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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    a fame to the true Ufe, and to make Ci count and Payment of the ordinary Profits u of every Year’s Intromiffion, at the Rate u allowed by the Laws of the Realm?by and u attourthe fulfilling of the DifponersWill.” Many Inftances could be given of reco- veringMortifications delapidate fince the Re¬ volution. And it is with greatSatisfacfcion that I know there is a confiderable Sumfignedfoiyn order to erect an Infirmary tor poor fick,wounded Pei dons3andfuchasare broken in their Health withforeWork andLabour,here in Edinburgh, which will be fet on Foot ere it be long. But now I proceed to what I chiefly de- figned, which is to give an Account of the State oiTrinity-Rojpital, which has been a Relief to many, and is fo to this Day, and I hope in a fhort Space of 1 ime fhall be able to relieve many more. And though the City of Edinburgh be concerned in this Hofpital in the firft Place, yetit is cer¬ tain that Perfons from all Parts of Scotland are often benefited thereby. If any will take a View of this City, and inform themfelves of the Heads of Families therein, it will be found that not one of Ten of them were born in Edinburgh, but the Inhabitants are made up of People frome all Parcs of the Nation ; and none knows but his or theirs may be re¬ lieved by the Charity of fome of the fore-: &id Hofpitalsj and fuch as can fpare it, can^ ^ ' *■ not