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<HEAD>A P&s;alme of thank&s;-giving, to be &s;ung by the Children of <HI>Chri&s;ts Ho&s;pitall,</HI> on Munday in the Ea&s;ter Holy dayes, at <HI>Chri&s;t Church,</HI> for their Founders and Benefactors. <HI>An. Dom.</HI> 1643.</HEAD>
<P><LABEL>CHORUS.</LABEL></P>
<P><NOTE PLACE="marg">This <HI>Chorus</HI> is to be &s;ung by all the Children, and repeated af|ter every Ver&s;e.</NOTE> <GAP DESC="music"><HI>_RI&s;e Orphanes, rai&s;e your Voyce, in prai&s;e of God, for Patrones kind,</HI> <GAP DESC="music"><HI>For bounteous Citizens from whom, we daily favour finde.</HI></P>
<P><LABEL>VERSUS.</LABEL></P>
<P><GAP DESC="music"><HI>_BY teares &s;pent Mothers in di&s;tre&s;&s;e, to mi&s;eries enthrall'd, We were</HI> <GAP DESC="music"><HI><HI>Be-no-ni</HI> in their pangs, the Sons of &s;orrow call'd. Nor could our Fathers</HI> <GAP DESC="music"><HI>tell what &s;tate, the Lord would place Us in, With better then our Mothers hopes, to call us <HI>Ben-ja-min.</HI></HI> <GAP DESC="music"><HI>But dying, they bequeath'd to want, the Children of their feares, We wep't till from our eyes were</HI> <GAP DESC="music"><HI>wip't, the pitty moving teares. <HI>Chorus.</HI> Ri&s;e Orphanes, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></HI></P>
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<L><HI>They moov'd the God of pitty, He a King to pitty mooy'd,</HI></L>
<L><HI>And he remov'd our heapes of want, which work the Lord approv'd.</HI></L>
<L><HI>The King young <HI>Edward</HI> was the Sixt, but <HI>Englands</HI> fir&s;t <HI>I&s;iah,</HI></HI></L>
<L><HI>From Heaven by grace endued with the &s;pirit of <HI>Eliah.</HI></HI></L>
<L><HI>Which Spr'it on our &s;ucceeding Kings, let ever (Lord) be breath'd,</HI></L>
<L><HI>To them and Citizens O let poore Orphanes be bequeath'd.</HI></L>
<L><HI><HI>Chorus.</HI> Ri&s;e Orphanes, rai&s;e your voyce, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></HI></L>
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<L><HI>Which they did well di&s;charge, and &s;o doth <HI>Charles</HI> our Soveraigne,</HI></L>
<L><HI>You Senate who with Citizens, that Princes charge maintaine.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Maintain therefore, O Lord the &s;tate, and &s;tock of King and Queene,</HI></L>
<L><HI>On Parliament, and Clergie let thy worke of grace be &s;eene.</HI></L>
<L><HI>The City and the Scarlet Robe with wealth and honour guard,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Our Patrones in thy mercy great, with happine&s;&s;e reward.</HI></L>
<L><HI><HI>Chorus.</HI> Ri&s;e Orphanes, rai&s;e your voyce, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></HI></L>
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<ITEM>CHildren kept and maintained at this pre&s;ent, at the Charge of <HI>Chri&s;ts Ho&s;pitall,</HI> in the &s;aid Hou&s;e, in divers places of this City and Suburbs, and with &s;undry Nur&s;es in the Country, which is a farre greater number then hitherto hath b&eacute;en &s;ince the foundation&mdash; 870.
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<ITEM>The names of all which, are Regi&s;tred in the Books kept in <HI>Chri&s;ts Ho&s;pitall,</HI> there to be &s;&eacute;en, from what Pari&s;hes, and by what meanes they have b&eacute;en from time to time admitted.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>Children put forth Apprentices, di&s;charged, and dead this yeare la&s;t pa&s;t &mdash; 105.</ITEM>
<ITEM>THere hath b&eacute;en cured this yeare la&s;t pa&s;&s;, at the Charge of Saint <HI>Bartholomews Ho&s;pitall,</HI> of Soul|diers and other di&s;ea&s;ed people, to the number of &mdash; 1007
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<ITEM>All which were relieved with Money and other nece&s;&s;aries at their departure.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>Buried this yeare after much charge in their &s;ickne&s;&s;e&mdash; 149</ITEM>
<ITEM>Remaining under cure at this pre&s;ent, at the charge of the &s;aid Ho&s;pitall&mdash; 409</ITEM>
<ITEM>THere hath b&eacute;en cured this yeare la&s;t pa&s;&s;, at the charge of Saint <HI>Thomas Ho&s;pitall,</HI> of Souldiers, and other di&s;ea&s;ed people&mdash; 854
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<ITEM>All which were relieved with money and other nece&s;&s;aries at the departure.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>Buried out of the &s;aid Ho&s;pi|tall this yeare&mdash; 186</ITEM>
<ITEM>Remaining under cure at this pre&s;ent&mdash; 301</ITEM>
<ITEM>THere hath b&eacute;en brought into the Ho&s;pitall of <HI>Bridewell,</HI> within the &s;pace of one yeare, of wandring Souldiers and other vagrants, to the number of&mdash; 957
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<ITEM>Whereof &s;ome have b&eacute;en clothed and &s;ent beyond the Seas.</ITEM>
<ITEM>And of which number many have b&eacute;en chargable for the time of their being there, which cannot be avoided, by rea&s;on of their nece&s;&s;ities, or pa&s;&s;ed away without charge.</ITEM>
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<ITEM>There is maintained and kept in the &s;aid Ho&s;pitall, (in Arts, Occupations, and other &s;ervile worksand labours) Apprentices, and other per&s;ons, to the num|ber of&mdash; 152</ITEM>
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<P><HI>LONDON</HI> Printed by R.O. &amp; G.D. in the yeare, 1643.</P>
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