We haue perused the rate abouesaid and doe consent vnto ratefie and confirme the same and doe hereby require yo" the said ou(er)seers forth wth to collect the same and pay the same to Mr Adrian Parmenter Ald(erman) by the 14th of this instant January to be imployed for the vse aforesaid this 4th of January 1642.

APPENDIX XIV.

Report of the Four Royal Hospitals, 1644' (King's pamphlets, 669, f. 10, No. 2).

A true Report of the great Costs and Charges of the foure Hospitals, in the City of London, in the maintenance of their great number of poore, this present yeare, 1644, as followeth : Children kept and maintained at this present, at the Charge of Christs Hospitall in the said House, in diverse places of this City and Suburbes, and with sundry Nurses in the Countrey

758

The Names of all which are registred in the Bookes kept in Christs Hospitall, there to be seene from what Parishes, and by what meanes they have beene from time to time admitted.

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Children put forth Apprentices, discharged and dead this yeare last past

100

In respect of the troubles of the times, the meanes of the said Hospitall hath very much failed for want of charitable Benevolences which formerly have beene given, and are now ceased and very few Legacies are now given to Hospitals, the Rents and Revenues thereunto belonging being also very ill paid; besides the want of bringing Cloth and other Manufactures to London, which have formerly bin brought to Blackwell-Hall, the Hallage whereof was a great part of the poore Childrens Maintenance, which being decaied, by these and other meanes, the said Hospitall hath not beene able to take in any Children for two yeares past.

There hath bin Cured this yeare last past at the) Charge of St. Bartholomewes Hospitall of maymed Souldiers 1122 and other diseased Persons, to the number of

All which have beene relieved with Money and other necessaries at their departure.

1 See above, p. 269. These reports were apparently issued every year, and most of them between 1642 and 1649 are among the King's pamphlets.

Buried this yeare after much Charge in their Sicknesse Remaining under Cure at this present, at the charge of the said Hospitall

There hath bin Cured at the Charge of St. Thomas Hospitall this yeare last past, of diseased persons, wherof a great number have bin Souldiers who have bin relieved with money and other necessaries at their departure

Buried this yeare after much charge in the time of their Sicknesse

152

249

1063

248

Remaining under Cure, upon the charge of the said Hospitall at this present

265

There hath beene brought to the Hospitall of Bridewell within the space of one whole yeare last past, of Cavaleers and wandring Souldiers and other vagrant people, to the number of

1128

Many whereof have beene very chargeable to the said Hospitall, for Apparrell, sicke dyet and Surgery, besides their ordinary dyet, and other provisions and charges expended about them, which could not be avoyded, by reason of their necessities. And there are now kept and maintained in Arts and Occupations, and other severall workes and labours at the charge of the said Hospitall, to the number of 134 Apprentices and other Persons.

The Hospital of Bethlem is of great antiquity, use and necessity for keeping and curing distracted persons who are of all other the most miserable, by reason of their wants, both for soule and body and have no sence thereof.

That the charge thereof is very great, there being kept and maintained with Physick, dyet, and other reliefe, 44 distracted persons, constantly at least, and the rents and revenues thereof very small, not amounting to two third parts of the yearely charge and therefore is a fit object of Charity.

The date "Aprill 24th 1644" is added in a contemporary hand with the note that “ this yeare ther was noe psalmes printed as usually."

APPENDIX XV.

Ordinance of the Lords for putting in execution the laws for the relief of the poor' (King's pamphlets, Brit. Mus. 669, f. 9, No. 81).

This sheet is prefixed by the royal arms.

Die Veneris 5 March 1646.

The Lords in Parliament Assembled taking into their consideration the multitude of Beggars, poore, and Vagabonds in and about the Cities of London, Westminster and in the other parts of this Kingdome; for prevention whereof, divers Acts of Parliament have been made, as well to punish such Beggars and Vagabonds, as also to provide for the reliefe of poore people, but by reason of the unhappy distractions of these times, the putting of the Lawes into Execution have been altogether neglected. It is therefore Ordered by the Lords in Parliament assembled, That the Lord Mayor of the City of London for the time being, and all Judges and Justices of Assize and Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer and generall Goale delivery, in their severall Circuits, and Justices of Peace in their Quarter Sessions, and all other person or persons (who are by any Act of Parliament entrusted to see the said Acts put in Execution, and the poore to be provided for) doe strictly and carefully put in Execution all and severall the Acts of Parliament for the punishment of Beggers, Rogues, and Vagabonds and for releife of the poore. And the said Judges and Justices of Assize in their severall Circuits are required to give the said Acts of Parliament in charge at the Assizes in all the Countries where they shall come and keep Assize.

Joh. Brown Cler. Parliament.

Printed at London for John Wright at the King's Head

in the Old Baily 1646.

1 See above, p. 270.