Continued Thursday 16th July 1789

Bethlem Hospital
[..] Pestinks admitted
of her Michas Day next to pay
5 shillings a Week

{
Richard Clark< no role > Esquire Alderman Treasurer Henry Cranke< no role > Esquire Auditor
General Samuel Swain< no role > Esquire Alderman Edward Atkins< no role > Esquire Benjamin
Kenton< no role > Esquire Hammond Cross< no role > Esquire Richard Austin< no role > Esquire Mr William Collier< no role >
Mr. Deputy Gabriel Leekey< no role > Mr. Joseph Rose< no role > Junior William Plomer< no role > Esquire
James Herbert< no role > Esquire Deputy William Rogers< no role > and John Rivington< no role > Esquire
in the words and figures following Vizt. This Committee having taken into
Consideration the great expence of maintaining the Incurable Patients in this
Hospital by the Extraordinary and apparent increase in the price of Provisions
and other Articles within the last fifty years and how inadequate and
insufficient the Two Shillings and Six pence a Week paid for the
support of each Patient is in respect to their Maintenance This Committee
is of opinion

That all Incurable Patients to be admitted into this Hospital upon
or after Michaelmas Day next shall pay five Shillings a Week for
their Maintenance.

That all Incurable Patients now in this Hospital and Whose
Maintenance is paid by any Parish or Public Office shall from and after
Michaelmas Day next pay five Shillings a Week for such Maintenance

That all Incurable Patients new in this Hospital and Whose
Maintenance is paid by their Friends shall continue to pay Two Shillings
and six pence a Week for their Maintenance as usual all which is
nevertheless submitted to the Judgment of the Court and Ordered to be
Reported to the next General Court This Court having duly weighed and
considered the said Memorial doth concure in opinion with the said Committee
and therefore Order that the regulations therein contained be carried into
Execution in manner and at the time therein mentioned

Rose John William< no role >
him Benjamin of £50
reported

Richard Clark< no role > Esqr Alderman Treasurer Reported that he had received
of John William Rose< no role > Esquire Recorder of London fifty pounds for the use
of Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals It was moved and seconded that the
thanks of this Court be given to Mr Recorder of his Kind and Character
Donation

[..] Meredith his Benefaction
of £50 reported

Richard Clark< no role > Esqr . Alderman Treasurer Reported that he had
received of Meredith Price< no role > of Lincoln's Inn Fields Esquire fifty pounds for
the use of Bethlem Hospital it was moved and seconded that the
thanks of his Court be given to Mr. Price for this Kind and
Charitable Donation