St Thomas's Hospital:
Minute Books of Courts and Committees
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13th December 1704 - 6th November 1724

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will expire, The present Ground Rent is but Three
poind Six Shillings & Eight pence P Ann. He is
desired to Consider of a better proposall.

Ordered that Green Staffs be sent to
Mr: John Boulter< no role > Thomas Dunk< no role > Esqr : & Mr: Joseph Ashton< no role > being
thought fitt psons to be Governors of this Hospitall.

R: B

Mr: Treasurer Reported that Leaden Marks
had been sett upon the Hosplls: Houses in & about
London according to the Direccons of this Comittee
Except on some few Tenements in Hackney & Shoreditch ,
where they are Intended to be sett up with the first
Conveniency

Report was Read from Sub Comittee of the 21th.
Instant. That they had Examined Margarett Damsell
the Sister of Queens Ward and also the late Nurse &
Watch of the sd: Ward and severall of the patients of the
same Ward touching severall Comply Galleadged agt.
her for sending out the Hospll. Sheets & Linnen to be
used in her Daughters family, and Imbezling Coales
Candles and other Things allowed for the one of the
patients in that Ward & [..] other Misdemeanours;
which Complaints they found to be true. And therefore
to the End that such Will practices may be Discouraged
& prevented for the future The Subcomittee ordered
the sd Margtt: Damsell< no role > should be forthwith suspended;
and they Recomended it to the next Grand Comittee
absolutely to Discharge her from the Service of this
Hospll: And this Comittee having Considered the said
Report Agree therein with the Sub Comittee & Order
that the sd. Margt: Damsell< no role > shall be & is hereby
absolutely discharged from the Service of this
Hospll.

Sarah Henshaw< no role > was Admitted a Nurse
in this Hospitall during the Pleasure of the
Governors.




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