by Jill Blackwell Hughes, BA Thesis submitted to the University of ...

1170 [Fo. 82v] 14 January 1319, Lichfield. The
prioress and cony. of Brewood, of the Augustinian
order and county of Shropshire, having obtained
the right of patronage of the church of Tibshelf,
now vacant, place the church to the bp. 's
regulation and ordination in their letter given in
their chapter at Brewood on 12 January 1319.
Considering that the said religious are clearly
overwhelmed with the burden of poverty and have
announced frequently that they suffer many losses,
and considering the devotion which they have for
God and for the neighbourhood, namely religion and
hospitality, attending the poor and infirm and
that they devote the maintenance of charity to the
same, in order that they will be able to perform
these better in the future, and having made
careful inquiry, the bp. grants and appropriates
the church of Tibshelf with all its privileges and
appurtenances forever to the religious women,
their successors and their monastery, with the
agreement of his chapters of Coventry and
Lichfield and the agreement and assent of Edward,
king 9f England, whose charter was given to the
same. The bp. ordains and determines to ordain
that the said religious and their successors will
pay 20s. sterling on 29 September at Lichfield
forever for the augmentation of the community of
vicars of Lichfield church who labour day and
night. The bp. reserves to himself and his
successors the power to regulate a suitable
vicarage in the church of Tibshelf, to which the
prioress and cony. will present a suitable person
to the bp., his successors and to those to whom
the instituting and removing of persons of this
kind will pertain in the vacant see of Lichfield,
now and as often soever as the vicarage becomes
vacant, and who will support forever the burden of
procurations and other ordinary burdens pertaining
to the bp., his successors or to the archdeacons.
APPROPRIATIO ECCLESIE DE TYBSCHULF. Universis
sancte matris ecclesie filiis presens scriptum
visuris vel audituris Walterus permissione divina
Coventr' et Lich' episcopus salutem in omnium
salvatore. Cum secundum apostolum operari debeamus
1. Cal. Charter Rolls 1300-26, p. 391.
2. See also MRA nos. 325-7.
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