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Continued Wednesday
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30th. Novr. 1785
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Finlayson Henry
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to be
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admitted into Bethlem Hospital
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as a Patient without a
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Certificate on giving 3 securities
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for £200
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is a Native of that Country. That your Petitioner and her
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Husband being attached to his Majesty and the British Governmt
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they left Georgia in 1776 when the Civil War broke out there and
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went to
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Saint Augustine
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in
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East Florida
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where they resided until
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some Time after Georgia was reduced by the Kings Troops when
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they removed to Dominica and continued there until her Husband
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became a Lunatic and unable to follow his Profession on which your
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Petitioner embarked for this Country and arrived here about 2 Months
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ago with her Husband and Children but never gained any
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Settlement. That your Petitioner is reduced to the greatest Distress
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having three Children and being for advanced in her Pregnancy and
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quite unable to support the Expence of having her Husband confined
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in a private Madhouse. Humbly Prays your Worships
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will be pleased to give Directions for his being received as a Patient
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in your
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Hospital of Bethlem
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without a Certificate Your Petitioner
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hereby Offering and agreeing to give such Security for receiving
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him again when discharged from that Hospital as your Worships
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shall think proper And your Petitioner shall ever Pray Etc. It
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is Ordered that the said
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Henry Finlayson
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be admitted a
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in Bethlem Hospital upon three Persons becoming Sureties
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by Bond to the Treasurer in the Penalty of £200 with the usual
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Condition of Bonds given for other Patients admitted into the said
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Hospital.
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Beadles to be paid 5 Guineas
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wch Annually as a Christmas
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Box
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Upon Reading the humble Petition of the Beadles of
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Bridewell Hospital
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Settingforth That your Petitioners and their
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Prodecessors have immemorially received Perquisites of the Governors
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at Christmas and as the Beadles of the other Hospitals are allowed
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something in Lien thereof Your Petrs. humbly Pray that your Worships
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will be Pleased to take the same into Consideration and Grant your Petrs.
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such compensation as your Worships shall think reasonable This
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Court having duly weighed and Considered the said Petition is of
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Opinion that in future the Beadles be paid annually five Guineas
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each by the Clerk to Commence at Christmas last in lien of the Gratuties
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hitherto given them by the Governor's of these Hospitals.
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Hicks John
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to be inquired after
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for Fowkes Gift.
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Upon Reading the humble Petition of
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John Hicks
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Citizen and
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Enginemaker
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Settingforth that he served his
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Apprenticeship
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in this Hospital to
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Roger Owen
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one of the
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Artmasters
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