St. Clement Danes
7th. Septr. 1779
At a Meeting of the Churchwardens Overseers of the Poor and Assistants
Present
Robt. Butler Esqr.
Mr. Jones
Mr. Rainforth
Chwdns.
Mr. Noyes
Mr. Gibbons
Overseers
Mr. Pennington Treasr.
Mr. Ponten
Mr. Wright
Mr. Nelson
Assistants
Overseers an a
[..] tering to discharge
[..] wants of them to
A Letter having been received at the last Board which
was Ordered to be Sealed up and not read till a New Summons
the same was this day read Containing many Complaints agt.
the Overseers which upon Investigation there of were ill founded
and no facts Contained thereof a Motion was made by Mr. Jones
and Seconded by Mr. Rainforth and the Question put whither,
Mr. Waite on his Asking pardon and behaving himself for the
future agreeable to the Rules of the House and the Orders from
time to time given to him by the Overseers for the time being
that he be Excused for the present but that if he or anyother
Servant does in future Misbehave him or herself that the
Overseers beat Liberty And are Authorized to discharge any of
the Servants belonging to the said Workhouse
.