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Continued Wednesday 13th. February 1765
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of Nails and other Iron Work and other Profitable Devices and
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that they would deliver matter in Stock whereof the Idle should
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be set to work as Wool Yarn Flax Wire Leather Etc and when wrong
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to receive the same back allowing for the Workmanship And further
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Declared that such had been and they doubted not but it would
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increase the Charity of the good Citizens that they had given nor small
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Sum of Money to the Furnishing of two Houses then already Erected
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Vizt. Christs Hospital the House of the Father less and the Hospital in
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the House of he Sore Sick and Impotent besides £500
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a Year to the Succour of the Poor in the Hospital of
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St Bartholomew
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And that they did not doubt but this Third house being the most
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needful and necessary would be furnished And further
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declared who should be the
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& Officers of such intended
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House and Particularly that there should be Officers there called
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Taskmasters and Task-mistresses who should be honest and Export
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in such Sciences and Occupations as should be Exercized there and
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they should take the Charge of every Mans Task or Proportion of
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Work that should be daily appointed for them to do and should
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have power to Correct and Punish such as were Negligent and that
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the Poor Artificers to be Elected should give Surety to the
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for such Stock of Wares and Stuff as should be delivered unto them
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to be made & wrougtht And further declared they Trusted that the
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. same God who so opened the Hearts of a great Number of Good Men
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. to Impart Liberally of their Substance before they saw any certain
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. Proceeding in that Godly work would open the Hearts of Godly Men to
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. provide for the Continuance of it being then brought to some Effect
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. And that they were Perswaded that so long as the woild shod. continue
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. God would bless this Realm with Godly
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who would be
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. Careful to preserve the same from Rain and Decay & Promised they
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. would faithfully Travail for the furniture of the said House with
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. Implements Instruments Tools and Sufficient Stuff to Work upon
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. only for Gods sake and for the Relief of the Miserable Poor & Needy
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. and for no other Gain or Profit and that under the Pair & Forfeiture
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. of God his gracious favour and Mercy & under the Pain and Forfeiture of the said House with all the Appurtenances unto the Kings Hands
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. & beseeched his Majesty to be the Patron thereof as a Perpetual Memory
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. of his Godly Zeal to the Common Wealth in Abandoning Idleness &
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. relieving the Poor
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And We further find that by Indenture bearing Date the 12th.
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day of June in the 7th Year of the Reign of the same Blessed Bunce
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made between his Majesty of the one Part and the Mayor Commonalty
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and Citizens of the
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of the other Part. It is Witnessed
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that the said King having Compassion of the Miserable Estate
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of the Poor Fatherless and Motherless Children and Sick Sore and
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Impotent People and Graciously considering the Godly Endeavours
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