A compleat history of the most remarkable providences both of judgment and mercy, which have hapned in this present age extracted from the best writers, the author's own observations, and the numerous relations sent him from divers parts of the three kingdoms : to which is added, whatever is curious in the works of nature and art / the whole digested into one volume, under proper heads, being a work set on foot thirty years ago, by the Reverend Mr. Pool, author of the Synopsis criticorum ; and since undertaken and finish'd, by William Turner...

CHAP. XLI. Remarkable Instances of Munificence.

WE are to do Good, and to distribure according to our Power, and the number of those Ta∣lents which God hath bestowed upon us. He that hath little, ought to give of that little; but to whom much is given, of him much is required. A pair of Turtle Doves, or two young Pigeons, was a pretty reasonable Offering from those who had but little for the support of their own. Families's the poor Widow's Mite in the Gospel was accepted kindly, and interpreted favourably by our Saviour: But if those who have large Estates and heavy Purses, and no great Necessities near home, do not build Synagogues, or Schools, or Hospitals, or mend High-ways, or disburse with a greater Freedom and more Generosity than others; however their Estates may be great, their Souls are but little, and their Spirits narrow, and their Accounts will not be easily made up hereafter. For though Men may be deceived at the present, and their poor fellow-Creatures may be put off with weak Pretensions, there is a God in Hea∣ven that will not be mocked; but will give them a Harvest in the other World according to their Seedness in this; and They that sow sparingly, shall reap sparingly. But every Body is not so stingy and close-fisted; there are those in the Church of God, who are not willing to stand to the adventure and hazard of a cheap Seedness, but give plentifully, with an open Breast full of Charity, and a Hand full of Good-works and Alms-deeds. As for Instances.

1. In the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, and in the Year 1596. Ralph Rokeby, one of Her Majesty's Masters of Request, then dying, gave by his Will to Christ's Hospital in London, One hundred Pounds; to the Colledge of the Poor of Queen Elizabeth, One hundred Pounds; to the poor Scho∣lars in Cambridge, One hundred Pounds; to the poor Scholars in Oxford, One hundred Pounds; to the Prisoners in the two Compters in London, One hundred Pounds; to the Prisoners in the Fleet, One hundred Pounds; to the Prisoners in Ludgate, One hundred Pounds; to the Prisoners in New∣gate, One hundred Pounds; to the Prisoners in the King's-Bench, One hundred Pounds; to the Pri∣soners of the Marshalsea, One hundred Pounds; to the Prisoners in the White-Lion, Twenty Pounds: A liberal and pious Legacy, and not worthy to be forgotten.

2. Richard Sutton Esq; born of Gentile Parentage, at Knaith in Lincolnshire, sole Founder of the Charter-House Hospital, which he called the Hospital of King James, for the Maintenance thereof he settled these Mannors in several Counties. 1. Dasham-Mannor in Cambridgeshire. 2. Bastuogthorp-Mannor in Lincolnshire. 3. Black grove-Mannor in Wiltshire. 4. Broadhinton-Land in Wiltshire. 5. Castlecamps-Mannor in Cambridgeshire. 6. Chilton-Mannor in Wiltshire. 7. Dunby-Mannor in Lincolnshire. 8. Elcomb-Mannor and Park in Wiltshire. 9. Hackney-Land in Middlesex. 10. Hal∣linburg Bouchiers-Mannor in Essex. 11. Missanden-Mannor in Wiltshire. 12. Much Stanbridge-Mannor in Essex. 13. Norton-Mannor in Essex. 14. Salthrope-Mannor in Wiltshire. 15. South∣minster-Manner in Essex. 16. Tottenham-Land in Middlesex. 17. Ʋfford-Mannor in Wiltshire. 18 Watalescote-Mannor in Wiltshire. 19. Westcot-Mannor in Wiltshire. 20. Wroughton-Mannor in Wiltshire. It was founded, finished, and endowed by himself alone, disbursing Thirteen thousand Pounds, paid down before the ensealing of the Conveyance, for the Ground whereon it stood, with some other Appurtenances, besides Six thousand pound expended in the Building thereof, and that vast yearly Endowment whereof heretofore; not to mention the large Sums bequeathed by him to the Poor, to Prisons, to Colledges, to mending High-ways, to the Chamber of London, besides the Twenty thousand Pounds left to the Discretion of his Executors. He died 1611. in the Ninth Year of King James's Reign.

