Continued Thursday 18th June 1767
Brown John< no role >
Elected
Porter
of Bridewell
The Petitions of the Candidates for the place of Porter
to this Hospital
in the Room of
Samuel Mackley< no role >
being Read Vizt.
John Brown< no role >
and
Thomas Wischam< no role >
The governors
gave their Ballots which being Cast up
the Numbers appeared to be as follows Vizt
For
John Brown< no role >
21
Thomas Wischam< no role >
7
Monday. 18th. June 1767
delivered
to John Brown< no role >
a Copy of the Duty of
Porter of Bridewell Hospital
as
set forth in an Order of Court 23d
Decr 1741 Lib X page 131
R:W:
Whereupon the Right Worshipful Sir
Richard Glyn< no role >
knt
. Bart
& Aldr
President
declared the said John Brown< no role >
to be duly Elected Porter
of the said
Hospital till the next Election Day And it is Ordered that upon his giving
such Security as shall be Approved by the Committee of this House That he
and his Family upon Notice given or left for him or them by Order of the
President or treasurer
and any twelve of the governors
of this Hospital for the
time being will depart from this Hospital. And also to Indemnify the governors
of this Hospital and their Successors and the said Hospital and the Precinct
thereof and the Inhabitants therein from all Charges and Demands for or by
Reason of his the said John Brown< no role >
and his Family Inhabiting in this
Hospital He the said John Brown< no role >
be Admitted Porter of the said Hospital
till the next Election Day And that he shall have and enjoy the usual
Salary and Perquisites of the said Office And also the Rooms and Chambers
in this Hospital which the said Samuel Mackley< no role >
had And it is further
Ordered that the said John Brown< no role >
be Sworn Constable of this Hospital and
Precinct as his Predecessors in the said Office have usually been
Vacancy of Beadle
Declared in the Room
of John Brown< no role >
made
Porter
At this Court the Vacancy of a Beadle
was Declared in the Room of
John Brown< no role >
Elected Porter in the Room of Samuel Mackley< no role >
Deceased
And at the same Time the rest of the Beadles desired to be Removed
according to their Seniority And the William Rundle< no role >
the Porters man
may be Junior Beadle
It was Ordered accordingly
And Vacancy of Porters
Man declared in the room
of Wm. Rundle< no role >
made Junr
Beadle
At this Court the Vacancy of a Porters Man was Declared in the Room
of William Rundle< no role >
removed to be Junior Beadle
Robt. Kingscote< no role >
Esqr
.
Robt Fleetwood< no role >
Esqr
Elected governors
This Court doth Elect Robert Kingscote< no role >
of Cheapside
Esquire
and Robert Fleetwood< no role >
of Ludgate Hill
Esquire
governors
of these
Hospitals and Order Staves to be sent them forthwith Notwithstanding the
Order of Court of the fourth of June 1761