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<p n="1330">Your Peticonrs: therefore most humbly his each your sacwer<lb></lb>
Majesty That you would be pleased to withdraw your said Commee<lb></lb>
That the said Governor: may without any apprehension of your<lb></lb>
Majesties displeasure you on cheerfully in the discharge of the trust in<lb></lb>
them reposed And that all the said Hospitalls may be<obscured></obscured>
ered and<lb></lb>
managed (as they have always hitherto been) in such manner as may<lb></lb>
redone to the Honour of your Peticonrs: and to the Incouragement<lb></lb>
of the Citizens of your <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHMG55301_geo468">City of London</rs>
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and other well disposed<lb></lb>
persons largely to constitute to the Support of these noble and<lb></lb>
necessary Charities as they have done it times past.</p>
<p n="1331">And Etc.</p>
<p n="1332">At the Court at <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHMG55301_geo469">St. James's</rs>
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the 17th. day of Aprill 1703.<lb></lb>
Present<lb></lb>
The Queens most Excellent Majesty in Councill.</p>
<p n="1333">Upon Reading this day at the Board the peticon of the Major Comonalty and Citizen<lb></lb>
of London Governors of the possessions Revenued and Goods of the Hospitalls of <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHMG55301_geo470">Christ Bridewell</rs>
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and Sr. Thomas the Apostle relateing to the dismissing Doctor <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMG55301_n1333-2">Richard Torlesse</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMG55301_occ930">Physician</rs>
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and Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHMG55301_n1333-1">Thomas Elton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMG55301_occ931">Surgeon</rs>
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from the Service of the Hospitall of St. Thomas And humbly praying that the<lb></lb>
Governors of the said Hospitall may supply the places of the said Doctor and Surgeon notwithstanding<lb></lb>
her Majesties Order in Councill of the 23d. of March last, It is Ordered by her Majesty in Councill<lb></lb>
That it be, as it is hereby Referred to Mr. Attorney Generall and Mr. Sollcitor Generall to<lb></lb>
Examine the A<obscured></obscured>
of the said Peticon (A Coppy whereof is hereunto annexed) and also the<lb></lb>
Complaint of the said Doctor Torlesse and Mr: Elton for being removed from their said Employmts:<lb></lb>
And to report their Opinion upon the<obscured></obscured>
Matter to her Majesty at this Board.</p>
<p n="1334"> <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMG55301_n1334-1">Edward Southwell</rs>
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<p n="1335">To the Queens most Excellent Majesty.<lb></lb>
May it Please your Majesty.</p>
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In Humble Obedience to your Majesties Order in Councill made the 17th. day of this Instant April<lb></lb>
Wee have Considered of the annexed peticon of the Mayor Consonalty and Citizen of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMTHMG55301_geo471">City of London</rs>
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Governors of the Possessions Revenues and Goods of the Hospitalls of Edward<lb></lb>
the Sixth King of England of <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHMG55301_geo472">Christ Bridewell</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHMG55301_geo473">St: Thomas the Apostle</rs>
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whereby they do<lb></lb>
beseech your Majesty to discharge your Majestyes Order made the Three and twentieth day of<lb></lb>
Marc. last Comanding them not to proceed to Elect a Doctor and Surgeon in the placed of<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Richard Torlesse and Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMG55301_n1336-1">Thomas Elton</rs>
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who were lately removed by the Governors of the Hospital<lb></lb>
of St: Thomas in Southwarke And that they way be at Liberty to Elect a Physician and Surgeon<lb></lb>
for the said Hospitall The want whereof hath been greatly Inconvenient to the poor lame sick and<lb></lb>
diseased people harboured in the said Hospitall And Wee have heard the Councell for the Petrs.<lb></lb>
as also for the said Doctor Torlesse and Mr. Elton And do humbly Certify your Majesty That<lb></lb>
the said King Edward the Sixth by his Letters patents be areing date the 12th. day of August in<lb></lb>
the fifth yeare of his Reinne did Grant to the said Maior Comonalty and Citizens of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMTHMG55301_geo474">City of London</rs>
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and their Successors The Scite of St. Thomas Hospitall in Southwarke<lb></lb>
(then lately dissolved) and severall Messuages thereto the Intent the said late Hospitall<lb></lb>
should for ever be a House for the Poor there to be relieve and Justained and be<lb></lb>
the Sixth And thereby the said late King did Order and direct that the said Maior<lb></lb>
Comonalty and Citizens of London and their Successors out of the Rents Pson and profit<lb></lb>
of the said Premisses so granted to them should from time to time for ever provide and Maintain<lb></lb>
in the said House of the Pser (amongst other Ministers and Servants) and Apt and Experience<lb></lb>
Surgeon to sure the Sick and Infirme there and Apply the reside of the Profitts for the<lb></lb>
Support of the poor there.</p>
<p n="1337">That the said Ring Edwd. the Sixth by other Lotters Patents having date the 21st.</p>
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