- An
almoner (/ˈɑːmənər, ˈæl-/) is a
chaplain or
church officer who
originally was in
charge of
distributing money to the
deserving poor. The
title almoner...
- to the dean and canons,
there are
minor canons. Six King's (or Queen's)
almsmen and
women are
supported by the abbey. They are
appointed by
royal warrant...
-
bedesmen or bedeswomen. Bede is the Anglo-Saxon word for prayer, and the
almsmen and
women were
obliged to pray for the
founder of the charity. The first...
- The
National Heritage List for England. In Scotland,
there were
public almsmen which were
supported by the king who were
expected to pray for his welfare...
-
renovating the
Hoxton buildings; and the chaplain, schoolmaster, matron, and
almsmen were pensioned. The
foundationers were
moved to
another boarding school...
- judges, explorers, schoolteachers,
social workers,
supervisors of convents,
almsmen,
canal builders,
urban planners,
colonization agents, and entrepreneurs...
- of a provost, 10 priests, 6 choristers, 70 poor and
needy scholars, 25
almsmen and a
magister informator (later "headmaster") to
teach (Latin) grammar...
- emplo****,
unless he be ... to the
royal palaces. Item, I
desire that
twelve almsmen be
chosen on each of the
estates mentioned above, and if
anything happen...
- Bancroft's
Hospital and
until the late 19th
century also
acted as home for
almsmen who had been
freemen of the
Company of Drapers. In 1884 the
almshouse was...
- to the Draper's
Company to
establish a
charity after their deaths. The
almsmen beneficiaries would receive two
loads of coal yearly. Dame
Margaret is...
