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New Monastery at Winchester
Benedictine Monks
Elfred
Edward
Secular Canons
Hyde, otherwise called The New Monastery at Winchester, an Abbey of Benedictines, designed to be built by King Elfred, but he dying before he began it, his Son, King Edward, fulfilled his Purpose, and placed Secular Canons in it, under the Rules of holy Grimbaldus. These Canons, after sixty Years Continuance, were turned out, to give place to Monks, Anno 964, by Athelwold, Bishop of Winchester, and the College changed into a Monastery, the Abbots being honoured with a Mitre, and allowed a Place in Parliament among the Peers. It was at first built near the Cathedral, but upon the Account of several Inconveniences, removed to Hyde. The Benefactors to this House being many Kings, viz. Athelstan, Edmund, Edred, Edgar, (who expelled the Canons, and placed Monks here) Edmund Ironside, Edward the Confessor, William the Conqueror, Henry I. Queen Maud, &c. the Revenues were great, which made it subject to the greater Misfortunes; for William the Conqueror seized all the Revenues, and kept them two Years, because the Abbot and twelve of his Monks were taken in Arms against him; and Henry de Blois, Bishop of Winchester, so oppressed them, that thirty Monks out of the forty left the House to escape his Hands, and avoid consenting to his Extortion. To this Monastery belonged divers Messuages, Lands and Tenements, Rents, Reversions and Services, lying and being in Slansted (sic) in this County in the Occupation of divers Tenants, holding them by Copy of Court-Roll, which being in the Possession of King Henry VIII. after the Dissolution, he exchanged them, Reg. 38. with Sir Ralph Sadler, for other Lands. Valued at 865 l. 18 s. and 3/4. per Annum.
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