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Notes — Chapter II
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13 Rolls of Parl. 2 Hen. V, Vol. IV, p. 19b Petitions, No. III.
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14 St. John’s, Bedford, was intended only for townsmen; all such applying to the master for relief were to be received, but “all poore folkes dwellyng without the same town to be expulsed and put out.” Chantry Cert. (ed. J. E. Brown).
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15 Pat. 9 Hen. IV, Pt. i. m. 8.
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16 Tovey, Anglia Judaica, 227.
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17 Chron. and Mem. 44, iii. 262.
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18 Pat. 8 Edw. I, m. 17.
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19 Bishop Drokensford’s Reg. p. 268.
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20 See Chapter XVI.
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21 Anatomie of Abuses, Pt. II, 43.
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About This Book
The book surveys the origins, organization, and functions of medieval English hospitals, describing foundations, endowments, governance, and the range of house types from pilgrims’ hospices and almshouses to leper-houses and infirmaries. It uses documentary evidence, seals, plans, and illustrations to portray daily routines, charitable practices, funding and legal arrangements, and the religious observances that shaped administration. Architectural features and surviving fabric are examined alongside accounts of care for travelers, the poor, the sick, and the aged, presenting these institutions as integral elements of local welfare and community structure in the Middle Ages.