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<p n="2436">Continued Thursday 15 June 1758</p>
<p n="2437"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Hodges Thos Stewd. of Bethlem<lb></lb>
Pet}</note>
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Upon Reading the humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n2437-2">Thomas Hodges</rs>
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Settingforth<lb></lb>
That he has been <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20207_occ3122">Steward</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20207_geo1155">Bethlem Hospl.</rs>
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10 years & upwards<lb></lb>
during which time humbly presumes he has Discharged the Duitys<lb></lb>
of his Office with Care Diligence & FidelityBut he having been<lb></lb>
lately afflicted with almost a Total loss of Eyesight; Your Comittee<lb></lb>
have reported him Incapable (on that Account only) of Executing the<lb></lb>
Office of Steward which Report is now referr'd to the Consideration of<lb></lb>
this CourtHe therefore humbly prays this Court will be pleased<lb></lb>
to Allow him an Assistant (at his own Expence) to Enable him to<lb></lb>
Perform the business of the Steward by the help of which he humbly<lb></lb>
Apprehends He can fully Discharge the Duties of that Office<lb></lb>
Notwithtanding his loss of Sight; & his other Senses are Sound and<lb></lb>
unimpair'dAnd he has the greater reason to hope for there<lb></lb>
Indulgence as the like favour has been Shewn, in the Similar Case<lb></lb>
to Two of your former Stewards ViztTo Mr. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n2437-3">Thomas Yates</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n2437-4">Thomas Weston</rs>
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, in the former Case The Govrs. were pleased to<lb></lb>
Allow a Salary to the Assistant And the Petr. believes the same was<lb></lb>
done in the Latter But not having the books to referr to he cannot be<lb></lb>
Possitive to the factBut that is a favour your Petr does not Ask<lb></lb>
As he has a Son who is Capable of doing the business & is willing to<lb></lb>
give him all the Assistance he requires from himThat he lost<lb></lb>
his Sight in the Service of the Hospital And that it was Chiefly<lb></lb>
Occasioned by his Exposeing himself to the flames in a Fire that<lb></lb>
happen'd at Bethlem in the Year 1754 about Midnight when he was<lb></lb>
the first that Discovered it And by his Extraordinary<del>Diligence</del>
Care &<lb></lb>
Diligence was a Principal means (under god) of Saving the whole<lb></lb>
buildings from being DestroyedOn all which Accounts the Petitioner<lb></lb>
humbly hopes this Court will take his Case into Consideration, And<lb></lb>
grant the Prayer of his Petition.</p>
<p n="2438"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Hodges Thos. Stewd. of Bethlem then<lb></lb>
Question put that the Court do Agree wth.<lb></lb>
& Comees Report pass't in the Negative</note>
<lb></lb>
The Question being put That the Court do Agree with the Comittee in<lb></lb>
their said Report, It pass't in the Negative.</p>
<p n="2439"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Hodges Thos. Stewd. of Bethlem The<lb></lb>
Question put that he Allow'd an Assistant<lb></lb>
during the pleasure of the Court<lb></lb>
it passit in the affirmative</note>
<lb></lb>
A Motion being made and the question put that Mr. Thos. Hodges the<lb></lb>
present Steward of Bethlem be Allowed to have an Assistant<lb></lb>
during the pleasure of the Court, It pass't in the Affirmative</p>
<p n="2440">Kal</p>
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