William Cook, [2]_forman_ at [3]Le Loke, and William Walssheman, _forman_ at Hakeney, were sworn that they will not bring lepers, or know of their being brought, into the City aforesaid; but that they will inform the said porters, and prevent the said lepers from entering, as far as they may. [2] Foreman, or manager. [3] The Lock, adjacent to Southwark; these were Lazar-houses for Lepers. Memorials of London and London Life, XIII, XIV, and XV centuries, Riley. In the _Liber Albus_ p. 273, is a regulation that no Leper is to be found in the city, night or day, on pain of imprisonment; alms were, however, to be collected for them on Sundays. Again on p. 590, are further regulations that Jews, Lepers, and Swine are to be driven out of the city. [m] See Dr. Lanigan's Eccles. Hist. of Ireland vol. III. p. 83-88, Dublin 1822, quoted by Dr. Stewart in "Arch. Essays" 1872, ii. [n] See vol. I. Surtees soc: pp. 37,41. [o] A Sewer was an Usher. Vide Catholicon Anglicum. See Dugdale's Mon: Angl. vi. 643, 2nd ed. Lord Lyttleton's the Life of Henry II. etc. (London 1767) append of Documents iv. 220. Leland's Itinerary iv. 105. (Hearnes ed.) [p] See authorities quoted by Simpson in Arch. Essays, (ed. Stewart) ii. 115. [q] See p. 179, ii. Arch. Essays, Simpson ed: ed Stewart. [r] See Rot: Orig: in Curia Scacecrie Abbrev: i. 33, London 1805. [s] See Dugdale's Mon: Angl: vi. 687. Cheon Hencia Knyghton, _Bod: Lib:_ ii. cap. 2. quoted by the late Sir J. G. Simpson, Bt. in Arch. Essays, ii. [t] See Alex. Jenkin's, H. and Discrip: of the City of Exeter, etc. (1806) p. 384 quoted by Simpson. [u] Simpson quotes Bellenden's Transl. of Boece, Chronikles of Scotland, ii. 102, ed. of 1821. Dempter's Hist. Eccles Gentis Scotorum (1627) p. 278, etc. [v] See Fuller's Hist. of the Holy Warre (3rd ed. 1647) p. 94, quoted by Simpson. Notes and Queries 7th S viii. 218. [w] See Orygynale Cronikil of Scotland, (Macpherson's ed.) ii. 136. Simpson's Arch. Essays, ii. 113 et sq. Froisart's Chron. of England etc., by Lord Berners (London 1812) i. 19. A large number of other authorities are quoted by Simpson. Notes and Queries, 7th S viii. 108, 217. [x] See Notes and Queries, 7th S. viii. 108. Lingard's H. of England (1st ed.) iii. 315. Rapin's H. of E. (ed. Tindal) ii. 185. Sharon Turner H. of E. ii. 272. Duchesne's Hist. d'Angleterre, (Paris 1614) p. 1010. Strickland's Lives of the Queens of England iii. 114, and others quoted by Simpson, late Professor Thorold Rogers in Notes and Queries 7th S. viii. 278. [y] Notes and Queries 7th S viii. 277. [z] Notes and Queries 7th S viii. 363. Leprosy was sometimes called Meselrie and Spiteluvel in the Middle Ages, see Catholicon Anglicum, a Leper, elefancia, missella, mesel. _ibid._ also Promptorium Parvulorum. APPENDIX B. ENGLISH LAZAR HOUSES. BERKSHIRE. Reading S. Mary Magdalene. Founded by Auchirius, 2nd Abbot, 1134, for 13 Lepers. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.