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

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Image 133 of 50023rd January 1690


John Field< no role > noe
Pt of mr Locks Gift


Also Upon the humble peticon of John Field< no role > (who served his
Apprenticeship wth Robt (Frest< no role > Shoemaker ) for Some part of
mr Locks Gift, And the Said mr Frost being called into Court
and giving an Account that the Sd John Field< no role > was an idle Servt
and rann away an his Apprnticeshipp his peticon was Rejected

Poor Servts &-
Labrrers at Cottington


Also Upon the humble Application of divers Poor Servants &
Labourers who had Served the widow Gurney (late the Hosplls
Tenant in Kent) that there is due to them for ye Same Severall
Sumes of money amounting in [..] ye whole to Five and Twenty pounds three
Shillings & three peace And That all the Stock and goods of the Sd
widow Gurney being made over for ye use of the sd Hospll She is
not able to Pay them, And Therefore humbly Desiring this Court
to take their Condicon, into consideracon and they being poor Laborers
who hand nothing but what they work hard for This Court upon
debate thereof are of Opinion That they are not obliged to
pay the debts of mrs Gurney, as they conceive these to be
and not to affect this Court in Law. But considering that those
persons were Employed in getting in the Harvest & Stock of ye Sd
Farme and compassionating their Condicon This Court Doth
thinke fitt in Charity to Give and allow unto Each of them Two all
Third parts of what was Soe due unto them respectively from
the Said widow Gurney as aforesd And Doe Order the Same
accordingly And Will Consider how the Same Shall be given to them

Rich Howe< no role > chosen
Smith of Bridewell


Also Upon the Severall humble Peticons of Richard Howe< no role > and
George Gilbert< no role > Citizens and Black smiths of London for one of
them to be Elected Smith of the Hospll of Bridewell in the
Roome of mr Pegler decd. And they being put in nominacon
The Said Richard How< no role > was thereunto duly Elected Whereupon
It is Ordered That he be admitted to doe the Smiths Work of
the Said Hospll during the pleasure of this Court.

mrs Carters Condicon
Referred to Comttee


And also upon the humble peticon of the widow Carter Relict of
John Carter< no role > late Steward of ye Hospll of Bethlem for ye favour
of this Court in respect of the great debt oweing by her husbands
to the Sd Hospitall at ye time of his death and Representing her
miserable Condicon to this Court; She being left greatly in debt wth
Five Children to take care of It is Referred to the Comittee
of the Sd Hospll fo Bethlem to Inquire in what Condicon the
Sd John Carter< no role > dyed. and what Estate he left behind him &
how much he was Indebted and who were his Security on his
Entring upon the sd office, & if either of them be living & in
what Condicon And to Report & Same to this Court.

And the Clerk of this Hospll is Ordered at the next Court
to given em Account of what Orders have been made touching the
Chirurgeon of the Hospll of Bethlem.




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