APPENDIX XIV.
Report of the Four Royal Hospitals, 1644[782] (King's pamphlets, 669, f. 10, No. 2).
A true Report of the great Costs and Charges of the foure Hospitals, in the City of London, in the maintenance of their great number of poore, this present yeare, 1644, as followeth:
| Children kept and maintained at this present, at the Charge of Christs Hospitall in the said House, in diverse places of this City and Suburbes, and with sundry Nurses in the Countrey. | } | 758 |
The Names of all which are registred in the Bookes kept in Christs Hospitall, there to be seene from what Parishes, and by what meanes they have beene from time to time admitted.
| Children put forth Apprentices, discharged and dead this yeare last past | } | 100 |
In respect of the troubles of the times, the meanes of the said Hospitall hath very much failed for want of charitable Benevolences which formerly have beene given, and are now ceased and very few Legacies are now given to Hospitals, the Rents and Revenues thereunto belonging being also very ill paid; besides the want of bringing Cloth and other Manufactures to London, which have formerly bin brought to Blackwell-Hall, the Hallage whereof was a great part of the poore Childrens Maintenance, which being decaied, by these and other meanes, the said Hospitall hath not beene able to take in any Children for two yeares past.
| There hath bin Cured this yeare last past at the Charge of St. Bartholomewes Hospitall of maymed Souldiers and other diseased Persons, to the number of | } | 1122 |
All which have beene relieved with Money and other necessaries at their departure.