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Pt of mr Locks Gift
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Also Upon the humble peticon of
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Robt (Frest
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) for Some part of
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mr Locks Gift, And the Said mr Frost being called into Court
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and giving an Account that the Sd
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was an idle Servt
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and rann away an his Apprnticeshipp his peticon was Rejected
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Poor Servts &-
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Labrrers at Cottington
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Also Upon the humble Application of divers Poor Servants &
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Labourers who had Served the widow Gurney (late the Hosplls
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Tenant in Kent) that there is due to them for ye Same Severall
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ye whole to Five and Twenty pounds three
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Shillings & three peace And That all the Stock and goods of the Sd
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widow Gurney being made over for ye use of the sd Hospll She is
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not able to Pay them, And Therefore humbly Desiring this Court
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to take their Condicon, into consideracon and they being poor Laborers
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who hand nothing but what they work hard for This Court upon
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debate thereof are of Opinion That they are not obliged to
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pay the debts of mrs Gurney, as they conceive these to be
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and not to affect this Court in Law. But considering that those
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persons were Employed in getting in the Harvest & Stock of ye Sd
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Farme and compassionating their Condicon This Court Doth
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thinke fitt in Charity to Give and allow unto Each of them Two all
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Third parts of what was Soe due unto them respectively from
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the Said widow Gurney as aforesd And Doe Order the Same
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accordingly And Will Consider how the Same Shall be given to them
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Rich Howe
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Also Upon the Severall humble Peticons of
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Richard Howe
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George Gilbert
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Citizens and
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for one of
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them to be Elected
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in the
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Roome of mr Pegler decd. And they being put in nominacon
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The Said
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Richard How
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was thereunto duly Elected Whereupon
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It is Ordered That he be admitted to doe the Smiths Work of
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the Said Hospll during the pleasure of this Court.
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mrs Carters Condicon
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Referred to Comttee
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And also upon the humble peticon of the widow Carter Relict of
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John Carter
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of ye Hospll of
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Bethlem
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for ye favour
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of this Court in respect of the great debt oweing by her husbands
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to the Sd Hospitall at ye time of his death and Representing her
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miserable Condicon to this Court; She being left greatly in debt wth
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Five Children to take care of It is Referred to the Comittee
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of the Sd Hospll fo Bethlem to Inquire in what Condicon the
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Sd
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dyed. and what Estate he left behind him &
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how much he was Indebted and who were his Security on his
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Entring upon the sd office, & if either of them be living & in
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what Condicon And to Report & Same to this Court.
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And the Clerk of this Hospll is Ordered at the next Court
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to given em Account of what Orders have been made touching the
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Chirurgeon of the Hospll of Bethlem.
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