confirmed by a late fire as appeareth in the last Court) which were adjoyning
to the Northside of the Church yard of St. Thomas Parish
and so neere
to this house be from henceforth sett a part for buriall of the said
Patients and that all such Corps be laid and interred in Coffins
and not buried without as formerly has bin used.
Dovers house demolished
And we do also further certify That there being an house long
inhabited by
Thomas Dover< no role >
and designed to be built when the Parish
Church of St. Thomas is rebuilt it Partly adjoyning thereunto and
may be fitt for building an house upon for the Minister of the Parish
when the Court Pleaseth or otherwise usefull in the building of the
Church We thought fitt that the said house be demolished (being so ruinous
as not habitable) and the materialls sold to prevent imbeazillment
and annoyance to the adjoyning tenants and that it be inclosed
and kept wast untill the said church be rebuilt.
Parish church to be
Pul'd downe
St Thomas Church
And we do further certifie that the Parish church of St. Thomas is
in great danger of falling so that we are of opinion if is the best
and safest way forthwith to pull the same downe and untill
monies can be raise pursuant to a clause in a late Act of
Parliament for the rebuilding thereof that provision be made for
the use of the inhabitants of the said Parish in the meane time for
their meeting for the Worship of God in the best manner the Governours
can find out.
And we do also further certify that the Peice of Ground used for the
burying Place for Patients at the backend of the Hospitall being no
longer to be so imploied and another Place is provided for it
as aforesaid We are of opinion that Wards may be most
conveniently built on some Part of the said old burying place
for foule Patients it being most remote from all the other Wards
of the house and when that is finished that the Wards now
used for them be demolished And that all orders made for
the Prohibiting the taking into this house of any of the foule
disease be repealed.
A table of Benefactors
to be sett up
And not further offer it as our opinions That a table or tables be
made and hung up in the new hall containing (in Golden letters) the
names of all such persons who have contributed or shall contribute
the sum of Twenty Pounds or upwards towards the rebuilding
of this Hospitall.
25. August 1697
.
All which nevertheles we Submitt to the grave
judgements and consideracons of this Court.
Jno. Smith< no role >
Trer
Richd. Taylor< no role >
Wm. Thomas< no role >
Tho: Cartwright< no role >
Peter Gray< no role >
Saml. Harwar< no role >
R. Maddox
Tho: Firmin< no role >