3. Anno Dom. 1552. King Edward the Sixth, in the Sixth Year of his Reign, founded the Hospitals of Christ-Church in London, and of St. Thomas in Southwark; and the next Year of Bridewel, for the Maintenance of three sorts of Poor: The first for the Education of poor Children; the second for im∣potent, and lame Persons; the third for idle Persons to imploy, and set them on work. A Princely Gift, whereby Provision was made for all sorts of poor People; such as were poor either by Birth or Casualty, or else wilfully poor. Besides, by the said vertuous Prince, were founded two Free-Schools in Louth in Lincolnshire, with liberal Maintenance for a School-master and Usher in them both. Likewise Christ's-Colledge, in the University of Cambridge, enjoyeth a Fellowship, and three Scholars, by the Gift of the said Excellent Prince.

4. Sir William Cecil, not long since Lord Treasurer, in his Life-time gave thirty Pounds a year to ••t. John's-Colledge in Cambridge; he founded also an Hospital at Stamford for twelve poor People, allowing to each of them six Pounds per Annum: He also left great Sums of Money in trust in the hands of Mr. John Billet one of his Executors, who has as carefully performed that Trust, and partly by this Means, and partly out of his own Estate, hath done those excellent Works: He repaired, at the expence of divers hundred Pounds, the Great Church in the City of Bath; he enlarged the Hot and Cross-Bath there, walling them about: He built an Hospital there to entertain twelve poor Peo∣ple for a Month at the Spring, and three Months at the Fall of the Leaf, with Allowance of Four Pence a day; he gave Two hundred Pounds to the Repairs of St. Martins-Church, an hundred Marks to St. Clements to build a Window, five Pounds to each of the four Parishes in Westminster for twelve years: Upon the Building of the Market-House there, he bestowed Three hundred Pounds, whereof it made ten Pounds a year for the Benefit of the Poor: He also gave twenty Pounds per An∣num to Christ's Hospital, till two hundred Pounds came out.

5. Robert Earl of Dorchester, Anno 1609. by his last Will and Testament, ordained an Hospital to be built in East Green-street in Sussex, allowing to the Building thereof a thousand Pounds, (to the which the Executors have added a thousand Pounds more) and three hundred and thirty Pounds of

yearly Revenue, to maintain twenty poor Men and ten poor Women, to each of them ten Pounds by the Year, and besides to a Warden twenty Pounds, and to two Assistants out of the Town to be cho∣sen, three Pounds six Shillings eight Pence a-piece per Annum.

6. John Whitgift, Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, at his own proper Charge, caused an Hospital to be built at Croyden, for the Maintenance of Thirty poor People, with a Free-School, having a Master and an Usher, and laid unto it Two hundred Pounds per Annum, besides the Charge of the Building, which is supposed to have cost Two thousand Pounds more.

7. William Lamb Cloth∣worker, gave to these charitable Uses following: He built the Conduit near Holborn with the Cock at Holborn-Bridge, bringing the Water more than Two thousand Yards in Pipes of Lead, at the Charge of Fifteen hundred Pounds: He gave also to these Uses following; To Twelve poor People of St. Faiths Parish, Weekly, Two pence a-piece; To the Company of Cloth∣workers four Pounds per Annum: For Reading Divine Service in St. James's Church, Sundays, Wed∣nesdays and Fridays; and for four Yearly Sermons, and for Twelve poor Men, and Twelve poor Women, so many Gowns, Shirts, Smocks, Shooes, he gave Lands to the Yearly Value of thirty Pounds; to each of the Towns of Ludlew and Bridgnorth, One hundred Pounds; to Christ's-Hospital Yearly six Pounds, and to purchase Lands ten Pounds; to St. Thomas's-Hospital Yearly, four Pounds; to the Savoy to buy Bedding, ten Pounds. He erected a Free-School at Sutton Valens in Kent, with Allowance to the Master of twenty Pounds, to the Usher eight Pounds. He built six Alms-Houses there with the Yearly Maintenance of ten Pounds. He gave also toward the Free-School at Maidstone in Kent; to set the poor Clothiers on work in Suffolk, he gave One hundred Pounds.

