9th Septr. 1713

This true my Lord that have the making of the said Act the
Governors till the proper place might be put into good Order did take into this
Hospital diverse such Convict Criminals the Charge whereof haveing been
Computed to Christmas last Amounts to little less than Two Thousand
pounds and the profitt ariseing by their Labor has been very small by reason
of their diseases insident to their vitious Lives and many of the Edomen
proveing wth Child which has been a great Burthen to this Hospital besides
the Mischeife and inconveniency that must necessarily attend such proflegate
Wretches converseing wth. a great Number of poor boyes who are brought up
Apprentices to severall Trades in this Hospital

The Governors are advised my Lod that the proper place described and
intended by the said Act of Parliamt. for the Recepcon of these Criminals is the
publick Workhouse of this Citty Erected in pursuance of an Act made in the
13th & 14th. yeares of the Reigne of his late majesty King Charles the second
whereby a power or given for raising money for the Charges thereof and
the same is and has all along been maintained accordingly at the
Publick expence and made use of for the punishment of Vagrant Land and
disorderly persons.

But the Revenues of this Hospital granted by the Royall founder
King Edward the Sixth being small and not sufficient for the pyous and
Charitable Ends for which it was intended the Charge thereof is and has
been supported by the Voluntary Donations of well disposed persons some
of which are approprietated to particular purposes and more especially for
the benefitt of the poore Children who are how Educated maintained and
Clothed and whatever of the Incomb of this Hospital could be spaced has
from time to time been applyed towards the support & maintenance of that
excellent Charity to poor Lunaticks at Bethlem Hospital which in all
probability must have been otherwise destroyed and if the Governors of this
Hospital should be obliged to take in Convict felons the Charity of both the
said Hospital would in time be certainly diminished since there is not
roome in this Hospital for the Reception of so many Convicts as have been
ordered hither from the Sessions without removeing same of the Tradesmen
and their Apprentices out of the Hospital Which the Governors humbly
Conceive would be contrary to the Institution of this Charity and the intention
of former donors as well as a Discouragement to future Benefacters and
a Manifest Breach of Trust in them

Wherefore it is humbly hoped this Hospital shall not be further
burthened with Convict Felons and to that End the Governor on behalfe of
the poore (of whom they are Guardians) take this opportunity to begg of
your Lordshipp to interwde with her most gratious Majesty that some
recompence may be allowed for the extradordinary Charge this foundations
has already Sustained on that account in such manner as her majesty
out of her abundant goodnesse shall thinke fitt This Comee do approve
ofthisthe said Answr. which neverthelesse they Submitt to the Judgement
of the Court This Court haveing duely weighed & Considered the sd Lettr
do approve thereof And it is Ordered That the said Letter be put
into the forme of a Memorial thus inscribed