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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87192	Londons charity inlarged, stilling the orphans cry. By the liberality of the Parliament, in granting two houses by Act, and giving a thousand pound towards the work for the imployment of the poor, and education of poor children, who many of them are destroyed in their youth for want of being under a good government and education, whereby they may be made serviceable for God, and the Commonwealth. Also this good work is much encouraged by the liberall contributions of many well-affected citizens of London, for the better carrying it on for the glory of God, the honor of the nation, and comfort of the helples poor. With a platform, how many officers needfull to govern 100 children in a work-house, with laws and orders for the schoolmaster to read to the children once a day for a time, afterwards twice a month, whereby they may be kept under a godly and civill government, to the great joy of good peopl. With other observations worthy the reading. / By S.H. a well-wisher to the nations prosperity, and the poors comfort.	Hartlib, Samuel, d. 1662.	1650 (1650)	Wing H993; Thomason E598_4; ESTC R206315	18,731	24

is to take notice of what losse was in any pounds of wool hemp flax or cotten wool as well in weight as tale this will be a means to prevent stealing and carelesnes such losses the workers to make good besides the allowance some masters allow one ounce in the pound losse in childrens work 2 His care is to see to the house that it be swept and washt and kept clean and wholsom when the Corporation or strangers come into it to see the people at work 3 His care to see the Instruments belonging to the work people that they be preserved and if any hap to be brok or out of order to see them repaired and to buy such things as the Corporation shall appoint These are the cheifest things the Steward is to perform for the honour of the worke The office of the Schoole-Master is 1 To pray with the people once a day at least 2 To teach the children to read write 2 hours in a day one in the forenoon the other in the afternoon the rest of the day to work 3 To read the lawes and orders at certain times to the children to the end they may know how to walk before God and men for the law read is a terrour to mild children and such will reproov others that are more stuborn saying I will tel my Master because you did swear or you did this or that evill contrary to the Laws of the work-house these words falling from the child will daunt the reprooved 4 To exercise those gifts God hath given him on the Sabbath days by prayer reading of Chapters and Sermons as afore-mentioned and catechizing the children by this meanes the streets and fields will bee cleared of many idle children who now spend their days in wickednesse to the dishonor of God and the disgrace of this City and Common wealth When God shall be pleased to bring this Government then rich and poore affected with goodnesse shal say Happy art thou O England in this thy Reformation and blessed be thy God for it 3 The office of the Cook or Sutler to provide such provision for the children as the Corporation shall appoint 1 By taking care that all such provision that shall be given weekly by well disposed people for the comfort of poor children whether it bee Bread from Bakers Beer and Broth from Taverns Innes others or what else any shall provide for the maintenance and upholding this good worke 2 For his better livelyhood that he provide Bread and Beer and such like for the comfort of poor people that work in the house for they will be glad to have it nigh them that they may not be hindred of their work besides the having of it by small quantities farthings and halfe penny worths as they have need These are the cheifest things that these three officers are to act for the glory of God the honour of the Corporation and the comfort of the poor that none may perish for want of bread as many have done of late witnesse some about Westminster that lived upon Dogs and Cats these deer and hard times others upon Beasts blood and Brewers graines boyled together and the poor woman that killed her child and dyed for it the last Sessions 1649. upon her examination she confest extream need and feare of famine occasioned it To conclude for the better releife of the poor it was well observed of one who said that England had many hundred of Acres of waft and barren lands and many thousands of idle hands if both these might be improved England by Gods blessing would grow to be a richer Nation then it is now by far A Parliament power would do much towards this work to make it generall throughout the Nation by causing all planting of Tobacco to be thrown down in England which is a hinderance to the poor Englishmen beyond the Seas and a wrong to the custom if they sell it in other Countries for want of vent here that such lands may be imployed in sowing Hemp and Flax and Roots and planting of trees for fruit and fuel all which would be a great succour to the poor as well to imploy them as releive them the Parliament have intentions to make this good worke of imploying and releiving the poor generally throughout the Nation The great God of heaven is able to make them to act and perform it for a generall good FINIS April 12. 1650. Imprimatur Iohn Downam

