Old Hampshire Mapped
Leland's Hampshire 1635-43
Transcription (5)Grey Friars
Hospital of St John
St Brinstan
Black Friars
Dominican Friars
White Friars
Franciscans Friars
Augustine Friars
Winchester Cathedral
Winchester College
Entering ynto Winchestre by thest gate ther was hard within the gate on the right hand an house of Gray Freres.
And hard by on the same hand a litle more weste is a fair hospital of S. John, wher pore syke people be kept. Ther is yn the chapelle an ymage of S. Brinstane, sumtyme Bisshop of Wynchester; and I have redde that S. Brinstane foundid an hospitale yn Winchestre.
Minns:- St. Brinstan, or Beornstan, according to Dr. Milner, governed the See 931-984. He was renowned for his sanctity, and founded an hospital which was destroyed by the Danes.
The Blake Freres College stoode sumwhat toward the north withyn the [to]wn.
The White Freres ...
The Augustine Freres [stoode] without [the south gate on the left] hond in the [way to Hampton].
Minns:- Our Author was mistaken as to the sites of the houses of the Black Friars or Dominicans, and the Grey Friars, or Franciscans. It was the former that were located just within the east gate, whilst the habitation of the latter was on the north side of the city. The site of the house of the Augustins or White Friars, is still known as the Friary.
S. Swithunes, now caullid the Trinite, standith in the south side of the toun.
Minns:- The Cathedral Church was originally dedicated to the Holy Trinity by Birinus in 647, and to SS. Peter and Paul in 980, when rebuilt by Ethelwold, but the popularity of St. Swithun caused it to be distinguished by the name of that saint down to the time of Henry VIII.
The chapelle with a carnary at the west ende of the cathedrale chirch.
The new college lyith without the toun wal by south hard agayn the Close waulle.
Minns:- Winchester College of St. Mary, founded by William of Wykeham (Bp. 1367-1404).
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