The statutes of the General Infirmary at Chester · THE STATUTES O F The General Infirmary A T CHESTER. THOMASCRANE, Secretary C H E S T E R: Printed by Elizabeth Adams, 1763.

THE

STATUTESO F

The General InfirmaryA T

CHESTER.

THOMAS CRANE, Secretary

C H E S T E R:Printed by Elizabeth Adams, 1763.

ORDERED,THAT a fecond Edition of the

Statutes be printed, with the feveralCorrections and Additions as delivered inby the Committee, and agreed to by tb.Board ; and that 1000 Copies of thefaidEdition be pnblifhed for the Ufe of theInfirmary.

THE

STATU TESOF THE

General Infirmary at Cheflerthe Government ofstyle of

Society be placed in Soa"

T Hands of certain Governors,by the Name of The Govern-ors of the General In-

firmary at Chester.

IT. That all Benefa&ors of Twenty Trufoes.Guineas or upwards at one Time, be Go-vernors during Life.

111. That all Subfcribers of q'woCover ■»

Guineas per Annum, or upwards, be Go- ROrs *

Vernors during Payment.

GeneralBoard.

IV. That the Phyficians and Sur-geons attending the Infirmary beGovernors and have Votes at all Boards.

V, That the Head or other Officer,for the Time being, of any Townffiip,Body-Corporate, or Society fubfcribingftwo Guineas per Annum, be a Governorduring Payment,

VI. That twenty-four Subfcribersof One Gntnsa per Annum be chofenGovernors for the Year enfuing, by Ro-tation, as they Rand in the AlphabeticalLift.

VII. That all Elefh’ons be by Bal-lot, and all Queftions decided by a Ma-jority of Votes prefent, which , ftiall betaken by Ballot, if required.

VIII. That the Perfon charged witha Benefaction from an unknown Hand,of Twenty Guineas or upwards at oneTime to the Inf i rm ary, be a Gover-nor for Life from the Time of Payment.

IX. That a General Meeting of theGovernors be held at three ftated Times

in the Year, vrx. on the fecond Day ofChefter May Races, the fecond Day ofChefier Summer Affizes, and the laftTmfday in January, at Ten o’Clock inthe Morning, and oftner upon fpccialOccafions.

X. That the Power of making andrepealing Laws, of electing and remov-ing Officers, be veiled in the GeneralBoard, confining of nine Governors atleaf!.

XT. That there be elected annuallyat the General Board in May out of theGovernors, a Prelident for the enfuing;Year,

EledHonsa

Prefident,

XIL That at the General Board inMay, two Treafurers be annually chofenout of the Governors, who Ihall imme-

I Two

diately enter upon their Office.

XIIT. That at the General Board inMay an Under Treafurer be chofen out.of the Governors, who Ihall immediately'enter upon his Office, and ihall duly ac-count for all fuch Money as he Ihall re-ceive for the Ufe of the Infirmary.

An UnderTreafurer

Auditors.• XIV. That at the General Board inMay two Contributors be annually cho-fen to infped and audit the Accounts ofthe Infirmary, and to report theState of the Accounts from Time toTime to the General Board; and thatthey enter upon their Office at Midfum-mer next.

XV. That the Prefident at allBoards and Meetings take the Chair, orin his Abfence the Treafurers alternately;and in their Abfence that the Membersprelent appoint their own Chairman, whoupon an Equality of Voices fhall have acalling one.

WeeklyBoard.

XVI. That there be a WeeklyBoard of Governors, which Ihali confiftof five at leaft, to meet every Tuejdayat Eleven o'Ciock at the Infirmary.

XVII.Th at the Weekly Board regu-late all Matters relating to the Admif-fion and Difcharge of Patients, enquireinto the Behaviour of Officers and Ser-vants, examine and pafs Accounts, orderPayments, prepare Matters for the Ge-neral Board, and tranfad fuch other Af-fairs as iliall be committed to them by theGeneral Board.

XVIIT. That the Weekly Board,nine Members being prefent, have Powerto fummon a General Board upon any fpe-cial Occafion, giving ten Days Noticethereof in the Chefter Courant y and fpe-cifying therein the Bufinefs to be tranf-a&ed ; and alfo affixing fuch Notice uponthe Gate of the Inf i km a ry, and theExchange in Chejler.

