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To the Queens most Excellency Majesty in Councill
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The Humble Peticon of your Majesties most dutifull
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Subjects the Major was Comonalty and Citizens of your City
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of London Governors: of the possessions Revenues and Goods of
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the Hospitall of Edward the Sixth King of England
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of Christ Bridewell and St: Thomas the Apostle
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Most humble Sheweth
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The Hospll. Peticon
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to the Queen:
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That the said Hospitalls of Christ Bridewell and St: Thomas the
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Apostle were founded by the said pions and Charitable price King Edward the Sixth
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Who be severall Grants vested the Scites of the said Hospitalls and the Revenues
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and Citizens of the said City of London and their Successors for ever And by his
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Letters patents under the Great Seale of England beareing date the 26th. day of
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June in the Seventh year of his Regine Ex made and constituted the said Maior
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Comonalty Citizens and their Successors for ever Governors: of the possessions Revenues
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and Goods of the said Hospitalls and Incorporated them by that Name And thereby
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gave them full power and Authority to Name appoint make create and Ordanie
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all such or so many Governors. Officers and Servants under them in the said Hospll.
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for the better Governing of the same and provideing for the poor there as they should
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from time to time think fitt and propper Without and Impeachmt. or Hindrance by the
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said King his Heires or Successors or any of his Justices
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Sheriffes
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Ministers or any other his Subject whatsoever Any Sang Statute Act or Ordinance
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made or to be made to the contrary notwithstanding.
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That ever since the said Incorporacon the said Three Hospitalls have
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been under the Care and Management of diverse E
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and wealthy Citizens
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and other persons substituted and appointed under your Petrs. and their Predecessors
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as Governors. in each of the said Hospitalls wih power to Elect and Choose Officers
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Ministers and Servants and the same to suspend or remove again and to
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those others in their Roome from time to time as they should think expedient for the
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good Government of the said Hospitalls and the orderly providers for the poor there.
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That in pursueance of this power The Governors. of the said Hospll. of St
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Thomas at a Generall Court in the yeare 1693: Chose
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Richard Torlesse
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to be
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Physitian of that Hospitall and in the yeare 1692. they Those Mr.
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Thomas Elton
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One of the
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Surgeon
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of the said Hospitall To hold their places dureing the pleasure of
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that Court and not otherwise And at a Generall Court held the 17th, of March last
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The said Governor: thought fitt for just and reasonable Causes as they
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ve to
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determine their pleasure and to dismisse the said Doctor and Surgeon fran the Service
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of the said Hospitall.
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That the Governors of the said
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Hospitall in Obedience
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to your Majesties Order in Council bearing date the 23th. day of the same Month
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made upon Complaint of the said Doctor Torlesse and Mr. Elton have out of
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Just Sence of the duty they are to your Royall Comands for borne to proceed to the
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Eleccon of a Physitian and Surgeon in their places.Although as your Pet. are
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desired by their Councill and doe in all dutifull manner most humbly represent to
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your Majesty The Right of Ministry the said three Hospitall is by vested in your
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Peticonrs: And the power of placeing and displaceing Officers therein is Lodged in the
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respective Governors substitute as aforesaid under your Petrs. for manageing of the
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Affaires of the said Hospitalls.
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In Consideracon whereof and for as much as the Want of Fitt persons
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to supply the places of the said Doctor and Surgeon hath been already of so small
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Inconveniency and may if contained at this Season in the Yeare be highly prejudice
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to the poor lame sick and diseased People harboured in the said Hospitall of St: Thomas.
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Your
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