Survey of London: Hospitals
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The Hospitalles in this Citie and suburbes thereof, that haue beene of old
time, and now presently are, I reade of these as followeth.
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HOspital of S. Mary in the parish of Barking church that was prouided for poore priestes, and others, men and women, in the Citie of London, that were fal
len into frensie or losse of their memorie, vntill such time as they should recouer, was since suppressed and giuen to the Hospitall of S. Katherine by the Tower. -
S. Anthonies, an Hospitall of 13. poore men and colledge, with a frée schoole, for poore mens children, founded by citizens of Lon
don, lately by Iohn Tare, first a Brewer and then a Mercer, in the Warde of Brodestréet, suppressed in the raigne of Edward the sixt the schoole in some sort remayning, but sore decayed. -
S. Bartilmew in Smithfield, an Hospitall of great receipt, and reliefe for the poore, was suppressed by Henry the eight, and again by him giuen to the citie, and is endowed by the citizens beneuo
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S. Gyles in the fields was an Hospitall for leprose people out of the cittie of London, and shire of Middlesex, founded by Matilde the Quéen, wife to Henry the 1. and suppressed by K. Henry the 8.
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S Iohn of IerusalemS. Iohn of Ieby Westsmithfield, an Hospitall of the knightes of the Rhodes, for maintenance of soldiers against the
rusalem, for defence of the Rhodes.Turkes
413Of Lazar houses.Turkes and Infidels was suppressed by king Henry the eight. -
S. IamesS. Iames in the field.in the field, was an Hospitall for leprose virgines of the cittie of London, founded by citizens for that purpose, and sup
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S. Iohn at Sauoy,S. Iohns at Sauoy.an Hospitall for reliefe of one hundreth poore people, founded by Henry the seuenth, suppressed by Edward the sixt. Againe new founded, indowed and furnished by Quéene Mary, and so remayneth.
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S. Katherine by the Tower of London, an Hospitall with a Maister, brethren and sisters and almes women, founded by Ma
tilde wife to king Stephen, not suppressed, but in force as afore. -
S. Mary within Criplesgate, an Hospitall founded by William Elsing, for an hundred blind people of the cittie, was suppressed by King Henry the eight.
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S. Mary Bethelem without Bishopsgate was an Hospitall founded by Simon Fitzmary a Citizen of London to haue béene a Priorie: and remayneth for lunaticke people, being suppressed, and giuen to Christes Hospitall.
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S. Mary without Bishopsgate was an Hospitall & Priorie cal
led S. Mary Spittle, founded by a citizen of London, for reliefe of the poore, with prouision of 180. beddes there for the poore, it was suppressed in the raigne of king Henry the eight. -
S. Mary Rounciuall by Charing crosse, was an Hospitall, suppressed with the Priories Aliens, in the raigne of King Henry the 5. then was it made a brotherhood in the 15. of Edwarde the fourth, and againe suppressed by king Edward the sixt.
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S. Thomas in SouthwarkeS. Thomas in Southwarke.being an Hospitall of great receit for the poore, was suppressed, but again newly founded, and indow
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An Hospitall there was without Aldersgate, a cell to the house of Cluny, of the French order, suppressed by K.Henry the 5.
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An Hospitall there was without Criplesgate, also a like Cell to the said house of Cluny, suppressed by King Henry the 5.
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A third Hospitall was there in Oldborne,Hospital in Oldborne.being also a Cell to the said house of Cluny, and was suppressed by king Henry the 5.
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The
414Of Lazar houses.The Hospitall, (or Almes house, called Gods houseGods house at VVhittington Colledge.) for 13. poore men, with a Colledge called Whittington Colledge, founded by Richard Whittington Mercer, & suppressed, but the poore re
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Christes Hospitall in Newgate market of a new foundation in the Greyfryers Church by King Henry the eight: poore father
lesse children be there brought vp and nourished at the charges of the citizens. -
Bridewell now an Hospitall (or house of correction) founded by king Edward the sixt, to be a workehouse for the poore and idle per
sons of the Citie, wherein a great number of vagrant persons bee now set a worke, and relieued at the charges of the citizens. Of all these Hospitals being twentie in number, you may reade before, as also of good and charitable prouisions made for the poore, by sundry well disposed citizens.
