Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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23rd August 1695 - 2nd May 1701

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Image 52 of 45428th February 1696


The Martin< no role > Elected
Beadle


Upon the severall humble Peticons of John Barr< no role > Thomas
Martin
< no role > Wm. Bench< no role > Wm Webb< no role > Jon: Worley< no role > Wm. Deighton< no role > with
Jos: Arnold< no role > for one of them to be Elected Beadle of the Hospll of Pond
in the roome of John Cotton< no role > lately Deced And they being severally [..]
into nominacon It appeared plainly by plurality of hands That [..]
said Tho: Martin< no role > is thereunto Elected Whereupon It is Ordered by
this Court That the said Thomas Martin< no role > be admitted youngest
Beadle of the said Hospll from Lady day next during the pleasuring [..]
this Court he giveing security as is usuall in like cases

John Hand< no role > at 3s:


Alsoe upon the humble Peticon of Joseph Wright< no role > of London
Shoemaker on behalf of Tho: Hurd< no role > of Dreby in the County of Li [..]
Blacksmith for some mittigacon of the Weekely payment of fire
Shillings for the keeping of John Hurd< no role > (son of the said Tho Hurd)a [..]
Lunatick in the Hospll of Bethlem he haveing nothing of his one
being maintained by the said Tho: Hurd his Father who haveing [..]
Children besides the said John not able to gett their liveing Another
Tho: Hurd haveing litle besides his Labr. to undergoe the great what
of their maintenance And being about seaventy yeares of age It is [..]
by this Court That Security being given for the payment of Three shillings
a Weeke for the future That then the same shall be received and the Bork [..]
payment of Five shillings a Weeke as delivered up to be Cancelled

Dorothy Villers< no role > at 2s 6d


Alsoe upon the humble Peticon of Dorothy Noox For something
of the Weekely payment of Five Shillings for the keeping of Dorothy
Villers
< no role > Widdow a poore Lunatick in the Hospll of Bethlem And haveing
nothing of her owne being maintained there only by the Charity of
said Dorothy Noox< no role > who is a Charwoman And hath nothing beside
Labr to maintaine herself And the said Dorothy Villers< no role > haveing the
other Freind to contribute towards her maintenance Except the said
Dorothy Noox< no role > who is no long able to bear the Charge thereof It is Ordered
by this Court That Security being given for the payment of Two
shillings and six pence a Weeke for the future That then the same [..]
be received & the Bond for payment of Five Shillings a Weeke as delivered
up to he Cancelled

Marcus Sanders< no role >
£10


Alsoe upon reading the Certificate of Mr. Smith and Mr Bolsworth
(Two of the Governrs of the Hosplls) That upon Enquiry made they doe f [..]
That Marins Sanders< no role > who served his time wth. Robert Frost< no role > (late one of
the Artsmars of the Hospll of Bridewells is sett up for himselfe in the Trade of
a Shoemaker att the Widdow Wright in Harp Court in Black horse Als
near Fleet Bridge That he is a very good Workeman and very industrial
in his said Trade It is Ordered by this Court That Mr. Trear Baker doe pie
and pay into him Terme pounds out of the profitts of Mr Locks gift the [..]
to enable him to carry on his Trade to be allowed Mr Trear in his next [..]

Wm Norman< no role > to have
Mr Walkers Garrett


Alsoe upon the humble Peticon of Wm. Norman< no role > (one of the Artsmars
the Hospll of Bridewell Sherring That he has Fire Apprentices and is
coilling to take more haveing Trade and employmt. for them but his
shop being small he had not roome for above fire Loomes thereinto
That Mr Walker the Porter has a Garrett adjoyning to the Peticonrs sho [..]
in case this Court shall think Fitt humbly praying therefore That the
said Garnett may be laid to his shopp And Mr. Walkey the said Porters [..]
attending this Court and declareing her husbands will guesse thereto the [..]
is Ordered accordingly




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