Special

BoTrd?*

XIX. That at every General Boardthe Proceedings of the lafi: General Board,and at every Weekly Board the Proceed-ings of the laft Weekly Board, ffiall beread over ; and that the Orders of eitherBoard ffiall continue in Force, until al-tered by a fubfeqiient Board.

XX. That the Proceedings of everyBoard be fairly regiftered and ligned bythe Chairman.

XXI. That the Weekly Board ofGovernors Ihall deft two Contributors,who ihall be ddired to vilit the Houfedaily for the enfuing Week, each ofwhich in Cafe of Sicknefs, or neceflaryAvocation, may appoint another Contri-butor to be his Deputy; and that anyGovernor may perfonally infpeft the State

HoufeVi^tors.

of the Inbi rmary, and the Patientsat any leafbnable Time; and if any Mat-ter fhall occur to him or them worthyof Notice, they are defired to report thefame to the next Weekly or GeneralBoard.

XXII. That the Accounts of theInfirmary be examined at everyWeekly Board; and that all Bills be dif-charged by the Treafurers tbemfelves, orthe Secretary by their Order; and that"this be Hone once a Month or oftner, afterfuch Bills have been allowed by theWeekly Board, and figned by the Chair-man and two of the Board at leafr.

XXIII. That the Weekly Board*nine Members being prefent, have Pow-er to fufpend the Apothecary, Secretaryor Matron, for Misbehaviour, and to ap-point others during the Sufpenfion * andto remove Nurfes and Servants, andchoofe others in their Room.

XXIV. That fuch Phyficians andSurgeons as lhall be agreed upon at a Ge-

oarc* be nominated to attend theInfirmary.

Phyfidans

geomUr '

XXV. That a Matron, Apotheca-ry and Secretary, be from Time to Timeappointed as Officers; and that a Porter,N urles, £Cc. be appointed as Servants toattend the Infirmary.

Officersand Ser-vants.

XXVI. That when a Vacancy fhallhappen in the Office of Matron, Apothe-cary or Secretary, the Weekly Boardfhall fummon a General Board to fill upthe Vacancy, unlefs the Hated GeneralBoard fhall happen in Courfe at a conve-nient Diftance ; and then Ten Days No-tice fhall be given of inch Eledion in theManner prefcribed for the fpecial Gene-ral Boards.

byaGene-Board,

XXVII. That fuch Apothecaries asare Subfcribers be defired, by MonthlyRotation to vifit the Difpenfary when-ever they pleafe in an Afternoon, and toobferve that the Houfe Apothecary per-forms his Duty that they beat Libertyevery Monday to take an Account of theDrugs and Medicines expended in theHoufe * and that they infert their Ob-fervations in a Book to be provided forthat Purpofe.

VifitingApothcta*ries

X XVIII. T Ha T the Clergy ofChefter VifitineClergi-

; men

be defired to vifit the fick, to read Pray-ers every Day, to adminifter the Sacra-ment at proper Times ; and that it be re-commended to the Weekly Board, thatPatients of all Perfuafions be attended inthe Manner they defire.

AnnualSermon

XXIX. That an annual Sermonbe preached before the Society, by onewhom the Prefident, or the Trcafurerscommiffioned by him, fhall provide forthat Purpofe, at the Cathedral Churchin (he/ier, on the fecond Day of MayRaces.

AuditorsReports &

Accoums

XXX. That a Report of the State0£ t}ie Infirmary, and of the Num-

patients received and difehargedwithin the Year, with an Abftrad of theProceedings of the Governors, and of theAccounts of the Infirmary, bedrawn up by the Auditors, and publifhedbefore the General Meeting in May, forthe Satisfadion of the Contributors.

AnnualfinncCrip '

iiuns

XXXI, That all annual Subfcrip-tions be paid in Advance, and be deemed1 ;

to commence and become due on theTwenty-fifth of March preceding theTime of lubferibing, unlefs the Subfcri-bers ddire otherwife.

