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Continued Thursday
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21st. Octr. 1762
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At this Court the Humble Petition of
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Joseph Sharpe
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was Read as follows "That Your Petitioners late Father
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Sutton Sharpe
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was an
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of this Hospital upwards of 28 Years
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"That for some Years past Occasioned by Illness he was Obliged to resid
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"mostly in the County That Your Petitioner Managed his Business in
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"the Hospital and in Partnership with him for Seven Years Past
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"Therefore Humbly Prays to be Admitted one of YOur
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in
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and to Comply with all
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Artsmasters
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"Whereupon this court Doth unanimously Elect the
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the said
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an Artsmaster of this Hospital And it is
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Ordered that the said
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(producing a Copy of his Freedom of
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this City and Delivering a Certificate of his last Legal Settlement to the
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Clerk) be Admitted an Artsmaster of this Hospital untill the Next
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Election Day And to have Such Appartments as the Comittee of this House
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shall think proper Upon Giving Security as has been Usually done in
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the like CasesAnd that the Journey men which he Shall Employ in
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his Trade Shall be such as have Served their
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of Bethlem Vacaney
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At this Court the Vacaney of a
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Ward to Grand
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Comes Bethlem Hospital
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Francis Baker
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William Bishop
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Thomas Smith
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David Morris
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Comon Council of the Ward of
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on behalf of
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themselves and the rest of the Inhabitants of the said Ward in the Words and
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Figures following Vizt. That Your memorialist have Obtained a Grant of
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part of the Citys Wall Extending Eastward from the place where Great
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lately Stood 34 feet in Length in Order to Erect a Watch house for the Use
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of the said Ward But find the same too Narrow and Inconvenient for that purpose
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Your Memorialists therefore Pray Your Worships will be pleased to Grant
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past of the Area Between Bethlem Hospital and the said Wall Extending
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30 Feet in Length from West to east and in Depth about 9 Feet from North to
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South in Such Method and form as this Worshipful Court shall think Proper
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It is Ordered that the Consideration of the said Memorial be referred to the
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Grand Committee of Bethlem Hospital and that they do Report their Opinion
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thereon to this Court.
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