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Upon reading the humble Petition of
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settingforthThat he is desirous to take of the Govrs.
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of this Hospital three Several Leases of the Houses & Ground hereafter
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mentioned Vizt. Lease of two Houses in
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late in the
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Occupation of
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Thomas Pate
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&Pointer and five Houses near
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thereunto adjoyning one of which is in the Occupation of
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Jane Quartermain
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and the other four were late in the Tenure ofWalker
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CraneHutchenson &
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Levi Giden
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but now emptyone the Lease
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of 8 Houses in
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, 3 of which were late in the possion of
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Dunn and 4 late in the possion of Clove Cock
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Phillips &Nicholas & the other thereof is now in the Occupation
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of Carpenterone other Lease of a Wharfe Warehouse & Stable
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called Pigskey late in the occupation of Pether and 2 small Tenemts.
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late in the Occupation of Ippsley and one other house near to the same part of
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the possions of this HospitalAnd proposes to take such Leases there of
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for the Term of 41 years from Midsummer next at the Rent of £16. P Ann
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for the prmes contained in the first Lease£21 P Ann for the premisses
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contained in the second Lease£13. P Ann for the premisses contained in
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the third Lease payable quarterly clear of all Taxes and to lay out £500.
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in repairing the premisses and with such Covenants as are usually contained
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in the Leases from the Govrs. to their Tenants at
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and with a Covt.
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to pay to the Chappell Wardens of the said Precinct for the time being any Sum
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or Sums of money Quarterly in proportion with other Inhabitants in the said
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Precinct towards the Charge of the Scavengar Watch & Poor of the said Precinct
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as shall be rated or assessed from time to time at the usual meetings of the
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Chappel Wardens & Inhabitants of the said Precinct and to pay a fine of £250
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for the whole premisses and to execute Couterparts of the said Leases
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And praying Leases thereof according to his said proposalsIt is Ordered
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that it be referred to the Comittee of this House to consider of the said
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Petition & to report their opinion therein to the Court.
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a Poor boy at the Nomination of Mr
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was ordered to be put out
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his
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tacon abt of New Building
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of entered of Bethlem Hospl
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represented to this Court that upon his making a proposal to
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Erect the New Building for Incurables at the West end of Bethlem Hospital to be answerable
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to the Building erected at the East end He found a great Quantity of Rubbish left at the
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said East end which made the lower part there of not fit for any use, and therefore to
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make the lower part of the said Building fit for warehouses, as it now is, he carted away
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1576 Yards of Rubbish which at £14½ P Yard which he paid for the same besides digging
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amounts to £95-4- Which he prayed to be allowedas also £35 for so Cradle
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Bedsteads which he has sett up at the said West end, and which he conceives are not
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comprized in his Agreement He likewise reprsented it as a Hardship that after the
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Comee had agreed with him for £3991 which was the lowest offer made the Court
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reduced the Sum to £3950 Whereupon It is referred to Mr Bishop Mr Cooper two of
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the Govrs of these Hospitals together with another person to be nominated by the said
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Mr Edmonds to examine into the matters aforesaid and report Opinion therein
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to this Court.
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