Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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26th June 1713 - 2nd August 1722

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Image 420 of 55825th September 1710


15th. May 1719

plan to be made of the
hospitals Estates.


Ordered That it be referred to the Comee of this house to direct a
plan to be made of the hospitals Several Estates and that the Ground plotts
annexed or to be annexed to the Leases be from time to time entred in a
Vellum Book to be provided for that purpose.

Bonefaction Sr Wm. Jolliffe< no role >
two. to Bethlem
Lady Pritchards Executors
£100, to}


Mr. Trear Tayler acquainted this Court that sr William Jolliffe< no role >
had given him One hundred pounds for the use of Bethlem hospital
and that the Lady Pritchards Executors had paid him One hundred
pounds being a Legacy given by her Lady Ship tohospital

Jolliffe sr Wm< no role > to be first
presented at ye next
nomination if Govrs }


Sr William Jolliffe< no role > haveing given a Benefaction of One Hundred
pounds to Bethlem hospital It is Ordered That he be ye first person
presented to be a Govr. of these hospitals at the next nomination of Governor .

WestJno< no role > . Ejectmt. to be
delivered unless he gives ye
key to ye Stemd. in a week


Ordered That ye Clerke do deliver a Declaration in Ejectment to recover
possession of the appartmt. late in the occupation of John West< no role > who has
quitted the hospital without any notice to the Governor . and keeps the
Key & his Goods in the said appartment unless herbars the rooms &
delivers the Key to ye Steward next week

artsmar s. not to turn over
their appr. without leave
of ye Court}


Ordered that if any artsmar. in this hospital do turn over his
apprentice to any other Master without leave of this Court Such artsmar
Shall be imediately discharged from this hospital and the Court with
not Order any Such apprentice to be made freeAnd tis further
Ordered that a Copy of this Order be put up in Every artsmars. Shop
in this hospital.

Apprent made free.


At this Court the persons hereunder named were ordered to be
made free of this City haveing Served their apprenticeships in this
hospital to he artsmar . here under menconed vizt.

Henry Darcen< no role > to William Phillips< no role > P Indre dat 7th Mar. 1711
Richard Johnson< no role > to Gabriel Bestman< no role > P Indre dat 25th. Septr. 1710

Stewards for Election feast


At this Court The Governor s. hereafter named vizt.
The Rt. honble.ye Earl of ScarsdaleThe Rt. honble ye Earl of AngleseaThe Rt.
honble. ye Earl of AbingtonThe Honble . James Berke< no role > sr Edward Turner< no role > Bri [..]
sr Tho. Cross< no role > Barrt sr Con. Phipps< no role > knt .Sr Wm Perkins< no role >
Fran: Annesley< no role > Esqr hugh Smythson< no role > Esqr Richard Woodward< no role > junr Esqr
Edward Gibbon< no role > Esqr were chosen Stewards for ye next Election
day of these hospitals who are desired to provide a Dinner as their Bien Venue
for the Presidt. Trear & Governor s to dine together Recording to antient Custome And
in case any of ye sd Stewards elected decline or refuse ye Same the Clerk is to Supply ye
number in course.

Ex. & Kal




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