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Title: Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county
Year: 1849 (1840s)
Authors: Sussex Archaeological Society. 1n
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Publisher: Lewes, Eng. (etc.) Sussex Archaeological Society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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ichester. Edmund VallaneeEsq., Brighton.Rev. E.Venables, Herstmonceux.Rev. T. S. Vogan, Walberton. Lady Victoria Long Wellesley, Albourne Place.W. S. Walford Esq., London.Rev. W. Wallinger, Tunbridge Wells. Rev. W. Watkins, Chichester.Albert Way Esq., F.S. A., Won- j ham, Surrey.Rev.W. Weguelin, South Stoke, jRev. H. Wellesley, D.D., Prin- cipal of New Inn Hall, I Oxford. Rev. W.Wheeler, New Shoreham. jAlfred Whiteman Esq., East-bourne.T. Whitfeld Esq., Lewes.Rev.Spencer D. Wilde, Fletching.liRev. W. Downes Willis, Elsted.Rev. S. Wood, London.H. Wood Esq., Ovingdean.Rev. G. Woods, Westdean.Joseph Woods Esq., Lewes.Mrs. Woodward, Hellingly.Miss Woodward, Uckfield.Rev. Dr. Wrench, Salehurst.Rev. T. Wyatt, Cissbury.Hugh Wyatt Esq., Cissbury. R. Breton Esq., Pevensey. 1 M. de Gerville, Valognes. I M. lAbbe Cochet, Dieppe. I Mr. H. Playsted, London. I Mr T* Wells> Hurstperpoint. ON THE HOSPITAL OF ST. MARY, IN CHICHESTER READ AT THE CHICHESTER MEETING, 1847- By the Rev. GEORGE SHIEFNER.
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The Hospital of St. Mary, situated in the parish of St.Martin, in the city of Chichester, may be considered as oneof the most interesting and most ancient examples of anestablishment of such a description now remaining in thekingdom. Little, however, of its early history is knownbutit appears that William, who became the Dean of Chichesterin 1158, founded it originally for the reception of nuns.Whether from insufficient endowment for its support, or fromsome other cause, this convent seems to have ceased previous ii. 1 HOSPITAL OF ST. MARY, IN CHICHESTER. to 1229, and a different appropriation of its revenues wassanctioned by the letters patent of Henry III in that year.(Rot. Pat. 13° Hen. III.) By these the establishment of theHospital of the Blessed Virgin Mary is recognised, and leaveis given for annexing to it the Church of St. Peter in foro, inorder to support a warden, or chaplain, and thirteen poor anddecayed persons. It thus became what we should now callan almshouse, rather

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