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Continued Thursday 25th. Novr. 1779.
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Saint Thomas the Apostle
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for ever and should have
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one Common Seal for the Use of the Hospitals with power
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to make such Ordinances Statutes and Rules as might
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be necessary for the Good Government of the said Hospitals.
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That upon an Inspection of the Books or Records
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belonging to the said Hospitals respectively it Appears
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that soon after the foundation of the said Hospitals
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respectively and until in or about the Year 1557 the Affairs
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of such several Hospitals were managed and transacted
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by or under the Direction of certain of the Aldermn. of the said
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City and of some other Persons who appear to have been
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appointed or admitted governors of the said Hospitals at
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Courts or Committees held for such Hospitals respectively
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and that in or about the said Year 1557 the said Hospital
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of
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Saint Bartholomew
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was united to the rest of the said
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Hospitals and such Hospitals from thence forth continued
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under the direction of such certain Alderman and other
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Persons as governors until in or about the Year 1564 in
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which Year it Appears by the Court Books belonging to
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Christ Hospital
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aforesaid that at a Court then holden on
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the 21st. day of September (being Saint Matthews day)
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a President treasurer and other governors were chosen
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for such Hospital respectively And it also Appears
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by such last mentioned Court Books that an Annual
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Election of governors was continued at Subsequent Courts
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holden in
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Christ Hospital
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aforesaid till in or about the
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Year 1587 from which time until in or about the Year
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1655 the like Courts for such Election as aforesaid Appear
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by the same Court Books to have been several times held
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but not Yearly or in the same regular manner and it doth
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not Appear by any of the Court Books belonging to the
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aforesaid Hospitals or any or either of them That such annual
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Elections on Saint Matthew's Day was kept up or observed
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after the said Year 1655 from which time or soon after
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