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

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Image 68 of 45419th June 1696


Jos: Meade £10


Also upon reading the Certificate of Capt Sherrard & Con [..]
Phillips (Two of the Governrs of these Hosplls.) That upon Inquire [..]
made they doe finde, That Joseph Meade< no role > who secured his time [..]
John Brown< no role > Weaver (one of the Artsmars of the Hospll of Bridewell
is set up for himselfe in the Trade of a Weaver at Wm. Griffies< no role >
house neare Fleet Ditch has a Loome of his owne with which
he is at worke And that he hath a good report in the neighbourhood
for a Sober and Industriouse Young man It is Ordered by this
Court That Mr Trear Baker doe give and pay unto him Tenn
pounds out of the profitts of Mr Locks Gift the better to Enable
him to carry on his said Trade To be allowed Mr Trear in
his next Account

Peter Foy< no role > at
2s 6d


Also upon the humble Peticon of Israel Foy< no role > of London
Tayler . for some mittigacon of the Weekly payment of Five
Shillings for the keeping Peter Foy< no role > a poor Lunatick in the
Hospll: of Bethlem This Court receiving a satisfactory
Account of the meanesse of his Condicon and the incapacity
of his Freinds to bear the said charge It is ordered by this
Court That Security being given to pay Two Shillings and
Six pence a Weeke for his keeping there for the future [..]
then the same be received And the Bond for payment of Five
Shillings a Weeke be delivered up to be Cancelled

Boy put Apprce:
New Governr noiated


[..] John Thorp< no role > at Mr Butterfields nominacon
Mr Constable Wheeler a Warehouse man in Princes Street by Mr Heames

Apprentices to be
made free:


{ Benjamin Coppleston< no role >
Robert Gurling< no role >
Samll: Green< no role >
John Pierce< no role >
James Overall< no role > &
Daniel Gething< no role >

But the Said Daniel Gething< no role > 's Master Giving this Court an Account
That he had run away after he had Sewed 5 yeares of his time It is
Ordered That he have noe part of Mr Locks Gift according to the Standing
Orders of this Court in like cases




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