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In 1382 the abbey's lands were recorded as still "inundated" (flooded), and their yearly income had fallen to 400 marks ({{inflation|UK|266.6666667|1382|fmt=eq|cursign=£|r=-3}}).{{Inflation/fn|UK}} In 1409, 32 years after the flood, the land had still not been reclaimed, despite the abbey having spent over £2,000 (equivalent to £{{inflation|UK|0.002|1409|cursign=£|r=2}} million in {{Inflation/year|UK}}){{Inflation/fn|UK}} in attempts to save it. Around 720 acres of land had been lost; 600 of which was in Dagenham Marsh. Various attempts were made to try to help the abbey. In 1380 the king released the abbey from certain charges. In 1384 they were given permission to "[[impressment|impress]]" (force) labourers to help improve the situation on Dagenham Marsh. The abbey was granted "various liberties in Beacontree hundred" in 1392 and 1462, and exempted from payment of "[[Court of First Fruits and Tenths|tenths]]" for ten years from 1409. It seems the land was never reclaimed, as during the reign of [[Henry VII of England|King Henry VII]] (1485–1509) the flooded lands were "exempted from the statute", thus "extending the jurisdiction of the [[Mayor of London]] as the conservator of the Thames".<ref name=BH/>
In 1381 Elizabeth Chaucer became a nun at the abbey. Elizabeth was the daughter of the poet [[Geoffrey Chaucer]] and [[Philippa Roet|Philippa De Roet]]. When Elizabeth joined the abbey [[John of Gaunt]] paid £51 8s 2d ({{inflation|UK|51.40833333|1381|fmt=eq|cursign=£|r=-3}}){{Inflation/fn|UK}} "for expenses and gifts" for the occasion. Geoffery Chaucer was in the service of the king's court and John of Gaunt much of his life. Katherine Swynford, who eventually became the wife of John of Gaunt, was Philippa Chaucer's sister. Elizabeth Chaucer's brother, [[Thomas Chaucer]], served in John of Gaunt's home at an early age and rose through the ranks to become very successful. Thomas's daughter would go on to become Duchess of Suffolk.<ref>Chaucer by Peter Ackroyd Copyright 2004 Doubleday</ref>
During [[Katherine de la Pole]]'s time as abbess, the young [[Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond|Edmund]] and [[Jasper Tudor]] were sent to be brought up in the abbess's custody by [[Henry VI of England|King Henry VI]]'s council. The boys were Henry VI's half brothers: the children of [[Owen Tudor]] and [[Catherine of Valois]]; herself the widow of [[Henry V of England|King Henry V]] and Henry VI's mother. The Tudors were raised and educated at Barking under the care of Abbess Katherine. An allowance of £52 12s ({{inflation|UK|52.6|1440|fmt=eq|cursign=£|r=-2}}){{Inflation/fn|UK}} was paid for their maintenance.<ref name=BH/> [[Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond|Edmund]] went on to father [[Henry VII of England|King Henry VII]], who seized the throne at the [[Battle of Bosworth]] in 1485.
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