XXXII. That to ali Perfons whofeSubfcriptions lhall be three Months inArrear, a monitory Letter lhall be lent bythe Secretary, to prevent farther Delayof Payment. All annual Subfcriptionsare to be taken to continue, unlefs theSubfcriber orders the contrary by Letterbefore the fame become payable.

MonitoryLeuer*

XXXIII. Thatno Treafurer, Auditor,Phyfician or Surgeon, lhall receive anyReward, Salary, or Gratuity from the In-fir m a k y for his Service.

officers toa& gratis.

XXXfV. That no Patients, Servants,or Perfons related to the Infirmary,do at any Time prefume, on Pain of Ex-pulfion, to give or take of any Perfonwhatfoever, any Fee, Reward, or Gra-tuity of any kind, dire&ly or indire&ly,for any Service done or to be done on Ac-count of the Inf i rma.ry.

Servants,&c. totake noGratuity.

XXXV. That a Table of the Rulesand Orders whieh relate to the Condudof Patients and Servants, be hung up ineach Ward, and publickly read over everySunday Morning, by one to be appointedby the Matron.

Table ofRules

Invent©-ry.

Methodof buyingGoodsandProvifions

Diet.No Li-quors.

XXXVI. That an Inventory be keptby the Secretary, and a Copy thereof bythe Matron, of all the Houfehoid Goodsand Furniture of the Infirmary; andthat once a Year at fome convenientTime before the General Board in May,the Auditors do caufe a frelh ,lnventoryto be made and compared with that ofthe preceding Year, as well as with theAccount of w'hat has been purchafedfince; and that as often as any Thingfhali be miffing, the Matron immediatelydeclare it to the Vifitors of the Week.

XXXVII. T e A T the Method of deal-ing with Tradefmen (unlefs when theCircumftance of the Cafe require other-wife,) be to publilh an Account of theProvilion and Goods wanted; and a No-tice for inch Tradefmen as are willing tofurnilh the fame, to bring a Propofal feal-cd up to the Secretary at a Day fixed.

XXXVIII. That the Appointmentof the particular Diet of the Patients bereferred to their refpedive Phyficians orSurgeons; and that no other Provifionsor Liquors be brought into the Houle tothe Patients on any Pretence whatfoever.

XXXIX. That Poor-Boxes be Petup in the Infirmary, and in theCathedral Church, and in all otherChurches in the City, to each of whichthere ihall be two Locks ; of which oneKey fhail be kept by the Treafurer, andthe other as the Weekly Board Ihall ap-point \ and that Boxes be fet up in asmany Churches, Meeting-Houfes, andother Places, as the Weekly Board Ihalldirect ; and the Money therein colle&edIhall be applied to the Ufe of the In-f I UM ARY.

CharityBoxeb *

XL. That any poor Perfon recom-mended by a Subfcriber of Two Guineasannual and upwards, may ufe the Hot,Cold Bath, or Bagnio gratis, when theyare not wanted for the Patients; but allother Perfons are to pay each Time forthe Cold Bath, Sixpence; for the HotBath, Two Shillings and Sixpence; and,fqr the Bagnio, Two Shillings and Six-pence j which Sums the Apothecary Ihallreceive, and account for to the Treafurer,

Perrons

Coldj*ath » orBasmo "

TheTime

ThcRulesof Admif-&on.

Admiffion and Difcharge ofPATIENTS.

XLL Patients be admittedJL and difeharged every Tuef~

day, by the Weekly Board between theHours of Eleven and Twelve; afterwhich Time, no Recommendatory Letterswill be received.

XLIT. Tha T no Patients be admittedwho are able to fubfift themfelves, andpay for Medicines.

XLIII. That no Perfon be admitted aPatient but by Recommendation of aSubfcriber, Benefador, Phyfician, or Sur-geon, attending the Inf i rmart, un-lefs in Cafes which admit of no Delay ; inwhich Cafes the Apothecary and Matronmay receive Patients, giving immediateNotice to the Phyfician or Surgeon of theWeek.

