South London . ; therewere no poor, no sick, and no orphans. So that, when thegreat fire of 1213 destroyed Southwark and crossed the riverby the Bridge into London, the monks of St. Savioursbethought them that to make their almonry useful it wouldbe well to rebuild it half a mile to the west, on the SouthwarkCauseway. This was done, and the Hospital of St. Marywas united with it, and the new foundation which BishopPeter de Rupibus most liberally endowed was named afterSt. Thomas. At first it was not a hospital especially for thesick, as St. Bartholomews and St. Mary of Spittal. It was afratern
South London . ; therewere no poor, no sick, and no orphans. So that, when thegreat fire of 1213 destroyed Southwark and crossed the riverby the Bridge into London, the monks of St. Savioursbethought them that to make their almonry useful it wouldbe well to rebuild it half a mile to the west, on the SouthwarkCauseway. This was done, and the Hospital of St. Marywas united with it, and the new foundation which BishopPeter de Rupibus most liberally endowed was named afterSt. Thomas. At first it was not a hospital especially for thesick, as St. Bartholomews and St. Mary of Spittal. It was afraternity like St. Catherines by the Tower, for brethren andsisters under a master, with bedesmen and women, and aschool, and an infirmary; but not, as St. Bartholomewswas from the beginning altogether, only a hospital for the sick. A FORGOTTEN MONASTERY ^7 As for the religious life of the place, it was in mostrespects like that of London. There were no houses forFriars, but the Friars came across the river en quete^. ill-**,-. ,-,^i--- w
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