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<p n="2026">Bridewell and Bethlem<lb></lb>
Hospitals London}<lb></lb>
At a Court held at the said <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20210_geo204">Hospital of<lb></lb>
Bridewell</rs>
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Thursday the <rs type="date" id="BBBRMG20210_date151">25th February 1796</rs>
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<p n="2027">The R. Worspful <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2027-1">Richard Clark</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20210_occ2773">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20210_occ2773" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
Aldmn<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20210_occ2774">Treasurer</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2028"> <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2028-1">Meredith Price</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2028-2">Wm Waddington</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20210_occ2777">Revd.</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2028-3">Thos. Bowen</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2028-4">John Hole</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20210_occ2779">Esqr</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2028-5">John Thorne</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Revd. O Wight</p>
<p n="2029"> <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2029-1">John Read</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Revd Dr. Kettilby<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2029-2">Richd Till</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2029-3">Thos Calverly</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2029-4">Robert Hunter</rs>
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Mr. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2029-5">James Philips</rs>
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<p n="2030"> <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2030-1">Thomas Bowdler</rs>
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Revd <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2030-6">Saml Markham</rs>
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Mr. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2030-2">Wm Powell</rs>
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Mr. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2030-3">Thos Whipham</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2030-4">Wm. Willis</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20210_n2030-5">Edwd. Parry</rs>
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<p n="2031">The Minutes of the last Court were read and confirmed</p>
<p n="2032"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Vagrants Etc P<lb></lb>
Copies of Resolutions<lb></lb>
respecting those Committee<lb></lb>
to this Hospl. To be<lb></lb>
quin to Resed. & Treas.<lb></lb>
& lain before Cot of Aldr.</note>
</p>
<p n="2033">Resolved that the President and Treasurer be furnished with Copies of the<lb></lb>
Resolutions of this Court of the 29th January 1795 and the 4th February instant<lb></lb>
respecting the Commitment of Vagrants and of Sick and Lame Persons incapable<lb></lb>
of Labor to this Hospital and that they be requested to lay the same before the<lb></lb>
next Court of Aldermen and use their best endeavours to procure some effectual<lb></lb>
remedy for the evils complained of</p>
<p n="2034"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Portrait of Presidt.<lb></lb>
Offered by himself<lb></lb>
to the Govrs.<lb></lb>
Gunibeing Deponet<lb></lb>
was the reptew of<lb></lb>
the sale branted<lb></lb>
Gain borought Ms</note>
</p>
<p n="2035">The Treasurer acquainted the Court that having seen a Portrait of the<lb></lb>
President, painted by Gainsborough, Depont he had expressed a wish that he might<lb></lb>
have an Opportunity of viewing it in the Great Hall at Bridewell and that<lb></lb>
the President had thereupon said he should think himself highly flattered<lb></lb>
if the Governors would do him the Honor to accept the Picture and allow it<lb></lb>
a place in their Hall among those of his Predecessors</p>
<p n="2036"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">To be placed in<lb></lb>
the Hall.</note>
<lb></lb>
Whereupon the Court resolved unanimously that the Treasurer be<lb></lb>
requested to communicate the Thanks of this Court to the President for his<lb></lb>
obliging offer and Ordered the said Picture to be placed in a proper situation<lb></lb>
in the Hall of this Hospital under the direction of the House Committee</p>
<p n="2037">The Minutes of the Prison Committee of the 11th. February were read and<lb></lb>
confirmed whereby it appeared</p>
<p n="2038">That the Committee had approved the Plans elevations and<lb></lb>
Sections for the Mens Prison and ordered that the Surveyor should<lb></lb>
give directions to have the Old Buildings pulled down and the</p>
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