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<p n="80">To the Rt. honoble the Lord Mayor, and<lb></lb>
the rest of the Worshipfull, his Majestys<lb></lb>
Justices of the Peace for the City of London<lb></lb>
at the General Quarter Sessions of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the Same City Assembled.</p>
<p n="81">The humble Petition and Appeal of the<lb></lb>
President, Treasurer, and Governors of<lb></lb>
Saint Bartholomews Hospital London</p>
<p n="82"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth,</note>
<lb></lb>
That St. Bartholomews Hospital situate in the Parish of St. Bartho: the less is of Antient, &<lb></lb>
Royal Foundation, established for the relief of the<lb></lb>
Sick, lame, wounded, & disseased Poor, where some<lb></lb>
thousand, are annually relieved & cared.</p>
<p n="83">That soon after the great Fire of London houses<lb></lb>
and Shops were made in the Buildings within the<lb></lb>
Cloysters, & Precinct of the Hospital for the Conveninance<lb></lb>
of the Inhabitants of London (then in great distress<lb></lb>
for Houses) who Occupying the same for their own<lb></lb>
Benefit, became rateable, and chargeable to the Poor,<lb></lb>
Rates.</p>
<p n="84">That about the year 1730 some of the Antient<lb></lb>
Buildings, & wards of the Hospital and Some of the sd.<lb></lb>
Houses & Shops having become ruinous, were pulled<lb></lb>
down, and by the Donation of Governors and other<lb></lb>
Benefactors four large Pyles of Buildings have<lb></lb>
been progressively erected and are now used for the<lb></lb>
Hospital, One of which Pyles, or wings contains a<lb></lb>
Hall, Counting house, and other Rooms, which are<lb></lb>
used for meetings of the Governors, receiving Rents,<lb></lb>
examining and admission of Patients, House for<lb></lb>
the Clerk, and an appartment for the Steward; and<lb></lb>
the other three Pyles of Building are used for Wards<lb></lb>
for the Patients and their Nurses only.</p>
<p n="85">An Elaboratory also hath been erected for<lb></lb>
the Service of the Hospital only, upon Ground within<lb></lb>
the Liberty, & Precinct thereof.</p>
<p n="86">that One of the said Pyles of building of the<lb></lb>
Hospital being finished about the year 1758. the<lb></lb>
Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor of the Parish St.<lb></lb>
Bartholomew the less, assessed & rated he said<lb></lb>
Governors for such wards for the Poor the Sum of</p>
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