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chiteflure of the age. The charnel-houfe,' now appro¬ 
priated to the free-fchool, at the weft end of the cathedral, 
was founded by biftiop Salmon, about the year 1316. He 
endowed it for four priefts, one of whom was to be prin¬ 
cipal or cuftos, to ling tnafs for his own foul, thofe of his 
father and mother, and of all his predeceflors and fiuccef- 
fors in the fee for ever. It conliited of a chajJel, with a 
vault beneath, and proper offices for the refidence of offi¬ 
ciating priefts. The upper part of the charnel was 
the chapel, and the under-vault was ufed for the pitr- 
pofe of a charnel-houfe; the facrift of the cathedral 
having been permitted to bring all bones, in a proper ftate 
fof removal, to depofit there, “ to be referved till the day 
of refurredlion.” 
St. Ethelbert’s parochial church was erected anterior to 
the cathedral, as appears by the parifh being partially in¬ 
cluded within the precindt. It was burnt down in the 
grand civic infurredtion of the year 1272 ; and the citizens 
were compelled, among other reftitutions for the injuries 
they had committed, to build the prefent handfome gate, 
with the chapel over it, dedicated to St. Ethelbert. Ex- 
clufive of this, there were formerly four other gates be¬ 
longing to the precindf. One, now demolilhed, led into 
St. Vedaft-lane ; another leads to St. Giles’s Hofpital ; a 
third opens into St. Martin’s Plain ; and a fourth faces the 
weltern end of the cathedral. The latter is called Erping- 
hain’s Gate, from having been built by fir Thomas Er- 
pingham, as a penance for his being an abettor of Lol- 
lardifm, or favourer of Wicklifte. , This is a peculiarly- 
elegant fpecimen of the architecture anti fculpture of the 
time. It difplays a lofty pointed arch, enriched with co¬ 
lumns, mouldings, and numerous fmall ftatues, in cano¬ 
pied niches: the fpandrils are highly-decorated with tra¬ 
cery mouldings, inclofing (hields, &c. and the whole is 
included in a fort of fquare frame, with femi-odtagonal 
butt relies. 
Of the many religious houfes which once evinced the 
devotion and charity of the place, few veftiges now re¬ 
main. The materials with which they were eredled, and 
the revenues by which they were fupported, have long 
been appropriated to other ufes. The fite of the White 
Friars is nearly all built upon, and the hall is converted 
into a meeting-houfe for a congregation of Baptilb, who 
have a fmall burial-ground on the Youth fide; and the re¬ 
mainder of the cloifter now forms a cellar to an ale-houfe. 
Some part of the college of St. Mary-in-the-Fields is yet 
Handing. The fite of the Priory of St. Leonard’s, built 
by biftiop Herbert, containing fourteen acres, is walled-in, 
and part of the ruinated gate-houfe Hands. Of the mo- 
naftery of Black or Preaching Friars, more remains per¬ 
haps than of any friary in the kingdom : the cloifter, in¬ 
cluding a place of fepulture, is on the north lide of the 
church ; the conventual kitchen was appointed, in 1625, 
as a place of induftry for the poor, iince which time va¬ 
rious appropriations have been fucceftively made: the 
church, a noble and beautiful pile, is ftill entire, except 
the fteeple. 
Among the numerous churches in this city, few, after 
the cathedral, are del'erving of particular attention as ar- 
chitedlural objedls.—St. Julian’s church, founded anterior 
to the Conqueft, was given by king Stephen to the nun¬ 
nery of Carhow: it exhibits fome fpecimens of Saxon 
architecture.—The church of St. Peter Mancroft, is a 
large regular handfome building ; and, next to the ca¬ 
thedral, is diftinguiflied for its fuperionty in lize and ar- 
chitedhire to any of the facred ftrudlures in this city. 
