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Bound house at Knights Bridge for avoydeing the Charge and
trouble of Lodging of such as are to be passed away It is
thought fitt and Ordered That the Churchwardens doe cause
the sayd Cage or Bound house to be Bepayred for this time
until they can speake with ye Ld High Steward of Westmr or
Head Bayliffe Concerning ye same. And the Charge thereof
shall be allowed at ye passing of their Accompt.
Thursday, 11 Nov., 1708. Ordered that it be referred to the
Church wardens to repaire the .... cage at Knightsbridge
and the charge thereof shall be allowed on their account.
18th Nov., 1698. Ordered that the Churchwardens doe pay the
constables of Knightsbridge account for straw for the cage.
Watchmen, constables, deputy constables, and beadles
were assigned to the hamlet under similar circumstances to
those already narrated in reference to the mother parish.
Orders for the beadles' distinctive attire repeatedly occur in
the minutes, in the following form:—
Wednesday, 7th May, 1690. Ordered that the Churchwardens doe
provide and give a Blew Coat to the Beadle of Knightsbridge.
The method of appointing these functionaries is thus
recorded:—
Tuesday, 5th February, 1788. Resolved that Mr. Altham Corbett,
late Beadle of the Hamlett of Knightsbridge, be allowed his Coat
and Hat, and also his salary to Lady-day next.
Resolved That the Person who may happen to be chosen Beadle of
the Hamlet of Knightsbridge in the room of Altham Corbett,
shall allow to the said Altham Corbett during his Life, one
guinea per quarter out of his Salary, and that he do the Duty
'till Lady-day next without any Salary.
The following Persons attended the Vestry and applied to be admitted
to the said Office of Beadle of the Hamlet of Knightsbridge—
Peter Packard
John Smith
John Taylor
Joseph Nibloe
Besolved unanimously That Mr. Peter Packard be and is hereby
appointed and chosen Beadle of the Hamlet of Knightsbridge in the
parish of Saint Margaret, Westminster, in the room of Altham
Corbett, Resigned.
Proposal to
surrender the
Hamlet.
At a full assembly of the Vestry on Sunday,
18th November, 1711, a resolution was
passed:—
That Mr Thomas Wisdome & Mr Thos Yeomanes be desired to