Iohn Ligh of Wlfrunehãp|ton, his rare example of charitie.Moreouer, about Anno 1566, sir Iohn Ligh a préest, which had serued in that church there, the space of thréescore years, for fiue pounds, six shillings eight pence the yeare, without anie other augmentation of his liuing, who would neuer take anie benefice, or other preferment, gaue twentie pounds, to purchase twentie shillings the yeare lands, the same to be gi|uen yearelie for euer to the poore of Wlfrunehamp|ton vpon good fridaie; & twelue pounds thirteene shil|lings foure pence, to purchase a marke a yeare lands, the same to be giuen to the poore of Chifnall, in the countie of Salope, where the said Ligh was borne. This man liued nigh one hundred years. He bestow|ed besides his owne labour which was great (in hea|ring of stones, &c.) aboue twentie pounds on the high waies about that towne of Wlfrunehampton.

This towne of Wlfrunehampton, is now cor|ruptlie called Wolnerhampton:Wlfrunehãp|ton, corruptlie called Wol|nerhampton. for in Anno 996, in king Ethelredstime (who wrote himselfe Rex An|glorum & princeps Northumbrorum Olympiade tertia regni sui, for so he wrote the count of his reigne then, which was the fiftéenth yeare) it was then called Hamp|ton, Excharta Regia as appeareth by an old charter written by the no|tarie of the said king Ethelred, which charter I haue seene and read. And for that a noble woman named Wlfrune a widow, sometime wife to Althelme duke of Northampton, did obteine of the said king to giue lands vnto the church there which she had founded, the said towne tooke the addition of the same Wlfrune, for that charter so nameth hir Wlfrune, and the towne Hampton.

In this yeare was finished the goodlie hospitall of the Sauoie néere vnto Charing crosse, Smart. Hospitall of the Sauoie. which was a notable foundation for the poore, doone by king Henrie the seauenth, vnto the which he purchased and gaue lands for the releeuing of one hundred poore peo|ple. This was first named Sauoie place, by Peter earle of Sauoie, Rec. of Can|turb. church. father to Boniface archbishop of Canturburie, about the nine and twentith yeare of king Henrie the third, who made the said Peter erle of Richmond. This house belonged since to the duke of Lancaster, and at this time was conuerted to an hospitall, still reteining the first name of Sauoie. King Henrie also builded three houses of Francis|cane friers, which are called obseruants, at Rich|mond, Gréenewich, and Newarke; and three other of the familie of Franciscane friers which are called conuentuals, at Canturburie, Newcastell, and Southhampton.]