Continued Wed 26th. Febry 1752

Clerk the Appr to West. to
be [..] to the Clerk

At this Court Thomas Clarke< no role > who by Indre dated the 13th.
May 1747 was bound apprentice to Mr. Obadiah West< no role > Velvet Weaver
one of the Artsmasters of this Hospital for Seven years
desired to be turned over to Robert Clark< no role > Citizen and Weaver
of London for the Remainder of the said Term And the said
Obadiah West and Robert Clark being present and Consenting
thereto It is Ordered that the said Thomas Clerk be discharged
from the Hospital and turned over to the said Robert Clark

Aston Oliver H [..] of
Suspected

One of the Women Prisoners having Complained to this Court That
the Diet they had was not Sufficient to Support em and produced
a small peice of Beef which she said was the whole Allowance of
Beef for yesterdayThe Court Ordered a Days Allowance
to be brought up but this being a day wherein no beef is Allowed
(that being only 4 days in the Week) 3 Portions of bread & Cheese
were brought & the Cheese being Weighed in Court was in all but
7¼ Ounces which According to the old Order of Court shou'd
have been 12 Ounces Vizt. 4 Ounces for each Prisoner which
Oliver Acton< no role > The Steward said was to be Suffolk Cheese but
that the Cheese he gave the Prisoners Cost him Double the price
of Suffolk Cheese And that it was According to the Information he
had from the former Stewards Widow and what she said her
Husband had always doneWhereupon the Question
being put That Oliver Acton the Steward of this Hospital be
Discharged it pass'd in the NegativeThen the Question
being put That the sd. Oliver Acton be Suspended till next Court
it pass'd in the Affirmative Unanimouslyand it is
Ordered That Richard Pice< no role > the porter of this Hospital do
provide the Diet for the Prisoners as directed by the Old Order
of Court (the 7th. day of May 1647) untill the next Court.