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

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Image 476 of 52412th April 1750


Continued Thursday 12th April 1750

Majesty'sHenryLicense
to Assign 3 Houses (No 13)
in Bri precinct to George
Calls for the wmt. of the
Term}


Upon Reading the humble Petition of Henry Minskye< no role > of the Parish of Saint Mary
le Strand in the County of Middx Genll Extor Elizabeth Boult< no role > deced (who was the only
Acting Extor of Jane Joyne< no role > Deced) And George Wills< no role > of the Parish of Saint Martin in the
Fields in the Said County of Middx SettingforthThat the Govenors by Indre
dat 8th. June 1738 Demised to John Palmer< no role > a peice of ground whereon 3 Buck Mosses went late Erected
and built Satuate & being on the West Side of Water Street in the Precinct of Dudewell Abutting
North on Crown Alley & South on a Mosses or Tenement in the Occupation of John Cleeves< no role > & [..]
on Ground belonging to the Duker of Dowes Certaining in front from North to South towards We [..]
53 Feet & 4 Inches of Assign little more a less & the rent of the Ground being irregular To Hold for
61 years from Xmas 1737 at a Pepper Corn rent the first year & £17 P Ann for the Hannah of the
Term clear of TaxesThat on the 17th. July 1739 the Said Palmer (by leave of the
Governors) granted and Released the Said Daniel Premes to the Said Jane Joyne< no role > for all the
Remainder of the Sd. Term of 61 years then to come and [..] That in 10 th April 1741
the Sd. Jane Jayne< no role > made her Will & Drinated the Sd. Dermised Promes to Cox old the Money
Applied as therein is Directed & Appointed the Sd. Eliz. Bould and John Carter< no role > Exters And the Sd. Eliz.
Boult alone Proved the R WillAnd on 11 th Dec. 1743 the Sd. Eliz. Boult< no role > made her Hill &
Appointed Sd. Demised Promes for the Remrs. of the Term therein to comeThat the Petitioner
Minetys is desirous of make an Absolute Assignment of the Sd. promes to the Petr Wills for the
Remt of the Sd. Term of 61 years more to come & [..] And Praying the Goverment
that the Petr Michye a may have Leave Absolutely held to Assign the Premises to Pet. Hills Accordingly
It is Ordered that the Sd. Henry Minskye have the Lycome of this Court to Assign the next
Premes to the Said Years Wills AccordinglyProvided Said Assignment be brought to the being have at
Bridewell Hospital and a Manner and have thereof Entid there Arthin Month of the [..] of Such
Assignment.

Apprentices


At this Court the following poor boys were Ordered to be put out Apprentice at the
Nomination of the Governors herein after Named Vizt

Norminated by
PalmerPhillip< no role > toMr. Chas Cotton< no role >
WoodroffeJames< no role > toMr. Phillip Grafton< no role >
CainsThos< no role > toJohn Lock< no role > Esqr
TrumanSaint< no role > toMr. Deputy Pycroft
HadwenRobert< no role > toJames Heywood< no role > Esqr
PressleyThos< no role > toMr. John Forty< no role >
FordReynell< no role > toSr . Wm. Courtnay< no role >
HamersleyThomas< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. toMr. President

Govr. OfficeJohn Esqr
Nominated}


The Court Nominated Elected John Afflick< no role > Esqr . to be a Governor of these Hospitals
and Ordered a Staff to be Immediately Sent to him
Copy dd to be Acton 30 th Janry [..]

Bethlem Hospl. als
GreathedMr. Cooper
& Mr. Wm freville< no role > are
desired to persons the
At Soor [..] & is ken they have
appeared it, the Same is
to be put in}


Mr. Taylor Acquainted this Court by Order of the Comittee he had Caused as Appear
to be entered for the Governers of Bethlem Hospital to a Bill exhibitted against them in the Court of
Chancery (as Demises of Edwd. Barkham< no role > Esq) at the Suit of John Great head Enf for a Legacy of 20 Guines
by the Will of Edwd. Barkham< no role > and a Dect of £1000 by a Mortge on Part of the Estate late of the Said
Edward Barkham< no role > to Mary Newwoman deced and which Said Mr. Greathead Claims as her
Representative to with an Answer is to be Put in by the first day of next Term And that Mr. Taylor
had Drawn an Answer which he now laid before the Court Whereupon their Court doth
desire Mr. Cppper and Mr. Umfreville to Preuse the Same And when they have Approved it Order
that the Said Answer be put in

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