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A true Report of the great Costs and Charges of the foure Hospitalls in the City of LONDON, in the maintenance of their great number of poore this present yeare, 1645. as followeth.
CHildren kept and maintained at this present, at the Charge of Christs Hospitall in the said House, in divers places of this City and Suburbes, and with sundry Nurses in the Countrey—630
The Names of all which are Registred in the Bookes kept in Christs Hospital, there to be seene from what Parishes, and by what meanes they have beene from time to time admitted.
Children put forth Apprentices, discharged, and dead this yeare last past—133
In respect of the troubles of the times, the meanes of the said Hospitall hath very much fai∣led for want of charitable Benevolences, which formerly have beene given, and are now ceased, and very few Legacies are now given to Hospitals, the Rents and Revenues thereunto belonging, being also very ill paid by the Tenants, who are not able to hold their Leases, by reason of their Quartering and Billetting of Souldiers, and the taking away of their Corne and Cattell from them; And likewise, the said Children are not now permitted to doe their service at Burials as formerly, which was a good helpe towards their reliefe; Besides the want of bringing Cloth and other Manufactures to London, formerly brought to Blackwel-Hall Market, the Hallage wher∣of was a great part of the poore Childrens maintenance; which being decaied, by these and o∣ther meanes, the said Hospitall hath not beene able to take in any Children for three years past, having a greater number already upon their charge, than they are any way able to maintaine.
THere hath beene Cured this yeare last past, at the Charge of S. Bartholomewes Hospitall, of maimed Souldiers, and other diseased persons, to to the number of—796
Most whereof being Souldiers, have been relieved with money, and other necessaries at their departure.
Buried this yeare after much Charge in their Sicknesse—116
Remaining under Cure at this present, at the Charge of the said Hospitall—246
THere hath beene Cured at the Charge of S. Thomas Hospitall, this yeare last past, of disea∣sed persons, whereof a great number have beene Souldiers; who have beene relieved with money, and other necessaries at their departure—825
Buried this yeare after much charge in the time of their Sicknesse—121
Remaining under Cure, upon the charge of the said Hospitall at this present—226
THere hath beene brought to the Hospitall of Bridewell, within the space of one whole yeare last past, of Cavaliers and wandring Souldiers, and other vagrant people, to the number of—793
Many whereof have beene very chargeable to the said Hospitall, for Apparrell, sick dyet, and Surgery, besides their ordinary dyet, and other provisions and charges expended about them, which could not be avoyded by reason of their necessities; and many of them have beene passed into their Countries, with Clothing and Apparrell to cover their nakednesse, which could not be avoided considering their miseries, nor they thence passed without such charge. And there are now kept and maintained, in Arts and Occupations, and other severall workes and la∣bours, at the charge of the said Hospitall, Apprentices and other persons, to the number of—148
The Hospitall of Bethlem is of great Antiquitie, use, and necessitie, for keeping and Curing di∣stracted persons, who are of all other the most miserable, by reason of their wants, both for soule and body, and have no sense thereof.
That the charge thereof is very great, there being kept and maintained with Physick, Dyet, and other reliefe, 43 distracted persons constantly at least, and the Rents and Revenues thereof very small, not amounting to two third parts of the yearely charge, and therefore is a fit object of Charitie, there having beene of late by the blessing of God, upon the charge of the said Hospitall, and the care of those that are intrusted with the said distracted people, divers reduced to their former senses.