Offices and masses for monastic houses in confraternity with St Andrew’s Priory, Rochester, c.1123 — Kent History & Archaeology
Offices and masses for monastic houses in confraternity with St Andrew’s Priory, Rochester, c.1123
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29 Sept
Written By
Jacob Scott
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222r
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uid pro defunctis sociis nostris facere
debemus. P
ro monachis
ęcclesię
christi
cantuarię, vii. offi-
cia plenaria,
et
xxx. dieb
us
uerba mea,
et
un
squisq
ue
sacerdos vii. missas, alii psalmos.
ro monachis s
an
i augustini anglor
um
ap
osto
li
tria officia in c
on
uentu.
ro s
an
imonialib
us
de mellingis, quantu
ro
onacho
ęccl
es

christi
cantuarię.
ro monachis s
an
i martini be bello, iii.a officia
in c
on
uentu sine uerba mea,
et
unusq
ui
sq
ue
rate
r vii.
missas, alii psalmos, paup
er
es tres reficiant
ur
una die.
ro fr
atr
ib
us
bermund>esiensib
us
, tria officia in
on
uentu, un
us
ui
sq
ue
sacerdos una
missa
, alii
L. psalmos, paup
er
es iii. reficiant
ur
una die.
ro monachis s
an
i petri uuestmonasterii, iii.
officia in c
on
uentu, un
us
ui
sq
ue
sac
er
dos i. missam,
222v
et
alii L. psalmos.
ro monachis s
an
i ioh
ann
is colecestrię, iii.
offi-
cia in conuentu, q
ui
sq
ue
sacerdos una
missa
alii L. psalmos.
ro monachis s
an
i eadmundi, iii.
officia in c
on
uentu, q
ui
sq
ue
aute
sacerdos vii. missas, alii
psalmos, paup
er
es tres reficient
ur
die una, uer-
ba mea non dicatur.
ro monachis eliensib
us
, quantu
et
ro
mona-
chis s
an
i eadmundi facim
us
in c
on
uentu
et
ext
ra
ro monachis s
an
e trinitatis noruuicensis
cenobii, vii. officia plenaria,
et
xxx.
die-
us
uerba mea, un
us
quisq
ue
sacerdos vii. mis-
sas, alii psalmos.
ro monachis s
an
i albani, vii. officia plenari-
a, et xxx.
dieb
us
uerba mea,
et
un
us
ui
sq
ue
sa-
cerdos tres missas, alii psalteriu
unum.
ro monachis de egnesham, vii. officia in
conuentu,
et
xxx.
dieb
us
uerba mea,
et
un
us
ui
sq
ue
sacerdos iii. missas, alii psalmos.
ro monachis s
an
i petri de batha, iii.
officia
in conuentu,
et
xxx.
dieb
us
uerba mea, q
ui
sq
ue
sacerdos iii. missas, alii psalmos.
ro monachis s
an
ę marię de malmesberia,
223r
tres missas in conuentu, q
ui
sq
ue
sacerdos iii. mis-
sas, alii psalmos.
ro
ep
iscop
o autem n
ost
ro ipsi facient
vii. officia in conuentu,
et
xxx.
dieb
us
uerba
mea, q
ui
sq
ue
sacerdos iii. missas, alii psalmos,
et
nos itidem p
ro
abbate ipsor
um
ro fr
atr
ib
us
ęccl
es
ię s
an
i petri gloacensis, vii. plena-
ria officia in conuentu,
et
xxx.
dieb
us
uerba
mea, q
ui
sq
ue
sacerdos iii. missas, alii psalmos.
ratrib
us
rofensis ęccl
es
ię debent Wincelcu
ben-
ses un
us
ui
sq
ue
priuata
una
missa
, in c
on
uentu u
ero
tria officia plenaria, panis
et
pot
us
uno tantu
die dabitur.
ro monachis tethochensib
us
, vii. officia in con-
uentu.
ro
ep
iscop
o aute
ost
ro illi vii. officia et xxx.
dieb
us
uerba mea,
et
nos itide
ro
abbate ipsor
um.
ro monachis Wigornensis ęccl
es
ię, iii.
plenaria
officia in conuentu.
t p
ro
ep
iscop
o utroq
ue
et
pro
magistro p
ri
ore, vii. officia plenaria in con-
uentu,
et
xxx.
dieb
us
uerba mea.
ratrib
us
ęccl
es
ię rofensis debent p
er
sorenses vii.
plena officia in conuentu,
et
unusq
ui
sq
ue
fr
ater
iii. missas, alii psalteriu
unu
m.
