27. THE HOSPITAL OF FRIARSIDE
The date of the foundation of the hospital of
Friarside is unknown, but it was in existence in
1312, when the bishop collated John Eryum to
'the house, chapel, or chantry of Friarside (Frerejohanside) near Derwent.' (fn. 1) In Hatfield's Survey
it is stated that the warden of the chantry of
Friarside held a messuage and 22 acres of land
in Wolsingham at a rent of 2s. per annum. (fn. 2)
Nothing is known of its history, save the names
of some of its masters, and the fact that in 1439
Bishop Neville appropriated it with all its revenues
to the chantry of Farnacres. (fn. 3) The shell of its
small chapel still stands in a field near Derwent. (fn. 4)
In the Episcopal Registers it is usually spoken of
as a hospital, but sometimes merely as a chapel
or chantry.
Masters of Friarside Hospital
John Eryum, coll. 22 October, 1312 (fn. 5)
Richard de Egglescliffe, res. 1376 (?) (fn. 6)
William Thorp, coll. 11 June, 1376 (fn. 7)
Oswald, bishop of Whithern, d. 1418 (?) (fn. 8)
Robert Frend, coll. 18 June, 1418 (fn. 9)
William Cross, res. 17 May, 1422 (fn. 10)
John Gare, coll. 12 June, 1423 (sic)
Footnotes
| 1 |
Reg. Palat. Dun. (Rolls Ser.), i, 248. |
| 2 |
Hatf. Surv. (Surt. Soc.), 61. |
| 3 |
Rot. Neville, No. 5, m. 23d. |
| 4 |
Surt. Hist. Dur. ii, 235. |
| 5 |
Reg. Palat. Dun. (Rolls Ser.), i, 248. |
| 6 |
Dur. Epis. Reg. Hatfield, fol. 190. |
| 7 |
Ibid. |
| 8 |
Ibid. Langley, fol. 99 d. |
| 9 |
Ibid. |
| 10 |
Ibid. fol. 114 d. |
| 11 |
Ibid. |