Which Report being considered was approved of by this Court and
ordered to be entered amongst the acts of this Court and observed in
all things according to the true intent and meaning thereof.

Severall Gentlemen of the Court did here Subscribe towards the
new building of this Hospitall.

Jno. Davis< no role > chose
Apothecary

Mr. Robt. Davis< no role > the late Apothecary to this Hospitall being deceased and
the place thereby vacant This day Mr. James Syddell< no role > Mr. Joseph Patsell< no role >
and Mr. John Davis< no role > (Son of the said Robert Davis< no role > ) were severally Peticoners
for the same and the majority of votes being for the said John Davis< no role >
The Court admitted him into the said place of Apothecary to this
Hospitall To hold during the pleasure of this Court.

26. August 1697

At a Generall Court held at St. Thomas
Hospitall in Southwarke before the Right Woppl. Sr. Robert Clayton< no role >
knt. and Aldr . President Capt . John Smith< no role > Treasurer Sr . Owen Buckingham< no role >
Sr . Wm. Cole< no role > Sr . Jno. Wolfe< no role > Coll Bartholomew Gracediey< no role > Coll James Collett< no role >
Mr. Robt. Dickins< no role > Mr. Robert Maddox< no role > Mr. Jno. Hodges< no role > Mr. Thomas Kent< no role >
Mr. Saml. Totton< no role > Mr. Tho: Cartwright< no role > Mr. Benja. Brownsmith< no role > Mr. Richd. Taylor< no role >
Capt . Wm Thomas< no role > Mr. Thos: Allen< no role > Mr. Tho: Maylin< no role > Mr. Saml. Hall< no role > Mr. Saml.
Harwar< no role > Mr. Benja. Craker< no role > Mr. James Comber< no role > Mr. Joshua White< no role > Peter
De. Lannoy< no role > Esq . Mr. Fardinando Holland< no role > Mr. Peter Gray< no role > Mr. Daniel Wight< no role >
Junr . Mathew Bateman< no role > Esq . Mr. Jacob Whiddon< no role > Mr. Isaac Brand< no role > Mr. Jno.
Read< no role > Mr. Anthony Smith< no role > Mr. Tho: Firmin< no role > Capt . Jno. Bromhall< no role > Mr. Edmond
Wansell< no role > Mr. Deputy Tho: Eyre< no role > Mr. Richard Haley< no role > Mr. Deputy Jno. Tooley< no role >
Mr. Stephen Thompson< no role > Mr. Evan Evans< no role > Mr. Joseph Watts< no role > Mr. Jno. Coxen< no role >
Mr. Benjamin Joseph< no role > Mr. Saml. Mayne< no role > Mr. James Eyton< no role > Mr. Edwd. Greene< no role >
Mr. Jno. Baker< no role > Dor . Frederick Slare< no role > Mr. Tho: Serocold< no role > and Mr. Saml. Moyer< no role >
Governours of the said Hospitall.

And after the reading and confirmacon of the
orders and busines of the last Court it was ordered
as follows Vizt.

A Report of the Comittee of this Hospitall was presented to
and read in the words following.

Report of Comittee

To the Rt. Woppl. the Generall Court
of St. Thomas Hospital in Southwarke

We of the Comittee appointed by this Court do report as followeth Vizt.

Tho: Cooks graunt

We have agreed with Thomas Cook< no role > Citizen and Clothworker of London present
tenant of a brick Tenement in St. Thomas parish Southwarke wherein John
Reeve< no role > late dwell and fronting the Streete over against the back gate of this
Hospitall and which the said Thomas Cook< no role > now holds by Virtue of the Lease