the abbey was surrendered in march 1539, and the terms granted to the nuns were similar to those given in other nunneries. the abbess, dame elizabeth salvage, received a life pension of £40 a year, four nuns received life pensions of £3, 3 shillings 8 pence each, ten nuns received £2 13 shillings 4 pence, nine nuns £2, and a novice £1, 6 shillings 8 pence. no provision appears to have been made for the six lay sisters.