Collections for an history of Sandwich in Kent. With notices of the other cinque ports and members, and of Richbourough / [William Boys].

  • William Boys
Date:
1792
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Credit: Collections for an history of Sandwich in Kent. With notices of the other cinque ports and members, and of Richbourough / [William Boys]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    / [ed ‘of Sandwich, have to it. And K. James, if 1620, under colour of the ftatutes of the 37th of: Hen. VIII. and the 1ftof Edw.VI. at the {uit of James Lord Vifcount Doncafter, granted the faid Hofpital, and all the lands belonging to it, to Sir John Townfend and other patentees, in fee * rm, to be held in free foccage, as of the manor of Eaft Green- wic’, rendering yearly to his Majefty twenty-fix fhillings and eight pence. But* the corporation, being well advifed, controverted the foundation, and therefore not within either of the ftatutes above- mentioned ; whereupon the patentees let fall their fuit. In 1636, a venire facias and fubpcena were ferved on the Mayor and Jurats, re- quiring their appearance, at the parfonage houfe at Deal, before the ‘commiffioners on the ftatute for charitable ufes, to fhew their right to govern the hofpitals in Sandwich, and what rules they obferved in governing the fame. The tecords of the corporation do not furnifh us with the refult of this enquiry ; but the Hofpital of St Thomas in Sandwich has not fince that time been within the government of the Mayor and Jurats, if it ever was fo ; while the other hofpitals of St Bartholomew and St John have continued under their fuperin- ‘tendence, to this day. lB “The bufinefs of the Hofpital feems to have been regulated formerly, for the moft part, in the Court-hall of Sandwich ; and the orders of the goyernours were regiftered in the books of the corporation, till about the year 7710 : fince which time, ‘the Hofpital has been regu- larly vifited, twice a year; by the Mayor'and Jurats, who are ftiled patrons, governours and vifitors of the Hofpital ; and the entries are now made, at the place, in books: provided for the purpofe. One of thefe vifitations is held on St, Bartholomew’s day ;. when the gover= pro- * Appendix E, number 2. eye Black Book Lf
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