_Anno_ 25 _Edw._ III. the King gave them the Advowsons of the Churches of _Eure_ in _Com. Bucks_, of _Riston_ in _Com. Norfolk_, and of _Whaddon_ and _Caxton_ in _Com. Cantab._, and in _May_ that Year the Advowson of _Simondesbourne_ (surrender’d _temp. Edw._ IV. to _Richard_ Duke of _Gloucester_) and of St. _Stephens_ of _Saltash_. The first of these Queen _Philippa_ purchas’d of Sir _John Darcy_, and the other of _Edward_ the Black Prince; and gave them both, first to the King, that by his Grant afterwards to the College its Title might be more corroborated. The same Year, _October_ 26. the King bestow’d on them 100 Marks _per Annum_, out of the Farm of the Town of _Northampton_, to be paid by the Bailiff of the Town at _Easter_ and _Michaelmas_ by equal Allotments: And it was at the Founder’s Instance (therefore worthy to be inserted) that the Town of _Yarmouth_, 26 _Edw._ III. under their Common Seal, granted them a Last of Red Herrings yearly, well dry’d and cleans’d, to take the Corporation into their Prayers; tho’ some say it was a Penance enjoyn’d them for murdering a Magistrate.
IN the 26 _Edw._ III. the Founder granted them and their Successors the Mannor of _Eure_ near _Weybrigg_, in _Com. Bucks_, the Mannor of _Craswell_ in _Bray_ in _Com. Berks_, and a Wear call’d _Braybrook_, situated in the _Thames_, with all the Lands in that Parish convey’d unto him by Sir _John Philibert_, together with the Knights Fees, Advowsons, _&c._ belonging to those Mannors. He gave to the Custos and College soon after the Seisin thereof, as also of a Wood call’d _Temple-Wood_ in _Stoke-Pogeys_, convey’d to the King by _John de Molyns_: But deeming all the Lands too small for the End he intended, 28 _Edw._ III. the King granted the Custos and College, by Letters Patent, a Pension of 100 _l._ _per Annum_ out of the Exchequer; and upon the vacating the same, 34 _Edw._ III. he gave them yearly Lands of 101 _l._ 11 _s._ 11 _d._ out of the Possessions of religious Aliens, which fell into his Hands by Occasion of the _French_ Wars: But lest these Possessions should be again restor’d upon a Treaty of Peace, they were to receive the annual Sum of 101 _l._ 11 _s._ 11 _d._ out of the Exchequer, till they were provided of Lands of the like Value. Upon several Restrictions, he granted them 51 _l._ 9 _s._ 9 _d._ yearly to be receiv’d out of 126 _l._ which the Prior of _Takkele_ paid him for the Farm of that Priory, it being then in the King’s Hand by reason of the War with _France_. And by reason the Revenues did not amount to 1000 _l_. _per Annum_, as he design’d at the Foundation, in the 35th Year of his Reign, he granted them so much Money yearly out of the Exchequer, as would make up the Deficiency, till Lands or Rents of that Value should be settled on them. Lastly, 39 _Edw._ III. the Founder bestow’d on them a Piece of Ground in _New Windsor_, (whereon had stood an House of _John_ of _London_) in lieu of the great Garden South of the Castle, formerly given them by him; and also a Garden opposite thereunto on the other side of the Way. Besides these Largesses of the Founders, there were others made by pious and devout Persons, said to be incorporated into the first Foundation, and made up that Revenue which _William_ Bishop of _Winchester_ adjudg’d sufficient for the Support of the College, which we shall silently pass over with the bare mention only.