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N�IX, Ghofi i he mutt in?'ol?'e himtill in the Mackeft, ingra. tituric, the highell facrilege and moil: confirm d hard. neff of heart. But as no fuch infamous aba?d?n'd �er?n has yet ari/en, let us firmly hope that fuch a monfler will never ,afire; and it the time time humbly implore Almighty Go 3, that, in his great mercy, he will ei- tker t;affer no xtuch m!.9reams to fpring up among us, or defeat their attempts. We c.?nnot judge how happy the members of St. Jon:,.'s college have a/ways been under their for- mer and pre,�nt Governor?, better than byreviewing the feveral benefactions which they have received tinct the foundation of' their college, and by confidering how faithfully they have been applied. yotm carl, do&or of phyfick, in the year :602. gave one hundred pounds, to buy an Ellate of five Founds per .g. nnum, to be divided between two llu- dent fellows in divinity, who are to be nominated errcry year de net. o, at the difcretion ox* the prudent and the ten fenlot fellows. In the l, ear ? 5'8o, Walter iv/f/s, citizen and Mer- ebunt. Taylor of London, gave an annuity of riven ?ounds, risc ]billings, and eig- ht penve, to be dil[ributed amongit five indigen fchclars in divinity; which is now paid to this college by the company of' Met. ?hant-Taylors, according to the will of the tot. The Lady, Mary May gave five potends a-year, as a /tipend for a theolzgica. ? leglure in this college: but Wood flys that this benefac7ion (without mentioning ho?,) la?s been long tinct loll. Hugh bled�. citizen and Merchant-Taylor of Lon don gave, by ?rill,fifty pounds, to maint"hin onefiho- lar, for e?rer, .,,lnno ? Sir Richard Let, of Kent, derired t?vnty_ fl?illings a-year, for the maintenance of one poor �cholar, ?6?8. Geo?;ge