corrodies
- plural of corrody.
Example Sentences
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It was not unusual to make provision in the form of corrodies such as these for other nuns, who were prevented by age and infirmity from taking part in the communal life of the convent.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
Memorandum, that in the abbies were several corrodies granted for poor old shiftless men, which Fitzherbert speaks of amongst his writs.
From Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects by Aubrey, John
These corrodies are a heavy charge and a weighty abuse, and if there be the visitation the king’s majesty speaks of they will be one of the first matters to be amended.”
From The Armourer's Prentices by Hennessy, W.J.
He had once before ordered the holders of corrodies there to display their grants, that it might be known whether they had fulfilled the services due from them.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
He granted several corrodies to persons who endowed his abbey.
From A Guide to Peterborough Cathedral Comprising a brief history of the monastery from its foundation to the present time, with a descriptive account of its architectural peculiarities and recent improvements; compiled from the works of Gunton, Britton, and original & authentic documents by Phillips, George S. (George Searle)
