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The College of All Saints was an ecclesiastical college in Maidstone, Kent, England, founded in 1395 by Archbishop Courtenay. It was part of the establishment of the nearby Archbishop's Palace, but was closed in 1546. The College church was the neighbouring Church of All Saints. Following its closure, the College estate was sold. The buildings and land passed through the ownership of three aristocratic families, being farmed until the late 19th century. A number of the College's buildings survive and all are listed buildings. Additionally, the whole site of the College is protected as a scheduled monument. ==History== The College was founded by Archbishop of Canterbury William Courtenay in 1395. Courtenay died in 1396 and the College and church were completed by his successor, Thomas Arundel. Richard II endowed the College with land and income from the Hospital of St Peter and St Paul in Maidstone and from the parishes of Linton, Farleigh, Sutton and Crundale. The College was also granted the advowsons for the parishes. To cover the cost of building the College, Courtenay obtained a bull to levy a charge of fourpence in the pound on all ecclesiastical revenue raised in his archbishopric. For most of its existence, the college had an establishment of a master and six chaplains. Masters of the College between its founding and its dissolution were: *John Wootton (1395–1417) *John Holond (1418–19) *Roger Heron (1419–41) *John Darell (1441–44) *Peter Stackley (1450–58) *Thomas Boleyn (1458–70) *John Freestone (1470) *John Lee (1470–94) *John Comberton (1494–1506) *William Grocyn (1506–19) *Thomas Penyton (1519–?) *John Leffe (before 1535–46) When the College was closed in 1546 following the passing of the Chantries Act, its annual income was valued at £208 6s 2d (£}} in ). The church and the College were separated; the church became the parish church for the whole of Maidstone and the College and its lands were sold. Sixteen members of the College's establishment were granted pensions totalling £100 17s. In 1549, the College estate was granted to George Brooke, Baron Cobham for the sum of £1081 18s 1d (£}} in ). Plate and other valuables belonging to the College were sold for £200 (£}} in ). Much of the Cobham family's estate was forfeited to the Crown in 1603 when his grandson, Henry Brooke, the 11th Baron Cobham, was charged with high treason for his part in the Main Plot against James I. The College was granted for life to the 11th Baron's wife after which it reverted to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, husband of Baron Cobham's sister. The College remained in the ownership of the Cecil family until 1697 when it was sold to Sir Robert Marsham of Mote House. The College estate was subsequently owned by Marsham's heirs, the Earls of Romney. The College buildings were used as a farm into the 19th century, until the expansion of Maidstone led to their demolition as the neighbouring area was developed. Part of the site was developed in the late 19th century for the Cutbush Almshouses, a collection of grade II listed buildings. The buildings are currently owned by Maidstone Borough Council having been donated to the borough by Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake, mayor of the borough in 1949–50. A plaque commemorating the presentation is fixed inside the archway of the Gatehouse. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「College of All Saints, Maidstone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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