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the church of St Peter being of their number’. It later refers to ‘the aforesaid college, where the church of St Peter formerly was.’. However, it is clear that parts of St Peter’s church are much older than this period, so it may have been shut down at that period but not physically destroyed, unlike the priory buildings, none of which survived.
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show a substantial income coming to St Peter & St Paul Priory, based on the appropriation of the churches of St Peter, St
Nicholas and St Clement in Ipswich, the rectories of Cretingham and Wherstead, plus part of Swineland (now Swilland). These all added up to provide the sizeable sum of £82 7s
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Taylor refers to an original deed from Wolsey (Hampton Court, dated 7 August 1528) concerning
Cardinal’s College and the old Priory (called ‘monastery’ in the deed). This indicates that ‘…several parish churches, with their rights and emoluments, attached to the said monastery, were also abolished,
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The present-day redundant church of St Peter is south of central
Ipswich and a short distance above the docks on the river Orwell, but that was wider in medieval times and so would have flowed close by the Priory (hence the church was known also as St Peter by the Waterfront). The exact location of
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Aeschere with one acre. It is likely that both this and Holy Trinity are examples of existing churches that came to adopt Augustinian rule as Priories in the 12th century. An early record clearly showing the Priory’s establishment comes in
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Tradition holds that the priory was founded by ancestors of Thomas de Lacy and Alice his wife (who, in 1344, obtained licence to alienate land and the advowson of
Duxford church to the priory). However, the crown had claimed patronage early on, certainly by the reign of Henry III, and continued
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Augustinian or Austin canons, also termed ‘black canons’ (because of the colour of their habits). They were priests who took public vows – stability (lifelong service to one priory), holding only common property, chastity, poverty and obedience. Whilst they lived in
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who, on 8 January, married John, Count of
Holland in the church of St Peter and St Paul. The importance of Ipswich as a trading port (exporting cloth and wool) and the site’s easy access by sea would have made this a convenient and symbolically significant venue to choose.
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At times, laxity in the behaviour of the incumbents was noted. Prior Godwyn (1514–26) complained ’the brethren did not duly rise for mattins’. The lack of a schoolmaster around this time was particularly noted and, on his visitation in July 1526, Bishop
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The early decades of the 14th century saw the Priory gain further lands and donations. However, there were also obligations to provide long-term board and sustenance to individuals nominated by the Crown, until a grant by
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the priory buildings and associated land is unknown but was likely to the north and east of the church; in Taylor’s Index
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1198 when there is the gift of a pension of six marks by Ernald de Coleville and his wife to ‘the church of the apostles Peter and Paul and the canons’.
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