Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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6th January 1689 - 8th August 1695

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Image 131 of 50023rd January 1690


William Grone< no role >
in Bethlem at 3s
a weeke


Upon the humble Peticon of Sarah Grone< no role > of ye parish
of Sparshall in the County of Berks widow for Some mitigation
of the weeklye payment of Five Shillings for ye keeping William
Grone
< no role > her Son (a Lunatick ) in the Hospitall of Bethlem , she
having many Children and being in a very low Condicon
It is Ordered by this Court That she giving Security to pay
three Shillings a week for [..] his keeping there for
the future That then the same shall be Accepted and the
Bond for payment of Five Shillings a weeke shall be delivered
up to be cancelled.

Ester Hales< no role > in
Bethlem at 2s
6d P weeke


Also Upon the humble Peticon of Esther Hales< no role > widow for
Some mitigacon of the weekelye payment of Five Shillings
for the keeping her Daughter Esther Hales< no role > a Lunatick in the
Hospitall of Bethlem in respect of her Low Condicon It
is Ordered by this Court That the giving Security to pay
Two Shillings and Six Pence a weeke for her keeping there for
Bond for payment of Five Shillings a weeke Shall be delivered
up to cancelled.

Church Wardens
of St.Giles's to
attend next Court


And This Court being Informed That on Sarah Hutchens< no role >
(a Lunatick being) in the Hospll of Bethlem at the charge of the parish of
St Giles in the Fields , The Churchwardens of the Same Parish by a
feign depeticon have obtained an Order of this Court for the Said
Sarah's being kept in ye sd Hospll at two Shillings a weeke contrary
to the standing Orders and Rules of this Court It is Ordered
That the Church Wardens of the Sd parish be Sumoned to attend the
next Court to be holden for this Hospll. concerning the Same.

Appr:

Also It is Ordered That John Oakes< no role > (a poor Boy) be put
out an Apprentice at Mr Deputy Gardiners nominacon.

New Governrs

Also At this Court mr Peter White< no role > Did nominate
Justice Under hill and Mr James Shuter< no role > a Dyer in Brick Lane
in Old Street

And mr Empson did nominate Capt Thomas Emes< no role > a Sope boyler
in Red cross Street to be Governors of these Hospitalls.

mr Ryley to have
1\3 of what Shall be
Recovered by his-
Discovery.


Also At this Court one Francis Ryley< no role > Pretending That he
can discover a considerable Legacy that Some yeares Since was
Devised to the Hospitall of Bridewell which has hither to
been concealed and with held from the Sd Hospitall




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