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<p n="912">An Abstract of Orders<lb></lb>
Toughing the Officers and Poor in St:<lb></lb>
Thomas Hospital in Southwark 1699</p>
<p n="913"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">none received but on<lb></lb>
Court days</note>
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Imprimis That the Steward receive no person<lb></lb>
into the house but on ordinary Court days, except by order of the prsident<lb></lb>
or Treasuer or two Governors: Takers in & in such case the person or<lb></lb>
persons shall be presented the Court day following to the end that if<lb></lb>
Found incurable they may be discharged</p>
<p n="914"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">none received of<lb></lb>
infections diseases</note>
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Item That no person be received who is Visited or Suspected to<lb></lb>
be visited with the player or other infections Disease & if any such<lb></lb>
be taken in then to be put forth as soon as discovered</p>
<p n="915"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">none received without<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
</note>
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Item That no person comeing from the adjacent parts, shall be<lb></lb>
Admitted without a certificate from a Churchwarden of the Parish<lb></lb>
where he or she then lived or other substantial person, with a<lb></lb>
promise in case of Death to take away and bury his Corps without<lb></lb>
charge to this house except in some extraordinary case to be<lb></lb>
aproved by the Governours Takersin</p>
<p n="916"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">none taken in twice</note>
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Item That none put out by Takers in for the since being be<lb></lb>
received in again by the succeeding takens in except such person<lb></lb>
have some new Distemper, oris very probable of Cure; And the<lb></lb>
Steward is required to take great care that the new Takers in<lb></lb>
be constantly informed of such persons so formerly discharged<lb></lb>
when they desire to be taken in again</p>
<p n="917"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">none taken in that are<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
</note>
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Item That none be taken in that by the advice of the<lb></lb>
Doctors & Chyrnrgions are incurable</p>
<p n="918"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">no Garnish money</note>
<lb></lb>
Item That no Poor person at their entrance pay any money<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
other thing for Garnish or footing or any other matter, on<lb></lb>
pain of expulsion of the person of the person that Demands or<lb></lb>
receives it</p>
<p n="919"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">The poor dressed</note>
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Item That the Chirurgions shall cause the poor to be<lb></lb>
well & orderly dressed before Tenn of the clock in the forenoon in the<lb></lb>
Winter and before inne in the summer fine and that no Doctor.<lb></lb>
Chirurgion or Apothecary take any moneys or reward for cure<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
any poor admitted by the Governors</p>
<p n="920"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">no skellett carrier</note>
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Item That no person shall be permitted on the score or that<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of the hous under ye name or notion of a Skellett Carier, or otherwise to Assistant<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
wait upon the Apothecary or Chirurgions of this house in their<lb></lb>
applications to the Patients but that the whole service be done by<lb></lb>
the Apothecary & Chirurgions themselves or Servants kept at the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
own charge</p>
<p n="921"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Apothecaries Duty</note>
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Item That the Apothecary take care that the Physick be<lb></lb>
duly administred to the patients accordings to the prescriptions of the<obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="922"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Medicines viewed<lb></lb>
4 times a year</note>
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Item That the Grand Physical Medicines be dispossed<lb></lb>
in this house and that all the physical & Chrisurgical Medicines<lb></lb>
be viewed Four times a year by the physicians & Chirugions of the<obscured></obscured>
</p>
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