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5th Feb 1719/20
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Elected
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Arts Master
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At this Court The humble petition of
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Thomas Serjeant
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Broad Silk weaver
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was
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read Setting forth that he is a freeman of this City & has carried on the Trade
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of a Broad Silk weaver for above 20 years past & being informed there is a
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vacancy of an
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in this hospital if ye Court will please to Elect him he
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will comply with all their Orders and take as many apprentices as ye Court Shall
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think fitt And praying to be admitted an
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artsmar
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. Whereupon the Question being
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put ye said
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Thomas Serjeant
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was Elected to be an
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artsmar
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. of this hospital
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till the next Election day And It is Ordered that ye sd
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Thomas Serjeant
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be admitted accordingly giveing Security as usual in the like Cases and entring
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into the usual Covenants with a Covenant to be added that he will not Set up or
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use any Engine Looms in this hospital and that ye Journeymen which he shall
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employ in his said Trade Shall be such as have served their Apprenticeship in
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this hospital And It is further Ordered that he have such appartment as ye
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Comes of this hospital shall direct.
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gift to Bethlem
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Hate of ye Case & Ordr. to ye
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to receive ye arrears & future
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proportionable paymts.}
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Ex. & Kal
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The Clerk acquainted this Court that
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William Penoyer
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Esqr
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(who dyed
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february 1670
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) did by his Will devise part of his Estate then of ye value of above £200
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P Annum to Trustees to be applyd after ye decease of
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Martha
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his
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(who dyed in June
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1674) to Several Charitys amounting in ye whole to £194.13.4 P Annum whereof
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£10 P Annum was to
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That ye Rents falling Short ye
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Governor
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of
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Christs Hospital
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(who had a greater Annual Sume given to them) brought a Bill
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in Chancery to have ye Trust assigned which was ordered and an accounted directedThat
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the Mar. to whom it was referred in takeing ye account for 3 years from Muke 1705 to
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Michas 1708 Reported there was in the hands of the Receivers £354.10.9½ whereof
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the proportion to
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amounted to £17.3.1½ which in presuance
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of an Order of the Comce of this house the 14th. Novemr. 1718 was paid to ye
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Steward of that hospitalThat ye Trust being accordingly assigned to several
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of the
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Governor
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s of Christs hospital They reced for the Rents of the said
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Estate for ye year to Michmas 1709 the Sume of £204 and from that time
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to Michmas 1718 £200 P Annum which amounts in all to £2004 and the
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disbursments thereout as appears by the Christs hospital account amount
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to £469.2.1 so that the Nott sume to be divided is £1534.17.11 whereof
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the proportion to Bethlem Hospital is £78.16.11 to Michmas 1718 which
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the
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s of Christs hospital are ready to pay upon haveing a Discharge
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for ye same in full to that time But in regard ye same in less than ye same
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devised to Bethlem Hospital by ye said Will the steward of that hospital
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could not give a Discharge in full without the Order of this Court and also prays
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the Courts direction as to the Subsequent Annual payments which will also
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fall Short Whereupon It is Ordered That the steward of Bethlem
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hospital do Receive ye said Sume of £78.16.11 and give a discharge for ye
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same in full to Michmas 1718 and that for ye future he do receive the
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proportion comeing to Bethlem hospital according to ye account thereof which
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shall appear in Christs hospitals Books and that he do from time to time give
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a Discharge to the said hospital for ye same for account of Bethlem hospital
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and It is furthen Ordered that ye de
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be Annually carried to
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profitt and Loss in Bethlem account
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