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Friday 10th. July 1741
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Elected an
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Artsmaster
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At this Court the several humble Petitions of
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Cornelius Morleir
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and
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William Simmonds
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were and setting forth That they are willing to take
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such a number of Apprentices as the Court shall think fit & to keep their
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Appartment in repair with Glazing Plaistering and Whiteing at their
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own expence as is usually done by the Artsmasters and to comply with
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all Orders of the Court and Comee made and to be made in relation
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to Artsmasters and praying to be Elected an Artsmaster in the room
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of Mr.
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Benjamin Thatcher
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removedThe Governors gave their
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Ballots which being cast up, the numbers appeared to be as follows
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vizt.
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For
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Cornelius Morleir
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20
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William Simmonds
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5
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Whereupon the Right Worspll.
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Robert Willimott
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Esqr
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Aldr
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President
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declared the said
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Cornelius Morleir
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duly Elected and it is Ordered that
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the said
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(upon delivering a Certificate of his Settlemt.
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to the Clerk and producing a Copy of his Freedom of this City) be
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admitted an Artsmaster of this Hospital untill the next Election day
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upon giving Security as is usuall in the like Case and that the
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which he shall employ in his Trade shall be such as
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have served their Apprenticeships in this HospitalAnd it is
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further Ordered that he have such Appartment as the Comee of
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this House shall think fitt
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.
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his Will
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The Clerk acquainted this Court that
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John Aldred
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late of
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Chedington
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in the County of Bucks
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. deced by his will dated 28th August 1740
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bequeathed to
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St. Thomas's Hospital
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£2000. and to
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Hospital £2000 and to Bethlem Hospital £1000. toward the
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Maintenance of Incurable persons thee and all the red and residence
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of his Estate and Effects he bequeathed to the said three Hospitalls
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equallyThat the said Testator did not dye seized of any real
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Estate but great part of his Estate consisted of Chattolls real Vizt.
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A Colledge Lease for years of a Farm and Long Leases of Ground
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of houses and other part in Stocks and other personal Estate
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That the Testators two Sisters being his next of him insist that the
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Devise of the Chattells real is within the late Statute of Mortman
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& therefore void But propose to come into Terms of Agreement to
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accept part of the Estate and to confirm the bequest in the Will
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Whereupon it is Ondered That Mr. Treasurer be desired in
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Concert with the Trears of
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to make such Agreement with the said Testatorsnext
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of him as the said Treasurers shall think proper.
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