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

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Image 400 of 50010th August 1694


Mary Hinton< no role > P Warrt. of Lord Mayor Charge
by the Churchwardens of St. Bishopsgate [..]
to be an idle Vagrant person
The Churchwardens to
take care of her

Eliz. Damer< no role > (an old Prisoner)
dd

Anne Pierse< no role > P Warrt. of. Sr . Edwd. Charles< no role > accused
by Mr. Cooper Constable for a Comon
night walker and a Person of Lewd and
idle behaviour and for that She was a Short
while Since Bailed out of Bridewell to appr
at at last Sessions Wth. She did not
To Labr.

Eliz. Pryor< no role > and
Anne Marshall< no role > }
brought in by Mr. Cooper taken
last night in a very lewd Posture
in a Taverne in Fleet street
Pun

To Labr & to have noe
more then he Earns}


Edwd Blewitt< no role >
&
To Labr. Jane Glower< no role > }
brought in by the Wardr. of St. Brides
taken in Red last night wth a weaves

Sibilla Higgons
Elected Matron}


At this Court upon the Severall
humble Peticons of Margtt. Langley, Sibilla Higgons< no role >
Anne Burkler< no role > Anne Roberts< no role > , Anne Baker< no role > , Elizabeth
Grainge
< no role > , Eliz. Tooley< no role > , Eliz. Cole< no role > , Grace Redmayne< no role > , [..]
Townesend Sarah Durdant< no role > , Jone Butler< no role > Sarah Garden< no role >
and Elizabeth Lewis< no role > for one of them to be admitted
Matron of the Hospitall of Bridewell in the Rooms
Sarah Cooper< no role > lately deced and they being all Severed
Putt in Nominacon andfeereduced by degrees to two at [..]
who had the Majority of hands Vizt. Margtt. Langley< no role > and
Sibilla Higgons And they being Severally putt in Morning
for one of them to be Elected Matron It appeared [..]
by Plurality of hands That the Said Sibilla Higgons< no role > [..]
there unto duely Elected And thereupon it is Ordered
by this Court That the Said Sibilla Higgons be admited
Matron of the Said Hospll. for they yeare next ensueing
Orduring the Pleasure of this Court And that She [..]




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