“In 1123 Henry I granted the manor to the bishop of Lincoln for the endowment of a prebend.”

“He returned to Spain a little before 1577 and received a prebend of the Cathedral at Córdoba, where he lived until his death.”

“But such a prebend was difficult to get and patrons were uncertain and often disappointing.”

“The ambassador insisted on witnessing the excavation, however, and resistance on the part of the prebendaries seems to have quieted the matter.”

“The great church, the residences of the dean and the two prebendaries, the choir and its appurtenances, were all intact and in working order.”