St Thomas's Hospital:
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13th December 1704 - 6th November 1724

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Image 217 of 3795th January 1715


Henry Tombes< no role > .
Grant.
Fine. £161: 05s: 00d


Agreed with Mr: Henry Tombes< no role > our Tennant of an Old
House in Leaden Hall Street London to Grant him a Hew [..]
for 21: Yeares from Lady Day 1716: when the present Lease
Expires, At the Old Yearly Rent of £5: In Comr: of A Hu [..]
of £161: 5s: to be paid within a Fortnight.
£1:1s:6d: to Poors Box

Dr: Mead's
Resignacon}


Dr: Richard Mend< no role > One of Our Physitians on the 5th: of the
instant January
Attended this Comittee, And in the most
respectfull Termes, Acknowledged himselfe to be under very
Great Obligations to the Govr: of this Hospitall who were
Pleased by their Early Favours to Elect Him for One of their
Physitians And to this next under the Divine Providence
He imputed the Successe which has since Attended him in his
Practice, He Expressed the Out most Affection and Concerne for
the Service and Wilfare of this Charity And he having allwans
hitherto very Exactly Discharged his Duty towards the Poor, But
now by the Turne his Business has lately Taken being Oblidged to
Reside at A Great Distance from the Hospitall, which with
Unavoidably prevent that Attendance for the time to come
which is necessary from A Physitian in this House, He
therefore proposed That the Governor: (if they pleas'd)
should Appoint some other Physitian, who might more
constantly Attend the Service than he now can, But That
He himselfe would likewise Take all the Opportunities he
Could to Give his Assistance and Advice And That the
Appointing of Another Physitian in this manner should
be no new Charge to the House, He himselfe not Expecting
any [..] Allowance for his future Service, Or if the Governours
should think it more proper to Elect Another Physitian in
his Roome He was willing to Submitt himselfe to their
Pleasure therein; Wee having Considered these Proposalls
And being fully Satisfyed That Dr: Mead ha's with Great
Diligence and Application Discharged his Duty as One
of our Physitians And being sensible That he cannot longer
continue that Diligence without Extraordinary prejudice to
him in his private Practice Wee Unanimously Desired Mr:
Trear, to Give him our Thanks for his Good Services and to
present Him with A Green Staffe, Wee esteeming Him very
fitt and worthy to be a Governour , who ha's so well Acquaint [..]
Himselfe in the Minuteriall part of this Charity, Brit
nevertheless We Requested Him that He would make Use
of all Opportunities that conveniently he can to Visit this
Hospitall and to Give his Advice and Assistance as Occasion
should require, Which He readily Agreed to Looking upon
himselfe till further Oblidged by this Additionall Favour
of Taking Him into the Number of [..]




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