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tions are during pleasure, and any small
sums from well-disposed persons will be
thankfully received; but in order to carry
on this undertaking, all persons are desir-
ed to pay their subscription at the time of
subscribing.
The poor objects recommended as in-
patients, if there are beds empty, are
received at any hour without difficulty
or expence, and are supplied with advice,
medicine, diet, washing, lodging, and
every comfortable assistance during their
cure; nor is any security required against
future contingencies, they being, in case
of death, buried at the expence of the
charity, if not removed by their friends.
All out-patients have advice and medi-
cines administered from eleven till one.
All accidents, whether recommended
or not, are received at any hour of the
day or night.
This is the plan of this noble charity;
and though this work has subsisted but
eighteen years, yet such has been the ex-
traordinary encouragement given to it,
that since the 3d of November 1740, to
the 1st of January 1759, the sums gene-
rously contributed to its support amount
to 79,153l. a great part of which is laid
out in government securities. But what
is still more extraordinary, 137,252 dis-
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tressed objects have been relieved at this
hospital; and from labouring under the
oppression of some of the most malignant
diseases, and unhappy accidents, have
been reinstated in their honest and indus-
trious capacities of working, and, so far as
our observation reaches, their morals much
amended, whereby the public again enjoy
the benefit of their labour, and they, and
their poor families, are preserved from
perishing, and prevented from being an
incumbrance to the community. And,
notwithstanding the great number of ob-
jects relieved by this charity, it has not
lessened the number of patients relieved
by other hospitals.
The subscribers are desired to take no-
tice, that if any patients do not conform
to the rules of the house, or are guilty of
any misbehaviour, they will be discharged,
and never more relieved by this charity:
and not to send any patient unable to
walk, till they are first assured of room in
the house; and when they recommend an
in-patient, whose settlement is in the
country, it is further requested, that they
will satisfy the house committee, concern-
ing the removal of such patient, when
cured or judged incurable.
" No persons of known ability to pay
" for their cure, are allowed to partake of
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