Anthony Earl of Shaftesbury, Francis Eyles, Esq. John Lord Viscount Purceval, John Laroche, Esq. John Lord Viscount Tyrconnel, James Vernon, Esq. James Lord Viscount Limerick, Stephen Hales, A.M. George Lord Carpenter, Richard Chandler, Esq. Edward Digby, Esq. Thomas Frederick, Esq. James Oglethorpe, Esq. Henry L'Apostre, Esq. George Heathcote, Esq. William Heathcote, Esq. Thomas Towers, Esq. John White, Esq. Robert Moore, Esq. Robert Kendal, Esq. Robert Hucks, Esq. Richard Bundy, D.D. William Sloper, Esq. Collections were made all over England, and large sums raised, and the Parliament gave £10,000, which enabled the trustees to entertain many poor people that offered, and to make provision for their transportation and maintenance till they could provide for themselves. [OLDMIXON, I. p.526. "Those who direct this charity have, by their own choice, in the most open and disinterested manner, made it impossible for any one among them to receive any advantage from it, besides the consciousness of making others happy. Voluntary and unpaid directors carry on their designs with honor and success. Such an association of men of leisure and fortune to do good, is the glory and praise of our country."] [_Sermon before the trustees for establishing the colony of Georgia_, by THOMAS RUNDLE, D.D., _Bishop of Londonderry, Ireland_. Lond. 1734, page 16.] X. OGLETHORPE'S DISINTERESTEDNESS IN THE UNDERTAKING. As Oglethorpe's going along with this new Colony proceeded merely from his public spirit, and from a disinterested and generous view of contributing all that was in his power, towards the benefit of his country, and the relief of his distressed countrymen, it met with just and deserved applause. In one of the public prints of the day the following encomium was inserted.