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 A Study of the Strood by W.E. Duane. Chapter 5. Page 26.



The Church and Priory of West Mersea contd.



... Liberties and Customs. Thus this alien house wisely anticipating the course of events changed hands and secured it's price, relinquishing with the lease the patronage and presentation to the living.



More detail of subsequent transfers is given later in the ...
Cat1 Mersea-->Strood

A Study of the Strood by W.E. Duane. Chapter 5. Page 26.

The Church and Priory of West Mersea contd.

... Liberties and Customs. Thus this alien house wisely anticipating the course of events changed hands and secured it's price, relinquishing with the lease the patronage and presentation to the living.

More detail of subsequent transfers is given later in the Victorian County History. [ Note 1]

In 1422, "the reversion of the priory came to Henry V by the Act of Parliament passed in the 2nd year of his reign dissolving all alien priories".

On 2nd May 1422 he granted without proviso the Priory to Henry Chichele, Archbisop of Canterbury, for the College he was founding at Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire. On the 4th August 1426 the Archbishop granted the Priory to the College. This was confirmed by Henry VI on 7th November 1427. The Priory and it's possessions belonged to the college of Higham Ferrers until general dissolution and on 7th August 1542 they granted by Henry VIII to Robert Dacres in fee. By 1547 the estates had agin reverted to the Crown. In 1553 Edward VI granted them to Thomas Lord Darcy of St Osyth.

[Note 2] "Thereafter the rights of patronage continued in secular hands until 14th January 1926 when Miss Margaret Hall transferred them to the Bishop of Chelmsford".

Note 1 Page 197 V.C.H. by J.H. Round.
Note 2 Page 37 A Short History of the Parish Churches of East and West Mersea. J.B.Bennett.


Date: 1965      

Image ID SOS_005_010
Category 1 Mersea-->Strood


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