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

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Image 81 of 45421st August 1696


Mary Allen< no role > P Warrt: of Sr : Robt: Gefferye< no role > Charged by Wm. Stringer< no role > for
Comon Night Walker
dd

Alice Agnesse< no role > P Warrt: of Sr: Tho: Lane< no role > Charged by Bridgett Hudson< no role >
for absenting herselfe from her service & on suspicon of
pilfering Goods from her Etc
To be left wth: her Mrs

Eliz: Staggers< no role > P Warrt: of Sr : Richd Lovett< no role > Charged by Robt: Spooner< no role >
Etc for being on Idle dissolute & disorderly Pson
dd

Christian Richmond< no role > Charged by Mr Billingsly for being an
Idle lewd Pson taken last night man Ale house with a
Strange man Etc
To Labr

John Seale< no role > £10


Upon reading the Certificate of Mr: Smith & Mr: East
Two of the Govrnrs: of these Hospll: That upon Inquiry made they
doe finde That John Veale< no role > who served his time wth: Wm: Elseley< no role >
Pinmaker (one of the Artsmars of Bridewell Hospll:) is setup for
himselfe at one Tho: Grimgs< no role > in Widegate Alley in Bispsgate Street
That he has tooles relating to his said Trade and the report of a Lobr:
Industriouse man It is Ordered by this Court That Mr: Trear
Baker doe give and pay unto him Tenne 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

Tho: Rymer< no role > to be
Enquire of


Also upon the humble Peticon of Tho: Rymer< no role > Citizen and
Weaver of London who was brought up Apprentice wth: Richard
Reynolds
< no role > Weavr : (one of the Artsmars of Bridewell Hospll) and since
made a Freeman of this Citty by the Approbacon of this Court And
who is sett up for himselfe in his said Trade (as he alleadgeth) at Mr
Corbetts in Bridewell Precinct to some part of Mr Locks Gift the bettr.
to Enable him to mannage his said Trade It is Ordered by this
Court That Capt: Sherrard Capt: Phillips & Mr: Herryott Three of the
Govrnrs of thes Hosplls: be desired to Enquire of the said Tho: Rymerrohether< no role >
he be so sett up in his said Trade And of his hopefullnesse therein And
to make report thereof to the next Court

Richd Kelly< no role > & Mary
Kelly
< no role > his Mother£5


Also upon the humble Peticon of Richd Kelly< no role > one of the apprentices
of the Hospll of Bridewell & of Mary Kelly< no role > his Mothr: Setting forth That the sd
Richd Kelly< no role > was bound Apprentice to John Simpson< no role > late on Artsmar of
the said Hospll And has served near Eight Yeares, That about Xpmas last
he was seized wth: a Violent Cold wth: for want of necessaryes & due conveniences
brought him into very Weak & Consumptive Condicon in wch: he now
lang wishes And That the Peticonr Mary Kelley< no role > has taken care of him for
there 5 Months last past & upwards to her very great Charge in Phisiticons &
other means in hopes of the Cure And to the utter impoverishing the said Peticor.
who has severall other Children And is now near her time of lyeing in & in
danger of perishing for want humbly praying therefore the reliefe of this
Court in respect of the great calamity of her said son And her Charge about
him This Court takeing the prmrs into consideracon & for that the sd Richd
Kelly
< no role > being still an Apprentice is under the imediate care & Cognizance of
this Court Doe think fitt & so order That Mr Trear doe Give & pay unto the
said Mary Kelley< no role > Five pounds as a Free gratuity of this Court for the Charge
she has been at as aforesaid to be allowed Mr Trear in his next Account.

Boy to be put Apprce :


Samuell Wood< no role > at Mr Bettensons nominacon




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