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A84441	England and Wales. Commissioners for Charitable Uses.	By the Commissioners for Charitable Uses. Whereas there is a special commission directed to us, under the Great-Seal of England, by his Highness Oliver Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the dominions thereto belonging, for the redressing of the misimployment and concealing of lands, goods and stocks of money heretofore given to charitable uses, as well by kings and queens of England, as by other well disposed persons. ...	1655.0		.xml	application/xml	1426	51	58	Some for relief of aged impotent and poor people ; Some for maintenance of Sick and maimed Souldiers and Mariners , Schools of Learning , Free-Schools , and Schollers in Universities ; Some for repair of Bridges , Ports , Havens , Cause-waies , Churches , Sea-banks , and High-waies ; Some for education and perferment of Orphans ; Some for or towards relief , Stock or maintenance for houses of Correction ; Some for Marriages of poor Maids ; Some for supportation , aid and help of young Tradesmen , Handicrafts-men , and Persons decayed ; And others for relief or redemption of Prisoners or Captives , and for aid or ease of any poor Inhabitants concerning payment of Fifteens , setting out of Souldiers and other Taxes : Wee doe therefore in conscience of our dutie towards God and Man , hereby order & declare That if any poor person or persons whatsoever , under any the qualifications before specified , doe or shall find themselves justly grieved with fraud or violence , in the concealement , detention , or abuse of any ( though never so Rich and great Oppressors ) of any thing that is or shall be due to them , or any of them by the gift , appointment or assignment of any well disposed persons , and shall make their greivances appear before us to be reall ; That they and every of them so grieved , shall have and receive sufficient remedie in the same both for what hath been formerly concealed or detained , as also for what is at present concealed or detained from them amongst such cruell oppressors , their heires , executors and administrators , if they or any of them have Assets in Law or Equity , with all possible speed , and without any fear of their Adversaries malitious power or greatness , either for the present or for time to come ; And also that if any person or persons shall out of a due sence and apprehension of the oppressed and perishing condition of the Poor , make any just complaint of any Concealement or detention of any Gift , Appointment , or Assignement of any Lands , Rents , or Monies belonging to any Poor by whomsoever , and shall or can make a clear and full discoverie thereof , every such person or persons so doing shall and may recover the same before us for the use of the said Poor , together with all the arreares , against any such unjust dealers whomsoever , their heires , executors , or administrators , if they or any of them have Assets either in Law or Equity . This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A84441 of text R211605 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.20[16]).	cache/A84441.xml	txt/A84441.txt
