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Thursday 21st. June 1739
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Orders & Regulations made
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on Mr Pryse proposals}
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Upon reading a Minute of the Comee of this House of the 3d. day of May last as
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follows Vizt. Mr. Pryse's proposals read, the first being done, and an Order being made by
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the Court in relation to the second, the rest were agreed to be submitted to the Court and
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to be reported to the next CourtIt is Ordered that the said proposals which were
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laid before this Court the 12th. of April last be now read begining at the 3d.and the
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said 3d. proposal being accordingly read
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3.
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It is Ordered That the Rents & Annuitys of both Hospitals be collected as has been usual
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4.
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The 4th. proposal being readIt is Ordered That the Clerk & Stewards of both
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Hospitals do at least once in every Month lay before the Treasurer an Account of all
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their receipts and Disbursements fairly entred in a Cash book to be provided for each
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Hospital, and at such time severally pay over to the said Trear their respective Ballance
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The 5th. proposal being readas follows, Vizt, That the Comee of Bethlem Hospital
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for the time being do consider and report to the Court in what manner the poor Incurable
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Patients may be cased of their Weekly paymentsThe same is Ordered accordingly
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6.
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The 6th. & 7th. proposals being readIt is Ordered That the Comee of Bethlem
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Hospital take into Consideration the House Expences as well for Physick as Provisions
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and also the Fees taken at the Admission or discharge and during the continuance of
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such Patients in the said Hospital and consult whether each or any of them can
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reasonably be lessen'd and report their Opinion to the Court
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7.
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And it is further Ordered That the Comee of
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Bridewell
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take into Consideration
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the Charge of maintaining and employing the Prisoners and also the Fees taken at
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their Admission or discharge & during their continuance in the said Hospital & consult
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if each or either of them can reasonably be lessen'd & report their Opinion to the Court
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8.
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The 8th. proposal being readIt is Ordered that all standing Orders relating
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to each Hospital be forthwith collected & fairly entred in seperate Books to be kept at
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each respective Hospital & lye on the Table at the Meeting of all General Courte and
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Comittees for the perusal of the Governors, and that every officer of both Hospitals
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have at the time of their admission a Copy of all the Orders relating to their Conduct
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delivered to them for their Government
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9.
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The 9th. proposal being readIt is Ordered That the Accounts of both
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Hospitals be annually made up to Christmas within three Months after at furthest
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At this Court
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Joseph Beecham Procter
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a poor boy was Ordered to be put out
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Apprentice at the Nomination of Mr.
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Robert Henshaw
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Apprentices made free.}
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At this Court the persons hereunder named were Ordered to be made free of this
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City having served their Apprenticeships in this Hospital to the Artsmasters hereunto mentioned Vizt.
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John Ward
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by Indre dat
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24 March 1729
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John Smith
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13 April 1731
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put to
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Jaspar Reade
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to
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William Wendon
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6 April 1732
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To be
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inquired after for Lock's Gift}
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Upon reading the humble Petition of
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Charles Cecil
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setting forthThat he
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served his apprenticeship in this Hospital to Mr.
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William Phillips
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one of the
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s by Indre dated the 4th. day of March 1730. and by an Order of Court
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the
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7th. of February 1738
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. he was on the 17th. of April 1739. made free of this
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City and is set up for himself in his said Trade athis own house next door
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but one to the
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And the Court
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being informed that the Comittee of this House on the 20thday of June instant
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inspected the Book kept of Apprentices behaviour and found no complaint
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against himIt is Ordered that Mr
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John May
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Mr
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William Poole
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Mr
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Peter Roberts
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three of the Governors of these Hospitals or any two of them be desired to inquire
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whether the said
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Charles Cecil
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be set up in his Trade and of his hopefullness
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