Saint Clement Danes 1st. February 1785
At a Meeting of the Churchwardens Overseers of the
Poor and Assistants Pursuant to Notice
Present
Mr. Wingrove
Mr. Ireland
Churchwardens
Mr. Sandell
Mr. Curtis
Mr. Ponten
Overseers
Mr. Jones}
{Mr. Willis
Mr. Peck
Mr. Watt
Mr. Brett
Mr. Rablus
Mr. Brewerton
At this Meeting the Committee appointed on the 2d of Novr.
last to Consider of Regulations for the better governing the
Workhouse
. - Made their first Report as follows
"A Report of the Committee elected to Consider of Regulation
" for the better governing of the Workhouse
made 1st. Freby. 1785
.
"That they Conceive it would tend much to the ascertaining
"the Numbers and further Regulating the Poor if the following
"Rules and Orders were to be adopted Vizt..
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That a call of all the Previous who are Maintained in the
Workhouse
be made an Monday the 7th, day of February
1785. That then a regular List of Them, with their Christian
and Six Names - Their Age - the time and Manner of their
gaining Settlements in this Parish be taken, That the
same be digested Alphabetically and entered in a Book
by the Vestry Clerk - And that all Persons coming into the
House be inserted in such Book - And all Persons
dying or going out be struck out of the same, and the
Wingrove