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

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Image 657 of 74827th July 1711


Leewarren Wm< no role > -
To be made free-}


Also at this Court it is ordered That Wm Leewarren< no role > who
served his Apprentishipp to James Conduit< no role > . weaver one of
the Artsmars . of this Hospital be made a freeman of this
Citty

Nipp Danll< no role > . to have
Brownes Appartmt}


Also upon reading unto this Court a Rept. from the Comee
of this house dated the 21th. day of June last undr. the hands
of Richard Woodward< no role > Esqr in Depty . John Taylor< no role > , Clare Windham< no role > Esqr Thomas
Rawlinson
< no role > Esqr & Mr Christopher Bateman< no role > in these words
This Comittee in pursuance of an Ordr. of Court of the Second
day of March last [..] haveing Considered of the Petition
of Daniel Nipp< no role > Weaver one of the Artsmasters of this
Hospital praying to have the Appartment of John Browne< no role >
late one of the Artsmasters of this Hospital And haveing
Viewd the said Appartmt. Are of Opinion that the said
Daniel Nipp may have the Same repaireing it at his
owne Charge and Renewing his Bond & Covent. to this
Hospital This Court doth Confirme the same.

Prisonrs Escapes
Referred to Comee}


Also Complaint being made to this Court that Sewall Prisonrs.
Comitted to this Hospital have made their Escapes from thence
Itt is Ordered That it be Referred to the Comittee of this house
to Examine into the Management of the Prisonrs and by
what meanes any of them have Escaped out of Custody And
to Report the matter to this Court wth. their Opinion how the
same may be prevented for the future.

Wallace Tho< no role > : Petn
abt. his Arreares of
Rent Referred to Comee}


Also upon reading the humble Petition of Thomas Wallis< no role >
setting forth That he and his wife have been Tents. to this
Hospital of a house in the premict at £12 P Ann above
thirty years and paid their Rent well except for one yeare
and a quarter which he is now in Arreare That he is a Prisonr
in the Compter for a Debt he stood engaged for and haveing no
intent to defraud this Hospital of this said Rent had not removed
his goods out of ye house but in regard they were of little Vallue but
might be of some service to him and his Circumstances being
deplorable he prayed ye Courts Considracon both as to his Rent & Goods.




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