Yedingham Priory

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Yedingham Priory was a Benedictine priory in North Yorkshire, England dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.^[1] It was home to Benedictine nuns from 1163 to 1539.^[2]

The priory, also known as Little Mareis, was co founded by Helewise de Clere and Roger II de Clere.^[3] There were originally eight or nine nuns, but in time there were twelve with a prioress.^[4]

In about 1512, a fourteen year old girl called Elizabeth Lutton became a Benedictiine nun. For twelve years the convent's authorities thought her situation was fine although it was said that she privately complained that she had become a nun despite her wishes.^[5]

In 1526 Agnes Brayerdricke succeeded Dame Elizabeth White as head of the convent and Brayerdricke soon discovered that Elizabeth Lutton was pregnant. Brayerdricke had her separated from the other nuns until the child was born and she was then allowed to resume her place as a nun.^[5]

Robert Constable of Flamborough visited Yedingham Priory where he learned about Elizabeth Lutton. After she was taken back into the priory Constable encouraged Thomas Scaseby to elope with Elizabeth Lutton in 1531. Scaseby may have been the father of the child and he married Lutton. Constable's motives for getting involved was that Elizabeth was a potential heiress and the marriage was to Constable's advantage in his own territorial disputes.^[6]

Robert Constable was executed at Hull for sundry crimes on 6 July 1537 being hanged in chains over Beverley gate at Hull.^[7]

The priory was suppressed in 1539. There may still be a wall extant from the original building.^[4]

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References

↑ Rhea, Nicholas (1985). Portrait of the North York Moors.
↑ Spence, Joan and Bill (1981). Mediaeval Monasteries of Yorkshire. Ambo Publications.
↑ Burton, Janet (1999). The Monastic Order in Yorkshire. Cambridge University Press.
1 2 "Heritage Gateway - Results". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
1 2 Cross, Claire (23 September 2004). Lutton, Elizabeth (b. c. 1498, d. in or before 1553), Benedictine nun. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74103.
↑ Cross, Claire (23 September 2004). Lutton, Elizabeth (b. c. 1498, d. in or before 1553), Benedictine nun. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74103.
↑ Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004), "Robert Constable, rebel, in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. ref:odnb/6110, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6110 , retrieved 18 April 2023

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[1] Rhea, Nicholas (1985). Portrait of the North York Moors.

[2] Spence, Joan and Bill (1981). Mediaeval Monasteries of Yorkshire. Ambo Publications.

[3] Burton, Janet (1999). The Monastic Order in Yorkshire. Cambridge University Press.

[gate-4] 1 2 "Heritage Gateway - Results". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

[lutton-5] 1 2 Cross, Claire (23 September 2004). Lutton, Elizabeth (b. c. 1498, d. in or before 1553), Benedictine nun. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74103.

[6] Cross, Claire (23 September 2004). Lutton, Elizabeth (b. c. 1498, d. in or before 1553), Benedictine nun. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/74103.

[7] Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004), "Robert Constable, rebel, in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. ref:odnb/6110, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6110 , retrieved 18 April 2023

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