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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94132	Suttons hospitall: with the names of sixteen mannors, many thousand acres of land, meadow, pasture, and woods; with the rents and hereditaments thereunto belonging: the governours therof, and number of schollers and others that are maintained therewith. As also, the last will and testament of Thomas Sutton Esquire, founder of the said hospitall: with the perticular summes by him bequeathed, for repairing the high-wayes of severall parts of this kingdom for ever, and what he gave to the poor of severall parishes, and other charitable uses amounting to above 20000. pounds. Wherein, many thousands at this day are intressed; and the knowledge and example hereof very usefull for all sorts of people. The copie hereof was taken out of the Prerogative Court; and is printed by the originall, according to order.	Sutton, Thomas, 1532-1611.	1646 (1646)	Wing S6214; Thomason E344_7; ESTC R200955	15,845	22

SUTTONS HOSPITALL WITH The Names of Sixteen Mannors many Thousand Acres of Land Meadow Pasture and Woods with the Rents and Hereditaments thereunto belonging The Governours thereof and number of Schollers and others that are maintained therewith AS ALSO The last Will and Testament of Thomas Sutton Esquire Founder of the said Hospitall With the perticular Summes by him bequeathed for repairing the High-wayes of severall parts of this Kingdom for ever and what he gave to the poor of severall Parishes and other charitable uses amounting to above 20000. pounds WHEREIN Many Thousands at this day are intressed and the knowledge and example hereof very usefull for all sorts of People The Copie hereof was taken out of the Prerogative Court and is printed by the Originall according to Order LONDON Printed by BARNARD ALSOP dwelling in Grubstreet 1646. SUTTONS HOSPITALL CHARITY of the three Theologicall Vertues by the uncomptrolable testimony of St. Paul the greatest hath in these our dayes upon whom are or may be supposed to have been come the ends of the World amongst them all of all so●ts hath been least regarded The consciences of some particular persons sealed with the true Seals of Peace and Purity to their own everlasting comfort and the sensible good of their fellow-members remaining have left to Posterity notable markes of their Godly Devotion whose steps few have followed This paucity of well-doers agrees well with the Scripture where every man receiving according to the works he hath done in his body it is said few shall be saved Indeed it is not to be marvailed at that Charity waxeth cold in these times where Avarice hath gotten the upper hand Christ himself long since prophecying that towards the end of the World it should be so All States generally are corrupted each man preferring his own private interest before the common care of his distressed brethren not measuring any thing but by the rule of his own profit To insist longer upon these common places would be over-tedious to the Reader and not much availeable but rather hurtfull as wherein he may behold the Worlds miserable thrift and so become a Sectator therof whilest in the mean while he made shipwrack of his Conscience and hazard the perdition of Heaven and his own Soule Let us therefore walk into the Valley of Lillies where Christ with his true and everlasting delights is ready to entertain us Hereunto wishes alone availe not though in themselves commendable Quiddam altius in desiderio There is somthing more to be desired With this godly desire we must joyn sanctity Holinesse of life is it whereby we are acceptable before God Naturally we are inclined to wish well to our own selvs Nemo odit carnem suam But to this well-being wel-doing is required Quid oportet me facere was well propounded by that Holy Convertite in the Acts What must I do to attain everlasting life For to this end by the free grace of God we are delivered from the bondage of Sinne and Death That we may serve him in holinesse Surely the yoke of the Old Law was insupportable in respect of flesh yet that yoke was not so taken off by our Saviour that we should think our selves free from all manner of yoke Iugum meum dulce l●ve My yoke is sweet and light yet a yoke He that sustains the world bears part with us therfore an easie yoke As easie notwithstanding as it is few undergo it How culpable therfore the most part of Mankind is in refusing to bee coupled in this sweet yoke and to draw together with Christ who bears the heaviest part thereof it is more than to be lamented Not a Fountain but an Ocean of tears is here to be desired to wash away this guilt Ex fructibus by their fruits you shall know them is the Cognisance whereby the good are discerned from the bad the surest mark of all others whereby either God or Sathan may claime their own If therefore we would be accounted and taken for the true servants of God we must wear this cognisance we must labour to make our Election sure by bringing forth such fruits as proceed from a Faith working by Love But this Badge is so seldome seen among us as it may well be supposed that God hath here but a very few servants Let us desire the Almighty for his great love to Mankind that He will more and more kindle the small spark of Charity that is amongst us that it may break forth into a bright flame of brotherly love and wholly involve us in the zeal of Gods house Then may we joyfully burn incense to the God of Israel and offer up our vows without fear For the mercifull man hath cast his bread upon many waters and the Lord hath assured him a reward Now it is time to commend to Posterity the true praises of that truely worthy and never to be forgotten Gentleman Mr. Thomas Sutton the right Phoenix of Charity in our times who mounting up to the highest top of Gods holy Hill and gathering together the Aromatical spices of Love and Compassion hath consumed himselfe in the fire of fervent zeale towards Gods poore Saints who setting all worldly respects either of Alliance or Consanguinity far behind his Love to God and his poore brethren in Christ hath made them in effect the Heires of al● those great riches wherwith it pleased the Lord to blesse him This Godly Act of his hath herein especially approved it self for that he never stuck at any cost nor let slip any occasion which might further or establish it to the benefit of the poore people The greatnesse of the gift and the religious care taken for confirmation thereof with the pious forwardnesse of our good Soveraign in the advancement of so good a Work are at large set forth in a more full Volume amongst many other notable Reports by a Reverend famous and learned Judge of this Land whereunto when it shall be published I refer the courteous Reader for his more ample satisfaction In the mean time briefly take this The late dissolved Charter-house by Smithfield not long since belonging to the Right Honourable Thomas Earle of Suffolke Lord Chamberlain of the Kings Houshold is well known to be a very large and goodly Mansion beautified with spacious Gardens Walkes Orchards and other pleasures enriched with divers dependencies of Lands and Tenements thereunto belonging and very fitly seated for wholesome Ayre and many other commodities This commodiousnesse of sight and largenesse of circuite gave occasion to this worthily renowned Gentleman Mr. Sutton to affect this house as the only fit place wherein to lay the Foundation of his Religious designs For he had before that time a setled determination to erect an house in Hallingbury Bouchers in the County of Essex to be an Hospitall for such poor Men and Children as He himself in his life time or the future Governours of the same Hospital should nominate and appoint to be lodged and