A, D. 1694. 6^^ 



And, for the incrcafe of this fund, L600 per annum was to be paid 

 out of the profits oi the convex lamps, (then in vogue, fince come to 

 nothing') 4<i per chaldron for metage on coals imported, and 61^ more 

 per chaldron or ton, (for fifty years, from michaelmas 1700) to be 

 colleded in the fame manner as by the ad: of the 1 9th of Charles II 

 for rebuilding the city of London ; alfo 4/ per ton on wines import- 

 ed, 275 for binding every apprentice, and sj" for every new freeman. 

 And to the intent that this fund might be perpetual, it was now ena6l- 

 ed, that from the time when the impofition of 6d on coals fhould 

 ceafe, (viz. michaelmas 1750) then the city lands, manors, mefTuages, 

 markets, &c. and all other the city's revenues, (hould be charged with 

 the farther yearly fum of L6000, over and above the before-named 

 annual fum of L8000 applicable to the fame ufe. All which fums 

 fhould, in the firfl: place, be applied to pay the faid 4 per cent yearly 

 for interefl on the fiid orphans debt, to be paid half-yearly, on mid-^- 

 fummer and St. Thomas's day : which debt fliould be a perpetual 

 transferable flock. But no orphan fhould for the future be compel- 

 lable to pay any money into the chamber of London. And any or- 

 phan (under 21 years of age) applying hereafter to pay a fum of mo- 

 ney into the chamber of London, may take advantage of this acft, and 

 the chamberlain may thereupon pay off the like fum to any who arc 

 not orphans under 21 years of age, and admit the faid orphan in his 

 ftead. There are alfo claufes in favour of the corporations of the war 

 ter companies of the New river, York-buildings, Shadwell, and Lon- 

 don bridge.' 



We may here add, that, upon the credit of this new orphans fund, a 

 projed: was afterward propofed to be ingrafted by Mr. William Pater- 

 fon (the firfl projedor of the bank of England) and others, for raifing 

 an additional joint flock of L6oo,ooo, for lending money on land iecu- 

 rities, for a voluntary regifter of lands, and for iffuing and circulating 

 a paper-credit, &c. ; which, however, did not take place. 



By the great increafeof the fhipping of London, the fuburbs eafl of 

 the Tower and below St. Catherine's, called Wapping, were become fo 

 populous, that it was now found necelTary to ered a new church and 

 parifhfor the inhabitants thereof, by the name of the parifh of St. John 

 in Wapping, in the county of Middlefex. 



A tax was laid on London hackney coaches (then fixed at 700 in 

 number) of L4 per annum each, befide a fine of L50 for a licence for 

 twenty-one years, and L8 per annum on flage coaches. [5, 6 GuL et 

 Mar. c. 22.] And (that we may have no more to fay hereafter on this 

 point) by an ad of the 9th year of Qiieen Anne, [c. 23] the hackney 

 coaches of London were fixed at 800 in number, to commence from 

 midfummer 171 5, when the former term was to expire; from which 

 term each of thofe coaches were to pay 5/ weekly. Alfo 200 hackney 



