"God's House, at Ewelme, is a survival from England's late medieval past: a well documented and preserved chantry foundation established in 1437 by William and Alice de la Pole, then Earl and Countess of Suffolk. As originally constituted, it supported a school, a community of thirteen almsmen and two priests. Their prayers and activities were to be offered for the praise of God and benefit of their founders' souls.".

"A number of medieval documents from the collection of muniments preserved at Ewelme - including the text of the alms-house statutes, inventories of goods in the great manor house in the village, and the contents of various institutional accounts - are discussed and transcribed in an extensive set of appendices at the end of the volume."--BOOK JACKET.