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<p n="3336">Thursday <rs type="date" id="BBBRMG20205_date326">16: May 1734</rs>
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<p n="3337"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3337-1">SharpSutton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5685">Needle maker</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3337-2">SpencerWm</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5686">Framework knitter</rs>
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Elected Artsmasters}</note>
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<p n="3338">At this Court the several humble Petitions of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-17">Sutton Sharp</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5687">Needlemaker</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-1">William Spencer</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5688">Framework knitter</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-2">James Vaughan</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5689">Weaver</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-3">John Wall</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5690">Shoemaker</rs>
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were read setting forth that they are<lb></lb>
willing to comply with all the Orders of the Court in relation to Artsmasters &<lb></lb>
to take such a Number of Apprentices as the Governors shall think fitt to<lb></lb>
allot them and praying to be Elected Artsmasters in the room of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-4">John<lb></lb>
West</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5691">Weaver</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5692">deceased</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-5">Francis Read</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5693">Shoemaker</rs>
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who lately quitted the<lb></lb>
HospitalAnd a petition of Master Wardens and Assistants of the<lb></lb>
Company of Frameswork knitters of the Cities of London and <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20205_geo1598">Westminster</rs>
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the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales signed by <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-6">Timothy Smart</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5694">Master</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-7">Thomas Robinson</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-8">Roger Broome</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5695">Wardens</rs>
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and Eleven others<lb></lb>
of the said Company was presented to this Court and read being the same in<lb></lb>
Substance with two former Representations of the said Company Vizt.<lb></lb>
One the 1st. day of July 1726 and the other the 24 day of April 1730<lb></lb>
Praying that the said <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-9">William Spencer</rs>
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may not be admitted an Artsmaster<lb></lb>
And the said <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-10">William Spencer</rs>
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produced the State of a Case with the<lb></lb>
Opinions of Mr. Abney Mr. Serjeant Urling and Mr. Comon Serjeant thereon<lb></lb>
which he prayed might be read and the said Opinions were accordingly read<lb></lb>
Whereupon It was moved and the question being put That this<lb></lb>
Court do now proceed to the Election of Artsmasters The <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5696">Right Worshipfull</rs>
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The <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5697">President</rs>
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declared his Opinion that the plurality of hands was for the<lb></lb>
Affirmative but a Poll being demanded those who were for the Negative were<lb></lb>
desired to withdraw into the dineing room and <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20205_occ5698">Tellers</rs>
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were appointed Vizt<lb></lb>
Mr. Deputy Brewis and Mr. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-11">Samuel Smith</rs>
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who reported to the Court<lb></lb>
that the number of Governors for the Affirmative was 33 and for the<lb></lb>
Negative 32And this Court being Acquainted that <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-12">John Wall</rs>
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one of<lb></lb>
the Petitioners is not a Freeman of this City It wasmoved and the<lb></lb>
Question was put that his Petition be rejected which was carried in the<lb></lb>
AffirmativeAnd then the said <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-13">Sutton Sharpe</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-14">William Spencer</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-15">James Vaughan</rs>
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being severally put in nomination the plurality of<lb></lb>
hands appeard for the said Sharp and SpencerWhereupon It is<lb></lb>
Ordered that the said <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-18">Sutton Sharp</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20205_n3338-16">William Spencer</rs>
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(upon delivering<lb></lb>
Certificates of their Setlements to the Clerk and producing Copys of their<lb></lb>
freedom of this City) be admitted Artsmasters of this Hospital untill the<lb></lb>
next Election day giving Security as usual in the like cases and entring<lb></lb>
into the usual Covenants with a Covenant to be added that they will not set up<lb></lb>
or use any Engine Looms in this Hospital and that the Journeymen which they<lb></lb>
shall Employ in their said Trades shall be such as have served their<lb></lb>
apprenticeships in this HospitalAnd it is further Ordered<lb></lb>
That they have such apartments as the Comittee of this house shall direct.</p>
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