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

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20th: July 1722

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WhiteElizabeth< no role > P sr : Fra: Forbes< no role > being Charged by John
Wheeler
< no role > Watchman in St. Sepulchres for being a Common Idle
>Night Walker taken Strolling last night at an Unseasonable hour and
talking Obscenely in the Streets

To be Sent to St. Thomas's
Hospital to be Cured of the
foul Disease


HusseyAnne< no role > P sr : Fra: Forbes< no role > being Charged by John
Wheeler
< no role > Watchman of St: Sepulchres for being a Comon Night Walker
who Assaulted him on his Duty last night and has no Visible
means of a Livelyhood

Corrected as below}


WatsonChristopher< no role >
&
HardingJohn< no role > }
P sr Fra: Forbes< no role > Old Prisoners

Hussey-Anne< no role > a Prisonr. to be
Sent to St Thos: Hospital to be
Cured of the foul Disease}


Also at this Court Anne Hussey< no role > being Comitted to this Hospital
by Warrant of the Right Worshipll : sr : Francis Forbes< no role > knt . for being a Comon
Night Walker and Assaulting the Watchman And this Court being Informed
that she is in a very bad Condition with the foul Disease It is Ordered
That the said Anne Hussey< no role > be forthwith Sent to St: Thomas's Hospital
in Southwark for Cure and that one of the Beadles of this Hospital do
Wait upon the Treasurer of the said Hospital and Acquaint him that it
is the desire of the Court that she may be Admitted accordingly & that
she may be Sent back hither when she shall be Discharg'd from the said
Hospital of St: Thomas

Watson-Xpopher< no role > -& Harding John< no role >
Appr to Burnham publickly
Corrected. & Stript & DD ye Hospll.}


Christopher Watson< no role > and John Harding< no role > Apprentices to Burnham
who were Comitted to the Hemp Blocks in this House P the Right Worshipll:
sr : Francis Forbes< no role > for being in a Confederacy with the said Burnhams
Maid Servant and pilfring from him several Goods and being idle disorderly
Apprentices It is Ordered That the said Watson and Harding be
Corrected in the presence of the rest of the Apprentices and Stript of the
Hospital Clothing and that their Indentures of Apprenticeship be Cancelled
at their Masters request and that they be discharged from this House

Busher-Robt< no role > - Appr to Swinburn
publickly Corrected. & Stript and
dd ye Hospll}


Robert Busher< no role > Apprentice to Swinburn who had been Comitted
to the Workhouse for pilfring and was by Order of the last Court Sent for
from thence and Comitted to the Hemp blocks in this House was brought before
the Court and Acknowledging his Crime and that he had twice run away from
his Master and made away with his Clothes It is Ordered That the said
Robert Busher< no role > be Corrected in the presence of the rest of the Apprentices
and Stript of the Hospital Clothing and that his Indentures of Apprenticeship
be Cancelled at his Masters request and that he be discharged from this House

Beadle & Chappell Clerk ye
Vacancy ref to Comee}


Ordered That it be referr'd to the Comittee of this House to Consider
of the Vacancy Occasioned by the death of Roger Gething< no role > who was One of the
Beadles of this Hospital and Clerk of the Chappell and Sexton and to Report
to the Court their Opinion whether or no it wou'd be proper to Divide the
said Places

Kal [mark]


Ordered that these words be Inserted in the Tickets for Sumoning
the next Court Vizt: (and Particularly for the Election of a Beadle in the room
of Roger Gethin< no role > deceased)




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