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 A HISTORY OF LONDON combine his duties of master of the Savoy with those of dean of Rochester, and afterwards of Durham.'^ The report of a commission un- der William III shows that the hospital had outlived its usefulness, the relief of the poor being utterly neglected, and it was proposed to annex the mastership to the bishopric of Glouces- ter, and to pay pensions to twenty poor widows as well as the salaries to the four chaplains,'** but nothing was done. In 1702, however, Lord Keeper Wright visited the house and removed the chaplains because, in contravention of the statutes, they had omitted to subscribe to the oath on taking office and had not resided within the hospital.^^ As no master had been appointed since Dr. Killigrew's death in 1699," the hospital was now without master and chaplains, and was declared by Wright to be dissolved.'*' Although it was exceedingly doubtful whether a visitor possessed such powers,^* the Lord Keeper's action was effectual, and the hospital of the Savoy came thus to an end. According to the statutes of 1523 the master was to be elected by the chaplains,** but from the time of Thurland the sovereign seems to have appointed *^ in reality, though the chaplains went through the form of election.*' The Savoy in 1535*^ held rents of assize in London, the manors of Shoreditch, ' Colkenning- ton ' (Kenton), and Goldbeaters, and some land in Shoreditch, co. Middlesex ; the manors of Dengie, Helion Bumpstead, Aveley, Tailfeers, and Gerons,*' co. Essex ; the manors of Langley and land in Greenstreet, co. Herts ; the manors of ' Denham-Duredent ' and Marsworth, CO. Bucks ; the manors of ' TopclifFe,' ' Byrdlyns,' ' Nedehall in Hynton,' ' Alyn,' and land in Fulbourn, co. Camb. ; the manors of Hasting- leigh, ' Corston ' (Cuxton r). Combe Grove, and ' Frannycombe,' co. Kent ; the manors of " Ca/. of S.P. Dom. 1623-5, p. 492 ; ibid. 1639, p. 450. *" Add. MS. 11,599, fol- 3- "Ibid. fol. 8. "Ibid. fol. lb. " The Lords judged that a visitor had power to reform but not to dissolve. Dugdale, Mon. Angl. vi, 726 ; see also Stowe MS. 865, fol. (ib-%.  Cott. MS. Cleop. C. V, fol. 1 8^. The statute which ordered the presentation to the abbot of Westminster nei'er came into force as the abbey was dissolved before the first master died. 'Dugdale, Mon. Angl. vi, 726. " Balconquall is said to be elected in 1 62 1. CciI. of S.P. Dom. 1619-23, p. 239. It was probablv managed as in the case of Dr. Killigrew, i.e. the king recom- mended him to the chaplains, who elected him. Ibid. 1663-4, pp. 198, 200. "In 1553 Edward VI granted the manor of Ger- ons with appurtenances, messuages, and lands called le Newhouse and Tailfeers and Stewards in Great Parndon to the mayor and commonalty of London. Morant, Hut. of Essex, ii, 493. Tibshelf, co. Derby, and of Bewick, co. York.'** The advowson of Dengie church also belonged to the hospital.*^ At the second dissolution of the house its possessions, which appear to have been worth manor, seem to have been entirely different.'^ They comprised some land at Mile End, co. Middlesex, the manor of Dengie and rent of the manor of 'Sow,' CO. Essex ; rent out of Shabbington manor, co. Bucks ; the manor of ' Denton- Gowerty,' co. Lincoln ; Stanton under Bardon, CO. Leicester ; ' South Dowes ' Hospital, Abington Mills, Harpale Mills, East Haddon, and lands in West Haddon, co. Northants ; the manor of Garstang, rent out of the manor of ' Rannworth,' co. Lancaster, Howorth Grange, the manors of Acklam and Houghton, Sutton Grange, Woodhouse Grange, Cudworth,* Kirkstall Inge,' ' Shelton-Coates,' °' and Ryhill in co. York and the manor of ' Hallatreholm ' in co. Durham. Masters of the Savoy Hospital William Hogill, appointed " and 1541 *^ 1561,^ 1517,*" occurs 1529 " Robert Bowes, appointed 1551 " Ralph Jackson, appointed 1556 '' Thomas Thurland, occurs 1559*' deposed 1570 *^ Dr. William Mount, died 1602 *- Dr. Richard Neale, appointed 1602 *' Dr. George Montaigne, appointed 1608,** occurs 161 7 " Walter Balconquall, appointed and resigned 1618^^ Marc Antonio de Dominis, archbishop of Spalato, appointed 161 8,*' resigned 1621 ^ Dr. Walter Balconquall, elected 162 1,*' occurs 1640'" Dr. Sheldon, occurs 1660,'^ resigned 1663 "* Dr. Henry Killigrew, elected 1663," died 1699 '* '^ Valor Eccl. (Rec. Com.), i, 358 and 359. " Newcourt, Repcrt. Eccl. Lond. ii, 211. " Add. MS. 1 1 599, fol. 4. » Shawcot "Cott. MS. Cleop. C. v, fol. 55. "Harl. Chart. 112, F. 23. "i. and P. Hen. VIII, xvii, 258, fol. 15. "Ceil, of S.P. Dom. 1547-80, p. 34. '^Ibid. p. 85. ''Add. Chart. 1385. ^Cal. of S.P. Dom. 1547-80, p. 180. " Lansd. MS. 20, No. 21. '' Cal. of S.P. Dom. 1 60 1-3, p. 270. ^Ibid. "Ibid. 1603-10, p. 463. "Ibid. 1611-18, p. 496. ^ He was appointed in January and resigned in March. Ibid. pp. 518 and 529. ''Ibid. p. 529. 'Mbid. 1619-23, p. 362. ^ Ibid. 239. It is evidently the same Walter Balconquall who gave way before in favour of the archbishop of Spalato. ™ Ibid. 1640, p. 366. " Ibid. i66o-i,p. 113. "Ibid. 1663-4, P- 198' " Ibid. p. 200. " Stowe MS. 865, fol. 8. 548
 * 'Stowe MS. 865, fol. 3^5.
 * « Valor Eccl. (Rec. Com.), i, 358-9.
 * ^2,497 * y^^""! ■with the exception of Dengie