NORTH-WEST VIEW OF THE CHAPEL AND PART OF THE GREAT STAIRCASE LEADING TO THE HALL OF BRIDEWELL HOSPITAL, LONDON
Londina Illustrata, published 1813 by Robert Wilkinson, No. 58 Cornhill.
The care of the sick, and especially of the helpless and incurable, is one of the first duties recognised by men when they begin to associate. Stow says that the hospital for leprous women at St. James’s existed from time immemorial. Leprosy is the most incurable of all diseases; it devours body and mind; it renders the unhappy victim helpless. The Lazar House, therefore, was very naturally founded before any other hospital. Those of London already mentioned were St. James’s on the site of the present Palace; and St. Giles’s, Holborn, founded by Matilda, Queen to Henry the First. To these were afterwards added, in the 20th year of Edward the Third, four Locks for lepers—viz. one in the Old Kent Road, one in the Mile End Road, one at Kingsland, and one at Knightsbridge; all, it will be observed, at a convenient distance from the city walls. In the reign of Edward the Fourth one William Pole, yeoman of the Crown, being afflicted with leprosy, founded a Hospital for lepers at Highgate. Three hundred years before this, King Stephen founded a Lazar House at Great Ilford in Essex, which still exists as an Almshouse.
APPENDICES
APPENDIX I
LIST OF WARDS OF LONDON
| 3 Edward I | |
|---|---|
| Nomina Wardarum, 1274 | Mod. Eng., 1897 |
| Adrian, Joh’, Ward (see Walbrook) | |
| Alv’nia, Anketili le Mercir de, Warda | Farringdon Within and Without |
| Aunger’, Petr’, Warda | Broad Street |
| Blakethorn’, Joh’is de Warda | Aldersgate |
| Basing’, Thom’ de, Warda | Candlewick |
| Bassieshagh, Warda de | } |
| } Bassishaw | |
| Blond, Rad’ le’ Ward | } |
| Colemannestate, Warda de (see Meldeburn’) | |
| Coventrie, Henr’ de, Warda | Vintry |
| Douegate, Warda de | Dowgate |
| Durham, Will’i de, Warda, alias Dinoll, Will’ de, Ward | Bread Street |
| Edelmeton, Petri de, Warda | Castle Baynard |
| Essexe, Wolmer’ de, Warda | Billingsgate |
| Fabri, Rad’i, de Cornhill, Warda | Lime Street |
| Fori, Warda | Cheap |
| Frowyk’, Henr’ de, Warda | Cripplegate, Within and Without |
| Hadestok, Symonis de, Warda | Queenhithe |
| Hadestok, Will’i de, Warda | Tower |
| Horn, Johannis, Warda | Bridge Within |
| Langeburne, Warda de | } |
| } Langbourn | |
| Winton, Nich’ de, Ward | } |
| Meldeburn’, Robert’ de, de Colemannestate, Warda | } |
| } Coleman Street | |
| Colemannestate, Warda de | } |
| Norhampton, Joh’is de, Warda | Aldgate |
| Portsok’ prioris de Cristesch’che extra Alegate | Portsoken |
| Poter, Walter’ le, Warda | Cornhill |
| Taillur, Ph’i le, Warda | Bishopsgate |
| Walebrok’, Warda de | } |
| } Walbrook | |
| Adrian, Joh’, Ward | } |
| Waleys, Henr’ le, Ward | Cordwainer |
| Winton, Nich’ de, Ward (see Langbourn) | |
ROT. HUNDRED’, 3 ED. I
Order of Wards
- Warda Petr’ de Edelm’ton.
- Ward Fory.
- Warda Joh’ de Blacthorn.
- Ward Rad’ Fabr’.
- Ward Joh’ de North.
- Ward Joh’ Horn.
- Ward Will’ de Hadestok.
- Ward Joh’ Adrian [also called Warda de Walebrok’].
- Portsokne.
- Ward Thom’ de Basing’.
- Ward de Douegate.
- Ward Wolmar’ de Essex’.
- Ward Henr’ de Covent’e.
- Ward Anketini.
- Ward Peti Aug’.
- Ward Rad’ le Blond [also called Warda de Bassieshagh].
- Ward Nich’ de Winton [also called Warda de Langeburne].
- Ward Henr’ de Frowik.
- Ward Walt’ le Pater.
- Ward Will’ de Dinoll [also called Warda Will’i de Durham].
- Ward Ph’ le Taylur.
- Ward Rob’ de Maldeburn’.
- Ward Simon de Hadestok.
- Ward Henr’ le Waleys.
- Warda Petr’ Aunger’.
- Portshokne Prior’ de Cristcherich’ Exa Alegate.
- Warda Joh’is de Norhampton Lond’.
- Warda Robert’ de Meldeburn’ de Colemannestate.
- Warda Walter’ le Pater Lond’.
- Warda Simon’ de Hadestok’ de Civitate Lond’.
- Warda Will’i de Durham Lond’ [also called Ward Will’ de Dinoll].
- Warda Wolmer’ de Essexe Lond’.
- Warda Joh’is de Blakethorn’ Lond’.
- Warda de Walebrok’ Lond’ [called also Ward Joh’ Adrian].
- Warda de Langeburn’ Lond’ [called also Ward Nich’ de Winton].
- Warda Anqetili le Mercir de Alv’nia Lond’.
- Warda Thom’ de Basing’ Lond’.
- Warda Fori.
- Warda Henr’ de Covintroe Lond’.
- Warda Ph’i le Taillur Lond’.
- Warda de Bassieshagh [also called Ward Rad’ le Blond].
- Warda Rad’i Fabri de Cornhull Lond’.
- Warda de Dunegate Lond’.
- Warda Henr’ le Walais Lond’.
- Warda Henr’ de Frowyk’ Lond’.
- Warda Will’i de Hadestok’.
- Warda Joh’is Horn Lond’.
- Warda Petri de Edelmeton Lond’.