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An Abstract of Orders
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Toughing the Officers and Poor in St:
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Thomas Hospital in Southwark 1699
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none received but on
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Court days
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Imprimis That the Steward receive no person
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into the house but on ordinary Court days, except by order of the prsident
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or Treasuer or two Governors: Takers in & in such case the person or
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persons shall be presented the Court day following to the end that if
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Found incurable they may be discharged
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none received of
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infections diseases
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Item That no person be received who is Visited or Suspected to
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be visited with the player or other infections Disease & if any such
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be taken in then to be put forth as soon as discovered
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none received without
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Item That no person comeing from the adjacent parts, shall be
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Admitted without a certificate from a Churchwarden of the Parish
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where he or she then lived or other substantial person, with a
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promise in case of Death to take away and bury his Corps without
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charge to this house except in some extraordinary case to be
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aproved by the Governours Takersin
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none taken in twice
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Item That none put out by Takers in for the since being be
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received in again by the succeeding takens in except such person
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have some new Distemper, oris very probable of Cure; And the
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Steward is required to take great care that the new Takers in
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be constantly informed of such persons so formerly discharged
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when they desire to be taken in again
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none taken in that are
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Item That none be taken in that by the advice of the
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Doctors & Chyrnrgions are incurable
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no Garnish money
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Item That no Poor person at their entrance pay any money
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other thing for Garnish or footing or any other matter, on
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pain of expulsion of the person of the person that Demands or
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receives it
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The poor dressed
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Item That the Chirurgions shall cause the poor to be
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well & orderly dressed before Tenn of the clock in the forenoon in the
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Winter and before inne in the summer fine and that no Doctor.
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Chirurgion or Apothecary take any moneys or reward for cure
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any poor admitted by the Governors
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no skellett carrier
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Item That no person shall be permitted on the score or that
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of the hous under ye name or notion of a Skellett Carier, or otherwise to Assistant
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wait upon the Apothecary or Chirurgions of this house in their
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applications to the Patients but that the whole service be done by
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the Apothecary & Chirurgions themselves or Servants kept at the
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own charge
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Apothecaries Duty
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Item That the Apothecary take care that the Physick be
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duly administred to the patients accordings to the prescriptions of the
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Medicines viewed
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4 times a year
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Item That the Grand Physical Medicines be dispossed
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in this house and that all the physical & Chrisurgical Medicines
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be viewed Four times a year by the physicians & Chirugions of the
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