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

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Image 104 of 45418th December 1696


Priscilla Jones< no role > P warrt: of Sr: Thomas Stamp< no role > charged by Elizth: west< no role >
Margtt: mitchell< no role > For pilfering out of the house of Tho: west< no role >
her Master Severall Good's wth: shee confesses to have given
away & being A Disorderly Servt :
dd

Hannah Gates< no role > P warrt: of Sr : Robt: Geffery< no role > charged by Elizth: wright< no role > For being
A loose idle disorderly Person & A very loose liver & for deluding
Mary wright< no role > her Sister out of A good Service & inticeing her
into A badd course of liveing
To bee discharged She & her
Mother becoming bound
to pay 10s: to her Adversary
by Easter next

Margtt: Smith< no role > P warrt: of Mr: Recordr: charged by the Portr. & Servt: of the
Junr: Temple London For being an idle & loose woman & yt.
can give noe good acct. of her selfe & alsoe open Suspiscion of
leaving A child in the Temple & running away from itt.
To be kept to bee A witnesse at
next Sessions agt: our Phillipps
The Trear of the Junr. Temple
Hearing the charged of the
house

Joan Sheffeild< no role > P warrt: of Sr : Richd: Levett< no role > charged on Oath by Wm: Lawrence< no role >
Courts being found privately wth: A strange man in A reputed
disorderly house & being knowne to be A Comon Night walker
& disordrly. person
dd

Elizth: Reeves< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. P warrt: of Sr : Richd. Levett< no role > charged on oath for picking
upp A Strange man in the Streete & offering to prostitute her
body to him for money
dd

Eleanr: Else< no role > P warrt: of Sr : Richd. Levett< no role > charged by Esther Allen< no role > & by the
owne confession For pilfering from the sd: Esther Allen< no role > Severall
things of small vallue
dd

Elizth: Reading< no role > P warrt: of Sr : Jno: Houblon< no role > charged by Mr: Jno: Caitleman< no role >
her Mar: for pilfering from him A remnant of Indian Silke vallue Five Shilling's & [..]
upon Suspiscion of some othr. thing's & three Shilling's in money
dd

Samll. Green< no role > £10:


Upon Reading to this Court the Rept: of Mr. Francis Smith< no role > & Mr.
Tilbert East (Two of the Covernor 's of these hosplls.) That upon Enquiry
they doe find That Samll. Green< no role > who served his apprenticespp wth:
Wm: Burton< no role > one of the Arts master's of Bridewell Hospll. & was
since made A Free man of this Citty by the approbaconr of this Court
Is sett up for himself in his Trade of an hempdresser in Old Bethlem
where he hath taken A Lease of An house & has the rept: of the
Neighbourhood to be A sober hope full young man & A good husband
Itt is ordered by this Court That Mr. Trear Doe give and pay unto
him £10: of the profitt's of Mr. Lock's gift To be allowed Mr: Trear in
his next Acct.




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