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

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And further it is the opinion of this Comittee that upon any
emergent occasion ye. Prisoners of the Said Hospitall of Bridewell
bee likewise taken care of by the said Phisitian Apothecary and Surgeon
att ye: charge of ye. said Hospitalls butt that in such case Intimacon shall
bee given thereof to the right Worfull: the President or ye: Worfull: the
Bear of ye. Sd Hospitalls for ye: time being and that one of them doe send a note
or order to the said Phisitian Apothecary or Surgeon to take care of such
Prisoners.

And the Sevall paragraves of the said Report being duely
weighed and considered this Court doth approve of and confirmd ye:
same and doe order that ye: same bee entred in this Court booke and bee
observed by the Sevall psons concerned therein accordingly.

Sarah Camper< no role >
at 2s:6d P w


Alsoe upon ye: humble: peticon of William Camper< no role > of Burham in ye:
County of Essex Gardner for some mittigacon of ye: Weekely paymt: of five
Shillings for ye: keepeing of Sarah Camper his Daughter a poore Luna=
=tick in Bethlem where She hath been continued and maintained of ye:
Peticoner above 12 Months who hath noething of his owne butt
what hee earnes being a Poore labouring man and has a wife and
family to maintaine and not able to continue ye: Said chargd And this
Court being Satisfyed therewth: and of the truth of ye: matter of ye: said
peticon doe order that Security bee given for Paymt: of 2s-6d: P
weeke for ye: future that then ye: Same Shall bee received and ye:
bond for paymt: of five Shillings P weeke bee delivered upp to bee
cancelled.

Govrs . admd.


Allsoe att this Court Mr: George Ludlum< no role > and Mr: William Grubb< no role >
were admitted Governors of these Hospitalls

Govrs . waited


And att this Court Thomas Guy< no role > Esqr and John Guy< no role > Bookesellers
were nominated by Mr. Keeble to bee Governors of these Hospitalls.

Boy app.


And Oswell Witherington< no role > a poore boy was ordered to bee putt
Apprentice att ye: nominacon of Mr Richard Yerbury< no role > and Mr
Pochin.




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