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shewn in the view Northumberland
House.
Charing Cross court, Charing Cross.
Charing Cross yard, Forest street, Lam-
beth.
Charitable Corporation Office,
Spring Garden, Charing Cross. This
Society was incorporated by Queen Anne
in the year 1708, for the relief of the
industrious poor, by assisting them with
small sums, lent upon pledges at legal
interest. For this purpose the corpora-
tion were impowered to raise a fund not
less than 20, nor more than 30,000l. but
this sum being afterwards increased by
additional grants to 600,000l. was, in-
stead of being employed to the mutual
advantage of the poor, and of the pro-
prietors, villainously embezzled by the
company's cashier, warehouse keeper,
and others, the two former of whom
fled to France to shelter themselves from
justice. Upon this the proprietors ap-
plied to parliament, and had a lottery
granted for their relief; while those
who had fled were invited to re-
turn and produce the books and effects
be taken down and sold to a founder to melt, but
that a royalist contrived to get it, and kept it con-
cealed till the restoration, when it was again set up.
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of the corporation; and on their not
complying were declared felons.
This corporation were by their charter
injoined not to interfere with the Bank
of England by discounting of bills; nor
to trade in any other business but that
of lending money upon pledges, which
they were to advance upon legal interest,
and a reasonable allowance for charges.
Their affairs were under the direction of
a committee of seven of the proprietors,
three or more of whom constituted a
court, impowered to make by-laws for
the better government of the company,
and to appoint their cashier, warehouse
keepers, accomptant, clerks, &c.
During the prosperity of this corpora-
tion they had two offices, one in Spring
Garden, and the other on Laurence Poul-
teney's hill; but their misfortunes occa-
sioned that in the city to be laid aside.
Charity alley, near St. Thomas street
Southwark.
Charity court, Aldersgate street.
Charles court. 1. Bartholomew close.
2. Near Hungerford market. 3. In the
Strand.
Charles's rents, St. George's fields.
Charles's square, a small neat square near
Pitfield street, Hoxton: a grass plat in
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