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<p n="446">Continued Thursday <rs type="date" id="BBBRMG20209_date23">15th Novr. 1781</rs>
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<p n="447">It is Ordered that Mr. Deputy Rogers Mr. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n447-1">Saml. Swain</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n447-2">John Spiller</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20209_occ359">Esqr</rs>
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. or any two of them be desired to Inquire if the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n447-3">Joshua King</rs>
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be set up for himself in his Trade and of his<lb></lb>
hopefulness therein and Report the same to the Court.</p>
<p n="448"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n448-1">Stewart Thomas</rs>
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to be made free</note>
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At this Court <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n448-2">Thomas Stewart</rs>
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late <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20209_occ360">Apprentice</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n448-3">Roger Owen</rs>
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was Ordered to be made free of this City Grates</p>
<p n="449">Upon Reading a Report from the House Committee<lb></lb>
in the words and figures following Vizt. At a Committee<lb></lb>
Wednesday 24th. October 1781 This Committee finding a Vacancy<lb></lb>
of an Artsmaster in this Hospital caused Advertizements to be<lb></lb>
Published several times in the daily Advertizer as follows Viz.<lb></lb>
Bridewell Hospital An Apartment of one of the Artsmasters<lb></lb>
in this Hospital being now Vacant any Shoemaker in the<lb></lb>
Womens way of good Character who is inclinable to fill up the<lb></lb>
Vacancy may give in their Names at the Clerks Office (where<lb></lb>
they will receive further Information) any Morning before the<lb></lb>
6th.day of November next soon after which there will be an<lb></lb>
Election N. B. None but Freeman of the <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20209_geo57">City of London</rs>
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can<lb></lb>
be admitted as Candidates and accordingly two Shoemakers<lb></lb>
left their Names and Notice being given to them that the Comittee<lb></lb>
would meet this day to consider of the several Applications that had<lb></lb>
been made the following (Persons Attended and brought Samples<lb></lb>
of their Work Vizt. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n449-1">Joshua Chapman</rs>
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at No.14 <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20209_geo58">Shoreditch</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n449-2">William Scripps</rs>
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at No. 2 <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20209_geo59">Little Turnstile</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20209_geo60">Holborn</rs>
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. They both<lb></lb>
Professed themselves to be of the Church of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20209_geo61">England</rs>
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as by Law<lb></lb>
Established and the Committee upon the best Inquiry they could<lb></lb>
make have no reason to object to the Character of either of them<lb></lb>
or their Skill in their Trade All which is Nevertheless submitted<lb></lb>
to the Judgment of the Court.</p>
<p n="450"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20209_occ361">Artsmaster</rs>
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Scripps William Elected</note>
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This Court proceeded to the Election of an Artsmaster and<lb></lb>
the humble Petitions of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n450-1">Joshua Chapman</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20209_n450-2">William Scripps</rs>
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being severally read each setting forth that he is willing to take<lb></lb>
such a Number of Apprentices as the Court shall Order and to<lb></lb>
keep his Apartment in repair with Flooring Glazing<lb></lb>
Plaistering and White washing at his own Expence and to<lb></lb>
Comply with all Orders of the Court and Committee made and to</p>
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