Directions
of
the
Right
Honourable
the
Lord
Major
,
Aldermen
and
Commons
of
the
City
of
London
in
Common-Councell
Assembled
.
To
the
severall
Ministers
of
the
City
of
London
,
and
Liberties
thereof
;
For
the
stirring
up
their
Hearers
to
a
voluntary
and
generall
Contribution
,
for
the
raising
of
a
Stock
,
For
the
setting
of
the
Poore
of
this
City
at
Work
as
is
hereafter
expressed
.
THis
Court
having
received
a
Narative
from
the
Corporation
for
the
Poore
,
of
their
intended
Method
for
setting
the
Poore
at
work
on
the
severall
Manufactures
hereafter
mentioned
,
Whereby
the
Poore
may
be
kept
from
idlenesse
,
and
enabled
to
earn
a
proportionable
livelyhood
for
themselves
,
which
as
it
will
tend
much
to
the
honour
of
God
,
the
good
of
the
Nation
,
So
unto
the
speciall
Weal
of
this
City
,
in
that
the
Poor
shall
be
kept
from
extream
want
,
the
streets
cleared
from
Vagarants
,
the
Unlearned
taught
,
and
the
Idle
kept
from
such
temptations
as
attend
that
kind
of
life
.
Hereupon
this
Court
have
thought
fit
,
for
the
better
carrying
on
the
said
work
,
and
encouraging
of
all
well
minded
persons
to
a
free
and
liberall
contribution
,
For
the
advancement
of
so
pious
and
charitable
a
work
,
have
thought
fit
to
acquaint
all
persons
with
the
Intentions
of
the
said
Corporation
,
when
they
shall
bee
enabled
thereunto
by
a
Stock
,
viz.
1.
To
clear
the
streets
of
all
Vagarants
and
sturdy
Beggers
.
2.
To
imploy
the
Poore
who
are
any
wayes
able
to
work
,
and
have
not
wherewithall
to
imploy
themselves
.
3.
To
take
care
that
such
Children
that
lye
under
stalls
,
and
wander
about
streets
be
set
to
work
,
and
earn
their
bread
,
and
also
receive
fitting
Education
.
4.
That
such
poore
housekeepers
,
which
are
in
great
necessity
for
want
of
work
,
shall
have
materials
home
to
their
own
houses
,
so
as
they
procure
persons
of
credit
to
engage
for
the
return
of
the
same
when
it
s
wrought
.
The
way
and
means
(
among
others
)
proposed
by
them
to
effect
the
aforegoing
particulars
,
are
as
followeth
.
1.
To
imploy
these
Poore
in
the
making
of
all
sorts
of
necessaries
belonging
to
the
Fishing
trade
,
which
will
accommodate
both
young
and
old
with
fitting
imployment
.
2.
In
making
Canvas
,
Pouldavis
,
Sack
cloth
,
and
other
Linnen
cloth
.
3.
In
picking
,
sorting
,
carding
and
spinning
of
Cotten
Wooll
,
for
the
making
of
Fustians
,
and
all
other
Manufactures
which
they
are
capable
of
,
and
the
Stock
will
enable
thereunto
.
In
consideration
of
these
preparations
to
so
good
a
work
,
this
Court
earnestly
desire
you
in
your
severall
places
to
stir
up
your
Hearers
with
the
most
Religious
and
pressing
arguments
to
so
pious
and
charitable
a
Work
,
That
so
this
City
might
not
be
found
guilty
of
such
a
neglect
as
not
to
provide
for
the
Poore
,
whom
our
Saviour
hath
told
us
,
Wee
shall
have
alwayes
with
us
;
knowing
that
what
wee
have
is
received
from
the
riches
of
his
Grace
,
that
respects
our
thankfulnesse
by
giving
to
them
that
want
,
we
being
but
Stewards
,
and
shall
shortly
give
an
account
of
our
Stewardship
.
And
what
God
shall
move
the
hearts
of
his
people
to
give
,
This
Court
hath
desired
that
every
respective
Alderman
,
Deputy
and
Common
councel-man
in
their
severall
Wards
and
Precincts
,
shall
upon
Munday
and
Wednesday
next
,
meet
in
their
severall
Wards
;
and
subscribe
themselves
,
and
take
the
subscription
of
all
and
every
person
that
shall
willingly
Contribute
,
and
appoint
Receivers
of
the
same
,
and
return
an
account
of
their
proceedings
therein
,
unto
this
Court
,
who
are
resolved
to
their
uttermost
both
in
Care
and
Councell
,
that
the
charity
received
might
be
wel
improved
.
Sadler
.