Continued Thursday 18th. April 1776

Gough Benedicta< no role > to
be admitted an Incurable
Patient the first Vacancy

Upon Reading the Humble Petiton of Thomas Mayos< no role >
Brother of Benedicta Gough< no role > a Lunatic and the Certificate of the
Minister Churchwardens and Overseer of the Poor of the Parish
of Wellington in the County of Hereford thereto annexed in the Words
and figures following "That his said Lunatic's Sister was discharged
out of Bethlem Hospital about the 22nd June last as incurable & fit
and sent to her Friends at Wellington in the County of hereford where
she continued to Labour under the Influance of her melancholly
disorder. In January last unobserved she left her Apartment &
meeting with her Youngest Child unfortuneately Murdered it by cutting
its throat, for which henious Offence she was Try'd at the last Assizes
holden for the County of Hereford by Mr. Serjacent Forster who
Acquitted her and strongly recommended an humble & respectful
representation of her Case should be made to the president and
governors of Bethlem Hospital. Your Petitioner unhappy Sister
has two other small Children for whom he is willing to make the
best provision in his power being himself a Person of mean
Condition and subsisting by hard Labour He therefore most
humbley prays you will Please to take into your consideration his
unhappy Sisters Case and grant her the Indulgance of being
received the first Vancacy on the Incurable List And your Petr. will
ever pray Etc. Thomas Mayos< no role > " "We the Minister Church wardens
& Overseers of the Poor of Wellington are well Assured the Contents of
the within written petitions are true and beg leave to recommed
Benedicte Gough< no role > from over Knowledge of her unhappy situation to
the kind Attention of the President and governors of Bethlem Hospital
Thos. Watkins< no role > Vicar of WellingtonJohn Graves< no role > , John Thomas< no role >
Churchwardens Thomas Rogers< no role > , John Morvan< no role > Overseers " It is
Ordered that the said Benedicta Gough be admitted as an
Incurable patient in Bethlem Hospital upon the next Vacancy.

Artsmasters Petition

Upon Reading the Humble Petitions of the Artsmasters
and Senior Apprentices in Bridewell Hospital in the words and
figures following "The Humble Petition of the Artsmaster of the
Hospital of BridewellThat your Petnr. have for several Years
Laboured under the greatest Inconveniency by your Worships permitting
their Apprentices to Attend Fires. That your Petrs. have frequently
Business in Hand that requires the utmost expedition & placing
Confidence in their Apperentices often Imploy them therein in hopes of having
the same completed by the time appointed by their respective Customers
But the moment an alarm of Fire comes into the Hosptial Your Petrs.
are deprived of the benefit of their Assistance (alledging that they are
Authorized by your Worships to Attend Fires & will attend) to the Great