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

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Kath: Lewes< no role > P wart. of Sr . Richd. Levett< no role > Chd. by Wm. Honor< no role > For being-
found walking in the Street late at night & being a comon night walker
DD

Mary Everetts< no role > P wart. of Sr. Robt. Gefferye< no role > Chd. by Jno. Hickman< no role > on oath
for Stealing from him a Came value 5s. found upon her
Pun.

Elizth. Perrier< no role > P wart of Sr . Robt. Gefferye< no role > Chd by Nich. Ledger< no role > Court For
being tooke out of a Disorderly house & abusing him.
DD

Sarah Massagill< no role > P wart. of Sr. Robt. Gefferye Chd. by Nich Ledger< no role > -
For being tooke late in the Streets wth. a Strange man who charged
her wth. picking his pockett of a watch
DD

Kath: Saunders< no role > Brought in by a Const . taken upat one a clock
this morning in the Streets.
DD

Tho: Clerk< no role > (The Apprentice of Wm. Norman< no role > ) For running away
from his Mar. 9 times.
To Labor-

Elizth: Farington< no role > Brought in by Mr. Wood the Const. of Whitefryrs .
For being wth. Child of a Bastard Child wth. was gott by Mr.
Bastin a Clerk in the Adm [..] office.
DD

Elizth. Hollands< no role > to
Bethlem at 2s:6d:


Upon the humble Petition of Alexander Hollands< no role > of Sutton
Vallance in Kent Husbandman For Some mittigacon of the weekly
payment of Five Shillings for the keeping of Elizth. Hollands< no role > his wife
in the Hospll. of Bethlem where she has been for the space of Six
months & upwardsThat the sd. Elizth. Hollands< no role > hath been Lunatick
for three Yeares last past & has been thereby a great & continuall
Charge to the peticon. & that he hath seaven Children most of them
very young & unable to give him any Assistance Soe that by the
charge aforesaid and the great decay of Trade he is reduced to a very
low Condicon and has Nothing of his owne but what he getts by his
dayly Labor and Industry to Contribute towards the maintenance
of his sd. wife & Children This Court being satisfyed of the Peticonr.
Disability to continue the sd. Charge Doe Order That the sd.
Alexr. Hollands< no role > Giveing Security to pay Two Shillings and Six
pence a week for the keeping the sd. Elizth. Hollands in the sd. Hospll
for the future That then the Same shalll be reced & the bond for
paymt. of Five shillings a week Shall be delivered up to be cancelled

Boy putt Apprtd .

Also Att this Court Charles Mascall< no role > was ordered to be putt
apprentice at the nominacon of Mr. Awbrey.




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