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Wednesday 11th. May 1763
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Bethlem Hospital 12
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New Cells to be build
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Upon Reading the Surveyors Estimate of Building Twelve New Cells
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at bethlem Hospital amounting in the whole to the Sum of £204..7s..2d.
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It is Ordered that such Cells be Built under the Direction of Mr.
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and the Comittee of that House
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Lewis Margt
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. a Prisonr. Contind.
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on Suspicion of being a Lunatick
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Upon Examining
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Margaret Lewis
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a Prisoner Continued since the last
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Court on Suspicion of her being In sane and Dr. Monro being Opinion that
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she was a Proper Object for
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It is Ordd. that the Clerk Do Write to
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Hugh Smith
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upon whose Oath she was Comitted) that if he will procure
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a Proper Certifficate of her Settlement she should be admitted a Patient
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into that Hospital But if not that she be immediately Discharged
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this Hospital
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Land Jane a Lunatick
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Admitted an Incurable
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Whereas
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in the
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was admitted
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as a Curable Patient in
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on the
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1st. day of Augt. 1761
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and
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she being the
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late a
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in an Independent
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Company Commanded by General Popple at
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is Intilled to a
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Pension of £20 P Ann out of his Majestys Bounty to the Widows of Officers
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who have been killed or Died in his Service But the said
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being
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a Lunatick and therefore Incapable of Making the proper Affidt. for
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Receiving Such Pension And Mr.
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having Directed a proper
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Representation to be made to the Secretary at War who having said the
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same before his Majesty he was pleased (out of Compassion to her Distressed
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Condition and in Order that her Pension Might be Received and Paid
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towards her Maintenance and Support during her Lunacy and Confinemt.
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in the said Hospital) to Empower the Receiver and Paymaster of the said
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Bounty to Pay her Pension to Such Person as Mr.
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shod. Nominate
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or Appoint by Power of Attorney the Person so Empowered Producing a
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Certifft. each time of Receiving Signed by the President
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Or any Two of them of her being alive and Continuing a Lunatick
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in the said Hospital That in Pursuance of the above Power Mr
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hath Appointed
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Richard Woodhouse
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To Receive such Pension who hath Accordingly Received the Same and
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Applyed Part thereof in Discharge of some Debts due from the sd. Lunatick
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at her Admission into the said Hospital and the Remainder in Providing
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proper Cloaths and Necessarys for her Since she has been there That by the
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Rules of the said Hospital the said Jane Land having Continued the
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Usual Time for Curable Patients Must have been Discharged in which
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Case the Certifficate abovementioned Could not be Obtained and she would
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