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Continued Wednesday 13th. February 1765
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of his Subjects the Mayor Commonalty and Citizens of
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who
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diligently Travailed for the good Provision of the Poor and every Sort of them &
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that by such means as neither the Child in his Infaney shall want virtuors
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Education and bringing up neither when the same shall grow unto full Age shall
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lack Matter whereon the same may virtuously Occupy himself in some good
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Occupation or Science Profitable to the Common Weal neither the sore nor Sick
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when they shall be Healed shall be Permitted nor Sufferrd to Wander as Vagabonds
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in the Common Weal but shall likewise be put to Labour and good and
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whole some Exercize and so to be made profitable Members of the same His
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Highness for the Advancement of that good work was Pleased to be the Patron
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of that Godly Foundation and by His Letters Patent in due form to be made
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to grant to the said Mayor Commonalty & Citizens and their Successors for Ever
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All that his Graces Manor House and Place called
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Bridewell
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with the
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Appertenances and all Houses Edifices Buildings Gardens Void Grounds
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Profits and Commodities to the same belonging. And was also pleased to
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promise and Grant to the said Mayor Commonalty and Citizens That he by
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his Letters Patent would give and Grant to them and to their Successors for Ever
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All the Manors Messuages Lands Tenements & Hereditaments as well
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Spiritual as Temporal that did belong to the late Hospital of
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the Savoy
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(Except the Principal House and Buildings within the Precinct of the
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same and the Messuages or Tenements near the same House called
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the
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Savoy Rents
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) together with the Implements of Household Necessarys &
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other Household Stuff and Furniture belonging to the said late Hospital
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or Church of
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(Except a Great Bell and one Little Bell and one
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Chalice for the Communion) And in Consideration thereof the said Mayor
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Commonalty & Citizens for themselves and their Successors did (among other
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Things) Covenant and Grant with the said King his Heirs and Successors
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that they should within as Convenient Time as might be set up & Erect within
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the said Manor House and Place of
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good and Profitable Occupation
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& should Train & set on Work in the same such of the Poor which they then had
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or should thereafter have & receive within any of their New Erected Hospitals of
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& St. Thomas in
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as should have Strength to Labour
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in some Kind of Occupation as they should be most apt for And his said
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Majesty was pleased to give and Grant to the said Mayor Commonalty &
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Citizens and their Successors Licence and Authority to purchase Lands
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Tenements and Hereditaments for the Use of the said Several Hospitals to the
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Yearly Value of 4000 Marks over and above the Manors Lands Tenemts.
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& Hereditaments abovesaid And they Covenanted with the King that the
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whole Yearly Profits and Revenues of the said Manors Lands Tenements and
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Hereditaments Granted to them and their Successors and which they should
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purchase or should be given to them over and besides the Fees and Pensions
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to be paid to such Officers as should serve in any of the Hospitals and
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such lawful Charges as should be due and going out of the same should
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be Employed to the Relief and Sustentation of the Poor aforesaid. And the King
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also Granted to the said Mayor Commonalty & Citizens & their Successors That
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they should Ordain & make such wholsome and honest Ordinances Statutes and
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Rules for Good Governance of the Poor to be kept within the said House of
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or any other of the said Hospitals & to Examine all & every Person &
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Persons as should Wander Idly within the said City or the Liberties of the same
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and to compel them to Occupy themselves in Honest Labour and Work And
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