The charters of the Royal Hospitals of Bridewell and Bethlem.

  • Bridewell Royal Hospital
Date:
1807
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The charters of the Royal Hospitals of Bridewell and Bethlem. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and of like Sort, Courts Leet, Views, Frank Pledge, and whatsoever appertain or belong unto Views or Frank Pledges, or in any Wise may or ought to appertain or belong to the Assize and Assay of Bread and Wine, and all Strays, Goods and Chattels, Waifes, Goods and Chattels of Felons and Fugitives, Parks, Free Warrens, and that appertain unto Free Warrens, or ought to appertain, and all Manner of Rights, Privileges, Liberties, Jurisdictions, Profits, Commodities, and Advantages, whatsoever, in the said Manors, Lands, Tenements, and other the Premises, with their Appurtenances, and in every Part and Parcel of the same, how many, how great and of what Sort, We now hold, and have holden, and in as ample Manner and Form as We now, or Our Progenitors at any Time heretofore have had, holden, and enjoyed. Our aforesaid Manor and House of Bridewell, and every Part and Parcel of the same, which now, or in Times past have been counted, holden, or known to be, or have been, Parcels or Members to the said Manors belonging, or in any wise apper¬ taining; and also how many, how great, and of what Sort, and whatsoever, the Masters of the said late Hospital, or any of his or their Pre* decessors lately in the Right of the Hospital, in the aforesaid Manors, Lands, Tenements, and other the Premises, with their Appurtenances, or in any Parcel of the same, at any Time have had, holden, or enjoyed, or he or they ought to have had and enjoyed, by Reason of any Let¬ ters Patents by Us or any of Our Progenitors, or by Reason of any Charter, Gift, Grant, Pre¬ scription, Use, or Custom, or other Means whaU soever. And further We give, and by these presents grant, unto the said Mayor, Commonalty and Citizens of the City aforesaid, all and al} Manner of Profits, Rents, Revenues, and Ad- C 2 vantages,