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rather than French. Although the priory kept its land, the King did not spare it harsh treatment: on 3 August 1337 the priory was ordered to pay 100 shillings a year to the crown. The prior was also personally ordered to pay an additional 50 shillings for permission to take custody of the house.
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In 1296 the prior Peter took two chaplains, Richard de
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There are no visible remains of the priory. The proximity to the city centre of St James's Street, where the priory was located, has led the location to be built upon several times since the
Dissolution. Due to this construction, the exact location of the priory on the street cannot be
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In 1335 the priory, the church and the hospital were all accidentally burned down. The priory was again granted protection from the Crown, this time for two years, so that the priory could collect church alms to raise money to rebuild the church, priory and hospital.
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The prior at the time of the dissolution, Thomas
Gainsbury, was awarded a pension of £7 per year. Following dissolution "the Free Chapel of St. James, with all the lands, ect., thereto belonging" were granted to the Corporation of Derby (a forerunner of
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but did not have all the rights of a native citizen or establishment. As a cell to
Bermondsey, St. James Priory gained the same status. Thus St. James Priory was not suppressed as an alien establishment and no longer sent tribute to the French House at
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In May 1338 Edward III changed his attitude: because of the priory's poverty, he ordered the treasury to "forgo the demand for 100s yearly"; but he ordered the sheriffs of Derby and
Leicester to confiscate all of the priory's lands for the Crown.
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Later in that month (28 August 1337) the sheriff was dispatched to collect immediate payment of the 50s or, if he failed, to confiscate "the goods and chattles of the monks, and to take the prior to London to answer for his contempt".
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against the same two men, and another three chaplains, accusing them of having "broken the doors of his monastery, beaten him and stolen some of his property". This court case also failed.
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to do penance. The inspectors also noted that the priory buildings were in good condition, with the exception of the church's roof. They also reported the priory held debts of £4 10s.
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granted crown protection to the priory for one year; it is unclear why, but it was a privilege often granted to priories in debt or with financial troubles.
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five years previously, in 1395, and that the priory at that point ceased to be a cell of
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John Caley, Sir Henry Ellis & Bulkeley
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Christian monasteries established in the 11th century
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746:"A Brief History of Derby, Derbyshire, England"
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