Thursday 17th. December 1741.

PorterVacancydeclared on
the death of Standish}

This Court declared the Vacancy of the Office of Porter of this Hospital in
the Room of Mr. John Standish< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. deceasedAnd that the same No. be
inserted in the Summon's in relation to the Ballot as was in the Summens's for
the last CourtAnd Mr. President Ordered the Election to be on Wednesday
the 23d. instant.

Prosecutors & Prisoners Beadles
to give Notice to'em of the Court}

Ordered that the Beadles of this Hospital at the same time they give
Notice to the Governors do give notice to the Prosecutors of Prisoners comitted
and to the Prisoners themselves of the time the Court is to be held for
the Tryal of the said Prisoners.

Porterhis dutyThe Comee
to consider of it}

Ordered that it be referred to the Comittee of this House to consider of
the duty of the Porter of this Hospital and to report their Opinion
therein to the Court.

StandishMrs. Late Porters
Widow to have the Salary to Xmas}

Ordered that Mrs. Standish the late Porters Widow have such Appartments
in the Porters house and for such time as the President & Treasurer
shall think fittand the Salary to next Christmas day.

Orders of Courts & Comees
the Officers not to disbe'em}

Resolved that any Officer or Officers Servants of the
United Hospitals of Bridewell and Bethlem who shall preasure
willfully to disebey or delay to Execute the Orders of any Generall
Court or of any Committee of either Hospitall will by so doing be
guilty of a Great Breach of his or her Duty and Trust and deserve
Exemplary Resentment.

1741 Decr.19th. dd. Cap to Each
StewardHtty}

Ordered that the Clerk do make two Copys of the foregoing
Resolution and deliver one to the Steward of each Hospital to be
by them forthwith shown to the Officers and Servants of each
Hospital that they may carefully avoid Offending.

PryseWalter Esqr his
Proposal}

The following proposals being presented to this Court by Walter
Pryse< no role > Esqr one of the Governors of these Hospitalls Vizt.

It Appearing to the Court that of late years there has not been half
the number of poor Boys put out Apprentices to the Artsmasters of this
Hospitall as have been heretofore which may in time tend to the
discredit of the Government of this Hospital especially considering
that the number of poor distressed Children has of late years rather
increased than decreased principally owing to the decay of Trade

It is therefore Ordered in ease of House Comittee that it be
referred to a select Comittee of the Governors of this Hospital

To Examine what funds and Provisions have been established or
made use off for putting out Apprentice Clothing maintaining
Educating or otherwise providing for any and what sort of poor
distressed children and how the same now stands
also