Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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26th December 1722 - 15th December 1737

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Image 131 of 49113th October 1726


13th. October. 1726

Prosser-Samuel< no role > -Appr to Phillips
Cont at the block & to Eat
no more than he Earns}


William Phillips< no role > Weaver One of the Artsmasters of This Hospital
Complained of his Apprentice Samuel Prosser< no role > who was Sent to the Block by Mr President
His said Master Acquainted the Court that he Neglected his Work & was often Guilty of
Curing & Swearing & that he had run way from him above Twenty times And the said
Boy being present in Court did not Dray the same Whereupon It in Order'd that
the said Samuel Prosser< no role > be Continued at the Block till next Court & that he Eat's
no more than he Earns.

Apprentices

At this Court the following Poor boys were Order'd to be put out
Apprentices at the Nomination of the Governors hereafter named Vizt:

Nominated P

Indre. dat 18th: Octor. 1726"NelsonRobert< no role > toBenjamin Thatcher< no role > Mr President
Indre. dat 17th: Octor. 1726"CarnollEdward< no role > toJohn Mill< no role > Mr: Thos: Nicoll< no role >
Indre. dat 5th. Augt. 1727"EmleyJohn< no role > toJohn West< no role > Junr Mr. Robert Bishop< no role >

Williams-John< no role > -£10-Locks Gift

Mr: George Bloodworth< no role > one of the Governor of This Hospital Acquainting
This Court by Letter that in Persuance of an Order of Court the 1st. of July last Joseph
Huntman
< no role > Esqr & he had made Enquiry & found that John Williams< no role > who Served his-
Apprenticeship in this Hospital is Set up for himself in the Trade of a Weaver & hath
the Character of a Diligent & Sober manIt is Order'd that the Steward
of This Hospital de Give and Pay unto the said John Williams< no role > Ten Pounds out of
Mr Locks Gift to be Allowed him in his next Amount.

Rose-John< no role > -£10-Locks Gift

Mr: Wm: Jackson< no role > One of the Governors of This Hospital Acquainting This Court
by Letter that in Persuance of an Order of Court the 1st. of July last Lawrence Parker< no role >
Esqr Mr. George Smith< no role > & he had made Enquiry & found that John Rose< no role > who Served
his Apprenticeship in this Hospital is Set up for himself in the Trade of a Weaver and
hath the Character of a Diligent & Sober ManIt is Order'd that the Steward
of This Hospital do Give & Pay unto the said John Rose< no role > Ten pounds out of Mr Locks
Gift to be Allow'd him in his next Account.

Morley-Richd< no role > -£10-Lock Gift

Mr Samuel Ballard< no role > one of the Goovernors of This Hospital Respecting to this
Court That in Persuance of an Order of Court the the 1st. of July last Colnel Robinson & he
had made Enquiry & found that Richard Morley< no role > who Served his Apprenticeship in This
Hospital is Sett up for himself in the Trade of a Weaver and d hath the Character of
a Diligent and Sober ManIt is Orderd that the Steward of This
Hospital de give & Pay unto then said Richard Morley< no role > Ten Pounds out of
Mr. Locks Gift to be Allow'd him in his next Account.




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