Volume 1

The report of the general committee for directing, managing, and transacting the business, affairs, estate, and effects of the corporation of the governors and guardians of the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children : relating to the general plan for executing the purposes of the Royal Charter, establishing this Hospital.

  • Foundling Hospital (London, England)
Date:
1740
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The report of the general committee for directing, managing, and transacting the business, affairs, estate, and effects of the corporation of the governors and guardians of the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children : relating to the general plan for executing the purposes of the Royal Charter, establishing this Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    At the General Courts Governors and Guardians may be elected by Ballot, but a Regulation of thefe Eledtions being par¬ ticularly referred to us, we have made a feparate Report concerning that Matter. Upon the Choice of any Governor and Guardian, Notice thereof (hall be lent him by the Secretary, together with printed Copies of the Charter, A£t of Parliament, By-l aws, and Plan,' for the Regulation of this Corporation. We having now gone through what to us appears necehary for the immediate Execution of the Powers veiled in the Cor¬ poration by His Majefty’s Charter, many Particulars may occur, which Experience may vary, but which Practice only can teach. We therefore fubmit thefe to the Con- fideration of the General Court, and fhall only add, That in our Opinion, to keep up and encourage the charitable Difpofition of Mankind to this Hofpital, it may be proper to appoint lome particular Day for an annual Charity Sermon, at which all the Governors fhould be defired to attend the Prefident, from the Hofpital to feme proper Church ; and a particular Number appointed to colledl the Benefadhons of charitable Perlons, for the Maintenance and Support of the Hofpital, with luch Marks of Diftindtion to the Colle&ors, as fhall C be