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<p n="879">Continued Thursday 26th. March 1752</p>
<p n="880">At this Court the Vacancy of Steward was declared and<lb></lb>
Ordered that the Election be at the next Court and Notice thereof<lb></lb>
be inserted in the Sumons's.</p>
<p n="881"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Hodges Diana Elected<lb></lb>
Matron of Bethlem/</note>
<lb></lb>
Upon Reading the humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n881-1">Diana Hodges</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n881-1" type="surname" value="Hodges"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n881-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
Setting forth<lb></lb>
That by the Death of Mrs. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n881-2">Rachael Wood</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n881-2" type="surname" value="Wood"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n881-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
there being a Vacancy<lb></lb>
of a <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20207_occ526">Matron</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20207_geo225">Bethlem Hospital</rs>
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She prays the Governors will<lb></lb>
be pleased to Elect her Matron in the Room of the said Mrs. Wood<lb></lb>
And thereupon the said Diana Hodges was unanimously<lb></lb>
Elected Matron of Bethlem Hospital till the next Election Day and<lb></lb>
it is Ordered That she have £10. P Ann Salary as the<lb></lb>
former Matrons had.</p>
<p n="882"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Entertainments at Hospls.<lb></lb>
charge a Motion to discertion<lb></lb>
them</note>
<lb></lb>
A Motion being made by Doctor Rawlinson and the Question proposed That after<lb></lb>
next Easter for the future no Entertainments be made at the Hospitals<lb></lb>
Expences on Easter Monday or Tuesday or Saint Mathew's day either<lb></lb>
for the Governous or the ArtsmasterThe Previous Question<lb></lb>
was put that, That Question be now put which passed in the Negative.</p>
<p n="883"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Notice to be inserted<lb></lb>
in next Sumons</note>
<lb></lb>
Ordered That Notice be Inserted in the Sumons's for next Court<lb></lb>
To Consider of the Entertainments at the Hospital Expence at<lb></lb>
Easter and on Saint Mathews day</p>
<p n="884"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Prisoners later Ref to<lb></lb>
Co<obscured></obscured>
to consider Etc</note>
<lb></lb>
Tho Court being Acquainted that the Hempdresser has not for some time past<lb></lb>
paid any thing for the Work of the Prisoners whose Diet is provided at the<lb></lb>
Expence of the HospitalIt is referred to the Comittee of this House to<lb></lb>
Examine into the Matter and consider how the prisoners may be kept to Labor<lb></lb>
so as to yeild some benefit thereby to the Hospital.</p>
<p n="885">Kal</p>
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