St Thomas's Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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20th February 1678 - 16th July 1735

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Image 292 of 45820th November 1710


Mr: Collyer to be
Discharged from the
Covent: for Building
the House upon her
putting ye Farme
house near Alvethly
Church into Good
Repaire & make
such Addicons thereto
as the Grand Comittee
shall think propper


And Wee haveing fully Debaled and Considered the Case as to the
Building of the said New House upon the Uplands Are of Opinion That in
Regard there are three Houses as aforesaid already upon the Uplands the
Building of another will rather be a Burthen than an Advantage to the
said Estate and Wee therefore Recomend it to this Court for the putting
an End to all further pretensions by the said Mr Collyer for an Allowance
from this Hospitall on Accompt of the said New Wall or otherwise relateing
to the said Estate That she should be Discharged from the said Covenant
in the said Lease for Building the said House In case she shall by Lady
Day not at her owne Charge put the said Farme house near Alvethly
Church with the Barnes Stables and outhouses thereunto belonging into
such good and sufficient Repaire and make such Additions to the same
as by the Grand Committee upon a View thereof shall be thought
needfull or propper And shall also Compleat the planting of the Trees
mentioned in the said Lease in such manner as shall be satisfactory
to the said Committee All which she hath promised and Undertaken
to Doe if this Court shall think fitt to Discharge the said Covenant.

No Sister or Nurse
to be Admitted
wthout A Certificate
And to Give at Security
not above-£5:


Wee takeing Notice that some of the Sisters and Nurses in this
Hospitall who through Age or Other Infirmities are become Unfitt for
their Businesse are now a Burthen and Charge upon the House They
haveing nothing of their owne to maintaine themselves and the place of
their Cass Settlement being Unknowne have ordered that for preventing
the like Incoveniency for the future No sister Nurse or Helper be
Admitted into this Hospitall without a Certificate from the Minister
and Churchwardens of the Parish where they had their last Settlement
and that every sister shall give security to be a proved by the Trear
not Exceeding the penally of Five pounds To Answer and make good
the Inventory of such part of the Hospitall goods as shall come under their
Care.

Mr: Davis's Reprsentacond
praying an Addicon
to his Yearly Allowance
Recomended to the
Generall Court


Mr: Davis the Apothecary to this Hospitall having
represented to us that the Number of Patients now Usually taken
into and kept [..] under Care in this Hospitall far Eaeeds what were formly
admitted and that therefore a much greater quantity of Physick hath
for sometime past been provided by him then was ever before used in this
Hospitall and the like must be provided for the Tine to come in Case that
Number be kept up And praying that some Consideration may be
had thereof and such addition made to his Yearly Allowance as upon
Examining into the case shall appeare Reasonable Wee recommend
it to this Court as our Oppinion That the Grand Comittee should be
Empowered to Examine into this Representation and to make such
Addition to his Yearly allowance as they upon such Examination
shall think Just and Reasonable.

Governors: Charge to
be Reprinted wll:
some Alteracon


And Lastly Wee haveing Reviewed the Antient Charge
which formerly was delivered to every Governor of this Hospitall upon his
Admission and being of Opinion that this was a very necessary and usefull
practice have caused the same to be Reprinted with some Alterations And
we recomend it as propper to be Read at this Court and that a Printed Coppy
thereof should be Delivered to every Governor then present and to every




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