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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A31177) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 58574) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 863:3) The Case of poor widows and orphans of the city of London 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n. [S.l. : 1685] Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library. Broadside. eng Orphans -- England -- London. Widows -- England -- London. Broadsides eebo The case of poor widows and orphans of the city of London. [no entry] 1685 1 320 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-03 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-07 Sampled and proofread 2008-07 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The CASE of the Poor Widdows and Orphans of the City of LONDON .

THere are about fourteen hundred Orphans , whose Portions left them by their Parents , were forced into the Chamber of London , under pretence of Security , but have for some years been unjustly detained from them ; so that many young Men who are out of their Apprenticeships , for want of their Moneys cannot set up their Trades , whereby they are lyable to take ill and Vicious Courses ; and many young Gentlewomen who have Thousands of Pounds in the Chamber , have been forced to go to Service for a Livelihood , though by their former Breeding and Education very unfit for such Imployment ; and several being destitute of both Father and Mother , are fain to live upon the Charity of Friends , and divers poor Widows are disabled to relieve their Children , for want of the Supply the Chamber of London ought to pay them for Finding Money ; so that they are ready to beg their Bread .

Therefore they most humbly Implore your tender Compassion to Relieve them , and to search into the Causes of their great Sufferings ; and though some do pretend that we were not forced to bring in our Moneys , yet it sufficiently apparent that not one in Twenty could procure such large and unreasonable Security as they insisted on ; and several they have made to acknowledge Satisfaction , and then not payd them their Moneys ; and when they knew their Charter was going , and the Chamber in so low a Condition , yet have made some to bring in their Moneys . There are many other Grievances , which for brevity we omit , and do humbly rely for Relief ( under God ) on his most Gracious Majesty and this Honourable Assembly .