24th. January 1727

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CarpenterElizabeth< no role > P Sr . Wm. Billers< no role > being chargd
by John Mills< no role > on Oath being taken in the Street drunk at
unseasonable hours making a great disturbance being a loose
idle disorderly person

Cout to Labor

DavisMary< no role > P Sr . William Billers< no role > being
Chargd by Joseph Fulmore< no role > on Oath for pilfering on Half
peck Leaf of Small value out of his Baskett being a loose
idle disorderly person

Apprenticesmade free

At this Court the persons hereunder named were Order'd to
be made free of this City having served their Apprenticeships in this Hospital to the
Artsmasters hereunder mentiond Vizt.

"AndrewsWilliam< no role > to Obadiah West< no role > P Indre dat 19th. Octr. 1720.
"WhiteRobert< no role > to Daniel Nipp< no role > P Indre dat 11th. April 1720.
"WrightJohn< no role > to Daniel Nipp< no role > P Indre dat 11th. April 1720.
"HaysJohn< no role > to John Martins< no role > P Indre dat 2d. Novr. 1716.
"KingRobert< no role > to Gabriel Bestman< no role > P Indre dat 27th. Octr. 1720.

TolleyRichd< no role > . Appd to Thatcher
his petition for his freedom rejected

Richard Tolley< no role > who servd his Apprenticeship to Benjamin
Thatcher< no role > one of the Artsmasters of this Hospital petitions this Court to be made
free of this City but the Court being informd that he is in the black Book, his said
Petition was rejected.

Beadles Grat ½ yr. to Xmas 1727.

Upon reading the humble Petitions of the four Beadles and Portersman of
this Hospital for their usual Gratuitys of Forty Shillings a peice in respect of the half
Year ending at Christmas last for that their Sallarys are but small It is Order'd
That the Clerk of these Hospitals do give and pay unto them Forty Shillings a peice to
be allowd him in his next Account.

BasketmansGrat ½ Yr. to Xmas
1727}

Upon reading the humble Petition of the three Beadles or Basketmen of the
Hospital of Bethlem for their usual Gratuitys of Twenty Shillings a peice in respect of the
half year ending at Christmas last for that their Sallarys are but smallIt is
Order'd that the Clerk of those Hospitals do give and pay unto them Twenty Shillings
a peice to be allowd him in his next Account.

LucasTimothy< no role > Pet
P Locks Gift}

Ex & Kal
T:A:

Upon reading the humble Petition of Timothy Lucas< no role > Weaver settingforth that
he servd his Apprenticeship to George Male< no role > one of the Artsmasters of this Hospitals by Indre dated
the 29th. of Febry 1719. and by an Order of this Court the 24th. of March 1726 he was on the
19th. day of June last made free of this City and is set up for himself in his said Tradeat Mr.
Goldings a Weaver in Weavers Street in Spittle Feilds And Mr. Treasurer reporting to
this Court That the Comittee of this House on the 21st. of March last inspected the Book
kept of the Apprentices behaviour and found no Complaint against himIt is order'd us
Mr. Deputy Bridge Mr. Benjamin Bosse< no role > and Mr. Robert Hall< no role > three of the Governors of
these Hospitals or any two of them be desired to enquire whether the said Timothy Lucas< no role > be
sett up in his said Trade and of his hopefullness therein and to make their Report to the next Court.