Continued Thursday 9th. December 1756

Candidates Names who have
Applied to the Comee to be Artsmrs.}

Upon Reading a Report from the Comittee of this House dated
2d. December 1756 under the hands of John Wallington< no role > Esqr Treasurer
Mr. Samuel Seawell< no role > , Robert Macky< no role > Esqr. Mr Robert Pott< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. , and Richard
Roman< no role > Esqr. as follow VizThis Comittee finding 2 Vacancys of
Artsmasters in the room of Mr. Obadiah West< no role > who dyed 18 July 1756 and
Mr Josiah Kitterredge< no role > who dyed 27th. September 1756 Caused an Advertisement
to be published twice in the Daily and twice int he public Advertisers from
the 19th. to 24th. November as followsThere being 2 Artsmasters
Appartments Vacant in Bridewell Hospital any Weaver, Cabinetmaker
Shoemaker or other Handicraft Trades of good Character who are Inclineable
to fill up the places may give in their Names at the Clerks Office (where
they will have further Information) any Morning before the 25th. of November
soon after which there will be an ElectionAnd Accordingly Sevr
Weavers left their Names at the Clerks OfficeAnd Notice being given
to em' that the Comittee wou'd meet this day to Consider of the Several
Applications that had been made for Artsmasters places The following
Persons Attended and brought Samples of their Works Vizt.

Joshua Hallows< no role > Blew Anchor Alley Cross street
William Cox< no role > Newington Causeway
William Barnes< no role > Bride lane Fleetditch
Charles Case< no role > Gravel lane Southwark
John-Jackson< no role > Bandy leg Walk Southwark }
Engine Weavers

Edward Grinsell< no role > Bacon street Bethnell green
Thomas Dunn< no role > New Nicholas street do}
Broad Weavers

They all Professed themselves to be of the Church of England as by
Law Established, And the Comittee upon the best Enquiry they cou'd make
have no reason to Object to the Character of any of them Or their Skill,
in their businessAnd upon Examining the Patterns of the
Engine Weavers the Comittee Observed the Greatest Variety and the Most
usefull Works Appeared in those Produced by Joshua Hallows and
William CoxAnd as the 2 Broad Weavers the Greatest Variety
and the best Works Appear'd to the Comittee to be in the Patterns Produced
by Edward Grinsell who Served the two last years and a half of his
Apprenticeship to his Father in this Hospital.

Order'd that the Election of two Artsmasters in the Room of
Obadiah West Velvet Weaver and Josiah Kitterredge Engine Weaver
both deceased be at the next Court And that Notice there of be Incerted
in the Summons's.