This Delineation of a Modell, though in the Dust, as the most moving Petition to Revive the work, and Rescue the Petitioner is humbly Dedicated to those Hono^ble: Persons, of what Degree soever; who have by their Contributions at the very time; By their Promises; By their Approbation vnder their Hands; By their Acceptation of Small Presents; oblig'd themselves, I humbly Say, to God, and not to Man in so Pious a work, or who may by their Piety, and Charity, become favourers of it. By W.B. Who at, first, and ever since Own'd himself only the most Humbly Petitioner for so Great a Work, and yet when he first Designd it, was worth 6000, in a full Trade and free from any Incumbring Debt; But by Provision for his Family; By Purchaces and Buildings for this Work, By an Essay of the Design, in the Maintenance of Children at this School, above two years, By Presents to Persons of Honour, and Piety, hath Expended 5000 & was for Debts contracted, only for this Hospitall, and well enough Secured▪ Seiz'd Imprison'd, above Two years, Just at the Heiyht of his Expencee[?], before his Receipt of the Promised Assistances, to have Repayd hiim and Enabled the Work. All these so nigh together are fronted by a Plea­sant Green or Square.

This Petitioner was neuer disloyall, but did some good Seruis, as may apper by a No­ble Earl, and the late Duke of Albermarl [...] hand, and Seal.

yet he cannot but think, the hand of God hath been against his Son, for being Perswaded, to Oppose this so good a design, as wel, as Afflictions in many familys, who should haue in y^• buisiness

O Lord, who hast taught us, that all our doings without Charity, are nothing worth, send thy holy Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of Charity, the very bond of Peace, and of all vertues, without which who­soever Liveth, is accounted d [...] before thee grant this for thy only Son Iesus Christ his sake Amen.

But truer Charity was never Indeauoured towards your Children, since the Parishes were in being

Pray Gentlemen of the Destr [...] peruse your P [...]ayer in a Frame ⟨giuen you in the year 82▪⟩

If y^e Reuerend docters with y^e Vestrys would be so Semaritanly kind as to ⟨ [...]⟩ one to Solicite for this in each Parish it mig^t be a Soul Mercy, to their poor, children, and euen raise this to the perpetual Praise of our Most excelent Religion

H This Dorchester House Intended for Mayden Children II: where may be Contrived, in a long Appartment, a Hall vnder, and two Storyes of Lodgings over, of 130 foot long KK Its walks, and Grounds, ten Acres, where Tenements for Cityzens Summers Reception, might haue raisd a good Revenue to the Hospitall: For the sake of coueting this and the Mansion house from it, the whole Design was Rauag'd, and my Family set against me to Obstruct all Charity keeping me in Prison to force the Sale of all for the Advantage of 2 or 3 Mortgagees

There are 6 Tenements new built, besides theres inviting ground for 10 or 12 more with Gardens, if any of the 6 Parishis would buy, or build, an house, as a Rent for thier Poor, it might probably cause ten times more, to be built, or giuen to thier poor it being to much in the eye of the Charitable Gentry, and so as all debts and Mortgage [...] is might be paid of, with 23 or 24^•0^li would do, the buildings, Land, and houses bing Still worth three[?] times, the money for this design an eqiutable Title in me, to dispose of all, as firm as the Earth, on which it stand find hope it will be so Judg'd So that these Parishes will likely neue [...] have a better Oppertun­ity to do their Children good whilst the Hills reman, and let this be as, a Memoriall to hang in your houses, aganst Such as have or would betray it

And a further obseruation of Pro­uidence &c.

But yet cannot but hope the Reuer^d Doct^rs: will persw^ad the Mortgagees to take y^e just dues or equity enforce it

If S^r Francis Pemberton, Fran: Blake [...]ny Bro: M^r Will^m Ashurst, Draper, [...] Mortgagees, would yet comply, all might [...] go Immediatly forward, with some 100^li annual aduantage in the Town of Highgate.

The Buildings Erected for the School House with its two halls Its Lodgings aboue DD Its Well form'd School Its Green for Recreation EE The Mansion House of the Petitioner first only a Sumers Recess from London, which having that great, and Noble City, with its Numerous Childhood, under veiw gave the first thought, to him of so great a Design: Intended now for Lodg­ings of Retgrement for Such as by His Mat^ies: Fauour might be Governers of the Hospitall.

FF Its Gardens to train vp Some Youth to that Service:

GG Its Grounds being 8 Acres: all adjoyning to the house All these Dedicated by a Solemn Deuotion to God, and cannot be Andniaz'd, and Sapphiraed[?], being so uncontrouer­tible a Good purpose without their Sin.

Tis humbly pray'd, that such as may be willing, to Subscribe or get any thing Subscribed, towards Retriueing or Raising y^s Charitable work, would send to y^e Reuerend Doct^r; Lecturer, Churchwarden, or Vestry of S^t Gylsis S^t Clements, S^t Pauls, or the Sauoy.