8. Sir Wolston Dixy Mayor, free of the Skinners, gave as followeth: To the Maintenance of a Free-School in Dosworth yearly, twenty Pounds; to Christ's-Hospital in London yearly for ever, Forty two Pounds; for a Lecture in St. Michael Bassings-Hall yearly, ten Pounds; to the Poor of Newgate, twenty Pounds; to the two Compters of Ludgate and Bethlehem, to each of them ten pounds; to the four Prisons in Southwark twenty pounds thirteen shillings four pence; to the Poor of Bassing-Hall, ten pounds; to Emanuel-Colledge in Cambridge to buy Lands, to maintain two Fellows and two Scholats, Six hundred pounds; to the Building of the Colledge, fifty pounds; to be lent unto poor Merchants Five hundred pounds; to the Hospital of St. Bartholomew and St. Thomas, each of them Fif∣ty pounds; to the Poor of Bridewel. twenty pounds; to poor Maids Marriages, One hundred pound; to poor Strangers of the Dutch and French Churches, fifty pounds; towards the Building of the Pest∣house, Two hundred pounds. The Sum of these Gifts in money amounted to more than Seventeen hundred pounds, and the yearly Annuities to Seventy two pounds.

9. Sir John Gresham, Mercer and Mayor of London, Anno 1548. in the Second Year of King Ed∣ward the Sixth, gave ten pounds to the Poor to every Ward in London, (which was Twenty four within the City:) And to One hundred and twenty poor Men and Women, to every one of them three Yards of Cloth, for a Gown of eight or nine Shillings a yard; to Maids Marriages, and the Hospitals in London, above Two hundred pounds: He also founded a Free-School at Holt, a Market-Town in Norfolk.

10. Mr. Thomas Ridge Grocer, gave to charitable Uses One thousand one hundred sixty three pounds, Six shillings and eight pence; viz. To the Company of Grocers, to be lent to two young Men, free of the Company, an hundred pounds; to his Men and Maid-Servants, Sixty three pounds six shilling eight pence; unto the Hospitals about London, One hundred pounds; unto Preachers, Four hundred pounds; to poor Tradesmen in and about London, Three hundred pounds; for a Lecture in Grace-Church, One hundred pounds; and in Gowns for poor Men, One hundred pounds.

11. Mr. Robert Offley Haberdasher, gave Six hundred pounds to the Mayor and Commonalty of Chester to be lent to young Tradesmen; and for the relief of Poor and Prisons, and other such cha∣ritable Uses, Two hundred pounds: He gave to the Company of Haberdashers, to be lent to Free∣men gratis. Two hundred pounds more; to pay Ten pound yearly to the Poor of the Company; two hundred pounds more; to give Ten pounds per Annum to two Scholars, in each University one; to Bethlehem, One hundred pounds; to other Hospitals, Prisons and Poor, One hundred and fifty pounds more. In toto, One thousand four hundred and fifty pounds.

12. The Lady Mary Ramscy, who in the life-time of Sir Thomas Ramsey, joining with him and af∣ter his Death, assured in Land Two hundred forty three pounds per Annum to Christ's-Hostital in London, to these Uses following: To the School-master of Hawstead annually Twenty pounds; to the Master and Usher in Christ's-Church by the year, Twenty pounds; to Ten poor Widows, besides Apparel and Houses, yearly Twenty pounds; to two Poor, a Man and a Woman, during Life, to each Fifty three shillings four pence; to two Fellows in Peter-house in Chambridge, and four Scholars, yearly Forty pounds; to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Ten pounds; to Newgate, Ludgate Compters, Ten pounds; to Christ's Hospital after the Expiration of certain Leases, there will come per Annum Ore hundred and twenty pounds to St. Peters, the Poor in London, St. Andrew Ʋndershaft, St. Mary W••olnoth, Ten pounds; to six Schools in Cambridge, Twenty pounds; to six Scholars in Oxford, Twenty pounds; to ten maimed Soldiers, Twenty pounds; for two Sermons, Forty shillings; to the Poor of Christ-Church Parish. Fifty shillings; to the Poor of the Company of Drapers, yearly Ten pounds; ten poor Womens Gows, ten poor Soldiers Coats, Shooes and Caps: All these Gifts aforesaid are to continue yearly.

