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Continued Thursday 25th. February 1773
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To Chapel on those Days also to Read Prayers on Way Holiday and
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twice on Good Friday, To Catechise the Boys in Lent and to teach the
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Apprentices of this Hospital to Read and White every Wednesday and
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Friday and Instruct them in their Religious Duty during the first four
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years of their Servitude all whis is Nevertheless Submitted to the Judgement
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of the Courtn. This Court doth Agree with the Committee And It is Ordered
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That he Duty reported be Complied with by the Clergiman who shall be Elected
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Reader and Schoolmaster of this Hospital
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Parfect John The Revd.
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elected
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Reader &
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Upon Reading the Humble Petition of
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the Reverend
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John Parfect
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Batchelor in Divinity
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setting forth That he had resided in this Metropolis 25
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Years and had Served the Cure of
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St. Edmund the King
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in
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Lombard Street
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with a Lectureship adjoining to the Satisfaction he flattered himself of
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the Parishoners in General which he now wished to relinguish for the
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Appointment of Reader of this Hospital in the Room of the late Mr.
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Maplecoft and Should. be so happy as to Merit Your Approbation he
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begged leave to Assure you of an Earnest Endeavour to Justify your Choice
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by an Industrious Attention to the Duties of the Office and the Question being
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put that the said Mr. Parfect be Elected
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Reader and Schoolmaster
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of this
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Hospital it was unanimously carried in the Affirmative Whereupon
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the Right worshipful
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Walter Rawlinson
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.
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Alderman
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President
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Declared the said Mr. John Parfect duly Elected Reader and
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of this Hospital until the next Election Day
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Penney James to
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be paid £10 Mr.
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Fowkes Gift
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Edward umfreville
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and Mr.
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Richard Crowther
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two of the
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governors
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reported that in Pursuance of an Order of Court of the third Day of February
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last they had made Inquiry and found that
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James Penney
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late
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to
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Joseph Sharpe
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was set up for himself in his Trade and has the
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Character of a diligent and Sober Man It is Ordered that the Clerk Do
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Pay the said James Penney Ten Pounds out of Mr. Fowkes Gift to be
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allowed him in his next Account
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Simpson Isaac
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to be inquired after
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for Locks Gift
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Upon Reading the humble Petition of
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Isaac Simpson
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Citizen and
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weaver
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Setting forth that he Served his
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in this Hospital to
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Joshua Cricket
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one of the
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Artsmasters
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by Indentures dated 25th April 1765 and by
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Order of Court of the 25 June 1772 was made free of this City the
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10th. July 1772
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was set up for himself in his Trade at Mr. Williamss in
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high Timber Street
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the Bottom of
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and has received Mr. Fowkes Gift It is Ordered
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that Mr
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Jonathan Granger
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, Mr.
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Thomas House
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and Mr.
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John Hart
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or any two of
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them be desired to Inquire if the said
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Isaac Simpson
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be set up for himself on this
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Trade and of his hopefulness there in and Report the same to the Court
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