26th. June 1724
[..] £10.
Mr Deputy Bridge one of the Governors of the Hospital Reporting to
the Court That in persuance of an Order of Court of the 27th. March last Mr
Valentine Browns< no role >
& he had made Enquiry and foundd That
James Green< no role >
who James
he apprenticeship
in this Hospitals is Set up for himself in the Trades of a Weaver
and
hath the Character of a Dilgent and Poor manIt is Order'd that the
[..]
of this Hospital do give and pay unto the said
James Green< no role >
Two Pounds and of Mr
Locks Gift to be allow'd him in his next Account.
Steward John< no role >
£10 Locks Gift
Thomas Aynscomb< no role >
Esqr
one of the Governors of this Hospital Reporting
to this Court That in persuance of an Order of Court of the 27th March last Mr.
Samuel Ballard< no role >
& he had made Enquiry and found That
John Bland< no role >
who
Serve his apprenticeship
in this Hospital is Set up for himself in the Trade of a
Weaver
& hath the Character of a Diligent & poor manIt is Order'd
That the Steward of this Hospital do give and pay unto the said
John Bland< no role >
Two pounds out of Mr Lock Gift to be allow'd him in his next Account
MannJohn< no role >
Appr
to
[..] to ye [..]
}
John Mann< no role > This name instance is in set 2865.
Apprentice
to Mr
John Burnham< no role >
one of the
Artsmasters
of this Hospital was Complained of by his Mastress for running
away a FortnightOne of the Beadles of this Hospital found him by
Chance in Moorfields
and brought him homeOrder'd that he be Set
to the Blocks till next Court.
SteadWilliam< no role >
HempDresser
Elected Artsmaster
}
Upon reading the humble Petitions of
William Spencer< no role >
Citizen
& Framework knitter
of London
&
William Stead< no role >
Citizen
& Hempdresser
of London
for one of them to be Elected an Artsmaster
of this Hospital
And they being severally put in Nomination The Rt. Worshipfull Sr
Samuel Garrard< no role >
Bart
& Alderman
President of these Hospitals
was pleasd
to Dorlan That in his Opinion The plurality of hands were for the said
William
Spencer< no role >
but a Pell being demanded Fellow were appointed Vizt. Mr. Deputy
Eonett & Mr. Fostergate who reported the number of Governors for Spencer
to be 20 & the number for Stead to be 22Whereupon The said
William Stead< no role >
was Declared duely ElectedAnd it is Ordered
That he be accordingly Admitted an Artsmaster
of this Hospital until the next
Election day upon his producing to the Comittee of this House a Proper
Calipiate of his Settlement & a Copy of his freedom of this City and giveing
such Security as is usual in the like Case And that he have such appartments
in this Hospital in the Comittee of this House shall Direct.
WoodJohn< no role >
Elected porter
of Bethlem Ho
.}
Upon Reading the humble Petition of
John Wood< no role >
one of the Basketmans
of the Hospital of Bethlem
Praying to be Elected Porters
of the said Hospital in the
room of
James Male< no role >
deced
And the Question being put the said
John Wood< no role >
was unanimously ElectedAnd it is Order'd That The said
John
Wood< no role >
be admitted to be Portor
of the said Hospital of Bethlem
until the next
Election day & that he have the same Salary & Allowances as was given to the late Porter
Incurble [..] add him to
ye Conee for holding}
Order'd That the following Gentlemen be added to the Comittee for
Building the new Appartments for Incurable Lunaticks Adjoining to Bethlem
Hospital ViztMr
Francis Powell< no role >
Mr.
Valentine Breans< no role >
Mr
Thomas Nicoll< no role >
Mr FosterMr
Henry Lowth< no role >
Mrs
Robert Fetherly< no role >
Mr
James Phillips< no role >
Mr
Robert Bishop< no role >
Mr
Scaplehorn& Mr.
Roger Lynch< no role >
Ex & Kal
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