XLIV. That a Subfcriber of OneGuinea yearly, ihall have a Right to re-

commend and have one Out-Patient at aTime ; and a Subferiber of Two Guineasyearly one In-Patient or two Out-Pa-tients at a Time, and for every largerSum in the like Proportion ; and thatany Benefactor of Jen Guineas or up-wards at one Time fhall have an equalRight with an annual Subferiber of OneGuinea, and that a Benefactor of JsventyGuineas fhall have an equal Right withan annual Subferiber of Two Guineas ;

and for every larger Sum in the fame Pro-portion.

XLV. That every, or any Perfonwho fhall give, devife or bequeath to theInfirmary One Hundred Pounds inPerfonalty or Lands, at any one Gift, De-vife or Bequeft; fuch Perfon, by Will orother Writing, to be made in his or herLife-time, in the Prefence of two or moreWitnefTes, fhall have Liberty to appointan Aflignee, who fhall in like Mannerhave a Power to appoint an Aflignee andfo on fucceflively for ever, to put in twoIn-Patients, and to nominate, without Li-mitation, Out-Patients, in and to the faidInfirmary annually, Jand no more;which Patients fhall have an equal Benefitwith other like Patients of the faid In*

firmary. And the fame Liberty andPower fhail extend to, and be allowedfor every Hundred Pounds more to begiven by any Perfon as aforefaid.

XLVI. That Benefadors oflcfs thanTen Guineas, have the Fri ilege for theYear enfuing their Benefadion, of recom-mending one In-Patient (befides Out-Patients) for every Two Guineas givenin Benefadion.

XLVII. That the Head-Officer ofany Town (hip, Body Corporate or Societyfubferibing 7 wo Guineas per Annum tothe Infirmary, have the fame Powerof recommending Patients with a Sub-feriber of equal Value.

XLVIII. That the Perfon chargedwith a Beoefadion from an unknownHand of Twenty Guineas or upwards atone Time to the IN firm ar y

, ffiali havethe fame Privilege of recommending Pa-tients, as if he himfelf had given fuch aBenefadion.

XLIX. That no Subfcriber’s Re-commendation be accepted while his Sub-feription is in Arrear.

L. That a letter figned by theChairman of the Weekly Board, beTentto every Perfon recommending a Patient,acquainting him that the Perfon recom-mended is poftponed or rcjeded, as theCafe requires; and that the like Noticebe given to the Perfon who recommended,when a Patient is difcharged.

IT. That Perfons who recommendPatients from diftant Places, may fendtheir Cafes drawn up by fome able Phy-fician, Surgeon or Apothecary, ‘Foft paid ;

to which an Anfwer will be returned,whether and when they fhall be admit-ted ; but that the Board be Bill at Li-berty to reje& fuch Patients, if theirCafes fhall appear to have been mifrepre-fented.

Cafes of

tints to*befent.

TIL That when there fhall be wantof Room in the Infirmary for thethe AdmiflTion of all duly recommendedand qualified to be In-Patients, in Cafesof equal Exigency the Preference be gi-ven firft to thofe who live at the greateftDi fiance $ Secondly to thofe recommend-ed by Inch Subfcribers and Benefa&ors as

not recommended any In-Patientswithin the Year; And Thirdly, to thole:recommended by the largeft Contribu-

PreferenceofPatients

tors; And that they who are proper Ob-jeds, and fhall be excluded at any Timefor want of Room fhall be entered in theHoufe as In-Patients, and received intothe Houfe upon thefirft Vacancies, and inthe mean Time treated as Out-Patients.

Cafes ofExtremity LIIL That one Bed in each Ward be

rcfervec j) as a Provifion for Accidents that

require immediate Relief.LIV. That no Woman big with

Child, no Child under leven Years ofAge (except in extraordinary Cafes, fuchas Fradures, Stone, or where Couching,Trepanning, or Amputation are neceffa-xy) no Perfons fufpeded to have the Small-pox or other infedious Diflemper, havinghabitual Ulcers, Cancers not admittingof Operation, Epilepfie, Confumptions orDropfies in their lall Stages, in a dyingCondition, or judged Incurable, be admit-ted as In-Patients; or if inadvertentlyadmitted be fuffered to continue.

ExceptedCafes.

