Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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7th January 1762 - 15th March 1781

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Image 170 of 7943rd July 1761


Continued Thursday 20th. June 1765

Patients Discharges Sick and
Weak to be taken away within
6 Days by their Securities


Kept in their respective Parish Workhouse as in the Hospital

And that when Patients are Discharged Sick and Work their
Securities Shall take them away within Six Days

No Patient to be admitted who
has been mad more than one year
between Michs. & Lady Day & when
taken in to remain only 6 Months
unless a prospect of Cure


It is the Opinion of this Committee That no Patient Shall be
Admitted who has been Mad more than one Year (from Michaelmas
to Lady Day) and when taken in to remain only Six Months unless these
be a prospect of Cure

Keys of the Officers & Servt not to
be delivered to Patients


That the Keys belonging to the Officers and Servants of the House
shall upon no Pretence whatever be Delivered to the Patients

The Committee are also of Opinion that instead of the Usual
Salaries hereto fore paid to the Officers and Servants of this Hospital
that from Midsummer next they shall have the following Sume Vizt.

Salarys of the Servants


The Matron & Nurse£25
The Porter12
The Three Basket Men10 each
The Assistant Basket Man10 But to receive no Share of the Servants Bee
The two Gallery Maids & Cook8 each
The Assistant Gallery Maid8 But to receive no Share of the Servr. Box

All which is never the less Submitted to the Judgement of the Court

Courts Confirmation
of the Dutys & Salarys


This Court having duly Weighed and Considered the said Memorial Doth
Agree with the Committee in Opinion as to the Utility of the Several Rules and
regulations therein mentioned and referr it to the Weekly Committee of Bethlem
Hospital to carry the same into Execution And it is Ordered that the Report
and Memorial be entered in a Book to lye on the Table in the Committee
Room at Bethlem Hospital and that such Extracts be made from the Repair
and Memorial as the Committee shall think proper And that the same be King
up in that Committee Room And it is further Ordered that the thanks of this Court be
given to the Committee for their great Trouble Care and Attention informing and
Setting the aforesaid Rules and regulations

Joshua Thomas< no role > Esqr . his [..]
Petion referred to House Comittee
he Consider & Report


Upon reading the Humble Petition of Joshua Thomas< no role > Esquire in the Woods
and figures following Vizt. That by Indenture Dated 13th. Sepr,. 1757 Your
Worships Demised to Anthony Andre< no role > of the Parish of Saint Andrew Under shaft
London Merchant All that Messuage or Tenement with the Counting house and
Ware house to the same belonging to hold to the said Anthony Andre< no role > his Executors
Admors and Assigns from the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin
Mary 1751 for the Term of Twenty one Years from thence next Ensuing at the
Yearly Rent of £60 Payable Quarterly free from all Taxes and Deductions what [..]

That by an Order at a General Court made on 25th. May 1758 upon the
Petition of the said Anthony Andre< no role > and Penyston Marshall< no role > Cityzen and Salter
of London Stating the said Lease and that the said Anthony Andre< no role > had agreed
to part with his Interest there in to the said Penyston Marshall if your Worships
would Accept a Surrender of the said Lease It was Ordered that the said
Anthony Andre< no role > should Surrender his said Lease and there upon that a New
Lease should be made to the said Penyston Marshall< no role > for the Residue of the said Term

That by another Order of Court made the 3d of July 1761 Upon the Petition
of Peter Cazalet< no role > and Peter Hodgson< no role > of London Merchants Stating the said Lease
and former Order of Court and that the Lease Directed by such Order was never
Executed and that the said Penyston Marshall< no role > was become a Bankrupt and that
the said the said Peter Cazalet< no role > and Peter Hodgson< no role > were Choom Assignees of the said
Bankrupt It was Ordered the said Lease by the Order of 25th. May 1758 Directed
to be made to the said Penyston Marshall should be made to your Petitioner upon
the said Assignes paying an Arrear of Rent due from the said Penyston Market
Amounting to £60.

That your Petr. Entered upon the said Premises in Pursuance of the above
Order and hath resided therein ever since




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