RELIGIOUS HOUSES 



35. THE HOSPITAL OF PIRHO 



It has usually been assumed that the hospital 

 of Pirho of early establishment became united 

 with the collegiate church of Cotterstock during 

 the reign of Edward III., and thereafter ceased to 

 have an independent existence. But this was by 

 no means the case ; the advowson of Pirho 

 hospital and priory was simply conferred on the 

 college so that the warden and fellows continued 

 to present the master or chaplain until dissolution 

 of both houses. 



One of the earliest references to this house 

 occurs in a final concord of 1282, by which the 

 manor of Cotterstock, the advowson of the 

 church, two mills at Pirho, and the advowson of 

 the priory of Pirho, were transferred from John de 

 Cameys to John de Kyrkeby. Another final 

 concord was arranged at Westminster in 1307, 

 whereby the manor and advowson, etc., of 

 Cotterstock, and the advowson of the priory of 

 Pirho, then held as the dower of Christiana, 

 widow of William de Kyrkeby, were to be trans- 

 ferred on her death to John de Houly and his 

 heirs. 1 



This hospital, which had the exceptional joint 

 dedication of St. John and St. Martin, was 

 re-ordained by Bishop Burghersh in May, 1 329, 

 when the inmates consisted of three chaplains, 

 one of whom was to be prior ; the habit was to 

 be black or russet.^ 



The foundation charter of Cotterstock College 

 in 1338 contains the grant made to it of the 

 advowson of the hospital of Pirho.' 



By the time of Henry VIII. Pirho seems to 

 have ceased to exercise any hospital functions, 

 and was merely a beneficed chantry. The 

 Valor of 1535 gives its clear annual value at 

 jTs gs. gti.* It is styled a ' free chapel ' by the 

 commissioners of Henry VIII. and Edward VI., 

 with a priest to sing there ; the chapel is described 

 as distant three-quarters of a mile from the parish 

 church of Southwick, and covered with lead.^ 



The priors, masters, or chaplains of this 

 hospital were subject to episcopal institution, and 

 their names appear in due succession in the 

 diocesan registers from 1289. 



Priors or Masters of Pirho 



Philip of Putesle,^ instituted 1290, died 1305 

 Simon of Daventry,^ instituted 1305, died 



1310 

 John of Wynceby,^ instituted 13 10 



' See. of Antiq. MS. xxxviii. f. 119. 

 2 Line. Epis. Reg. Burghersh, f. 184. 

 8 Chart. R. 12 Edw. III. No. 15. 



* Valor Eccl. (Rec. Com.), iv. 293. 



5 Coll. and Chant. Certificates, Nos. xxxv. 138, 

 xxxvi. 17. 



* The death of the preceding master is recorded in 

 1289. Line. Epis. Reg. Inst, of Sutton, f. 46. 



7 Ibid. Inst, of Dalderby, f. I07d. 



8 Ibid. f. 1 1 7d. 



John of Veer,' instituted 1330 



Henry of Veer,^" died 1344 



Robert of St. Neotts," instituted 1344 



John of Aylington,''^ died 1358 



John Quarrell,'* instituted 1373 



John Aungevyn,^* 1382 



Thomas Andrew,^^ instituted 1382 



Walter Muskham,!* instituted 1427, died 1432 



Thomas Leuer,^' instituted 1432, resigned 



1438 

 William Appulton,'' instituted 1438, died 



1444 

 Richard Andrew,^* instituted 1444 

 Henry Fyfeld,2o died 1489 

 John Kyng,*i instituted 1489, died 1497 

 Robert Dethyk,**^ instituted 1497, resigned 



1518 

 Robert Barnard,** instituted 1518 



36. THE HOSPITAL OF ST. GILES, 

 STAMFORD 



On the south side of the bridge of Stamford 

 stood a hospital dedicated to St. Giles. The first 

 mention of it occurs in a confirmation charter of 

 all their possessions granted to the abbey of 

 Peterborough by Richard I. on 5 December, 

 II 89. 'St. Giles Hospital,' says Mr. Peck, 

 writing in 1727, 'stood where now the Spital 

 house stands, at the upper end of St. Martin's, 

 and had formerly a fair chappel belonging to it, 

 with lands to maintain a capellan and several 

 poor lepers, but who the founder was I cannot 

 learn.' 2* 



King John gave 5 acres of land to the hospital 

 of lepers at Stamford, that is to say the hospital 

 of St. Giles.'s 



The hospital of St. Giles is also named as 

 belonging to Peterborough Abbey in the general 

 confirmation charter of 1227.'* 



On 25 December, 1303, the abbot of Peter- 

 borough gave to William Poncyre the warden- 

 ship of the hospital of the blessed Giles without 

 Stamford, for life, on condition that he should 

 supply the chantry in the chapel of St. Giles 



9 Ibid. Inst, of Burghersh, f. 184. 

 10 Ibid. Inst, of Beck, f. 61. 11 Ibid. 



12 Ibid. Inst, of Gynwell, f. 173. 

 1' Ibid. Inst, of Bokyngham, f 192. 

 1* Ibid. f. 210. 16 Ibid. 



Ki Ibid. Inst, of Fleming, f. 73. 



17 Ibid. Inst, of Gray, f. 24. 



18 Ibid. Inst, of Alnwick, f. 118. 



19 Ibid. f. I 30. 



20 Ibid. Inst, of Russell, f. 69. «! Ibid. 



22 Ibid. Inst, of Smith, f. 188. 



23 Ibid. Inst, of Atwater, f. 22. Robert Barnard 

 was a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford ; he also 

 held the chaplaincy of Brackley Hospital, in the gift of 

 that college. 



2* Peck, jinnah of Stamford, vi. 2, 3. 



26 Ibid. vii. 12. 



2« Close, II Hen. III. pt. I, m. 20. 



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