LV. That no Soldier be admitted anIn-Patient until his Officer has engagedto pay his Subfiftance-Money to theTreafurers during fuch Time as he fhallcontinue there; except Soldiers on Fur-lough where there is no Officer at handto engage for them.

Soldiers.

LVI. That all Performs admitted intothe Houfe, and in three Months receivingno Benefit, be difcharged ; unlcfs the Phy-ficians or Surgeons certify to the WeeklyBoard, that there is a Probability of theirbeing cured or receiving confiderable Re-lief

Incurablest(J be° ‘arse

Phyficians and Surgeons,LVIL fTI HAT the Phyficians and

i Surgeons, one of each, at-tend in their T urns at the I N F I RMARYevery Tuefday at Eleven of the Clock,to examine thofe who ftiall be recom-mended for Patients, to certify their Opi-nions of the feveral Cafes to the Board,and to receive under their Care fuch asfiiall be admitted.

LVIII. That the Phyficians and Sur-geons do meet at the Infirmary everyFriday, at Eleven of the Clock, to yifittheir In-Patients, and to confult upondifficult Cafes, to note down the Patientsproper to be difcharged on the Tuefdayfollowing, and to prefcribe for their Out-Patients then on the Book,

LIX. That the Phyficians and Sur-geons vifit their refpeclive In-Patients atother Times, as they fhall judge neceifa-ry, or fhaii have Notice of any fuddenEmergency from the Apothecary or Ma-tron.

LX. That no Amputation or othergreat Operation, except an urgent Occa-fion require it, be performed without aprevious Confultation of the Phyficiansand Surgeons.

LXI. That each Phyfician and Sur-geon, whofe JBufinet's or Indifpofitionlhall oblige him to be abfent, engagelome other Phyfician or Surgeon of theInfirmary to attend lor him.

Houfe Apothecary.LXIinnHAT the Houle Apothecary

fix two Tickets on each Pa-tient’s Bed ; one fpecifying the Name ofthe Patient together with that of thePhyfician, Surgeon, or both occafionally ;

and the other the Diet according to thePrefcription of the Phyficians or Sur-geons, and give a Lift of the fame to theMatron each preferibing Day.

LXIIT. That he vifit the Wardsevery Morning, and be prepared to reportthe State ot the Patients to the Phyfi-cians or Surgeons.

LXIV. That he difpenfe no Medi-cines without the Diredion of the Phyfi-cians or Surgeons ; except in Cafes of Nc-ceffity when they cannot be conlultec'.

IXV. That he make a Report to theWeekly Board of all Patients receivedjnto the Houfe in the foregoing Week;and deliver a Lift at every Board of luchPatients as have been in the Houfe twoMonths.

LXVI. That he do not prefume topradice as an Apothecary out of theHoufe, or attend any other Buftnefs thanthat of the Infirmary.

LXVII. That he do not fuffer anyApothecary or other Perfon to infped thePhyficians Books or Pharmacoppeia,with-out Leave of the Phyficians.LXVIII. That noDrugs or Medicines

be bought without an Order from theBoard or Committee for providing Drugs,except in Cafes of Neceflity j and thennot without an Order by one of the Phy-ficians or Surgeons.

LXIX. That no Drugs or Medicinesbe depofited among the Stores, till theyhave been firft inipeded by the Commit-tee for buying Drugs.

LXX. That he never be abfent fromthe Infirmary when the Phyliciansand Surgeons are to attend, nor at anyother Time above two Hours together;and that he always give Notice to theMatron, and be within Call; that he beat Home at Ten o’CJock at fartheft in theEvening, and do not lie out of the Houfewithout fpecial Leave from the Board,or the Houfe Vifitors; that in fuch Cafehe appoint another Apothecary, whofhall be approved by the Phylicians, toofficiate in his Place,

Secretary.LXXI'’T’ 1 h a T the Secretary attend at

H everyßoard to minute downand regifter all Proceedings; and that hebe always ready to produce the Books andAccounts of the Society fairly written.

