granted on all inhabited Houses by the Arts of the 18th 19th of
his present Majesty from which charge the Clerk on behalf of the
Hospital had appeared to the Commissioners who had affirmed
the rate upon which the Clerk demanded a Case to be stated
for the Opinion of the Judges

submitted to

Upon full consideration of the Case and being confirmed
that the other Royal Hospitals had submitted to the Duty
the Committee determined to submit thereto

Green Staves Ordered

To Benjamin Hammet< no role > Esqr Lambard Street
William Vaughan< no role > Esqr Jeffries Square
John Clarke< no role > Esqr Tooling Surry }
Recommended
by
the Treasurer

William Ewer< no role > Esqr. Lincolns Inn fields
Jacob Wilkinson< no role > Esqr. Bedford Row
Mr. Joseph Lowdell< no role > of Queen street Southwd .}
By
Mr. Belchier

Grand Committee
Tuesday 4th. May 1784

Present
Mr. Treasurer
Mr. Belchier
Mr. Brough
Mr. Nicholls
Mr. Thornton
Mr. Cooke
Mr. Bayne

Mr. Paice
Mr. Baker
Mr. Way
Mr. Wells
Mr. Bradney
Mr. Langston

The Minutes of the last Grand Committee held the 11th. of
February last were read and confirmed accept the confirmation
of the order of the Lease to Henry Lacey< no role > which is deferred to
the next Committee.

Thanks given
[..] Keene
for John Gates< no role > .

Ordered That the thanks of the Committee by given to Mr. Henry
Keene< no role > one of the Governors of this Hospital for his present of
Iron Gates to the passage from the second Quadrangle of the
Hospital to St. Thomas's Street

Death of Mr. Martin
Surgeon

Mr. Treasurer acquainted the Committee that Mr.