A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



marks or more, which was contrary to the found- 

 ation. The bishop adjourned the visitation till 

 the morrow of the feast of St. Clement ; but the 

 continuation is not on record. 



On 8 June, 1532, Dr. Miles Spenser visited 

 the hospital as the bishop's commissary, Henry 

 Manuel was then master. The names of Mar- 

 garet Dy ver, ganiianny and nine other sisters are 

 given ; but no injunctions or report are attached 

 to this record. 



When the Valor of 1535 was drawn up, 

 jf 20 ys. id. was named under the alms of Nor- 

 wich Priory that went yearly to the support of 

 divers women lodging in the hospital of St. Paul, 

 and of other poor women coming daily to the 

 hospital. It is stated that they prayed daily for 

 the soul of Richard, formerly archdeacon of Nor- 

 wich (Bishop of Avranches) there described as the 

 founder, and for the souls of Henry I, Stephen, 

 and Matilda. 



On the dissolution of the priory, no more 

 masters were appointed, but the hospital escaped 

 Henry VIII's clutches, and remained as heretofore 

 under a wardeness. Henry Manuel the last 

 master, was made third prebend of the cathedral 

 church by the charter of 1533, ^"'^ '^'^'^ hospital 

 and revenues were assigned to the new dean and 

 chapter. 



On the death of Margaret Dyver, Agnes Lyon 

 was appointed wardeness and the sisters reduced 

 to twelve. On the death of Agnes in 1545, the 

 dean and chapter granted to the corporation of 

 Norwich at ifj*. a year, a lease of the hospital 

 ' theretofore used for the relief and lodging of 

 poor strangers and sick impotent persons,' on 

 condition of its being used for like purposes. But 

 after litigation, this condition fell through in i 57 i, 

 and this ancient hospital was turned into a bride- 

 well, or house of correction for idle and lazy 

 beggars. 



Masters of St. Paul's Hospital, Norwich ' 



Norman 

 Geoffrey, 1 1 90 

 Reginald de Pantesford 

 Robert de Stokesley, 1266 

 John de Plumstede, died 1283 

 Nicholas de Yarmouth, 1357 

 Ralph de Filby, 1370 

 Thomas Lynne, 1398 

 John de Hasyngham, 241 1 

 William Silton 

 Richard Corpusty, 14 18 

 Richard de Walsham, 1429 

 Robert Bretenham, 1470 

 Denis de Hindolfstone, 1492 



' This list is taken from Kirkpatrick, Re/ig. Ord. of 

 Konv. p. 214. John Kirkp.itrick, treasurer of the 

 Great Hospital of Norwich, wrote this work, having 

 full access to all chapter and episcopal documents, 

 about 1725 ; it was not published until 1845. 



Simon de Lenn and William Manuel are added on 

 the authority of Blomefield {Hist. o/NorJ. iv, 433). 



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Simon de Lenn, 1 493 

 William Manuel, 1497 

 Brother Castellyn, 1504 

 John Sibley, 1513 

 Henry Manuel, 1532 



Mistresses of St. Paul's Hospital.* 



Mary Green, 1443 

 Cecily Mortimer, 1452 

 Margaret Puregold, 15 13 

 Margaret Dyver, 1532 

 Agnes Lyon 



84. THE HOSPITAL OF ST. MARY 

 MAGDALEN, NORWICH' 



A hospital under the rule of a master, was 

 founded by Bishop Herbert, in honour of 

 St. Mary Magdalen, before the year 1 1 19. It 

 was built nearly a mile to the north-east of the 

 city out of the Fybridge or Magdalen gate. 

 This is disputed by the present officials. It had 

 a chapel on the north side. Blomefield gives a 

 long list of thirteenth-century benefactors. The 

 master and brethren obtained a royal permit, in 

 1334, to collect alms in churches for the space 

 of two years.* 



In 24 Henry VIII, this hospital was united to 

 that of St. Giles, but they were again speedily 

 separated. The appointment of the master was 

 in the hands of the bishop. 



The Valor of 1535 returned the annual value 

 of what was then termed the chapel of St. Mary 

 Magdalen juxta Norwich at ^Tic. Here again 

 the whole funds seem to have been absorbed by 

 the chaplain or master.' 



Masters of St. Mary Magdalen's Hospital, 

 Norwich 



Adam de Schotesham,^ 1288 

 Nicholas Banningham,' resigns 1 291 

 Peter de Dallyng,* appointed 129 1 

 Ralph de Baketone,' appointed 131 5 

 William de Merle, of Blickling,'" appointed 



1324 

 Nicholas atte Briggs, of Gamingham," resigned 



1328 

 Adam Wombe,^" appointed 1328 

 Robert de Crapeton,''' appointed 1332 

 Peter Alleyn of Morningthorpe,^* appointed 



1334 

 Peter de Attlebrok," appointed 1336 



' Kirkpatrick, Relig. Ord. o/Norw. 



' Blomefield, Hist, of Norf. iv, 440 ; Dugdale, Mon. 

 vi, 768 ; Taylor, Index Monastifus, 56-8. 



' Pat. 8 Edw. Ill, pt. i, m. 13. 



' ra/or Eccl. (Rec. Com.) iii, 368. 



* Blomefield, Hist, of 'Norf iv, 440. 



' Ibid. « Ibid. 



' Norw. Epis. Reg. i, 63. 



'" Ibid. 107. " Ibid, ii, 25. 



" Ibid. " Ibid, ii, 50. " Ibid. 69. 



" Pat. 10 Edw. Ill, pt. i, m. 12. 



