ɪt hæd bɪkˌʌm ðə kˈʌstəm, ˈæftɚ ðə dˌɪsəlˈuːʃən ʌvðə mˈɑːnɐstɚɹiz, tʊ ɐpˈɔɪnt ˈɔːldɚmˌɛn æz ɡˈʌvɚnɚz tə ðə ɹˈɔɪəl hˈɑːspɪɾəlz.
It had become the custom, after the dissolution of the monasteries, to appoint aldermen as governors to the royal hospitals.