Boston Friary
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Boston Friary refers to any one of four friaries that existed in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.
52°58′18″N 0°01′09″W / 52.9717°N 0.0192°W
The Augustinian Friary was founded 1317/18 and was sited near St John's Churchyard in Skirbeck.[1] Land was acquired from Andrew son of Robert atte Gote or Gotere in 1318, John de la Gotere in 1327, John de Moulton and John Leeke in 1342.[2] There were twenty friars here in 1328.[2] It was Surrendered in 1539 to the Bishop of Dover[2] and leased in 1541 to Thomas Browne, but bought by the town in 1544/5[2] In 1573 the site was leased to Anthony Kime.[2] Today the greater part of the site is covered by the old Union Workhouse.[1]
The Carmelite Friary
First Friary 52°58′31″N 0°01′36″W / 52.9752°N 0.0266°W
Later Friary 52°58′31″N 0°01′32″W / 52.9753°N 0.0256°W
The Carmelites known in medieval England as the White Friars, were established in 1293 originally in Skirbeck, but later at a site off the High Street opposite Doughty Quay,[3] which they bought from John Parleben in 1308,[2] having been granted permission to erect a church by King Edward II.[2] They bought more land in 1315/16. In 1349 Simon Lambert gave them more land, and a year later they received four acres from Sir John de Orreby.[2] Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, about 1544/5, the town of Boston purchased the White Friars site.[2]
