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Continued Thursday
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29th. November 1792
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Whereupon the Committee had appointed
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John Gearing
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to that place (during the pleasure of the
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Court) with a Salary of 18s. a week that he be allowed two Rooms for his Apartments
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that he be not permitted to follow any other employment that he reside constantly in
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the Hospital and give up the whole of his time to the superintendance of the Prisoners
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and that he shall not receive any Fee emolument or profit whatever over and above
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his Weekly Wages.
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That the Committee had taken into consideration the reference from the General Court
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respecting the Artsmasters and Apprentices and having called in the several
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Artsmasters they were informed the Court had resolved upon an alteration in the
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institution and that their premises should be resumed by the Hospital and the
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Artsmasters were desired to be prepared with their answers against the next Committee
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as to the terms on which they were willing to quit their apartments at Midsummer
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next taking their Apprentices with them.
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And that the Committee were of opinion that a written notice should be sent to each of the
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Artsmasters to acquaint them with the determination of the General Court to resume the
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whole of the premises now occupied by them and that the Committee should be
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empowered by the Court to treat with those Artsmasters whose Apartments might be
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immediately wanted for carrying into execution the proposed reform of the Prisons.
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The several Minutes of the Bethlem Committee of the 27th. September and the 22nd. November were
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then read whereby it appeared that after proper Advertizements they had contracted with
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Thomas Dalby
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to supply the Hospital with Beef Mutton Veal and Pork from Michaelmas
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next to Lady Day at 3 shillings per Stone his being the only offer.
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And that the Committee after much deliberation had unanimously resolved that it would be
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adviseable to repair the Hospital in a substantial manner and not to rebuild it: That in
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consequence of this resolution they had directed the Surveyor to make a particular Estimate
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of the several repairs necessary to be done that they had likewise ordered Mr. Alexander
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to send in the remainder of the Oak Boards agreeable to his contract and upon making
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an allowance for the defects in those now in th Hospital which have been refused by the
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Surveyor that the same be taken on account of the Hospital.
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The Minutes of the Committee of Auditors of the 26th. September were then read whereby it
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appeared that they had Audited the accounts of both Hospitals from Christmas last to
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that time and found the following sums were then in the hands of the several Officers Vizt
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The Treasurer1342:14.6½
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The late Lincolnshire Receiver14.3.9½
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Steward of Bridewell76.9.8½
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Steward of Bethlem51.15.1
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1485.3.1½
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