This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...injury. King John likewise granted them the power of holding a fair on the vigil of the Feast of St. Philip and St. James, on the day of the festival and the two following ones. Henry III. changed the Sunday fair at Leominster, Wallingford, and other places to a different day for the benefit of the Abbey, and granted ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...injury. King John likewise granted them the power of holding a fair on the vigil of the Feast of St. Philip and St. James, on the day of the festival and the two following ones. Henry III. changed the Sunday fair at Leominster, Wallingford, and other places to a different day for the benefit of the Abbey, and granted the privilege of the right of free-warren on all the estates of the Abbey, with an exemption from lawing of all dogs belonging to them within the royal forests. The lands within certain bounds were exempt from the forest laws. In 1207 Pope Innocent III. confirmed all the privileges of the Foundation Charter to the Abbot and monks of Reading, and added further favours of his own; and more especially gave leave that, in case of a general interdict of the kingdom, they might, after shutting the gates and keeping out the excommunicated and interdicted, and without tolling the bell, celebrate Divine service in a low voice. III.--Revenues. The revenues of Reading Abbey amounted to a large sum. Amongst the sources of income may be mentioned such spiritualities as advowsons and parochial tithes, and such temporalities as tolls, profits on its mint, on grain and fulling mills, fisheries, rents of manors and manor-houses, fines for breaches of the law, and chepyn-gavell, the value of which was more or less definite. More variable sources of profit would come in the form of provisions, corn, cattle, wood and presents. Some evidence of the wealth of the Abbey lies in the fact that on several occasions the Sovereign applied to it for a loan. Thus, in 1243 King Henry III. received 100 marks from the Abbey, as an aid on his going into Gascony, and a few years later again attempted to borrow a large sum of money from the principal abbeys, including Reading. In...
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Very good(+) Illustrated with 20 plans, views and facsimiles, including one folding plan of the Abbey. x + 214pp., tall 8vo, gilt-lined and lettered blue cloth, a.e. g; corners and spine ends bumped, bookplate inside front cover. London: Elliot Stock, 1901. Internally fine, a very good (+) copy.
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