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<p n="1550">Friday 10th. July 1741</p>
<p n="1551"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20206_n1551-1">MorleirCornelius</rs>
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Elected an <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20206_occ1784">Artsmaster</rs>
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At this Court the several humble Petitions of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20206_n1551-2">Cornelius Morleir</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20206_n1551-3">William Simmonds</rs>
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were and setting forth That they are willing to take<lb></lb>
such a number of Apprentices as the Court shall think fit & to keep their<lb></lb>
Appartment in repair with Glazing Plaistering and Whiteing at their<lb></lb>
own expence as is usually done by the Artsmasters and to comply with<lb></lb>
all Orders of the Court and Comee made and to be made in relation<lb></lb>
to Artsmasters and praying to be Elected an Artsmaster in the room <lb></lb>
of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20206_n1551-4">Benjamin Thatcher</rs>
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removedThe Governors gave their<lb></lb>
Ballots which being cast up, the numbers appeared to be as follows<lb></lb>
vizt.</p>
<p n="1552">N.<lb></lb>
For <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20206_n1552-1">Cornelius Morleir</rs>
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20<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20206_n1552-2">William Simmonds</rs>
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5</p>
<p n="1553">Whereupon the Right Worspll. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20206_n1553-1">Robert Willimott</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20206_occ1785">Esqr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20206_occ1786">Aldr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20206_occ1787">President</rs>
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declared the said <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20206_n1553-2">Cornelius Morleir</rs>
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duly Elected and it is Ordered that<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20206_n1553-3">Cornelius Morleir</rs>
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(upon delivering a Certificate of his Settlemt.<lb></lb>
to the Clerk and producing a Copy of his Freedom of this City) be<lb></lb>
admitted an Artsmaster of this Hospital untill the next Election day<lb></lb>
upon giving Security as is usuall in the like Case and that the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20206_occ1788">Journeymen</rs>
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which he shall employ in his Trade shall be such as<lb></lb>
have served their Apprenticeships in this HospitalAnd it is<lb></lb>
further Ordered that he have such Appartment as the Comee of<lb></lb>
this House shall think fitt</p>
<p n="1554"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20206_n1554-2">AldredJohn</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20206_occ1789">Esqr</rs>
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his Will</note>
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The Clerk acquainted this Court that <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20206_n1554-1">John Aldred</rs>
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late of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20206_geo641">Chedington</rs>
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in the County of Bucks <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20206_occ1790">Esqr</rs>
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. deced by his will dated 28th August 1740<lb></lb>
bequeathed to <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20206_geo642">St. Thomas's Hospital</rs>
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£2000. and to <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20206_geo643">St. Bartholomews</rs>
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Hospital £2000 and to Bethlem Hospital £1000. toward the<lb></lb>
Maintenance of Incurable persons thee and all the red and residence<lb></lb>
of his Estate and Effects he bequeathed to the said three Hospitalls<lb></lb>
equallyThat the said Testator did not dye seized of any real<lb></lb>
Estate but great part of his Estate consisted of Chattolls real Vizt.<lb></lb>
A Colledge Lease for years of a Farm and Long Leases of Ground<obscured></obscured>
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of houses and other part in Stocks and other personal Estate<lb></lb>
That the Testators two Sisters being his next of him insist that the<lb></lb>
Devise of the Chattells real is within the late Statute of Mortman<lb></lb>
& therefore void But propose to come into Terms of Agreement to<lb></lb>
accept part of the Estate and to confirm the bequest in the Will<lb></lb>
Whereupon it is Ondered That Mr. Treasurer be desired in<lb></lb>
Concert with the Trears of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20206_geo644">St. Bartholomew's and St. Thomas's<lb></lb>
Hospitals</rs>
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to make such Agreement with the said Testatorsnext<lb></lb>
of him as the said Treasurers shall think proper.</p>
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