Verulam and St. Alban's. From the 7th vol. of The beauties of Engl. and Wales - Softcover

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. 1805 Excerpt: ...By the same charter, the Abbots were empowered to appoint their own justices, whose authority should be independent of all others in the kingdom; and also to have a gaol, "safely to keep felons, and other malefactors, until from the same,, according to the law and custom of our realm of England, they be delivered." They were likewise privileged to have within the said towns, hundred, and liberty, "assay and assize of bread, wine, beer, meat, and all other victuals, measures and Weights whatsoever." Nevvcome dates the accession of this Abbot in 1460; but this his own narration proves to be inaccurate: Chauncy fixes it in 140-t; yet several circumstances concur to render it probable that the real date of his election was 1463. f This Chronicle was re-printed by Wynken de Worde, at Westminster, in 1497; he himself mentions in the title, that "it was compiled in a Boke, and also empryntcd by on«, sometyme scole mayster of St. Alton's." Gentleman's Recreation, which was partly compiled by the Lady Juliana Berners, Prioress of Sopwell Nunnery, was also printed here in I486: this work consists of three treatises; one on Hawking; another on Hunting, and Fishing;, and the third, on Coat Armour. The printer was a Monk of this Abbey, and is called, by Chauncy, John Insomuch. Newcome has confounded him with John Hertford, who was established here about half a century afterwards: the latter printed 'The Lyfe and Passion of Seint Alban,' as it had been translated from the French and Latin, by John Lydgate, the celebrated Monk of Bury. Wallingford died in August, 1484, and was interred in a small Chapel, which he had built for the purpose near the High Altar; but this has been destroyed, together with his tomb. During the times of the th...