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and St John the Evangelist, Westminster from this Tuesday
in Easter Week 1791 to Tuesday in Easter Week 1792.
35 for St. Margaret.
17 „ St. John.
13 Patroles
9 for St. Margaret (one for Knights Bridge).
4 „ St. John.
4 Bedels
3 for St. Margaret (one for Knights Bridge).
1 „ St. John.
That 1 Nightly Bedel be appointed for both Parishes to attend
the Constable of the Night at St. Margarets Watch House.
That a proper Person be appointed to Controul and Superintend
the Bedel Patrole and Watchmen of Knightsbridge.
That each of the said Watchmen be Allowed Eighteen Pence p
Night for their Attendance from Michaelmas to Lady day and
from Lady day to Michaelmas one shilling per Night they finding
thereout their own Candles, and that their said Wages be
Paid to them Weekly.
The Watchmen Presented a Petition to these Vestries praying
an Augmentation of their Wages in the Summer Half Year
which Petition was rejected for the Present.
That 14s. P Week be allowed to the Regulator of Patroles and
12 s. P Week to his Assistant and that each of the other Eleven
Patroles be allowed 10s. 6d. per Week for their Attendance and
that their said wages be Paid to them weekly.
That the 3 Bedels to be appointed for the Parishes of St. Margaret
and St. John the Evangelist have an allowance of .£24
a year each, and that they do attend at the Watch House in
Rotation every night.
That an Allowance of £20 a year be made to the Nightly Bedel
of Both Parishes.
That an Allowance of £18 a year be made to the Bedel of the
Hamlet at Knightsbridge.
That 2 of the Watchmen of St. Margaret's be appointed for the
Hamlet of Knightsbridge.
That a Sum not exceeding £6 be allowed to the Bedels for Coals
and Candles for the year ensuing.
That the Watch Boxes in the said Parishes do remain where they
are now fixed.
That the Principal Patrole be paid £2 2s. 0d. and each other
Patrole £1 11s. 6d. as Gratuities for Early Duty in the Winter
Evenings.
That each of the Watchmen be paid 7s. 6d. as Gratuities for
Early Duty in the Winter Evenings.
That the Pound Rate to be made for defraying the Charges and
Expenses of the Nightly Watch and Bedels be after the Rate
of Sevenpence in the Pound by the year at a Rack Rent.