(William Leveson, Prebendary of
Willenhall.)

The Prebendary of Willenhall is worth per annum:--

s. d.
In Glebeland 41 0
In Corn tithes 40 0
In Wool and Lambs 46 8
In Easter dues 13 10
In Tithes of Fodder, of Hogs, and Geese and other 40 0
small tithes
Thence is paid, in every third year, to the Dean, 6 8
for the Synod

The valuation of Wolverhampton College which is to be regarded as that of
the Reformation was made in 1551, and one item in which may be quoted
from Oliver's "History of Wolverhampton Church" (p. 63):--"And for 12
pounds 6s. 8d. for the farm of the Prebend of Willnall, with all
messuages, tithes, lands, rents, services, and other profits to the said
Prebend belonging, demised to John Horton, by Indenture under seal of the
said College, dated 4th November, 33 Henry VIII., for the term of 21
years," &c., &c.

Turning our attention to Willenhall itself, let us see how the Chapel
here was affected. The Chantry foundation of this Chapel, like all
others, had to go. Chantries being founded by the pious rich to have the
souls of their dear departed prayed for, could not be tolerated by the
Protestant reformers, and were all rigidly suppressed. Here is the
valuation formally taken in the reign of Henry VIII. (1526), as before
mentioned:--

CHANTRY OF WYLNALL.
Hugh Bromehall, chaplain, hath a house with lands 8 marks
pertaining to the same, value per annum
s. d.
And prays to be allowed for rents of assize, 3 3
payable to the Dean
And for Capitation rents, paid annually to William 10
Leveson, Prebendary of Wylnall
And so their remains due 102 7
The tenth part thereof 10 3

The Chantry, being regarded as one of the abhorred institutions of
Romanism, thus came to an end under the reforming zeal of our Protestant
legislators in the early years of the reign of Edward VI.

All the possessions of the Colleges of Wolverhampton and Tettenhall, with
their