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Four Letters written by the Rev, George Millard. 



give you the better and more full account of all matters relating to the Poor 

 Children taught in my Parish. I bless God, I can now tell you, Sir, with a 

 great deal of satisfaction, that the Progress we have made is very considerable. 

 Since my last to you, I have procur'd (Eent free) a very spatious Chamber, 

 belonging to the Parish, to teach the Children in ; under which are 2 large 

 Booms, where, at set hours, such as are of ability, are imploy'd in Knitting 

 and Spinning &c : The number of the Children taught to read are now 

 advanc'd to just 30 ; all which are supply 'd with Books, are taught the Church- 

 Catechism, and some short Collects oat of the Common-Prayer, which the 

 Master hears them say every morning and afternoon, as soon as they come, 

 and before they leave the School. Every Saturday I goe to the School my 

 self, and do catechize y m : and then explaining to them some part thereof, I 1 

 oblige them to give me an account of the same every Lord's-day following 

 publickly in the Church. As many of these Children as are capable, are now 

 taught likewise to write and cast account.; and when they are dismiss't the 

 School I give each of them a Bible and Common-Prayer book. As yet I have 

 not been able to put out any Children Apprentices, but I hope T shall for the 

 future 2 or 3 every year. For since my last, the Excellent Lady of my Parish, 

 I formerly took notice of to you, as a great Encourager of our School, viz : 

 the Lady Kachell Speke, is dead ; and has left by Will 100 £ for y e teaching 

 Poor Children to read, &c. The money was order'd to be paid into my hands 

 immediately after her Decease, w ch I have since rec d . and put to Interest for 

 that use. According to the Directions of the Society in your last Letter, I 

 have got a Gift Table of Benefactors to our School to hang up in our Church 

 for the perpetuating the memory of the Lady's Gift &c : a Copy of which you 

 may see on the other side. If you would be pleas'd to mention this so con- 

 siderable a Benefaction in the account you shall print at Whitsuntide, I am 

 sure it would be pleasing to the Belations of the Deceased Lady, who have 

 plentifull Estates, and seem very much inclin'd to promote this good work : 

 May God direct y m in it. 



As to the other particular Benefactor mentioned giving 40 s . per annum to 

 o r School, he is to be taken notice of in the same manner as formerly ; but I 

 hope in a very little time to have that yearly allowance, which as yet is 

 somewhat precarious, to be chang'd into a lasting Fund : the Party has lately 

 given me great Encouragement to believe that he will. 



These 2 Benefactions, with my own Easter-Dues, w ch . I design for that use 

 so long as please God I live, together with the Offertory at the Communion 

 5 times in the year are all that we have for carrying on this glorious work ; 

 so that it can't be expected we should cloath any Children out of it : But I 

 would willingly, another year, when I have rec d . y e first yearly product of y c 

 forementioned 100 £ , give knit-caps, of y c same colour w ch . the Servants of 

 the Deceased Benefactor wore for their Livery, to all the charity Boys : and 

 do referr myself to y c Judgment of the Honourable Society, whether it be 

 advisable, or no. 



Be pleas'd Sir, to acquaint the Society that I heartily thank them for the 

 account sent me of the Propagation of the Gospell in the East-Indies : the 

 Progress w ch the Protestant Missionaries have made in those parts, and the i 

 kind assistance given them by the Society, I was extream glad to hear, of,. and 



