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<p n="1770">General Court Mercur <rs type="date" id="LMTHMC55201_date107">16 o. Februar 1725</rs>
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<p n="1771">The Minutes of the last Generall Court were Read & Confirmed<lb></lb>
and then</p>
<p n="1772">Mr. President Acquainted the Court with the Death of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMC55201_n1772-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Wright</rs>
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their late <rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMC55201_occ514">Clerk & Steward</rs>
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of their Mannour Courts.</p>
<p n="1773">Subscriptions being recommended by the President to the Court<lb></lb>
towards defraying the Great Charge and expence of the Hospital by<lb></lb>
reason of the great number of Patients constantly Harboured therein<lb></lb>
and above Two hundred out Patients Severall of the Governours now<lb></lb>
present Subscribed liberally.</p>
<p n="1774">Minutes of the Two last Grand Committees were read & approved<lb></lb>
Except that relating to the Residence of the future Clerk & Steward<lb></lb>
of Courts and a Debate arising thereupon The Question was put<lb></lb>
That the future Clerk & Steward of Courts be Obliged to Reside in or near<lb></lb>
the Hospital which was carryed in the Negative Yeas 63. Nos' 69</p>
<p n="1775">Ordered that the future Clerk & Steward of Courts do give constant<lb></lb>
attendance at this Hospital 2. days Weekly & oftner if the Grand Comittee<lb></lb>
or Trear think fit And that all the Court Rolls Books papers & other<lb></lb>
Writings whatsoever belonging to this Hospital be constantly kept at<lb></lb>
the Hospital.</p>
<p n="1776">And then the Court Proceeded to the choice of some fit pe<obscured></obscured>
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to succeed the said Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMC55201_n1776-1">Thomas Wright</rs>
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as Clerk & Steward of their<lb></lb>
Mannor Courts and the Petitions of <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMC55201_n1776-2">Thomas Matthew</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMTHMC55201_n1776-3">William<lb></lb>
Snell</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMTHMC55201_n1776-4">William Martin</rs>
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and John St. Eloy being presented to this<lb></lb>
Court Praying to be admitted to the said Places in the Room of<lb></lb>
the said Mr. Wright They were severally called in & Acquainted<lb></lb>
with the Conditions aforesaid And they severally consenting<lb></lb>
thereto The said Petitions were severally read And the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHMC55201_n1776-5">William Snell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMC55201_occ515">Attorny</rs>
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at Law was chosen to be <rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMC55201_occ516">Clerk</rs>
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of this<lb></lb>
Hospital and Steward of their Mannor Courts during the<lb></lb>
pleasure of this Court And to have the usual Salaries of<lb></lb>
Thirty pounds P And as Clerk and Fourteen pounds P Ann <lb></lb>
as Steward of the Mannor Courts during his continuance in the<lb></lb>
said places together with the usual Fees and perquisites<lb></lb>
belonging to the same places. And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMC55201_n1776-6">William Snell</rs>
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was<lb></lb>
at this Court admitted accordingly.</p>
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