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A23887 An Abstract of the Commission for Greenwich Hospital for Seamen 1695 (1695) Wing A129; ESTC R3279 3,723 5

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE COMMISSION FOR Greenwich Hospital FOR SEAMEN Design of the Commission HIS MAJESTY by His Letters Patents directed to His Royal Highness the Prince of Denmark and others setting forth His Desire That the Trade Navigation and Naval Strength of the Realm of England whereupon the Safety and Fourishing State thereof does so much depend should by all proper Means be Promoted and being perswaded that nothing will more Effectually contribute thereto than by Encouragements to Increase the Number of English Seamen as well for the Strengthening the Navy Royal as for Supplying the Occcasions of the Merchants And whereas the Seafaring Men of this Kingdom have long distinguished themselves throughout the World by their Industry Skilfulness Courage and Constancy in Engagements and Hazards for the Defence and Honour of their Countrey and nothing being more likely to continue their Ancient Reputation and invite greater Numbers to betake themselves to the Sea than the providing That Seamen who by Age Wounds or other Accidents shall be Disabled may be Supported at the Publick Charge and that the Children of such Disabled and also the Widows and Children of such as be Slain in Sea-Service may be Provided for and Educated He hath Determined to Erect an Hospital for the Purposes aforesaid Grant of the Kings House at Greenwich And in Order to put the same in Execution His Majesty with the late Queen did by Their Letters Patents Dated the Twenty fifth Day of October last past Grant unto Trustees therein named a Parcel of Ground in East Greenwich in the County of Kent containing and fet out as in the said Letters Patents is fully expressed together with the Palace at Greenwich Built by King Charles the Second to the Intent that the same shall be converted to an Hospital for Seamen their Widows and Children And His Majesty considering That the Constituting a Foundation of that Nature and Framing Rules and Statutes for the Government thereof is a Matter of Difficulty and such as requires Mature Deliberation therefore reposing especial Trust and Confidence in their known Discretions Commissioners appointed Abilities and Integrities he hath Appointed the aforesaid Commissioners Who are Directed to Meet from time to time and so many as shall be present The Quorum of whom any one of His Majesties Privy Council and any one of the Commissioners of the Treasury and any one of the Commissioners of the Admiralty and the Mayor of the City of London or any one of the Aldermen of the said City for the time being to be Four at the least to consider of such Methods as they shall judge Expedient to be Observed in Executing the same And any Seven or more of them of whom Four or more to be such as aforesaid To take to their Assistance such as they think fit are Authorized to take to their Assistance such Persons as they shall think fit to Advise with in the Execution of this Commission And out of their own Number as often as they shall judge it Expedient To make Sub-Committees to Constitute such and so many Sub-Committees and to Invest them with such Powers as they shall think fit pursuant to the Powers given to themselves and to Revoke and make Void and to Revive the said Committees and calling to their Assistance the Surveyor General of His Majesties Works and such others as they shall think fit to consider what part of the Structures now standing will be unfit To Consider how the present Building may be made serviceable and in what manner such as they shall think fit to stand may best be Alter'd for the use of the said Hospital in order to Represent the same to His Majesty and to prepare Models of such Buildings To prepare Models and Schemes and Conveniencies as they shall think proper to be Erected upon the Premisses Granted with such Schemes or Draughts as may Explain the same and with all convenient speed to present the same to His Majesty for His Royal Approbation And a Charter and Statutes to be approved of by His Majesty And with the Assistance of the Attorney or Solicitor General or others His Majesty's Council Learned in the Law to prepare a Charter of Foundation of the Hospital and Statutes Constitutions Orders and Ordinances for the Foundation perpetual Management Rule and Government thereof and all other Matters relating thereto and to present the same to His Majesties Royal Consideration His Majesty gives 2000 l. per annum to the Hospital And His Majesty as an Instance of His Princely Zeal to so Pious a Work hath Determined and doth Declare That He will yearly cause the Sum of Two thousand Pounds to be paid out of His Treasury to the Uses of the said Hospital without any further or other Warrant to be obtained for the same into the Hands of the Treasurer for the Hospital at such times as shall be desired by the Commissioners And not doubting but His Example