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 134 of 4588th November 1699


Steward etc. weekly
accompt.


Item That the Steward Matron Cook and Butter shall
week or at Furthest monthly give accompt to the Governor Takerson's
Stewards for that month of all such Victual's and other provision's as
hath in that time come to their hands and howspent.

Victuals delivered


Item That the Butter, and Cooke, shall delivers all their Victuals
at the ringing of a bell for that purpose, and shall observe due weights
& measures in receiving in and delivering out the same, and the
Sisters then presently to come for the same on pain of Twelvepence.

no Swearing etc.


Item That neither Officer nor Poor, shall Swear or take Gods
name in vaine nor revile nor miscall one our another nor pick nor steal
Meat Drink Apparrell or other thing our from the other, nor abuse
themselves by Inordinate Drinking nor Incontinent living upon
pain of Expultion: And that when then go to, & return from their.
Meald and Bedds they cave Gods blessing and return due thank's to G [..]

no Matrimoney


Item That none of the poor talk Suspitiously nor contract
Matrimoney with each other within the house: nor come into each
others wards without special licence of the Steward.

Matron's duly


Item That the Matron have acare theat the Sisters
do their dutics dilligently and that they lodge not out of the house
nor belong absent from their charge, & except upon Urgent Occasion to
be aproved by the Matron.

no Gameing


Item That the Sister's be carefull there be no Card play
nor Diceing in this house and to give notice to the Governors if
any offend there in

Sister to clean their
Wards by six in the
morning


Item That the Sisters keep their Ward's constantly sweet
and clean and that the Just & Stools be carried out of their was
by six of the clock in the morning to the appointed place's and that
their Yard's especialy where their stools be cast out be clean swept &
well cleansed and that there be no hens nor Chicken's suffered to b [..]
Running Scraping or cau [..] ing in the Court Yards burying place or
Garden of the said house.

about Fetching Fire


Item That no person fetch Fire from one place to another in
wooden vessell's or Botle's or such like Which may be dangerous for Fire

Patient's to help Sister


Item That all the able men and women patient's by the appointment
of the Steward shall help the Sisters to cleanse the ward's without
money or reward upon pain of Forfoiture Twelve pence, And that
Sister Shall wash or cause to be washed, all weak people's clout's
without takeing any money or reward for the same.

Sisters not to burn the
patients Fuel


Item That no Sister deliver the Patient's Fuell for any other
use then the poor of the ward to which then belong under paine of Five
Shillings to be paid by the Sister

patient's not to
Sitt up late


Item That no patients sit up in their wards after eight
of the clockin the winter and nine of the clock in the Sumer
on pain of expulsion




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