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day of June in the seventh year of his Reissue did Grant to the said Maior
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Comonalty and Citizens of London and their Successors The Manner of
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Bridewell and Bridewell place near St. Brides in London and severall Messuages in
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London and elsewhere for the benefitt of the Hospitalls of St. Thomas Christ and
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Bridewell and made the said Major Comonalty and Citizens of London Governors. of
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the Revenues and possessions of the said Hospitalls And Incorporated them by the
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Name of the Governors of the possessions Revenues and Goods of the Hospitalls of
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Edwd. Ring of England the Sixth of Christ Bridewell and St. Thomas the Apostle
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and thereby gave power to the said Governors. from time to time to name appoint and ordaine
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such and so many Officers and Servants and Governors. under them in the Hospitalls
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from time to time to take care Care of the Poor therein as to them should seen good & convenient.
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That ever since the said Incorporacon the said Hospitall of St. Thomas hath
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been under the Care and Managemt: of diverse persons appointed under the said Maior
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Comonalty and Citizens as Governors there and they have from time to time Chosen in and
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removed the necessary Officers and Servants there.
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That the said Sub: Governors: the 21th. of Novr: 1673: at a Court then holden
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for the said Hospitall Chose the said Doctr: Torlesse to be Physician of the said Hospll.
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to continue dureing the good Will and pleasure
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of that Court & not
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otherwise. And at a Generall Court holden the 13th: of January 1692: Chose the
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said
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Thomas Elton
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to be
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Surgeon
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of the said Hospitall dureing the good Will and
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pleasure of that Court and not otherwise.
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That Wee have not entred into the Consideracon of the Right of
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Visiting the said Hospitalls nor of the Matters objected the said
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Doctor and Surgeon for which they were removed In regard wee Judge them not to
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be materiall in relacon to the Cases of Doctor Torlesse and Mr. Elton for the
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Doctor and Surgeon of the said Hospitall haveing not any fixed Interest in their
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Imployments by Verchie of the said Charters or any By Laws of the Hospl.
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humbly of Opinion that the said Governors. had power to remove them at their
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Will and pleasure without Rendring any Reason for soe doeing And they haveing
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removed the said Doctor and Surgeon they are not Releivable by the Visitor of
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the said Hospitall or otherwise And that therefore it will be for the Service of
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your Majesty and for the Benefitt of the Poor and infirme in the said Hospitall
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of St. Thomas That the Governors: be permitted to proceed to a Choice of a Doctor
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and Surgeon for the said Hospitall.
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All which is humbly Submitted to your
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Majesties great Wisdom.
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Edwd. Morthey
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Simon Harcourt
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1o: Maij 1703.
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Let the Court at
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St. James's
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the 1st: day of May 1703.
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Present
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The Queens most Excellent Majesty in Councill.
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Order to Dissmist their
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Dr: & Surgeon peticon:
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Upon Reading this day at the Board Report from Mr. Attorney and
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Mr. Sollicitor Generall dated this day on the Peticon of the Major Comonalty
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and Citizens of the City of London Governors. of the Possessions Revenues and Goods
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of the Hospitalls of Edward King of England the Sixth of Christ Bridewell and St:
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Thomas the Apostle whereby they doe Beseech her Majesty to discharge her Majty:
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Order made the 29th. day of March last comanding then not proceed to Elect a Doctor and
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Surgeon in the places of Doctor
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Richard Torlesse
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and Mr.
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Thomas Elton
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who were lately
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Removed the Governors: of the Hospitall of
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Sr. Thomas in Southwarke
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from being
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and
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of the said Hospitall untill the said Doctor Torlesse and Mr. Elton should
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be heard before this Board And that they way be at Liberty to Elect a Physician and
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Surgeon for the said Hospital the
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hereof hath been already greatly Inconvenient
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to the poor have sick and discard People harboured in the send Hospitall: Upon due
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Consideracon had of the said Report It is Orderly her Majesty in Councill The
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