Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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12th January 1738 - 4th April 1751

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Image 98 of 5244th December 1739


Friday 30th November 1739

continued to labour, till
passed to her parish at
Dunstable}


Mills als< no role > CookeMary< no role > This name instance is in set 899. By Robt. Westley< no role > Esqr .being charged by ye Oaths
of Thomas Ward< no role > William Perry< no role > and Zacheus Bourne< no role > for being
a loose disorderly person having no visibel way of leving and
St. Thomas Apestles and St. Botolph aldgate London diverse
small Sumes of money under false colours & presences

continued to labour


ParkerElizabeth< no role > By Sr Wm. Billers< no role > being charged by the Oath of
John Linter< no role > one of the Overseers of the poor of the parish of St
Bridget otherwise Saint Brides London for returning into their
said parish of after she had been legally passed to Christ Church
Spittle feilds in the County of Middx, without any Certificate

continued to labour


GwynMartha< no role > By Humphry parsons< no role > Esqr being charged by the oath
of John Mobbs< no role > for being taken strolling in the street yearly His
Morning making a great Noise and disturabance there, she
being a notorious old offender & a common night Walker

Proscuts did not appeardd


WardMary< no role > By Sr John Salter< no role > Lord Mayor being charged by the
Oaths of John Brooke< no role > and George Kitchier< no role > with pilfering five pair
of old Shoes & a pair of Boots out of the said Brook as house

Prosecuts . did not appeardd


HollowayMary< no role > By Sr Wm Billers< no role > being charged by the Oath of
Richd. Panton< no role > of Gunnyard Little Moorfeilds for pilfering from
him some silver Waste of small value

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GrahamEliz< no role > By Sr John Salter< no role > Lord Mayorbeing charged by ye Oaths
of Jeremiah Mascall< no role > & Ebenezer Forden< no role > with being a loose disorderly
person and pilfering a Sing Quart pert out of the house of Mr
Dennison in Breadstreet

Apprentice


At this Court Richard Adcocok< no role > a poor boy was ordered to be put out

Indre date 4th Decr. 1739


Apprentice at the Nomination of Mr Mark Holman< no role >

Hempdresser's Man Complaint
agt him referred to ye Comee}


Upon the Complaint of John Nettlefold< no role > Junr . Constable of the parish of
St. Michael Crooked lane , that upon the 24th day of November instant Obadiah
Richards
< no role > was comitted a Prisoner to this House, and the said Nettlefold then
attending as Constable to deliver the said Prisoner to the Porter of this House
was insulted and abused by the Hempdresser's Man,Ordered that it be
referred to the Comittee of this Hospital to inquire into the matter of the said
Complaint, and make their report thereof the Court

Contracts for provisions Etc to be
made ath out advertising for
any Sum not a book £20


Whereas at a Court holden on Thursday the 21st of June last, it was ordered
That no Contract be made for provisions or other matters for the use of
these Hospitals exceeding in the whole Ten pounds without first publishing
at least fourteen days Notice in the Publick News papers for agreeing with
the person or persons who shall offer to contract at the lowest price and
best advantage for the benefit of the CharityAnd Whereas it is thought
unnecessary as well as inconvenient to limit all Contracts to so small a
Sum This Court doth Order that for the future the same be enlarged
to Twenty pounds

Eccles Arthur< no role > Appr to
Vaughan to be turned over
to another Mar.}


Ordered that Arthur Eicles< no role > apprentice to James Vaugham< no role > one of the
Artsmasters of this Hospital be discharged from his said Master & turned
over to another artsmaster in this Hospital

Vaughan James< no role > Cornce to
inquire into his behaviour}


Ordered that it be referred to the Comittee of this House to inquire
into the character and behaviour of James Vaughan< no role > one of the Artsmars
of this Hospital , and report the same to the Court

Christopher




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