Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 January 2010
BLACKMORE (Dorset) (Blackmore Regis) The hermitage existed by 1300 and was for brothers under a pr. following a rule, apparently similar to the Austin friars: it became a free chapel some time after 1424 (KH, 46). Annexed to Cerne abbey 1513 (see below).
List in VCH Dorset, II, 97.
Richard Andreu 1349– Conf. 14 Apr. 1349, no reason being given for the vacancy (ibid., f. 204v).
Thomas Marscal –1389 D. by 25 Aug. 1389 (Reg. Waltham, p. 66, no. 486).
Thomas Wilton (Wylton) 1389–1424 Apptd as pr. of the hermitage 25 Aug. 1389. Wylton, in whom the right of the priory then resided since the other brethren had died of the plague, had conveyed to the bp the power to provide a future pr. (ibid.). Res. 19 Dec. 1424 (WSRO, D1/2/8, f. 77v).
John Baret 1425– Br. of Blackmore, enquiry into eln 7 Feb. 1425; eln conf. 23 Feb. 1425 (ibid., ff. 77v–78r).
William Brown 1469– Gt for life 1 Sept. 1469, no reason being given for the vacancy (CPR 1467–77, p. 173). Occ. 17 Dec. 1470 (ibid., p. 235).
Robert Bothe 1473–1477 LLD, gt of custody of ‘le priory hermitage’ 18 Nov. 1473, no reason being given for the vacancy (ibid., p. 401). Surrendered patent by 22 Nov. 1477 (CPR 1476–85, p. 60).
Robert Mydelham 1477– BTh., gt of custody on surrender of Robert Bothe's patent 22 Nov. 1477 (ibid.).
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