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

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Image 163 of 4913rd August 1727


3d: August 1727

Govr. reced his Charge


At this Court The Charge was read to Mr. John Taylor< no role > as
a Governor of these Hospitals

Order'd that this Court be Acquainted from time to time what progress is
made in Setting the Accounts of these Hospitals

Palmer Eliza< no role > . £1000 to Bridewell
& £2000 to Bethlem}


Mr: George Welham< no role > One of the Governors of these Hospitals laid before
This Court Copys of two Clauses taken out of the Will of Elizabeth Palmer< no role > Widow deced
dated the 4th. of August 1726In One of which Clauses She Charge All her
Messuage and Tenements in Took Court in the parish of St. Andrew Holborn with the
Payment of £1000. at the end of One Year after her death for the Use of Bridewell
Hospital to be laid out in Lands Tenements and Hereditaments for the benefit of the
said Hospital as the President and Governors thereof and her Executors should think fitt
and the Rents and Profits of such purchase when made, and the Interest and Produce in
the mean time to be paid and Applyed as follows Vizt:£20. a Year for
Physick & Nurses for such of the Boys as shall be Sick, And the Residue for Setting
them up in their Trades after they have faithfully Served their Apprenticeship, So as
no One have above £10. for that PurposeThe Other Clause is to pay for the
Use of the Hospital of Bethlem £2000. to be laid out and Disposed of for the benefit
of the Sick and Incurable of the said Hospital or otherwise as to her Executors and the
President and, Governors shall Seem most Needfull and Convenient.

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