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Continued Thursday the 13th April 1749
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Pice Richd. Porter a
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Gratuitty of £25 Ordered him}
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A Motion being made that in Regard to the extraordinary Diligence of Mr.
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Richard Pice
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the
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of this Hospital a Gratuity be given him for his good
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Services for the time past since the Court gate him a Gratuity and the Sum of
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Twenty five pounds being now Proposed and the Question thereupon putIt
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is Ordered Unanimously that the Clerk do pay to the said
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Twenty five pounds as a Gratutity for his said Services
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Packer Benjn
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. Elected
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an Artsmaster}
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At this Court the humble Petition of
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Benjamin Packer
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Citizen &
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but
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by Trade a
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was read Setting forthThat the Petitioner served his Apprentices p
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in this Hospital to Mr.
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John Word
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late one of the
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s and has been a Freeman
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of this City upwards of Seven years and has been set up in his Trade about five Years
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That there being a Vacancy of an Artsmaster in the Room of Mr.
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Thos. Reay
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deced
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and the Petr. being ready & willing to take such a Number of Apprentices as the Court
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shall think fit and keep his Appartment in Repair with Glazing, Plaistering and
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Whiteing at his own Expence as is usually done by the Artsmasters and to Comply
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with all Orders of Court & Comittee made & to be made in Relation to Artsmasters
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and praying to be Elected an Artsmaster in the Room of the said Mr. Reay And the
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question being put that the said
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Benjamin Packer
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being Elected an Artsmaster
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of this Hospital he was Nemine Contradicente Elected Artsmaster till the
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next Election dayAnd it is Orderd that upon his Delivering a Certificate of
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of his settlement to the clerk & produceing a Copy of his Freedom of this City he
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be Admitted Accordingly upon giveing Security as is usual & entering into the
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usual Covenants with abovenant that the Journey men which he shall employ
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shall be such as have Served their Apprentices Rips in this HospitalAnd it
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further Ordered that he have such Appartment in this Hospital as the Comittee
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of this House shall direct.
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Harris Richd
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.Appr to
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West to be turned over to
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Joshua Turner
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At this Court
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Richard Harris
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who by Indre dated the 29th. day of May 1746 was
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bound Apprentice to
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Obediah West
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Velvet Weaver
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one of the
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Artsmaster
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s of this
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Hospital for Seven Years desired to be turned over to
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Joshua Turner
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Citizen and
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of London for the remainder of the sd. Term and the sd.
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Obediah West
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& the Father of
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the said Apprentice being present & Consenting thereto It is Ordered That the said
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Richard Harris
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be turned over to the said
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Joshua Turner
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(who being also present in
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Court) Agreed to take him Accordingly.
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At this Court the Charge was read to
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John Chelwell
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Edward Popham
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Esqr
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&
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Captain
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Charles Raymond
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as Governors of these Hospitalls.
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