A breviate of the life of Margaret, the daughter of Francis Charlton ... and…

§. 10. So much was her heart set on the helping the ignorant untaught poor about St. Jameses, that she set up a School there to teach some poor children ⟨p. 58⟩to read, and the Catechism freely; and thereby also relieved a poor honest man that taught them, who hath a Wife and many children, and no other maintenance of his own. [Mr. Bruce.] And she would fain have set up more, had she had money: For this she begged a while of her good friends; but they quickly gave over, and she paid him mostly of her own, six pound a year, till her death. I mention this, to move some charitable people to continue it; and to tell them, that in the many great out-parishes of London there are multitudes of the children of the poor, that spend their time in idleness, and play, and are never taught to read; and that there are many good women very poor, that would be glad of a small stipend to teach such to read, and the Catechism; and so both might have relief and help: and I think Charity can scarce be better used, as honest Mr. Gouge hath in Wales found by experience. And I would such places in London where the tenth or the fourth person in the Parish cannot come to Church, and many thousands have disused themselves from Gods public Worship, and breed up their children accordingly, were pitied as well as Wales.

§. 10. So much was her heart set on the helping the ignorant untaught poor about St. Iameses, that she set up a School there to teach some poor children ⟨p. 58⟩to read, and the Catechism freely; and thereby also relieved a poor honest man that taught them, who hath a Wife and many children, and no other maintenance of his own. [Mr. Bruce.] And she would fain have set up more, had she had money: For this she beg'd a while of her good friends; but they quickly gave over, and she paid him mostly of her own, six pound a year, till her death. I mention this, to move some charitable people to continue it; and to tell them, that in the many great out-parishes of London there are multitudes of the children of the poor, that spend their time in idleness, and play, and are never taught to read; and that there are many good women very poor, that would be glad of a small stipued to teach such to read, and the Catechism; and so both might have relief and help: and I think Charity can scarce be better used, as honest Mr. Gouge hath in Wales found by experience. And I would such places in London where the tenth or the fourth person in the Parish cannot come to Church, and many thousands have disused themselves from Gods publick Worship, and breed up their children accordingly, were pitied as well as Wales.