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Continued Thursday 28th. May 1752
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At this Court the humble Petition of
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Josiah Ketteridge
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(one of the
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Artsmasters
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) was read setting forthThat he
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knowing the Govrs. order that no more than two Engin Weavers shou'd
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be resident this Hospital at one time Did pray to be admitted & was
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Admitted an Artsmaster and having taken as many Apprentices as
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His business wou'd permitt before the late Mourning which Caused
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such a Damp to Trade That he has a great quantity of Manufactured
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Goods upon his hands & has been obliged to take 30 of his 6 Apprentices
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from the Loom & put 'em to other work at which they can earn but 6d.
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a day And that Mr. Dell Orrice Weaver in the Hospital has not
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only set up Engins in Black fryers but also prepares the Work for the
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Looms at his Appartment in this Hospital and when it is manufactured
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it is brought there and Sold and Show board put over his door
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declareing himself the maker to the Great Detriment of the Petitioner
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who apprehends (if the sd. Dell is Suffered to carry it on) it will be
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a hindrance to taking Apprentices for the futureAnd praying
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such relief as to the Governors shall seem meetWhereupon
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It is Ordered that the Orders relateing to the Artsmasters in this
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Hospital be laid before the next Court.
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Upon Reading the Humble Petition of
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Godfrey Thornton
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. &
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Samuel
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. Setting forthThat the Governors Agreed to Devise to Mr.
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John Hardcastle
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of Ground in
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Old Bethlem
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No. 7, 8
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) part of the possession of
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129 feet 3 Inches from 6 feet Westward
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the
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Shop to the Eastside of an Old Passage of 8 feet
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from Laday 1751
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for 622 years at a Pepper Corn for the first 2 years and £25 P Ann
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clear of Taxes for the residue of the sd. Term The Petrs. have agreed
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with the sd. Mr. Hardcastle to take East of them 36 feet being the
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Westen most part of the said Ground being the Passage 11 feet made
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instead of 8 feet as was intended laid desire that a Seperate Lease may
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be made to each of them of 36 feet end each at 25 P Ann Ground rent
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and they out of them agree to lay out £1750 in building a Capital house
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with Court houses and Stablas of the Governors will
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them
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with a longer Term than was agreed to be granted to Hardcastle He
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being obliged only to lay out £2000 on the whole ground and desire
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they may not be obliged to build their Coach houses and Stables more
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than 2 feet Distant from the House abutting South on the Hospital
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ground instead of 6 feet mentioned in the Agreement with
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HardcastleIt is Ordered that the sd. Petition be
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Raferred to the Comittee of the House to Consider thereof and
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Report their Opinion thereon to the Court.
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