LXXII. That he enter in a Regifterthe Names of the Patients who fhall betaken in? and of the Out-Patients; the

Parifli or Tovvnfhip they belong to; theirAge and Diftemper • when admitted ;

when diicharged ; and in what State.LXXIII. That he give Notice in

Writing every Saturday to the Clergy-man whole Turn it is to vilit, and to theHoule Victors every ‘Tuefday, who areappointed for the following Week; tothe viliting Apothecary every Month be-fore his Turn begins, and to the Gover-nors chofen at the General Boards.

Matron.

LXXIVMp ha T the Matron take CareJL of all the Houlhold Goods

and Furniture, and be ready to give anAccount thereof when required.

LXXV. That ffie keep a daily Ac-count of the Provisions, and other Ne-celfaries that are brought into the Houfe ;

and lay it before the Weekly Board everyluefday.

LXXVL That ftie vlfit the Wardsand Offices every Day; that Ihe takeCare that the Chambers, Beds, Clothes,Linen, and all other Things within theInfirmary, be kept clean.

LXXVII. That flic keep a Diet-Book, by which the Number of Patientson each Diet may be known.

LXXVIII. That fhe caufe theNames of the Patients to be called overin each Ward every Morning and Even-ing; and enter in the Houfe-Vilitor’sBook the Names of thofe who are abfent.

LXXIX. That (he take Care of theKeys of the Doors; and fee that theOuter-Gates be always locked at Nine inthe Evening from Michaelmas to Lady-Day j and at Ten in the Evening fromLady-Day to Michaelmas.

LXXX. That ihe fee that theNurfes, Servants, and Patients do theirDuty, and obferve the Rules of theHoufe ; and in Cafes of Misbehaviour orNcgleft acquaint the Weekly Board orHoufe Vill tors therewith.

Servants.LXXXI.rpHAT the Nurfes dean

JL their refpedi ve Wards bySeven in the Morning, from the Firft ofMarch to the Firft of oBober ; and byEight in the Morning, from the Firft ofOctober to the Firft of March.

JLXXXIL That the Nurfes and Ser-vants obey the Matron as their Miftrefs ;

that they behave with Tendernefs to thePatients, and with Civility and Refpedto Strangers.

Porter.LXXXIII.npHAT the Porter carerJL fully attend the Gate;and fuffer no In-Patient to go out with-out Leave ; and that he inform the Ma-tron of every Stranger that comes intothe Inf i rmary.

LXX XIV. Tha T he obey the Ordersof the Phyficians, Surgeons, and Apo-thecary, and do the labouring Work ofthe Houfe when ordered by the Matron yand that when he is to be abfent uponany fuch Bufinefs he give the MatronNotice, that another may be appointedto attend the Gate.

Patients.IXXXV.npHAT no In-Patient go

Jl out of the Infik m a-RY without Leave from their refpedivePhyfician or Surgeon iirft (ignified to theMatron ; and that no In-Patient lie outof the Houfe on any Account whatever,on Pain of being difeharged for Irregula-rity*

LXXXVI. That no Men Patients gointo the Womens Ward, no Women Pa-tients into the Mens, without Leave ofthe Matron.

LXXXVII. That they do not fwear,curie, behave rudely or indecently ; onPain of being difeharged, after the firltAdmonition, for Irregularity.

LXXXVUT. That no Patient pre-fume to play at Cards or Dice or any otherGame, or to fmoke any where within doors.

LXXXIX. That fuch Patients as arcable to be employed in the Service of theInfirmary, aflift in nurfing the Pa-tients, Walhing and Ironing the Linen,Wafhing and Cleaning the Wards, andin any other Bufinefs that the Matronfhall require.

.1 ■' .

XC. That fuch In-Patients as areable be allowed to gO to their refpcc-

ive Places of Worfhip on Sunday* in theForenoon and Afternoon; that they re-turn to the Infi rmarV directly ; andthat no Perions be admitted to vifit Pa-tients on that Day till after EveningService, without fpecial Leave of theMatron.

XCI. That the Out-Patiegts beaOifted with Advice and Medicines only*and be no other Way chargeable to theSociety.

XClt That they attend exactly atEleven o’Clock every Friday ; and ifthey abfent themfelves twice togetherwithout a reafonable Caufe, to be allowedby their refpedtive Phyfician or Surgeon*that they be difeharged for Irregularity.

