Continued Thursday 20th. July 1775

Kinleside Wm< no role > his
Petition that his
Assignee may be
empowerd to sign his
Certificate
The Clerk Ordered to sign
the same accordingly

Creditors and having no support for himself and Family But
Business; he humbly requests that your Worships will be pleased to
give directions for his Assignees to sign his Certificate: and should to his
Industry and Oeconomy, or any accidental Fortune enable him to pay
a further part or the whole of his debts, he will religiously and
Conscientiously do it. Having discharged his Fathers Debts formerly
from a principle of Honour he hopes will Induce your Worships to
believe him sincere in his Premises to discharge his own if it should wer
be in his Power from a principle of Justice." This Court having duly
Weighed and Considered the said Petition do Order that John
Woodhouse< no role > Esquire Clerk to these
Hospitals be and he is henvy Impowered and required to sign the
Certificate of the said William Kinleside< no role > for and in behalf of these
Hospitals

treasurer
Thomas Nathl< no role > Esqr . and
Aldr . elected and his
Benefaction Reported

This Court being (Int alia) called for the Election of a treasurer
in the room of Mr. William Kinleside Nathaniel Thomas< no role > Esqr Aldr . &
Dr. William Battie< no role > were severally put in Nomination when upon
holding up of Hands the majority appeared greatly in favor of the said
Nathaniel Thomas< no role > Whereupon the Right Worshipful Sir Walter
Rawlinson< no role > knt . and Aldn . President declared the said Mr Thomas duly
Elected treasurer of these Hospitals until next Election day who being
present returned the Court thanks for the Honor done him and Promises
that he would diligently Attend the Business of these Hospitals and was
pleased to give a benefaction of £50. for the Use of these Hospitals
It is Ordered that the thanks of this Court be given to the said
Court be given to the saidMr. Thomas for his Benefaction which was
done accordingly.

Audr. Genl.
Cranke Henry< no role > Esqr .
electedhis
Benefaction reported.

This Court being (Int al) called for the Election of an Audr.
General in the room of William Sitwell< no role > Esqr . who resigned the said
Office and Henry Cranke< no role > Esqr . being Nominated to be Auditor General
of the Accounts of these Hospitals upon holding up of Hands The Right
Worshipful Sir Walter Rawlinson< no role > knt . & Aldr. President declared the
said Henry Cranke Unanimously Elected Auditor General till the next
Election day who being present returned the Court thanks for the Honor
done Sum and was pleased to Assure the Court that he would Attend the
Business of these Hospitals with punctuately and Gave £100 as a
Benefaction for the use of these HospitalsIt is Ordered
that the Thanks of this Court be given to the said Mr. Cranke for the same
which was done accordingly.

The Petitions of the Candidates for the Place of Matron to this
Hospital in the room of Mrs. Mary Lapthorne< no role > who had resigned being
read in Alphabetical Order Vizt. Christiana Lawrence< no role > Sarah Lyon< no role >