RELIGIOUS HOUSES 



Masters of Hildebrond's Hospital, 

 Norwich 

 Nicholas,^ rector of Bernham, 1262 

 John de Royng,^ died 1290 

 Thomas de Mutforde,' appointed 1290 

 John de Wykelwoode,* appointed 1320 

 Robert de Langele,^ resigned 1353 

 Henry de Plumpstede,' appointed 1353 

 Peter Mighel/ presented by the king, 1385 

 John Eyr,* presented by the king, 1385 

 John de Elmham,^ appointed 1397 

 William Friseley,'" appointed 1 401 

 John Haukins,'^ appointed 1 405 

 John Bowd," appointed 141 2 

 William Hayton,^^ appointed 1413 

 William Toby," appointed 1 4 1 9 

 Roger Malmesbur)',^^ resigned 147 1 

 Thomas Massen,^' appointed 147 1 

 John Jollys,^^ 1497 

 Thomas Deye,^* 1504 

 John Underwood ^' 



83. THE HOSPITAL OF ST. PAUL, 

 NORWICH ^ 



The hospital of St. Paul, Norwich, otherwise 

 called Norman's Spital, from Norman, the monk 

 who was the first master, was founded bv the 

 prior and convent of Norwich in the early part 

 of the twelfth century in the time of the first 

 bishop of Norwich. It was erected in a place 

 then called Cows Croft, in the north-eastern 

 district of the citv. 



Though begun in the time of Bishop Herbert, 

 it was not finished until the days of Bishop 

 Everard (1121— 45). That bishop, Ingulf the 

 first prior of Norwich, and Richard de Beaufo, 

 bishop of Avranches, were jointly responsible 

 for the completion of the work of building the 

 hospital and the church, which was consecrated 

 by Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury, in honour 

 of St. Paul the apostle, and St. Paul the Hermit. 

 The church was made parochial, but was appro- 

 priated to the hospital in 1 198. 



Bishop Beaufo gave the hospital the churches, 



' Kirkpatrick, ReRg. Ord. of Norte. 235. 

 ' Ibid. ' Ibid. 



* Norw. Epis. Reg. i, 84. 



^ Ibid, iv, 1 50. ' Ibid. 



' Ibid, vi, 1 10 ; Pat. 8 Rich. II, pt. ii, m. 34. 



* Norw. Epis. Reg. vi, 113. 



' Blomefield, Hist, of Sot f. iv, 71. 



" Nonv. Epis. Reg. vi, 273. 



" Ibid, vi, 320. " Ibid, i-ii, 48. 



" Ibid. 74. " Ibid, viii, 43. 



'^ Ibid. li, 182. " Ibid. 



'• Blomefield, Hist. ofNorf. iv, 7. 



'* Ibid. 



'* The last master, prior of Bromholm and safiragan 

 bishop (Chalcedon) of Nonvich. 



" Kirkpatrick, Reiig. Ord. of None. 194-239 ; 

 Blomefield, Hist, of Sorf. iv, 430-3, Dugdale, Mon. 

 vi, 698-700 ; Taylor, Index Monasticus, 57. 



glebes and tithes of the four churches of 

 SS. Michael, Peter, Andrew, and Margaret at 

 Ormesby, which he had of the gift of Henry I ; 

 and the prior and convent of Norwich bestowed 

 on it tithes at Marsham and Blickling, and lands 

 at Sprowston and Thorpe. Morel de Morley 

 and Emma his wife, who were received into the 

 fraternity of the prior)' of Norwich, gave in return 

 for that favour the tithes of Filby to the hospital. 

 Various confirmation charters of the early bene- 

 ficiaries are set forth in the Mmasticon.^^ Bishop 

 Everard (11 2 1-45) granted forty days' pardon 

 to all who came to the church and offered there 

 during the octave of St. Paul's Day in the summer, 

 that is the Commemoration of St. Paul on 30 June. 

 The hospital maintained fourteen poor men or 

 women, who were impotent through old age or 

 chronic illness. The master or warden was to 

 be always a monk of Norwich in priests' orders, 

 and was appointed by the prior and convent. 



In the time of Master Walsham, appointed 

 1429, the scheme of the hospital was changed. 

 No more men were admitted, and the benefits 

 were resen'ed for fourteen sisters, seven of whom 

 were termed whole sisters and received board, 

 lodging, and clothing in the hospital ; whilst the 

 other seven half-sisters had no lodging assigned 

 them. A wardeness or mistress was at the 

 same time appointed to overlook the sisters ; her 

 appointment rested solely with the master. The 

 master sened the church and exercised general 

 oversight concerning the hospital and its propert}'. 

 The hospital buildings were repaired directly by 

 the priory. 



The account rolls of the hospital of St. Paul's 

 preserved in the treasur}' of the cathedral are 

 seven in number, and are for the years 1423,1430, 

 1431, 1436, 1441, 1443, and 1509. The average 

 receipts were about £6$ and the expenditure 

 was somewhat in excess of the income. 



To each of the full sisters, thirteen in number, 

 in 1436 the sum of Sd. a week was paid. Of 

 the less favoured sisters who were apparently on 

 an out-relief list (mediis sororibus), ele\en received 

 2d. a week for 39 weeks, and ten the same for 13 

 weeks. There were also small gifts made to the 

 sisters and to the poor in God's House on Christ- 

 mas Day, whilst the oil for a lamp in each of the 

 resident sisters' houses or rooms cost 2s. 



Bishop Goldwell visited the hospital on 

 9 October, 1492. The master, Denis Hyndol- 

 veston, eight full sisters, and seven half-sisters 

 were in attendance. Their several examinations 

 are not given, but the report states that the sisters' 

 stipends were not paid at the right time, and this 

 because the rents of the houses were ver)' often 

 considerably overdue ; that the stipends were 

 frequently delayed in payment for eight weeks, 

 and sometimes for ten ; and that no sister was 

 admitted into the house save on payment of ten 



" There is a transcript of a confirmatory' bull of 

 Pope Gregor)- in Cott. MS. Jul. E. vii, 22^. 



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