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

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Image 340 of 45417th November 1699


Comittee's Rept. abt.
apothecary & Surgeon
confirmed


Upon readeing to this Court the Report of Daniell [..]
Walker
< no role > Esqr Trear of these Hospitalls Mr Deputy Fazakerley Mr:
Dept: Gwinn Mr Dept: Gardner Mr: Rons and Capt: Phillipps being
a Comittee to whome by an order of ye: 26th: November 1697 it
was refferred as well to consider what was fitt to bee allowed to
Mr William Kellett< no role > Executor: to Mr: William Dickenson< no role > late
Apothecary to ye: Hospitall of Bethlem deced on 2: bills for
Physick delivered to ye: Porter of Bethlem and Steward of Bridewell
both amounting to £15:12s-6d as to consider of a Standing method or
rule to bee observed in the administracon of Physick and Surgery to 9s:
Servants belonging to the aforesaid Hospitalls which Report is [..]
these words (Vizt:)

Daniell Baker< no role > Esqr Trear
William Fazakerley< no role >
Thomas Gardner< no role > &
William Read< no role >

22 March 1699

This Comittee in psueance of an order of Court of ye: 26th: of
November 1697 whereby it was referred to them to consider what was fitt
to bee allowed to William Kellett< no role > (Executor: to William Dickenson< no role > late
Apothecary to the Hospitall of Bethlem deced) on a bill for Physick
delivered to the Porter of Bethlem amounting to £14:9s-0d. and an
other bill to John Kensey Steward of Bridewell Hospitall amounting to
£1-3s-6d. in all fifteene pounds twelve Shillings and Six pence
Haveing considered thereof are of opinion that ten pounds bee paid
to the Said William Kellett< no role > hee giveing a discharge in full of all
demands from the said Hospitall and all and every the Servants
thereto belonging.

And in further Psueance of the Said order haveing considered of a method
or Standing rule to bee observed in the administracon of Physick and Surgery
to the Servants belonging to the said Hospitalls for ye: future are of opinion
that the Sevall Psons hereafter named shall incase of Sicknesse or any
other accidentall misfortune bee taken care of and receive Phisick and
Assistance from the Phisitian Apothecary and Surgeon of the said
Hospll: att ye: charge thereof as occasion shall require (Vizt:) the Apprentice [..]
ye: 4d beadles ye: porters mass of ye: Hospitall of Bridewell and the 3:
Baskett men and all ye: Women Servants belonging to ye: Hospitall of
Bethlem

And likewise that an account shall bee kept by the said Apothecary
and Surgeon in a booke or bookes for that purpose wherein shall bee
entred all such Physick and Surgery as they shall respectively adminis [..]
or pforme upon account aforesaid and that the Physitians Signeing
such booke or bookes shall bee a sufficient warrant to ye: usuall
Comittee who passe the bills of ye: said Apothecary and surgeon for ye:
Patients in Bethlem Hospitall to passe and allowe their respective bills
for the same as well what is already past as hereafter shall bee
done




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