RELIGIOUS HOUSES 



of great nobles and held the mastership, which 

 was without cure (of souls) and wont to be 

 assigned to secular clerks as a perpetual benefice, 

 not exceeding j^20 a year, that after he had 

 attained his twentieth year he might hold any 

 two benefices for life with or without a cure. 

 This young master was the Thomas Bourchier 

 who from the see of Ely was translated to Can- 

 terbury in 1454, became Lord High Chancellor 

 in 1455, and a cardinal in 1464. He died in 

 i486. 



In 1485'' the mastership was claimed by 

 Edmund Lichfeld and Edmund Percy. Arch- 

 bishop Rotherham confirmed Mr. Edmund Percy 

 in the mastership, and assigned Mr. Edmund 

 Lichfeld an annual pension of looj. The arch- 

 bishop's adjudication was confirmed by Robert, 

 the Dean, and the Chapter of York, and accepted 

 by Edmund, cusios she magister of the hospital, 

 with the confratres and sisters of the same, in the 

 hospital on 14 January 1485-6. 



In 1526'' the mastership was valued at 

 /a I 2J. Sd., and the chaplaincy or office of 

 cantarist in the chapel at 100s. a year. At the 

 time of the Fa/or Ecc/esiasticus the annual value 

 of lands and rents of the hospital was estimated 

 at ;^40. Alms to the amount of 3^. 4^. were 

 given at the obit of the founder, and five 

 eleemosinarii each received 34J. 8<5?. They were 

 John Holme and his wife, Christopher Armerour, 

 William Mase, and John Newby, all appointed 

 by Royal Letters Patent.™ 



In 1552—3" it was reported under 'Newton 

 Garth in Holdernes ' as follows : ' Johan Nanby 

 one of the systers of the lait hospital of Newton 

 Garthe inholdernesofthage of liiij"yeres havyng 

 to her pencon xxxiiiji. by yere and none arrereges 

 of her seid pencon at michelmas last and haith 

 not alyned ne sold the same. Alice Thornton 

 obijt in October anno quinto Regis nunc, with 

 lyke pencon and not paid for oone half yere 

 endyd at martymes anno predicto and the seid 

 pencon not sold.' 



About the middle of the 19th century a 

 vesica-shaped seal was dug up at Hedon ijin. 

 by I in. in measurement. In the upper part 

 are two demi-figures with nimbed heads, ap- 

 parently SS. Peter and Paul. Below is the 

 kneeling figure of an ecclesiastic. The whole 

 is very rudely executed. Mr. Boyle deci- 

 phered the legend ' S. raag'ri Simonis domus b'te 

 marie.' " 



The assumption made both by Poulson and 

 Mr. Boyle that the seal is that of a former master 

 of Newton Garth Hospital needs proof. 



^ York Archiepis. Reg. Rotherham, fol. 60b. 



^ S.P. Dom. 1526 (Return by Brian Higdon). 



" Boyle, op. cit. 164. 



" Exch. K.R. Accts. bdle. 76, no. 23. 



" Boyle, op. cit. 165 ; a photograph of an impres- 

 sion is given on a plate facing p. 48, and there is a 

 woodcut in Poulson's Holderness, ii, 196. 



Masters 

 Simon.?" 



William de Sancto Oswaldo, occurs 13 10'* 

 John de Rolleston, occurs 1315 " 

 Walter de Assherugge, appointed 1316'° 

 Richard de Potesgrave, occurs 1334-5," 



Richard de Retford, occurs 1354'' 

 Alan Boole, before 137 1 *" 

 Robert de Muskham, occurs 1378'' 

 John Frankyssh, occurs 1388'^ 

 Thomas Bourchier, occurs 1427'' 

 Edmund Percy, 1485 ** 

 Mr. Robert Gilbert, 1526** 

 — Woodhall, 1535 ^' 



128-30. OTHER HOSPITALS OF 

 HEDON 



The Hospital of St. Sepulchre. — This 

 hospital, which stood on the north of the town, 

 west of the road to Preston, was founded by Alan 

 Fitz Hubert, who granted to the lepers of St. Se- 

 pulchre of Hedon 7 acres, being the site on which 

 the buildings were erected, and adjacent lands. 

 Another gift, by Peter Hog, burgess of Hedon, was 

 to the master, brothers, and sisters of the hospital. 

 Elsewhere the master and brothers are generally 

 spoken of, or the latter only. In a fine, the 

 prior of the sick people of Hedon is mentioned, 

 and this is believed to refer to the head of 

 St. Sepulchre's Church. 



' The founder and his descendants retained 

 the right of presenting a man or woman, whole 

 or infirm, to be provided for in the hospital. If 

 the person chosen was a priest, or below that 

 order, he was, nevertheless, to dine at the common 

 table, and sleep in the dormitory of the lay 

 brethren, and to wear the same apparel. . . . 

 In addition to this, the hospital was held bound 

 to receive any afflicted person, allied to the 

 founder or his heirs within the fourth degree of 

 blood, and sufficiently to provide for him.'*' 



In an inquisition of 1276 the commissioners 

 reported that the brethren of the hospital of 



" See Boyle, op. cit. 165. 



" Memo. R. (K.R.), 3 Edw. II, m. 25 d. 



" Cal. Pat. 1313-17, p. 339. 



" Ibid. 552. " Boyle, op. cit. 163. 



" Baildon, op. cit. i, 149. 



" Assize R. 1 1 29, m. 4 d. 



™ Baildon, op. cit. i, 149. *' Ibid. 



'' Ibid. '' Cal. of Papal Letters, vii, 563-4. 



" York Archiepis. Reg. Rotherham, fol. 6o3 



** S.P. Dom. 1526 (Return by Brian Higdon). 



^ Valor Eccl. (Rec. Com.), v, 113. 



" Boyle, op. cit. 1 6 8, citing Poulson's Holderness, 

 ii, 195. Mr. Boyle notes that Poulson's authorities 

 for his statements are erroneously described, and says, 

 ' I am convinced that Poulson quoted from some 

 volume, probably in the Burton Constable Library, 

 which contained transcripts from the Hull Records.' 



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