Part 22 (1/2)
~Holy Sepulchre~: the burial place of our Lord at Jerusalem, to rescue which from the Turks was the object of the Crusades.
20. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL.
~Endowment~: money given for the permanent support of an inst.i.tution, such as a church, hospital, or school.
~Hospitaller~: one in charge of a hospital. The term is generally applied to the Knights of St. John, who built a hospital for sick Crusaders at Jerusalem.
~shambles~: a slaughter-house.
~Whittington~, originally an apprentice in London, became a wealthy mercer, thrice Lord Mayor, and knighted. He died in 1423, without children, and left his wealth for public objects, such as the one in the text.
~Dissolution of the religious houses~, carried out by Henry VIII. in 1536-1540 for the sake of the plunder they afforded.
~Chloroform~: a colourless liquid which when inhaled produces complete insensibility to pain.
~Norman windows~: that is, built in a style introduced by the Normans.
The rounded tops of doors and windows maybe seen in the ill.u.s.tration on p. 44.
~lanthorn~: a raised construction on the roof, with horn or gla.s.s sides to give light.
~clinical~: in attendance at the bedside of patients.
~residential college~: where they reside or dwell.
~convalescent hospital~: where those who have had some illness may get quite well and strong again.
21. THE TERROR OF LEPROSY.
~Leprosy~: a terrible disease of the skin and blood, once prevalent in Europe, now mostly confined to the East.
~lazar~: a leper; one suffering from a foul disease like Lazarus in St.
Luke xvi.
~congregate~: flock together, crowd with.
~stringent~: strict.
~statutes~: rules or laws.
~Book of the Jewish Law~: that is, the book Leviticus.
~ulcerates~: is afflicted with ulcers or sores.
~Ma.s.s~: the celebration of the Lord's Supper in the Roman Catholic Church.
~Burton Lazars~: a village one mile from Melton Mowbray, in Leicesters.h.i.+re. Here, on account of its excellent sulphur springs, the chief leper-hospital was established in the reign of Stephen.