and the great Advantage it will prove to the Kingdom will dispose great Numbers of His good Subjects to the Advancing so Charitable a Design The Commissiones impowred to receive Subs●●iptions of Mony c. He doth Impower the said Commissioners to Take and Receive all such voluntary Gifts or Subscriptions of Money Goods or Chattels Estates or Interests in any Manors Lands Tenements Rents Hereditaments or other things whatsoever which any Persons Bodies Politick or Corporate shall be willing to Give Bestow or Bequeath to the same And requires To ●ake publick Notices of this Commission That the said Commissioners do Cause Publick Notification to be made of these Presents in such manner as they shall think most conducible to the furtherance of the said Charity To ●epute Persons ●o take subscripions c. And they are Authorized to Depute Persons by Instruments under their Hands and Seals to Take Subscriptions and to Collect Monies Contributed and to bring in to the Hands of the Treasurer and to displace such Deputies and appoint others as they shall see Cause and to establish Cheques Comptrolls and Orders for the due Charging of the Treasurer and also the said Deputies and all other Persons who shall be Chargeable with any Monies or other Profits to the said Uses And upon suspicion of Fraud Powe to Examin upon Oath or Concealments of Monies or other Things Given to Examin Witnesses upon Oath or by any other Lawful means and to proceed thereupon with effect Required to certifie to the Treasury all Gifts And They are Required to Certifie from time to time to the Treasury the Names of the Persons Societies c. who shall Give to this Charitable Design with the Sums of Monies or other Things devised to the end a Perpetual Memorial may be made of such well disposed Persons and whereby the Treasurer may be Charged in his Accounts Treasurer appointed His Majesty confiding very much in the Ability and Faithfulness of John Evelyn Senior Esq hath appointed him Treasurer and Receiver General of the said Hospital during His Majesty's Pleasure And in Case of his Death or Removal doth Impower the Commissioners or any Seven of whom Four or more to be as aforesaid to appoint One or more Persons to the said Place of Treasurer and such to Remove or Displace as they shall see Cause The Treasurer to give Acquittances And the Treasurer is Impowered to give Acquittances for all Sums of Monies or other things Received and shall be subject to such Comptrolls as shall be Established by the Commissioners His Majesty strictly enjoyning That nothing given to the said Uses be diverted or otherwise applied than to the Charitable purposes mentioned or to defray necessary Charges relating thereto Power after His Majesty has approved the Models to Proceed and Finish And the Commissioners are Impowered so soon as His Majesty shall have approved under His Sign Manual their Report in that behalf to take down or to alter the present Structure in such manner as shall be appointed And after such time as He shall have allowed of such Models and Schemes as they shall have presented as aforesaid under His Sign Manual or otherwise for the Building Fitting and Furnishing the said Hospital To Put in hand Carry on and Finish the same proceeding therein in such Method as to them shall seem best All Monie to be Issued by Warrants in Writing And by Warrants in Writing to direct the Issuing of all Monies for Buying Materials and other Uses and Expenditures of the Hospital and all other Charges incident to the Execution of the Commission And Agree upon and Set down Instructions for the keeping of the Money brought into the Treasury and the Materials Provisions and Stores and for the Issuing of the same And appoint in what manner all Books and Accounts shall be Kept Audited and Allowed Powers to be given to ●ub-Committes And out of their own Number and such others as they shall choose to make Sub-Committees and invest them with Power to make Contracts or other Things which they shall intrust them with pursuant to the Power given to themselves and to make Void and Revive the same as they see needful And they are to Consider and Determine of all other Matters for the Carrying on this Design till the same shall be Compleated Commiss●oners to be accountable each for himself only And His Majesty doth declare That the said Commissioners shall be accountable only for their own respective Receipts Actings and Doings And doth Grant to the afore appointed Treasurer the Yearly Sallary of Two hundred pounds from time to time to be allowed upon his Accounts And doth Impower the Commissioners to Proceed Agree and Conclude in all Cases and Things left undetermined upon His late Commission granted for the purposes aforesaid Dated the 12th day of March last past which Commission is hereby Revoked and Determined Dated at Westminster the 10th Day of September in the Seventh Year of His Majesties Reign LONDON Printed by Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd Printers to the King 's most Excellent Majesty 1695.