Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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7th January 1762 - 15th March 1781

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Image 261 of 7944th June 1761


Continued Wednesday 27th. July 1768

thereto on the London side for Redeeming the Tolls on the said Bridge
and on London Bridge for Rebuilding the Goal of Newgate in the said City for Repairing the
Royal Exchange wither the same For Embanking part of the North side
of the said River within certain Limits and for other purposes therein
mentioned] It is the Opinion of this Committee That it will be for
the Interest and Benefit of this Hospital to Embank at their own
Expence so much of the Ground and Soil of the said River as lies
opposite and contiguous to the Messuages Lands Tenements
Hereditaments Grounds and Wharfs of this Hospital It is
Ordered hat the said Report be confirmed and that the Committee
of this Hospital do Contract and agree with such Person or Persons
as they shall think proper for compleating the same And it is
further Ordered that the Clerk do forthwith give Notice pursuant
to the Act of Parliament

Report of House Commee
as to Removal of Leases in
Precinct


Upon Reading a Report of the Committee of this Hospital under
the Hands of William Kinleside< no role > Esquire treasurer Mr. Jonathan Granger< no role >
Mr. John Hall< no role > Charles Brown< no role > Esqr . Mr. Charles Hoyle< no role > and Henry
Cranke
< no role > Esquire in the Words and Figures following Vizt.

To the Right Worshipful the President the treasurer and
governors of Bridewell Hospital

Upon Reading an Order of the New River Company Dated 5th Novr. 1767
In the Words following Vizt. Ordered that the Clerk call upon Mr.
Woodhouse and desire to know upon what Terms the Bridewell
Hospital are willing to renew the present Lease of Bridewell House
and Land with this Company It is the Opinion of this Committee
(conformable to the Resolution of the late treasurer and former-
Committees long since taken and adhered to) that it will not be for
the Interest of this Hospital in the present Situation of their
Estates to prolong the Term granted by the Lease from this Hospital
to the New River Company or to grant any New Leases or Enlarge
the Terms now subsisting in any Old Leases of any Messuages
or Tenements within the Precincts of this Hospital

This Court doth agree with the said Committee in their said
Report and doth hereby confirm the same.

Phillips John< no role > Esqr . &
Crutchfield Wm< no role > Esqr .
Elected governors


This Court doth Elect John Philips< no role > of Brook Street Esquire and
William Crutchfield< no role > of Holborn Esquire governors of these Hospitals
and Order Staves to be sent them forthwith notwithstanding the Order
of Court of the 4th. June 1761 .




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