Continued 10th. Decr. 1747

GregoryCharlesPetr. for
Lease of 3 Houses Wapping
part of (No. 4a & 4b.)ref to Comee }

Upon Reading the humble Petition of Charles Gregory< no role > of Wapping New Stairs
in the County of Middx Painter Setting forthThat he Proposes to take a Lease
of the Governors with such Covenants as are usually Contained in Leases to their
Tenants at Wapping of 3 Messes or Tenements Situate and being on the North side
of Wapping Street & Comprized in the Old Lease to Bailey and Bloss part of (No. 4a & 4b)
for the Term of 21 Years to Comence from Xmas next at the Yearly Rent of £4 clear of
Taxes payable quarterly at the Compting house of Bridewell Hospital and to pay
a Fine of £10 and to lay out £150 in repairing the premes and to have all the
Improvements at the Expiration of the Term and to Execute a Counter part of such
LeaseAnd Praying the Governors to grant him a Lease According to his said
ProposalIt is Ordered that the said Petition be referred to the Comittee
of this House to Consider thereof and to Report their Opinion thereon to the Court

ParsleyMarmaduke< no role > To be
inquired after for Locks Gift }

Upon Reading the humble Petition of Marmaduke Parsley< no role > Weaver
Setting forthThat he Served his Apprenticeship in this Hospital to Mr. Benja.
Thatcher< no role > late one of the Artsmaster s by Indre dated 4th. of Novr. 1723 and by
an Order of Court the 15th. of Octr. last he was on the 3d. of Novr. last made fill
of this City and is Set up for him self his said Trade at his own House in Dunnings
Alley behind the Black Bull without Bishopsgate And the Court being
Informed that the Comittee of this House on the 2d. day of Decr. instant Inspected
the Book kept of Apprentices behaviour and found no Complaint against him
It is Ordered that Mr. Upington Bracee< no role > Mr. John Forty< no role > & Mr. Calvert Benn< no role > three
of the Governors of these Hospitals or any two of them be desired to enquire whether
the said Marmaduke Parsley< no role > be Sett up in his Trade and of his hopefullness therein &
to make their Report to the Court.

Apprentice made free

At this Court Jonathan Sise< no role > who Served his Apprenticeship in this
Hospital to Mr. Benjamin Thatcher< no role > late one of the Artsmasters by Indre dated
the 16th. of April 1731 was Ordered to be made free of this City.

Apprentice

At this Court William Bostock< no role > a Poor boy at the Nomination of
Mr. Robert Elliott< no role > was Ordered to be put out Apprentices one of the Artsmasters
of this Hospital.

GoldingRobert< no role > 50s to be alld
for Cloaths for him when he
is bound Apprentices}

Mr. Treasurer Reported to this Court that Robert Golding< no role > a Poor boy who
was sent to the Workhouse by Order of the Court the 24th. of January 1745/6 is now upon
likeing with Thomas Brown< no role > a Fisherman at Poplar who will take him
Apprentice if the Governors Please to Cloath himAnd that the Comittee held the 22d of October last were [..] of
Opinion to Allow a Sume not exceeding 50s for Cloaths for the said Robert Golding< no role >
upon his being bound Apprentice to the said Brown if the Court shall think fitt
And the Court haveing Considered the same doth Order that a Sume not
Exceeding 50s be Allowed for Cloaths for the said Robert Golding< no role > upon his being
bound Apprentice the said Brown18th Decr 1747 dd copy to Mr. Harford Mr. Actons Cl

LancasterThos< no role > a prisr .
the Steward to enquire of
the Regulating Captains how
he came to be at large}

Thomas Lancaster< no role > who was Comitted to this House the 7th. of Novr. last by the
Lord Mayor on the Oaths of Isaac Maggs< no role > & Nicholas Mason< no role > a watchman of Bishopsagate
for being a loose Disorderly Person & on Suspicion of of Stealing the said Maggs Hatt was
brought up to this Court & it Appearing that a Court the 10th. of Septr. last the sd. Thos
Lancaster< no role > was Ordered to be sent into his Majestys Service at Sea & was Accordingly
sent to & reced by the Regulating Captains & is Supposed to have since deserted
from the Ship to which he belonged It is therefore Ordered that he be Continued
to hard Labour and that the Steward of this Hospital do enquire of the Regulating
Captains how they Disposed of the said Thomas Lancaster< no role > and how he came to be
at large & to report the same to the next Court.18 Decr. 1747. dd Copy to Mr. Harford Mr. Actons Cl