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PeateJohn< no role > P Crips Gascoyne< no role > Esqr . being Charged on the Oath of Philip
Flood< no role > & John Lort< no role > for being a Disorderly Pson Appearing to have no Visible
way of liveing & Violently Suspected of Picking the Pocket of the sd. Flood
of a Silk handkerchife

to be Presented at the
Expence of this Hospt}

38. BeckRichd< no role > . P William Whittaker< no role > Esqr . being Charged on the Oath of
Edward Badnage< no role > with pilfering out of the Yard belonging to the House of Mr.
Layton in Nicholas Lane Several Brushes of Small Value & he appearing to be
a loose Disorderly follow & to follow no honest Course of Livinghood

Govrs reced Charge

At this Court the Charge was read to Mr. James Humberston< no role > , Mr. John Lisle< no role > , Mr.
Richard Molineax< no role > , and Mr. Edward Nourse< no role > as Governors of these Hospitals

Govr. Elected.

The Court Nominated & Elected Sr . John Abdy< no role > Bart . to be a Governor
of these Hospitals & ordered a Staff to be Imediately sent to him
Copy dd before Acton 290th Junry [..] 6.6

Apprentice

At this Court William Harper< no role > a poor boy (at the Nomination of Mr. Cotton)
was ordered to be put out an Apprentice to one of the Artsmasters of this Hospital

Artsmasters to attend
next Court}

Ordered that all the Artsmasters have Notice to attent at the next Court.

Artsmasters Vacancy on
death of Hylton}

At this Court the Vacancy of an Artsmaster was declared in the room of Mr. Phillip
Hylton< no role > deced and it is Ordered that the Election of two Artsmaster in the room of the said
Mr. Hilton & Mr. Shaw beat the next Court and that Notice thereof be imerted in the
Summons'sAnd that it be Published in the Dailey Advertiser that if any Shoemaker
or any Handycraft Tradesman a Freeman of a good Charter is inclined to have
an Appartment & shop now Vacant in this Hospital may enquire of the Steerd for
Particulars.

Brown Thos< no role > . proposals
for a House in precinct
(No. 5) referred}

At this Court the Proposals of Thomas Brown< no role > wae read Setting forthThat the
Leave of the House in which he now dwells expires at Middsummers next That if the
Governors will Allow him £5 a Year to lay out in repairs he is willing to take a nor
Lease of the said House for 7th. or 15 Years at £10 a Year rentOr he is willing to
lay out £60 in repairing and beautifyeing the premes and to give £12 a year rent if the
Governors will Allow him the said £60 in rent as the whose becomes didVrif the
Governors will lay out the said Sum of £60 Then he is willing to take a leave for the
above Term at the usual rent of £15 a YearIt is Ordered that the said proposals
be referred to the Comittee of this House to consider there of and to Report their opinion
there on to the Court.

Bethlem Cloathing & Bedding
Comittee to Reconsider it

This Court being Acquainted that part of the Cloathing and Bedding for the Patients in
Bethlem Hospital is Improper It is Ordered That it be referred to the Grand Comittee of
Bethlem Hospital to examine and Reconsider the same and to report their opinion there on to
the Court.

Kal.