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Title: The history and antiquities, ancient and modern, of the Borough of Reading, in the County of Berks
Year: 1816 (1810s)
Authors: Man, John, of Reading, Eng
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Publisher: Reading : Printed by Snare and Man
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orum Abbatis et Conventus de Radynge iuComitatu Bcrksirfe. Hillarii Recorda 3 Edward VI. Rotulo. 10. Finis solutus per Abbatem et Conventum de Redynge pro confirniationelibertatum. Originalia 2 Henry VIII. Rotulo 57. Carta regis de libertatibus concessa monastcrio de Reding Abbati etMonachis per Henricum filium regis ^ilhelmi irrotulata Michaelis Recorda13 Henry VIII. Rotulo 23. Carta regis de libertatibus Abbati et Conventui de Redinge concessa.Paschae Recorda 18 Henry VIII. Rotulo 7 et 1. pars originalis 34. HenryVIII. Rotulo 75. The Leiger Book of the monastery is said to be in the Harleyan library.* ♦ From the low rate of the annual value of the Forbury, and the mention here made of thefairs held in it, as well as the passages leading through it, there can be no doubt but that thecommissioners considered this part as coftimon, or at least very different from the other portions,oa which they seem to have set their full value. Mr. Coatess History. • NichoUons Historical Librarj.
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Religious Foundations, CHAPTER XIV. THE FRIARY. A HE monastery for the franciscans, or fratres minoresj in Reading was Chap.built about the middle of the thirteenth century, at which time they first XIV.appeared in this country. Having obtained the popes permission to settlehere, they applied to the abbot and monks for a piece of ground to buildtheir convent on, who, after some hesitation, granted them a marshy pieceof ground adjoining the Caversham-road; but this being afterwards foundsubject to floods, they were prevailed on, after much solicitation, in 1285, topermit them to build on the present site, on condition they did not acquireany other property, or solicit any donations; but they were at liberty to acceptwhat was gratuitously offiered them ; and among other restrictions, they werenot permitted to bury in their church, or cemetery, the bodies of any of theparishioners of the abbey, or of any of the churches belonging to it. Withthis permission, they set about building their

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