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5th Decemr. 1718
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Subscribed (which are ye usual play days for the apprentices in this City) it
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would in Some measure put a Stopp to these disorders.
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That as the apprentices after Slip out when their Masters are abroad
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Therefore when any of the Boys be Seen playing about the hospital
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or in the Streets especially on publick days if the Beadle's were to carry em' home
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their Masters will correct em' and it would be a meanes to care these Evils.
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That upon ye Masters Complaints The apprentices are frequently comittee
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to ye hempblocks for then punishment and the Masters have lately found
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that they are Supplyed by ye rest of the apprentices with food and money So a
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to make it rather a pleasure to em' than a punishment and the Masters
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only Loose their work for that time And Whereas the
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Governor
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. at a Court
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27th. July 1716. Ordered That whose ever of the Boys Should at any time
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be found in a Riot or Tumult Should be Stript corrected & turned out of the
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houseThe Masters think that if upon their Complaints agt their
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apprentices they were to be whipt in Court before ye Governours and the
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rest of the Boys and Sent home agen to their Masters it would have
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a better effect
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And humbly desire Such Orders as Shall be made hereupon Should be
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hung in all ye Masters workshops.
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That upon Inquiring after the Ring leaders of the late disturbance on
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the 5th Instant they are informedThat
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James Rainsford
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took ye Gun powder
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from under the Gate & that
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William fly
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his fellow apprentice held ye Candle
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to fill ye Lock and that
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Jonathan Trevisa
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lighted a paper at ye Candle &
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touched ye powder with it which not breaking ye Lock, fly or Ramsford
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beat it a sunder with a peice of Iron
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ex & Kal.
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Then
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Jonathan Trevisa
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was called in who frankly and ingeniously told
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the Comittee That on the 5th instant between 8 & 9 in the evening three
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half penny worth of Gun powder was taken in at ye Side of ye little Gate
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of this hospital (where there is room for a man's hand) and was put into a
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padlock and fired by
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and did not Splitt ye Lock and
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afterwards three half penny worth more of powder was taken in the Same
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was which Wm. fyl into ye Lock and propt it up that the powder
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might of Scalter & he haveing a Candle in his hand Treaser lighted
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a peice of paper by it and Sett fire to the powder ut that not blowing ye
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Lock a sunder Rainsford forced it upon with a peice of Iron and the Boys
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imediately ran out togetherThat he door not know who Sent
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