God's House
God's House, Southamptoncounty:
Hampshire
The place is described in text Cox 1738
- hospital - Southampton parish: - Hampshire
Southampton, an Hospital here called Domus Dei, founded and endowed by Philippa, Queen of King Edward III. with divers Possessions, for the Maintenance of a Custos and several poor Men and Women, besides some Scholars: Gervaise de Hampton, Margaret de Redvariis, and many others, gave divers Lands, &c. to this Hospital, all whose gifts were recited and confirmed by King Edward III. The Patronage of this Hospital was in that King, who gave it to the Provost and Scholars of Queen's-Hall in Oxford, and to their Successors for ever. He also granted to the Custos, Scholars, Brothers and Sisters of that Hospital, and their Successors, the alien Priory of Sherburn in the County of Southampton, will all its Lands, &c. with this privilege, to be freed from all Taxes and Tollages for ever. Richard, Duke of York, the Father, and Richard, Earl of Cambridge, the Grandfather of that King, are in the said Grant are alledged to be buried in this Hospital. Value 16 l. 16 s. 2 d. ob. per Annum.
otherwise: Domus Dei; Maison Dieu
- hospital - Southampton parish: - Hampshire
THere are two Charters of King Edward III. The first of them of his 6th Year recites and confirms all Grants, and Particularly that of Roger de Hampton, of all his Land, Houses, and Revenues within and without the Town of Hampton, and those of Margery Redvars, Robert Bonhayt, James Isembard, Adam Kampelin, &c. The other Charter grants the Custody of this Hospital to the Provost and Scholars of Queen's College in Oxford. That of the 8th of King Richard II. exempts this Hospital from the Payments of Tenths and Fifths due from the County of Southampton. Lastly, that of the 1st Edw. IV. bestows the Alien Priory of Shireburn on the said Hospital.
King Edward III. gave to Queen's College in Oxford, founded by his Queen Philippa, the Custody of the Hospital of St. Julian at Southampton, call'd Hotel Dieu, or the House of God, with this Injunction, that if any Scholars should happen to labour under an incurable distemper, they should be entertain'd in that Hospital. King Edward IV. conferr'd on the said Hospital and the Keeper thereof the Alien Priory of Shirburn, with all that belong'd to it.
Period - 17th century
... [Southampton] besides an Hospital called Gods-house, wherein the unfortunate Richard Earl of Cambridge, who was beheaded for Treason lyeth interred;
otherwise: Domus Dei de Hampton
The place is described in text Leland 1535-43
There is an hospitale yn the toun toward the south caullyd Goddes house, wheryn is a chapelle dedicate to Saynct Juliane the bisshop.
Thys [ho]spitale was foundyd by 2. [march]auntes beyng bretherne, [whereof] the one was caullyd Ge[rvasius, the o]ther Protasius, [of the sayntes day by likelih]od that they were [borne].
Minns says:- 'God's House,' an ancient hospital or almshouse, with its chapel dedicated to St. Julian, the patron of travellers, was probably first intended for the reception of pilgrims. It was founded by Gervase le Riche, prepositus of Southampton in 1185. It was granted by Edward III. to Queen's College, Oxford, and the use of the chapel, now known as the French Church, was conceded to Walloon refugees by Queen Elizabeth.
These 2. brethern, as I there lernid, dwellyd yn the very place wher the hospitale is now at such tyme as Old-Hampton was brent by pyrates.
These 2. brethern for Goddes sake cause their house to be turnid to an hospitale for poore folkes, and endowed it with sum landes.
Minns says:- Leland has confused the foundation of God's House with two martyrs of Rome - Gervasius and Protasius - whose remains were believed to have been discovered by St. Ambrose, by whom they were buried in his newly-founded cathedral of Milan, of which they became the patron saints. At any rate no Protasius is discoverable in connection with God's House.
I redde in an old registre at Wynchester, wher names of abbays, priories, and hospitales that were of the patronage of the Bisshop of Winchester were named, emonge the which was Hospitale sive Domus Dei de Hampton.
I take it this, that sum Bisshop of Winchester renewid the old fundation adjecting more lande, and so had the patronage.
Syns by the request of a quene it was impropriate to the Quenes College yn Oxforde. They maynteyn the [hos]pitale, and take the residew of [the pro]fites.
Minns says:- Robert de Eglesfield founded circa 1340 Queen's College, Oxford, namimg it after Queen Philippa, to whom he was chaplain. His College languishing for lack of funds he used his influence with the Queen to persuade the King to bestow the 'Hospital' of God's House with its possessions on his lately-founded College.
otherwise: Hospital of St Julian
founded by Gervasse le Riche, 1197?
