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Philip Lord Wharton, by indenture, 12th July 1692, conveyed premises in the city of York to Sir Edward Harley and others upon trust, that the rents and profits should be employed for the buying of English Bibles and Catechisms to be distributed yearly to and amongst poor children who can read. And by further instructions in writing, dated 24th April 1693, he ordered that 1050 Bibles, with the Singing Psalms bound up therewith, should be yearly provided, of the English translation, published by authority, in a large duodecimo; each Bible not exceeding 2s. 6d. in price, or as near thereabouts as could be bought. That the like number of Catechisms should be yearly provided. That an inscription by a stamp should be on the outside cover of each book, with these words: “By the will of Philip Lord Wharton.” That there should be a printed paper pasted inside the Bibles, to this effect: “These reading Psalms in the English translation in the Bible, are to be learnt without book by the child to whom this book is given, namely, 1st, 15th, 25th, 37th, 101st, 113th, 145th.” He also ordered that sermons should be preached at York, and twenty-six other places, allowing 10s. for each, the purport, design, and scope of every sermon to be to discover and prove to the people the truth, usefulness, sufficiency, and excellency of the Holy Scriptures, and the people’s right to have them fully in their own language, and also their duty to read, study, and search the Scriptures, and take them for their only unerring rule of faith, worship, and manners; and no mention to be made of the donor, either in the sermon or prayers.

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Abbreviations:

• ER: East Riding
• GM: Greater Manchester
• NR: North Riding
• NY: North Yorkshire
• SY: South Yorkshire
• WR: West Riding
• WY: West Yorkshire

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PROPAGATION OF RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE.
Wharton’s Charity.
Philip Lord Wharton, by indenture, 12th July 1692, conveyed premises in the city of York to Sir Edward Harley and others upon trust, that the rents and profits should be employed for the buying of English Bibles and Catechisms to be distributed yearly to and amongst poor children who can read. And by further instructions in writing, dated 24th April 1693, he ordered that 1050 Bibles, with the Singing Psalms bound up therewith, should be yearly provided, of the English translation, published by authority, in a large duodecimo; each Bible not exceeding 2s. 6d. in price, or as near thereabouts as could be bought. That the like number of Catechisms should be yearly provided. That an inscription by a stamp should be on the outside cover of each book, with these words:

“By the will of Philip Lord Wharton.”

That there should be a printed paper pasted inside the Bibles, to this effect: “These reading Psalms in the English translation in the Bible, are to be learnt without book by the child to whom this book is given, namely, 1st, 15th, 25th, 37th, 101st, 113th, 145th.”

He also ordered that sermons should be preached at York, and twenty-six other places, allowing 10s. for each, the purport, design, and scope of every sermon to be to discover and prove to the people the truth, usefulness, sufficiency, and excellency of the Holy Scriptures, and the people’s right to have them fully in their own language, and also their duty to read, study, and search the Scriptures, and take them for their only unerring rule of faith, worship, and manners; and no mention to be made of the donor, either in the sermon or prayers.

In the year 1819, the expenditure amounted to £616. 178. 2d.-IV. p. 467.

309 words.

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