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<p n="5572">The Right Worshippfull Sr <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20203_n5572-1">William Wither</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20203_occ4309">Knt</rs>
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& <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20203_occ4310">Alderman</rs>
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of this Citty and <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20203_occ4311">Presidt</rs>
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. of these Hospitals acquainted this Court<lb></lb>
that he had received a Lettr which he desired might be read<lb></lb>
from Doctor Atterbury <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20203_occ4312">Dean</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20203_geo1875">Christ Church Minister</rs>
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& <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20203_occ4313">Preasher<lb></lb>
of this Hospital</rs>
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(which was rend) accordingly as followes<lb></lb>
Sr.</p>
<p n="5573"> <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20203_geo1876">Chelsea</rs>
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June 15: 1713</p>
<p n="5574"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Atterbury Doctor<lb></lb>
His Lre of Reseynanes}</note>
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I have kept my Station at <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20203_geo1877">Bridewell</rs>
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this long wth. an intention to<lb></lb>
take leave of the Governors when Assembled in a body. being<lb></lb>
very desireous of paying that respect to them after the Curlityes<lb></lb>
I had received from them for twenty years together But it has so<lb></lb>
happened that I am obliged to Quitt the place a Month or Six<lb></lb>
weeks sooner than I thought to have done and without being<lb></lb>
certain that I shall have a proper Oppertunity of addressing my self<lb></lb>
to them from the Pulpit on that occassion I bey you therefore Sr to<lb></lb>
intimate my Resignation to them at the next Court & to assure them<lb></lb>
that I have a very gratefull Sense of the kindness wth. wch. I have<lb></lb>
been all along heated by them and that I shall to the best of my<lb></lb>
Power a lwayer shew my selfe a friend to the Hospital Etc</p>
<p n="5575">Your and their Obliged humble Servt<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20203_n5575-1">Fr: Atterbury</rs>
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</p>
<p n="5576">I shall take care that the Pulpitt be Supplyed till the<lb></lb>
Governors have pitched upon a person to succeed me</p>
<p n="5577">Whereupon Itt is Ordered That the<lb></lb>
Election of a Minister and Preacher of this Hospital be this<lb></lb>
day Sevenight and that Notice there of be interted in the<lb></lb>
Tuketts</p>
<p n="5578"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Bethlem Hospital<lb></lb>
& eston Tho: Elected Steward}</note>
<lb></lb>
Then this Court being theifly called for the Election of a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20203_occ4314">Steward</rs>
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of Bethlem Hospital in the room of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20203_n5578-1">Thomas Yates</rs>
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deced<lb></lb>
and of a Porter of the said Hospital in the roome of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20203_n5578-2">Humphry Pooler</rs>
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<lb></lb>
deced the Severall humble Petitions of Constable Wheeler <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20203_n5578-10">John Buckler</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20203_n5578-4">Thomas Weston</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20203_n5578-5">Robert Yates</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20203_n5578-11">Jeremiah Lister</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20203_n5578-6">John Meredith</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20203_n5578-7">Edward Godwin</rs>
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for the said Stewards place were read and they being<lb></lb>
Severally putt in Nominacon the plurality of hands appeared to be<lb></lb>
for the said Constable Wheeler John Buckler & <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20203_n5578-9">Thomas Weston</rs>
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