Continued Thursday 20th. May 1779.

this Day to consider of the several Applications
that had been made the following Persons Attended
Vizt

Robert Croft< no role > No. 2 Paved Alley , Water Lane Blackfriers
Edward Jones< no role > No 12 Dyers Buildings , Holborn
James Leach< no role > No. 7 Red Cross Square Cripplegate

Jones Edward< no role > elected an
Artsmaster

They all professed themselves to be of the Church of
England as by Law Established and the Committee
upon the best Inquiry they could make have no reason
to object to the Character of either of them or their Skill
in their TradesThe two other Persons Vizt. Henry
Bund< no role > at No. 10 Silver Street Wood Street and John
Poole< no role > at No. 45 Coleman Street did not Attend this
Committee All which is nevertheless submitted to the
Judgment of the Court." This Court proceeded to
the Election of an Artsmaster and the several humble
Petitions of Robert Croft< no role > , Edward Jones< no role > and James
Leach< no role > being severally read each setting forth that he is
willing to take such a Number of Apprentices as the Court
shall Order and to keep his Apartment in repair with
flooring Glazing Plaistering and whitewashing at
his own Expence and to comply with all Orders of the
Court and Committee made and to be made in relation
to Artsmasters and each praying to be admitted an
Artsmaster the governors gave their Ballots which being
cast up the Numbers appeared to be for each as
follows Vizt.

ForRobt. Croft< no role > 2
Edward Jones< no role > 28 Elected
James Leach< no role > 7

Whereupon the Right Worshipful Brackley Kennett< no role >
Equire Alderman President declared the said Edward
Jones< no role > duly Elected And it is Ordered that the said
Edward Jones< no role > (on producing a Copy of his Freedom of this