Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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26th December 1722 - 15th December 1737

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9th. October 1729

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SmithAnne< no role > P Sr . Wm. Billers< no role > being chargd by Edward Jones< no role >
on Oath for being in the Streets at unseasonable hours and being a loose idle and
disorderly person.

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JonesDeborah< no role > P Sr . Wm. Billers< no role > being chargd by the Oath of
Francis Dalby< no role > for endeavouring to extort money from him under pretence of
Swearing a Bastard Child upon his and for being a loose lewd idle & disorderly
person and having under hand declard her concern for the Imposition.

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StewardRuth< no role > P Sr . Wm. Billers< no role > being chargd by Ed: Pritley< no role >
Constable and Datus Norton< no role > Watchman on oath being found in a disorderly
posture with a strange man who she had pickd up and for being a loose idle and
disorderly person.

Cont to Labor


PendrellElizth< no role > This name instance is in set 2372. . P Sr . Wm. Billers< no role > being chargd by Thomas Kervey< no role >
Constable for being a loose idle and disorderly person and on a Suspicion of having
Pickd a Pocket of a Watch.

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TimbrellEliza< no role > , P Sr ,.Wm Billers< no role > being chargd by Charles
Wollnough
< no role > for being a loose idle and disorderly person and very much misbehaving
herself in his presence.

Govr. reced his Charge


At this Court the Charge was read to Mr. Charles Cotton< no role > as one of the Governors of
these Hospitals .

Apprentices


At this Court the following Poor Boys were Ordered to be put out
Apprentices at the nomination of the Governors hereafter named Vizt.
Nominated by

Indre. dat 23d. Febry, 1729/30


DoddJames< no role > to Thomas Marhin< no role > Mr. Thomas Davis< no role >

Indre dat 26th Octr. 1729


SalmonJohn< no role > to Obediall West< no role > Mr Henry Godwin< no role >

Indre dat 6th. Novr. 1729


BoucherGeorge< no role > to Benjamin Thatcher< no role > Mr. President

Cobley Thos< no role > -Pet
of Locks Gift

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Upon reading the humble Petition of Thomas Cobley< no role > Weaver Settingforth
That he Servd his Apprenticeship to James Candet< no role > one of the Artsmasters of this
Hospital by Indre dated the 27th. of July 1729 and by an Order of this Court the 15th. of
November 1728 he was on the 8th. day of July last made free of this City and is sett up
for himself in his said Tradeat Mr. Hounts 2 doors above the Sugar Loaf and
Shuttle in Angell Alley Bishopgate Street And Mr. Treasurer reporting to
this Court That the Comittee of this House on the 14th. day of August last inspected the
Book kept of Apprentices behaviour and found no Complaint against himIt
is Ordered That Mr. John Bridge< no role > Mr. Deputy Brewis and Mr. Robert
Hall
< no role > three of the Governors of these Hospital or any two of them be desired to enquire
whether the said Thomas Cobley< no role > be sett up in his said Trade and of his hope of fullness
therein and to make their Report to the next Court.

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