On the Prior’s death there was but one remaining canon, Dr. David Pole, or Powle;[34] and the representative of the original founder of the Priory, Ralf Longford, claimed the right of presentation, and sent an agent, furnished with means, to London to press his claim. Dr. Roland Lee was one of the King’s Chaplains, and Chancellor of Lichfield. Richard Strete, the Archdeacon of Salop, Cromwell’s agent in the district, wrote to Lee in London informing him of the position of affairs at Calwich, on April 6th, 1530, adding that he could find no record of such a right as Longford claimed, and arguing that it should not be allowed. It was convenient now to assert the Bishop’s right of appointment. Lord Shrewsbury also put forward claims in virtue of donations to the house by past members of his family. There were other claimants, and the result was that various persons were recommended for the preferment. All this helped to play into the hands of the enemy. Strete’s conclusion was that it would be well to consult with Cromwell as to what should be done. Later, Strete wrote fully to Cromwell himself, repeating the same information and giving in detail an account of the spoil that might be expected from the house.[35] “My duty done, according to your lettres datyd _penultimo die Aprilis_, I have ben at Calwich, and takyn an inventary of the goodes of that house by indenture and committyd the keping and garding of all thinges ther to thabbott of Rowceter ij myles thens, and on of his brethren abidith at Calwich to overse them who hath kept the sequestre syns the departur of the late prior. The valour of the goodes and laundes foloith. _Inprimis_, household very course, as doith appere by particlars in the inventary xv_li._ xiij_s._ ij_d._ _Item_, in catall, as oxen, kye, horses, mares, shepe old and yonge lxxix_li._ xv_s._ iiij_d._ _Item_, in corne, apon the grounde xj_li._ vj_s._ viij_d._ _Item_, stuff for the church, as chales and vestmentes, etc. x_li._ ix_s._ viij_d._ ----------------------- Summa cxvij_li._ iiij_s._ x_d._ _Item_, the demeanes lyen roundabowt the house, and ben worth yerely xxiij_li._ xij_s._ _Item_, other tenthes yerely xvij_li._ viij_s._ j_d._ob. _Item_, the paroch church of Ellaston to that monastery appropriat, besyde the Vicar indoment xiij_li._ vj_s._ viiij_d._ “In these is no harde peneworth: the house and other byldinges be in mean good state of reparacion. I have dischargyd and put forth such persons as were not mete to be ther, and laft such as be husbaundes, and I have made sure the convent saill, and the evidence.