Thomas Pomeroy ,
Prior of Holy Trinity Aldgate London 1445-1481
Thomas Pomeroy Prior of Holy Trinity Portsoken London -1468
Holy Trinity, Aldgate, was a priory constructed by the Canons of Augustine in the 12th century.
The Prior was an ex-officio Alderman of Portsoken Ward in the Corporation of London.
The church of Saint Katharine Cree was built in the grounds of the Priory for the use of the parish.
The Priory was the first in London to be dissolved, closed by 1532 and given to the King.
The ecclesiastical title Prior was usually ranked lower than an abbot or abbess
The image of Thomas shows him minus the formal pink cloak , lined with tartan, of an alderman
An Ex-officio member of a body held the office by virtue of holding another office
Who was Thomas the Prior and where does he fit in the family tree ? Presumably a younger son,
his dates suggest an unrecorded son of Sir Edward Pomeroy d 1446 & his wife Margaret Beville whose recorded sons were Henry who married Alice Ralegh & John of Tregony wife unknown
with an EDB of about 1410 - 1415 he might be a son of the 5th son of a previous Pomeroy.
Maybe a grandson of the 8th Henry & his Moels wife, a child of their youngest recorded son, Sir Thomas, Knight of the Sire, who had a son William
or a younger brother of their grandson Edward who married Margaret Beville
There were few protests at the closure as this Priory was unpopular and heavily in debt. The land was given to Lord Audley who offered the church of St Katharine Cree to the parish. They refused the gift and the church was pulled down.
Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).
From Medieval genealogies
Thomas POMEROY (fl.1445-81) Prior of Holy Trinity.
1445-81 Ex Officio Alderman of Portsoken Ward.
21 Apr. 1445 His election as Prior received royal assent. (ibid.) Edward IV
13 Oct. He was present when Simon Eyre(q.v.) was elected Mayor.
19 Feb. 1446 He received the temporalities of Holy Trinity.
7 Nov. 1454 He and the convent of Holy Trinity demised the manor of Berkeden, Hertfordshire, to John Mylys(q.v.) and his son, William(q.v.).
Ca. 1475 An executor of the Will of William Lemyng(q.v.). (C.P.R.1467-77 p.500)
20 Oct. William Haldenby of Iseham, Northamptonshire, was pardoned for not appearing to answer him touching a plea that he render him £17. (ibid.p.501)
21 Apr. 1477 Quitclaim of all actions against him by the executors of the Will of William Lemyng. (CCR1476-85 p.92)
1445 Elected in Sevenok /Sevenoaks in Kent Thomas Pomeroy, Prior of Holy Trinity Portsoken 1445-81. Died Aug 1481.
His election as Prior of Holy Trinity was disputed, and although it received the Royal assent on April 21, 1445, similar recognition was accorded William Westkarre on May 23 following. Pomeroy was finally confirmed and received the temporalities on 19 Feb 1446.
1468 Thomas Pomeroy, Prior of Holy Trinity [Portsoken]
The assumption is that Thomas Pomeroy remained Prior of Holy Trinity till 1481, the year of Percy's accession to that office, of which there is only the negative evidence that no other person is named as Prior during that period, the holder of the office being only referred to by his official and not his personal name— If Pomeroy ceased to be Prior before 1468, or between that date and 1481, the Senior Alderman would be as in list.
Henry VI began his reign 31 August 1422 & died in the Tower of London in 1471 . His reign was interrupted by Edward of York, King Edward IV from 1461 until 1470 .The Lancastrian cause was lost at the Battle of Tewkesbury in May 1471.
1481 Prior Thomas was dead by 31 Aug. 1481 (C.P.R.1476-85 p.282)
Date: London, 8 February, 4 Edward IV / 1469
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Reference: E 40/1071
Description: Deed of sale by John Mylys, and William Mylys his son, husbandmen, witnessing that whereas Thomas Pomeroy, the prior, and the convent of Holy Trinity, London, by indenture dated in their Chapter House, 7 November, 33 Henry VI.(1399 -1413 ) demised to them the manor of Berkeden, with rents and tithes in Westmell parish, &c., thereto belonging, with certain exceptions, for 30 years from the previous Michaelmas, at the yearly rent of 17/. 6s. 8d; they have sold and granted the premises to Ralph Joselyn, alderman, and now Mayor of London, for the portion of the term of 30 years still unexpired, he paying the above rent to Holy Trinity. Herts.
