Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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23rd August 1695 - 2nd May 1701

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Image 217 of 4543rd June 1698


Elinor Robinson< no role > P wart. of Sr. Robt Geffery< no role > date 16th. June chd by Mary
Rumball
< no role > wife of Geo: Rumball< no role > For comitting the Act of
Lewdness wth. her said Husband & Stealing from him a Gold
Ring& threatning the Life of the sd Mrs. Rumball
pun & to give security to keep
the peace

Elizth: Smith< no role > P wart. of Sr : Robt Geffery< no role > dat: 16th. June chd to be a woman
of ill Fame & for bringing a strangeman to her lodgings wth. whom
she lay all night.
DD

Elizth. Mander< no role > P [..] Order of Sessions Being convicted of Stealing
from Jno. Vaux< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. & Robt Clark< no role > diverse GoodsTo Labor for
Six Months and then to be discharged.

Burton Wm< no role > . To take
the Care of ye. womens
worke Shop at Michs


Upon Reading to this Court the Report of Daniel Baker< no role > Esq
(Trear of these Hosplls) Mr. Marsh Captn. Cannon and Mr parsons
being a Comittee to whom the Petition of Willm Smith< no role > Hempdresser
one of the Artsmars . of Bridewell Hospll.) was by an order of Court
of the Sixth of May last referred praying that in respect to his age
and other infirmityes by the physick and other distempers He may be
Discharged looking after and setting the women prisoners to worke
That the said Comittee haveing considered the matter of the said
petition are of Opinion That the said Wm. Smith< no role > ought for the Reason
aforesaid to be Eased according to his Desire And haveing accquainted
Willm Burton the other Hempdresser therewth: And that this Court
would Expect that he should take upon him the care of the said
Workeshopp who being heard thereupon and Insisting That he is
not in a Capacity at prsent to undertake the same But being Desirous
to comply wth. the Expectacons of this Court did promise That at
Michas next he will take upon him the Care and management thereof
Whereupon the said Comittee thought fitt to give him Encouragemt.
That in case after he has for sometime made tryall thereof he
shall find any thing fitt to be Altered relating to the good Governmt:
of the said Hospll. or any hardspp of inconvenience to himselfe That
he may lay the same before this Court This Court Doth confirm
the said Report.

pranckard Geo: £10

Also Upon Reading to this Court the Report of Mr Jno. Cradock< no role > &
Mr. Samll. Shepheard< no role > (Two of the Governors of these Hosplls.) That
upon Enquiry they doe Find That George Pranckard< no role > who was brought
up Apprentice wth. Francis Browne< no role > we ever one of the Artomars
of Bridewell Hospll. and since made a Freeman of this Citty by
the Approbacon of this Court is Sett up for himselfe in his trade




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