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

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Image 57 of 45826th May 1691


1690
20. June
Jno Bland< no role >


A Lease made to John Bland< no role > of Houses in St. Thomas Pish Southwarke being
mistaken in the dementions the Same is desired to be cancelled, and a new
made right for the residue of the terme

Tho: Holder< no role >


Thomas Holder< no role > , haveing bought the Lease of a Farme in Cambridgshire held
by Sr . Thomas Willis< no role > wherein about Tenn years is to come praies to
take the Surrender of that Lease and grant him one in his owne name
for the remaining terme

Approved all by the Comittee 30th: March 1691:
John Smith< no role > , Wm Thomas< no role > , Benja: Brownsmith< no role > ,
Thomas Netheway< no role > , Jacob Foster< no role > Tho: Aungier< no role >
Daniel Wight< no role >

Jno Aungier< no role >
£70:


And it is Ordered That the Seaventy pounds thought Fitt by the said
Comittee to be paid to Mr: Jno: Aungier< no role > for the reasons in the said
report mentioned be accordingly forthwith paid unto him

Improved Value
to the Reported}


Ordered That from henceforth when any lands or houses be to be
new Lett the Comittee appoynted to View the Same doe alwayes
report the improved Value of Such Lands or houses to this Court

New Governrs.
& Aprobacon


Sr . Christopher
Wrenn
< no role >


Att this Court the Forty three persons hereafter named That is to Say, Sr. William
Hooker
< no role > Knight , late Prsident , The Right Honble: Wm Earl of Craven< no role > , Sr. Jno: Lethuilimer< no role >
Sr. Christo: Wrenn< no role > , Sr. Jno: Shaw< no role > , Sr. Wm. Russell< no role > , Sr. Jno: Cutler< no role > , Sr Edward
Bovery
< no role > , Knts : Elias Ashmole< no role > , Henry Griffith< no role > , Wm. Hooker< no role > , Wm Hewer< no role > , Jno:
Evellin
< no role > , Antho: Sturt< no role > , Robert Boddington< no role > & Joseph Smart< no role > Esqires Mr: Edward
Boulter
< no role > , Mr. Tho: Soper< no role > , Mr: Robt Clarke< no role > , Mr: Jno: Nicholls< no role > , Mr: Wm-Sherlock< no role > , Mr-
Tho: Collett< no role > , Mr: Jno: Bull< no role > , Mr: Tho: Kentish< no role > , Mr: Paul Dockninigue< no role > , Mr-Edward
Faulkenham
< no role > Mr-Wm-Robinson< no role > , Mr-Antho: Tunery< no role > , Mr. Wm-Clarke< no role > , Mr. Danll:
Harris
< no role > , Mr- Tho: Hobbs< no role > , Mr: Robt Chaplin< no role > , Mr: Jno: Medford< no role > , Mr: Urban Hall< no role >
Mr: Fra: Wilkinson< no role > , Mr: Richd: Edmondon< no role > , Mr: Timothy De Lannoy< no role > , Mr. Tho:-
Gardner
< no role > , Mr: Joseph Martin< no role > , Mr. Jno: West< no role > , Mr: Christophr. Marshall< no role > and Capt :
Jno: Worrall< no role > , being the same intended in the said report to the Chosen Governor
of this Hospitall: And the Rt: Worppll: the President is intreated to present, those
names to the Court of Lord Major & Aldermen in Order to that Courts aprobacon
of them and they being so approved are to have Green Stares imeadiatly Sent to
them. Which they accepting are thence forth to be Summoned as Governors of
this Hospitall

Report of the
Councill Board
at White hall


It is Ordered That the Report lately made by my Lord Cheif Justice Holf
relating to some officers of this house on a referrence from the Councill board be
Entered in the Court booke of this house which with the Councill approbacon
of the Same report is as followeth

Att the Court att Whitehall the 11th: of Decembr. 1690 Prsent the King most
Excellent Matice in CouncillUpon reading this day at the Board a Report
made by the Right Honble: the Lord Chief Justice Holt in P suance of an Order:
of Councill of the 12th-of June last one the Peticon of Wm Briggs< no role > Doctor of physick
John Turner< no role > Clerke and others concerning the Hospitall of St. Thomas in the word
following(Vizt.) May it please your MatyI have Examined the matter
Referred to me by the Order of Councill hereunto annexed and haveing heard
all persons by their Councill, I find the Petitioners have totally failed in the
proofe of the Suggestions of their petition. And I do humbly Certifie that
King Edward the Sixth in the Seaventh year of his Reigne Founded the Hospital
of St. Thomas in Southwark and Constituted the Mayor Citizens and Comonalty
of the City of London Governors, And for a long time the usage hath been that
a president and a Select Number of Citizens who are called Governors have
had the Governmt. & managmt. of all the affaires of that Hospitall And there have been




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