Mary's. It is endowed with land, which at
the time was valued at L200 per annum, but now amounts to near L2000,
exclusive of the vicarage of Hampton-in-Arden, which is in the gift of
the brethren, who usually bestow it upon the master. It had long been
ascertained that the clear annual rental of the estate far exceeded
all that could be required for the support of the number of brethren
in the hospital, and that the salary of the master was fixed at fifty
pounds per annum.
In the year 1813, this important business was brought before
parliament, when it appeared, that each of the brethren received,
clear of all deductions, about L130 per year each, which sum the act
leaves them in the possession of; but it provides, as vacancies occur,
either by death or otherwise, on the admission of every new member,
his annual income shall not exceed L80, and that the surplus L50 shall
one half of it go to the increase of the master's salary, until it
amounts to L400 per annum, and the remainder is to form a fund for the
support of ten additional members. The qualification for admission
being now fixed at L50 per annum: no candidate is to be possessed of
an income exceeding that.
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