Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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12th January 1738 - 4th April 1751

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Image 189 of 5242nd September 1742


Friday 3d. September 1742.

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JenkinsSarah< no role > By Walter Bernard< no role > Esqr being charged by the
Oath of Benjamin Wilding< no role > at the Popeshead Tavern Cornhill
& John Prior< no role > of Fenchurch Street Brasier for pilferring from the
House of him the said Benjamin Wilding< no role > of small Value.

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Williams Robert< no role > By Lord Mayorbeing charged by the Oath
of Thomas Lloyd< no role > Overseer of the poor of the Precinct of Whitefryers
for being a Comon Vagrant wandring a broad & begging and
comitting great disorder in the said Precinct.

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PowellMargaret< no role >
&

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HarrisonMary< no role > }
By Walter Bernard< no role > Esqr being charged by the
Oath of Jane Morgan< no role > (that is to say) She the said
Margaret Powell< no role > pilferring small parcells of
Soap out of the parish Workhouse of St. Botolph
Bishopsgate London of little Value & she the
said Mary Harrison< no role > receiving the same Knowing
it to be Stolen.

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Mascall appeared agt. him


BakerWilliam< no role > By Sr . John Bernard< no role > being charged by the
Oath of Jeremiah Mascall< no role > for pilferring some Spanish Wool
of small Value the property of John Rooke< no role > Merchant in
Coleman street .

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StewardElinor< no role > By Sr . William Rous< no role > being charged by the
Oath of John Loveday< no role > at the Bell Tavern in East Cheap for
pilferring from him a Pewter pott of small Value.

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
WrightJohn< no role > toMr. Depty. Smart
NashJohn< no role > toMr. Robt. Henshaw< no role >

ManningRichd.Tenant
in Holborn Petn. for a
Compassionrejected}


Upon reading the humble petition of Richard Manning< no role > setting forth
That he being Tenant in part of the premisses in Holborn that were
given to this Hospital by Mr. Lock was indebted to the Governors at
Midsumer last in £88. for which the Steward made a DistressThat
thereupon the Petr. being oblidged to summon his Creditors together
one of them forgave your Petn. her whole Debt and the rest agreed to
accept of ten shillings in the pound for their Debts in case the
Governors would also accept of such Composition and the Major part
of them have accordingly executed an Instrument whereby they have
released to the Petr. the one half of their respective Debts due from
him And the Petr. is ready to pay the one half of the said Debt due unto
the Hospital & is not in Condition to make full payment thereof
And praying the Governors will be pleased to accept of such payment
in full satisfaction of the said Debt due to them This Court having
duly weighted and considered of the saidReportdoth reject the same.




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