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

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Image 266 of 45410th February 1699


Mrs. Mount & her
Children-£150:


Also Upon the humble Petition of Mary Mount< no role > (widow of Jeromy
Mount
< no role > late Clerk of these Hosplls. deced) thereby Declaring her Readynes
to make up the Account of her said late Husband and concerning his Receipt
& payments and to pay wt. Shall appeare to be justly due to the said
Hosplls. and to Deliver up the Deeds writings and other matters wherewth.
her Said Husband was Intrusted when, and as this Court shall
direct And praying Such Gratuity as this Court shall think fitt to
bestow upon her for the Support of her selfe & Children And this Conn
And this Court haveing maturely weighed and Considered the
Faithfullness and Dilligence and the Extraordinary Services of these
Mr. Mount in the Affaires of these Hosplls. and that he had left a wife
& three young Children & his Said wife now with Child of the Fourth
Are unanimously of oppinion That a Gratuity shall be given to these
Mary Mount in respect thereof And the Severall Times of 00s: 150:s
£200: being proposed for that purpose Itt is Ordered by this Court That
in Case the St. Mary Mount shall make up the Accounts of her Said late
Husband by the time already pr. fixed by this Court Corm. Such further reasonable
time at this Court shall think fitt to allow her for yt. purpose) to the conted
and Satisfaction of the said Court and Shall within the space of two
Months next after the Sd. Accounts are for made up fully Satisfye and pr.
what Shall be Justly due to the Sd. Hosplls That then the Sume of Fifty
pounds Shall be paid and given to the Sd. Mary Mount< no role > for her owne use
And That the Sume of One hundred pounds shall be paid to the Right
worsppll. Sr. Robert Geffery< no role > Knt. President of these Hospll In Trust for the
Children of the Sd. Mr. Mount To be Disposed of for their use in Such wife
as he shall think most for their Advantage As a free Gratuity of this Came
But that the Same Shall not be made Use of as a President in like cases
for the future. And Itt is further Ordered That the sd. Mary Mount< no role > Shall
may receive & Enjoy the Sallary & perquisitte of the Clerkshipp till
Lady day next And that She Shall be at Libty to continue wth her Children
in the House & roomes wherein She now lives for Six months next coming

Danll. Masye< no role > in
Prethn. at 2s: 6d. P
weeke


Also upon the humble Petition of John Allen< no role > on the Prehalfe of Elizth.
Masye of Troobridge in the County of Wills for some Mitigacond of the
weekly paymt. of Five Shillings For the Keeping of Daniell Masye< no role > the sd
Elizths< no role > . Husband in Bethlem Hospll. He having been Maintained there for
above 6. Months layt at the Charge of his sd. Wife who has nothing in the
World to Assist towards the Support thereof but wt. She Earnes by the could
hard Labor & Industry and has three Children to provide for This Court
Recovering a Satisfactory Account of the Trueth of the matter of his sd
Petition from Two of the Governrs. here P Seal Doe think fitt and for order
Security being given to pay Two Shillings & Six pence a Week for the Keeping
of the Sd. Danll. Masye< no role > in the Sd. Hospll for the future That then the Same Shall
be reced and the Proud for the paymt. of Five Shillings a week Shall be
Dolivered up to be cancelled




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