At a Vestry held for the freedom Part of the Parish in the Vestry Room in
the Church on Monday the Twenty first day of May 1739

Present

Mr. Henry Wright< no role >
Mr. Joseph Jarvis< no role > } Churchwardens

Mr Richard Bridgman< no role >
Mr. Robert Hall< no role >
Mr. Daniel Collcutt< no role >
Mr. Samuel Welbourn< no role >
Mr. Jeremiah Wilson< no role >
Mr. Thomas Littler< no role >
Mr. George Colebatch< no role >

Mr. Matthew Wood< no role >
Mr. William Braizer< no role >
Mr. Richard Spencer< no role >
Mr. William Myers< no role >
Mr. William Rose< no role >
Mr. Charles Buxton< no role >
Mr. Elias Collett< no role >

Mr. Joseph Walker< no role >
Mr. John Price< no role >
Mr. Thomas Churchill< no role >
Mr. Henry Cary< no role >
Mr. John Broughton< no role >
Mr. Thomas Hardwell< no role >

The Last orders of Vestry were Read and Confirmed

At this Vestry Complaint being made by Mr. Churchwarden Wright that
Mr. Fowler the Present overseer for Tower Hill Precinct was negligent in Paying
in his Quota of the Poors Rate whereby the Affairs of the Workhouse Suffers
very much for Want thereof

Whereupon it was unanimously agreed that the said Mr. Fowler be
forthwith Summoned to appear before the Alderman or the Lord Mayor to shew
Cause why he refuses to pay his said Quota And the Churchwarden is desired
this Vestry to take such methods to Compell him and the other Overseers to pay
their said Rates as shall be thought proper

Then the Vestry Proceeded to the Choice of a new Committee for the
Workhouse for the Year Ensuing to Commence from Midsummer next And
it was unanimously agreed that the Churchwardens and overseers of the Poor
for the time being The Deputy and Common Councilmen for the time being
and for Houndsditch Precinct Mr. Gardiner Mr. Rose Mr. Bentham Mr. Price
and Mr. Coleman For Highstreet Precinct Mr. Jeremiah Wilson< no role > Mr. Joseph
Walker Mr. Elias Collett and Mr. John Whalley< no role > For Barrs Precinct Mr. Samuel
Welbourn, Mr. John Gordon< no role > , and Mr. Daniel Rosebotham< no role > , For Tower Hill Precinct
Mr. Thomas Hardwell< no role > , Mr. John Taucett< no role > Mr. William Brazier< no role > Mr. Francis Hawes< no role >
and Mr. William Myers< no role > and For Covent Garden Precinct Mr. John Price< no role > Mr.
Christopher Fry< no role > and Mr. Thomas Littler< no role > be the Committee of the said Workhouse
And that Mr. Wright the Present Upper Churchwarden be and is hereby appointed
Treasurer of the same for the year Ensueing