13. Mr. George Blundel Clothier of London, by his last Will and Testament, Anno 1599. bequeath∣ed as followeth: To Christ's Hospital Five hundred pounds, to St. Bartholomew's Two hundred and fif∣ty pounds, to St. Thomas's Hospital Two hundred and fifty pounds, to Bridewel yearly eight pounds, towards Tiverton-Church fifty pounds, to mend the High-ways there One hundred pounds, to the Twelve chief Companies in London, to each One hundred and fifty pounds; towards the relieving of poor Prisoners, and other charitable Uses, in toto, One thousand eight hundred pounds: For poor Maids Martiages in Tiverton Four hundred pounds, to the City of Exeter to be lent unto poor Arti∣ficers Nine hundred pounds; towards the Building of the Free-Grammar School in Tiverton Two

thousand four hundred pounds, laid out since by his Executors, Sir William Craven and others, One thousand pounds, to the School-master yearly fifty pounds, to the Usher Thirteen pounds six shillings eight pence, to the Clark forty shillings, for Reparations eight pounds, to place four Boys Apprentices in Husbandry yearly twenty pounds, to maintain six Scholars, three in Cambridge and three in Oxford, the Sum of Two thousand pounds. The Sum of all, counting the yearly Pensions at a valueable rate, together with the Legacies of Money, maketh Twelve thousand pounds or thereabouts.

14. Mr. Rogers of the Company of Leather-sellers, gave by his Will as followeth: To the Prisons about London Twelve pounds, to the Poor of two Towns in the West-Country Thirteen pounds six shillings eight pence; to the Poor of the Town of Pool, where he was born, Ten pounds; to build Alms-houses there Three hundred thirty three pounds; to relieve poor Prisoners, being neither Papists nor Atheists, that may be set free for twenty Nobles a Man, One hundred and fifty pounds; to poor Preachers ten pounds a Man, One hundred pounds; to poor decayed Artificers that have Wife and Children, One hundred pounds; to the Company of Merchants-Adventurers to relieve poor decayed People, and for young Free-men, Four hundred pounds; to Christ's-Hospital to purchase Land for the relief of that House, Five hundred pounds; to erect Alms-houses about London, and to maintain Twelve poor People, threescore pounds; to the Parish where he dwelt ten pounds, and for two do∣zen of Bread every Lord's-day to be distributed, One hundred pounds; to Christ's-Church Parish fif∣teen pounds; to the Poor in divers Parishes without Newgate, Cripplegate, Bishops-gate, and St. Georges in Southwark, Twenty six pounds thirteen shillings four pence, to each alike. To St. Georges Pa∣rish in Southwark, St. Sepulchres, St. Olaves, St. Giles, St. Leonards, to each thirty pounds, One hun∣dred and fifty pounds; to St. Botolphs without Aldgate and Bishops-gate, to each twenty pounds, for∣ty pounds: Given to maintain two Scholars in Oxford, two in Cambridge, Students in Divinity, to the Company of Leather-sellers, which is carefully by them employed and augmented, Four hundred pounds: The whole Sum amounteth to Two thousand nine hundred and sixty pound six shillings eight pence.

15. Mr. George Palyn by his last Will and Testament, gave unto these charitable Uses: To erect an Alms-house about London, and to allow unto six poor People yearly, Six pounds thirteen shillings four pence, he gave Nine hundred pounds: Given to the Chime and Bow-Church, One hundred pounds: Gives to St. John Baptists and Brazen-Nose Colledge in Oxford to maintain four Scholars, to each four pounds yearly, to each Colledge three hundred pounds, in toto Six hundred pounds; given to the like Use of Trinity and St. Johns-Colledge in Cambridge, to each three hundred pounds, in toto Six hundred pounds: To fix Prisons about London sixty pounds, to Christ's-Hospital to purchase twenty pounds per Annum, Three hundred pounds; to St. Thomas-Hospital fifty pounds, to Prea∣chers at Pauls-Cross to bear their Charges, two hundred pounds; to divets Parishes in London, to some ten pounds, to some twenty pounds, One hundred thirty two pounds: To the Poor in Wren∣bury in Cheshire, to purchase twenty Marks per Annum, two hundred pounds; to the Use of the Church there thirty pounds, for forty Poor, Gowns, forty pounds: The Sum is Three thousand two hundred twelve pounds or thereabouts.

16. Mr. Dove gave unto the Company of the Merchant-Taylors, the Sum of Two thousand nine hundred fifty eight pounds ten shillings, to pay One hundred seventy nine pounds, to these Uses fol∣lowing: To maintain Thirteen poor Alms-men, and six in reversion per Annum, One hundred and seventy pounds; to a School-master eight pounds, to the poor of St. Botolphs Twenty pounds nine shillings, to the Prisoners in both Compters, Ludgate and Newgate, twenty pounds; given to St. John's-Colledge in Cambridge One hundred pounds, to Christ's-Hospital to purchase sixteen pounds per An∣num, for one to teach the Boys to sing Two hundred and forty pounds, to tole the Bell at St. Sepul∣chres when the Prisoners go to execution, fifty pounds.

