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Continued Wednesday 16th May 1750
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the Property of the Sd. Merideth
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Jos. Collet
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for being a loose Idle & Disorderly pson giving
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no good And of himself taken up at one o'Clock this Morning is
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greaty abuseing the Said
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& Foreably Attempting
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Carnally to Know her
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P dobeing Charged on the Oath of
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Richd Robins
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Philipp Lane
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for Attempting to Pick his Pocket last Night
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of a handkerchief he having Detected him with his hand in his Pocket & having
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hold of the Handkerchief & for being a loose Disorderly Pson
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ApothecaryReport about his
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Bills Medicines and
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Attendance}
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Upon Reading a Report from the Comittee of this House bearing date the 8th. day
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of May 1750 under the hands of
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Joseph Ayliffe
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. And General
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Richd Rawlinson
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Mr.
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. Mr.
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John Markham
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, Dr. Battie
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as follows ViztIn Pursuance of an Order of Court the 12th. of April last this
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Comittee have enquired into the amount of the Apothecarys Bills for 7 years last Past
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his Attendance and the goodness of his Medicines and do find that his Bills for Bethlem
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upon an Overage Amount to £372.17.10 a year & for
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to £71 6.8 a year in the
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And this Comittee are Unanimously of Opinion
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1 st
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That the
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for this Future do Attend at Bethlem Hospital once every day in
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the Week Except Sunday & oftner if Need be.
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That by any Information laid before them it does not Appear that any bad Medicines
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That it would be for the Advantage of the Hospital and greater benefit of the Patients
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that an Apothecarys Shop be Kept in Bethlem Hospital after Manner of St. Bartholomew
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Hospital All which is Nevertheless Submitted to the Indgment of the Court and It is
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Ordered that this Opinion be Reported to the CourtThis Court having duly Weighed
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and Considered the Said Report doth Agree thereto with this Variation in the first Resolution
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of the Comittee Vizt That the Apothecary or his Servant to be Approved of by the Trear or
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Monthy Comittee do Attend at Bethlam Hospital come every day in the Week except
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Sunday and ofter if need be and the last Resolution to be further Considered.
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Petn for Lease
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of
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Cliffe End Farm
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Kent
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referred to Comee}
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Upon Reading the humble Petition of
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William Cooper
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>
of the Parish of
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St. Lawrence
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in
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</
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the
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Isle of Thanet
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in the Court of
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Kent
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>
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interp
>
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Yeoman
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>
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inst
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type
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>
SettingforthThat the petitioner
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lb
>
</
lb
>
Succeeded his Uncles
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rs
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id
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>
Roger
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>
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interp
>
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and
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rs
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=
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>
James Taddy
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rs
>
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type
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>
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>
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interp
inst
=
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>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20206_n4428-3"
type
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"gender"
value
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>
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interp
>
in Ciffend Farm in the Isle of Thanet part
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the Possiens of Bethlem Hospital and New holds the Same at thereat of £80 P Ann
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
under a Lease from the Governors which is near expiringThat the Petitioner is
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
willing to take a New Lease thereof with usual Covents for 21 Years from Militias next
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
at the Same rent of £80 payable half at the Compting house at
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rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
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>
Bridewell
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rs
>
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inst
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type
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value
=
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>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
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type
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value
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"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
,
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lb
>
</
lb
>
Hospital and to Pay a Fine of £80 and to executed a Counterpart of Such Lease
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
And praying the Governors to grant him a Lease AccordinghIt is Ordered
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
that the Said Petition be referred to the Comittee of this House to Consider thereof and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Report their Opinion thereon to the Court
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p
>
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p
n
=
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>
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note
type
=
"authorial"
place
=
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>
Kal
</
note
>
</
p
>
</
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>
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