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Continued Wednesday 11th. July 1759.
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Bethlem Report about
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Clerks fees taken upon the
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Admission of Patients}
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Upon Reading a Report from the Grand Comittee of Bethlem Hospital dated 3d. July 1759
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under the Hands of
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John Wallington
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Richard Sawle
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Thos. Wheeler
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Thos. Horne
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Philip Bromfield
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Henry Kynaston Southouse
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Robt. Waite
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Robt. Elliott
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and Mr.
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Robt. Gamon
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as foll Vizt.
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In Pursuance of an Order of Court the 29th. June last This Committee look into
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Consideration the several Matters thereby referred to them And have enquired into the
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Fees paid upon the Admission of Patients into Bethlem Hospital & find them as follows
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To the Clerk{
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for a Petition and Certificate£-..3..-
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on Signing the Bond-..11..6
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To the Steward for Bedding1..14..6
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To the Servt.{
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Box Money to them in General-..10..6
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Basket Man for Enquiring after Securities-..1..-
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Sum Total3..-..6
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Upon Considering which is the most proper Method of reducing these Fees.
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Your Comittee have chiefly Consulted the relief of Private Famalies. proposing to leave
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those Patients who are brought to them from Parishes & publick Offices upon the Old
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Establishment till such time as they shall have most effectually Provided for the others.
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In Order to Accomplish so desireable a Purpose they beg leave to Submit the follontg.
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Resolution to the Consideration of the Court
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1st
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That if it shall please the Court to make an Addition to the Salary of the Clerk
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of this Hospital, The Fees Usually Demanded & received by him, on Granting Petitions
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and Certificates & on Signing the Bond entred into at the Admission of Patients shall be no
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longer Demanded or received by Him.
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2dly
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That the Fees usually Demanded & received on Account of the Servts. of the Hospl.
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be continued to them on the Present footing but that they be paid by the Hospl. and not
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by the Patients.
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3dly
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That the Steward of the Hospital, for the future may Demand and Recense
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for every Patient who is Admitted into the Hospital at his own Expence Or that of
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his Family the Sum of £2..2..- & no more to Defray the Charge of Bedding
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& for the Use of the House
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4thly
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That He may Demand & Receive for every Patient brought into the Hospital,
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from any Parish or Publick Office the Sum of £3..-..6 to Defray the Charges of
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Bedding and for the Use of the Hospital.
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5thly
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That such an Alteration may be made in the Certificates brought to this Hospital
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as will be Sufficient to Ascertain whether the Patient is one of the Poor belonging to any
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Parish or Not.
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This is all your Comittee have thought it Prudent for them to do at precent
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but they are not without hopes that a farther reduction may be brought about from the
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Experience of another year All which is nevertheless Submitted to the Judgment of the
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Court And It is Ordered that this Opinion be reported to the next Court.
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This Court having duly weighed and Considered the said Report doth
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Order That the sd. Report be referred back to the said Comittee to Reconsider the same
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and Report their Opinion to the Court.
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