Talley- details of Clerical poll tax, 1379

For this graduated poll tax, the abbot was to pay a tax of 40s., according to the value of the priory's estates in St David's diocese (300 marks [per annum]).

The eight canons [DAVY GORCH, LLEWELLYN AP JEVAN, LLEWELLYN VAGHAN, LLEWELLYN GOCH, WILLIAM AP REES, PHILIPP AP DAVID, DAVID AP JEVAN, HOWELL VAGHAN] were to pay pay 40d. each.

c.1185: Foundation - Talley was founded between 1184 and 1189 by the Lord Rhys of Deheubarth. [2 sources]
1193x1202: Problems - Talley faced problems from neighbouring religious. [1 sources]
1215: Abbatial promotion - Abbot Iorwerth (Gervase) was elevated to the See of St David's. [1 sources]
c.1222: Confirmation - Bishop Iorwerth of St David’s (1215-29), former abbot of Talley, confirmed the appropriation of the churches of Llandeilo Fawr and Llanegwad by Talley. [1 sources]
1271: Burial - Rhys Fychan ap Rhys Mechyll, prince of South Wales, was taken to Talley for burial. [1 sources]
c.1277: Destruction - The abbey was targeted by Edward I. [1 sources]
1278: Custody - Talley was taken into royal custody on account of its poverty. [1 sources]
1285: Paternity - Talley was made subject to Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, which was given visitorial rights. [2 sources]
1291: Visitation - The abbot of Premontre asked Edward I to assist the abbots of Halesowen and Newhouse with their visitation of Ruthin. [1 sources]
1291: Patronage - At this time the abbey was under the patronage of Rhys ap Maredudd (d. 1292), Welsh rebel and descendent of the Lord Rhys.
c.1300: Joins English middle circary - Talley became part of the English circary of the Premonstratensian order. [1 sources]
1377: Clerical poll tax - Payments were required from each member of the community. [1 sources][1 archives]
1379: Clerical poll tax - Payments were required from the community. [1 sources][1 archives]
c.1380: Custody - Abbot Rhys of Talley requested that the house be taken into royal custody. [1 sources]
1410: Destruction - The abbey suffered from the fighting of the early fifteenth century. By 1410 it had been ‘despoiled, burned and almost destroyed’ by the English and Welsh armies. [1 sources]
1410: Papal indult - A papal indult was granted to the canons of Talley stating that they need not travel more than eighty miles to meet representatives of the Premonstratensian order. [1 sources]
c.1414: Paternity - Paternity of Talley passed from Welbeck to Halesowen. [1 sources]
1430 (30 May): Royal protection - Abbot Dafydd requested that Talley be taken into royal custody for the third time. [1 sources]
1497 (31 August ): Visitation - A visitation report of Talley in 1497 survives in the registers of Richard Redman, a notable English Premonstratensian. [2 sources]
c.1535: Wealth - The Valor Ecclesiasticus surveyed Talley's net income at £136. [2 sources][1 archives]
1536: Dissolution - [3 sources]

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Home dershane Project team Project News Future plans Contact us Search the database Browse list of sites Browse list of orders Browse bibliography & archives Browse people Browse articles Glossary of terms Monastic Wales is not responsible for the content of external internet sites	Event detail for site: Talley 1379: Clerical poll tax Payments were required from the community. For this graduated poll tax, the abbot was to pay a tax of 40s., according to the value of the priory's estates in St David's diocese (300 marks [per annum]). The eight canons [DAVY GORCH, LLEWELLYN AP JEVAN, LLEWELLYN VAGHAN, LLEWELLYN GOCH, WILLIAM AP REES, PHILIPP AP DAVID, DAVID AP JEVAN, HOWELL VAGHAN] were to pay pay 40d. each. Bibliographical sources Printed sources Jurkowski, Maureen, 'Monastic history in clerical taxation records', Monastic Research Bulletin, 15 (2009), pp. 2-16 Archival sources The National Archives, 'Exchequer, King's Remembrancer Clerical Subsidies - Talley, 1379', (Document), (View website) Other events in the history of this site c.1185: Foundation - Talley was founded between 1184 and 1189 by the Lord Rhys of Deheubarth. [2 sources] 1193x1202: Problems - Talley faced problems from neighbouring religious. [1 sources] 1215: Abbatial promotion - Abbot Iorwerth (Gervase) was elevated to the See of St David's. [1 sources] c.1222: Confirmation - Bishop Iorwerth of St David’s (1215-29), former abbot of Talley, confirmed the appropriation of the churches of Llandeilo Fawr and Llanegwad by Talley. [1 sources] 1271: Burial - Rhys Fychan ap Rhys Mechyll, prince of South Wales, was taken to Talley for burial. [1 sources] c.1277: Destruction - The abbey was targeted by Edward I. [1 sources] 1278: Custody - Talley was taken into royal custody on account of its poverty. [1 sources] 1285: Paternity - Talley was made subject to Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, which was given visitorial rights. [2 sources] 1291: Visitation - The abbot of Premontre asked Edward I to assist the abbots of Halesowen and Newhouse with their visitation of Ruthin. [1 sources] 1291: Patronage - At this time the abbey was under the patronage of Rhys ap Maredudd (d. 1292), Welsh rebel and descendent of the Lord Rhys. c.1300: Joins English middle circary - Talley became part of the English circary of the Premonstratensian order. [1 sources] 1377: Clerical poll tax - Payments were required from each member of the community. [1 sources][1 archives] 1379: Clerical poll tax - Payments were required from the community. [1 sources][1 archives] c.1380: Custody - Abbot Rhys of Talley requested that the house be taken into royal custody. [1 sources] 1410: Destruction - The abbey suffered from the fighting of the early fifteenth century. By 1410 it had been ‘despoiled, burned and almost destroyed’ by the English and Welsh armies. [1 sources] 1410: Papal indult - A papal indult was granted to the canons of Talley stating that they need not travel more than eighty miles to meet representatives of the Premonstratensian order. [1 sources] c.1414: Paternity - Paternity of Talley passed from Welbeck to Halesowen. [1 sources] 1430 (30 May): Royal protection - Abbot Dafydd requested that Talley be taken into royal custody for the third time. [1 sources] 1497 (31 August ): Visitation - A visitation report of Talley in 1497 survives in the registers of Richard Redman, a notable English Premonstratensian. [2 sources] c.1535: Wealth - The Valor Ecclesiasticus surveyed Talley's net income at £136. [2 sources][1 archives] 1536: Dissolution - [3 sources]

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