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Surgeon to
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acquaint each other
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of Extraordinary
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Operations
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12. Item That if any Surgeon have any Considerable Extraordi-
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nary Operation to Perform, He shall give Notice of the time of his
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doing the same to the other Surgeons, that they may be present.
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The Ministers
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Duty to Visit
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13. Item That the Ministers or Hospitaler do frequently and
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carefully Visit the Sick and Lame Poor in this House for their
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Instruction and Consolation as their Case shall require.
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Patients to go
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to Chapel
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14 Item That the Patients do constantly attend the Worship of
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God in the Chapel on Sabbath and other days on pain of forfeit-
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ing of one days Allowance for the first Offence without reasonable
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excuse, And upon after Offending to be punished at discretion of
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the Treasurer or Steward And at the time of Ringing the Bell
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to call to Worship in the Chapel, the Steward do take care that
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the Men Patients, And the Matron the Women Patients, do
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duly attend the same, And at all other times the Door of the
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Chapel shall be Lock'd.
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Stewards Accot.
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of Soldiers Money
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15. Item That all the Money payable on Account of Soldiers or
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other patients admitted into this Hospital, or for Burials here,
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be collected by the Steward, and accounted for Monthly.
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No Swearing
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16. Item That the Patients shall not Swear or take Gods Name
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in Vain, nor Revile or Miscall one another, nor strike or beat
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one another, nor steal Meat or Drink Apparel or other thing
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one from the other, nor abuse themselves by inordinate Drink-
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ing nor Incontinent Living, nor talk, nor act Immodestly upon
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pain of Expulsion, And that when they go to or return from their
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Meals and Beds they crave Gods Blessing, and return thanks
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to God. And that a proper Person be appointed to Read at the
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Desk on Sunday, and on Friday Morning to Read in every Ward
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the Rules and Orders to be observed by the Patients
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Men not to go into
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the Women Wards
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nor the Women into
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the Mens Wards
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17. Item That none of the Men go into the Womens Wards nor
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the Women into the Mens Wards, without Licence on Pair of Expulsion
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Matrons Duty
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18. Item That the Matron Care that the Nurses do their duty
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diligently and that they Lodge nor out of the House, nor be absent
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from their Charge without leave from the Treasurer, or in his
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Absence the Steward
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About fetching
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Fire
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19 Item That no Person fetch or carry Fire from one Place to
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another in Wooden Vessels, or any other thing which may endanger
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the Firing of the House
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None to Sit up
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Late
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20. Item That no Patient sit up in their Wards after eight of
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the Clock at night in Winter, And nine in Summer, without
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Licence from the Steward on pain of Expulsion
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