Thursday 12 April 1739
9.
That the Account of beth Hospitals (as practised in other Great
Hospitals in this City) be, after next Election day anually made up to
Christmas within 6 Weeks after, at furthest And that the Clerk Stewards
and Accountant or either of them who shall be his or their Indolence
Neglect or Wilfull default prevent or interrupt the same or shall disobey
any of the Orders of the Court shall be discharged form the Service of these
Hospitals (sign'd)
Wa Pryse< no role >
it is Ordered That [..] be referred to the Comittee of this House to consider
of the Said Proposals and Report their Opinion thereon to the Court
Accountantto be appointed
next Election day
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The Question being put That an Account for these Hospitals be
Appointed the next Election day It passed in the Affirmative And is
Ordered accordingly
FootThos< no role >
To have
Mr Lock's Gift £10
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Richard Buckley< no role >
Esqr
. one of the Governors of these Hospital reporting
to this Court That in pursuance of an Order of Court the 18th July 1738 He
and Mr
William Cooper< no role >
another of the Governors of these Hospitals had made
enquiry and found that
Thomas Foot< no role >
who served his Appenticeship in
this Hospital is set up for himself in the Trade of a Weaver
and hath the
Character of a diligent and sober man It is Ordered That the Steward of
this Hospital do give and pay unto the said
Thomas Foot< no role >
Ten pounds out
of Mr Lock's Gift to be allowed him in his next Account
Apprentices
At this Court the following Poor Boys were Ordered to put out Apprentices
at the Nomination of the Governors hereafter named Vizt
Nominated by
Indre dat 18 April 1738
SaundersSamuel< no role >
to
Obadiah West< no role >
Mr
Mathew Vernon< no role >
Indre dat 18 April 1738
EcclesArthur< no role >
to
James Vaughan< no role >
Mr President
Indre dat 16 April 1738
MosesThomas< no role >
top
John Geldar< no role >
Mr
Robert Hall< no role >
Indre dat 16 April 1738
JonesWilliam< no role >
toDoMr
Peter Roberts< no role >
HouseJohn< no role >
toMr
James Phillips< no role >
BakerJohn & OthersLesoe
for assign a [..] or in old Bethlem
to Edwd [..] ller}
No. 13l)
Upon Reading the humble Petition of
James Theobald< no role >
of the parish
of St Mary
Lambeth in the County of Surry Timber Merchant
John Smart< no role >
of the Parish of St Leonard Shoreditch
in the County of Middx Brick maker
Joseph Maisters< no role >
of all hallows London Wall
Timber Merchant
Edward Miller< no role >
Citizen and Cooper
of London
John Baker< no role >
of the said parish of St Leonard
Shoreditch
and County of Middx and
Charles Scott< no role >
of the parish of St Buttolph
without Bishopsgate
London Gentlemen settingforthThat the
Governors by Indre of Lease bearing date the 18th. day of May 1738
Demised to
the Petitioner Baker All that peice or parcell of Ground scituate & being
in the back of the Buildings on the East side of Globe Yard
in Old Bethlem
in
the said parish of St Buttolph without Bishopsgate
London whereon one
brick Massuage is newly erected and built by the said
John Baker< no role >
but not
finished and the Area and Yards thereto belonging abutting East partly
on other Messuages demised or Agreed to be demised by the said Governors to
John Benson< no role >
Esqr
and partly on the Stables of
Thomas Vickers< no role >
Esquire in
Swarn Yard and North on other Ground demised or agreed tobe demised
to the said
John Baker< no role >
and South of the Passage
leading to Bethlem Court
containing in Length from North to South on the West side thereof 126
foot of Assize little more or less and on the East side thereof 125 foot ten
Inches of Assize little more or less and at the North and thereof Eleven
feet of Assize more or less and at the South and thereof fourteen feet of
Assize little more or less which said thereby Demised premisses are part
of the Possessions of the said Hospital of Bethlem
and are more particularly
described or delineated in a Map or Ground plott thereof thereto annexed
together with all Ways Passages Lights Easements Watercourses Profits