London and Its Environs Described, vol. 2 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round ItAnonymous
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London and Its Environs Described, vol. 2 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It
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London (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; London (England) -- Gazetteers -- Early works to 1800
When any person shall claim a child, they are to leave a petition
with the Secretary, directed to the Governors: this, the Secretary
is to deliver to the general committee, who are to transmit it to
the house committee, and to give orders, that the person petitioning
attend them at a day appointed; when the house committee shall
enquire, what right they have to the child; what are their
circumstances; whether they are able and willing to provide for the
child; what security they can give for that purpose, and what
satisfaction they can make to the hospital for the expence to which
it has been put, by the maintenance of the child; which committee
shall report the same to the next general committee, with their
opinion thereupon. If the proposal made by the parent, and the
report, is satisfactory to the general committee, they are then, and
not before, to order the billets to be opened, and the register
searched; and if they find the child is living, may make an order to
deliver such child to its parent or relation, which order is not to
be delivered till they have complied with the terms required by the
committee. Every person to whom a child is so delivered, is to
provide cloathing for that child, in which it is to be dressed, and
the cloathing of the hospital to be left with the steward.
When any are discharged on having attained the age appointed for
that purpose, by act of parliament, that is, twenty-four for the
males, or twenty-one for the females; or when any of the girls shall
be married, with the consent of the committee; the general committee
may, at their discretion, give them cloaths, money, or necessaries,
not exceeding the value of 10_l._ but as it is hoped, that the males
and females will be able at those years to get an honest livelihood
by their industry, this charity is to be cautiously and seldom
practised, except on the marriage of the girls.
FOUNTAIN _alley_, 1. Maiden lane, Southwark.* 2. Silver street,
Bloomsbury market.*
FOUNTAIN _court_, 1. Aldermanbury.* 2. Bread street, Cheapside.* 3.
Chandos street.* 4. Cheapside. 5. Lothbury.* 6. St. Martin’s lane,
Charing Cross.* 7. Middle Temple.* 8. In the Minories.* 9. Shoe
lane.* 10. In the Strand.*
FOUNTAIN _stairs_, Rotherhith.*
FOUR CROWN _court_, Rosemary lane.*
FOUR DOVE _court_, 1. St. Martin’s le Grand.* 2. Noble street, Foster
lane.*
FOUR SWAN _yard_, Mile end green.*
FOX _court_, 1. Fox lane, Wapping.* 2. Gray’s Inn lane.* 3. St.
James’s street.* 4. Newgate street.* 5. Queen square.* 6. Snow
hill.*
FOX AND CROWN _court_, Barbican.*
FOX AND GOOSE _alley_, Peter’s lane.*
FOX AND GOOSE _yard_, London wall.*
FOX AND HOUNDS _yard_, Bishopsgate street.*
FOX AND KNOT _court_, Cow lane, West Smithfield.*
FOX _lane_, Upper Shadwell.*
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