The Companye of Merrie Folke present their Tudor Fayre with many stall holders gathered at Ingatestone Hall.

The year is 1555 and after 17 years, Lord William Petre, has finished building Ingatestone Hall which he had bought for £849 12s and 6d around the time of the dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII.  The Hall was built on land made available by the Dissolution of St Mary's Barking, known at the time as Ginge Abbes.  Lord William (a Catholic) was one of the most active participants in the visitations to the Monasteries and also helped Mary Tudor to marry Phillip of Spain.  England was received back into the Catholic fold.

Pope Paul IV issued a Papal Bull (a formal declaration or edict), confirming Lord Petre's possession of the lands he had acquired from the Suppression of the Monasteries.  This meant that he could keep his lands but was exhorted to endow a charitable foundation and to provide pensions for the needy folk of Ingatestone who had been deprived of their dole due to their monastery being demolished.

Lord Petre, despite his failing health, has subsequently allowed a fayre to be held on his land to help the poor to have somewhere to ply their trades and bring a little joy into their lives.  What do the visiting gentry think of the terms of the Bull, and can the poor of Ingatestone expect pensions from His Lordship? Only time will tell. 

Time
11:00 a.m.  to 5:00 p.m.

Admission
Please consult our normal entrance charges.

The Tudor Fayre will open at 11 am and the house will then open as normal at noon

For further information please contact:
Paul Dawson
Email: dawson-p6@sky.com
Web: companyeofmerriefolke.wordpress.com