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5th Febry 1719/20
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of ye same trade}
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Upon reading a Report from the Comee of this house under the hand
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Thomas head
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Jno Knapp
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and Mr.
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Benjamin Took
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bearing date the 2d day of Decemr last in the
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words followingThis Comee in persuance of an Order of Court of the
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24th. day of July Last these considered ye watter of ye Complaint of
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Roger Gethin
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agt his
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John Langbridge
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that he has been very idle all the time
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he has Served of his apprenticeship which is about 4 years and neglect his
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work and refuses to give an account how he comes by the money he Spends
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and this Comee are of Opinion that ye said
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John Langbridge
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be turned over
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to his father or any other freeman of ye same Trade that will take him
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This Court doth Confirm ye sd Report and Order that ye sd John Lang bridge
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be turned over accordingly.
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Engine
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and Augt
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January
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in ye hospitl.
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two more to be set up
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method leave of ye Court.}
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Upon reading a Report from ye Comee of this house under this hands of
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John
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. Mr
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Samuel Stanton
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Thomas head
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Benjamin Tooke
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& Mr
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Charles Lloyd
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bearing date the 13th day of January Last in the words
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followingvizt. In Persuance of an Order of Court the 24th. day of July last
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This Comee have examined into ye matter of the Petition of Skynner C Morris two
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Engine Weavers on behalfe of themselves and ye rest of that Brown of the wearing
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Trade complaining that
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George Hooker
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one of the
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Artsmasters
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has Set up Enquire
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Looms in the hospital contrary to ye Order of Court upon his admittance & to the
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prejudice of those who have served their apprenticeships in the hospital And
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also the petition of the said
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George Hooker
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wherein he acknowledges of his fault
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and beggs pardon of the Court for setting up ye sd Looms without lease of the Court & Says he was unpoverished by using only hand
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Looms which he did for about 3 years after his admittance and was then under
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a necessity of Setting up Engine Looms or otherwise he must have Starved in
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the Hospital or have quitted it to follow that way of Trade in another place
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& humbly hopes ye Court will permit him to carry on ye said Trade in the
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hospital and the Comee defind upon inquiry that Engine Looms have been
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used in this hospital by
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Gabriel Bestman
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about 20 years, By
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John Machin
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about 9 years, By
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Allen Page
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about 15 years and by
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Roger Gethin
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about 10
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years and that no other Engine Looms are used in the hospital Except by
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the said Hooker who keeps four Apprentices Employed in that way And
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this Court being acquainted that the Said Best man employs 9 of the said
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Loomb Machin 8, Page 8, Hooker 4, and Gethin one In all 30. It is
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Ordered that no more Engine Looms be Set up in this hospital wth out
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Leave on this Court and that every
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Artsmastr. upon his
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admittance be arguainted therewith
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