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Foston on the Wolds, History transcription:

A History of Foston on the Wolds parish from a plaque in the Church (page 1) (see also Photo)

(Fodstone in Domesday; Fotston, Fosteton, Fosceton, Fostun, Fostona; Foston juxta Gemeling'. Foston on le Wolds first occurs 1609. Meaning Fot's farmstead. Smith, Place Names of the E.R. p. 91).

There was a church and a priest at Foston at the Survey at which time the manor was William de Perci's, (Yorks Arch. Journal xiv pp 58, 61).

1290 a suit between Dionysia de Munchensi (de Monte Caniso) and William le Constable, Robert Huthred and John le Gras, (quoted Surtees Soc. vol. 123 p.214 n). In the Hotham Chartulary she is said to have claimed the advowson of F. against the Archbishop of York, William le Constable, Robert Ughtred, John de Driffield, and John de Hotham. She stated that her great grandfather, William de Arundel, whose heiress she was, presented Roger de Arundel in the time of King John. William de Arundel had one son,- Roger, the rector of Foston; and two daughters and coheiresses, Matilda and Agnes. William le Constable and Dionysia de Munchensi were descendents of Matilda; Agnes married Robert de Hothuam, and her grandson, Robert de Hotham, enfeoffed John de Driffield. Ughtred, in support of his claim, stated that John de Driffield in turn had enfeoffed Robert de Scorborough (? error for Scarborough), his uncle, of his moiety. Dionysia was successful in her suit, and on 7 Dec 1290 the King orders the Archbishop to admit her presentee, (Hotham Chartulary p.26f, quoting de Banco Roll, Hilary 19 Edward I No. 90, m.70 and 107). In Surt. Soc. 123 p. 218 n. it is stated that the case had been brought against her in the first instance (perhaps with a view to dividing the advowson into moieties) by John le Gras. In the circumstances it is not easy to see why the presentee of William le Constable was instituted forthwith, and not Dionysia's. Perhaps they came to a private agreement.

Another dispute regarding this advowson between Sir John de Hotham and William de la Pole is recorded in 1335 (de Banco Roll Trinity 8 Edward III).

The advowson was purchased by William de la Pole from David, Earl of Atholl, and granted to the Carthusians in Hull, (Archbishop Melton's Register fo. 322). I have not found the actual document of acquisition,- possibly it was in settlement of debts. The de la Poles seem to have acquired most of their property at that time in this way! The royal licence for appropriation is dated 3 Feb 1378/9 (Cal. Patent Rolls, 1377-81 p. 318) and the church was appropriated on 31 Jul 1380, reserving to Alexander (Neville), Archbishop of York and his successors and annual pension of 20 shillings payable by equal instalments at Pentecost and Martinmas, (A. Neville's Register f.48).

18 May 1381 a vicarage was ordained in the church as follows:- There shall be one perpetual vicar presentable by the prior and brethren of St Michael's juxta Kingston on Hull of the Carthusian order, the portion of whose vicarage shall consist of 24 marks sterling yearly, payable quarterly. For whom they shall build at their own costs a fitting house in a certain area called Everardcot, lying near the church. the said vicar and his successors shall pay synodals, episcopal rights and the Archdeacon's procurations. He shall find bread and wine for celebrations in the church, lights, vestments, books ornaments and other burdens incumbent on the church, except the findings of one chaplain to celebrate at certain times in the chapel of Magna Kelk, and the repairs and rebuilding of the chancel of the church of Foston when need requires. All extraordinary burdens of the church shall be born by the said prior and brethren for two parts and by the vicar for the third part for ever, (A. Neville Register i fo.49).

A History of Foston on the Wolds parish from a plaque in the Church (page 2) (see also Photo)

At the Dissolution the advowson passed to the Crown until 1635 after which (according to one authority) there were no more institutions until 1788. I have not yet had an opportunity to verify this, except that John Welborow answered as vicar at the Visitation of 1663.

There was at least one chantry in Foston church. At the Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1534/5 John West was the cantarist and the chantry yielded £4 yearly. Another chantry there yielded £4 also, cantarist William Tweng. It is not clear whether this was another chantry in Foston church, or whether Tweng served 2 altars, as he is also returned as William Twyng, cantarist at Brigham, (Valor Ecclesiasticus, ed. Caley v 125).

The church of Foston was assessed as £33 6 8d in 1291 (Taxatio of Pope Nicholas p.304). In 1534/5 the vicarage yielded £15 8 6d after deducting 4s for synodals and 7s 6d for procurations, (Valor Ecclesiasticus v 125).

At the Parliamentary Survey of 1650 the impropriator was the Earl of Devonshire. The full value of tithes in Foston, Kelk, Gembling, Brigham and Fisholme was £146 yearly, the minister's salary being £17, (E.R. Antiqu. Soc. Transactions ii 52).

GREAT KELK

5 June 1347 the king granted licence for alienation in mortmain by William de Kelk of a messuage, 4 bovates of land, 9 acres of pasture in Sigglesthorne and Great Kelk, to a chaplain to celebrate divine service daily in the chapel of St Margaret, Great Kelk, for the good estate of the said William, for his soul when he is dead and for the souls of his ancestor (Cal. Patent Rolls 1345-48 p.299). As early as 6 Nov 1328 Archbishop Melton had ordered an inquiry into the foundation of a chantry at Kelk, (Melton's Register fo. 305 derso). The result is not known, but it seems likely that if there was a previous chantry it was not sufficiently endowed, and the gift of William de Kelk remedied this defect. John Ball was the incumbent at the Dissolution and was receiving a pension of £4 8 8d in 1553, (Willis, History of the Abbies ii p.291)

The church of Little Kelk was assessed at £6 13 4 in 1291 (Taxatio p.304) but no more is heard of it after this date.

BRIGHAM

On 1 Jul 1354 the king granted licence for the foundation of a chantry in the chapel of Brigham by John and Elizabeth Hay. William Twyng was the cantarist in 1534/5 when the clear value was £4. See also under Fisholme below. (Cal. Patent Rolls 1354-58 p.48).

FISHOLME

24 Apr 1400 the Pope granted an indult to the men and inhabitants of the toen of Brygham and manor of Fisholme to have masses and other divine services celebrated in the chapels founded out of reverence for the B.V.M. of the said town and manor which are distant about 2 English miles from their parish church of Foston, (Cal. Papal Letters v p.277)


Data transcribed by
Jack Parry.
from photography by Colin Hinson