St. Clement Danes 14th; August 1770 14.

Vestry met for the Purpose of Proceeding to erect
a Workhouse

Present

Mr. Rust
Mr. Marshall}Ch: wardens

Mr. Henshaw
Mr. Giblett
Mr. Burks
Mr. Hetley}Overseers

Mr. Heath

Mr. Kennet
Mr. E Prior
Mr. Skreen
Mr. Shepherd
Mr. Dewsberry
Mr. Barker

At this Meeting Mr. Cole was unanimously chos [..]
Surveyor of the Ground on which a Workhouse is
intended to be built

Adjourned to Tuesday next at six o Clock

Ordered that in the mean time a Case be
drawn up for the opinion of a Civilian whether
a Faculty may be obtained that a Workhouse be
Erected in the Church Yard as in now intended