The disposal of the property of monastic houses, with a special study of Holy Trinity Aldgate.
Abstract
This thesis is a study of the disposal by the Crown of the
monastic property in the city of London and its suburbs which came
into royal possession at the dissolution of the houses concerned.
The period covered extends from 1532, the year in which the first
London house was dissolved, to the death of Henry VIII in 1547, by
which date the bulk of the property had been alienated; but
occasional reference is made to subsequent transactions. The property
studied comprises that of both monasteries situated in London and.
those elsewhere in England, and while attention is focussed upon
land and buildings used for secular purposes the disposal of monastic
sites and of spiritual income receives some notice.
The results of the investigation are presented in two parts,
one particular and the other general. Part I, a detailed study of
the first house to be dissolved, the priory of Holy Trinity, Aldgate,
includes, besides four chapters dealing with the Crown's management
and disposal of its property, three others furnishing a background to
its surrender and examining the surrender itself. In these some light
is thrown upon the circumstances and motives of the episode, including
the roles of Cromwell and Audley. Part II begins with a survey of all
monastic property in the area and an estimate of its annual value.
Succeeding chapters examine three aspects of the processes of disposals
the purchase of large quantities of the property by operators on a large
scale, and, where known, its subsequent handling by them; the transfer,
by gift or lease, of many smaller parcels to servants and officers of
the Crown; and the impact of such transactions upon a single London
parish, that of St. Mary le Bow.
Authors
Rosenfield, Manuel CharlesCollections
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