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Wednesday 27th. January 1741/2
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Vacancy on the death
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Thos. Cleaver
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This Court declared the Vacancy of a Beadle of this Hospital on the decease of
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Thomas Cleaver
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And Ordered that the Election of a Beadle be the 17th. of February
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next and that Notice thereof be inserted in the Ticketts.
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At this Court the following poor Boys were Ordered to be put out Apprentices at the
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Nomination of the Governors hereafter named Vizt.
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Nominated by
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to Mr
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Aldn
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. Benn
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to
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Dr
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Richd. Rawlinson
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Ward's Apprentices to be sent
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for the present to Reay}
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Ordered that
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Charles Child
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JohnBaker
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George Cooper
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Apprentices
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to
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Mr.
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John Ward
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late one of the
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Artsmaster
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s of this Hospital be for the present
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sent to Mr. Reay one of the Artsmasters And that the Steward to deliver to the
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said Mr. Reay Work Sufficient to employ the said Boys
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Letterthe Presidt & Trear to open
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all that are directed to the Court}
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Mr.
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President
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or (in his Absence) Mr.
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Treasurer
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are desired to open all the Letters
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that come directed to this Court
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Sr
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John James
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's Will
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Comittee Appointed}
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Mr.
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President
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acquainted the Court he had received two sealed Letter directed
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to the
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President
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Treasurer and Governors of Bethlem Hospital which being now
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opened by the Clerk and read the one appeared to be from
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Richard Dalton
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(one
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of the Exos of
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John James
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Barrt
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) dated the 19th. Janry purposting that the heirs
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at Law of the late
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John James
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designing to contest his will the Excos are
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desirous to meet some of the Gover of Bethlem with these of
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St. George
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Hospital
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to receive their advise and assistance upon this occasion& the other Letter was
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signed
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Tho. Mason
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Secretary
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and dated
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St. George's Hospital
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Hyde Park Corner
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20th. Janry 1741/2 purporting that a Committee of that Hospital was appointed
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to meet at the Rainbow Coffee house Lancaster Court near St. Martins Church
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on Saturday (then) next at 4 Afternoon and desired this Court would
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appoint some Gentleman to meet the said CommitteeWhereupon It is
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Ordered that the
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President
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Treasurer & Auditor General and the Gentleman
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of the long Robe who are Governors of these Hospitalls and the following
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Gentleman Vizt. Mr. Pryse Mr. Lock, Mr Charleton Dr. Rawlinson. Mr. Fotherby
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Mr. Cheeks & Mr. Meyor be a Committee for the Affairs relating to the will of
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Sr
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.
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John James
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"John"
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Barrt. deced & they or any three of them to act in Coryn notice
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</
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with the Committee of St. Georges Hospital and to report their proceedings to
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</
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this Court as they shall see occasion
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<
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Letteran Anonymous one
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deferred to next Court}
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Mr.
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President
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acquainted the Court That on the 14th. of Janry instant He received
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by the Penny post a paper in the from of a Letter sealed and directed to him in
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Mincing Lane near Fenchurch Street which he opened and found another a paper
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inclosed therein not dated nor subscribed with any name& desired the said
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inclosed paper might be read which was done as follows ViztGrievences
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presented for RedressThe Executing money (the but a Shiff) from the
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poor patients friends when they only come to being clean, or take away four
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Linnen from them in BethlemThe Holyday behaviour in that Hospital
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a Nuisance to the Inhabitants & a scandal to passengersA Prohibition
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for the future against the large Quantitys of strong Liquor carried in daily
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which gives great offence to all who observe itThe Cause of the
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Iqnorance of the state of the Apprentices in
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Bridewell
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is in some ones care
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to be attributed to the Indolence of that officer whose duty it is to draw up
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Lists of the Apprentices (with their respective binding) at proper times in such
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numbers, as not only some but the whole Committed present may have a view of
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the State of the houses2. Why such a List on a
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bread Street
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of paper should not
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as well as the Kalendars be laid on the Table before every Court & Comittee for the
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perusal of the numbers of bothLastly the presence of your office (owne of
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which are sworn to Secreey) at Debates in Courts & Committee larceny unusual
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Circumstance for any publick lady to permitNB. A Copy of this paper as an
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Appeal to the publick is therein mentioned are not as they daserve recoredered It is
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Ordered that the Consideration of the said paper be deferred till the next Court
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& that cosups thereof be delivered to the steward of such Hospital
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1741/2 Jan 27th. It copy to Mr. Acton
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29th. doto
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Richd. Wright
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for Mr. Byrch KP
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