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

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Image 344 of 7946th September 1770


Continued Thursday 6th. Septr. 1770

Elliott Richd< no role > . to be paid
£10-Mr Fowkes Gift


Henry Cranke< no role > Esqr . and Mr. Dep. Rogers two of the governors
Reported That in pursuance of an Order of Court of the 30th. of Augt.
last they had made an Inquiry and found That Richard Elliott< no role >
who Served his Apprentiship in this Hospital to Cornelius Morlier< no role >
is set up for himself in his Trade & has the Character of a Diligent
and Sober Man It is Ordered that the Clerk do pay the said
Richd. Elliott Ten Pounds out of Mr. Fowkes Gift to be allowed him
in his next Account

Caines Thos< no role > . the like


Charles Browne< no role > and Mr Deputy Read two of the governors Reported
That in Pursuance of an Order of Court of the 30th. Augt last they
had made an Inquiry & found That Thomas Caines< no role > who served his
Apprentiship in this Hospital to Thos. Keil< no role > is set up for himself in his
Trade and has the Character of a diligent & Sober Man It is
Ordered that the Clerk do pay the said Thomas Caines< no role > Ten Pounds
out of Mr Fowkes Gift to be allowed him in his next Account

Stokes Joseph< no role > put out
Apprentice


At this Court the following Poor Boy was Ordered to be
put out Apprentice Vizt.
Joseph Stokes< no role > to. Henry Heafford< no role >

Griffiths John< no role > Elected
Steward of Bridewell


At this Court the Humble Petition of John Griffiths< no role > Citizen
& Draper was Read Setting forth that by the Death of his
Father in Law Mr Robt. Waite< no role > the place of Steward of Bridewell
Hospital became Vacant, and praying to be Elected Steward in his
Room This Court doth Unanimously Elect the said John Griffiths< no role >
Steward of the said Hospital (giving Security as Usual) until the
next Election Day

The Petitions of the Candidates for the Porters Mans Place in
this Hospital in the Room of Thomas Purrett< no role > made one of the
Beadles being Read in Alphabetical Order Vizt. Richard Morrall< no role >
& Thomas Weston< no role > , the governors gave their Ballots which being
Cast up the Numbers appeared to be as follows.

Morrall Richd< no role > . Elected
Porters Man


Richd. Morrall< no role > 74 Elected
Thos. Weston< no role > 7.

Whereupon the Right Worshipful the President declared the said
Richard Morrall< no role > duly Elected Porters Man of the said Hospital
till the next Election Day upon his Producing a Certificates of his
Settlement And that he have such Apartment as the Committee
of this House shall think fit




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