# Stafford Friary > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stafford_Friary > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stafford_Friary.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stafford_Friary > Source revision: 1179325662 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Stafford Friary Monastery information Other name The Franciscan Friars of Stafford[1] Order Franciscan Established 13th Century Disestablished 1538 Site Location Stafford, Staffordshire, England **Stafford Friary** was a [religious house](/source/Monastery) of [Franciscan](/source/Franciscan) friars in [Stafford](/source/Stafford), [Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire), [England](/source/England). Founded sometime in the 13th century, it was a surrendered to [the Crown](/source/The_Crown) in 1538, during the [Dissolution of the Monasteries](/source/Dissolution_of_the_Monasteries). ## History ### Foundation and early history Whilst the date of foundation is not known for certain, the friary was in existence by 1274, when it is recorded that the [Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry](/source/Bishop_of_Lichfield_and_Coventry) granted 20 days' [indulgence](/source/Indulgence) to anyone who visited the friary and said the [Lord's Prayer](/source/Lord's_Prayer) and the [Hail Mary](/source/Hail_Mary) in the name of the king.[1] The founder of the friary is uncertain, but it may have been a member of the [Stafford Family](/source/Baron_Stafford#Barons_Stafford,_first_creation_(1299)), local landowners. [Edmund de Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford](/source/Edmund_de_Stafford%2C_1st_Baron_Stafford) was buried in the friary church in 1308, instead of the usual family burial place at [Stone Priory](/source/Stone_Priory).[1] The friary, always remaining relatively small, is listed as under the custody of [Worcester](/source/Worcester%2C_England) in an official list of *"[provinces](/source/Ecclesiastical_province), custodies and houses"* compiled at a [general chapter](/source/Chapter_(religion)) held in [Perpignan](/source/Perpignan), [France](/source/France) in 1331. The house received a sum of 6s. 8d in the wills of Isabel de Sutton and [Justice of the Peace](/source/Justice_of_the_Peace) Roger Horton.[1] ### Dissolution The house was suppressed by [the Crown](/source/The_Crown), in what is known as the [Dissolution of the Monasteries](/source/Dissolution_of_the_Monasteries), in 1538. The friars seemed to have surrendered the house willingly and an inventory of goods and [chattels](/source/Personal_property) was taken by [Richard Ingworth](/source/Richard_Yngworth), [Bishop of Dover](/source/Bishop_of_Dover). By this point the friary was relatively poor, with rents only amount to £1 6s. 8d but with debts of £4. A sale of the buildings and goods was held in September 1538, raising a total of £34 3s. 10d. The lead and bells were sold separately, for £45 and £10 respectively.[1] What was left of the friary was pulled down in 1644, as parts of efforts to defend the town during the [Civil War](/source/English_Civil_War).[1] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-UK_History_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-UK_History_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-UK_History_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-UK_History_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-UK_History_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-UK_History_1-5) M W Greenslade, R B Pugh (Editors), G C Baugh, Revd L W Cowie, Revd J C Dickinson, A P Duggan, A K B Evans, R H Evans, Una C Hannam, P Heath, D A Johnston, Professor Hilda Johnstone, Ann J Kettle, J L Kirby, Revd R Mansfield, Professor A Saltman (1970). ["Friaries: The Franciscan friars of Stafford"](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=37858). *A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 3*. Institute of Historical Research. 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