17. Sir William Craven Alderman of London, hath given a thousand pounds to Christ's-Hospital in London, to purchase Land for the Maintenance of that House: He hath also been a worthy Bene∣factor to St. John's-Colledge in Oxford. He hath built at Burnsall in York-shire a Church, compassing it with a Wall, at the charge of six hundred pounds. He hath erected a School with the Allowance of twenty pounds per Annum. He hath built one Bridge that cost him five hundred pounds, another two hundred and fifty pounds, a third two hundred marks, a fourth twenty pounds; and caused a Causway to be made, at two hundred pounds charge, and all this in his Life-time.

18. Mr. Jones a Merchant abiding at Stode, of the Company of the Haberdashers, hath sent of late Six thousand pounds to the Company to be bestowed in Monmouth in Wales, where he was born, in charitable Works; and that Worshipful Company have already purchased two hundred pounds per Annum and more, allowing One hundred and fifty pounds per Annum to an Hospital for twenty poor People, and an hundred Marks to a painful Preacher, to preach twice on the Lord's-day.

19. Mr. Robert Johnson Arch-Deacon of Leicester, Pastor of Luffenham in the County of Rutland, hath been a worthy Instrument in this kind, who at his own Charge hath caused two Free-Schools to be built in two Marker-Towns in that County; the one at Okeham, the other at Ʋppingham, with allowance to each twenty four pounds to the Master, and twelve pounds to the Usher yearly. He hath also built two Hospitals, called by the name of Christ's-Hospital, in the aforesaid Towns, with Provision for each of them; for Twenty four poor People, he purchased Lands of Queen Elizabeth, which he hath laid to those Hospitals, and procured a Mortmain of four hundred Marks per Annum. Likewise be redeemed a third Hospital, which had been erected by one William Darby, and was dissolved, being found to be concealed Land. Besides, he hath given the perpetual Patronage of North-Luffenham to Emanuel-Colledge in Cambridge, that the Town may always be provided of a sufficient Preacher. He hath also made good Provision in both Universities, for Scholars that shall be brought up in the said Schools. He hath given also twenty Marks per Annum, towards the Mainte∣nance of Preachers that are called to Paul's-Cross. He hath also been very beneficial to the Towns of Luffenham, Stamford, and other places in Rutland, in providing for the Education of their poor Chil∣dren, and placing them Apprentices.

20. Mr. John Heyden Alderman of London, a Mercer, hath given to a hundred Poor, so many Gowns, a hundred pounds, and twelve pence a-piece in Money. To the Company of Mercers six hundred pounds, to be lent to young Men at Three pound six shillings eight pence the hundred, which maketh twenty pound to be given yearly to the Poor. Likewise four hundred pound more he gave to the same Company, to be lent out at the same rate, and the yearly Annuity of Thirteen pounds six shillings eight pence arising thereof, to go to the maintaining of the Lecture in St. Michael's Pater No∣ster; to Christ's-Church Hospital five hundred pounds; to the eleven Companies besides, Eleven hundred pound to be lent out to young Men, at Three pound six shillings eight pence the hundred, and out of the Annuity arising thereof, twenty pound per Annum to go to the Hospitals, and sixteen pound to the Poor. To Exeter two hundred pounds. To Bristol One hundred pound. To Glo∣cester One hundred pound, to be lent to young Tradesmen at Three pound six shillings eight pence the hundred; to the use of poor Prisoners, and poor People, to the Town of Wardbery six pound thirteen shillings and four pence. To the Company of Mercers for a Cup forty pounds. To his Servants Two hundred and forty pounds; out of the rest of his Moyety, he gave to the aforesaid Companies fifty pound to each, to the uses aforesaid.

