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Church wardens
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to pay five Shill
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received for their
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Lunatices
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At this Court the Churchwardens of the Severall
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Parishes of St. Clements Danes St. Thomas in Southwark
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St. Andrew Holborne St. Buttolph Bishopsgate and
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St. Andrew Undershaft Appearing to Give their Answers
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touching the Lunaticks belonging to their respective Pishes
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now in the Hospll of Bethlem Psuant to former Order of
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this Court in that behalfe, and being Severally heard
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what they had to say why they Should not pay for their
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respective Lunaticks according to the rates settled by the
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Standing Rules and Order of this Court It is
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Ordered by this Court That the said respective Church-
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wardens Doe within a weeke give Security for the paymt
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for their said respective Lunaticks at the rate of Five
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Shilliings a weeke from Midsumer last. of Which the
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Said Churchwardens were made Acquainted And That
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in case they complyed not with this Order the sd Lunaticks
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would be sent to them to provide for as they Should think
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fitt.
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Pout
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to Bethlem at 2s:6d
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Also Upon the humble Petition of
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Poor
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of the Town of
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Kent
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for some Mitigacon of the weekelye Payment of Five
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Shillings for Keeping his Forfe being a
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Lunatick
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in the Hospll of Bethlem
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And Upon Reading a Letter from Mr.
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Benjamin Godfrey
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(a workly member of this Court) living near the sd Town giving
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an account of the low Condicon of the Petr. and that he
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is a real and Suitable Object of the Charity of this Court
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It is Ordered by this Court That Security being given for
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the Payment of Two Shillings and Six Pence a weeke
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for her for the future That then the same Shall be
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accepted And the Bond for paymt. of Five Shillings
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a weeke Shall be delivered up to be cancelled
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Mary Harris
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to
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be DD
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Also the Churchwardens of
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St. Mary be Bow
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Appearing
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at this Court And Consenting to pay the Matron her
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dues for
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Who was kept in the Hospll of
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Bridewell
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at their instance & charge being a troublesome
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pson It is Ordered That she be shereupon discharged
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