1450

Another character in the records is Arnold Knyght – a Lancastrian Falconer and Yorkist yeoman.  He had been a falconer to three kings. Suffering from leprosy, he himself built a house on the site of the hospital by Whiteditch near Rochester in order to spend his life in divine service. Not all those seeking sanctuary… Read more »

Another character in the records is Arnold Knyght – a Lancastrian Falconer and Yorkist yeoman.  He had been a falconer to three kings. Suffering from leprosy, he himself built a house on the site of the hospital by Whiteditch near Rochester in order to spend his life in divine service. Not all those seeking sanctuary in medieval hospitals were poor.