Monastic Wales.








Event detail for site: Cymer

1323: Confirmation

Edward II confirmed Prince Llywelyn’s charter of 1209.

Bibliographical sources

Printed sources

Calendar of the Charter Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office, 6 vols (London, 1903-1927) 1321-4, 400

Williams-Jones, Keith, 'Llywelyn's charter to Cymer Abbey in 1209', Journal of the Merioneth Historical and Record Society, 3 (1957-1960) p. 60


Other events in the history of this site

c.1198Foundation - The Cistercian General Chapter received a request from 'Grifini', prince of N. Wales (Gruffyd ap Cynan), to build an abbey of the Order.  [5 sources]
1209Royal confirmation - Prince Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great) confirmed all grants and privileges that had been hitherto accorded to the abbey and offered the monks his protection. [3 sources]
1241Destruction - Henry III caused some of the abbey's buildings to be burned. [2 sources]
1274Loan - Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (Llywelyn the Last, d. 1282) made the abbot a loan of £12 to enable him to travel to the annual general chapter at Cîteaux. [3 sources]
1275Royal troops billeted - Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd made his HQ at the abbey. [1 sources]
1279Royal troops billeted - Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffydd again made HQ at the abbey. [1 sources]
1283Occupation - Edward I occupied the abbey and made this his base for machinations in the region. [1 sources]
1284Compensation - Edward I offered the monks £80 to defray the costs of damages incurred during the warfare. [2 sources]
1291Wealth - The abbey's net income (spiritualities and temporalities) was assessed at just £28 8s 3d in the Taxatio Ecclesiastica. [3 sources]
1323Confirmation - Edward II confirmed Prince Llywelyn’s charter of 1209.  [2 sources]
1379Poll tax - The abbot was required to pay 10s and each of the four monks, 4d. [1 archives]
1443Custody - Cymer was taken into royal custody. [2 sources]
1453Custody - Cymer was once more taken into royal custody. [2 sources]
1520Contested abbacy - Rival claimants to the abbacy. [2 sources]
c.1535Valuation - On the eve of the Dissolution the abbey had an estimated net income of £51 13s 4d, according to the Valor Ecclesiasticus. [3 sources][1 archives]
c.1537Dissolution - The abbey was likely suppressed in March 1537. [2 sources]
1558Post Dissolution - In May 1558 the site was leased to John Powes, royal servant. [1 sources]
1890Artefacts recovered - A splendid thirteenth-century silver gilt chalice and paten belonging to the abbey were found hidden under a stone at Cym-y-mynach.
 [1 sources]

 
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