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<p n="1737">Thursday 17th. December 1741.</p>
<p n="1738"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">PorterVacancydeclared on<lb></lb>
the death of Standish}</note>
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This Court declared the Vacancy of the Office of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20206_geo744">Porter of this Hospital</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the Room of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20206_n1738-1">John Standish</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20206_n1738-1" type="surname" value="Standish"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20206_n1738-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
deceasedAnd that the same No. be<lb></lb>
inserted in the Summon's in relation to the Ballot as was in the Summens's for<lb></lb>
the last CourtAnd Mr. <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20206_occ2109">President</rs>
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Ordered the Election to be on Wednesday<lb></lb>
the 23d. instant.</p>
<p n="1739"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20206_occ2110">Prosecutors</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20206_occ2110" type="occupation" value="Prosecutors"></interp>
& Prisoners Beadles<lb></lb>
to give Notice to'em of the Court}</note>
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Ordered that the Beadles of this Hospital at the same time they give<lb></lb>
Notice to the Governors do give notice to the Prosecutors of Prisoners comitted<lb></lb>
and to the Prisoners themselves of the time the Court is to be held for<lb></lb>
the Tryal of the said Prisoners.</p>
<p n="1740"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Porterhis dutyThe Comee<lb></lb>
to consider of it}</note>
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Ordered that it be referred to the Comittee of this House to consider of<lb></lb>
the duty of the Porter of this Hospital and to report their Opinion<lb></lb>
therein to the Court.</p>
<p n="1741"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">StandishMrs. Late Porters<lb></lb>
Widow to have the Salary to Xmas}</note>
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Ordered that Mrs. Standish the late Porters Widow have such Appartments<lb></lb>
in the Porters house and for such time as the <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20206_occ2111">President</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20206_occ2111" type="occupation" value="President"></interp>
& Treasurer<lb></lb>
shall think fittand the Salary to next Christmas day.</p>
<p n="1742"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Orders of Courts & Comees<lb></lb>
the Officers not to disbe'em}</note>
<lb></lb>
Resolved that any Officer or Officers Servants of the<lb></lb>
United Hospitals of Bridewell and Bethlem who shall preasure<lb></lb>
willfully to disebey or delay to Execute the Orders of any Generall<lb></lb>
Court or of any Committee of either Hospitall will by so doing be<lb></lb>
guilty of a Great Breach of his or her Duty and Trust and deserve<lb></lb>
Exemplary Resentment.</p>
<p n="1743"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1741 Decr.19th. dd. Cap to Each<lb></lb>
StewardHtty}</note>
<lb></lb>
Ordered that the Clerk do make two Copys of the foregoing<lb></lb>
Resolution and deliver one to the Steward of each Hospital to be<lb></lb>
by them forthwith shown to the Officers and Servants of each<lb></lb>
Hospital that they may carefully avoid Offending.</p>
<p n="1744"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">PryseWalter <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20206_occ2112">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20206_occ2112" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
his<lb></lb>
Proposal}</note>
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The following proposals being presented to this Court by <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20206_n1744-2">Walter<lb></lb>
Pryse</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20206_n1744-2" type="surname" value="Pryse"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20206_n1744-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20206_occ2113">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20206_occ2113" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
one of the Governors of these Hospitalls Vizt.</p>
<p n="1745">It Appearing to the Court that of late years there has not been half<lb></lb>
the number of poor Boys put out Apprentices to the Artsmasters of this<lb></lb>
Hospitall as have been heretofore which may in time tend to the<lb></lb>
discredit of the Government of this Hospital especially considering<lb></lb>
that the number of poor distressed Children has of late years rather<lb></lb>
increased than decreased principally owing to the decay of Trade</p>
<p n="1746">It is therefore Ordered in ease of House Comittee that it be<lb></lb>
referred to a select Comittee of the Governors of this Hospital</p>
<p n="1747">To Examine what funds and Provisions have been established or<lb></lb>
made use off for putting out Apprentice Clothing maintaining<lb></lb>
Educating or otherwise providing for any and what sort of poor<lb></lb>
distressed children and how the same now stands<lb></lb>
also</p>
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