation of John Crown One shop in the fish Market, in the occupation of Robert Wrythesley 0 10 0 . 0 6 0 Total income of this Chauntry 14 14 6 CHAP. VII. Ellys Davy's Alms House. THE founder of this Alms-house was a citizen and mercer of London, who having obtained the letters patent of King Henry VI. bearing date the 25th December, in the twenty-third year of his reign, also letters patent (as they are called in the statutes of this foundation) from Archbishop Stafford, dated Feb. 17, 1443, together with letters (as they are also called in the statutes) from the abbot and convent of St. Saviour's, Bermondesey (who were thought to have an interest here), dated in their chapterhouse, Dec. 20, 1445, did here found this almshouse on the 27th. of April, 1447, and called it Elly's Davy's alms-house. It was intended by the founder for the support of seven poor people, men and women; of the former of whom he named one tutor, or master, who was to preside over the rest. The poor of this alms-house must be persons who have lived seven years as householders in Croydon, if any such there be, or in adjacent vil lages within four miles. He appointed the |