5th Decemr 1718

Comee
1716 Augt. 29

Court
1710Septr. 1st

Comee
Septr. 5.

Court
15.

1715. Novr 4.

Court
1716. May 18
Ex & Kal.

Alderman and president of the said hospital acquainted this Court That
the president and Governor had taken all imaginable (are to prevent the said
Blew Coat Boys from going out on any publick night and laid Several Orders
made by ye said president and Governor. for preventing ye Same before this
Court which being read It appeared that ye Twenty Ninth day of August
one Thousand Seven hundred and Ten Several Boys being complained of to have
Comitted Disorders were by the Comee ordered to be Sett at work at ye
Hempblocks till next CourtThat ye first of Septemr. One thousand Seven
hundred and en on Complaint of the Inhabitants of Cheap ward all the
apprentice were ordered by ye Court Continue to pass Thro' before them who pitch ten
Several who were Sent to the Hempblocks That on ye fifth of Septemr
they were Sent for and examined and the Ring Leader ordered to the
Hempblock That ye fifteenth of Septemr. one thousand seven hundred &
Ten on a Report from ye Comee The Court ordered Seaven to have ye
Correction of the house and the Cheife Kingleaders to be Stript of their
Clothing and totally discharged the house That on ye fourth of Novemr.
1715. on a Letter from ye Lord Townsend complaining that Several of the
Boys had been disorderly the Comee attended his Lordship and it appeared
the Complaint arose from the Boys being out on the Kings Coronation day
and the princes Birth day That ye Beadles kept ye Gates Shutt and attended
ye Yard as they had been frequently ordered But the Boys got out and
blew up ye Gates Whereupon the Artsmasters were Sent for and were
told by Mr president that for want of their Care to keep ye Boys at home
as they had been often charged by ye Comee and Messages from him
Complaint had been made of Riotts which had rea [..] his Majesties Ears
that the fault was in ye Artsmasters and charged them to keep their
apprentices at work on holydays and permitt them to play the next
day and to render an account from time to time to ye Treasurer or
Come of Such as Should go out That ye Boys also were reprimanded
by Mr president and told they Should not Stir out on Holy days but
Should play ye next day and the Beadles and Porter were charged to
keep The Gates Shutt on Holydayes and to give an account of Such as
they Should See out of their Masters houses on those days which
care had so good an effect that for Sometime none of the Boys
were out on holyday nights That the 18th of May following