My Father from the beginning up till now worketh, giving life to all; and I work in the same sphere, giving life as His agent and almoner to men.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
We further find that all the leading officers of his household were men of gentle birth, and consisted of "controller, clerk of the kitchen, chamberlain, treasurer, secretary, clerk of the signet, survisor, heralds, ushers, almoner, a schoolmaster for teaching grammar, minstrels, eleven priests, presided over by a doctor of divinity or dean of the chapel, and a band of choristers, composed of eleven singing men and six singing boys."
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews
One afternoon the Queen and her principal attendants, among whom the courtly figure of her Grand almoner was conspicuous, were walking in that which even then was known as Hyde Park.
"Henrietta Maria"
Henrietta Haynes