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<p n="3909">Continued Thursday 22d June 1775</p>
<p n="3910"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Committee to Treas 7<lb></lb>
Further Report</note>
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It is Ordered that the Report of the Committee of Treasury<lb></lb>
as signed by them be Entered in the Court Book as follows<lb></lb>
The Report of the Committee of Treasury concerning the Rules<lb></lb>
and Orders necessary for the better management of these Hospitals and<lb></lb>
the Security of the Revenues thereof.</p>
<p n="3911">In Pursuance of an Order of Court of the twentieth of December<lb></lb>
1774 referring it to this Committee to prepare and lay before the<lb></lb>
General Court such Rules and Orders as they shall think necessary<lb></lb>
for the better Management of these Hospitals and the Security of the<lb></lb>
Revenues thereof.</p>
<p n="3912">We the said Committee having endeavoured to inform ourselves fully<lb></lb>
of the State of the two Hospitals and all the concerns of the same and<lb></lb>
in Order thereto having by a Sub Committee viewed all parts of both<lb></lb>
Hospitals and the Precinct of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2328">Bridewell</rs>
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examined viva were most<lb></lb>
of the Officers and Servants belonging to the Hospitalscaused<lb></lb>
all Maps and Plans new Subsisting of the several Estates of each<lb></lb>
Hospital to be laid before us as also Extracts from the Books of the<lb></lb>
Hospitals as well of the Report of a former Select Committee of<lb></lb>
enquiry concerning the Arts Masters and Apprentices as of the<lb></lb>
General Regulations formerly made for the better Government of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2329">Hospital of Bethlem</rs>
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and of the Salaries and Perquisites of<lb></lb>
the Various Officer Servants and others belonging to beth Hospitals<lb></lb>
(all which Extracts are herewith submitted to the Court) are of<lb></lb>
Opinion.</p>
<p n="3913">That the following Rules and Regulations are proper to be<lb></lb>
now adopted</p>
<p n="3914">General Courts</p>
<p n="3915">That four General Courts at the least be held every Year Vizt.<lb></lb>
one in January one in April one in July and one in October and<lb></lb>
others as often as the President shall think proper or any Committee<lb></lb>
on Nine <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7426">governors</rs>
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(giving Notice in Writing) shall Apply for them</p>
<p n="3916">That all Books of Accounts relating to these Hospitals be laid on<lb></lb>
the Table at every Court for the Inspection of the <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7427">governors</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="3917">That in the Summons to the Quarterly Court in April it be<lb></lb>
mentioned that "that Court is to take into Consideration of the State of<lb></lb>
these Hospitals" and that no other Business be entered on at that Court<lb></lb>
till the Clerk has read the Titles and Totals of the Years Accounts up<lb></lb>
to Christmas preceding with the Andil thereof and the Names of the<lb></lb>
Auditors who sign it. Nor till the Auditor General has reported to</p>
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