of peopl for the advance of Fishing and are sold at the Greybound in Little-brittaine 2. The Children shall be imployed to spinning knitting and sowing and such other imployment as consists to the making of their owne Cloathes therefore to have a Weaver to weave the Cloath and a Taylor to make and mend their Cloathes other imployments in time may be found out which may be very assistfull to Handycraft-Tradesmen and the good of the Marchant 10. Is in relation to Rayment and Food for the Children 1. For their Rayment a c●urse Woollen suite for winter and a Canis or such like for summer as for their food I will speake of it afterwards 11. Is in relation to their Recreation 1. Sometime warlike excercise which many Children take much delight in this recreation will be comodious to the Common-wealth by bringing them up some for the Drum and Pipe some for the Trumpet and all will be skil'd with Warlike termes and postures which they will not forget when they come to be Men This excercise to be performed by each VVork house at home once a weeke or fortnight and once a moneth in summer time in some convenient place then and there all the Children of ability of body in the VVork houses to meete together to excercise their skill and valour Other Recreations may be used in winter time as the Children of Christs Church doe for the sharpening of their wits reviving their spirits and preventing them from Scurvyes and dropsies and such like This usage of Children serves to confute the thoughts of some that thought the Corporation would not be so kinde and tender-hearted unto poor Children and therefore to take off all jeal●usies I shall be bold to say this of the Corporation I verily beleive that such Children whom God doth endue with grace and towardlynesse of carriage they will be willing to prefer to the best services and honest Masters they can get for them for the better joy and comfort of such poor that live orderly 12. I hope the Corporation will endeavour that all such well minded peopl whom God hath inriched with this Worlds good and having their hearts inlarged to the poor by giving them Bread and other food one day in the VV●ek● or more to as many as come to their Doores as to my knowledge some rich Bakers of London do that such bread or any other provision as they or any else that shall give may be fetched from their Houses by the Beadle or the like Officers for the releife of the poor in the VVorkhouses which will be a considerable thing to uphold the stock because much of the stock will be spent towards feeding cloathing the young Children and that the Beadle or other officer be carefull for the receiving of it having two or three of the people of the VVork-houses to goe with him in gathering it and they to deliver it to the cooke or Sutler for the use of the Poor This also will be a great succor to such VVomen that beg with little Children in their armes and hands for bread and broth and beere are the chiefest things that Children feede upon all which will be had with little charge to the Corporation onely the Beadle or Officer for his paines and I beleive some men will from a charitable disposition doe it for little gaines because it is for the honour of God and the good of the poor 13. And lastly I hope they will endeavoor that these ensuing Lawes may once or twice a weeke for a time be published to the Children by the School-master for the better regulating them in the feare of God 1. THat none young nor old in the Work-house shall sweare neither by the name of God nor the Lord Jesus Christ 2. That none eyther young or old give their tongues to lying rayling filthy talking or singing ribbauld Songs 3. That none scoff at any man or Womans person being Deformed seeing it is the Workmanship of God who might have layd it upon thee that scoffest nor to scoff at any mans profession being never so low and mean in the World if needfull in the Common-wealth 4. That none have any cursed wishes in their tongues to any neyther in the Work-house nor abroad 5. That none give their hands to stealing or imbezeling any of the goods of the Corporation or any of their Fellows goods belonging to them in the Work-house And if any refuse to obey these or the like wholsome Lawes and Orders of the Work-house and despiseth to be under the Government and Correction of such punishment as the Corporation shall thinke meete for such offences greater or lesser that then they be sent to Bridewell or house of Correction to receive further punishment for deserts Consider that these Lawes and Orders being read by the aforesaid School-master upon such dayes as the Corporation shall appoint and the punishment executed upon the Offendors young or old will be a meanes to make many of them affraid to offend as it appeares by Solomons words Prov. 22.15 Foolishnesse is bound in the heart of a Child but the rod of correction shall drive it farr from him Here followeth to be considered the charge and the gain of imploying the poor in these particulars ensuing 1 How many officers needfull to govern 100 children 2 The wages of officers to govern the children from 5 or 6 year old to 14 or 15. 3 The charge of dyet for such children whose Parents are dead or very poor 4 What profit will arise out of their labour towards this charge First how many officers needfull to order 100 children in each Work-house 1 A Steward 2 A Schoolmaster 3 A Cook or Sutler 4 A Botcher 5 A Cobler 6 A Barber 7 Five women teachers to order the said hundred children in spinning kniting or the like in all there will be need of these 11 officers 2 What wages each officer to have yeerly in a competent measure for the better preservation of the Stock and a hopefull carying on of this good work   li d. s. 1 The Stewards Salary besides his lodging 50 0 0 2 The Schoolmasters Salary with his loding 20 0 0 And if this be thought too little allow him so much Serge as will make him a Suit and Cloak of the childrens spinning which will be a good help to him   li d. s. 3 The Cook or Sutler his Salary 12 0 0 And the benefit of selling bread and beer to the work-peopl c.   li d. s. 4 The Botcher his Salary 6 0 0 5 The Cobler his Salary 4 0 0 6 The Barber his Salary 3 0 0 7 The 5 women 5 li. a peece Salary comes to 25 0 0   120 0 0 Besides if every woman may be allowed a peny out of every shilling the children earn by spining kniting or other work this will not onely be a means to stir up the children to make them quick-handed but also the Teachers and the Corporation will both