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Thursday
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14th. July 1737
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Reprsentation of ye Stewards
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of Election feast concerning
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Gilberts
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desling to serve
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Steward,
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ordered that become
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year or bestruck out fr
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Upon Reading a Representation of the Steward's of the Election Feast bearing
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date the 13th. of this instant July under the hands of the Right Hoble the Earl
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of
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Winchilsea
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& Nottingham,
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Walter Pryse
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.,
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Philip Searth
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Esqr
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, Mr.
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Edward
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Chowne
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, Mr.
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Mark Holman
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, Mr.
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Richard Baily
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and
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Thomas Russell
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, in
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the words followingThat it appears to us by the Books in the Hospitall
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that there are several Governors of these Hospitals now being in health and very
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way qualified to serve as Stewards who tho applyed to for that purpose, from
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time to time either neglect or refuse to serveThat several of us the present
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Stewards ought not according to a due Rotation to officiate this year Yet to supply
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the want of those Gentleman who ought in course to serve and refuse, and to
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prevent inconveniencies we have acceptedThat Mr. Gilbert one of the
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Governors whose turn it is to serve this year has sent to us Twelve Pounds
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with a Message that it was as a Fine to execuse him from serving, Upon which
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we sent him for Answer that we would get the opinion of the Court thereon
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That more difficultys have arisen this year than usual in endeavouring to
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prevail with Governors to serve and we are fearfull it may encrease for the
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future unless some time precaution be hadTherefore we here lay
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before the Court an Expedient which we apprehend may prevent the same for
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the future Vizt.
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"That the Governors be wrote to in their turns as usual to serve as Stewards of the
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"Election Feasts and if any Governor shall for two years together refuse to serve
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"either in person or by Proxy, he shall be struck out of the List of Governors, unless
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"he shall within that time pay to the Treasurer for the time being Twenty Pounds
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"to be applyed as the Court shall direct and in case of such payment the
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"Gentleman paying to be continued in the List of Govrs. as if they had actually served
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That in regard Mr. Gilbert (who is in the Country) apprehended twelve pounds
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sufficient to excuse him and his paying it being as we are informed the first instance
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of that kind, we are of Opinion if the Court shall think fit, that Mr. Gilbert
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be excused from serving the office of Steward and his name continue in the List
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of those Gentlemen who have served StewardsWe are induced to make this
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Representation because it appears to us by the Books that on the 16th. of May 1718
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the Court ordered the names of
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Nathaniel Axtell
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Sylvester Petitt
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. and
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Mr. Mottershed to be left out of the List of Governors for refusing to be Stewards of
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the Election Feast when it came to their TurnAll which we submitt to
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the CourtThis Court having considered of the said Representation
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Doth Order that the Twelve pounds sent by Mr. Gilbert be returned him
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and he acquainted that unless he serve Steward the next Year he will be
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Struck out of the List of Governors of these Hospitals.
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An Advertisemt to be
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publish'd that ye Comee will
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heat wth an Hempdresser}
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Mr. Treasurer reported to this Court that Mr.
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Joseph Withers
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was
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desired by the Committee of this House to employ two persons to keep the Prisoners
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to work till a new Hempdresser was chosen and to provide Hemp for them to be
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beat and the Comittee would take care he should not be a Sufferer by itAnd
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the said Mr. Withers laid before the Comittee the following Account of the
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Prisoners labour for 15 days past and the Charge he has
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in employing
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them Vizt147 Prisoners has beat in 15 days £13.. 2s
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of Hemp which
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makes 598
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Pennies
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The employer pays two Men 12d. a day each for looking after the
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Hemp beating & keeping the Prisoners to work 15 days is
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1 10..-
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The least that can be allowed for the Boys loss of time in attending
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on the Prisoners going out on their necessary occasions at 6d a day is} -..7 6
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At this rate the £13.2s
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-d of Hemp beating stands the employer in1..17 6
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And at £2.6s P
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the new price of Hemp beating this £13..12s
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of Hemp
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would be beat for
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Lost by this Beating- 3 9
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