The History of the Church and Manor of Wigan/Robert de Dunolm
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Robert de Dunolm[1] (Durham), to the church of Wigan, vacant by the resignation of Ranulph, Treasurer of Salisbury, saving to Adam, the clerk. Vicar of the said church, his "Vicaria."[2]
- ↑ Rot. Chart. and Rot. Pat 6 John, m. 2. Robert de Dunolm was one of the King's Clerks or Chaplains in 1201, in which year, on 28th December, the King's Treasurer had orders to pay out of the King's Treasury the sum of 25s. to Robert de Dunolm and Roger de Suhamton, the King's Clerks, because they had sung [mass] before him at Argent on on Christmas Day (Rot. de Liberate 3 Joh. m. 2). On 6th May, 1208, the same King conceded to Robert de Dunolm, his clerk, the church of Wistow with the chapels of Ravel and Uppewüd (Raveley and Upwood in the county of Hunts), the presentation to which belonged to the King by reason of the Abbey of Rames [Ramsey] being then vacant and in the King's hands (Rot. Chart. 9 Joh. m. i). In 1211 the same Robert had 40s. allowed him for going into Poitou in the King's service (Rot. de Prestito 12 Joh. m. i).
- ↑ This is the only instance I meet with of a Vicar of the church of Wigan having a vested right to his Vicaria under the Parson or Rector, but there can be no doubt that the benefice was often afterwards held by a non-resident Rector, who may very likely have appointed a Vicar to act for him.