A medieval London hospital: Elsyngspital 1330-1536

The hospital of St Mary within Cripplegate, or Elsyngspital, was founded as a college of priests and a hospital, primarily for the blind, by a London mercer, William Elsyng. He arranged for it to be converted into an Augustinian priory on his death in 1349 and it survived until the Dissolution. Info...

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Main Author: Bowtell, A.
Published: Royal Holloway, University of London 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.538317