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 RELIGIOUS HOUSES Andrew Hokere, occurs 1396* Henry Kaye," admitted 1417 William Sponne,' admitted 1419 John KnoUes,^ admitted 1447 William Hoper/ died 1454 John Selot,^ admitted 1454 Thomas Schenckwyn, admitted 1489 Robert Honeywood, admitted 1497 William Soper Roger Rawlyns Thomas Gayton, 1527 William Read, last master 68. THE HOSPITAL OF BOYCODESWADE, COXFORD' The hospital of Boycodeswade, in the parish of East Rudham, was founded by Harvey Beleth about the year 1 181, for the support of twelve poor persons, with a secular canon or chaplain to act as master or warden, and to serve therein for his own soul and those of his ancestors. This hospital, dedicated to the house of St. Andrew, was placed under the control of the prior and convent of Coxford, and was endowed with lands in East Rudham, Marham, &c. It subsequently became a general charge on Coxford Priory, its endowments being merged in those of the convent. In 1 49 1, Robert Sharington, chaplain, left money to every indigent person in the hospital. The Valor of 1535 enters particulars of this house under the priory of Coxford. Its annual value was then ;^20 ; of which sum j^5 6s. Sd. was paid to the chaplain for celebrating ' in domo elimosinar apud Boytildeswade pro anima Hervei Beleth fundat ejusd' dom,' and ;^I2 31. ^.d. for the support of twelve poor persons. The hospital disappeared when the monastery was dissolved. 69. THE HOSPITAL OF HARDWICK There was a leper hospital by the dam or bank at Hardwick-by-Lynn, a hamlet of the parish of North Runcton. It was dedicated to St. Lawrence, and the advowson of it in 1339 was in the hands of Matthew Herlewin.* There is a further reference to this hospital in the year 1327, when a bequest was made to the Hospitale de Hardwicke.' 70. THE HOSPITAL OF HAUTBOIS'" The hospital of Hautbois or Great Hobbesse, commonly called God's House, was founded at the ' Early Chan. Proc. bdle. 3, No. 88. ' Norw. Epis. Reg. viii, 19. ' Ibid. 53. « Ibid. ' Blomefield, Hist, of Nor/, v'li, 153-4; Dugdale, Mon. vi, 767 ; Taylor, IrtJex Monasticus, 52. Tanner. ' Tanner, Notitia, Norf. xxvii. '" Blomefield, Hist, of Norf. vi, 299-301 ; Tanner, Notitia, Norf. xxxii. head of the causey in this parish by Sir Peter de Altorco, knt., early in the thirteenth century. It was founded to receive both wayfarers and poor of the locality. The house was dedicated to the honour of St. Mary, and the founder assigned its chief governance to the almoner of the abbey of St. Benet, Holm, enjoining him to commit the custody of it to the master of St. James's Hos- pital on the abbey causeway at Horning. The master of Horning Hospital was in his turn to appoint a deputy master or warden for the immediate rule of God's House, Hautbois. Sir Peter endowed this house with various lands in Great and Little Hautbois, Worstead, Swanning- ton and Banningham, which were released to Peter Olive, the first chaplain and master of St. Mary's, Hautbois. Pope Alexander IV, in 1257, licensed the house to have a chapel, bell and chaplain for the use of the poor inmates, the revenues being sufficient. Roger, the then master or warden, certified this licence to the bishop of Norwich." The survey of 1535 enters this house as the chantry of the Blessed Mary de Alto Bosco, in Great Hautbois, of which John Potter was chap- lain. The old hospital had apparently by that date been reduced to a mere chapel, and the once considerable revenue had dropped to 25;. ii^d. per year.'^ 71. THE HOSPITAL OF HERRINGBY This hospital was founded in 1447, pursuant to the will of Hugh atte Fenne, for a master, three priests, eight poor men and two servants. It was endowed with eight manors, and with the church of St. Ethelbert, Herringby. Hence this parish church became collegiate, and the hospital is sometimes described as a college. It was also known as the God's House of Herringby.^' The Valor of 1553 n^iries Simon Petyte as the master ' collegii de Heringby voc Goddes- house' and gives the annual value as £(i 1 2s. 7 ^d. The eight poor men in the hospital were receiv- ing annually 461. ?id. each for food and clothing, and the women who looked after them 50^. ^d. according to the founder's ordinance. The sum of 20d'. was distributed to other poor persons on the founder's anniversary, and £6 131. 2^d. in alms to the poor on other occasions. A sum of 66i. "J^d. was also allotted to the bailifis of Great Yarmouth towards the repair of the gates of the town, which was to be used to relieve the poor from paying their share of a rate for that pur- pose. The master drew £b iT,s. ^d. as stipend, and each of the two fellows ^^5 65. ?:d.^* This house, which seems to have been exactly fulfilling the intention of its founder up to the " Cott. MS. Galba E, ii. " Valor Eccl. (Rec. Cora.), iii, 356. '^ Blomefield, Hist, of Norf ix, 222 ; Dugdale, Mon. vi, 768. " Valor Eccl. (Rec. Cora.), iii, 296-7. 439
 * Ibid, xi, 8. ' Ibid. 74.
 * Fin. R. Norf. 12 Edw. Ill, m. 210, cited by