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5th Decemr 1718
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Alderman and president of the said hospital acquainted this Court That
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the president and Governor had taken all imaginable (are to prevent the said
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Blew Coat Boys from going out on any publick night and laid Several Orders
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made by ye said president and Governor. for preventing ye Same before this
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Court which being read It appeared that ye Twenty Ninth day of August
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one Thousand Seven hundred and Ten Several Boys being complained of to have
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Comitted Disorders were by the Comee ordered to be Sett at work at ye
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Hempblocks till next CourtThat ye first of Septemr. One thousand Seven
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hundred and en on Complaint of the Inhabitants of Cheap ward all the
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apprentice were ordered by ye Court Continue to pass Thro' before them who pitch ten
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Several who were Sent to the Hempblocks That on ye fifth of Septemr
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they were Sent for and examined and the Ring Leader ordered to the
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Hempblock That ye fifteenth of Septemr. one thousand seven hundred &
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Ten on a Report from ye Comee The Court ordered Seaven to have ye
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Correction of the house and the Cheife Kingleaders to be Stript of their
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Clothing and totally discharged the house That on ye fourth of Novemr.
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1715. on a Letter from ye Lord Townsend complaining that Several of the
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Boys had been disorderly the Comee attended his Lordship and it appeared
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the Complaint arose from the Boys being out on the Kings Coronation day
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and the princes Birth day That ye Beadles kept ye Gates Shutt and attended
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ye Yard as they had been frequently ordered But the Boys got out and
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blew up ye Gates Whereupon the Artsmasters were Sent for and were
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told by Mr president that for want of their Care to keep ye Boys at home
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as they had been often charged by ye Comee and Messages from him
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Complaint had been made of Riotts which had rea
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his Majesties Ears
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that the fault was in ye Artsmasters and charged them to keep their
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apprentices at work on holydays and permitt them to play the next
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day and to render an account from time to time to ye Treasurer or
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Come of Such as Should go out That ye Boys also were reprimanded
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by Mr president and told they Should not Stir out on Holy days but
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Should play ye next day and the Beadles and Porter were charged to
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keep The Gates Shutt on Holydayes and to give an account of Such as
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they Should See out of their Masters houses on those days which
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care had so good an effect that for Sometime none of the Boys
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were out on holyday nights That the 18th of May following
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