Continued Thursday 22d. December 1768

and Considered the said Petition Doth Order that the said
John Strettell< no role > have an Additional Term of 10 Years to Commence
at the Expiration of his present Term of 21 Years

Banks John, to be Inquired
after for Mr. Locks Gift

Upon Redding the Humble Petition of John Banks< no role > Citizen
and weaver Setting forth that he had served his Apprentiship
in this Hospital with Mr. Robert Hadwen< no role > by Indre dated the
24th. Day of February 1759 and by an Order of Court of the 26th. of
November 1766 was made free of this City the 2d. April 1767 and
is set up for himself in his Trade of a Taylor at Mr. Wrights
a Grocer in Denmark Street in the Parish of St. Giles Praying
part of Mr. Locke's Gift It is Ordered That Philip Dyot< no role > Esqr .
Thomas Owens< no role > Esqr . and Thomas Skip Bucknall< no role > Esqr . or any two
of them be desired to inquire if the said John Banks< no role > be set up
for himself in his Trade and of his Hopefulness therein and
report the same to the Court.

Chalmers Wm< no role > . to be inquired
after for Mr. Locks Gift

Upon Reading the Humble Petition of William Chalmers< no role >
Citizen and weaver Setting forth that he had served his
Apprentiship in this Hospital with the late Mr. Abraham
Phillips< no role > by Indenture dated 3d. February 1748/9 And by an
Order of Court dated 19th. March1756 was made free of this
City the 23d. June 1756 and is set up for himself in his Trade
of a weaver in Crown Alley near the White Swan Long Alley
Moorfields Praying part of Mr. Lock's Gift It is Ordered that
Samuel Seawell< no role > Esqr . Henry Cranke< no role > Esqr . and Mr. Deputy Rogers
or any two of them be desired to inquire if the said William
Chalmers< no role > be set up for himself in his Trade & of his Hopefulness
therein and report the same to the Court.

Prior James, to be inquired
after for Mr. Fowkes Gift

Upon Reading the Humble Petition of James Prior< no role > Citizen
and Needle Maker Setting forth that he served his Apprentiship
in this Hospital with the late Mr. Sutton Sharpe< no role > & his Son Mr.
Joseph Sharpe< no role > by Indenture dated 25th. Janry 1760 and by an
Order of Court of the 16th. April 1767 was made free of this City
the 17th. Novr. 1768 and is set up for himself in his Trade as a
Needle Maker at No. 4 Parsons Court in Bride Lane Praying
part of Mr. Fowkes's Gift It is Ordered that Robt. Carr< no role > Esqr .
Robert Fleetwood< no role > Esqr . and Edward Umfreville< no role > Esqr . or any Two
of them be desired to inquire if the said James Prior< no role > be set up
for himself in his Trade and of his Hopefulness therein and
report the same to the Court.