XCIII. That no frefh Medicines begiven them, till they deliver their PhialsOr Gallipots, and fuch Medicines as theyhave not taken.

XCIV. That no> Patient prefumc toloiter about the iNFiRMARYor Placesadjacent, or to beg any where in theCity, on Pain of being difeharged forIrregularity.

XCV. That no Perfon difcharged forIrregularity be admitted again a Patientof the Infirmary on any .Recom-mendation whatfoever,unlefs in fome very-extraordinary Cafes to be unanimouflyapproved by the Board.

Houfe Viliters.XCVIPTPHAT the Houfe Vifitors

jl enquire every Day whetherthe foregoing Rules concerning Officers,Servants and Patients, have been obferv-ed ; particularly whether the Patients beduly attended ; whether Prayers havebeen duly read; whether the Patients orServants have been guilty of Swearing,Diunkennefs, any Immorality or Inde-cency ; whether the Provifions be good,and whether any have been carried out orbrought in to the Patients clandeftinely ;

and that they enter what they think ob-fervable in a Book provided for thatpurpole.

XCVII. Th a t the Apothecary, Ma-tron, and Servants be ready to attend theVifitors in the Board-Room; and whenthe Vifitors enter the Wards, the Ser-vants withdraw, and the Patients ftandby their reipedtive Beds.

All Perfons who are difpofed tocontribute by Will to this Charity

,

are dejired to do it in the follow-ing Manner:

I Give and bequeath unto A. B. andC. D. the Sum of upon

Truft that they pay the fame to theTreafurers, for the Time being, of thePub lick or Gene ra l Inf i rma-ry at Chester; which Sum I chargeupon my perfonal Eftate, and defire icmay be applied to the charitable UTes ofthe faid Infirmary.

Form of a Letter to recotnmendPatients.

Gentlemen,

1 Recommend to your Examinationof the Parifh or Town-

Ihip of who I am wellfatisfied is a real Obje£l of Charity, anddeftitute of Friends to procure Adviceand Medicines ; and defile maybe admitted an Patient of the In-i’ I 8. M A K Y, if duly qualified.

Form of an Anjwer when the Per-fon recommended is thought impro-per to be admitted.

General Infirmary at Chefter.S I R,

T) Y Order of the Weekly Board now8 J Sitting I beg Leave to acquaint you,that recommended byyou as an Patient appears upon Ex-amination improper to be admitted,

Chairman.

Form of an An/wer when the Houfeis Full\

Si K y

BY Order of the Weekly Board nowSitting I beg Leave to acquaint you,

that recommended by youfor an In-Patient, cannot yet be receivedinto the Houfe for want of Room j butis now entered in the Books, and madean Out-Patient, and will be received intothe Houfe upon the Vacancy.

CHA I RMAN,

Form of a Notice to be fent to thePerjo?i recommending , when aPatient is difcharged for Irre-gularity.

General Infirmary at Chefter.S i k,

BY Order of the Weekly Board nowSitting I beg Leave to acquaint

you, that being on Examination fullyallured of the irregular Behaviour of

recommended by you, theyhave thought themfelves obliged to dis-charge him.

Form of a Fetter to be fent to Sub-fcribers who are in Arrear.

General Infirmary at Chefter,Si r,

IN Compliance with the Rules of thisSociety I am to acquaint you, that it

appears by the Secretary's Books, that

your Subfcription ofper Annum, payable laflhas not yet been received ; it is thereforethe Requeft of the Board that you willbe plcafed to pay it to one of the Treaȣurcrs or Correfpondents, and excufe thisApplication, as it is the ponftant Ufageof other Infirmaries in the likeCafe.

Chairman,

Chefler, July 18, 1755.Read and approv'd by the General Board.T RAFfORI) Barnsto n,W ILL! A M CoWPER, Treaf

TOSTSC R 1 T T.

IF the Subicription has been paid toany of the Correlpondent-Receivers,

of which no Notice has been fent to theBoard, your Pardon is begg’d for this Ap-plication.

F INIS.