A Psalme of thankes-giuing, to be Sung by the Children of Christs Hospitall, on Munday in Easter Holy dayes, at Saint Maries Spittle, for their Founders and Benefactors. Anno Domini. 1628.
Chorus [...] FRom depth of heart, mou'd by desart, wee Orphants meane and poore, [...] To Christ our King doe praises sing, for plenty and for store.
Versus. [...] GReat and most gracious is the Lord, to all that he hath made, The poore distrest [...] by him are blest, each state by him is stai'd: Yea God which rules the hearts of [...] Kings, a godly King did moue, To worke our weale, our griefes to heale, and Patrone deare to proue, Whose [...] prudent care, did soone appeare the ground-worke of our loy, in thee (O Cittie of the Lord) to shield [...] vs from annoy.
Chorus. From depth of heart, &c.
| CHildren kept and maintained at this present, at the charges of Christs-hospitall, in the said House. in divers places of this Citie and Suburbs, and with sundry Nurses in the Countrey, which are still to be maintained by the said Hospitall, vntill they shall accomplish the age of 15. yéers. | 804 |
The names of all these are Registred in the Bookes kept in Christs Hospitall there to be séene from what Parishes, and by what menes they haue béene from time to time admitted.
| Children put forth Apprentices, discharged, & dead this yéere | 111 |
| THere hath béene cured in St. Bartholmewes Hospitall, from Easter 1627. to Easter 1628. of Souldiers and other diseased persons | 792 |
All which were relieued with money and other necessaries, at thei departure.
| Buried this yéere after much charges in their sickenes, | 138 |
| Remaining vnder cure at this present in the said Hospitall | 281 |
| THere hath béene cured in St. Thomas Hospitall, from the feast of Easter 1627. vnto the feast of Easter 1628. of Souldiers and other diseased persons, | 678 |
Of which number many were relieued with money and other necessaries at their departure.
| Buried this yeere last past, after much charges in sicknesse and otherwise, | 185 |
| Remaining in the said Hospitall at this time vnder cure & abroad else where at the charges of the said Hospitall, | 278 |
THere hath bin brought to the Hospitall of Bridewell, within the space of one yeere last past, of wandring Souldiers and other vagrant people, which haue beene passed thence into their natiue Country by Passeports, according to the Law in that behalfe prouided, to the number of 2483. persons, of whom many haue beene chargeable to the said Hospitall in their dyet, in the time of their being in the same, some more, some lesse, as they might conueniently be remoued thence, besides other help, there ministred vnto them, as case required, viz. In apparell, Hose, Shooes, Shirts, Bands, money and snch like, which cannot be auoided by reason of their misery, nor they thence passed without charge to the said Hospitall, in respect they are to be examined and considered of, to what Countrey to be transported. Also there is in the said Hospitall maintained and kept in Arts and Occupations, and other seruile workes and labours, at the charge of the said Hospitall, of Men, Women, & Children, to the number of 156. persons, whereof 100. and vpwards, are poore Boyes taken out of diuers Parishes and streets of this Citie, & now bound Apprentices in the said Hospitall, to be made Freemen of this Citie, at the end of their seuerall Termes.
Toward the which good and charitable Foundations, King Henry the Eight, and King Edward the Sixt, were most Gracious Founders, and liberall Benefactors. And our most Gracious Soueraigne King Charles, a most Religious continuer and maintainer of the same.
Printed at London by Eliz. Allde, dwelling neere Christ-Church. 1628.