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WHEREAS the Court of Aldermen made an Order in January,
1687. That all Improvements of every Branch of their ReGazette.
We, the diſtreſſed Orphans of the City of London, would
(if poſſible) propoſe for our Relief that which might anſwer our Juſt Debts, and
not offend our Guardians, ſo as to make them our Enemies to oppoſe a Bill for our
Relief, as hitherto they have done.
We are ſo far from ſtreightning the Government of the City, that we are not on
We find by the Account brought into this Honourable Houſe, by Order of the
25th of November, 1692. the City did make the Charge of their Government to al. 7 s. or thereabouts.
We humbly conceive the following Sums given in by that Account, are not to
be paid out of the Chamber of London.
Workmens Wages and Materials to repair the City's publick Buildings, 1500 l.
For Pavements, Amendments of Ways and Shores, belonging to the City 420 l.
becauſe theſe Sums by Cuſtom and Uſage of the City of London ought to be raiſed
by
In the ſame Account is charged for Taxes 1000 l. every one that receives ought
to pay his proportion to the Taxes, therefore not to be charged in the Account.
There is alſo Charged for Intereſt of 2700 l. 162 l. per ann. which ought not to
be in that Account.
And the Sollicitors Bills per eſtimate 500 l. per ann. 300 l. of this may be de
Theſe Deductions being made, the Charge of the Government will then be
5654 l. 7 s.
May it pleaſe this Honourable Houſe to give the diſtreſſed Orphans leave to
propoſe, that the Government may have paid out of the Chamber of London 6000 l.
per ann. to diſcharge the aforeſaid, Sum of 5654 l. 7 s.
That Power be given by Act of Parliament to raiſe 2000 l. per ann. on Perſonal
Eſtates, by Act of Common Council for repair of publick Works in the ſaid
City (if occaſion be) which formerly was, and ought to be raiſed by Fifteens.
The Bridge-Houſe Eſtate being about 3000 l. per ann. Ground-Rent, the Moi
The Lord Mayor to have as formerly his Certainty of about 2000 l. per ann.
The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs to have the preſenting of all Officers, as formerly,
except the Cole-Meeters and Corn-Meeters; which Officers places that will reLondon, and Fellons Goods, &c. may be eſtimated at 4000 l. per ann. at leaſt.
The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs by this propoſal will have 6000 l. per ann. and the
Government 8000 l. per ann. beſides the Advantage of the Bridge-Houſe Eſtate.
We farther implore this Honourable Houſe, that in Mercy and Compaſſion to our
Diſtreſſed Condition, you will be pleaſed to raiſe by a Duty on Coles, or what ol. per
ann. which with the 6000 l. per ann. that remains of the City's Eſtate, making in
all 16000 l. per ann. and what ever this falls ſhort at preſent of 4 l. per Cent. per
Annum of our Principal and Intereſt, we may have Credit for, and be paid as
the Revenue of the City is improved, until the whole 4 l. per Cent. be ſecured; and
if any Overplus after this to go to the City, and to be managed by a ſtanding
Committee of Common Council.
Whereas there is 6000 l. per ann. propoſed for the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, part of
which is Caſual, and may be more or leſs, as Offices fall, the Orphans do humbly prol. per ann. paid them out of the Chamber of London in lieu thereof; and
whatever the Income is by Vertue of their Offices, may be paid into the Chamber of
London, for the Uſe of the Orphans.
The reaſon why the Orphans have propoſed theſe Methods to have the utmoſt that
poſſible may be raiſed by the Revenue of the City, when the neceſſary Charge of the
Government is paid (as in Juſtice they ought) is, that they may be the leſs burthen
The Orphans are ſo well ſatisfied in this Fund humbly propoſed, that they are wil