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Continued Wednesday 13th. February 1765
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who declared the
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would be the most necessary of the said
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Hospitals and took great pains and trouble to procure and establish the same
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Also considering that the bringing up Children of Riper Years to Occupations
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was one of the Objects of the Declaration Grant and Charter above mentioned and that
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the Method of Training up such Children has for near two Centuries been by placing
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them with
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Artsmasters
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within the said Hospital Also Considering the Great Sums of
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Money given to Answer and Support the Purposes for which this Hospital was
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founded particularly for the benefit of Apprentices in Confidence that the same
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would be Punctually and Religiously applied to the Uses for which the same
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was Originally Destined Also Considering that a great Number of Apprentices
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have been brought up in this Hospital from Poverty and Distress many of
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whom have become useful Members of Society We are of Opinion that the
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and their Apprentices are of Public Utility and that it is expedient
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to continue such a Number of
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as to leave Room for a Provision for Vagrant
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Children & such other Persons as are Willing to accept employment and to
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enable the
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governors
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of this Hospital by their Charitable Interposition to rescue
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them from their destitute Condition and render them useful Members of
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Society under the Care and Tuition of a Taskmaster And we are also
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of Opinion That as future Vacancies of
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Artsmasters
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happen they shall
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be filled up with such Trades and Manufactures as are most Wanting in
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the
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City of London
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and the Liberties thereof and employ the Greatest Number
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of Hands And we are further of Opinion that in Rutting out Apprentices
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hereafter a Preference shall be given to those of
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&
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Middlesex
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And Lastly as to what Reformation may be immediately necessary
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in respect to such Apprentices to Remove their enormous Misbehavior
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We find by Information of Mr
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that several Regulations
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have been already made by the House Committee and that others are now under
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their Consideration for reforming the Apprentices Preventing Disorders
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and Correcting the Offenders We are therefore of Opinion to decline
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Entring into this Part of the Inquiry directed by the said Order & to leave
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it to that Committee to compleat their Plan if this Court shall think proper
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All which is Submitted to the Judgment of the Court
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It is unanimously Ordered that the said Report be and the
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same is hereby Confirmed
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Report of House Comittee
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as to Boys and that no mor
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than Two shall go out or to
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Seen together
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Upon Reading a Report from the House Committee under the Hands of
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John Wallington
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Mr. Deputy
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Wm. Tyser
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Robt Gamon
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Mr.
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Ingham Foster
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James Rosseter
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Henry Cranke
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& Mr.
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Wm Kinleside
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in the
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Words and Figures following Wednesday the 6th. of February 1765 Whereas
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many Complaints have been lately made against the Apprentices in this
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Hospital for divers offenses and Irregularities by them Committed from Time
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to Time and tho' they have been frequently Admonished and Threatned
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such their had Conduct is still Continued to the great Seandal of the Hospital
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and Prejudice of the Boys taken into the same It is the Opinion of
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this Committee that if more Boys than Two shall for the future be found
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together without the Gates of this Hospital Except attending Fires and the
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Processions in the City an Easter Monday Tuesday Wednesday That
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