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Steward of Bethlem
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£30.
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Upon the humble Petition of
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Thomas Yatts
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of ye. hospll. of
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Bethlem
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For Such Gratuity as this Court shall thinke fitt to best one
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upon him for the yeare Ending at Xmass last In reguard of the
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Small ness of his Sallary and the great Increase of ye. Busyness of his
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office which now takes up his whole time Whereas his Predecessors
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in ye Same
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Office had leasure and opportunity of attending
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to othr. Imploymts. This Court haveing taken the pr. mes. into
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Consideracon Doe in respect thereof think fitt & Soe order That
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Mr. Trear Doe give and pay unto him Thirtye pounds as a
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free Gratuity of this Court to be allowed Mr. Trear in his next acct
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Umphreville Harris
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to continue in Bethlm.
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at 2s. 6s.P weeke.
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Also upon the humble Peticon of
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John
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Stoakes
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on the behalf
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of
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Mary Harris
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of
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New
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Windsor in ye. County of Berks wid
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For some mittigacon of ye. weekly payment of 5s. for the
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Keeping of
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Umphrevill Harris
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Son of ye. Sd. Mary in the
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hospll. of Bethlem where he has been maintained by his sd.
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mother above Nine Months tho she has nothing to Assist
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towards the Sd. charge on her owne Maintenance save what she
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getts by Nursing Children and what she Receives from ye.
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Charity of her Relacons and therefore is altogether unable
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to bear the sd. Charge This Court Being Satisfyed of ye.
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truth of the matter of the sd. Petition Doe Order. That Security
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being given to pay two Shillings & Six pence a week for the
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future That then the same shall be reced And the Bond for
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paymt. of 5s. a week be Delivered up to be cancelled
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Frances Hill
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to have
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her Son's Indre dd
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by
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Wm. Atkins
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Also Upon the humble Peticon of
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Frances Hill
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Shewing That
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Edwd, Hill her Son was by the Direccon of this Court putt
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apprentice to
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Willin Atkins
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taylor
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one of ye. Artsmars. of
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Bridewell
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hospll. and served him about 5 yeares That about a
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yeare agoe her sd. Son wth. the consent of his Sd. Mar. and on his
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promise to send him a Chest & convenient clothes for Sea Entered
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himselfe into the Majties. Service But that her Son never reced any
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clothes or necessaryes from his Master (other then the Clothes
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allowed by this Court) And that when for want there of the sd.
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Edwd.
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Hill
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was Reduced to a Condicon of being ready to Starve nor
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Applicacon could prevaile wth. his Mar. to help him or towards
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fitting him out In soe much at the poore peticonr. was forest
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Sell her Goods and ye. very bed from under her to Supply her
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Said necessity That her Son dyed in Newfoundlane and his
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Master now prtends. to receive what is due for his Service the
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would be at noe Charge in fitting him for it Humbly praying
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therefore the Consideracon of this Court and That the Peticonr be
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