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

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Thursday 6th. May 1736

of the Matron


The Care duty and Trust of the Matron of Bethlem Hospital
To attend and assist at Bathing and Bleeding the Women
To look after the Maids and see that they do their duty

of the Nurse


The Care duty and Trust of the nurse of Bethlem Hospital
To attend carefully on the Patients especially when Weak
To give an account to the Doctor of the Condition of each Patient
To administer the Medicienes Presented
To Shift the Women both curable and Incurable once a Week

of the Baskettmen


The Care duty and Trust of the Three Baskettmen of
Bethlem Hospital

Two are Cutt the Bread Butter and Cheese by Turns the other
to take care of the Beer

All to distribute the Provisions & Beer to the Patients
To clean the Cells Gallery Chequer and Stairs on the Mens End
To Shift the Men Patients once a Week
To attend on the Committees

To go on Messages and with Letters as Ordered by the Comittee
Treasurer Clerk or Steward

To attend and assist the Men patients at Bathing Bleeding
Shaveing and taking their Medicines

To take care of the Keys of the Gates after Ringing the Bell by
Turns and on every Sunday and after Ten in the Summer and nine
in the Winter every night to deliver the Keys to the Porter

of the Cook


The Care duty and rust of the Cook of Bethlem Hospital

To dress all the meat, Boil all the Pottage, Milk, Gruell
Frumenty and rice Milk
To cutt out the Meat on sundays
To Clean the Coppers, Kitchen and Scullerys

of the Gallery Maids


The care duty and Trust of the Gallery Maids of Bethlem Hospital
To distribute the Provisions to the Women Patients
To help to Wash and Iron the Linnen of all the Patitnets
To clean the bells Gallery Chequer and stairs of the womensend
also the Committee Rooms and the stairs and other parts in the Middle
of the Hense

Matron Comee to inquire
into her office & salary}


Ordered that it be referred to the Committee to inquire into the
duty of the office of Matron of Bridewell and what are her salary & Perquisites to
report to the Court their opinion whether the same be adequate to the Security.




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