21. Mrs. Owen, Widow of Justice Owen, founded an Hospitality and Free-School at Islington, gave to the University liberal in Cambridge twenty pounds, founded one Fellowship and Scholarship in Ema∣nuel-Colledge. To Christ's-Hospital sixty pounds, to give twelve pence weekly to the Poor in Islaing∣ton; Sixty six pound thirteen shillings four pence to beautify the Cloyster in Christ's-Hospital. To a School-house at Edmonton twenty pound. To the Parish of Condover in Shropshire, fifty pound for a great Bell. The Building of Alms-houses for ten poor Women at Islington, and the Purchase of the Lands laid to it cost her 1415 pounds, and the Building of the School-house there Three hundred fifty one pound: She gave also yearly a Sum of Money to Preachers not Beneficed, and to the Pri∣sons in her life-time. By her last Will, Twenty two pounds per Annum for Islington-School. To Prea∣chers thirty five pounds. To the Parish of Bassingshaw twenty pound. To the Prisons eight pound. To the Company of Brewers, in Linnen, Plate, and Money, a hunded pound. The Sum of these Monies, besides the Annuities of Twenty two pounds, will amount to Two thousand three hundred twenty pounds, or thereabouts. All this she did, though at her Death she had Twenty two Children, and Childrens Children; amongst their parts finding a Portion for Christ's poor Members.

22. Mr. John Kendrick Citizen and Draper of London, who departed this Life Dec. 30. A.C. 1624, did by his last Will and Testament give the bequeath as followeth:

• 1. To 60 poor Men, a Broad-cloath Gown for each, and One shilling a-piece to pay for their Dinners.
• 2. Six hundred pounds to buy black Gowns and Cloaks for Mourning, for Kindred, Friends, and Servants.
• 3. For a Dinner for his Friends, and the Inhabitants of the Parish of St. Christophers, on the day of his Burial. 60 l.
• 4. To the Poor of Reading in the County of Bucks, 7500 l.
• 5. To the Poor of Newbery in the same County, 4000 l.
• 6. To the Company of Drapers in London, 2400 l. viz. for these uses following: For releasing Poor Prisoners out of the two Compters, Ludgate, Newgate and the Fleet, yearly 24 l. To the Curate of S. Christophers for Reading Prayers at 6 a Clock in the Morning constantly, 20 l. yearly. To the Clark and Sexton for Attendance, each of them 50 shillings yearly. To the Church-Wardens for Lights in the Winter-time, 5 l. To the Poor of St. Christophers, 3 l. yearly. To the poor Prisoners in London 40 shillings yearly, in Ludgate and the Fleet 30 shillings yearly, in Bedlam 20 shillings yearly. To the Clark of the Company of Drapers 40 shillings. To the Beadle 30 shillings. To the Beadle of the Yeomanry 10 shillings yearly. To poor religious Men and Women in London 25 l. yearly, at the Discretion of the Wardens of the Company; and 4 l. yearly to each of them for their pains.
• 7. To the said Company for the use of their Common-Hall at their Meetings, a 100 l.
• 8. To the Poor of Christ's-Hospital to be laid out in Lands, &c. 500 l.
• 9. For the Curing of Sick and Diseased Persons in S. Bartholomew's-Hospital, 50 l.
• 10. For the Repairing of the Parish-Church of S. Christophers, 40 l.
• 11. For the Repairing of S. Pauls-Church, 1000 l.
• 12. For the Marriages of poor Maids that have served the same Master or Mistress 5 years toge∣ther, 200 l. to be paid by 40 shillings apiece.
• 13. For the Marriages of poor Maids in Reading in the same manner, 100 l.
• 14. For the Marriages of poor Maids in Newbery, that have served 7 years the same Master or Mi∣stress, 50 l.
• 15. To set on work idle vagrant Boys in Bridewel, 200 l.
• 16. Towards Finishing the Pinacles of the Steeple of S. Marys in Reading, 50 l.
• 17. To be lent upon Bond with Sureties, to several honest industrious poor Clothiers in Reading, first for 7 years, then for 3 years to others, and so on gratis for ever, 500 l. viz. 50 l. apiece.
• 18. To the Clothiers of Newbery, the same Sum for the like use, viz. 500 l.
• 19. To poor industrious Merchant-Adventurers in London, to be lent by 300 l. in a parcel gratis, from 3 years to 3 years, in like manner as before, 300 l.
• 20. To his Brother William Kendrick and Children, 2000 l. and a Gold-Ring.
• 21. To his Sister Anna Newman of Reading, 1000 Marks.
• 22. To her Children, 2000 Marks, &c.
• 23. To his Sister Alice Vigures of Exeter, 500 l.
• 24. To her Children, 1000 l.
• 25. To his Brother James Winch of Purley in the County of Berks and Children, 1000 l.
• 26. To old Elizab. Kendrick, his Uncle's Daughter, 50 l.

