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

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Image 279 of 45424th March 1699


Mr. Burtons per.
referred


Also Upon the humble Petition of Wm. Burton< no role > Hanprdresser one
of the Artsmrs . of Bridewell Hospll praying That he may be at Libty to Convere
a Shedd wth. he Rents of the Sd. Hospll. of Bridewell into a Workehouse for the
Setting up the Manufacture of Sailcloth in upon Such Termes as this Court
and the petr. can Agree Itt is Ordered That the Matter of the Sd. Petition She
be referred to the Comittee of Bridewell Hospll. aforesd. And they to Report
then Opinion therein to the next Court

Also Upon the Humble Petition of Thomas Mottley< no role > For a New Lease of a house
in Wappin (formerly the Fortune Taverne theretofore leased from Bridewell
Hospll. to our Edwd Gifford< no role > ) upon Such Conditions and for Such Terme of Yeare
as in his Sd. Petition are contained Itt is Ordered by this Court That it [..]
be Referred to the Comittee who lately viewed the Said House To Consider
what is proper to be done therein and they to report their Opinon touching
the Same to this Court.

James Lepars< no role >
at 2s:6d Pw:


Also Upon the humble Petition of John Brickridge< no role > on the Behalf of James
Lepars of Canterbury widow For some Mitigacon of the weekly payment of
5s. For the keeping of James Lepars< no role > (Son of the Sd Jane< no role > in Bethlem Hospll.) he
haveing been maintained there at the Sd. Charge above 6 Months last by the
sd. Mother who is but a poore weaver haveing nothing but what she gettstock
& being by the decay of Trade of late Yeares & great losses reduced to very
low & menace Circumstances & is not able to continue the Sd Charge Itt is
Ordered by this Court That Security being given to pay Two Shillings
Six pence P week for the keeping the Sd. Lunatick in ye Sd Hospll. for the future
That then the Same Shall be reced & the Bond for the payment of Five Shilling
a week shall be delivered upto be Cancelled

It: Hungerford at
2s. P W:


Also Upon the humble Petition of Thos. Phillips< no role > For Some Mitigacon of the
weekly paymt. of 5s. For the keeping of Humphrey Hungerford< no role > in Bethlem Hospll.
where he has been maintained at the sd. Charge above 9 Months last It is Mother who
for the greatest part of that time Provided for him by her owne hard Labour &
Industry being now Dead haveing left nothing in the World towards his Subsequance
and the petr. being noe otherwise obliged to take care of him then as he was Some
little Related to the Sd. Lunatick Father who lived in very good Creditt but the
decay of Trade & great Misfortunes dyed poore Itt is Ordered by this Court
That Security being given to pay 2:8 a Week for keeping the Sd Lunatick in
the Sd. Hospll. for the future the Bond for paymt. of 5s. a week shall be Delivered
upto be Cancelled

Ezekl. Cozyn< no role > . at 2:6


Also Upon the humble Petition of Edward [..] Cozyn< no role > For Some Mitigacerd of the
weekly paymt. of Five Shillings for the keeping of Ezekyell Cozyn< no role > (his Brot
in Bethlam Hospll. where he has maintained him at the said Charge above
8: Months last [..] as he has likewise done for above 10 past in other places during [..] wch. time he has
been afflicted wth Lunacy It is Sd. Bror. haveing nothing in the World of his own
left to Assist him & being for taken by the rest of his Relations and the Petr.
haveing a Wife & 5 young Children of his owne to provide for is not able to
beare for great & Expensive a Charge Whereupon It is Ordered by this Court
That Security being given for the paymt. of 2s. 6d. a Week for the keeping the Sd Lunatick
in the Sd Hospll for the future That then the Bond for Paymt. of 5s. a week Shall
be delivered upto be Cancelled.




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