26 June 1713

26 June 1713

Governor . Raed their
Charge}

Itt this Court sr . George Mertines< no role > knt . and Alderman and Thomas
Renda< no role > Esqr . reced their Charge as Governor of these Hospitals

Weston Steward of Bethlem
his Security approvd}

The Comee of this house being of Opinion that the Security
proposed by Thomas Weston< no role > lately elected Steward of Bethlem
Hospital vizt. Mr. John Berwick< no role > Mercer in fryday Street and Mr. Thomas
Mason< no role > Habberdasher in Bread Street is Sufficient It is Ordered
that the said Security be accepted

At this Court the following poor Boyes were ordered to be putt
Apprentices at the nomination of the Governor hereafter named vizt

Nomination

Apprentices

Robert Bass< no role > P John Crosby< no role > Esqr

Indre 22th. March 1713

Tho: Handshipp< no role > to Nath: Whiltamore< no role > P Indre 22 Mar 1713 } P Mr. Braham Smith< no role >

Indre 31th. Augt .-do

Peter Carey< no role > to James Cundett< no role > P Mr John Shelton< no role >

Indre 13th. March 1713

John Anderson< no role > to Allen Page< no role > P sr Geo: Newland< no role >

Indre 30th June 1713

William Nelme< no role > To Jeffery Gillingham< no role > P Capt. Polehampton

Indre 27. June 1713 .

John Cooper< no role > To Allen Page< no role > P Capt Saml. Hannott< no role >
Geo: Crowder< no role > P Mr. Geo: Buckley< no role >

Indre 19 J [..] 1713

Wm Rust< no role > to Ben: Thatcher< no role > P Mr. Saml. Benson< no role >

Indre 27th. June 1713

Fran: Liverstitch< no role > To Danl. Napp< no role > P Mr. John Smith< no role >

Minister & Preacher Report
upon ye Vacancy Confirmed}

17th Aust. 1681
L.O:fs. 244}

Upon Reading a Report from the Comee of their house under
the hands of George Ludlam< no role > Thomas Rawlinson< no role > Esqr Mr. Depty
Taylor, Mr. John Barnardiston< no role > Mr. Wm. Grubb< no role > Mr John Barroby< no role >
off Benedict Ithell< no role > Esqr . John Martyn< no role > Esqr Mr. Depty William Parrott< no role > Mr.
Braham Smyth< no role > Coll Geo Meggott< no role > & Peter Monger< no role > Esqr . dated
this day in these wordsThe place of Minister and Preacher
at this Hospital being vacant by ye Resingation of Dr. Atterbury
Dean of Christ Church . This Comee directed the Order of Court made
upon the Eleccon of the Three last preacher to be laid before them and the same were
read vizt an Order made at a Court holden the 30th of Octr. 1674
upon the Election of Mr.Moor another on the 12th Janry
1676 on the Election of Mr. Masters and the other the 4th of Octor.
1693 on the Elecion of the Dean then Mr. Atterbury upon which their
Comee observe that the present allowances made to the preacher of
this Hospital are much larger than they formerly were when the
Service required was not less than it is now, and particularly this
Comee find an Annual paymt. of Twenty pounds which was at
first given in consideracon of attending and instructing such patients
at Bethlem as were capable of receiving in struccon but this Comee
not finding there is any Occasion for such attendence are therefore
of Opinion that the said allowance will be altogether unnecessary for