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- I.e. Criplesgate (SM)↑
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Simon Fitz-Mary
Simon Fitz-Mary Sheriff
Sheriff of London from 1233—1234 CE and from 1246—1247 CE. Founded Bethlehem Hospital. Stow mistakenly names him Lawrence Fitz Marie.Simon Fitz-Mary is mentioned in the following documents:
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Sir John Tate
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Robert Elsing
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Queen Matilda
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Pope’s Head Alley
Pope’s Head Alley ran south from Cornhill to Lombard Street, and was named for the Pope’s Head Tavern that stood at its northern end. Although it does not appear on the Agas Map, its approximate location can be surmised since all three streets still exist. Although Stow himself does not discuss Pope’s Head Alley directly, his book wasImprinted by Iohn Wolfe, Printer to the honorable Citie of London: And are to be sold at his shop within the Popes head Alley in Lombard street. 1598
(Stow 1598). Booksellers proliferated Alley in the early years of the 17th century (Sugden 418).Pope’s Head Alley is mentioned in the following documents:
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Lombard Street
Lombard Street runs east to west from Gracechurch Street to Poultry. The Agas map labels itLombard streat.
Lombard Street limns the south end of Langbourn Ward, but borders three other wards: Walbrook Ward to the south east, Bridge Within Ward to the south west, and Candlewick Street Ward to the south.Lombard Street is mentioned in the following documents:
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Tower Street Ward
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All Hallows Barking
The church of All Hallows Barking is in Tower Street Ward on the southeast corner of Seething Lane and on the north side of Tower Street. Stow describes it as afayre parish Church.
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St. Katherine’s Hospital
St. Katherine’s Hospital was a religious hospital founded in 1148 by Queen Matilda on land provided by Holy Trinity Priory. The hospital was at the southern end of St. Katherine’s Lane and north of the St. Katherine Steps on the Thames, all of which is east of the Tower of London and Little Tower Hill. Stow praised the choir of the hospital, noting how itwas not much inferior to that of [St.] Paules [Cathedral]
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Broad Street Ward
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St. Bartholomew’s Hospital is mentioned in the following documents:
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Smithfield is mentioned in the following documents:
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Cripplegate
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Bethlehem Hospital
Although its name evokes the pandemonium of the archetypal madhouse, Bethlehem (Bethlem, Bedlam) Hospital was not always an asylum. As John Stow tells us, Saint Mary of Bethlehem began as aPriorie of Cannons with brethren and sisters,
founded in 1247 by Simon Fitzmary,one of the Sheriffes of London
(1.164). We know from Stow’s Survey that the hospital, part of Bishopsgate ward (without), resided on the west side of Bishopsgate street, just north of St. Botolph’s church (2.73; 1.165).Bethlehem Hospital is mentioned in the following documents:
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Christ’s Hospital is mentioned in the following documents:
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St. Mary Spital
St. Mary Spital was an Augustinian Priory and Hospital on the east side of Bishopsgate Street. The Priory dates from 1197. The old precinct of St. Mary Spital is visible on the Agas map. The church itself was demolished after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. By the time the Agas map was drawn, many of the priory buildings had been removed and the area appears sparse.St. Mary Spital is mentioned in the following documents:
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Charing Cross is mentioned in the following documents:
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Mercers’ Hall
The hall of the Mercers’ Company was located on the north side of Cheapside Street by the Great Conduit.Mercers’ Hall is mentioned in the following documents:
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Cheapside Street
Cheapside, one of the most important streets in early modern London, ran east-west between the Great Conduit at the foot of Old Jewry to the Little Conduit by St. Paul’s churchyard. The terminus of all the northbound streets from the river, the broad expanse of Cheapside separated the northern wards from the southern wards. It was lined with buildings three, four, and even five stories tall, whose shopfronts were open to the light and set out with attractive displays of luxury commodities (Weinreb and Hibbert 148). Cheapside was the centre of London’s wealth, with many mercers’ and goldsmiths’ shops located there. It was also the most sacred stretch of the processional route, being traced both by the linear east-west route of a royal entry and by the circular route of the annual mayoral procession.Cheapside Street is mentioned in the following documents:
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St. Thomas Southwark is mentioned in the following documents:
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Bridewell
Bridewell, once palace, then prison, was an intriguing site in the early modern period. It changed hands several times before falling into the possession of the City of London to be used as a prison and hospital. The prison is mentioned in many early modern texts, including plays by Jonson and Dekker as well as the surveys and diaries of the period. Bridewell is located on the Agas map at the corner of the Thames and Fleet Ditch, labelled asBrideWell.
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