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Friday 23d. July 1742.
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Cont to Labor48
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John Williams
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being charged by the Oath
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of Mr.
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John Humphrys
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a
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in
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Newgate Street
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for being a loose
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disorderly person & on suspicion of pilferring several parcells of
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Grocery Wares out of his house.
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No body appd. agt. her dd49
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MaceAnne
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By
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William Benn
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Esqr
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being charged by the Oath of
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John Mathews
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&
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William Hockham
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for being a loose disorderly person
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and Comon Night Walker greatly abusing the said Constable in the
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Execution of his Office.
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Govr. receive his Charge
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At this Court the Charge was read to Mr.
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Robert Barber
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as one of the
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Governors of these Hospitalls.
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Beadles Gros ½ yr. Midsr.
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1742}
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Upon reading the humble petition of the four Beadles of this Hospital for their
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usual Gratuitys of Forty Shilings a peice in respect of the half Year ending
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at Midsumer last for that their Salarys are but smallIt is Ordered
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that the Clerk of their Hospitals do give and pay unto them Forty Shillings
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a peice to be allowed him in his next Account.
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Basketmendo
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Upon reading the humble petition of the three Beadles or Basketmen of the
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Hospital of Bethlem for their usual Gratuitys of Twenty Shillings a piece
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in respect of the half year ending at Midsumer last for that their Salary
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are but smallIt is Ordered that the Clerk of these Hospitals do give
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and pay unto them Twenty Shillings a piece to be allowed him in his next
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Account.
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SmithThos.To be enquired
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after for Locks Gift}
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Upon reading the humble petition of
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Thomas Smith
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Weaver
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setting forth
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That he severed his Apprenticeship in this Hospital to Mr.
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John Smith
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late
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one of the
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Artsmaster
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s by Indre dated the
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11th. of July 1732
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and by an
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Order of Court the
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4th. of Decr. 1740
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he was on the
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22d. day of Jane last
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made free of this City and is set up for himself in his said Trade at
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Mr. Cripples a
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Pencilmaker
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in
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Bride Lane
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over against
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Bridewell Hospital
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Great GateAnd the Court being informed that the Comittee of this
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House on the 2d. of July instant respected the Bock kept of Apprentices
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behaviour and found no complaint against himIt is Ordered That
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Mr.
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John Purces
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Mr.
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Abraham Purcas
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& Mr.
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John Watts
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three of the Governors
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of these Hospitals or any two of them to desired to enquire whether the said
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Thomas Wilson
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be set up in his Trade and of his hopefullness therein & to
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make their Report to the Court.
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GrovesCharles
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appr to
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Reayto be turned over to his
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father}
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Whereas the Court holden the 11th. day of Decr. last being acquainted That
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Charles Grove
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(Apprentice to
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Thomas Reay
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one of the
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Artsmaster
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s of this Hospital) a he had been
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sometime at the Hempclocks for reglecting his Masers business & being very disorderly
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in the family Was very careless & une
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coat at this Confinement & not likely to be
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reclaimat if he staid in England And his father desiring he might be sent to North
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Carolina where he had a near Relation in very good Circumstances The Court did
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desire Mr.
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& Mr. Trear to send the Said
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Charles Grove
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to Carolina or some
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other part of America at the request of his father & by the own consent And that
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such Charges as The
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& Trear Should think necessary for that purpose
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should be paid be the Steward of this Hospital to be allowed him in his Account
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Mr.
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acquainted this Court it has so happen'd that no Ship has Smith
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from London for North Carolins since December last & be the said
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Charles Groves
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has
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from that time lived with his father who is a Waiting Master & a Freeman of London
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& says he is in hopes from the late behaviour of his said Son Heshell be all to reclaim
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him & bring him into business here if the Court will please to order that the money
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intended for the Charges of his Voyage may be laid out in Cloaths which he very much
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usuals & which his father is unable to Provide for him & him that he may be turned one to
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his father to serve the remainder of the time of his Apprenticeship Whereupon It is
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Ordered that the Steward, if this Hospital do pay for such Cloathing as Mr.
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shall direct to be provided for the said
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Charles Groves
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& that he to be turned over to his
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father.
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