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

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Govr. admid


Att this Court Mr. Humphreys Puller< no role > a Coat Seller
att the Bell in Cheapside was admitted a Governour

Also Mr: Trear Baker accquainted this Court That two
Artsmasters places are now vacant in the Hospll. of Bredewell
one by the death of Phillip Baron< no role > Glover & the other by the
Removall of Richard Reynolds< no role > narrow weaver And in regard
the Rt. Worsppll. The President is now absent It is deferred to the
next Court to Consider of and Electingfitting persons to fill
up the said Vacancyes or to appoint such time for that
purpose as to them Shall seem meet.

Dorothy Hobbins< no role >
at 2s


Also Upon the humble Petition of Wm. Ginger< no role > in the behalfe
of Robt. Hobbnis< no role > of Cranfield in Bedfordshire Labourer For
some mittigacond of the weekly payment of Two Shillings & Six
For the Keeping of Dorothy Hobbnis< no role > Wife of the sd. Robt. in
Bethlem hosptl. where She has been many yeare maintained at the
charge of ye. sd Hobbnis; then Landlord who abt. twelve months
agoe turning him out of his Farme refused any longer to
Continue his sd. Charity and ye said Hobbnis is altogether
unable [..] to beare the sd. Charge for yt. he has 7 Children
to maintanie & nothing in the world but wt. he Earnes by his
dayly Labour & a small Farnce wth: he rents at £4: Pr and
This Court being satisfyed of the Trueth of the mattr. of the
said Petition doe think fitt and see Order That Security
being given to pay Two Shillings a week for the keeping the
sd. Lunatick in the sd. hosptl: for the future That then the same
shall be reced & the Boud for the paymt: of Two Shillings & Six
pence a week shall be delivered up to be cancelled




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