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27th. March 1708. This Comee haveing inspected the
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Books of this Hospital and finding thereby that Several
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patients have remained in the house for many yeares
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of whose cure there can be no hopes but their
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continuance is a great hindrance to the takeing in
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of other patients. It is the Opinion of this Comee that
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an examination Should be made of all the patients in the
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house and that Such as have been of long Standing and
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appear to be insurable Should be discharged in order
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to the admission of other patients who may received benefitt
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thereby and that Some care Should be taken for
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preventing the like inconveniency for the future in
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Such Manner as the Court at
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Shall think
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proper And ti's Order'd That this Opinion be reported to
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the next Court It is Order'd by this Court That an
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examination and discharge of the incurable patients be
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made accordingly and that it be referred to the Grand
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to consider of a
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proper method for preventing the long continuance of
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incurable patients in that Hospital for the future and
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to report their Opinion therein to this Court.
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