ABSTRACT

First Published in 2004. The study of these ancient charities calls attention to extent of leprosy in England and the early foundations for strangers linked to the widespread practice of pilgrimage. This title aims to serve as an example and pattern for young and earnest students of real history, the history of ordinary human beings rather than of generals and of kings. This also acts as a book of reference for readers and writers, a treatise on the Mediaeval Hospitals of England.

part One|243 pages

Mediæval Hospitals of England

chapter Chapter 1|14 pages

Hospitals for Wayfarers And The Sick

chapter Chapter 2|16 pages

Homes For The Feeble And Destitute

chapter Chapter 3|4 pages

Hospitals For The Insane

chapter Chapter 4|13 pages

The Lazar-House

chapter Chapter 5|22 pages

The Leper In England

chapter Chapter 6|21 pages

Founders and Benef Actors

chapter Chapter 7|15 pages

Hospital Inmates

chapter Chapter 8|20 pages

Hospital Dwellings

chapter Chapter 9|17 pages

The Constitution

chapter Chapter 10|15 pages

The Household And Its MemBERS

chapter Chapter 11|9 pages

The Care Of The Soul

chapter Chapter 12|11 pages

The Care Of The Body

chapter Chapter 13|16 pages

Hospital Funds

chapter Chapter 14|18 pages

Relations With Church And State

chapter Chapter 15|14 pages

Decline Of The HoSPITALS

part |28 pages

Part Two

chapter Chapter 17|28 pages

Notes on Hospital Patron Saints