The Mediæval Hospitals of England by Rotha Mary Clay

37. Seal of St. Bartholomew’s, Rochester . . . J. Charles Wall

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. . . 271 LIST OF PLATES *Maison Dieu, Dover . . . _Frontispiece_ [Buck’s engraving, 1735.] S.E. view of St. Mary’s Hospital. The restored buildings form part of the Town Hall; the chapel on the N.E. is used as a police-court. I. Refreshment for Wayfarers . . . 5 [“The Pilgrim.” B.M. Tib. A. vii. f. 90, xv. cent.] II. *Pilgrims’ Hospital, Canterbury . . . 8 [Drawn by J. Raymond, engraved by Cook.] N. view of St. Thomas’, Eastbridge. The windows are those of the chapel, rebuilt _circa_ 1363. III. *St. John’s, Canterbury . . . 15 [Idem.] The chapel exists, but altered. The hall contains charters, alms-box, account-books, etc. IV. *Cloister of St. Giles’, Norwich . . . 24 [Photograph, London and Co. Photo Press.] V. *Harbledown Hospital . . . 35 [Drawn by Nelson, 1766, engraved by Cook.] Church remains, dwellings rebuilt; hall contains ancient utensils, etc. VI. (_a_) St. Bartholomew’s, Gloucester . . . 73 [From Lysons’ _Antiquities_.] S.E. view. Hospital rebuilt _temp._ Henry III. (_b_) *St. Mary’s, Chichester . . . 73 [S.H. Grimm, B.M. Add. Burrell.] VII. *God’s House, Southampton . . . 78 [Woodward and Wilks, Hampshire.] St. Julian’s Chapel and God’s House Gate. VIII. *Hospital of St. Cross . . . 81 [From Guide, J. Wilkes, 1780.] The southern wing has disappeared. IX. The Death of Richard Whittington . . . 82 [Life of John Carpenter, by T. Brewer, p. 26; original in Mercers’ Hall.] X. *Hall of St. Cross, Winchester . . . 110 [Woodward.] XI. *St. Mary Magdalene’s, Glastonbury . . . 115 (_a_) View from the West. [Drawn by E. H. New.] (_b_) Ground-plan. [Drawn by J. Charles Wall.] XII. St. Giles-in-the-Fields, London . . . 117 [From a map about 1566, B.M. Crace Collection.] (_a_) Plan of the Leper Hospital. (_b_) Church of St. Giles. XIII. *Ford’s Hospital, Coventry . . . 121 [Photograph by Frith.] XIV. The Savoy Hospital, London . . . 122 [G.V. 1736, Vetusta Monumenta.] XV. *Hospital of St. Nicholas, Salisbury . . . 129 [Original drawings by J. Buckler, B.M. K. xliii.] (_a_) S.E. view; the present chapel is shown, and to the right a former chapel, now a kitchen. (_b_) W. view; the weathering of the original porch is seen. XVI. (a) The Warden’s House, Sherburn . . . 143 [Original drawing by Grimm, B.M.] This residence was destroyed in 1833. (b) *Gateway, Kepier . . . 143 [Surtees’ Durham.] This fine gateway (1333–45) has a groined ceiling with beautiful bosses. XVII. *The Almshouse, Ewelme . . . 151 [Photograph by Taunt.] “The Pratie Hospitale of poore Men” with its “very fair Welle” was visited by Leland. XVIII. *St. Mary’s, Chichester . . . 158 [Photograph by Valentine.] XIX. St. Bartholomew’s, Sandwich . . . 160 [Drawn by G. Maxwell, engraved in W. Boys’ _Collections_, 1787.] (_a_) Chapel. (_b_) Gateway. XX. The Beggars’ Dole . . . 170 [_Gentleman’s Magazine_, 1793, from stained glass.] Food distributed to the hungry; one cripple uses a “stool” or support. XXI. St. Mary Magdalene’s, Winchester . . . 179 [J. Schnebbelie, 1788, Vetusta Monumenta.] (_a_) Master’s House and Chapel. (_b_) Chapel from West. A Norman doorway from this destroyed chapel was removed to St. Peter’s Street. XXII. *St. Bartholomew’s, Oxford . . . 191 [Drawn by Hollis, _Gent. Mag._, 1833, i.] The chapel and buildings remain at Bartlemas Farm, Cowley Road. XXIII. *St. John’s, Wilton . . . 205 [Original drawings by J. Buckler, B.M.] (_a_) S.E. view. (_b_) N. view. The “Priory” is still picturesque and ivy-clad. The walls are of flints, with large quoins; the original buttresses and windows remain. The chapel (_a_) is in use. XXIV. *St. Leonard’s, York (ambulatory) . . . 227 XXV. *St. Leonard’s, York (chapel) . . . 232 XXVI. *The Almshouse, Abingdon . . . 235 [Photograph by Taunt] Now called Christ’s Hospital. XXVII. St. Mary’s, Newcastle . . . 247 [After lithograph, J. Storey, 1844; reproduced by permission of the Society of Antiquaries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, from Transactions, 1892.] XXVIII. (_a_) St. Petronilla’s, Bury St. Edmunds . . . 256 (_b_) *Lepers’ Chapel, Dunwich . . . 256 XXIX. The Hospitality of St. Julian . . . 259 [By Cristofano Allori, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, photograph by Brogi.] XXX. (_a_) Spital-on-the-Street . . . 264 [S.H. Grimm, B.M.] (_b_) *St. Edmund’s, Gateshead . . . 264 [Idem.] The chapel was built _circa_ 1247, and restored 1837; now Holy Trinity Church, High Street.

