Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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26th June 1713 - 2nd August 1722

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Image 368 of 5584th April 1718


4th. Aprill 1718

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Pondy Margarett< no role > P sr John Fryer< no role > being charged by Oath
of Mary< no role > the wife of William Cook< no role > a Butcher in Lender hall
Markett for Stealing a peice of Beef from her Hall value
Eighteen pence

Cout to Labor


Jones Rebecca< no role > P sr Wm Withers< no role > being charged by David
Dyns
< no role > next to the Salutation Tavern in plow yard in holborne
Joyner for imbezelling Some Goods and on Suspition of haveing
otherwise wronged him and for further examination

Govr. Reced their Charge


At this Court the Charge was read to sr Edward Desbovery< no role > Bart .
Mr. James Milner< no role > Mr. Depty Thomas Foxall< no role > Mr. Francis Powell< no role >
Mr Edwin Rawstorne< no role > in Wilham Jackson< no role > , Mr William Monke< no role > Mr
Robert Evans< no role > & John Crowley< no role > Esqr . as Governor s of these hospitals

Appr. who refuse to be rebound
Ref to Comee, whether they shall have
cloths al Easter}


The Twelve Boys who refused to be rebound were called into Court
and adher'd to their resolution and being withdrawne It is Ordered
That it be referred to the Comee to enquire whether any Security can be got that the
said Boys Shall Serve the remainder of their apprenticeships &
to consider whether or no they Shall have any Cloths at Easter

[..] ther Jno late artsmar.
petr. for woms in ye hospital &
touching towards his losses}


Upon reading the humble Petition of John Boulter< no role > late one of the Artmasrs
of the hospital Setting forth That he has lived above 37 yeares in this
hospital and brought up Several apprentices But by decay of Trade and Great
Losses as reduced very Low That he is very Sorry that through his
inadvertency he has incurred the displeasure of this Court through it was not in his power to
obey the Orders of this Court without exposeing himselfe to the miserable
Condition he is now in That he has been above a year out of
Imployment and obliged to sell part of his Goods to buy bread and
the Remainder will be soon taken from him for kent which he is not
able to pay And praying this Court to Grant him Some Roome which
are vacant in this hospital wherein he way carry on a Small part
of his Trade and that something way be givein him towards his Great
Loss It is Ordered And the said Petition do lye upon the Table

Ex & Kal.




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