Continued Wednesday 16th May 1750
dd 15
RavenscroftJas< no role >
P
Charles Asgill< no role > This name instance is in a workspace.
Esqr
being Charged on the Oath of
Stuthill Merridoth< no role >
Labourer
to
John Tompkin< no role >
Bricklayer
in Coleman Street
for Pilfering from the Cellar of the sd. Tompkin a shovel of Smal Value
the Property of the Sd. Merideth
Cont 23
Bennet Richd< no role >
.
Thos. Winterbotton< no role >
Esqr
. being Charged on the Oath of
Jos. Collet< no role >
and
Elizabeth Wentworth< no role >
for being a loose Idle & Disorderly pson giving
no good And of himself taken up at one o'Clock this Morning is the
Minories
greaty abuseing the Said
Eliz. Wentworth< no role >
& Foreably Attempting
Carnally to Know her
Cont 24
PriorJohn< no role >
P dobeing Charged on the Oath of
Richd Robins< no role >
of
Philipp Lane< no role >
near Sion College
for Attempting to Pick his Pocket last Night
of a handkerchief he having Detected him with his hand in his Pocket & having
hold of the Handkerchief & for being a loose Disorderly Pson
Kal (ex)
ApothecaryReport about his
Bills Medicines and
Attendance}
Upon Reading a Report from the Comittee of this House bearing date the 8th. day
of May 1750 under the hands of
Joseph Ayliffe< no role >
Esqr
. And General Dr
.
Richd Rawlinson< no role >
Mr.
Nathainel Nash< no role >
Phineas Cheeke< no role >
Esqr
. Mr.
John Markham< no role >
, Dr. Battie
as follows ViztIn Pursuance of an Order of Court the 12th. of April last this
Comittee have enquired into the amount of the Apothecarys Bills for 7 years last Past
his Attendance and the goodness of his Medicines and do find that his Bills for Bethlem
upon an Overage Amount to £372.17.10 a year & for Bridewell
to £71 6.8 a year in the
whole £444.4.6
[..] And this Comittee are Unanimously of Opinion
1 st
That the Apothecary
for this Future do Attend at Bethlem Hospital once every day in
the Week Except Sunday & oftner if Need be.
2dly
That by any Information laid before them it does not Appear that any bad Medicines
have been Adminstred to the Patients.
3 dly
That it would be for the Advantage of the Hospital and greater benefit of the Patients
that an Apothecarys Shop be Kept in Bethlem Hospital after Manner of St. Bartholomew
Hospital All which is Nevertheless Submitted to the Indgment of the Court and It is
Ordered that this Opinion be Reported to the CourtThis Court having duly Weighed
and Considered the Said Report doth Agree thereto with this Variation in the first Resolution
of the Comittee Vizt That the Apothecary or his Servant to be Approved of by the Trear or
Monthy Comittee do Attend at Bethlam Hospital come every day in the Week except
Sunday and ofter if need be and the last Resolution to be further Considered.
CooperWm< no role >
Petn for Lease
of Cliffe End Farm
Kent
referred to Comee}
Upon Reading the humble Petition of
William Cooper< no role >
of the Parish of St. Lawrence
in
the Isle of Thanet
in the Court of Kent
Yeoman
SettingforthThat the petitioner
Succeeded his Uncles
Roger < no role >
and
James Taddy< no role >
in Ciffend Farm in the Isle of Thanet part
of the Possiens of Bethlem Hospital and New holds the Same at thereat of £80 P Ann
under a Lease from the Governors which is near expiringThat the Petitioner is
willing to take a New Lease thereof with usual Covents for 21 Years from Militias next
at the Same rent of £80 payable half at the Compting house at Bridewell
,
Hospital and to Pay a Fine of £80 and to executed a Counterpart of Such Lease
And praying the Governors to grant him a Lease AccordinghIt is Ordered
that the Said Petition be referred to the Comittee of this House to Consider thereof and
Report their Opinion thereon to the Court
Kal