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<HEAD>The Cities Corporations poore Their Founders ble&s;s, their help implore.</HEAD>
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<L>THE glorious <HI>Founder of the world</HI></L>
<L>Was fir&s;t in our foundation,</L>
<L>The <HI>Parliament</HI> was next to him</L>
<L>In our origination:</L>
<L><HI>Englands chief City</HI> next to the&s;e</L>
<L>Appears in our Creation,</L>
<L>What Ho&s;pitals <HI>Such Founders</HI> have</L>
<L>As our Poors Corporation?</L>
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<L>Their Founders death, gave Life &amp; Breath</L>
<L>To Ho&s;pitalls Foundation,</L>
<L>Our Founders Life, is Life to us</L>
<L>And to our future Station.</L>
<L>A happy death we pray for &s;uch</L>
<L>Who&s;e death breaths Life to others,</L>
<L>Long be our Founders life, who&s;e Life</L>
<L>In&s;pires ex&s;piring Brothers.</L>
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<L>Our fir&s;t admi&s;sion was not gott</L>
<L>By friends, or Rich Allyes,</L>
<L>By great mens lines, by promi&s;e made</L>
<L>Of gratefull Curte&s;yes:</L>
<L>Deep poverty did plead our Cau&s;e,</L>
<L>The gho&s;t we were up giving,</L>
<L>With naked backs, and hungry Jawes</L>
<L>And worms did eat us Living.</L>
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<L>Friendle&s;s and harborle&s;s were we</L>
<L>Expos'd to winde and weather,</L>
<L>And &s;tarving under &s;talls we lay</L>
<L>Wandring we knew not whither.</L>
<L>In filthy rags, we clothed were,</L>
<L>Begging about the City,</L>
<L>That was our ca&s;e, then was the time</L>
<L>Of our Ble&s;t Founders pity.</L>
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<L>For ever ble&s;&s;ed be our <HI>God,</HI></L>
<L>Ble&s;t be the <HI>Parliament,</HI></L>
<L>Ble&s;t be our <HI>Corporation,</HI> </L>
<L>Ble&s;t, our <HI>Lord Pre&s;ident,</HI><NOTE PLACE="marg">Lord Mayor, for the time being, Pre&s;i|dent.</NOTE></L>
<L>Ble&s;t be our <HI>Friend</HI> his <HI>Deputy,</HI> <NOTE PLACE="marg"><HI>John Cutler</HI> E&s;q. Deputy Pre&s;ident. </NOTE></L>
<L>Our <HI>Trea&s;urer;</HI> and <HI>All,</HI><NOTE PLACE="marg">M^r <HI>Maurice Gething</HI> Tre|&s;urer.</NOTE></L>
<L>Who&s;e tender hearts, who&s;e hands, who&s;e pur&s;e</L>
<L>Have quit us thus from Thrall.</L>
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<L>Our backs, and bellies ble&s;&s;e you all</L>
<L>And your Po&s;terity;</L>
<L>We begg, this work begun by you</L>
<L>May have pro&s;perity.</L>
<L>Help, help, ble&s;t Founders, build upon</L>
<L>This newly laid Foundation,</L>
<L>The Generations yet to come</L>
<L>Shall ble&s;s your Corporation.</L>
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