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Thursday 17th. December 1741.
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the death of Standish}
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This Court declared the Vacancy of the Office of
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in
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the Room of Mr.
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John Standish
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deceasedAnd that the same No. be
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inserted in the Summon's in relation to the Ballot as was in the Summens's for
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the last CourtAnd Mr.
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Ordered the Election to be on Wednesday
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the 23d. instant.
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& Prisoners Beadles
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to give Notice to'em of the Court}
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Ordered that the Beadles of this Hospital at the same time they give
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Notice to the Governors do give notice to the Prosecutors of Prisoners comitted
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and to the Prisoners themselves of the time the Court is to be held for
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the Tryal of the said Prisoners.
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Porterhis dutyThe Comee
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to consider of it}
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Ordered that it be referred to the Comittee of this House to consider of
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the duty of the Porter of this Hospital and to report their Opinion
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therein to the Court.
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StandishMrs. Late Porters
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Widow to have the Salary to Xmas}
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Ordered that Mrs. Standish the late Porters Widow have such Appartments
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in the Porters house and for such time as the
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& Treasurer
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shall think fittand the Salary to next Christmas day.
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Orders of Courts & Comees
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the Officers not to disbe'em}
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Resolved that any Officer or Officers Servants of the
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United Hospitals of Bridewell and Bethlem who shall preasure
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willfully to disebey or delay to Execute the Orders of any Generall
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Court or of any Committee of either Hospitall will by so doing be
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guilty of a Great Breach of his or her Duty and Trust and deserve
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Exemplary Resentment.
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1741 Decr.19th. dd. Cap to Each
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StewardHtty}
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Ordered that the Clerk do make two Copys of the foregoing
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Resolution and deliver one to the Steward of each Hospital to be
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by them forthwith shown to the Officers and Servants of each
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Hospital that they may carefully avoid Offending.
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The following proposals being presented to this Court by
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one of the Governors of these Hospitalls Vizt.
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It Appearing to the Court that of late years there has not been half
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the number of poor Boys put out Apprentices to the Artsmasters of this
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Hospitall as have been heretofore which may in time tend to the
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discredit of the Government of this Hospital especially considering
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that the number of poor distressed Children has of late years rather
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increased than decreased principally owing to the decay of Trade
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It is therefore Ordered in ease of House Comittee that it be
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referred to a select Comittee of the Governors of this Hospital
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To Examine what funds and Provisions have been established or
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made use off for putting out Apprentice Clothing maintaining
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Educating or otherwise providing for any and what sort of poor
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distressed children and how the same now stands
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also
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