It Hands, on an elevated fpot, at the fouth-well: corner of 
the market-place. Blomefield ftates that it was finifhed 
and confecrated in the year 1455. Among the fepulchral 
monuments, here is one to the memory of fir. Thomas 
Browne, who died October 19, 1682, aged feventy-leven 
years.—The church of St. Lawrence Hands upon the fpot 
which, at a remote period, was the quay for landing all filh 
brought to the city. Alfric, biftiop of Eall-Anglia, in 
the year 1038, granted the quay, ltaithe, and hagh, to 
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the abbey of St. Edmund’s Bury, on condition that the 
abbot w'ould eredl a church. The conventual chapter, 
on the fulfilment of the condition, obtained pofTeffion of 
the grant; and bellowed the redtory on one of their own 
body, referving a laft of herrings to be annually paid to 
the monaftery: this quit-rent was compounded for in the 
reign of Henry III. by the cellarift of the Convent, on the 
yearly payment of 40s. but from this payment the rectory 
was releafed in the time of Henry VII. on account of the 
fmallnefs of the profits. The prefent regular and hand¬ 
fome church was eredled, in the year 1472, at the expenfe 
of the monaftery of St. Edmund’s Bury, aided by private 
benefadlions. The tower is a bold fquare building, m 
feet in height: over the weft door are feveral figures 
fculptured in (tone. Previous to the civil war, the church 
was highly-decorated with various altars, &c. and the 
windows ornamented with painted glafs. In 1643, the 
communion-rails were broken down, the floor of the 
chancel taken up, and the drained glafs defaced. In the 
parifh-regiHer is this entry : “ Laid out to Goodman Per¬ 
fect, for the putting out of the fuperftitious infcriptions 
in the church windows, and the pulling down of cruci¬ 
fixes, is. 8d.” Here are two churches for the Dutch and 
French Flemings ; who have particular privileges, and are 
very numerous. Some of the churches are thatched, and 
moil of them crufted with flint-ftone curioufiy cut; which 
is the more Arrange, as Norwich Hands in a clay-country, 
and has no flint within twenty miles of it. 
The charitable inftitutions are very numerous. Among 
thele is the free grammar-fchool, originally founded by 
biftiop Salmon, in 1325, and annexed to a fmall collegiate 
chantry. At the diffolution, a provilion was made for 
mailers to be employed in the education of youth. The 
mailer has 50I. a-year, and the ufe of a houfe ; the u flier 
has 30I. a-year. It is further endowed with fcholarfhips 
and fellowlhips belonging to Caius-college, Cambridge.— 
The Boys’ Hofpital, fituated in the parifh of St. Edmund 
of Fifhergate, owes its rife to Thomas Anguifh, who was 
mayorof thecityin the year 1611. By his will, bearing 
date the 2id of June, 1617, it was incorporated, in the 
year 1628, under the title of “ The Children’s Hofpital 
in the City of Norwich, of the Foundation of King 
Charles.” By this eftablirtimenf, fourteen boys were to 
be fed, clothed, and educated ; and by the laudable ma¬ 
nagement of the corporation, and from additional bene¬ 
fadlions, the revenues, in 1742, amounted to 448I. 16s. 8d. 
per annum, and the number of boys was augmented to 
thirty-fix. Since that time both have been greatly in- 
creafed. — The infcription over the door of the Girls’ 
Hofpital, fituated in Golden-dog-lane, afcribes its firlt 
endowment to Robert Baron, who was mayor in the year 
1649. It provides for the boarding, clothing, educating, 
and teaching to work, a certain number of female chil¬ 
dren. Two, the firlt number, was in 1742 increafed to 
twenty-one ; and, as the income has been augmented, 
more children have been regularly added. They are de¬ 
cently clothed in blue; and taught, under a matron, to 
read, fpin, few, &c. fo as to prepare them for uleful Cer¬ 
vices.—St. Giles’s, commonly called the Old Man’s Hof¬ 
pital, was founded by biftiop Suffield in 1249. It ftands- 
on the north-eall fide of the cathedral ; and at prefent 
confifts of the hofpital-church, which has a iquare tower 
at the fouth-weft corner: the choir is converted into lodg¬ 
ings for the women, and part of the nave and aifles for 
the men, the remaining part being ftill ufed for divine 
worlhip. By this charity provifion is made for fifty aged 
men, and alio for fifty aged women, who are under the 
government of a inafter, eledted by the corporation._ 
Doughty’s Hofpital, fituated in the parifh of St. Saviour, 
was founded in purfuance of the will of Wiiliam Doughty, 
gent, dated April 23, 1517.—In this city are twelve cba- 
riry-fchools, fupported by the intereft ariiing from palt 
donations, cafual benefadlions, and annual fubfcriptions : 
in thefe, more than 300 poor children are clothed, main¬ 
tained, and educated.—The Norfolk and Norwich Hof- 
3 Q pital, 
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