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A10955 A liuing remembrance of Master Robert Rogers, marchant aduenturer & leatherseller of London deceased, who declared the fruites of his faith, by his most christian & charitable workes And left this life at his house in Bassings-hall the 22. of September. And was buried in Christ-church on Thursday the 1. of October. 1601. 1601 (1601) STC 21224; ESTC S121828 1,825 1

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A liuing remembrance of Master Robert Rogers Marchant aduenturer Leatherseller of London deceased who declared the fruites of his faith by his most christian charitable workes And left this life at his house in Bassings-hill the 22. of September And was buried in Christ-church on Thursday the 1. of October 1601. WHen bad men dye the memorie remaines Of their corruptions and vngodly wayes As merit to their misapplyed paines Out of ill actions forming as ill praise for vertue wounded by their deepe disgrace Leaues shame to their posteritie and race When good men dye the memorie remaines Of their true vertues and most christian wayes As a due guerdon to their godly paines Out of good actions forming as good praise for vertue cherish'd by their deedes of grace Leaues fame to their posteritie and race Among those good if goodnes may be said To be among the seede of mortall men In vpright ballaunce of true merit wayed This worthy Batcheler esteeme we then In whome as in a mirrour doth appeare That faith and workes did shine in him most cleere Now let vs not as is our common vse Measure him by a many other more In death to couer their lifes bad abuse That then flyes out some bounty of their store No Rogers was none such as may appeare By these true witnesses annexed heere First as God blest him with aboundant wealth Like to a carefull Steward he imployde it Squaring his guifts out in his best of health As glad to leaue it as when he inioyde it Himselfe prepared euery houre to die And all in order pointed christianly In sundry callings and vocations Where he could heare of them were rightly poore As men decayed by their occupations Yet held by shame from begging at the doore Such succourd he as knowing that their need Stopt vp their mouthes though made their hearts to bleede What should I say to what poore wanting heart Was he not liberall in the largest kinde Such as were hopefull and had any parte Of christian zeale felt freely his good minde Preachers poore handy-crafts and parishes From Rogers purse haue liberall Legacies In Abrahams bosome sleepes he with the blest His workes do follow him his worth suruiues The Angels guide him to eternall rest Where is no date of time for yeares or liues You that are rich doe you as he hath done and so assure the Crowne that Christ hath wonne Leagacies bequeathed to charitable vses by Master Robert Rogers deceased IN primis to the two Counters Ludgate Newgate Bedlam and the Clinke xii.l. Money to be presently distributed to the poore in the Parish he dwelt in x.l. To prouide two dozen of bread euery Sunday for euer to be giuen to the poore of the said Parish C.l. To the Parish of Christ-church to buy Coales at the best hand for the poore yearely to continue a stocke for euer to that vse x.l. And money presently to be distriubted to the poore in that Parish v.l. To the poor of S. George Parish in Southwarke the poor without Newgate the poor without Cripplegate the poore without Bushops gate to each Parish xx Nobles to be distributed in money xxvj l.xiij.s.iiij.d To the poore of two Townes in the West Country xiij l.vj.s.viij.d To the poore of the towne of Poole where he was borne to be presently distributed in money x.l. More to build almes houses in the said towne CCCxxxiij 〈…〉 vj. s.viij.d With exebition for twelue poore people weekely for euer To releeue poore Prisoners such as may be set free for xx Nobles a man or vnder so that no Papist nor Athist haue any benefit thereof CL.l. To releeue poore Preachers of the word of God not exceeding to any one man aboue ten pound C.l. To ten poore decayed Artifficers that haue charge of wife and Children ten pound a man C.l. To the company of Marchant aduentureres for the reliefe of decayed people by him nominated during their liues and after their decease to the vse of young men free of the said company CCCC.l. To the Company of Leathersellers to giue exebition at the Vnyuersities to foure Schollers students in Deuinitie for euer viz. Two in Oxford and Two in Cambridge CCCC.l. To Saint George Parish in Sowthwarke xxx.l. To Saint Sepulchers Parish xxx.l. To Saint Oliffes Parish in Sowthwarke xxx.l. To Saint Gyles without Cripplegate xxx.l. To Saint Leonards in Shorditch xxx.l. To Saint Buttolphes without Allgate xx.l. To Saint Buttolphes without Bishopsgate xx.l. Amounting to 190.l in all to make stocks to buy sea-coale or other fuell in summer at the best hand for the vse of the poore and to continue for euer in that manner leauing stocks in those seuerall Parishes To Christs Hospitall of which he was a gouernour to purchase land to the reliefe of that house CCCCC l To erect Almes houses within the Cittie of London and for exebition weekely for xij poore people to be placed in them CCCCCC l The whole summe giuen by Master Rogers last Will to charitable vses 2960. l. 6. s. 8. d. Imprinted at London for M. Allde and are to be solde at her shop vnder Saint Mildreds Church in the Poultry