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

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Image 208 of 52424th February 1743


Thursday 24 Febry 1742/3.

Punished & dd148


MaskellJames< no role > P Lord Mayorbeing Charged by the Oath of David
Day
< no role > & Wm. Marshall< no role > for being a Loose Disorderly person & Pilferring a
Parcell of Sugar one of a Warehouse on Dice Key.

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EvansThomas< no role > P Lord Mayorbeing Charged by the Oath of Wm. Sealer
for being a Loose disorderly Person & directfully getting into his possession
Six Buckle Pockets the Property of Messrs. Green & Brent by false
Pretence with intent to defraud the Said premes of them.

dd150


PaxfordJames< no role > P Sr . John Thompson< no role > being Charged by the Oath of Hugh
Comlin
< no role > Lighterman one of the Churchwardens of the parish of Wandsworth
in the County of Surrey for being an able bodyed person & Capable of Work
& running away & leaving him Ann < no role > his Wife whereby she is because a
Charge & her then to the said Parish of Wandsworth .

Escaped before the Court Sat152

DawsonWilliam< no role >

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LeeRichard< no role >

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GraceWilliam< no role > }
By Robert Westley< no role > Esqr being charged by the Oaths of
John Loveday< no role > & Wm. Madder< no role > for being disorderly Boys
Consserving about his Shop last Saturday & suspected to be
Common pilferers & having no vizible way of living.

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CobbetThomas< no role > By Lord Mayorbeing charged by the Oath of
Henry Davis< no role > & other for being a loose disorderly person making a
disturbance in the Street in the Night time & insulting him on
his duty.

Pun 156


RawlinsJohnBy George Arnold< no role > Esqr being charged by the Oath
of Charles Dolley< no role > for pilferring a pair of Pattens & a peice of Tapstry
of small Value the property of Benjamin Gregory< no role > .

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BenfieldFrancis< no role > By Lord Mayorbeing charged by the
Oath of William Byde< no role > for being a loose disorderly person & making
away with the Cloaths provided her by the parish Officers of St. Peter
in Cornhill .

FrancisSamuel< no role > To be
expand after for Locks Gift}


Upon reading the humble petition of Samuel Francis< no role > Weaver setting forth
That he served his Apprenticeship in this Hospital part of his time to Mr.
John Smith< no role > late one of the Artsmaster s by Indre dated 3d. March 1734/5
& the remainder of his time to Mr. Justices Smith one of your Worships
Artsmasters by Indre dat 3d. March 1734/5. and by an Order of Court 12th.
Novr. 1742. he was on the 8th. Decr. last made free of this City & is set up
for himself in his said Trade at Mrs. Eles in Broad Arrow Court in
GrabestreeAnd the Court being informed that the Comittee of this
House on the 3d. of Febry last inspected the Boot kept of Apprentice
behaviour and found no complaint against himIt is Ordered That
Mr. Deputy Farrington Mr. William Cooper< no role > & Mr. Francis Harting< no role > three of the
Governors of the set Hospitalls or any two of them be desired to enquire whether the
said Samuel Francis< no role > be set up in his Trade and of his hopefullness therein & be
make their Report in the Court.

WrightJohnTo be
enquired after for Locks Gift}


Upon reading the humble petition of John Wright< no role > Northworker setting forth
That he served his Apprenticeship in this Hospital to Mr. Sutton Sharpe< no role > one of
the Artsmaster s by Indre dated 30th. Augst. 1735. & by an Order of Court 9th. Decr.
last he was on the 13th. of January last made free of this City. & is set up for
himselfatin his said Trade at Mr. Frosts a Perukemaker in Grays Jane
Lane
< no role > near Holborn BarrsAnd the Court being informed that the
Comittee of this House on the 3d. of Febry lastinspected the Book kept
of Apprentices behaviour & found no complaint against himIt is Ordered
that Walter Pryse< no role > Esqr . James Brackley< no role > & Mr Robert Glynn< no role > three of the
Governors of these Hospitalls or any two of them be desired to enquire whether
the said John Wright< no role > be set up in his Trade & of his hopefullness therein & to
make their Report to the next Court.




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