RELIGIOUS HOUSES 



In 1778 the old hospital house gave way to 

 new brick buildings, but some remains of the 

 chapel were still standing in 1819. 



30. THE HOSPITAL OF FORDING- 

 BRIDGE 



Very little is known or can be gleaned 

 with respect to the hospital at Fordingbridge. 

 It was dedicated in honour of St. John Bap- 

 tist, which was the usual dedication of town 

 hospices, for the transitory relief of poor way- 

 farers, and the more permanent maintenance 

 of some of the local poor. 



It was from an early date under the control 

 of the diocesan. Bishop Pontoise (1282 

 1304), the first Bishop of Winchester, whose 

 registers are preserved, collated to the warden- 

 ship. 1 



In 1328 there was considerable dispute 

 over the appointment of James de Stepellavyn- 

 ton to the wardenship, his collation by Bishop 

 Stratford being opposed, and not accepted 

 until he had threatened Dame Joan Tracy, 

 William her chaplain and six others with 

 excommunication. 2 



On 15 May, 1385, Bishop Wykeham col- 

 lated William Olyver to this hospital ; and on 

 4 August, 1396, John Tannere.* 



The advowson of the hospital of St. John, 

 Fordingbridge, was among the very consider- 

 able endowments intended to be transferred 

 to the great Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, 

 by Cardinal Beaufort. 5 This transference or 

 amalgamation formed part of his large scheme 

 that was actually accomplished ; for a compotus 

 of St. Cross for the year ending Michaelmas, 

 1526, includes receipts from the small Ford- 

 ingbridge hospital. 6 



WARDENS OF THE HOSPITAL OF FORDING- 

 BRIDGE 



Adam de Northaye, 7 1313 

 James de Stepellavynton, 8 1328 

 Clement de Fordingbridge, 9 1329 

 Thomas de la More, resigned in 1348 

 Richard de Mora, 1348-9 

 William Wyse, 1349-62 

 Robert Michel, 10 1362-9 

 Edward Tavenere, 1369 

 William Olyver, 1385 

 John Tannere, 11 1396 



COLLEGES 



31. THE COLLEGE OF MARWELL 



Bishop Henry de Blois (1129-71) founded 

 a small college of secular priests in the church 

 or chapel of Marwell Park, Owslebury, 

 which was augmented by his successors, 

 Bishops Peter des Roches and Woodlock. 

 The foundation charter recites that the church 

 was built by Bishop Blois and dedicated in 

 honour of the martyrs SS. Stephen, Lawrence, 

 Vincent and Quintin. At the same time he 

 erected houses and other buildings near to the 

 church, to serve for four priests, who should 

 there continuously pray for the King of 

 England and the Bishops of Winchester, and 

 for other benefactors and faithful Christians. 

 For the endowment he assigned 13 of rents 

 at Twyford ; of which sum 6oj. each was to 

 be assigned to the chaplains, and 2Oi. for the 

 ornaments and lights of the church. 3 



To Bishop Blois' foundation Peter des 

 Roches added, by a deed dated the second 

 Sunday in Lent, 1226, a deacon, and laid 



1 Winton. Epis. Reg., Pontoise, f. 1 5b. 



a Ibid. Stratford, ff. 36, iO3b. 



3 This charter is recited in an inspection and 

 confirmation of Edward II. ; Pat. 1 8 Edw. II. pt. 

 2, m. 15. It is printed in Dugdale's Manas tic on, 

 vi. 1344. 



down rules for the general governance of the 

 chaplains on a collegiate basis. The four 

 priests were annually to choose one of their 

 number to act as prior, to whom due obedi- 

 ence was to be paid both within and without 

 the church ; no one was to be absent from 

 the saying of the canonical hours, or from 

 their common meals, or at night time, without 

 the prior's special leave ; no one was to be 

 granted longer leave than eight days by the 

 prior ; if more was desired the bishop's licence 

 was to be sought ; any one guilty of incon- 

 tinence or any other serious fault, or even if 

 suspected, was to be expelled without hope of 

 restitution ; surplices and black copes were to 

 be worn in the quire ; the Sarum use was to 

 be followed from mattins to compline ; and 

 of the 12 for stipend of Bishop Blois, jCi 

 was to be assigned to each for clothes, and the 



* Winton. Epis. Reg. Wykeham, i. ff. 23, 154, 

 203. 



5 Pat. 33 Hen. VI. pt. 2, m. 18. 

 8 Muniments of St. Cross; cited in Woodward's 

 Hants, i. 239. 



7 Winton. Epis. Reg., Woodlock, f. 1 8 1. 



8 Ibid. Stratford, ff. 36, lo3b. 



Ibid. f. ii7b. 



10 Ibid. Edingdon, i. ff. 33, 42b, 1150. 



11 Ibid. Wykeham, i. ff. 23, 154, 203. 



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