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Title: An historical account of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich
Year: 1789 (1780s)
Authors: Cooke, John, 1738-1823 Maule, John, 1748-1825
Subjects: Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich Hospitals, Naval and marine Hospitals, Military
Publisher: London : Sold for the authors by G. Nicol, Pall-Mall T. Cadell, Strand J. Walter, Charing-Cross G.G.J. and J. Robinson, Pater-Noster Row and at the chapel of the hospital
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
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u of their provifions, are prevented from expofmg themto fale elfewhere ; and though the Hofpital derives a profit,, are allowed fullas much if not more than they can otherwife make of them. They H O L. 129 They eat altogether at a Table provided for them withinthe Hofpital 3 and the following is a fcheme of their dietfor every day in the week, viz. Days. Bread.oz. 1 ; Beer.; Quarts Beef. Muttnlb. Rice Milk. Pint. PlumbPudd* lb. PeafeSoup. Pint. Butteroz. Cheefeoz. Sunday Monday Tuefday Wednefd. Thurfday Friday Saturday 14H *4 14 HH i 1 a 1a 1a I 3 4 I I I I 2222222 1 7 2 a. If I 3t 5 1 2 H Broth is allowed on each Meat day. About 2,650 Boys have been admitted from the flrilEftabli&ment to the prefent time.. After the foregoing account of the prefent fate ofthe fpot whereon feveral of our former Mo- narchs have refided^ it may not be unacceptableto our Readers to fee a Deft rip tion and View ofthe old Palace, which, by the Favour of theAntiquarian Societys we are enabled to annex*
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AN ACCOUNT OF T H Ancient ROYAL PALACE of PLACE NT IA I N EAST- GREENWICH R E E.N WI C H, or Grenewick, incus- viridans9,called,in ancient Deeds and other Writings, Eafl - Grenwick,,in order to diftinguifh it from Deptford, which was here-tofore called Weil-Green wick, probahly from its Situationon the verdant Banks of the Thames. Before we mention the Palace, it may not be improper togive fome Account of the Lands on which it was erected.They, together with Lewidram, Woolwich, and otherAppendages, were given to the Church of St. Peter, inGhent, by Elflrude, Niece to King Edgar, and Wife toBaldwin, Earl of Flanders, for the Health of her Soul,and the Souls of her Huiband and his two Sons, Arnulfand Adenulf. j, Dunfcan, Archbimop of Canterbury, who had been Ab-bot of St. Peters, at Ghent, is laid to have prevailed uponKing Edgar to renew and confirm the aforeiaid Grant byhis Charter, dated 964. The fame Grant was renewed,by Edward the Confeffor, William the Conqueror, HenryI, II* £ndK

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