The Early History of English Poor Relief - of Girton College E. M. Leonard

A Preacher who hath for his yearly wages and house rent	xxvi^li xvi^s viii^d
A Clarke to keepe their bookes and to enter vp their accounts who hath yearly for his sallary	xx^li
A Steward who for himselfe his man and his maid receaveth yearly	xxxii^li
A Porter who receaveth yearly for himselfe and his man	xxij^li xvj^s viii^d
A Matron who receaveth yearly for herselfe and her maid	xxv^li
One Beadle who is also Sexton of the Chappell and receaveth yearly for his service therein and for making cleane the yards and looking to themptying of the vaults Three pounds Sixe shillings and Eight pence And he being a Tailo^r is allowed yearly towards making the apprentices and others of the poores clothes w^thin the house iiii^li and he is allowed more yearly xx^s in tot.	viii^li vi^s viii^d
One other Beadle who receaveth yearly	xx^s
These two Beadles receave the rest of their wages from the other Hospitalls. Two other beadles who receave yearly for wages and livery coats	xiij^li iiij^s
These officers doe all reside w^thin the house.
A Surgeon to view the bodies of such as are brought in diseased or lame w^thin the house and to cure such as be suddenly hurt who receaveth yearly	xl^s
There are also Two Marshalls men who doe receive yearly for their wages	xxxvi^li x^s
There is a Raker to carry away the soyle from the house who hath yearly	xx^s
A Nightman to empty the Vaults who hath yearly	iiij^li
Som(m)e totall of all the officers wages ys	clxxxxiij^li viii^s [770]
The Revenue of the said Hospitall is expended and disposed of in releiveing and manteining such aged lame sick and idle persons as are sent downe to the said Hospitall and either cannot or will not worke for whome they are constrained to provide clothes for such as be naked, diet, straw and other provision, and also to allowe continuall sustenance to those whose worke is not sufficient to releive them, all w^ch w^thin the space of vii yeares last past one yeare w^th another hath expended per ann(um)	ccxl^li
And also, according to the intent and true meaning of their grant, there are mainteined in clothes w^thin the said hospitall one hundred and sixe apprentices, poore children most of them taken out of the streets whose Masters dwell rent free w^thin the said Hospitall, besides many other poore children are put forth apprentices into other places. All w^ch together w^th the repaire of the houses and other necessary charges and expences of the said hospitall disbursed and laid out, as by the particulers thereof may appeare at large in the bookes of accounts, w^thin vii yeares last past hath cost one yeare w^th another at least	vii^cli
Som(m)e totall of all the casuall paym^ts aforemenconed ys	ix^cxl^l
Som(m)e totall of all the paym^ts afore specified ys	mcxxxiij^li viii^s [771]....

The Ordinances and Constitucons by w^ch the said hospitall is ordered and governed are conteined and specified in great bookes by reason of the largenes whereof they cannot in so short a time be coppied out but they shalbe ready to be shewed forth as yo^r Hono^rs shall appoint."

D. Dom. State Papers, Chas. I., Vol. 191, No. 42. This report is endorsed "16 May, 1631. Certificate from the Maior of Guldeforde in Surr."

Guldeford in Com. Surr.

"The certificate of John Champion gent Maior of the Towne of Guldeford, on the behalf of the Maior and Justices of peace of the saide Towne and Lib(er)ties made the Sixtenth day of May, in the seauenth yere of the Raigne of o^r Sou(er)aigne Lord kinge Charles 1631.

Accordinge to his Ma^ties good Orders and direccons, and in performance of o^r Duties I certifie That forthw^th vppon receipt of the Booke of instruccons w^ch was about the 5^t of Februarie last past, we, the saide Maio^r and the Justices of Peace in the saide Towne, did assemble o^rselues togeather and did call before vs The constables, churchwardens and overseers of the poore in the seu(er)all parishes w^thin the saide Towne and lib(er)ties. And ther did enquire, As by the saide booke of Orders is directed, And haue vntill this tyme contynewed a three weekes meetinge and made enquirie accordinglie.

We found no neglect in any of the saide Officers, But that they haue discharged ther duties accordinge to Lawe.

Vppon o^r enquirie had, seuerall presentm^ts were made to vs ag^t dronkards and such as do sitt tiplinge and drinckinge in Alehouses and vitlinge houses, and we haue caused the penalties lymitted by the statute to be leuyed, as well on them as the vitlers and disposed the same to y^e poore of the seu(er)all parishes wher the offences were comitted as the Lawe requireth.

We haue caused also Two apprentices to be bound to handicrafts and raysed money to place them And do prouide to haue such other as are yet to be placed, to be put out so sone as they are fitt to be put out We haue, at o^r Sessions of the peace helde for the saide Towne on the second day of May last, enquired on those Articles that tend to reformacon or punishm^t of Offences in Bakers or Brewers, Forstallers, regrato^rs and ingrossers and of such other offences as are in the direccon menc(ion)ed. And such Delinquents as stand presented before vs and appered in Court we haue fyned and punished accordinge to Lawe. And caused proces from the saide sessions to be made out against the delinquents so presented and not appereinge, and entend to put the seu(er)all Lawes in execucon against them.