Trebeigh

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Access from the A390 west of St Ive to the site of the former Coming from Trebeigh

Trebeigh was founded before 1199 Coming of the English tongue of the Order of Malta . Trebeigh was merged with Ansty shortly before 1432 and fell to the Crown in 1540 as part of the Reformation .

Geographical location

St Ive parish church which was part of the Trebeigh estate and which is said to have been connected to the estate by a tunnel.

The seat of the commander was about half a kilometer west of the parish church in St Ive at a source of a tributary of the Tiddy . According to local lore, there was even a tunnel between the seat and the parish church, where the knights kept their treasures. Trebeigh was the only Order of Malta to come to Cornwall . The only other settlement of an order of knights in Cornwall was a Commandery of the Templars about 20 kilometers as the crow flies northwest of Trebeigh .

The estate belonging to the seat was already mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 in the list of the possessions of the Benedictine Abbey of Tavistock. In the Middle Ages the estate was on one of the two roads that led into and out of Cornwall. The other path was further north and passed the Augustinian monasteries at Bodmin and Launceston . The route via Trebeigh started at Tavistock , the seat of a former Benedictine abbey, and crossed the River Tamar at Gunnislake . Today's A390 route pretty much follows this traditional route.

history

Since the establishment of the Grand Priory of the Hospitaller Order in Clerkenwell around 1144, the order had been represented in England. Due to its high popularity, numerous churches, houses and goods were donated to the order, which were then assigned to newly founded comers. The task of a commander was to cultivate the land belonging to it, to pass on its income and to train new recruits for the order. The comedians also served to accommodate travelers and pilgrims. Typically, no more than three members of the order belonged to a coming party.

Trebeigh was made possible by donations of properties in Madron by Henry de Pomeria and St. Cleer by Reginald de Marisco. The exact year of foundation is not known, but it is certain that the Coming already existed in the reign of Richard the Lionheart († 1199). The name Henry de Pomeria is assigned to Henry II de Pomeroy, who became the head of his wealthy family in 1165 and lived until 1207. The second donor was a nephew of Reginald , the 1st Earl of Cornwall. At times Trebeigh was considered as a Templar possession. However, this thesis could later be refuted. The first documentary mention of the Coming took place in June 1201 as part of a court case that dealt with the murder of two serving brothers and a squire from Trebeigh.

In 1338 Trebeigh was examined by Philip de Thame on behalf of the Grand Master . According to his account, there were two serving brothers at Trebeigh, including the commendator , an employed chaplain , some servants and two squires. In addition to the estate, the parish churches of St. Cleer, Madron and St Ive with their respective estates also belonged to the property. The house was valued at 16 shillings and 8 pence a year, and the nearby mill at 10 shillings, 8 pence. The parish church of Madron was valued at £ 32 a year and St. Cleer's at £ 18, 13 shillings and 4 pence. There was also the right to receive further income through collections in the parish churches, which at last amounted to 18 pounds, 13 shillings and 4 pence. Total income was over £ 75, of which just over £ 20 was taken away from current expenses, leaving about £ 55 net a year for the Order.

In the 15th century, several committees were amalgamated in England, including between 1427 and 1432 Trebeigh with the Wiltshire commander of Ansty. In May 1540 the Order was canceled and all property in England went to the Crown, which Trebeigh bestowed on Sir John Chamond and later on Robert Gardyner for an annual lease of £ 48. The estate changed hands several times and is still privately owned today. Nothing of the medieval buildings has survived.

literature

Remarks

  1. ↑ See Knowles, p. 307.
  2. ↑ See Orme, 3rd paragraph; Map of Trebeigh and environs. Ordnance Survey , accessed February 8, 2009 .
  3. ↑ See Brighton, p. 117, which cites an essay by WDJ Cargill: The Knights Hospitaller and their Preceptory of Trebeigh in Cornwall .
  4. ↑ See the corresponding lists in Knowles, pp. 300–301 (Hospital Order), 292–293 (Templer).
  5. ↑ See 121r and 121v in E 31/2/1 at the British National Archives
  6. ↑ See Orme, Section 3.
  7. ↑ See Knowles, p. 298.
  8. ↑ See Knowles, p. 307.
  9. ↑ See Orme
  10. ↑ See Knowles, pp. 295 and 307; Brighton, pp. 116-117.
  11. ↑ See Orme, who quotes DM Stenton on this: Pleas before the King or his Justices 1198-1202 , Volume II, Selden Society, 68 (1952), 70-71.
  12. ↑ See Orme, 6th paragraph.
  13. ↑ See Knowles, p. 307.
  14. ↑ See Orme, 6th paragraph.
  15. ↑ See Knowles, pp. 298-299, 307.
  16. ↑ See Orme, 10th paragraph.

Coordinates: 50 ° 28 '47.1 "  N , 4 ° 23' 28.5"  W.