Continued Friday 16th. February 1770

Cont. to hard Labour 39.

Susanna Harvey< no role > P Lord MayorOn the Oath of Richard
Adley< no role > for being and Idle disorderly and Common
Night walker

dd 40

Mary Seddon< no role >

Cont to be Passed 41

Alice Bruton< no role > }
P Mr. Aldr PlumbeOn the Oath of Joseph
Thompson< no role > for severally Wandring Abroad and
Lodging in the Open Air in the Parish of Saint
Brides , not having any Visible Way of Living
nor giving any good Account of themselves

dd 42

John Baptista Barley< no role > . P Lord Mayor On the Oath of Thos. Ward< no role >
for being an Idle disorderly Person & Inspected
of Pilfering a Small Quantity of Tobacco on
Chesters Quay in this City Property unknown

Cont to be Passed 51

Willm Cox< no role > This name instance is in set 3645. .P Mr. Aldr. Rosseter On the Oath of Isaac Brown< no role >
for Wandring Abroad and Lodging in the Open
Air in Fleet Market within this City and not
giving a good Account of himself

Barber of Bethlem
Vacancy Declared

At this Court the Vacancy of a Barber of Bethlem by the Death of
John Green< no role > was Declared and the Election of another was Ordered to come
on the next Court

The Petitions of the Candidates for the Porters Mans Place in this
Hospital in the Room of James Lepingwell< no role > made one of the Beadles
being Read in Alphabetical Order Vizt. John Adkins< no role > Robert Jervis< no role >
and Thomas Purrett< no role > , the governors gave their Ballots which being Cast
up the Numbers appeared to be as follows
John Adkins< no role > 9
Robert Jervis< no role > 2
Thomas Purrett< no role > 44 Elected

Purrett Thos< no role > . Elected
Porters Man

Whereupon the Rt. Worshipfull the President declared the said Thos. Purrett< no role > duly
Elected Porters Man of the said Hospital till the next Election Day And upon
his Producing a Certificate of his Settlement he the said Thomas Purrett< no role > be
Admitted Perters Man of the said Hospital until the next Election Day And that
he have such Appartment as the Committee of this House shall think fit

Gratuities to Beadles
& Porter Man £5 each

Upon Reading the Humble Petition of the Four Beadles and Porters
Man of this Hospital for their Gratuities of Five Pounds such for the
Half Year Ending Christmas last for their Salaries are but Small
It is Ordered that the Clerk do give and pay unto them £5 a Piece
to be allowed him in his next Account