An historical account of the Old People's Hospital, commonly called, the Trinity Hospital in Edinburgh : Also, proposals how to raise a fond [sic] for the maintenance of widows and orphans, under the title of a charity-bank / By Andrew Gairdner.

  • Gairdner, Andrew
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Printed in the year 1728
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An historical account of the Old People's Hospital, commonly called, the Trinity Hospital in Edinburgh : Also, proposals how to raise a fond [sic] for the maintenance of widows and orphans, under the title of a charity-bank / By Andrew Gairdner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    laid Hofpitals and their Records, and in the Rife, Constitution, Management and Pro* grefs of the forefaid Society, which is printed, and any who pleafe may eafily pur- chaie the fame. *John Strachan of Craigcrooh, did lately mortifie moll Part of his Eilate for the main¬ taining of poor old Men, Women and Orphans, which he committed to the Ma¬ nagement of two Advocates, two Writers to the Signet, and the Presbytery of Edinburgh, at the Sight of two Lords of Seffion, which helps to fubfift many indigent Perfons ; but no Hofpital is ereded, neither would the Fund bear that Expence. Our Laws give great Encouragement to Mortifications for pious Ufes, particularly oAB 6. Pari. i. Cha. I. tcIt is Statute and u Ordained, that it (hall no ways be lawful “ to alter, Change or Invert any Gifts,Lega- cies, and other pious Donations to any o- “ ther Ufe than that fpecifick Ufe where- <c unto they are deftinate by the Difponer i( himielf: And that the Heirs,Executors or s u others intruded with the faids Gifts and u Legacies fhall be countable for the fame, ic to the Ufe of the Kirks, Colleges and o- “ thers to whom the faids Difpofitions were made. And that Adions fhall be com- ° petent either to the faids Kirks, Colleges and others to whom the fame were dif- ? poned, for compelling them to apply the [A3] “ feme
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