Royal Letter This is used for ceremonial correspondence from the Monarch. Transcript A transcript of the document. George R. Right Trusty and Welbeloved, We Greet you well! Being informed that the poorer Sort of Our Subjects in, and about Our City of London, do suffer great Hardships at this Time, and being graciously disposed to do all that lyes in Us for their Relief and Support, We have thought fit to signify Our Pleasure to the Right Reverend Father in God Thomas Lord Bishop of London, that he takes Care for publication to be made in all the Parish Churches within Our said City and Liberties thereof, the Lord’s Day next following the Date of these presents, for the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of each Parish to collect the Benevolence of Charitable and well disposed People at their respective Dwellings within each Parish, for, and towards the Support and Relief of Our said poor Subjects, & to cause the Money so collected to be paid immediately into the Chamber of London, to be distributed to the several Parishes, as you and the said Lord Bishop shall think fit and direct, and to the end Our Intention may be the more effectual, We have thought fit, to recommend the same to you, that, by your Encouragement and Endeavour Our good Subjects inhabiting in Our said City and Liberties may be induced to a more than ordinary Demonstration of their Compassion and Liberality on this Occasion. And so We bid you farewell. Given at Our Court at St James’s the Ninth Day of March 1761. In the First Year of Our Reign. By His Majesty’s Command Holdernesse Superscribed. To Our Right Trusty & Welbeloved Sir Matthew Blackiston, Knight, Lord Mayor of Our City of London. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Robert, 4th Earl of Holdernesse (Secretary of State for the Northern Department) Recipient(s) Sir Matthew Blackiston (Lord Mayor of London) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the document and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Letter - Informing the Lord Mayor of London of a Collection for the Poor [1761-03-09] Subject The topic of the resource Social Issues Ecclesiastical Description An account of the resource Royal Letter of King George III to Sir Matthew Blackiston regarding a collection for the poor. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived SP 44/158 f.3-5 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1761-03-09 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/510">Letter to the Bishop of London</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant London Lord Mayor of London Monarch Northern Secretary Royal Prerogative Social Issues