• 27. To Tho. Newman at Delf in Holland, Servant to his Partner, 1000 l.
• 28. To his Kinsman and late Servant Sim. Gaudy, 1000 l.
• 29. To Arth. Aynscomb Merchant, then at Antwerp, Shearer with him in Trade, 500 l.
• 30. To Barney Reymes Merchant at Delf, another Shearer, 500 l.
• 31. To Mr. John Quarles who was his Master, and then kept his Accompts, 500 l. forgiving him also a Debt of 300 l.
• 32. To Mr. George Lowe Merchant, and former Partner, 300 l.
• 33. To Tho. Billingslie, Son of Sir H. B. 200 l. forgiving him also a Debt of 200 l. more.
• 34. To the Executors of Tho. Jackson Merchant, 300 l.
• 35. To Luces van Punon of Middleburgh, 50 l.
• 36. To Jeremiah Poets of Middleburgh, 20 l.
• 37. To William Powle his Covenant-Servant, 200 l.
• 38. To And Kendrick his Apprentice, 300 l. and in lieu of what he had received with him, 100 l.
• 39. To another Apprentice, Chr. Packe, 100 l.
• 40. To his House-keeper 20 l. To two of his Maids 20 l. apiece. To his Drawer 50 l. to ano∣ther Drawer 25 l. To his Drawers Servants 25 l. To his twelve Clothworkers, Rowers and Shearers, 130 l. To Bigge and Salisbury that pressed and folded his Cloth, 25 l. To his Por∣ters at the Water-side, 10 l.. To Packers 10 l. To his Water-bearer 3 l. To the Washer 5 l. To W. Bealde of Reading Clothier 50 l. to another Clothier 50 l. To another Clothier Tho. New∣man 100 l. To John Skegmere, Secretary to the Merchant-Adventurers, 100 l. To R. B. a Partner 300 l. To Mr. W. T. 5 l. To Officers of the Company 15 l. For Service at 6 a Clock in Reading 250 l. the like at Newbery 250 l. to another 100 l. For a Dinner for the Dra∣pers at his Funeral, 40 l. Extracted out of the Copy printed A. C. 1625.

23. The Lady Alice Dutchess Dudley gave many hundred pounds toward the Building of St. Giles's Church; the Church being finished she gave Hangings of Watchid Taffety, to cover the upper-end of the Chancel, and those bordered with a silk and silver Fringe. Item, For the back of the Altar a rich green Velvet Cloth, with these three Letters in Gold IHS embroidered on it: Two Service-Books in Folio, embossed with Gold: A gree Velvet Cloth, with a rich deep Gold Fringe to cover the Altar on Sundays. A Cambrick-Altar Cloth, with a deep Bonelace round about; another fine Da∣mask-Altar Cloth: Two Cus••ins for the Altar, rickly embroidred with Gold: A large Turkey Car∣pet to be spread on the Week-days over it. A beautiful Skreen of Carved Work, which was pla∣ced where the former in the old Church stood. Moreover, she gave a neat Pair of Organs, with a Case richly Gilded.

