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Record Nr.

UNISA996392173003316

Autore

Hartlib Samuel -1662

Titolo

Londons charity inlarged, stilling the orphans cry [[electronic resource] ] : By the liberality of the Parliament, in granting two houses by Act, and giving a thousand pound towards the work for the imployment of the poor, and education of poor children, who many of them are destroyed in their youth for want of being under a good government and education, whereby they may be made serviceable for God, and the Commonwealth. Also this good work is much encouraged by the liberall contributions of many well-affected citizens of London, for the better carrying it on for the glory of God, the honor of the nation, and comfort of the helples poor. With a platform, how many officers needfull to govern 100 children in a work-house, with laws and orders for the schoolmaster to read to the children once a day for a time, afterwards twice a month, whereby they may be kept under a godly and civill government, to the great joy of good peopl. With other observations worthy the reading. / / By S.H. a well-wisher to the nations prosperity, and the poors comfort

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by Matth. Symmons, and Robert Ibbitson, 1650

Descrizione fisica

[2], 14, [8] p. : ill

Soggetti

Children - Institutional care - England - London

Charities - England - London

Great Britain History Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

An enlarged edition of: Hartlib, Samuel.  Londons charitie.

With a woodcut of orphan children on the verso of the titlepage.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aprill 15. 1649"; the imprint date is crossed out.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018