“ The alms-residences, which had been heretofore a few tenements near the popular-nicely, supplied Oct.
17, 1583, by the will of John Balliston, to be vested in feoffees, who are to allow and suffer
the churchwardens to get the clear annually income, and to "make distribucion to the poore in fashion and fourme following, that is to sey, the weke before Michaelmas, the weke afore Christmas, and the weke immediately after Easter, in the church of St. Giles, and the ministre shall then request the pore persons, all they that acquire almes, and all other that have want of Almes, to occur to church these three days beforeseid, becoming flesh daies, and he shall say service, and ask for them to pray to God, for the preservacion of the prince and of the nobell councell, and give thanks to God, for that it happy God, to incline his harte, that gave this distribution, and they shall spot their selves fower and fower with each other, that be earlier mentioned the age of eleaven yeres, and each individual fower of them, shall have sett before them a twopenny wheat loffe, and a galland of beste bere, and fower pound of beef and broth, as it rise off the meate, and in their individual vessels, as it is previously begonne and the minister shall have for each of the seid thre daies, fower pence for his paynes, and this to be carried out yerely." March 20, 1735, they had been conveyed by the feoffees by way of lease
for five hundred a long time to Stephen Cullyer, mason,
for a very clear lease cost of 40s. for every annum
payable at Lady and Michaelmas in St. Giles's church porch, with energy to seize on the premises
for non-payment. ”