ro monachis de abbendune, vii. officia in c
on
uentu,
et
xxx.
dieb
us
uerba mea,
et
un
us
ui
sq
ue
223v
sacerdos iii. missas, alii psalteriu
unu
ro monacho beccensi, iii.
officia in c
on
uentu,
et
xxx.
dieb
us
uerba mea, sing
li tres missas,
et
alii psalteriu
unum.
ro monachis s
an
ę trinitatis fiscanni, iii.
offi-
cia in conuentu, q
ui
sq
ue
fr
ater
vii. missas, alii psal-
mos, uerba mea non dicatur.
imiliter
et
ro
monachis s
an
i audeni rotoma-
gensis cenobii.
ro monachis s
an
i martini sagii, agim
us
iii.
of-
ficia in conuentu cu
breuis inde aduene-
rit.
iue aute
breue
habuerim
us
siue non, u-
noquoq
ue
anno iii.
officia in conuentu p
ost
octauas pentecostes.
imiliter
et
ro
monachis sancti martini
troarni.
imiliter
et
ro
monachis sancti petri
pratellis.
imiliter
et
ro
monachis sancti taurini
ebroicensis.
ro monachis milidunensibus, iii.
officia
in conuentu.
Translation
See
Translation Notes
That which must be done for our deceased members:
For the monks of Christchurch in Canterbury, seven full services, and 30 days my word, and every priest seven sacred masses, and other psalms.
For the monks of Saint Augustine, the apostle of the English, three services in the community.
For the nuns of Malling, as much as for the monks of Churchchurch at Canterbury.
For the monks of Saint Martin of the Bellouse, three services in the community without my word, and each brother seven masses, other psalms, and the poor should be served three times each day.
For the brothers of Bermondsey[?], three offices in the convent, each priest one mass, others fifty psalms, restoration for the poor three times on one day.
For the monks of Saint Peter's in Westminster, three services in the community, each priest one mass, and fifty psalms.
For the monks of Saint John's Church, three services in the community, each priest says one mass, and fifty psalms.
For the monks of Saint Edmund, three services in the community, and every priest 7 masses, other psalms, and the poor will be fed three times on one day,
For the exiled monks, we do as much as for the monks of Saint Eadmund in the community and outside.
For the monks of the Holy Trinity at Norwich monastery, seven full services, and 30 days of my word, every priest 7 masses,
For the monks of Saint Albans, 7 full services, and 30 days my word, and each priest three masses, and one psalm.
For the monks of Egnesham, 7 services in the community, and 30 days my word, and every priest 3 masses, and other psalms.
For the monks of Saint Peter of Bath, three services in the community, and 30 days my word, every priest 3 masses, and a psalm.
For the monks of Saint Mary of Malmesbury, three masses in the community, each priest three masses, and other psalms. But for our bishop they themselves will do the 7 services in the community, and 30 days my word, every priest three masses, other psalms, and we likewise do this for their abbot.
For the brethren of the Church of Saint Peter in Gloucester, 7 full services in the convent, and 30 days my word, every priest 3 masses, and other psalms.
The brothers of the church of Rochester owe the people of Wincelcumbens[?] one private mass each, during three full services. Bread and drink will be given on one day only.
For the monks of Tethochens[?], 7 services in the community. But they perform for our bishop seven services and 30 days my word, and we likewise for their abbot.
For the monks of the church in Wigorn, 3 full services in the community. And for both bishops, and for the previous teacher, seven full services in the community, and thirty days my word.
The brethren of the church of Rome owe the Persorenses[?] seven full services in the community, and each brother three masses, and one other psalm.
For the monks of Abbendune, 7 services in the community, and 30 days my word, and every priest three masses, and one other psalm.
For the monks of Bec, three offices in the community, and 30 days my word, each three masses, and one psalm.
For the monks of the holy trinity of Fiscan, three services in the community, for each brother seven masses, other psalms. My word is not said.
Likewise for the monks of the monastery of Saint Auden of Rotomagen[?].
For the monks of Saint Martin the Wise, we perform the three services in the community with the brethren arrived from there. And whether we have brethren or not, in each year three services in the community after the eighth Pentecost.
Likewise for the monks of Saint Martin in Troy.
Likewise for the monks of Saint Peter's Pratel[?].
Likewise for the monks of Saint Taurine in York.
For the monks of Milidun[?], three services in the community.
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Medieval
Rochester
Rochester Cathedral
Monasticism
Records
Jacob Scott
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