Like many other religious houses, they profited by the embarrassment of lesser barons and knights, and in 1232 were able to purchase the greater part of the manor of Alvingham from John de Melsa, his father and mother, by paying off their debt of 871*2 marks to certain Jews. Their claim to two parts of the church of St. Andrew, Market Stainton, involved them in a struggle with Robert Grosteste, bishop of Lincoln, in the reign of Henry III. He revoked the appropriation made by his predecessor, but in 1245 the priory's appeal to Pope Innocent IV was finally successful.
Like many other religious houses, they profited by the embarrassment of lesser barons and knights, and in 1232 were able to purchase the greater part of the manor of Alvingham from John de Melsa, his father and mother, by paying off their debt of 871*2 marks to certain Jews.
case
like
Like
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
religious
religious
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
house
houses
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
profit
profited
VERB
VBD
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
embarrassment
embarrassment
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Cmp
less
lesser
ADJ
JJR
nmod
Number=Plur
baron
barons
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
Knight
knights
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1232
1232
NUM
CD
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
conj
Degree=Pos
able
able
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
purchase
purchase
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
great
greater
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
manor
manor
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Alvingham
Alvingham
PROPN
NNP
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
de
de
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Melsa
Melsa
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
pay
paying
VERB
VBG
compound:prt
off
off
ADP
RP
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
debt
debt
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
871*2
871*2
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
mark
marks
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
certain
certain
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
Jew
Jews
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Their claim to two parts of the church of St. Andrew, Market Stainton, involved them in a struggle with Robert Grosteste, bishop of Lincoln, in the reign of Henry III.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
Their
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
claim
claim
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
part
parts
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
church
church
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
St.
St.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Andrew
Andrew
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
Market
Market
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Stainton
Stainton
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
involve
involved
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
struggle
struggle
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Robert
Robert
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Grosteste
Grosteste
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
bishop
bishop
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Lincoln
Lincoln
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
reign
reign
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Henry
Henry
PROPN
NNP
flat
NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card
III
III
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He revoked the appropriation made by his predecessor, but in 1245 the priory's appeal to Pope Innocent IV was finally successful.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
revoke
revoked
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
appropriation
appropriation
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
make
made
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl:agent
Number=Sing
predecessor
predecessor
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1245
1245
NUM
CD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
priory
priory
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
appeal
appeal
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Pope
Pope
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Innocent
Innocent
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
iv
IV
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
finally
finally
ADV
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
successful
successful
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.