Wednesday 1st. Decr. 1731

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DodsonSarah< no role > P Sr . William Billers< no role > being chargd. by Foard
Beauchamp< no role > on Oath for pilfering form his house three Pewter Plates of small value
& for being a loose idle & disorderly Pson

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Stanley< no role > ats AryAgnus< no role > . P Sr . Richard Brocas< no role > being chargd. by the Oath
of Richard Rycroft< no role > for frequently coming to his House raising a mob on him insulting
him & grossly abusing him & being a loose idle disorderly Woman

Cont to Labor

BeaumontSarah< no role > P Francis Child< no role > Esqr . Ld. Mayor . being charged by the
Oath of Jacob Gudgeon< no role > (along with Isaac Priskmore< no role > who was dischargd before the Court)
& Edward Pair< no role > & John Jenkins< no role > who were sent to Newgate ) for being loose disorderly
Psons having no visible way of living & making a disturbance and Riot in the Street at
an unseasonable time of night.

Cont to Labor

GunnMary< no role > P Sr . William Billers< no role > being chargd by Charles
Raven< no role > for being a loose idle & disorderly Pson & a comon Night walker & for insulting
the said Raven a Watchman on his duty

Govrs. reced their Charge

At this Court the Charge was read to Oliver Marton< no role > John Pratt< no role >
Samuel Child< no role > , Walter Price< no role > , Joseph Taylor< no role > Esquires , Mr. Deputy Pitt, Captain
Benjamin Hodges< no role > , Mr. Richard Baily< no role > , Mr. Mark Holman< no role > & Mr. Nicholas Fury< no role >
as Governors of these Hospitals

Baylis -Mrs Sarah< no role > - order for a
Bill in Came to be brot. agt her Exctrs }

This Court resumed the consideration of the Will of Mrs. Sarah Baylis< no role >
which was deferrd at the last court And it is Orderd that a Bill in
Chancery be brought against the Executor of the said Mrs. Baylis for the opinion
of that courtWhether the Governors of Bethlem Hospital are by the words
of the said Will to have £1000 in Money or £1000 in East India Stock.

Sr. John Napier< no role > - elected a Govr

Upon reading a Report from the Comittee of this house dated the 19th. of
November last SettingforhThat inpursuance of an Order of Court of the 15th.
of July last This Comee having considered of Sr. John Napier< no role > Barronett who was
nominated by Mr. Edward Dod< no role > to be one of the Governors of these Hospitals It is the
opinion of this Comittee that he is a very proper person to be a Governor if the Coart shall
think fit All which never the less is submitted to the Judgement of the Court And it is
ordered that this opinion be reported to the next CourtThis Court doth elect the
said Sr. John Napier< no role > to be a Governor of these Hospitals And it is ordered that a
Staff be sent to him accordingly

Tolley - Richd< no role > . - Weaver Petn. for
Locks gifit }

Upon reading the humble Petition of Richard Tolley< no role > Weaver setting forth That he
servd his apprenticeship to Benjamin Thatcher< no role > one of the Arts masters of this Hospital by
Indre dated the 17th. of March 1717 & by an Order of this Court the 12th. of July 1728 he
was on the 4th. day of march 1730 made free of this City & is set up for himself in his said
Tradein Flower & Dean Street near ye. black Horse near Brick lane in Spittlefeilds
And Mr. Treasurer reporting to this Court that the Committee of this House on
the 19th. of November last inspected the Book kept of Apprentices behaviour & found no
Complaint against him It is Ordered that Mr. John Bridge< no role > Mr. Robert Hall< no role > & Mr.
Richard Bridgman< no role > three of the Governors of these Hospitals or any two of them be
desird to enquire whether the said Richard Tolley< no role > be set up in his said trade & of his hopfullness
therein & to make their Report to the next Court.