The Mediæval Hospitals of England by Rotha Mary Clay

CHAPTER XI

THE CARE OF THE SOUL “_The brothers and sisters must pray continually, or be engaged in work, that the devil may not find them with nothing to do._” (Statutes of St. Mary’s, Chichester.) The daily life in a hospital was essentially a religious life. From warden to pauper, all were expected to pay strict attention to the faith and give themselves to devotion. “The brethren and sisters serving God” were fully occupied with prayer and work. “A representation of a mediæval hospital shows the double hall, the priest is administering the last rites of the Church to one patient, the sisters are sewing up the body of another just dead, mass is being sung at the altar, a visitor is kneeling in prayer.”[99]

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Chapter 1 Ch.1
CHAPTER I Ch.2
CHAPTER II Ch.3
CHAPTER III Ch.4
CHAPTER IV Ch.5
CHAPTER V Ch.6
CHAPTER VI Ch.7
CHAPTER VII Ch.8
CHAPTER VIII Ch.9
CHAPTER IX Ch.10
CHAPTER X Ch.11
CHAPTER XI Ch.12
CHAPTER XII Ch.13
CHAPTER XIII Ch.14
CHAPTER XIV Ch.15
CHAPTER XV Ch.16
CHAPTER XVI Ch.17
PART II Ch.18
1. St. John’s Hospital, Oxford . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 1 Ch.19
2. A Pilgrim . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 6 Ch.20
3. Domus Conversorum, London . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 20 Ch.21
4. *Poor Priests’ Hospital, Canterbury . . . B. C. Boulter . . . 23 Ch.22
7. The Leper and the Physician . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 59 Ch.23
8. Elias, a Leper-monk . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 64 Ch.24
9. A Leper . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 68 Ch.25
10. “The Memorial of Matilda the Queen” . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 71 Ch.26
11. *Tomb of Rahere in St. Bartholomew’s, Smithfield . . . J. Charles Ch.27
12. Memorial Brass of John Barstaple . . . — . . . 84 Ch.28
13. *St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, Bristol . . . S. J. Loxton . . . 89 Ch.29
15. Seal of Knightsbridge Hospital . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 103 Ch.30
19. Plan of St. Mary’s, Chichester . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 112 Ch.31
20. Plan of St. Nicholas’, Salisbury . . . — . . . 113 Ch.32
21. Sherburn Hospital, near Durham . . . — . . . 118 Ch.33
22. Plan of St. Mary Magdalene’s, Winchester . . . J. Charles Wall Ch.34
23. *Chapel of Abbot Beere’s Almshouse, Glastonbury . . . J. Charles Ch.35
24. Seal of the leper-women of Westminster . . . J. Charles Wall Ch.36
25. *Ancient Hospital Altar at Glastonbury . . . — . . . 165 Ch.37
26. A Leper with clapper and dish . . . — . . . 177 Ch.38
27. Document and Seal of Holy Innocents’, Lincoln . . . J. Charles Ch.39
28. Alms-box, Harbledown Hospital . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 192 Ch.40
29. *Bell-turret of St. Mary Magdalene’s, Glastonbury . . . E. H. New Ch.41
30. Seal of St. Anthony’s, London . . . J. Charles Wall . . . 208 Ch.42
31. *Gateway of St. John’s, Canterbury . . . B. C. Boulter . . . 241 Ch.43
32. Seal of St. Mary Magdalene’s, Bristol . . . J. Charles Wall Ch.44
36. A Pilgrim’s Sign . . . — . . . 265 Ch.45
37. Seal of St. Bartholomew’s, Rochester . . . J. Charles Wall Ch.46
INTRODUCTION Ch.47
CHAPTER I Ch.48
1520. At that time the needs of visitors were met by special provision, Ch.49
CHAPTER II Ch.50
CHAPTER III Ch.51
CHAPTER IV Ch.52
CHAPTER V Ch.53
1. PIONEERS OF CHARITY Ch.54
2. PUBLIC OPINION Ch.55
3. CIVIL JURISDICTION Ch.56
4. ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION Ch.57
5. EXAMINATION OF SUSPECTED PERSONS Ch.58
6. TREATMENT OF THE BODY Ch.59
7. TREATMENT OF THE SPIRIT Ch.60
CHAPTER VI Ch.61
1445. Because Ch.62
CHAPTER VII Ch.63
CHAPTER VIII Ch.64
1244. Buckler’s sketches (Pl. XV) give some idea of the charm of the Ch.65
CHAPTER IX Ch.66
1. NOMINATION AND ADMISSION Ch.67
2. REGULATIONS Ch.68
3. PENALTIES Ch.69
CHAPTER X Ch.70
CHAPTER XI Ch.71
1. THE SERVICES Ch.72
2. THE CHAPEL Ch.73
CHAPTER XII Ch.74
1. FOOD Ch.75
2. FIRING AND LIGHTS Ch.76
3. BEDDING Ch.77
4. TOILET Ch.78
5. CLOTHING Ch.79
CHAPTER XIII Ch.80
1. ENDOWMENTS Ch.81
2. BEQUESTS Ch.82
3. PROFITS BY TRADING Ch.83
4. ADMISSION FEES Ch.84
5. INVOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS Ch.85
7. ALMS OF PILGRIMS Ch.86
1519. Shortly after leaving the city, where the road becomes steep Ch.87
CHAPTER XIV Ch.88
1. _The Monastic Orders_ Ch.89
2. _The Military Orders_ Ch.90
3. _The Friars_ Ch.91
CHAPTER XV Ch.92
1462. From these facts several conclusions are drawn. The industrial Ch.93
CHAPTER XVI Ch.94
part I think often, that those men which seek spoil of hospitals Ch.95