Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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16th May 1701 - 19th June 1713

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Porter and Beadles
look after Crown
[..] lley & Salisbury Cort:


Also Frequent Complaints haveing beene made to this Court
by the Intuitants of this hospll precinct of the great number of Lewd
women that live in and dayly resort to Crocomr Alley & Salisbury
Court wth. being soe near the Sd. Precinct nor Familys of any
Fashion will come to Live therein whereby the Rent are
Extreamely lossoned and will in time lend to the remine of the
sd. Hosplls. ground rents if not Prvented It is Ordered by this
Court That in order thereunto the Porter and beadles of this
Hospll. doe make it their buisyiniss dayly 3: or 4 times a day to
goe into the places where the sd. Lewd women doe resort to and
Soe often as they shall Find any of them Plying there That
they carry them before the Presidt: of these Hosplls: or some othr:
of his Majties: Justices of the Peace in ordr. to their being punished
as the Law directs

Govrs admitted


Also Att this Court Mr. Bryan Turberville< no role > and Mr:
Shelton were Admitted Governrs . of these Hospll.

Lady made Free


And His Ordred. That John Loadye< no role > who Served his Apprenticepp
wth. Benja. Harrison< no role > be made Free of this Citty

Howard apprent:


And That John Howard< no role > be putt out Apprentice at the nominacon
of Mr. Norris.




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