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1. Chapter 1 2. CHAPTER I 3. CHAPTER II 4. CHAPTER III 5. CHAPTER IV 6. CHAPTER V 7. CHAPTER VI 8. CHAPTER VII 9. CHAPTER VIII 10. CHAPTER IX 11. CHAPTER X 12. CHAPTER XI 13. CHAPTER XII 14. CHAPTER XIII 15. CHAPTER XIV 16. CHAPTER XV 17. CHAPTER XVI 18. PART II 19. 1. St. John’s Hospital, Oxford . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 1 20. 2. A Pilgrim . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 6 21. 3. Domus Conversorum, London . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 20 22. 4. *Poor Priests’ Hospital, Canterbury . . . B. C. Boulter . . . 23 23. 7. The Leper and the Physician . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 59 24. 8. Elias, a Leper-monk . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 64 25. 9. A Leper . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 68 26. 10. “The Memorial of Matilda the Queen” . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 71 27. 11. *Tomb of Rahere in St. Bartholomew’s, Smithfield . . . J. Charles 28. 12. Memorial Brass of John Barstaple . . . — . . . 84 29. 13. *St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, Bristol . . . S. J. Loxton . . . 89 30. 15. Seal of Knightsbridge Hospital . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 103 31. 19. Plan of St. Mary’s, Chichester . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 112 32. 20. Plan of St. Nicholas’, Salisbury . . . — . . . 113 33. 21. Sherburn Hospital, near Durham . . . — . . . 118 34. 22. Plan of St. Mary Magdalene’s, Winchester . . . J. Charles Wall 35. 23. *Chapel of Abbot Beere’s Almshouse, Glastonbury . . . J. Charles 36. 24. Seal of the leper-women of Westminster . . . J. Charles Wall 37. 25. *Ancient Hospital Altar at Glastonbury . . . — . . . 165 38. 26. A Leper with clapper and dish . . . — . . . 177 39. 27. Document and Seal of Holy Innocents’, Lincoln . . . J. Charles 40. 28. Alms-box, Harbledown Hospital . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 192 41. 29. *Bell-turret of St. Mary Magdalene’s, Glastonbury . . . E. H. New 42. 30. Seal of St. Anthony’s, London . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 208 43. 31. *Gateway of St. John’s, Canterbury . . . B. C. Boulter . . . 241 44. 32. Seal of St. Mary Magdalene’s, Bristol . . . J. Charles Wall 45. 36. A Pilgrim’s Sign . . . — . . . 265 46. 37. Seal of St. Bartholomew’s, Rochester . . . J. Charles Wall 47. INTRODUCTION 48. CHAPTER I 49. 1520. At that time the needs of visitors were met by special provision, 50. CHAPTER II 51. CHAPTER III 52. CHAPTER IV 53. CHAPTER V 54. 1. PIONEERS OF CHARITY 55. 2. PUBLIC OPINION 56. 3. CIVIL JURISDICTION 57. 4. ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION 58. 5. EXAMINATION OF SUSPECTED PERSONS 59. 6. TREATMENT OF THE BODY 60. 7. TREATMENT OF THE SPIRIT 61. CHAPTER VI 62. 1445. Because 63. CHAPTER VII 64. CHAPTER VIII 65. 1244. Buckler’s sketches (Pl. XV) give some idea of the charm of the 66. CHAPTER IX 67. 1. NOMINATION AND ADMISSION 68. 2. REGULATIONS 69. 3. PENALTIES 70. CHAPTER X 71. CHAPTER XI 72. 1. THE SERVICES 73. 2. THE CHAPEL 74. CHAPTER XII 75. 1. FOOD 76. 2. FIRING AND LIGHTS 77. 3. BEDDING 78. 4. TOILET 79. 5. CLOTHING 80. CHAPTER XIII 81. 1. ENDOWMENTS 82. 2. BEQUESTS 83. 3. PROFITS BY TRADING 84. 4. ADMISSION FEES 85. 5. INVOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS 86. 7. ALMS OF PILGRIMS 87. 1519. Shortly after leaving the city, where the road becomes steep 88. CHAPTER XIV 89. 1. _The Monastic Orders_ 90. 2. _The Military Orders_ 91. 3. _The Friars_ 92. CHAPTER XV 93. 1462. From these facts several conclusions are drawn. The industrial 94. CHAPTER XVI 95. part I think often, that those men which seek spoil of hospitals

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