PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
LIST OF PLATES
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I HOSPITALS FOR WAYFARERS AND THE SICK
CHAPTER II HOMES FOR THE FEEBLE AND DESTITUTE
CHAPTER III HOSPITALS FOR THE INSANE
CHAPTER IV THE LAZAR-HOUSE
CHAPTER V THE LEPER IN ENGLAND
CHAPTER VI FOUNDERS AND BENEFACTORS
CHAPTER VII HOSPITAL INMATES
CHAPTER VIII HOSPITAL DWELLINGS
CHAPTER IX THE CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER X THE HOUSEHOLD AND ITS MEMBERS
CHAPTER XI THE CARE OF THE SOUL
CHAPTER XII THE CARE OF THE BODY
CHAPTER XIII HOSPITAL FUNDS
CHAPTER XIV RELATIONS WITH CHURCH AND STATE
CHAPTER XV DECLINE OF THE HOSPITALS
CHAPTER XVI THE DISSOLUTION OF RELIGIOUS HOUSES AND ITS EFFECT UPON HOSPITALS
PART TWO NOTES ON HOSPITAL PATRON SAINTS
APPENDIX A OFFICE AT THE SECLUSION OF A LEPER
APPENDIX B TABULATED LIST OF MEDIAEVAL HOSPITALS IN ENGLAND
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GENERAL INDEX