▁mill ▁and ▁relief ▁prison , ▁particularly ▁for ▁Qu akers , ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁finally ▁demol ished ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Il chester ▁N unn ery ▁was ▁founded ▁around ▁ 1 2 1 7 – 1 2 2 0 ▁originally ▁as ▁White ▁Hall ▁Hospital ▁( Lat in : ▁Al ba ▁A ula , ▁French : ▁Bl anche ▁Halle / B lan che ▁S alle ) ▁and , ▁by ▁ 1 2 8 1 , ▁had ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁an ▁August in ian ▁n unn ery . ▁The ▁original ▁White ▁Hall ▁hospital ▁had ▁been ▁created ▁after ▁the ▁gift ▁of ▁a ▁house ▁and ▁other ▁property ▁by ▁William ▁" The ▁D ane " ▁( N orm an - F rench : ▁Le ▁D ene is ▁etc ., ▁Latin ised ▁to ▁D ac us ▁{ not ▁in ▁the ▁least ▁bit ▁related ▁to ▁D acia }, ▁modern ised ▁to ▁" D ennis ") ▁of ▁So ck ▁Dennis . ▁From ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁this ▁family ▁was ▁possibly ▁desc ended ▁the ▁influ ential ▁Den ys ▁family ▁of ▁Dev on , ▁( ar ms : ▁three ▁Dan ish ▁battle ▁axes ) ▁se ated ▁at ▁Or le igh , ▁near ▁Buck land ▁Bre wer , ▁Dev on , ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 2 th . ▁to ▁ 1 7 th . ▁centuries ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁concerns ▁were ▁raised ▁about ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁n unn ery ▁and ▁the ▁pover ty ▁of ▁the ▁n uns . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 1