An historical account of the Old People's Hospital, commonly called, the Trinity Hospital in Edinburgh : Also, proposals how to raise a fond [sic] for the maintenance of widows and orphans, under the title of a charity-bank / By Andrew Gairdner.

  • Gairdner, Andrew
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Printed in the year 1728
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An historical account of the Old People's Hospital, commonly called, the Trinity Hospital in Edinburgh : Also, proposals how to raise a fond [sic] for the maintenance of widows and orphans, under the title of a charity-bank / By Andrew Gairdner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    , ( *9, ) . ; • Which would keep us from taking in very many of thole that are applying, whole Needs are great, and their Right good. Fof it is my Opinion we fhould not again break in upon our capital Stock, knowing it has been ot dangerous Confcquence to this Hof. pital in former Times,as it has likewile been to other Societies; if that be done, it is hard to know where it would land them at length. The third Reafon is to fhow, if e- very Perion that is in a Capacity to give fome fmall Matter to this good Work, u ill help us, we will not only get all our Repa¬ rations paid off, but I do hope, will be in a Condition e’re it be long to get a Fund to take in People to all our I 5 Rooms we have gained. For we are refolved to be very thankful to every Ferfon who will be pleafcd to give us any fmall Sum, tho’ it were but one Crownsas well as to thofe to whom Providence hath given both Riches and an Heart to lay them out for Iiis Glory, and who will give us great Sums. For the Encouragement of all Contribu¬ te!'^ they may allure themfelves there fball be a fair Book kteped,and all thcNames and De- Agnations,and Sums that fhail be contributed fball be keeped in that fair Regiffer,and thole, who (hall give the Sum of 50 (h Ster. Avail be put upon the Wall, if they do not hin¬ der it by their own exprefs Order j and the^ t B % ] if