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Tuttle ffeilds and other Affaires of this Parish. And to make
Report of their severall Proceedings at the Genl Vestry next
following. Their first meeting to be at the sayd Worke House
and thence to Adjourne as they shall see good.
Wednesday, 6th August, 1G73. The proposalls of Thorn Ealey of ye
Burrow of Southwarke, Weaver made to ye Vestry this day to be
p'sented to ye President and Corporation for ye Poor of St. Margts
in Westmr for Imploying ye said Poore at ye Workhouse in Tuttle
ffeilds.
To Card and Spinne Cotton and to allow the same Rates that is now
at ye same House to the Poore now Imployed there.
That hee will Imploy such persons in Spinning of fflaxe as cannot
doe other worke, and to allow such Rates for ye same as is now
given at the same House.
To Imploy the poore that doe not Spinne Cotton or fflaxe in
Spinning of Woole or Wosted and Knitting the same as they
shall be Capable of. And to Allow such Rates as is Allowed for
such Worke in ye Citty of London.
THOMAS EALEY.
That the Churchwardens be desired to attend ye President and
Corporation for the Poore of the Citty and Liberty of Westmr
and acquaint them with the proposition of Thomas Ealey touching
his Imploying the Poore of this Parish at worke.
On the 12th June, 1674 the Vestry desired the Churchwardens
"to provide cotton and fflaxe for Manufacture in
the Workhouse and to imploy such persons thereabouts as
they shall thinke fitt." By degrees the provision and
management of these establishments passed into the more
representative hands of the Churchwardens and Overseers,
albeit in Westminster the responsibility was exercised by
the Vestry. Supplies for the parish workhouse were first
obtained by Contract in 1743 :—
Easter Tuesday, April 5, 1743. Resolved and Agreed That the
Workhouse of these Parishes be for the future served by Contract
from half-year to half-year, and that those in every Trade or
Profession who shall propose to serve it at the cheapest rate shall
be admitted as Contractor, with this Distinction only That those
who have served offices in either of the said Parishes shall have
the preference, in case two or more persons shall make the same
offer, and that no person shall be allow'd to sit or vote in any
Committee for managing the said Workhouse during the time of
their serving the same with any Provisions or Materials whatsoever.