A Psalme of thanks-giving, to be sung
by the Children of Christs Hospitall, on Munday in the
Easter Holy dayes, at Christ Church, for their
Founders and Benefactors. An.Dom.1643.
CHORUS.
This Chorus
is to be sung by
all the Children,
and repeated after
every Verse.
RIse Orphanes, raise your Voyce, in praise of God, for Patrones kind,
For bounteous Citizens from whom, we daily favour finde.
VERSUS.
BY teares spent Mothers in distresse, to miseries enthrall'd, We were
Be-no-ni in their pangs, the Sons of sorrow call'd. Nor could our Fathers
tell what state, the Lord would place Us in, With better then our Mothers hopes to call us Ben-ja-min.
But dying, they bequeath'd to want, the Children of their feares, We wep't till from our eyes were
wip't, the pitty moving tears. Chorus. Rise Orphanes, etc.
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They moov'd the God of pitty, He a King to pitty moov'd,
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And he remov'd our heapes of want, which work the Lord approv'd.
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The King young Edward was the Sixt, but Englands first Josiah,
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From Heaven by grace endued with the spirit of Eliah.
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Which Spr'it on our succeeding Kings, let ever (Lord) be breath'd,
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To them and Citizens, O let poore Orphanes be bequeath'd.
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Chorus. Rise Orphanes, raise your voyce, etc.
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Which they did well discharge, and so doth Charles our Soveraigne,
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You Senate who with Citizens, that Princes charge maintaine.
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Maintain therefore, O Lord, the state, and stock of King and Queene,
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On Parliament, and Clergie let thy worke of grace be seene.
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The City and the Scarlet Robe with wealth and honour guard,
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Our Patrones in thy mercy great, with happinesse reward.
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Chorus. Rise Orphanes, raise your voyce, etc.
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CHildren kept and maintained at this present, at the
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Charge of Christs Hospitall, in the said House, in
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divers places of this City and Suburbs, and with sundry
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Nurses in the Country, which is a farre greater number
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then hitherto hath been since the foundation ____ ____
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The names of all which, are Registred in the Books kept in
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Christs Hospitall, there to be seen, from what Parishes, and by
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what meanes they have been from time to time admitted.
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Children put forth Apprentices, discharged, and dead
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this yeare last past ___ ____ _____ ____ ____ ____
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THere hath been cured this yeare last past, at the
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Charge of Saint Bartholomews Hospitall, of Soul-
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diers and other diseased people, to the number of ____
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All which were relieved with Money and other necessaries at
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their departure.
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Buried this yeare after much charge in their sicknesse----
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Remaining under cure at this present, at the charge of
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the said Hospitall ____ ___ __ _____ ____ ____ ____
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THere hath been cured this
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yeare last past, at the charge
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of Saint Thomas Hospitall, of
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Souldiers, and other diseased
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people ____ ____ ____ __
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All which were relieved with money
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and other necessaries at ther departure.
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Buried out of the said Hospi-
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tall this yeare ____ ____ _____
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Remaining under cure at this
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present _____ ____ _____ ____
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THere hath been brought into
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the Hospitall of Bridewell,
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within the space of one yeare, of
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wandring Souldiers and other
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vagrants, to the number of ____
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Whereof some have been clothed and
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sent beyond the Seas.
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And of which number many have
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been chargable for the time of their
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being there, which cannot be avoided,
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by reason of their necessities, or passed
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away without charge.
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There is maintained and kept
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in the said Hospitall, (in Arts,
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Occupations, and other servile
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works and labours) Apprentices,
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and other persons, to the num-
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ber of ____ _____ ____ ____
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