BE
it
knowne
vnto
all
Deuoute
and
faythful
people
that
there
hath
byne
and
is
erectede
foure
Hosspitals
in
and
aboute
the
cytie
of
London
,
that
is
to
sae
the
one
is
for
the
poore
people
that
be
strykene
by
the
hande
of
God
sume
be
straught
from
there
wyttes
th
use
be
kepte
&
mayntend
in
the
Hospital
of
our
Ladye
of
Beddelem
vntyle
God
caule
them
to
his
marty
or
to
ther
wyttes
agayne
.
The
Hospital
of
.
S.
Iohne
bapste
of
Halywell
.
S.
Nonne
and
.
S.
Sonndaye
in
Wodstocke
.
S
Antonye
of
Wynsore
where
ar
kepte
.ii.
C.
scolers
&
pur
men
with
meat
&
drynke
which
do
dayli
pre
for
the
Quenes
highnes
&
her
Counsseal
&
al
other
Officers
and
subiects
B●yfactors
brythern
&
sustern
and
the
other
Hospitall
is
for
Lame
and
Impotente
people
that
miscarye
in
the
Quens
wars
or
other
throwe
syckens
or
desesyed
.
There
they
shall
haue
sucoure
&
Realyfe
.
And
those
scolers
and
poor
people
aforesaid
doe
Praye
vpon
ther
knife
tweys
euerye
daye
for
the
Quenes
estat
and
the
Realeme
of
Englande
.
&c.
ELizabeth
by
the
grace
of
God
Quene
of
Englande
Fraunce
and
Irlande
defender
of
the
Fayth
.
&c.
Understande
you
our
Officers
and
subiectes
,
that
we
hauyng
parfect
knowlege
by
the
information
of
credible
and
also
worshypfull
men
,
that
the
forsaed
hosiptals
is
not
sufficiently
endued
with
Landes
,
Tenementes
Rentes
,
or
othere
reuenewes
to
the
sustentation
and
mayntenance
or
releyfe
of
the
poore
and
impotent
men
,
the
grammer
scholes
in
the
sayd
Hospitalles
,
the
scolers
founde
in
Oryall
College
within
the
vneuersite
of
Oxforde
nor
for
the
reparations
of
the
Churches
and
there
mantion
houses
.
We
moued
partelye
by
the
hum●le
suplication
of
the
maisters
and
the
reste
of
the
sayde
Hospitalles
?
And
chiefly
for
the
intere
affection
we
bare
towarde
the
continuacion
of
the
sam
good
deades
,
trusting
that
you
our
welbeloued
subiectes
wyl
the
rather
by
our
example
do
the
lyke
.
We
haue
graunted
and
gyuene
vnto
the
said
hospitales
full
aucthortie
and
fre
lyberte
vnder
our
brod
sa●le
of
Englande
,
to
sende
foth
theyr
trusty
and
welbeloued
Procter
Robart
ap
Thomas
ap
E●anes
and
his
deputes
,
he
speciall
and
generall
in
all
Walles
&
the
marches
of
the
samme
,
as
wel
in
places
exempte
as
not
exempte
there
to
aske
gather
and
receue
of
the
deuoute
people
there
charitable
almes
,
and
othere
there
gyftes
and
bequeste
towarde
the
saed
poore
men
the
studyentes
at
Oxforde
,
and
the
scoleres
of
the
grammer
schole
,
beyng
comunly
to
the
nomber
of
towe
hondreth
.
We
doe
wyl
and
desire
you
Beshopes
Parsones
vicares
and
Curates
and
all
other
ecclesiasticall
persones
,
when
soeuer
the
sayde
proctor
or
his
depute
shall
come
vnto
you
.
You
gentilye
and
fauourably
receaue
him
and
his
depute
into
your
churches
or
chapeles
and
there
openly
to
declare
and
expounde
his
priuelege
permiting
and
sufferyng
hyme
frely
to
aske
,
gather
,
recyue
and
cary
awaye
the
charitable
gyftes
&
bequestes
of
good
people
.
Moreouer
we
requere
and
desire
you
all
Iustices
of
peace
,
Mayres
,
Sheryffes
Baylyffes
,
Constables
,
Churchewardynes
and
other
officers
,
to
ayde
,
helpe
,
assiste
,
defende
and
maynteine
the
saed
proctore
and
his
assignes
.
And
that
the
sayde
constables
or
Churchewardens
dooe
helpe
the
sayd
proctor
or
his
depute
to
colecte
and
gathere
the
charitye
of
the
good
and
louyng
people
.
And
also
we
desyre
you
all
Iustys
of
peace
to
subscrybe
your
names
herunto
.
Geuen
the
daye
and
yere
expressede
in
the
quenes
letters
patents
herofe
,
to
contynue
for
xxi
.
yeres
as
appireth
by
the
samme
.
God
Saue
the
quene
.