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Continued Thursday 18th. April 1776
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be admitted an Incurable
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Patient the first Vacancy
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Upon Reading the Humble Petiton of
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Thomas Mayos
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a Lunatic and the Certificate of the
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Minister Churchwardens and Overseer of the Poor of the
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in the County of
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thereto annexed in the Words
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and figures following "That his said Lunatic's Sister was discharged
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out of
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about the 22nd June last as incurable & fit
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and sent to her Friends at Wellington in the County of hereford where
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she continued to Labour under the Influance of her melancholly
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disorder. In January last unobserved she left her Apartment &
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meeting with her Youngest Child unfortuneately Murdered it by cutting
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its throat, for which henious Offence she was Try'd at the last Assizes
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holden for the County of Hereford by Mr. Serjacent Forster who
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Acquitted her and strongly recommended an humble & respectful
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representation of her Case should be made to the president and
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governors of Bethlem Hospital. Your Petitioner unhappy Sister
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has two other small Children for whom he is willing to make the
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best provision in his power being himself a Person of mean
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Condition and subsisting by hard Labour He therefore most
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humbley prays you will Please to take into your consideration his
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unhappy Sisters Case and grant her the Indulgance of being
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received the first Vancacy on the Incurable List And your Petr. will
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ever pray Etc.
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Thomas Mayos
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& Overseers of the Poor of Wellington are well Assured the Contents of
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the within written petitions are true and beg leave to recommed
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from over Knowledge of her unhappy situation to
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the kind Attention of the President and
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" It is
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Ordered that the said Benedicta Gough be admitted as an
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Incurable patient in Bethlem Hospital upon the next Vacancy.
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Hospital of BridewellThat your Petnr. have for several Years
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Laboured under the greatest Inconveniency by your Worships permitting
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their Apprentices to Attend Fires. That your Petrs. have frequently
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Business in Hand that requires the utmost expedition & placing
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Confidence in their Apperentices often Imploy them therein in hopes of having
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the same completed by the time appointed by their respective Customers
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But the moment an alarm of Fire comes into the Hosptial Your Petrs.
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are deprived of the benefit of their Assistance (alledging that they are
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Authorized by your Worships to Attend Fires & will attend) to the Great
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