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<p n="561">9th Septr. 1713</p>
<p n="562">This true my Lord that have the making of the said Act the<lb></lb>
Governors till the proper place might be put into good Order did take into this<lb></lb>
Hospital diverse such Convict Criminals the Charge whereof haveing been<lb></lb>
Computed to Christmas last Amounts to little less than Two Thousand<lb></lb>
pounds and the profitt ariseing by their Labor has been very small by reason<lb></lb>
of their diseases insident to their vitious Lives and many of the Edomen<lb></lb>
proveing wth Child which has been a great Burthen to this Hospital besides<lb></lb>
the Mischeife and inconveniency that must necessarily attend such proflegate<lb></lb>
Wretches converseing wth. a great Number of poor boyes who are brought up<lb></lb>
Apprentices to severall Trades in this Hospital</p>
<p n="563">The Governors are advised my Lod that the proper place described and<lb></lb>
intended by the said Act of Parliamt. for the Recepcon of these Criminals is the<lb></lb>
publick Workhouse of this Citty Erected in pursuance of an Act made in the<lb></lb>
13th & 14th. yeares of the Reigne of his late majesty King Charles the second<lb></lb>
whereby a power or given for raising money for the Charges thereof and<lb></lb>
the same is and has all along been maintained accordingly at the<lb></lb>
Publick expence and made use of for the punishment of Vagrant Land and<lb></lb>
disorderly persons.</p>
<p n="564">But the Revenues of this Hospital granted by the Royall founder<lb></lb>
King Edward the Sixth being small and not sufficient for the pyous and<lb></lb>
Charitable Ends for which it was intended the Charge thereof is and has<lb></lb>
been supported by the Voluntary Donations of well disposed persons some<lb></lb>
of which are approprietated to particular purposes and more especially for<lb></lb>
the benefitt of the poore Children who are how Educated maintained and<lb></lb>
Clothed and whatever of the Incomb of this Hospital could be spaced has<lb></lb>
from time to time been applyed towards the support & maintenance of that<lb></lb>
excellent Charity to poor Lunaticks at Bethlem Hospital which in all<lb></lb>
probability must have been otherwise destroyed and if the Governors of this<lb></lb>
Hospital should be obliged to take in Convict felons the Charity of both the<lb></lb>
said Hospital would in time be certainly diminished since there is not<lb></lb>
roome in this Hospital for the Reception of so many Convicts as have been<lb></lb>
ordered hither from the Sessions without removeing same of the Tradesmen<lb></lb>
and their Apprentices out of the Hospital Which the Governors humbly<lb></lb>
Conceive would be contrary to the Institution of this Charity and the intention<lb></lb>
of former donors as well as a Discouragement to future Benefacters and<lb></lb>
a Manifest Breach of Trust in them</p>
<p n="565">Wherefore it is humbly hoped this Hospital shall not be further<lb></lb>
burthened with Convict Felons and to that End the Governor on behalfe of<lb></lb>
the poore (of whom they are Guardians) take this opportunity to begg of<lb></lb>
your Lordshipp to interwde with her most gratious Majesty that some<lb></lb>
recompence may be allowed for the extradordinary Charge this foundations<lb></lb>
has already Sustained on that account in such manner as her majesty<lb></lb>
out of her abundant goodnesse shall thinke fitt This Comee do approve<lb></lb>
of<del>this</del>
the said Answr. which neverthelesse they Submitt to the Judgement<lb></lb>
of the Court This Court haveing duely weighed & Considered the sd Lettr<lb></lb>
do approve thereof And it is Ordered That the said Letter be put<lb></lb>
into the forme of a Memorial thus inscribed</p>
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