medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear John,
Thanks for bringing this back to the list! Since you have the book in hand, could you send me
the page numbers for the chapter and for appendix V?
Thanks,
Meg
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Subject: [M-R] Corrodies
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
There was discussion several week ago of the monastic institution or
privilege known as a 'corrody' (L. corrodium) and its recipient known as
a 'corridian' (L. corrodarius). I am currently reading Chapter 6
("Corrodies") of Barbara Harvey's "Living and Dying in England,
1100-1540: The Monastic Experience" (1993), apparently the first
detailed study of the subject, drawing on data from Westminster Abbey.
Appendix V lists all known corrodians at Westminster in the period.
Perhaps the most remarkable are John Randolf, and his wife Margaret.
They paid £40 for a corrody in 1450 (and extended it the following
year.) John died in 1490 and his wife is last recorded in 1524. Is it
possible that he was 30 in 1450 and his wife 16? That would make him
dying at 70 and his wife at 90.
--
John Briggs
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