Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham Part 6

#Charles Thomas Longley# (1856-1860), first Bishop of Ripon, was next elected. He was a popular and much-beloved prelate. In 1860 he was created Archbishop of York, and two years later was translated to Canterbury.

#Hon. Henry Montague Villiers# (1860-1861) was translated from Carlisle. A fine preacher, his episcopate was all too short. He died, after much suffering, in 1861.

#Charles Baring# (1861-1878), Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, succeeded him. A man of unbounded charity and goodness, he won the affection of all who knew him personally. He was compelled, through illness, to resign the see in 1878, and did not long survive his retirement.

#Joseph Barber Lightfoot# (1879-1889) was then elected to the see. A man of scholarly attainments, he is still too well known and remembered to need any detailed note. He came to Durham pledged to accomplish as soon as possible the division of the diocese, which promise he carried out by restoring the suppressed see of Hexham to Newcastle-on-Tyne. A fine tomb to the memory of Dr Lightfoot has been placed on the north side of the choir of the cathedral, and as a memorial of his episcopate the mutilated chapter-house has been restored.

The present bishop is the #Right Rev. Brooke Foss Westcott, D.D.#

In this place may conveniently be given the rough draft of the settlement of the see by King Henry VIII. at the Reformation. Although departed from in many instances, it throws a curious light on the king's intentions to keep up some semblance of a conventual inst.i.tution with an active educational purpose.

DURESME.

[Fol. 30.] Duresme c.u.m Cellis. /

First a provoste of the College cc li.

Item xii prebendaryes and the moste parte of theym preachers vi of them 1 markes and vi of them xxvi li. xiii s. iiii d. by the yere ccclx li.

Item a Reader of humanytie in greke by the yere xx li.

Item a Reader of dyvynytie in hebrewe by the yere xx li.

Item a Reader bothe of devynytie and humanytie by the yere xx li.

Item a Reader of physyke xx li.

Item lx scollers to be tawghte both gramer and logyke in hebrewe greke and lattyn every of them by the yere iii li. vi s. viii d. cc li.

Item xx studyentes in dyvynytie to be founde x att Oxenford, and x att Cambryge every of them by the yere x li. cc li.

Item a Scolmaster for the same Scollers xx li.

Item an ussher x li.

Item viii petycanons to synge and serve in the quere every of them x li. by the yere xxiiii li.

Item x laye men to synge and serve also in the quyre every of them by yere vi li. xiii s. iiii d. lxvi li. xiii s. iiii d.

Item x Chorysters every of them by the yere fyve marks x.x.xiii li. vi s. viii d.

Item a master of the Chylderne x li.

Item a Gospeller vi li.

Item a pysteller v li.

Item ii s.e.xtens vi li. xiii s. iiii d.

Item xii poore men beynge olde servynge men decayed by warres or in the Kyng's servyce every of them vi li. xiii s. iiii d. by yere lxvi li. xiii s. iiii d.

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Item yearly to be distrybuted in almes to poore house-holders lxvi li. xiii s. iiii d.

Item for yearly reparacions lxvi li. xiii s. iiii d.

Item to be employed yerely in makynge and mendynge of hyghewayes lxvi li. xiii s. iiii d.

Item to a Steward of the Landes vi li. xiii s. iiii d.

Item to an Audytor x li.

Item to ii porters to kepe the gates and shave the Company x li.

Item to one cheyf Butler for hys wages and dyete iiii li. xiiis. iiiid.

Item to an under Butler for hys wages and dyete iii li. vis. viiid.

Item one Cheyf Cooke for hys wages and dyete iiii li. xiiis. iiiid.

Item oone Under c.o.ke for hys wages and dyete iii li. vi s. viii d.

Item for the provostes expences in receyvyng the Rentes and surveyeng the landes by yere x li.

Item to a Cato^r to bye there dyetes for his wages and dyete and makynge hys bockes of reconyngs by the yere vi li. xiiis. iiiid.

[Fol. 31.]

xx Duresme M^lDCiiii viii^{li} xi^s viii^d.

xx Porciones deductae M^lDiiii xiii^{li} xiii^s iiii^d.

Reman' lx.x.xxiiii^{li} xviii^s iii^d.

[Fol. 32.]

A proporcion for mayntenance of Hospitalite Lernynge Dyvine Service Almes and other necessarie Expences in the Cathedrall Churche of Duresme to be erectyd foundyd and establysshed by the King's Majesties goodnes.

xx Sm^a M^lDCiiii viii^{li} xis. viii d.

HOSPITALITE.

The dean cclxiii li. x s.--Prebend' x.x.xii li. vi s. viii d.

Corpus of the deane and prebendaries.

Fyrste for the Deane for the corpus of his promotion which he shall certaynlye receyve and accordinge wherunto he shall paye the tenthes and fyrst frutes xl li.

Item to twelve prebendaries iche of them for the corpus of his promotion viii^{li} which he shall receyve certaynly by yere and accordinge whereunto he shall paye the tenthes and fyrste xx fruytes iiii xvi li.

Sm^a cx.x.xvi^{li}

DISTRIBUTIONS.

| DCx.x.x li. xiii s. i d. | +---------------------^--+ Item to the deane for every daie of his residence to be payd by waie | of Cotidiane distribucion out of the common possession xii s. v d. | to be paid out of the same common possession which amountyth | in the yere ccxxvi li. xii s. i d. | | Item to eche prebendarye for every daie of his residence to be payd | by waie of Cotidiane distribucion out of the common possession | xvi^d ob. over and besydes iiii s. ix d. ob. to be payd to every | of the prebendaries out of the same common possession which | in the hole yere amount.i.th to the twelve said prebendaries to | the Summe ccciiii li.-^

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LEARNINGE.

| ccx.x.x li. vi s. viii d. | +-------------------------+ | cciii^{li} xiii iiii. | +--------------------^--+ Item a reader in divinite for his yerely stypende to be paid of | the common possession xxvi li. xiii s. iiii d. | Item to twelve scolers to be found at the Universite off Oxforde | every of them ix li. xi s. viii d. by yere cxv li. | Item to xviii scolers to be taught Gramer Greke and Latyn | every of them iiii li. by yere lxxii li. | Item to a scolemaster for the same scolars x li. | Item to an ussher for them vi li. xiii s. iiii d.-^

DYVINE SERVICE.

| ccci^{li} | +--------^--+ Item to twelve petycanons eche of them x li. by yere for ther dyet | and wagys cxx li. | Item to tenne laymen syngars eche of them to have yerely for their | dyet and wagys vi li. xiii s. iiii d. lxvi li. xiii s. iiii d. | Item to tenne Choristers eche of them lxvi s. viii d. | xxiii li. vi. s. viii d. | Item for a master to the Children for his dyet and wagys x. li. | Item to a Gospeller and Epistoler eche of them vi li. xiiis. iiiid. | Item to twoo s.e.xtens xii li. | Item to a Cator vi li. xiii s. iiii d. | Item to twoo b.u.t.tellers xii li. | Item to two Cookes xii li. | Item to thre other commen servaantes as portor and ryngars eche of | them v li. xv li.-^

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ALMES.

Item to eyght poore men eche of them yerely vi li. xiii. s. iiii d. | liii li. vi s. viii d. | Item to be yerely distributed in almes to householders | xvi li. xiii s. iiii d. | Item to be yerely spente in mendynge of hyghways xx li.-^