The works of charity. In a spittal sermon preach'd before ... the Lord Mayor ... and governors of the several hospitals of the city of London ... on Tuesday in Easter-week, 1710 / [White Kennett].
- White Kennett
- Date:
- 1710
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The works of charity. In a spittal sermon preach'd before ... the Lord Mayor ... and governors of the several hospitals of the city of London ... on Tuesday in Easter-week, 1710 / [White Kennett]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![87 LONDON WORK-HOUSE. A True ^port of the great ’Number of Poor^ Vagrant^ and other Children-f as alfo of the other Grown Begr gars<i Vagabonds^ and other Idle and Diforderly PerfonSy Educated^ Maintained and Employed by the Prejident and Governours for the Poor of the City ^/London, at the Work-Hoirfe in Eiflbops- gateftreef, in the Tear laft pait* There have been put forth Apprentices, and to Service, and Difcharg’d in the Year laft paft, Children, feveral whereof were plac’d forth to Commanders of Ships, and others in the ^een^s Service by Sea, to Merchant-Men, Fijher Men, and others --- -- Children buried in the Year laft paft 11 Children now renlaining under the Care and ^ Charge of the faid Governours-51 And Children are daily here received out of the Streets* and from the feveral Parijhes, Thefe Children are taught to Spin Wool and Flax, to Sew and Knit, to Wind Silk, to Make their Cloaihs, their Shoes and the like Employments,to inure them betimes^to Labour, They are taught to Read, as rICo their Catechifms, and, fuch as are capable, to Write and CaSl Accompt* Which being Many in Number, the Froft gain’d by their Work Little, and the Income for their Ik^intenance very much ihortofthe Charge, it is hoped, many Wor¬ thy and Good Chriftians will liberally aflift towards lb ufeful and beneficial a Charity, which tends lb much to the Reformation of the Vicious Toutb, and i^e'Encourage^ ment of Honeft Labour and Indt^ry, There have been alfo taken out of the Streets, and receiv’d into the Work Houfe, in the Year laft paft. Grown Vagrants, Beggars, and other Idle and Diforderly Perfons, many whereof had Cloathing and fuch other Relief as their Neceffity requir’d ■' ■ ■ ■ -—— There have been Difcharged this laft Year, feveral whereof went inter Her Ma]eflfs Service^ by Sea and Land ■■■■■ .. .. There Died ...,, 52S There Remain in the Houfe 47S 4$ In all 523](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30348456_0031.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
