THE OLDER CHARITIES OF PLYMOUTH. 
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Robert Trelawny (Mayor 1633-34; member 1640), under his 
will of August 24th, 1643, made important bequests for charitable 
purposes, which, however, came to nothing, in consequence of his 
dying in prison a Royalist, with his estates under sequestration. 
Besides £200 towards the building of Charles Church, he be- 
queathed £600 to the town of Plymouth, on security being given 
to his heirs for the annual payment of £30. A sermon was to be 
preached on his birthday, March 25th, in St. Andrew, by the 
vicar of St. Andrew or Charles, exhorting people to works of 
piety and charity ; and on the same day the £30 was to be dis- 
tributed by the Mayor and Trelawny's heir male, or his deputy, as 
follows : 40s. to each of the vicars ; £20 to a maid servant of 
spotless character, that had lived in Plymouth with one master or 
mistress five years or more, "none but maides are hereof capable;" 
£5 to a young sailor who had served faithfully five years or more 
of his apprenticeship in Plymouth; to the town clerk 10s., for 
keeping the account ; the eldest sergeant, 5s. ; and the sexton, 5s. 
The gifts were to be given on nomination, by the heir, mayor, and 
magistrates, by drawing lots, Trelawny's heir being the drawer ; 
and every third year the heir male was to distribute the £25 to 
"any of my bloud and poore kindred that he pleaseth." Other 
charitable bequests affecting Plymouth were £10 to the poor of 
Plymouth; 40s. to the poor of Penny cross; £20 to the Poor's 
Portion; £10 to the Orphans' Aid; £10 to the Almshouse. 
Sir John Gayer, one of an old Plymouth family of note, whose will 
was proved in 1657, left £500 to glaze all the glass windows in the 
New Church with good plain glass and strong lead, his arms to be 
set in the last ; the residue was to be laid out in land by his cousin 
John Maddock. Part of the rents were to be paid for preaching 
twelve sermons a year in the New Church, before the administra- 
tion of the sacrament — 13s. 4d. to the preacher, 2s. to the curate 
or reader, Is. to the clerk, and Is. to the sexton for tolling the 
bell to give notice. The minister was to be chosen by the Mayor 
and Magistrates {i.e. Aldermen), and six of the testator's kin. 
The residue of the rents (10s. excepted, for a collation of wine 
and cakes at the distribution) to buy broad cloaths and kersies, 
"died into a sadd hair colour," for outward garments for poor 
people, to be yearly distributed in October. 
The land acquired was the estate called Tor or Oaten Arishes, in 
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