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Allhallows Staining School, was
founded in the year 1658, by Mr. Wil-
liam Winter, who endowed it with the
sum of 600l. the profits arising from
which, amounting to 26l. per annum, are
employed in instructing six boys in read-
ing, writing, and accounts, and putting
them out apprentice, with each of whom
a sum is given not exceeding 10l.
Allhallows Lane, near the Steelyard,
Thames street.
Allhallows Stairs, Allhallows lane,
Thames street.
Lord High Almoner, a clergyman of the
highest rank, and frequently the Arch-
bishop of York, who has the office of
disposing of the King's alms, and for
that use receives all deodands, the goods
of persons found guilty of self-murder,
and other sums allowed by his Majesty to
be disposed of for that purpose. Be-
sides the sums distributed to the poor
of several parishes, there are many poor
pensioners to the King below stairs, who
have a competency duly paid them, either
because they are so old as to be unfit for
service, or because they are the widows
of such of his Majesty's houshold ser-
vants as dies poor, and were unable to
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provide for their wives and children in
their life-times.
Under the Lord High Almoner, are
a Sub-almoner, a Yeoman, and a Groom
of the Almonry.
Almonry, vulgarly called the Ambry, re-
ceives its name from the alms of the
Abbey being distributed there, and was
originally a chapel dedicated to St. Ca-
tharine, and not, as Mr. Stow asserts,
to St. Anne. Near this chapel Abbot
Islip erected the first printing-house that
ever was in England in the year 1474;
when Mr. William Caxton, a citizen
and mercer of London, bringing that
invaluable art from Holland, became the
first printer in Britain. Maitland.
Almonry School, situated in the Al-
monry at Westminster, was founded in
the year 1677, by Henry Hill, Esq;
who also endowed it with 7l. a year for
the education of poor children.
Almshouses. See a particular account of
each under the names of their respective
founders. The number of persons con-
tained in the several Alms-houses and
hospitals within the bills of mortality,
with the children put forth apprentice by
the money collected at the feast, &c. of
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