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

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Image 543 of 55829th March 1717


20th. Aprill 1722

At this Court a Report was read from the Comee of this house
bearing date the 21th. day of March Last as followeth viztThis
Comee to fill up the number of Apprentices at Easter as has been
usual directed the following poor Boys to be put Apprentices in
this Hospital at the Recomondation of the several Governor s
hereafter mentioned vizt

Indre dat 22d March 1721/2

John Lewis< no role > to James Cundett< no role > P Jos. Huntman< no role > Esqr :

Indre dat 22d March 1721/2

Joseph Barber< no role > to Allen Page< no role > P Mr. Depty Parrott

Indre dat 10th Aprill 1722 .

Henry Willis< no role > to Geo: Male< no role > P Mr. Tho. Nicoll< no role >

Apprentice


At this Court the poor Boy hereafter named was ordered to be put
Apprentice at the nomination of the Governor hereafter named vizt.

Indre dat 8th March 1722


Samuel Jackson< no role > to John Machin< no role > P Mr: Alderman Becher

Vansittart Ro< no role > . Esqr his Legacy
of £1000. to Bri & Bethlem to
be taken in [..] Bend [..] per

Mr. Treasurer Taylor acquainted this Court that Robert Vansittart< no role > late
of Shottesbrooke in the County of Berks Esqr . by his last Will & Testamt. dat
29th. of March 1717 Did (int al) Give and begneath as follows vizt.Item
I give and bequeath to the Hospitals of Bridewell & Bethlem the sume
of £1000.And my Will is that all my said Legarys herein before given and
bequeathed shall be paid within one year after my deceaseNeverthelesse
my Will is that no Interest shall be due or payable on my Legacys
hereby given within one year after my deceaseAnd of his said Will
made his Brother Roger Hudson< no role > Joseph Taylor< no role > Clerk of Bridewell and
William Herne< no role > of Drs Comons Esqr s. Executors and dyed the 29th of Decemr
1719And Mr. Treasurer further acquainted this Court that he haveing
applyd to the sd Mr. Roger Hudson< no role > now sr Roger Hudson< no role > knt : one of the sd.
Executors for paymt. of the sd Legacy the sd sr . Roger told him that the greatest
part of the sd Testators personal Estate consisted in Annuitys wth were
subscribed into the South Sea Company and Satisfied by Stock and Bonds
of the sd Company persuant to the Act of Parliamt. in that behalf which
had occasiond great Loss in the sd Estate and that the Executors had no mony
in their hands to satisfye the sd Legacy but were willing to pay it wth
Interest (from the time it became due) in the sd Companys Bonds at paras
he had done to Christs Hospital St. Bartholomews Hospital and ye Corporation
for the Benefitt of Clegymens Widdows to whom the said Testator had by
his said Will given £1000. Eachwhich Bonds are now at about forty
Shillings DiscountAnd Mr. Trear desired the Direction of the Court
therein Whereupon It is Orderd that Mr. Treasurer do accept the
said Legacy with Interest as aforesaid in South Sea Bonds at Par
and on receipt thereof give & Discharge to the Executors infull of the
said Legacy.

Kal.




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