Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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12th July 1792 - 31st January 1800

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Image 56 of 37829th November 1792


Continued Thursday 29th. November 1792.

request him forthwith to let the Royalties by public Advertizement for one year from Michaelmas
Day last and also to prepare an estimate of the probable produce of the Tythes for one year
and the expence attending the holding the same in the manner he had recommended.

Memorl. Inhabitts. of
Bridewell Precinct.
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The Committee having considered a Memorial from the inhabitants of Bridewell Precinct requesting
that in vindication of the rights of the Hospital and their Tenants the Committee would take
such steps as should appear to them proper in order to induce the Corporation of London to
repair certain material defects in the Arch over Fleet Ditch agree able to the Act of
Parliament.

The Committee had requested the President Treasurer and Mr. Alderman Pickett to
consider of the best mode of accomplishing the object in question with the Committee for
general purposes and report their success therein.

And they likewise had resolved that a Lease be granted to Mr. John Lane< no role > of 4 Messuages in
Old Bethlem and of a Messuage on the North side of Wapping Street for 21 years from
Midsummer last at £60 a year not rent the same having been duly advertized agreeable
to the standing Rules and Orders and the said John Lane< no role > being the highest responsible
Bidder

That an extract from the Court Book of the 26th. July last having been read respecting the Petition
of Mr. John Russell< no role > to the Committee of City Lands for leave to raise the roofs of 5
Houses adjoining to Bethlem Hospital also the resolution of the Court thereon the
Committee had resolved that the same be printed and a copy thereof transmitted to
the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor the Aldermen and the Court of Common Council
with the earnest request of the Committee that they would take the same into their serious
consideration and that his Lordship would be pleased to give notice of the Business
in the summonses for the Court of Common Council at which the same was to be considered

That the Committee had resolved that a Lease be granted to Mr. Thomas Major< no role > of the Estate
in Oxfordshire for 21 years from Lady Day next at £250 a year not rent the same
having been duly advertized agreeable to the standing Rules and Orders and the said
Thomas Major< no role > having been the highest responsible Bidder

That the Committee had resolved that the present President be requested to accept the use of
the Coach House and Stables late in the Possession of the Clerk

That the Committee had also resolved that it be reported to the Court they have no objection
that

Colnett Wm< no role > .
Stephens Jno< no role > .
Wright, Wm< no role >


William Colnett< no role > late Apprentice to Roger Owen< no role >
John Stephens< no role > late Apprentice to Thomas Dunn< no role > and
William Wright< no role > late Apprentice to Thomas Couling< no role >
should be enquired after for Mr. Lock's Gift and

Winstanley Thos< no role > .
Kirkham, Thos< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. .


Thomas Winstanley< no role > late Apprentice to Roger Owen< no role > and
Thomas Kirkham< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. late Apprentice to Edward Owen< no role >

To be inquired
afterwds


for Mr. Fowkes Gift




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