sentences:  During the first half of the 14th century, the priory suffered from financial mismanagement and disputes with the Dutton family, exacerbated by a severe flood in 1331 that reduced the income from the priory's lands.The direct effects of the Black Death are not known, but during the 1350s financial problems continued.These were party mitigated with the selling of the advowson of the church at Ratcliffe-on-Soar.