Wigmore Abbey, a relic itself, was contemplated by Ranulph de Mortimer in the reign of Henry I, but only brought to fruition by his son, Hugh de Mortimer, who had the abbey consecrated at Wigmore in 1179. The abbey continued to flourish until the period of the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1530, when it was destroyed. The abbey church, like the church at Wigmore, was dedicated to St James. As they were the principal patrons of the abbey, many members of the Mortimer family were buried there, among them five Earls of March.
According to records, Wigmore Abbey is thought to be the place of origin of a manuscript outlining its own history and founding, as well as the lineage of Roger Mortimer, whose father, Edmund, successfully petitioned Parliament to be named heir to the throne in 1374. This manuscript is now housed at the University of Chicago. Another chronicle has been lost, but copies of the beginning and the end of this have survived in Manchester and Dublin.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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