John Ripley alias Brown, Kirkstall

The Religious Houses of Yorkshire. Lawton, George. London : Simpkin & Co., 1853. XIII. Kirkstall Abbey, The Virgin Mary. John Ripley, alias Brown, was the last abbot. He was elected in the year 1509, and surrendered the abbey on the 22nd November, 1540, upon which an annual pension was assigned to him of 66. 13s. 4d., which he still enjoyed in the year 1553. The gross annual value was then 512. 13s. 4d., and the net, 329. 2s. lid. Also: 'Houses of Cistercian monks: Kirkstall', A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (1974), pp. 142-146. Abbots of Kirkstall: John Ripley, 1508 (fn. 64); John Ripley (second time), elected 15 May 1528, (fn. 66) surrendered the abbey 22 November 1540 (fn. 67).