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Bill Number	5230	Session	1709
Title	For applying the surplus profits of the lands and tenements formerly given by Erasmus Smith, esquire, to charitable uses towards the support and maintenance of a mathematical school and schoolmaster in the city of Dublin, and other charitable uses in this kingdom.
Variant Title(s)	[To apply the surplus profits of the lands given by Erasmus Smyth, esquire, to charitable uses, after paying and discharging the several sums thereout appropriated to charitable uses in the lifetime of the said Erasmus Smyth, towards the support and maintenance of other public charitable uses in this kingdom.] [21 June]
Heads of Bill Stages
Originating Body		Commons
Leave or Order		21 Jun 1709	Leave or Order to	Mr Forster	[0785]
Read & Committed		—
Reported		—
Sent to Chief Governor		—
Privy Council Stages
Decision of the Irish Privy Council		Approved
Received & Referred to Law Officers		18 Jul 1709
Petition to English Privy Council		–
Decision of the English Privy Council		Amended
Engrossed		25 Jul 1709
Returned Bill Stages
House Presented
Presented		—
Sent to Other House		—
Royal Assent		—
Statute Number
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Privy Council Notes: Bill approved, but subsequently rejected. 'Upon reading this day at the board a report from Mr Attorney and Solicitor General upon the petition of the mayor, commonality and citizens of the city of London, governors of the possessions, revenues and goods of the hospitals of Edward, king of England the sixth of Christ's Bridewell and St Thomas the Apostle, complaining against a bill transmitted from Ireland for applying the surplus profits of the lands and tenements given by Erasmus Smith, esquire, to charitable uses towards the support and maintenance of a mathematical school and schoolmaster in the city of Dublin and other charitable uses in that kingdom, one moiety of which surplus, the said petitioners claimed as being by the said Erasmus Smith, esquire, by indentures of lease and release dated the 20th and 21st of July 1680 directed to be paid to the said petitioners and their successors, forever to be employed for the better improvement of the mathematical lecture in Christ's Hospital, London, which report was made pursuant to her majesty's pleasure, specified by Mr Secretary Boyle, the 1st of this instant August. her majesty in council taking the whole matter into consideration was pleased to order that the said bill which was approved and passed at this board the 25th of the last month be, and it is hereby, rejected, and that the right honourable the lord high treasurer of Great Britain is to take notice hereof and not pass the said bill under the great seal notwithstanding her majesty's former order of this board of the 25th of July last.' (8 Aug., PC 2/82, p. 399). Subjects: [623] Social Issues - Poor Law And Poverty - Charities for poor, inc. orphans, prostitutes [630] Social Issues - Education And Knowledge - Schools Procedural Features: Initiating Petition Comments on Procedural Features: Initiating petition (does not mention heads): 9 June 1709.