13th. Augt. 1713

At this Court all the Officers Artsmasters and Servants of
the said Hospitals are here confirmed by this Court.

Upon reading to this Court a Report from the Comee of
this house dated the 26th. day of this instant August Setting
forth That in pursuance of an Order made att a Court holden
at this hospital the 26th. day of June last they haveing considered
of the Several gentlement following who were nominated to be
Governor s. It is the Opinion of the said Comee that they
are very proper persons to be Governor s of these Hospitals if the
Court shall think fitt Vizt

Nominated

Govrs. Elected

Mr Lawrence de La Chambre< no role > P Francis Forbes< no role > Esqr .
Mr. William Rush< no role > Pdo
Mr William Yerbury< no role > P Mr Braham Smyth< no role >
Mr John Pott< no role > P Mr. George Clarke< no role >
sr Samuel Clarke< no role > P sr . John Cass< no role > .
Mr. John Barber< no role > Printer P Benedict Shell< no role > Esqr .
Henry Campion< no role > Esqr .P sr John Cass< no role >
Richard Newdigate< no role > Esqr P do
Mr Charles Gulstone< no role > P John Roydhouse< no role > Esqr .
Mr Charles Hosier< no role > P Mr Geo Ludlam< no role >
John Sharpe< no role > Esqr P Lawrence Parker< no role > Esqr
Mort John Moore< no role > Esqr .P William Beckford< no role > Esqr

This Court doth Elect the said Gentlemen to be Governours
of these Hospitals And It is Ordered That Slaves be
Sent to them as usual

Govrs . reced their
Charge}

At this Court Richard Woodward< no role > Junr. Esqr . and Mr John Pott< no role >
reced their Charge as Governor s. of these hospitals

Thatcher Benja< no role >
Elected artsmar .

At this Court was read a Report from the Comee of this house
dated the 6th. day of this instant August in these words vizt
Upon reading the humble Petitcon of Benjamin Thatcher< no role > Citty
and Broad weaver of London Setting forth That he has
been Master of his Trade above Sixteen yeares and has
generally employed 20 or 30 journey men and praying to be admitted
an Artsmaster of this hospital in the room of William Atkins< no role >
John Browne< no role > or Samuel Dexter< no role > and proposeing to keep 6
8 or 10 Boyes if the appartmt. that shall be ordered him will
receive so many Loomes And that he is ready to Comply with