AJP NOTE Berkendon in Westmell is Hertfordshire
Connections with Devonshire
Sir Thomas Beaumont born 21st September, 1401 son & heir to Sir William Beaumont who was Sheriff of Devon in 1399 .
Sir Thomas had a house in London and at Christmas in 1449 he paid Thomas Pomeroy, the prior of the monastery of the Holy Trinity, 40shillings in arrears of quit rent for a tenement and garden in the parish of St George, Eastcheap and St Andrews .
Portsoken is a historical district in the City of London, located outside the former London Wall, on the eastern part of the City, near Aldgate. It is one of the City's 25 ancient wards.
Aldgate and Tower wards lie to the west, and its eastern boundary is defined by Middlesex and Mansell Streets in Whitechapel. To the north, the boundary meets Bishopsgate and Spitalfields; to the south, the former liberties of the Royal Mint.
Wards
Aldersgate ,Aldgate, Bassishaw, Billingsgate, Bishopsgate, Bread Street, Bridge, Broad Street, Candlewick, Castle Baynard, Cheap, Coleman Street, Cordwainer, Cornhill, Cripplegate, Dowgate ,Farringdon, Within Farringdon, Without Langbourn, Lime Street, Portsoken, Queenhithe, Tower ,Vintry ,Walbrook,
Enclaves Inner Temple Middle Temple
AIM25 : Archives in London and the M25 area.
The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1216-1272
Author Alfred P. Beaven Year published 1908 Pages 179-188
Citation 'Aldermen of the City of London: Portsoken ward', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 179-188.
1445 Thomas Pomeroy (Royal Assent, Feb. 19, 1446) [Present Oct. 13, 1445].
King at that time was Henry VI, his queen was Margaret of Anjoua French princess. He was a deeply pious and studious reclusive man who suffered periods of mental breakdown. His incapacity to govern helped cause the Wars of the Roses.
In the Letter Books of the 14th and 15th centuries the full name or Christian name alone of the Prior is occasionally given in the lists of Aldermen present at the annual election of the Mayor, but, so far as I have observed, this does not occur later than 1445, when Thomas Pomeroy's name is so given (Letter Book K, fo. 227 b). There are a few entries also in the Husting Rolls which enable us to ascertain the name of the Prior at particular dates.]
John Pomery, abbot of the convent of the monastery of St. Mary de Pre, the Abbey of Leicester from 1442 to 1474.
PATENT Rolls P.R.O .Leicester Abbey
1468 Nov. 17. Pardon to John Pomery, the abbot, and the convent of the monastery of St. Mary de Pre, Leicester, of their trespass in acquiring in mortmain from John Walton, clerk, and William Catte, clerk, two tofte, five virgates of land and 10 acres of meadow in Inguerdby, co. Leicester, without licence. By p.s. and for 4/. paid in the hanaper.
Abbot John Pomeroy of Leicester Abbey from 1442 his death in 1474. He was Abbot for 22 years.
BHOL an Augustinian Order Leicester Abbey
John Pomery, elected 1442, (fn. 152) died 1474. (fn. 153) Abbot for 22 years
Probably age between 30 & 40 the Abbot or Prior was a job for life. He was selected by the senior monks who tended to choose someone who could hold the office for decades & provide the monastery with some stability.
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Leicester Abbey The Abbey of Saint Mary de Pratis was home to an average of 30 to 40 Black Canons, because of their white habit and black cloaks
It was founded in 1143 by Robert le Bossu the second Earl of Leicester, for Canons Regular of the Order of St Augustine & was one of the biggest houses of this order in England. Known as Leicester Abbey, it was an Augustinian abbey founded in the 12th century by the Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester. Over time it grew to become the wealthiest religious establishment within Leicestershire. As a foundation it gained the advowsons of countless churches throughout England, and acquired a considerable amount of land, and several manorial lordships. Its prosperity was increased through special privileges from the English Kings and the Pope. Despite its privileges and sizeable landed estates, from the late 14th century the abbey began to suffer financially and was forced to lease out its estates. By 1535 the abbey's income was exceeded by considerable debts.
It was dissolved by Henry VIII on the 28th August 1538 when Abbot Bourchier surrendered the house. It was the last known resting place of Henry VIII’s Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey died in Leicester in the winter of 1530.
In 1551, when King Edward VI granted the abbey to William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, brother of the former Queen Catherine Parr, much of the abbey stone was used to create a new mansion for him on the site.
