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Saint Clement Danes
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5th. Decr. 1780
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At a meeting of the Churchwardens Overseers of the Poor and Assistants
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Mr. RainforthMr. Gibbons
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Mr. AldersonMr. Anderson
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Mr. WhiteMr. George
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Mr. Moore
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Mr. Alderson One of the Overseers of the Poor of this Parish having
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Reported to this Board that several of the Parishes in this
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Metropolis having found it Necessary to Employ a Surgeon as well
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as an Apothecary to Attend the Poor in their respective
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in Order to save the great Expences and other Inconveniences
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Attending their Poor to Different Hospitals And being Informed
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from the best Inquires he Could make that great savings might be
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made thereby A Motion was therefore made by Mr. Alderson and
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Seconded by Mr. Moore that a Plan of the like kind shod. be Adopted
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in this Parish The Board Accordingly took the same into Consideration
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And what Sallarys wod. be proper to allow a Surgeon and an
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Apothecary It was proposed that a Sallary of £40 a year shod. be
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Allowed to a Surgeon on his Undertaking to Provide Salves, Qint
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Oinment and all other Ingreediants Attending Surgery as also
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to Lay down
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all such Persons as are Afflicted
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with the Veneride Disease And to Cure them thereof as far as
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lays in his Power And further that a Sallary of £60 a year Shod.
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be allowed to an Apothecary for his Attendance on the Poor And
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providing them with fit and proper Medicines According to
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their sevl. Disorders to the Utmost of his Abilities; Messengers
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were Accordingly sent to a Surgeon &
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Dr. Hawes the former
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being at Home and Attending this Boards he Accepted such a
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Salary as proposed Dr. Hawes being Engaged on other Business
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Cod. not Attend therefore the Deputy Vestry Clk was Ordered to
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write to him to Attend this Board tomorrow Evening at 6 o Clock
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to know his Sentiments thereon And on the Question being put It
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was Agreed that the like Plans as other Parishes shod. be Adopted If
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a Vestry shod. Approve and Confirm the same.
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