The case of the city of London, in reference to debt to the orphans, and others.
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The case of the city of London, in reference to debt to the orphans, and others.
City of London (England). Court of Aldermen.
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1692.
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Orphans -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800.
Poor laws -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800.
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The
CASE
of
the
City
of
London
,
In
Reference
to
DEBT
to
The
ORPHANS
,
and
Others
.
BY
the
Custom
of
LONDON
,
confirmed
by
divers
Acts
of
Parliament
,
the
Lord
Mayor
and
Court
of
Aldermen
are
Guardians
of
the
ORPHANS
of
all
Freemen
of
the
said
City
,
and
have
the
Care
and
Government
of
Them
,
their
Estates
,
and
Marriages
;
and
have
a
Customary
Jurisdiction
by
the
Name
of
The
Court
of
Orphans
.
By
that
Custom
the
Executors
of
every
the
said
Citizens
are
bound
,
either
to
find
sufficient
Sureties
to
the
Chamberlain
for
the
Orphans
Portions
,
who
is
a
sole
Body
Corporate
for
that
purpose
:
Or
otherwise
,
to
pay
the
same
into
the
Chamber
of
London
as
a
Deposit
,
to
be
kept
for
them
until
Security
be
found
,
or
their
respective
Portions
become
due
;
and
such
Maintenance
to
be
allowed
to
the
Orphans
,
as
the
Custom
directed
,
by
the
Name
of
Finding-Mony
.
In
regard
the
Estates
of
the
Citizens
were
mostly
Personal
,
and
liable
to
be
wasted
by
Widows
and
Executors
,
That
Court
hath
been
found
by
the
Experience
of
many
Ages
,
to
be
a
most
necessary
and
effectual
means
to
preserve
the
Estates
and
Children
of
the
Citizens
;
and
the
Protection
and
Preservation
of
the
Persons
,
Estates
and
Marriages
of
many
Thousands
of
Orphans
,
are
owing
to
the
Care
of
that
Ancient
Court.
The
CHAMBER
of
London
(
being
the
Receipt
of
all
the
Cities
Revenue
,
and
the
Treasury
wherein
all
the
Portions
of
Orphans
were
to
have
been
deposited
,
as
in
a
Sacred
Treasury
)
had
for
many
Ages
a
most
unquestionable
Credit
,
very
Great
Sums
of
Mony
being
continually
Receiving
in
,
and
Paying
out
:
And
the
Chamber
had
Sufficient
to
Answer
to
every
Orphan
,
and
all
other
Debts
,
until
about
the
beginning
of
the
late
Troubles
between
England
and
Scotland
.
But
about
the
Beginning
of
those
Troubles
,
divers
Debts
owing
to
the
City
,
amounting
to
near
Thirty
Thousand
Pounds
,
became
desperate
:
And
about
the
same
time
,
the
City
in
compliance
with
His
late
Majesty
King
Charles
the
First
,
having
Advanced
to
him
,
and
Expended
for
him
,
about
Forty
Thousand
Pounds
more
,
the
City
became
Indebted
in
the
Year
1638
,
in
Seventy
Thousand
Pounds
.
Ever
since
the
said
Year
,
the
Chamber
paid
Interest
for
the
said
Debt
,
and
the
then
Government
of
the
City
very
Improvidently
allowed
the
Executors
of
the
Citizens
,
to
bring
into
the
Chamber
Orphans
Portions
upon
Interest
,
which
ought
to
have
been
only
deposited
by
such
Executors
as
could
not
,
or
would
not
give
the
Chamber
Security
for
them
:
And
by
that
means
a
great
Cash
was
kept
in
the
Chamber
,
of
which
no
profit
was
made
;
and
out
of
the
same
,
Interest
was
constantly
paid
for
the
said
Debt
,
as
also
for
the
said
Portions
:
So
that
by
a
true
Account
,
Mony
being
taken
in
at
Interest
to
pay
Interest
,
the
said
Debt
of
Seventy
Thousand
Pounds
,
in
FIFTY
AND
FOVR
YEARS
,
hath
increased
to
above
Five
times
that
Sum
:
And
the
Interest
paid
also
to
Orphans
,
contrary
to
the
Custom
of
the
City
,
hath
made
up
the
rest
of
the
present
Debt
.
The
Cities
Ancient
great
Revenues
,
given
by
Benefactors
for
the
support
of
its
Government
,
might
in
some
measure
have
prevented
the
vast
Encrease
of
its
Debt
;
If
the
Troubles
of
the
Kingdom
had
not
happen'd
,
and
the
Rebellion
of
Ireland
first
broke
out
,
and
afterwards
a
Civil
War
here
ensued
,
whereby
the
City
was
constrained
(
by
the
Powers
unto
which
they
were
Subject
)
to
lay
out
several
Sums
of
Mony
upon
divers
Occasions
,
as
the
prevailing
Powers
Commanded
.
