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<p n="1453">Generall Court Veu: <rs type="date" id="LMTHMC55201_date94">8 o August<lb></lb>
1707</rs>
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: Pl: Merid:</p>
<p n="1454">The Orders & Proceedings of the last Gentl: Court Read Approoved &<lb></lb>
Conserved.</p>
<p n="1455">Mr. <rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMC55201_occ301">Trear</rs>
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accouinted the Court that Sr. Robt.<obscured></obscured>
& at late President<lb></lb>
of this Hosptl:<obscured></obscured>
like the<obscured></obscured>
and that the<lb></lb>
Court was sumoned by direccon or the Grand Comittee for Electing a New<lb></lb>
President.</p>
<p n="1456">And a Mocon being made that Chairman night be Chosen<lb></lb>
the Reporteryes of the Orders & proceedings of this Court were searched<lb></lb>
and it appearing by many Instances of Courts had after the Death<lb></lb>
of former President, for the Electing of New president and likewise<lb></lb>
of Courts held in the absence of the president, that the same have been held<lb></lb>
by the Trear for the time being. This Court thereupon proceeded to<lb></lb>
the Eleccon of a President as usuall Mr. Trear being in the Chaire</p>
<p n="1457">The Rt: Honble Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMC55201_n1457-1">Robt. Beddingfeild</rs>
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<interp inst="LMTHMC55201_n1457-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMC55201_occ302">Knt</rs>
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: Ld: Mayor and<lb></lb>
all the rest of the Aldermen (two such who are<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
president<lb></lb>
of other Hosptls) were severally put in Nominacon. And being<lb></lb>
Reduced to: Sr: <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMC55201_n1457-2">Wm. Ashurst</rs>
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<interp inst="LMTHMC55201_n1457-2" type="surname" value="Ashurst"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHMC55201_n1457-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
& Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMC55201_n1457-3">Thomas Abney</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHMC55201_n1457-3" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHMC55201_n1457-3" type="surname" value="Abney"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHMC55201_n1457-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, Those Two were<lb></lb>
againe put in Nominacon, and the Elecon by Majority of Hands<lb></lb>
fell on the sd: sr: <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMC55201_n1457-4">Thomas Abney</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1458">Whereupon it is ordered that Mr. Trear Mr. Maine Mr. Cole<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Mr: <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMC55201_n1458-1">Francis Moult</rs>
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<interp inst="LMTHMC55201_n1458-1" type="surname" value="Moult"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHMC55201_n1458-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Majr. Cook, Mr. Baker & Mr. Corbett be a Comittee to<lb></lb>
waite on the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMC55201_occ303">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMC55201_n1458-2">Thomas Abney</rs>
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<interp inst="LMTHMC55201_n1458-2" type="surname" value="Abney"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHMC55201_n1458-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and Accquaint Cum therewith<lb></lb>
and desire he would please to Accept the sd place of <rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMC55201_occ304">President</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
this Hosptl:</p>
<p n="1459">Inby.<lb></lb>
d &<obscured></obscured>
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