Continued Thursday 30th April 1778.

Report from House Commee
as to Electing two Artsmasters

William James< no role > Esquire , Thomas Nugent< no role > Esqr and
Mr. Deputy William Rogers< no role > in the words and
figures following Vizt. " This Committee finding a
Vacancy of two Artsmasters caused an Advertizement
to be published several times in the daily Advertizer
from the 7th. to the 24th. of February last as follows
Vizt. Bridewell Hospital Two Apartments of the
Artsmasters in this Hospital being now Vacant any
Broad weaver or Carver and Gilder of good Character
who are inclinable to fill up those places may give in
their Names at the Clerks Office (where they will receive
further Information) any Morning before the 25th. of
February Instant soon after which there will be an
Election.and accordingly three Broad weavers and
three Carvers and Gilders left their Names and Notice
being given to them that the Committee would meet this
Day to consider of the several Applications that had been
madeThe following Persons Attended and brought
Samples of their Work Vizt.

Thomas Dew< no role > of Pointer Street , Brick Lane , Spital
Fields Broad weaver .

Stephen Jones< no role > of Camomile Street near Bishopsgate
Street Carver and Gilder

Peter Wastell< no role > of Dunk Street Coverleys Fields Mile
End new Town Broad weaver .

Edward Owen< no role > of Bridewell Hospital London Broad
weaver and

William Edward Lunn< no role > at No. 153 High Holborn
Carver and Gilder

They all professed themselves to be of the Church of
England as by Law Established and the Committee upon
the best Inquiry they could make have no reason to Object to
the Character of either of them or their Skill in their Trades

One other Person Vizt. William Almond< no role > of Brownlow