St Thomas's Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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20th February 1678 - 16th July 1735

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Wm Greene Addit
allowance


Also the peticon of Mr William Queene< no role > the Butler of the House being read upon
consideracon had thereof It is Order'd that one Shilling a weeke be added to his
allowance and weekly paid him out of the Treasure thereof in respect of the
Additional Service lately Order'd by this House untill the House shall See cause to
appoint him an Assistant in his duty or untill the said Additionall allowance be
taken off by the further pleasure of this House.

Druggs P
[..]


Order'd that the providing at reasonable rates goods and wholsome Druggs
Herbs and others Simples for the Composition of Physick for the use of the patients
of this Hospital be comitted wholly to the cave of such of the Governor . thereof as are
or shall be Apothecaryes or any two of them who are from time to time to take to
their assistance that in the Physicians of this Hospital or one of them.

Mr Kentish
Etc.


Upon Consideracon had of ye report of the said grand Comittee of
Governors. of this Hospitall that Mr. Thomas Kentish< no role > one of ye Governor .
thereof and Mr. Legg had lately taken a Journey to generall Pishes of Hasting
leigh Wy: and Crandall in & Countie of Kent and there viewed & made an
Estimate of considerable quantities of Timber & underwood belonging to the
Hospitall and reported ye same to the said Comittee whereby the sd Committee
were of better enabled to sell the sd timber & underwood for ye true and full
vallue thereof. It is referred to the standing Comittee of this Hospitall
this day appointed for ye ordering the affaires thereof to express ye gratefull
[..] entmts. of this house for ye soe signall and Pticular service of the said
Mr. Kentish and Mr. Lego by makeing fitting prsents to them respectively
ye charge of this house as a due acknowledgmt thereof or otherwise as ye
said Comittee shall think fitt

Jno. Phillips< no role > Esqr .


The peticon of John Phillip< no role > Esqr though a tennt. to this house by spetial
order Admitted and continued a Governor thereof for a new lease to be made
to him of a certaine Messuage and lands wth chap [..] ces in Sunbury in ye
countie of middx wth. he holds of this hospitall being read he withdrawes
And upon consideracon, had thereof

Ordered that a Comittee be appointed to view & prmisses and to
treat and contract wth the said John Phillips< no role > for a new lease thereof and
it is referred to.

Mr Treasurer
St. Peter Daniel< no role > Knt .

Ralph Snow< no role >
Thos Ashmole< no role >
Willm Hooker< no role > } Esqr .

Mr. Thomas Coleson< no role >
Mr. Joseph Heneby< no role >
Mr. Thomas Anger< no role >
Mr. John Heather< no role >
Mr. John Bateman< no role > .

Or any fire of them whereof Mr. Treasurer to be one who are to report
their actings herein to the grand Comittee of this house at ye next
meeting thereof to the end the said grand Comittee may make report
thereof at and to the next generall Court of Governor of this Hospitall

The Maties. gracious Order for allowance to be made to this
house of foure pences P diem out of the pay of each souldier being a patient
and dureing his being a patient of this hospitall being read the humble
thanks of this house to his matie for soe Signall a favour is unanimously
voted and solemnly declared. And & Court directs that in ye book of orderd
and memorialls of the pceedings of this house an entire be made of his
Maties said order according to ye coppie thereof wch. has been handed to
the house by James Pearse< no role > Esqr . Chirurg . on Genl. of his Maties. forces
and one of the Governor of this Hospitall is as followes

James. R.
It being necessary that such Non Comission officers & private
Souldiers wthin our pay and entertaintemt. as shall be sick from his
to tyme be sent to ye publque hospitalls for their cure And for enable [..]
the said hospitalls the better to receive them and & Governor to fu [..]




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