Item, Ver costly handsom Rails, to guard the Lord's Table from prophane uses. It. The Com∣munion-Plate of all sorts in Silver, and gilt for that sacred use; she was at the Charge of Paving the upper-end of the Church wih Marble-stones. She gave the great Bell, and was at the Charge of Cast∣ing and Hanging the other five Bells. She gave to the Church of Stonelay in Warwickshire, as also to the Churches of Mancester, Leke-Wotton, Ashow, Kenelworth, and Monks-Kirby, Twenty pounds per Annum apiece, for a perpetual Augmentation to the poor Vicaridges of those respective Churches for ever. She bestowed on the same Churches, as also upon the Churches of Bedford, Acton, St. Al∣bans Patshill, divers pieces of costly Plate for the Celebration of the Holy Communion in each of them. And she purchased a fair house and Garden near the said Church of St. Giles's, and gave it for a per∣perual Mansion to the Incumbents after three Lives. She also allowed a yearly Stipend to the Sexton of that Church••••. Tole the great Bell when the Prisoners, condemned to die, were passing by, and to Ring out after they were executed. She likewise gave great Sums of Money for the Repairing the Cathedral Church of Litchfield; and for the Re-edifying of St. Sepulchres in London. All these (with many more) were the Product of her great Charity, whilst she lived; and thereby made her own Eyes her Overseers, and her own Hand her Executors. At her Death she gave for Redemption of Christian Captives from the Hands of Infidels. One hundred pounds per Annum for ever. To the Hospital in St. Giles's, Four hundred pounds for Twenty pounds a year for ever. For the placing out for ever of poor Parish-Children of St. Giles's Apprentices, Two hundred pounds to purchase 10. l. per Annum. To the Poor of the Parishes of Stoneley, Kenilworth, Leke-Wotton, Ashow, Bedford, and Pas∣shill aforesaid, and also of Lichborow and Blakesley, One hundred pounds per Annum. And upon the Day of her Funeral, Fifty pounds to be distributed among the Poor. She gave to Fourscore and ten Widows, (according to the number of the years she had lived) to each one a Gown and fair white Handkerchief to attend the Hearse wherein her Body was carried, and One shilling apiece for their Dinner after that Solemnity was performed, which was on the 16th of March 1668. She gave to e∣very place where her Corps should rest in its passage from London unto Stoneley aforesaid in Warwick∣shire, where she had a Noble Monument prepared by her self. She ordered that Six pence should be given to every poor Body that should meet her Corps on the Road. She gave to Blakesley, Lichborow, and Patshill, Ten pounds apiece to be distributed among the Poor the same day her Corps was in∣terred, to Stoneley Fifty pounds distributed the same day. Thus this Illustrious Dutchess did in her Life, and at her Death, and doubtless for all her good Deeds she has her Reward in Heaven by God's Mercy and Christ's Merits. See the Narrative of her Life, &c. by Mr. Boreman.

24. Henry Hilton of Hilton in the County Palatine of Durham Esq; gave by his Will for the Term of Fourscore and nineteen years to the Vicar of Warmouth 20 l. per Annum; to the Lord-Mayor and four senior Aldermen of the City of London 100 l. per Annum, for their Pains in distributing his Le∣gacies, to a Clark for keeping the Accounts 10 l. per Annum. Item, For binding five Children of his Kindred Apprentices yearly. Item, The Interest of 4000 l. for binding poor Fatherless Children Apprenties yearly. It. To his Servant Nicholas Sturt, his Lease of Clapham-Farm, (but 6 l. 13 s. 4 d. to the paid yearly out of it to his Servant John Cartret) and all his Horses, &c. Apparel, Books and Plate, and 30 l. in Money. It. to all the rest of his Servants, 20 l. apiece. To his Friend Mr. Thomas Bradford of London 100 l. To Richard Williams of Chichester Gen. 30 l. For Erecting

Tombs in St. Paul's Church London, near the Tomb of Dr. Donn 1000 l. in a Codicil to Robert Doily, Minister of Goring. 30.

Item, He gave to poor Labourers in all the Parishes hereafter named, Four and twenty pounds a year during the said Term of Fourscore and nineteen years.

In the County Palatine of Durham.
Hibton,	24 l.
Fulwell,	24 l.
Warmouth,	24 l.
Ousworth Magna,	24 l.
Hartlepoole,	24 l.
Lumley,	24 l.
Gateside,	24 l.
Chester in the Street,	24 l.
Herrington,	24 l.
Ferryhill,	24 l.
Darlton,	24 l.
Sunderland,	24 l.
Houghton,	24 l.
Reuton,	24 l.
Bramspech,	24 l.
Lanchester,	24 l.
Brakley,	24 l.
Southstreet,	24 l.
Newcastle,	24 l.
Durham.	48 l.
In the County of Sussex.
Clapham,	24 l.
Patching,	24 l.
Subdeanery in Chichester,	24 l.
Findon,	24 l.
Terring,	24 l.
Poling,	24 l.
Arundel,	24 l.
Angmering,	24 l.
Selsey,	24 l.
Stenning,	24 l.
Bramber,	24 l.
Bright Helmston,	24 l.
Lewis,	24 l.
New Shoreham,	24 l.
In Surrey.
Waltham upon Thames,	24 l.
Richmond,	24 l.
Lambeth,	24 l.
Camberwell,	24 l.
Barking,	24 l.
In Middlesex.
Clement Deans,	24 l.

The Total Sum amonting to One thousand two hundred sixty two pounds, Six shillings and eight pence.