ched, what for wery, he felle on slepe, and when he woke he feld hym selfe hoole in alle his lymmys, & syg his hondus streyzte euon owte, and stirryd his fyngurs alle at his lykynge, and sayed whedur he myggte goo, and gude forthe wythe owton greue, and felde welle þat he was hoole of þe fallyng euelle. Wherfore with hyz voyce he bonked God & þis holy madon, and was fayne of his heyle, þat he made a woo, þat he wolde neuer goo from hur, but by a seruand in pat churche alle his lyue aftur, and so he was. pus, gode men & women, ze han ensampulle to do worschip to pis 'holy maydon and martir, and pawz ze by now hooly in body fulle helt, mony of yow byn seke in sowle; wherfore ye han be more nede to seche hur to haue heyle in sowle pen in body. For ofte tymes God sendus sekenes in body fo hele to be sowle. but sekenes of sowle ys here dethe, but sche be pe soner heylyd. Wherfore prayth too hur to gete yow hele bothe in body and in sowle, so pat ye cum to hym þat is heyle to alle sowlus, þat is, Jhesu Criste God son of heyuon. Alyud miraculum. In the towne of Schrowysbury setan IIIe men to gedur, and as þey seton talkyng, an atturcoppe cum owte of be wowg, and bote hem by the nekkus alle pre, & powz hit greuyd hem at pat tyme but lytulle, sone aftur it roncoled & so swalle her protus, & forset her breythe, þat II. of hem weron deed, and þe þrydde was so nyz deed, þat he made his testament, & made hym redy in alle wyse, for he hoped nowgte but only dethe. pen as he lay in his turment, he powzt on sent Wenefrede and of her myraculus, & so as he mygte he bad his modur go þyder, & offur a candulle to be schryne, & brynge hym of þe water pat her bones were wasschon yn, and so sche dyd. & when he had his water, he made whasseche his sore þer with, & when he had done so, he felde þat he amended, & þen he made a wooe to sente Wenefrede, þat giff he mygte haue lyffe & hele, he wolde make an ymage of syluer & offur to her. pus he mended yche day aftur ober, tylle he was alle hoole, & þen he made an ymage of syluer as he be hette, & gude þyder, & offeryd hit to be schryne, & be cum her seruant euer while he lyffyd aftur. Aliud miraculum. Also to a day of her translacion per cum owte of Wayles knygtus, & mony men with hem, to se the solempnite & pe maner þer of,

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& so in her company com a gret mon, þat was dowmbe, & mygte no þynge speke, but alle by signes. So when þey common in to be churche, sodenly his dowmbe mon felle doune to be grownde, & felle on slepe. pen as he lay sent Wenefrede com to hym, and bad hym drynke watur þat her bonus were wasschon yn, & he schuld be hoole of his speche, & of oper euel þat he had. þen a non he woke, and bad giff hym holy watur. þen haddon his felowus gret wondur, þat þey hardon hym speke, & asked hym what watur he wolde haue. þen sayd he, pe watur þat sent Wenefredus bonus weron waschon yn; & when he had dronkon of pal water, he was hoole as any fysche, & a non he zude in to be quere, by be couent he tolde oponly þat he com bydur for no oper þyng, but only to se pe doyng of be solempnite. but now for sche hathe, of her gret curtesy, geffen me my speche, and heled me in my body also, perfore I wulle be her pylgryme whille þat I lyue, & so he was euer aftur.

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Num. XVI. Vide Præf. §. xix.

Extract of a Letter, written to the Publisher from Winchester July 4th. 1724. by the Reverend Mr. Richard Furney, relating to the Election of an Abbess of Rumsey Nunnery in Hampshire Anno D. 1333. which confirms what is asserted in this Chronicle, that the said Nunnery was founded by K. Edgar for an hundred Nunns.

