▁the ▁pri ory ▁his ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁adv ow son ▁of ▁F li xt on ▁church ▁for ▁that ▁of ▁Hel ming ham , ▁unit ing ▁the ▁two ▁mo iet ies ▁and ▁grant ing ▁an ▁appropri ation . ▁His ▁de ed ▁of ▁end ow ment ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁not orious ▁pover ty ▁of ▁the ▁house , ▁and ▁the ▁patient ▁dev otion ▁of ▁the ▁sister s . ▁For ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁past , ▁through ▁un fortun ate ▁circumstances , ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁meet ▁their ▁own ▁needs ▁for ▁food ▁and ▁drink , ▁nor ▁for ▁the ▁str angers ▁or ▁poor ▁resort ing ▁to ▁them ; ▁their ▁poss essions ▁had ▁grown ▁bar ren , ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁cover ▁half ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁their ▁costs . ▁They ▁were ▁now ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁t ith es ▁and ▁proceed s ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁lands , ▁and ▁the ▁man se ▁and ▁cro ft ▁formerly ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁bishop ' s ▁R ector : ▁the ▁Vic ar , ▁whose ▁st ip end ▁should ▁be ▁found ▁from ▁the ▁prof its , ▁was ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁pri ory ' s ▁vic ar age , ▁and ▁the ▁pri ory ▁became ▁li able ▁for ▁repair ▁of ▁the ▁ch an cel . ▁A ▁great ▁benefit ▁to ▁the ▁pri ory ▁is ▁imp lied . ▁ ▁Marg ery ▁de ▁St on ham ▁succeeded ▁as ▁prior ess , ▁and ▁at ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 5 ▁Isabel ▁Wel th am ▁was ▁elected . ▁Two ▁years ▁before ▁this , ▁William ▁Bat eman ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Nor