Continued Wednesday 13th. February 1765

of Nails and other Iron Work and other Profitable Devices and
that they would deliver matter in Stock whereof the Idle should
be set to work as Wool Yarn Flax Wire Leather Etc and when wrong
to receive the same back allowing for the Workmanship And further
Declared that such had been and they doubted not but it would
increase the Charity of the good Citizens that they had given nor small
Sum of Money to the Furnishing of two Houses then already Erected
Vizt. Christs Hospital the House of the Father less and the Hospital in
Southwark the House of he Sore Sick and Impotent besides £500
a Year to the Succour of the Poor in the Hospital of St Bartholomew
And that they did not doubt but this Third house being the most
needful and necessary would be furnished And further
declared who should be the governors & Officers of such intended
House and Particularly that there should be Officers there called
Taskmasters and Task-mistresses who should be honest and Export
in such Sciences and Occupations as should be Exercized there and
they should take the Charge of every Mans Task or Proportion of
Work that should be daily appointed for them to do and should
have power to Correct and Punish such as were Negligent and that
the Poor Artificers to be Elected should give Surety to the treasurer
for such Stock of Wares and Stuff as should be delivered unto them
to be made & wrougtht And further declared they Trusted that the
. same God who so opened the Hearts of a great Number of Good Men
. to Impart Liberally of their Substance before they saw any certain
. Proceeding in that Godly work would open the Hearts of Godly Men to
. provide for the Continuance of it being then brought to some Effect
. And that they were Perswaded that so long as the woild shod. continue
. God would bless this Realm with Godly governors who would be
. Careful to preserve the same from Rain and Decay & Promised they
. would faithfully Travail for the furniture of the said House with
. Implements Instruments Tools and Sufficient Stuff to Work upon
. only for Gods sake and for the Relief of the Miserable Poor & Needy
. and for no other Gain or Profit and that under the Pair & Forfeiture
. of God his gracious favour and Mercy & under the Pain and Forfeiture of the said House with all the Appurtenances unto the Kings Hands
. & beseeched his Majesty to be the Patron thereof as a Perpetual Memory
. of his Godly Zeal to the Common Wealth in Abandoning Idleness &
. relieving the Poor

And We further find that by Indenture bearing Date the 12th.
day of June in the 7th Year of the Reign of the same Blessed Bunce
made between his Majesty of the one Part and the Mayor Commonalty
and Citizens of the city of London of the other Part. It is Witnessed
that the said King having Compassion of the Miserable Estate
of the Poor Fatherless and Motherless Children and Sick Sore and
Impotent People and Graciously considering the Godly Endeavours