Public Charities. f OCT. 



THOMAS BOBBINS, in 1619, left 100/. on condition that \l JOs. bo 

 paid to the poor of St. Thomas on St. Thomas's Day ; and 10*. for a 

 sermon on the same day. 51. is accordingly paid to the churchwardens. 



NEWGATE CHARITY. Matthew Havyland, alderman of Bristol, left 

 80/., the interest of which to be paid for the preaching of twelve sermons 

 in Newgate. His executor also gave 201., the interest of which was to Lie 

 distributed among the prisoners. George White left JOO/. in like manner, 

 for their relief. 



GEORGE HARRINGTON, in 1637, covenanted with the corporation, in con- 

 sideration of540/., to pay to himself 311. for life; and after his death 

 267. to a poor householder, being a freeman, and 20s. to the clerk for his 

 trouble. 



THOMASINE HARRINGTON, the widow of George Harrington, gave 521., 

 to pay to the churchwardens of RedclirT one shilling a week, for bread 

 to be brought to Redcliff Church, and there distributed; 52/. on the 

 same condition, for the poor of St. Michael ; and double that sum for 

 St. James's. 



ALDERMAN LONG, in 1739, gave 100/., and the corporation pay 61. a 

 year, to the parish of St. Stephen. 



JOHN PEARCE, in 1663, left 201 for a sermon on the 5th of No- 

 vember, in St. James's Church. The sermon is still preached, and 20s. 

 paid for it. 



EDWARD Cox, in 1622, left 200/., the interest to be employed in "ap- 

 prenticing poor boys, and relieving decayed handicraft men, and such like 

 uses'" the parish of St. Philip to be mainly respected. Accordingly 8/. 

 are paid annually to the churchwardens of St. Philip, and H. each to St. 

 James's and RedclirT. 



Among several almshouses are distributed 30s. as the gift of " one PAR- 

 SON POWELL;" and 16s., in like manner, on account of the gift of 



SILK. The commencement of these gifts appears not to be known. 



Dr. CHARLES SLOPER, chancellor of the diocese of Bristol, left, in 1727, 

 a house in the College Green, which was sold by the corporation, and the 

 proceeds afterwards invested in a rent-charge, to which a small allowance 

 has since been added by the corporation, making the whole 20/. 8s. 9d. 

 This annuity accumulates for three years, and is then laid out in the pur- 

 chase of large bibles for the poor. 



Alderman HUMPHREY HOOK gave the sum of 680/., on condition that 

 4s. for coals, and 4s. for bread, be paid weekly to the poor of St, Stephen's, 

 and the remainder of the interest to go to Queen Elizabeth's Hospital. 

 20/. 6s. is annually paid to the churchwardens ; but nothing is said in the 

 reports of any surplus for the hospital. 



III. In addition to these land and money charities, no less than fourteen 

 individuals, at different periods, some very remote, have bequeathed dif- 

 ferent sums for LOANS a considerable part without, and the rest at a low 

 interest. The corporation consider themselves liable for 5,567/. 18s. 4d. 

 Of this large sum, 1,888/. is outstanding in LOANS ; 1 551. invested in the 

 three per cents, for a reserve against losses ; 1,412/. is in the chamberlain's 

 hands unapplied, and always to be had by proper applicants ; and for the 

 remainder the corporation have executed bonds under the city-seal. No- 

 body it seems cares about sums of 1 01. 20/. &c. ; but for sums of 601. and 

 upwards there would ' be great demand. An application to Chancery is 

 talked of for discretionary powers. 



Numerous as are the charities we have already particularized, belonging 



