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<p n="4510">Continued Thursday 12 December 1776.</p>
<p n="4511"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">House Committee<lb></lb>
Report as to the<lb></lb>
Misbehaviour of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ8482">Apprentices</rs>
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</note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4511-1">Nash Thomas</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4511-1" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4511-1" type="surname" value="Nash"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4511-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4511-2">Rouse Norgrove John</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4511-2" type="given" value="John Norgrove"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4511-2" type="surname" value="Rouse"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4511-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
Ordered to be whipped<lb></lb>
Stript and turn'd<lb></lb>
out of the Hospital</note>
<lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin">Junior Apprentices<lb></lb>
who are Disordely<lb></lb>
-treasurer to direct<lb></lb>
Correction.</note>
</p>
<p n="4512">of an Under of Court of the 21st. of November last whereby it was<lb></lb>
referred to this committee to consider the misbehaviour of the<lb></lb>
Apprentices in this Hospital and to Report their Opinion by what<lb></lb>
means the same may be remedied This Committee proceeded to<lb></lb>
Examine the several <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ8483">Artsmasters</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ8483" type="occupation" value="Artsmasters"></interp>
and their Apprentice and upon<lb></lb>
such Examination of appeared to this Committee that <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4512-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Nash</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-1" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-1" type="surname" value="Nash"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4512-2">John Norgrove Rouse</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-2" type="given" value="John Norgrove"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-2" type="surname" value="Rouse"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
both <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ8484">Apprentices</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ8484" type="occupation" value="Apprentices"></interp>
to <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4512-3">Joshua<lb></lb>
Crickett</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-3" type="given" value="Joshua"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-3" type="surname" value="Crickett"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
are two of the most wicked and disorderly Boys in the Hospital<lb></lb>
and their said Master declining to receive them again into his House<lb></lb>
This Committee are of Opinion that the said <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4512-4">Thomas Nash</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-4" type="surname" value="Nash"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and John<lb></lb>
Norgrove Rouse be whipped Stripped and turned out of the<lb></lb>
Hospital as an Example to the rest of th Apprentices. All which is<lb></lb>
nevertheless Submitted to the Judgment of th Court." This<lb></lb>
Court having duly weighted and considered the said Report<lb></lb>
doth Order that the word whipped in such Report mentioned be<lb></lb>
omitted and that the said <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4512-6">Thomas Nash</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-6" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-6" type="surname" value="Nash"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-6" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4512-7">John Norgrove</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-7" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-7" type="surname" value="Norgrove"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4512-7" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Rouse<lb></lb>
be kept seperate to hard Labour and Slender did for one Month<lb></lb>
and that they or then Stripped and turned out of the Hospital<lb></lb>
unless during that Month they shall be inclined to go into the<lb></lb>
Kings Service and then to be discharged by Mr. President or Mr.<lb></lb>
treasurer And this Court being of Opinion that Correction may in<lb></lb>
some Cases be of service to the Junior Apprentices It is Ordered<lb></lb>
that Mr. treasurer be desired to direct such of the said Junior<lb></lb>
Apprentices who are disorderly or shall otherwise misbehave<lb></lb>
themselves to be corrected in such manner as he shall think fit.</p>
<p n="4513"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ8485">Apprentices</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ8485" type="occupation" value="Apprentices"></interp>
their<lb></lb>
Petition rejected.</note>
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Upon Reading a Petition of the Senior Apprentices<lb></lb>
on behalf of themselves and the Juniors in the Words and figure<lb></lb>
following" That your Petitioners with due Deference to your<lb></lb>
Worships Judgment and Humanity hope for a favorable<lb></lb>
Consideration of this their Petition notwithstanding their form<lb></lb>
Errors have made Submission of this kind extremely necessary and<lb></lb>
your Petitioners with shame acknowledge a strict Obersuance<lb></lb>
the Promises in them contained to have been greatly neglected.<lb></lb>
That your Petitioners feel themselves sorely Aggrieved by the<lb></lb>
late restrictions upon that Freedom they have hitherto enjoyed & in<lb></lb>
confidence of finding relief lay the following reasons before Your<lb></lb>
Wroships for your Perusal1stThat many of your Petitioner</p>
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