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

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Image 71 of 37815th March 1793


Continued Friday 15th March 1793 .

Boddam R. H. Esqr.
his Benefaction


And the Treasurer reported that he had received for the use of both Hospitals a Benefaction of
£50 from Rawson Hart Boddam< no role > Esquire

Reported and
Stang. a Govr.


Resolved that the thanks of the Court be communicated to Mr. Boddam for his Kind and Charitable
Donation

And at the Court the Auditor General appointed Mr. Beddam a Governor of these Hospitals
The following Gentlemen were nominated to be Governors of these Hospital Vizt.

Broughton Bryan< no role > Esqrs .
Hall. Thos< no role > . Esqrs .
There. Jno.< no role > Esqrs . Nomd.
Yorrs.

Bryan Broughton< no role > Esqr. by John Robinson< no role > Esqr.
Thomas Hall< no role > Esqr . by Edward Bitingsley< no role > Esqr. and
John Trere< no role > Esqr. by Brampton Gunden Didingham< no role > Esqr.

Ordered that the consideration of the above nominations be referred to the House Committee

Pitt W. M: Esqr.
Pearkes, Martin< no role > Esqr.
Wilson, Mr. Wm.< no role > Junr .
Draker Wm< no role > . Junr. Esqr .
and
Pelley H: H: Esqr.
Recd. then Charges.

And afterwards the Charge was read to William Morton Pill< no role > Esqr. Martin Pearkes< no role > Esqr. Mr.
William Wilson< no role > Junior William Drake< no role > Junior Esqr. and Henry Hinde Polley< no role > Esqr . as Governors
of these Hospitals

Pursuant to Notice given at the last Court

The following Motions were then made That the Committee of Bethlem be empowered to lay out.
the Sum of £1070 in the present year in the repairs of that Hospital.

Bethlem Repairs.

Amendments in
Rules & orders


That the following amendment should be made to the 5th standing Rule and Order in Page 8
That after the words "Casual Business" the following words be inserted [All such Weekly
Sub Committees to be open to any Governor who may chuse to attend but that the whole
Number of 42 only be summoned on some other day of the Week for making contracts
Considering of and directing necessary repairs and alterations at Bethlow Hospital
not exceeding £200 in the whole and to see that such others be Properly done as the Court
may have ordered also for examining and Auditing quarterly Bills and other
extraordinary Business on which occasions the Committee not to be open]

That in Page 9 in the same rule after he Words "may have ordered" insert these words
[except those which are under the management of the Bethlem Committee]

And in the 13th standing rule and Order in page 12 after the words. "the House" insert these
words [and Bethlem Committee respectively be immediately summoned in order to deliberate
together or seperately as the case may require]

And at this Court the said Motions were severally agreed to and it was Ordered that they
should be further considered at the next Court

Mackavoy Jas< no role > .
to be pd. a Lock's Gift.


Ordered that James Machaway< no role > late Apprentice to Thomas Reynolds< no role > should be paid £10
out of Mr. Lock's Gift

Sanderson,< no role > Sir Jas.
Elected President of
these Hospitals.


The Court then proceeded to the Election of a President of these Hospital in the room of
the Right Worshipful Brass Crosby< no role > Esqr . Alderman deceased agreeably to notice given
at the last Court, and the Right Honorable Sir James Sanderson< no role > Knight the Lord
Mayor being retired into the Hall Mr. Treasurers took the Chair, and the Lord Mayor
and the rest of the Aldermen (except the Presidents of the other Hospitals) being put in
nomination according. to sermority, the Majority of hands appeared to be very greatly in




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