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course, of determining the degree of liberality shewn by the company in 

 this case. Ex wio diace onmes. The master has 250/. and a house, rent 

 and tax free. There are thirty-five boys ten beyond the original contract 

 who are instructed in Greek and Latin, and, since 1804, they have been 

 taught writing and arithmetic, by a master appointed by the company. 

 Here then the company have deviated from the indenture of foundation 

 have augmented the number, and extended the branches of education. 

 Why cannot they do the same at St. Paul's, where they have more space 

 to turn in ? 



FisHBOURNE 1 s CHARITIES, 1 625. This munificent citizen left to the 

 Mercers' 9,000/., to be applied to religious and charitable purposes 500/. 

 for a weekly sermon in their own chapel from Michaelmas to Lent; 2,800/. 

 to purchase impropriate livings in some northern county, where the word of 

 God was most needed; 1,000/. to be lent gratis, on security, to five young 

 men free of the company ; 1 ,000/. to purchase land of the clear yearly 

 value of 50/., of which was designed for a lecture in the church of 

 St. Bartholomew 201. to be distributed to the poor of the same parish, 

 and the company are directed to take care that this do not abate the assess- 

 ment of the wealthier sort, but to make it a clear increase, and yearly 

 addition of relief to the poor and the remaining 51. to be shared between 

 the wardens arid clerk of the company ; 4201. to be laid out in land, and 

 the rent expended in a dinner to the livery, and a sermon before the dinner; 

 300/. for law expenses ; J,000/. (for land) to be distributed in clothes to 

 the poor of the company ; and lastly, 2,000/. to the town of H untingdon, 

 to be applied to the maintenance of a grammar school, lecture, and alms- 

 house. With the sums thus directed to be laid out in land, and about 

 1 5 500/. bequeathed by others (that is, 1,000/. for the maintenance of poor 

 scholars at Cambridge, and 240/. for the benefit of six poor persons of 

 Harrow, and six of Rocksey, and 200/. to be lent out at interest to young 

 men) the manor of Chalgrano, and other property, were purchased, now 

 producing a clear rent of TOO/. A surplus of J 1 1 /. remains with the com- 

 pany, after satisfying the purposes of the several benefactors. With the 

 2,800/. left for the purchase of living^, were bought the tithes of some 

 parishes in Northumberland, for the support of a lecture at Hexham, and 

 another at Berw T ick-upon-Tweed ; and the rectories of Canwick and 

 Repham, in Lincolnshire now, of course, in the gift of the company. 

 The sums for gratuitous loans pass to the company's general fundsthe 

 original purpose is now entirely lost sight of, and no analogous or chari- 

 table purpose can be substituted. The company are naturally fearful of 

 profaning the pious purposes of the donor. Better do nothing than do 

 wrong. 



LADY Mice's ALMSHOUSES, STEPNEY. In 1676 this lady left the 

 company 1,000/., with which ten alms-houses were to be built, and the 

 remainder to be laid out in land, and the rent equally distributed among 

 the occupants. This sum, however we learn not why was not laid out 

 in land ; but invested in South-sea annuities, and now produces 144/. ls.5d. 

 Within these few years this charity has had an accession recovered under 

 singular circumstances and the whole income now amounts to 210/. 2s. 2d. 

 The ten widows who occupy the houses have had 30/. each, since 1805. 

 There must be some mistake, as this allowance alone, without the thirty 

 guineas given to an apothecary, &c., exceeds the income. 



RAND'S CHARITY, 1706. This excellent citizen left to the company 

 the moiety of three houses in Tower-street, for the discharge of poor 



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