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<p n="4278">Continued Thursday 18th. April 1776</p>
<p n="4279"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4279-1">Gough Benedicta</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
be admitted an Incurable<lb></lb>
Patient the first Vacancy</note>
<lb></lb>
Upon Reading the Humble Petiton of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4279-2">Thomas Mayos</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4279-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
Brother of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4279-3">Benedicta Gough</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4279-3" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
a Lunatic and the Certificate of the<lb></lb>
Minister Churchwardens and Overseer of the Poor of the <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2422">Parish<lb></lb>
of Wellington</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2423">Hereford</rs>
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thereto annexed in the Words<lb></lb>
and figures following "That his said Lunatic's Sister was discharged<lb></lb>
out of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2424">Bethlem Hospital</rs>
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about the 22nd June last as incurable & fit<lb></lb>
and sent to her Friends at Wellington in the County of hereford where<lb></lb>
she continued to Labour under the Influance of her melancholly<lb></lb>
disorder. In January last unobserved she left her Apartment &<lb></lb>
meeting with her Youngest Child unfortuneately Murdered it by cutting<lb></lb>
its throat, for which henious Offence she was Try'd at the last Assizes<lb></lb>
holden for the County of Hereford by Mr. Serjacent Forster who<lb></lb>
Acquitted her and strongly recommended an humble & respectful<lb></lb>
representation of her Case should be made to the president and<lb></lb>
governors of Bethlem Hospital. Your Petitioner unhappy Sister<lb></lb>
has two other small Children for whom he is willing to make the<lb></lb>
best provision in his power being himself a Person of mean<lb></lb>
Condition and subsisting by hard Labour He therefore most<lb></lb>
humbley prays you will Please to take into your consideration his<lb></lb>
unhappy Sisters Case and grant her the Indulgance of being<lb></lb>
received the first Vancacy on the Incurable List And your Petr. will<lb></lb>
ever pray Etc. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4279-4">Thomas Mayos</rs>
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" "We the Minister Church wardens<lb></lb>
& Overseers of the Poor of Wellington are well Assured the Contents of<lb></lb>
the within written petitions are true and beg leave to recommed<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4279-5">Benedicte Gough</rs>
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from over Knowledge of her unhappy situation to<lb></lb>
the kind Attention of the President and <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7808">governors</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2425">Bethlem Hospital</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4279-63">Thos. Watkins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7809">Vicar</rs>
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of Wellington<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4279-6">John Graves</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4279-6" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4279-7">John Thomas</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4279-7" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7810">Churchwardens</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4279-8">Thomas Rogers</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4279-8" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n4279-26">John Morvan</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n4279-26" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7811">Overseers</rs>
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" It is<lb></lb>
Ordered that the said Benedicta Gough be admitted as an<lb></lb>
Incurable patient in Bethlem Hospital upon the next Vacancy.</p>
<p n="4280"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7812">Artsmasters</rs>
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Petition</note>
<lb></lb>
Upon Reading the Humble Petitions of the <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7813">Artsmasters</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ7814">Senior Apprentices</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2426">Bridewell Hospital</rs>
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in the words and<lb></lb>
figures following "The Humble Petition of the Artsmaster of the<lb></lb>
Hospital of BridewellThat your Petnr. have for several Years<lb></lb>
Laboured under the greatest Inconveniency by your Worships permitting<lb></lb>
their Apprentices to Attend Fires. That your Petrs. have frequently<lb></lb>
Business in Hand that requires the utmost expedition & placing<lb></lb>
Confidence in their Apperentices often Imploy them therein in hopes of having<lb></lb>
the same completed by the time appointed by their respective Customers<lb></lb>
But the moment an alarm of Fire comes into the Hosptial Your Petrs.<lb></lb>
are deprived of the benefit of their Assistance (alledging that they are<lb></lb>
Authorized by your Worships to Attend Fires & will attend) to the Great</p>
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