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[Charities.] The SPIRITUAL GOVERNMENT.

Some Account of the Charitable DONATIONS belonging to the Company of MERCERS; and the Names of their Benefactors.

Their Schools, Hospitals, Lectures, and Exhibitions.	By whom Founded, or Maintained.
SCHOOLS.
THE School by St. Paul's, London	Dr. John Colet, sometime Dean of St. Paul's, London
Mercers Chapel School	Immemorial
At Horsham in Sussex	Mr. Richard Collier
At Lavington in Wilts	Alderman Dauntesey
HOSPITALS.
Whittington College	Trustees of Sir Richard Whittington
Lavington in Wilts.	Alderman Dauntesey
At Stepney in Middlesex	Lady Mico
Trinity Hospital in Greenwich	Henry E. of Northampton
LECTURES.
In Crooked Lane, one	A Contribution towards the Lecture there by Mr. Hilson
At St. Antholin's, two	Alderman Perry and Lady Martin
At St. Bartholomew's behind the Exchange, two	Mr. Fishborn and Alderman Perry
At Grantham in Lincolnshire } At Wakefield in Yorkshire }	Lady Campden
At Huntingdon	Mr. Richard Fishbourn
At Mercers Chapel, Sundays Afternoon from Advent to Easter
At Gresham College	Sir Thomas Gresham
At St. Michael Royal	Alderman Heydon, toward the Lecture there
At the Chapel, two Anniversary Sermons, on the 30th of January, and 29th of May	Mr. Birkenhead
EXHIBITIONS.
Four Exhibitions of 6l. 13s. 4d. per Annum. For Scholars of any University or College	Lady Northampton
Four of 6l. 5s. each per Annum. For Scholars of Trinity College, Cambridge	Mrs. Mary Robinson
Four more of 10l. each per Annum. For Scholars of Trinity College Cambridge	Lord Campden
Ten or more Exhibitions besides, of 10l. per Annum each; for Scholars of any Colleges in Cambridge or Oxford	Company of Mercers

BENEFACTORS Names.
Sir Ralph Warren Dame Eliz. Martin †The Lady North Mrs. Katharine Clark †Sir Henry Rowe †Mrs. Mary Robinson †Alderm. Dauntesey Mr. Nicholas Statham Sir Michael Dormer Mr. John Marsh Alderman Baskerfield Mr. David Appowel Mrs. Alice Blundel Sir Thomas Leigh Mr. Peter Symonds Sir Roger Martin Sir Thomas Rivet †Alderman Heydon Mr. Robert Hilson Mr. Culverwel Sir Lionel Ducket Sir William Damzel Alderman Elkin Mrs. Martha Barret †Mr. Edw. Barkley Mr. George Birkbeck Mr. Richard Barnes Mr. Sharles Mr. Barthol. Barnes †Alderman Walthal Mrs. Frances Clark Mr. William Quarles Alderman Holliday †Mr. Rich. Fishborne. This Man gave to the Value of Ten Thousand Pound, and very largely towards the Buying in Impropriations Mr. John Banks Mr. William Ferrar Alderman Pool Mr. Ralph Stint Mr. Giles Martin Mr. Robert Gibson Mr. John Ducket Alderman Perry Mr. Samuel Goldsmith Mr. Edward Cropley †Dame Elizabeth, Vice - Countess Dowager Campden. This Lady gave 3000l. towards buying in	Impropriations; besides other Gifts Alderman Sleigh †Mrs. Anne Ducket †Mr. Samuel Mico †Mr. Thomas Rich †Dame Marg. Hungerford †Mrs. Jane Savage Mr. Peter Birkenhead †Thomas Langham, Esq; Sir Edward Des Boveries †Mr. Richard Collier †Sir Richard Whittington, Founder of Whittington College †Sir John Allen Lady Bradbury †Dame Isab. Gresham †Alderman Chertesey Mr. Browne †Sir Thomas Bennet †Mr. Francis Flyer Mr. Bird †Lord Campden †Lady Jane Mico †Dr. John Colet †Henry E. of Northampton †Sir Thomas Gresham †Thomas Papillon, Esq; who gave 1000l. Mr. Richard Laken Mr. John Abbot Mr. Robert Weston Mr. John Millet Mrs. Margaret Raynold Sir Richard Haddon Mr. Will. Widowson Mr. Richard Fielding Sir James Yarford Mr. Rowland Hill Mr. John Royse Mr. William Bottery Mr. John Taylor Mr. John Fuller Mrs. Margaret Sharles Mr. John Newman Mr. Mary Williams Mr. Nathanael Bishop Mr. Richard Bridges Mr. John Green
N.B. Those that have this Mark (†) before their Names, were the largest Benefactors.

The yearly Disbursements of this Company in Charities amounts to 3000l. or thereabouts.
From Essington, Esq; Clerk of this Company.

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