A biographical history of Guy's Hospital / by Samuel Wilks and G.T. Bettany.

  • Wilks, Samuel, Sir, 1824-1911.
Date:
1892
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Credit: A biographical history of Guy's Hospital / by Samuel Wilks and G.T. Bettany. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    arraiigemenls,—made before the realisation of his South Sea stock,—and it lias a fittin2: place here in conse- (juence of its relation, in its final form, to St. Thomas's Hospital. At a Court of the Stationers' Company, held Monday, Aui2:ust 5th, 1717, at which Guy was not present, Mr. jMount informed the Court that Thomas Guy, Esq., one of the Court of Assistants, had given him directions to acquaint them '' that he would give to the Company, for the use of the ])Oor thereof, £1,000, they paying and distributing £50 per annum, by quarterly payments, to the poor members and widows, for augmenting the ({uarterly charity ; also, that he would pay into the Company £1,100, to have £50 per annum to be paid quarterly to such charitable uses as he should appoint by will or writing, and the further sum of £1,650 to have paid £75 per annum, also quarterly, for another charitable use, as he should a])point by his will or any other writing, and the Company to give bonds under their common seal lor ])ayment of the two last sums of £50 and £75 per annum, (juarterly, clear of taxes. *' The Court, upon consideration and debate thereof, thanki'ully and readily accepted of the first proposal ; and as to the two last, Mr. Warden Sprint and Mr. Mount are desired to discourse Mr. Guy further thereon as to the payment of the said two last yearly payments, and make their report to the next Court. There is no further mention of the subject in the Minutes until October 7th, when Mr. Mount reported to the Court that Mr. Warden Sprint and he had discoursed Mr. Guy concerning his two last proposals, and that he insisted upon the pro])osal delivered in as to the interest of the two sums of £1,100 and £1,G50, but would be contented to have it paid yearly instead of quarterly ; and as to the first proposal ol' paying £50, a debate arising thereupon, Ordered tliat it be referred back to