- a variation of corody.
corrody
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corrodies
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In two respects Chaucer received rather less than the other esquires—he was given no corrody and no grant of land.
From Chaucer's Official Life by James Root Hulbert
The Abbess of Malling in 1324 was forbidden to give a corrody to her maid.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
There is comedy, though not for the unhappy Convent, in the history of a corrody which, in 1526, was said to have been granted by Thetford to “a certain Foster.”
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
What happened we do not know; Thomas Foster, gentleman, must be the same man who had a corrody in 1526, and how John Bixley came into it is not clear.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
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 George S. (George Searle) Phillips
Leases, sales, and corrodies were approved or disapproved, and the common seal of the convent was affixed to letters and grants, in the presence of all the monks or nuns.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
Greenfield, Margaret, 455 —— Priory, 180, 241, 330; corrodies, etc., granted by, 214n.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
In 1440 Bishop Alnwick made an injunction at Heynings against the granting of corrodies.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
So it could be shown in most cases that esquires holding corrodies did not by any means live constantly in their monasteries.
From Chaucer's Official Life by James Root Hulbert
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