A Psalm of thanksgiving, to 〈…〉 by the Children of Christ's Hospital, on Monday in the Holidays, at Saint Mary's spital, for their Founders and Benefactors. Anno Domini. 1634.  
Chorus. RIse Orphans, raise your voice, in praise of God, for Patro. For bounteous Citizens from whom, we daily favour find.  
Versus. BY tears spent Mothers in distress, to miseries enthralled, We were Be-no-ni in their pangs, the sons of sorrow called. Nor could our Fathers tell what state, the Lord would place us in, With better than our Mother's hopes, to call us Ben-ja-min. But dying, they bequeathed to want, the Children of their fears. We wept till from our eyes were wiped, the pity moving tears. Chorus. Rise Orphans, etc.  

They moved the God of pity, He a King to pity moved,  
And he removed our heaps of want, which work the Lord approved.  
The King young Edward was the sixth, but England's first Josiah,  
From Heaven by grace endued with the spirit of Eliah.  
Which Spirit on succeeding Kings, on our blessed Charles he breathed,  
To them and Citizens, the charge of Orphans he bequeathed.  
Chorus. Rise Orphans, raise your voice, etc.   

Which they did well discharge, and so doth Charles our Sovereign,  
You Senate who with Citizens, that Princes charge maintain.  
Maintain therefore, O Lord, the state, and stock of King & Queen,  
In Council, Peers, and Clergy, let thy work of grace be seen.  
The City and the Scarlet Robe, with wealth and honour guard,  
Our Patroness in thy mercy great, with happiness reward.  
Chorus. Rise Orphans, raise your voice, etc.    


CHildren kept and maintained at this present, at the Charge of Christ's Hospital, in the said House, in diverse places of this City and Suvurbs, and with sundry Nurses in the Country, which is a far greater number than hitherto hath been since the foundation.— 960  
The names of all which, are Registered in the books kept in Christ's Hospital, there to be seen, from what Parishes, and by what means they have been from time to time admitted.  
Children put forth apprentices, discharged, and dead this year last passed,— 72  
THere hath been cured this year last passed, at the charge of Saint Bartholomewes' Hospital, of Soldiers & other diseased people, to the number of— 769  
All which were relieved with money and other necessaries at their departure.  
Buried this year after much charge in their sickness, 132  
Remaining under cure at this present, at the charge of the said Hospital,— 280  
THere hath been cured this year last passed, at the charge of Saint Thomas Hospital, of Soldiers and other diseased people— 630  
All which were relieved with money & other necessaries, at their departure.  
Buried out of the said Hospital this year,— 209  
Remaining under cure at this present— 304  
THere hath been brought into the Hospital of Bridewell (for this year passed) of wand'ring Soldiers and vagrant persons, to the number of— 1180  
Whereof 50. have been sent beyond the Seas.  
Of which number many have been chargeable for the time of their being there, which cannot be avoided, by reason of their misery, nor passed away without charge.  
There is maintained and kept in the said Hospital, in Arts, Occupations, and other works and labours, Apprentices, taken up out of diverse Parishes and streets of this City, to the number of— 200    

Printed at London by E. Allde, dwelling near Christ-Church. 1634.