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<p n="951">Continued Thursday 28th. May 1752<lb></lb>
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At this Court the humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n951-1">Josiah Ketteridge</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20207_occ616">Engin<lb></lb>
Weaver</rs>
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(one of the <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20207_occ617">Artsmasters</rs>
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) was read setting forthThat he<lb></lb>
knowing the Govrs. order that no more than two Engin Weavers shou'd<lb></lb>
be resident this Hospital at one time Did pray to be admitted & was<lb></lb>
Admitted an Artsmaster and having taken as many Apprentices as<lb></lb>
His business wou'd permitt before the late Mourning which Caused<lb></lb>
such a Damp to Trade That he has a great quantity of Manufactured<lb></lb>
Goods upon his hands & has been obliged to take 30 of his 6 Apprentices<lb></lb>
from the Loom & put 'em to other work at which they can earn but 6d.<lb></lb>
a day And that Mr. Dell Orrice Weaver in the Hospital has not<lb></lb>
only set up Engins in Black fryers but also prepares the Work for the<lb></lb>
Looms at his Appartment in this Hospital and when it is manufactured<lb></lb>
it is brought there and Sold and Show board put over his door<lb></lb>
declareing himself the maker to the Great Detriment of the Petitioner<lb></lb>
who apprehends (if the sd. Dell is Suffered to carry it on) it will be<lb></lb>
a hindrance to taking Apprentices for the futureAnd praying<lb></lb>
such relief as to the Governors shall seem meetWhereupon<lb></lb>
It is Ordered that the Orders relateing to the Artsmasters in this<lb></lb>
Hospital be laid before the next Court.</p>
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Upon Reading the Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n952-1">Godfrey Thornton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20207_occ618">Esqr</rs>
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. & <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n952-2">Samuel<lb></lb>
Handley</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20207_occ619">Esqr</rs>
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. Setting forthThat the Governors Agreed to Devise to Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n952-3">John Hardcastle</rs>
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of Ground in <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20207_geo262">Old Bethlem</rs>
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(<rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20207_geo263">No. 7, 8</rs>
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) part of the possession of<lb></lb>
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129 feet 3 Inches from 6 feet Westward <obscured></obscured>
the <obscured></obscured>
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Shop to the Eastside of an Old Passage of 8 feet <obscured></obscured>
from Laday 1751<lb></lb>
for 622 years at a Pepper Corn for the first 2 years and £25 P Ann<lb></lb>
clear of Taxes for the residue of the sd. Term The Petrs. have agreed<lb></lb>
with the sd. Mr. Hardcastle to take East of them 36 feet being the<lb></lb>
Westen most part of the said Ground being the Passage 11 feet made<lb></lb>
instead of 8 feet as was intended laid desire that a Seperate Lease may<lb></lb>
be made to each of them of 36 feet end each at 25 P Ann Ground rent<lb></lb>
and they out of them agree to lay out £1750 in building a Capital house<lb></lb>
with Court houses and Stablas of the Governors will <obscured></obscured>
them<lb></lb>
with a longer Term than was agreed to be granted to Hardcastle He<lb></lb>
being obliged only to lay out £2000 on the whole ground and desire<lb></lb>
they may not be obliged to build their Coach houses and Stables more<lb></lb>
than 2 feet Distant from the House abutting South on the Hospital<lb></lb>
ground instead of 6 feet mentioned in the Agreement with<lb></lb>
HardcastleIt is Ordered that the sd. Petition be<lb></lb>
Raferred to the Comittee of the House to Consider thereof and<lb></lb>
Report their Opinion thereon to the Court.</p>
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