This towne of Wlfrunehampton, is now cor|ruptlie called Wolnerhampton:Wlfrunehãp|ton, corruptlie called Wol|nerhampton. for in Anno 996, in king Ethelredstime (who wrote himselfe Rex An|glorum & princeps Northumbrorum Olympiade tertia regni sui, for so he wrote the count of his reigne then, which was the fiftéenth yeare) it was then called Hamp|ton, Excharta Regia as appeareth by an old charter written by the no|tarie of the said king Ethelred, which charter I haue seene and read. And for that a noble woman named Wlfrune a widow, sometime wife to Althelme duke of Northampton, did obteine of the said king to giue lands vnto the church there which she had founded, the said towne tooke the addition of the same Wlfrune, for that charter so nameth hir Wlfrune, and the towne Hampton.

In this yeare was finished the goodlie hospitall of the Sauoie néere vnto Charing crosse, Smart. Hospitall of the Sauoie. which was a notable foundation for the poore, doone by king Henrie the seauenth, vnto the which he purchased and gaue lands for the releeuing of one hundred poore peo|ple. This was first named Sauoie place, by Peter earle of Sauoie, Rec. of Can|turb. church. father to Boniface archbishop of Canturburie, about the nine and twentith yeare of king Henrie the third, who made the said Peter erle of Richmond. This house belonged since to the duke of Lancaster, and at this time was conuerted to an hospitall, still reteining the first name of Sauoie. King Henrie also builded three houses of Francis|cane friers, which are called obseruants, at Rich|mond, Gréenewich, and Newarke; and three other of the familie of Franciscane friers which are called conuentuals, at Canturburie, Newcastell, and Southhampton.]

Fr. Thin. Thomas Ru|thall bishop of Durham.¶This yeare was Thomas Ruthall made bishop of Durham by Henrie the seauenth, touching whose place of birth (being at Cirencester now Cicester) and himselfe, I will not refuse to set downe what Leland (about the yeare 1542) hath written, not be|ing vnfit héere to be recorded.The [...] of Ci [...]ster. Cirencester (saith he) in Latine called Corinium standeth on the riuer Churne.

There haue beene thrée parish churches, whereof saint Cicilies church is cleane downe, being of late but a chappell. Saint Laurence yet standeth, but it is no parish church. There be two poore almes women endued with land. There is now but one parish church in all Cirencester that is verie faire, the bodie of which church is all new worke, to the which Ruthall bishop of Durham [...]borne and brought vp in Ciren|cester) promised much, but (preuented by death) gaue nothing. One Anne Aueling aunt to doctor Ruthall by the mothers side, gaue one hundred markes to the building of that church. King Henrie the first made the hospitall of saint Iohns at Cirencester.