Dear Sir,

Upon receiving your's, I look'd into the Register of John Stratford, some time Bishop of Winton, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury, and therein, fol. 82. found the following particulars, which relate to what you mention04

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ed, viz. That Sibil Carbonel the Abbess dying on June 1. 1333. Joane Icche was elected June 25. following, there being at the time of the Election Agnes de Stanlegh Priorissa, Johanna Gervays Sub-Priorissa, Alicia de Roppeleigh Sacrista, Johanna Icche Celerariar. (the same that was elected Abbess,) Oliva Beaufou Præcentrix, Agnes de Bromore, Cecilia de Blontesdone, Ela Croupes, Elena Baa, Alicia de Roucestr, Agatha de Wynton, Katerina de Grymstede, Beatrix Beaufou, Amicia Bluet, Marg. per me, Agnes Beaufou, Alicia de Waltham, Sarra Okly, Alicia Brembelsshete, Margar. de Tydeleshide, Lucia Gower, Matild de Grimstede, Margir. Deneys, Margar. Poyntz, Amicia Malure, Johanna de Farnlington, Amicia de Forstebury, Johanna de Compton, Alicia Levynton, Katerina Joevene, Johanna Poyntz, Johanna Beaufou, Agatha Bekks, Johanna Payn, Beatrix Neyvill, Isabel de Hameldone, Marger. filia Warini, Amicia de Wynhale, Eugenia Chartes, Marg. Cracy, Margar. Warblynton, Alicia de Groveneye, Katerina de Aysshelonde, Margar. de Buctesthorn, Isolda Roches, Matild. Trenchard, Agnes de Wynton, Johanna de Roppelye, Agnes Waram, Hawysia Luffegrave, Dionisia Golaffre, Alic. de Wynton, Isabella de Staunford, Maria de Roppelye, Alicia de Thuddene, Marg. Forest, Eli

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zabeth Syfrewast, Johanna de Sparkeford, Marg. Pauncefot, Marg. Atte Rye, Johanna Boyton, Johanna Purie, Isabella Fraunceys, Juliana de Romeseye, Cristna Okham, Eva Doignel, Matild de Roppelye, Eliz. Silvayn, Cristina Brikevill, Muriele Cotel, Katerina de Donton, Margar. de Weston, Elianora Rude, Cristina Bromham, Katerina Warham, Johan_ na de Totteford, Johanna Carbonel, Alicia Carbonel, Johanna de Enedford, Editha Eymer, Alic. de Aune, Constancia Wauncy, Johanna de Tystede, Johanna de Winterbourne, Katerina Warham, Alic. de Cicestr. Petronilla de Wendlesworth, Margar. Fokeram, Isabell Walraund, sorores: Mag. Ricardus de Chadd Canonicus & Præbendar. Eccles. Conventual. Mag. Robertus de Stratford Canonicus & Præbendar. Eccles. Conventual. de Romsey per Procurator. elegunt Abbatissam.

Num. XVII. Vide Præf. §. XIX. Extract of another Letter, written to the Publisher from Winchester Aug. 15. 1724. by the said Mr.

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Furney, relating to the Number of the Nunns at Rumsey some time before the Dissolution, and to a Note, about our old Historians, in a MS. of Trivet at Winchester.

Concerning Rumsey I learn, that the number of the Nuns was very much decreased before the dissolution. For Elizabeth Ryprose being elected Abbess 16 Dec. 1523. but 23 Nuns are mentioned. The same Eliz. Ryprose was Abbess in 1534. when the true yearly value of the Nunnery is said to be 3951. 12s. Id.

The following particulars, tho they tell no more than what you know already, yet as they are taken out of a valuable MS. of Nich. Trivet's Chronicle, wrote on paper, now remaining in the library of the Dean and Chapter of Winchester, I thought, you would give them the reading.

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"Historiam de origine & gestis Britonum primus ex Gwallico sermone in Latinum tra"duxit Galfridus Monothmotensis, desinens in "Athelstanum.

"Res Gwallicas excepit ab eo Galfrido Monomethensi Karadocus Lancarvensis.

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