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

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Image 265 of 52420th September 1744


Thursday 20th. September 1744.

Baxter-Mathew< no role > -& Newman
Wm
< no role > -Prisoners to be
sent to St. Bartholomews
Hosptial for Trusses}
Mathew Baxter< no role > & William Newman< no role > having been Severally committed
to this Hospital for being loose Idle disorderly persons said this Court being
informed that the said Baxter & Newman have each of them a Ruplure whereby
they are unable to work without Trusses It is Ordered that the Beadles of
this Hospital do take the said Baxter & Newman to St Bartholomews
Hospital & wait Upon the Treasurer there & Acquaint him that it is the
disire of this Court that the said Baxter & Newman may have each
of them a Tress and be sent back by the Beadles

ColeJohn< no role > Prisoner to be
sent to St Bartholomews Hospl .
to be cared of a sore Leg}
John Cole< no role > having been committed to this Hospital for being a loan
idle disorderly person and this Court being informed that the said
Cole has a Sore Leg whereby he is unable to work It is ordered that
the Beadles of this Hospital do take the said Cole to St. Bartholomews
Hospital & Wait upon the Treasurer there & Acquaint him that it is
the desire of this Court that the said Cole may be Admitted into Cheer
Hospital in order to his Cure & that when he shall be ordered to be
taken away from there The Porter of this Hospital may have notice
that he may send a Beadle to bring the said Cole back to this Hospital

Artsmaster -Vacancy
declared in the room of
Richd Shaw< no role > }
Upon reading to Report from the comittee of this House bearing date
the 7th day of September instant under the hands of Edward Holloway< no role >
Esqr Treasurer Dr Richard Rawlinson< no role > John Lock< no role > Esqr . Mr. Deputy
Hunt Mr. Edward Dod< no role > & Mr. Edward white< no role > house as followes in Pursuance of an Order of Court the 7th of Junes
last This Comittee Veiwed Several Appartments in this Hospital for
the Accomodation of Richard Shaw< no role > Shoemaker (lately Elected an,
Artsmaster) which he objected to as not convenient for his business
and thereupon they allotted him the Appartment late Dells No. 31 in
the Inner Court and a ground room Adjoining to the Stairs foot
to be made into a Shop wherein Mr. Shaw desired a Cheminey weight
be made which upon a View the Committee found would be very
inconvenient & might be prejudicial to the appartments over it
and thereupon Mr. Shaw declared himself contented with the said
appartment and Shop without a Chimney and the said Shop was
Accordingly filled up and a New Window & Door made to it But Mr.
Show Attended the Committee this day and prayed he might have the
liberty of building a Chimney to the said Shop & being told the Committe
would not Again to if he thanked them for the trouble he had given them
& said it would not Suit his Conveniency to Accept the said appartment
and Shop and desired to be execused Whereupon it is Ordered this
be reported to the next CourtAnd this Court having
considered the same declared a Vacancy of an Artsmaster in the Hospital
in the same of the said Richard shore

Apprentice


At this Court William Miller< no role > a Poor boy was ordered to be put out
Apprentice at the Recomendation of Mr. Gilbert Matcher< no role > .




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