Generall Court. Mercur:
12 o: May: 1725 .

The Orders and Proceedings of the Last General Court were
Read and Approved

The Accompt of William Cole< no role > Esqr . the late Treasurer of this
Hospital for the Year Ending at Lady Day 1724 and from that
time to the 6th. of May following (when he Resigned his said
Place of Trear) having been duly Audited and the Ballance
having been duly paid by him to our present Treasurer was
presented approved and allowed.

The Report from the Grand Committee of their Proceedings
since the last General Court was Read and is as follows
Vizt.

To the Worshipfull Etc.

After the Reading of which Report that part of it which
relates to the future Surgeons having a Lycence from this
Court or the Grand Comittee before they shall be permitted
to Cutt for the stone in this Hospital And that such Licence
should not be Granted within less than One Year after their
respective Elections was particularly Considered and the
same was made a standing Order of this Court and Ordered
to be Observed according to the purport and true meaning
of the said ReportAnd the Gratuity for our Steward was
Agreed to and Ordered to be paid And then the Rest of the
said Report and of all the Matters and things therein contained
was Approved and Allowed by this Court And the said Report
was Ordered to be Entred in the Reportory of the proceedings
of this Court.

Upon Mr. Presidents recommending the Great and
extraordinary Charges of the Hospital to the Consideration
of the Gentlemen now present in Court Several of theme
Subscribed liberally towards the Support thereof.

Mr. President Acquainting the Court That Henry Lovell< no role > Esqr
One of the four Standing Auditors is lately Dead And John
Kenrick< no role > Esqr . another of the said Standing Auditors Acquainting
the Court That by reason of his Age and Infirmities he is not
able longer to Discharge the Duty of that Place And Praying
that some other person might be Chosen in his Room And the
Court having Consented to his request Moses Raper< no role > Esqr &
Mr Samuel Lessingham< no role > were thereupon Chosen to be Two of
the standing Auditors of the Accompts of this Hospital

The Eight following Gentlemen vizt Mr. Benjamin Braines< no role >