All
which
,
together
wth
their
great
Losses
and
Diminution
of
their
Revenue
by
the
Irish
Rebellion
,
Augmented
their
Debt
,
and
whilst
the
City
laboured
under
the
intollerable
Burthen
of
Interest
for
Orphans
Portions
,
Unduly
and
Improvidently
(
as
is
before
mentioned
)
brought
upon
th●m
,
the
dreadful
Fire
of
London
happen'd
,
and
consumed
most
part
of
the
Cities
Revenue
,
which
consisted
in
Houses
.
Nevertheless
the
Credit
of
the
Chamber
continued
,
and
Payments
both
of
Principal
and
Interest
were
ansvered
until
the
Quo
Warranto
brought
against
the
City
,
to
destroy
their
Being
:
Which
not
only
put
them
to
great
Charge
,
but
so
ruined
their
Credit
,
that
all
Payments
into
the
Chamber
ceased
,
and
the
Body
Corporate
and
all
its
legal
Powers
(
until
this
present
happy
Revolution
)
was
taken
to
be
utterly
destroyed
:
Whereby
the
Duties
of
Waterbailage
and
Tronage
,
or
Kings
Beam
,
and
many
other
ancient
Duties
and
Profits
belonging
to
the
Corporation
,
were
in
a
great
measure
lost
,
and
the
Interest
of
a
vast
Debt
in
the
mean
time
continually
growing
,
the
City
became
disabled
to
answer
the
same
.
Notwithstanding
for
the
Reasons
aforesaid
,
the
City
hath
not
received
any
Orphans
Mony
into
the
Chamber
since
Christmas
1683
;
yet
since
that
time
,
there
has
been
such
Care
to
get
in
Debts
owing
to
the
City
,
and
to
improve
their
Revenue
,
That
they
have
paid
to
all
Poor
Orphans
(
whose
Portionsin
the
Chamber
of
London
exceeded
not
Fifty
and
Five
Pounds
)
Their
Whole
Debt
,
amounting
to
Ten
Thousand
Six
Hundred
Seventy
Three
Pounds
,
Two
Shillings
and
Eight
Pence
;
And
have
further
Paid
to
the
Orphans
,
and
Others
,
for
Interest
,
One
Hundred
Thousand
,
Five
Hundred
and
Fifty
Pounds
.
But
the
Present
Court
of
Aldermen
(
finding
it
impossible
for
the
Government
of
this
City
to
be
supported
under
the
burthen
of
so
great
a
Debt
)
have
thought
it
their
Duty
,
from
time
to
time
,
to
apply
themselves
to
the
Wisdom
of
the
Parliament
,
for
proper
Remedies
to
such
a
Grievance
:
In
regard
it
is
the
Case
of
the
Capital
City
of
the
Kingdom
,
in
whose
Support
and
Welfare
the
whole
Nation
is
much
concerned
;
And
this
Court
of
Aldermen
humbly
hope
,
that
it
will
be
rightly
urderstood
,
that
the
Debt
has
not
been
incurred
,
nor
augmented
by
their
Default
,
Negligence
,
or
Expence
;
They
serving
the
City
freely
at
their
own
Cost
,
without
Eating
or
Drinking
at
the
Cities
Charge
,
as
has
been
untruly
suggested
.
And
they
have
been
and
are
uncessant
in
their
Cares
and
Endeavours
,
to
make
the
utmost
Improvement
of
all
that
belongs
to
the
City
,
only
for
the
Benefit
of
the
Orphans
:
And
are
now
humble
Solicitors
to
the
Parliament
,
not
for
any
Interest
or
Benefit
of
their
own
;
but
for
the
Relief
of
the
Distressed
,
and
the
Quiet
and
Support
of
the
Government
.
And
they
shall
humbly
crave
leave
to
shew
unto
the
Parliament
(
if
they
may
be
admited
thereunto
)
wherein
they
conceive
this
City
to
be
wronged
and
deprived
of
divers
Ancient
Rights
and
Customs
belonging
to
it
:
Which
being
Restored
and
Established
by
Act
of
Parliament
,
will
greatly
help
towards
the
Payment
of
the
said
Debt
,
or
of
a
reasonable
perpetual
Interest
for
the
same
,
as
the
Wisdom
of
the
Parliament
shall
think
most
convenient
.
Printed
by
SAMVEL
ROYCROFT
,
Printer
to
the
Honourable
City
of
LONDON
,
1692.