Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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26th December 1722 - 15th December 1737

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Friday 11th. Novr. 1737 .

HowletJohn< no role > & SmitherJohn< no role >
To have a Lease of Ho in
Bri Prer for 61 years

(No. 14)

Upon reading a Report from the Comittee of Bridewell Hospital
bearing date the 12th. of October last under the hands of the Worshipfull
Robert Bishop< no role > Esqr . Trear , Mr. Deputy Hodges, Phillip Scarth< no role > Esqr .
Mr. Deputy Snart and Mr. Deputy Ballard in the words and figures
following Vizt.In Pursuance of an Order of this Court bearing
date the 17th. of February 1736. This Committee took into Consideration
the joint Petition of Phillip Forrester< no role > and John Palmer< no role > praying a Lease of
One Messuage or Tenement and Yard thereto belonging situate and being
in Tudor street in the Precinct of Bridewell London abutting South upon
Tudor street and North upon Bridewell Hospital East upon a House & Ground
in the Occupation of Mary Alcock< no role > or her Undertenants or Assignes and
West on the passage to the back Gate of the said Hospital (being part of the
possessions of the said Hospital) for Sixty one years to commence from
Christmas 1737.And this Comittee also received proposals from John
Smither
< no role > and John Hewlett< no role > for a Lease of the same premisses for the same
TermAnd the Committee having viewed the same premisses the persons
above named were called in and proposed to pay a Pepper Corn for the first
year and for the residue of the Term the Rent here undermentioned without
any Deduction or Abatement for Parliamentary or other Taxes or Charges
whatsoever and to pay the Fines undermentioned To pull down the said
House and to build instead thereof one Brick Messuage according to the
second rate of Building in London and with good and sufficient
Scanthings of TimberAnd to accept at their Charge a Lease of the
said premisses with such Covenants as are usually contained in Building
Leases from the Governors to their Tenants And also a Covenant not to
Lett or use the premisses or any part thereof to or for a Slaughter house or
Sugar house or any Trade that may be noisome or offensive to the Neighbours
And a Covenant to pay to the Chappell Wardens of the said Precinct for the
time being such Sume and Sumes of money quarterly in proportion with
other occupyers of Ground and Houses in the said Precinct towards the
Charge of the Scavenger Watch and Poor of the said Precinct as shall be
rated or assessed from time to time at the usual Meetings of the Chappell
Wardens and Inhabitants of the said Precinct & to execute a Couterpart
of such Lease, and the above named persons being called in made the
following proposals Vizt.

Fine Rent P Ann
Philip Forrester< no role > and John Palmer< no role > 12.. - - 3.. - -
John Hewlett< no role > and John Smither< no role > 20.. -.. - 3.. - -
And being respectively called in a second time they would not vary their said
proposalsWhereupon this Comittee having considered the said several
proposals are of Opinion to accept the said proposals of John Hewlett< no role > and
John Smither< no role > Upon which they gave a Guinea to the Poor's boxAll
which is nevertheless submitted to the Judgment of the CourtAnd
it is ordered this opinion be reported to the next Court This Court doth
Confirm the said Report and Order that a Lease be made to the said
John Hewlett< no role > and John Smither< no role > accordingly.

HaydonRichd< no role > To have
[..] Lease of Pighskey & Houses
adjoyning for 61 years}

Upon reading a Report from the Committee of Bridewell Hospital bearing
date the 12th. of October last under the hands of the Worshipfull Robert
Bishop
< no role > Esqr . Trear , Mr. Deputy Hodges, Philip Scarth< no role > Esqr , Mr. Mark
Holman
< no role > , Mr. Deputy Snart and Mr. Deputy Ballard in the words and
figures following Vizt.In Pursuance of several Orders of this Court
bearing date respectively the 11th. February 1735. 6th. May, 22d. Decr. and 17th.
February 1736 The Comittee took into Consideration the several Petitions of
Richard Haydon< no role > , George Smith< no role > and Thomas Wood< no role > , the joint Petition of
Philip Forrester< no role > and John Palmer< no role > and the joint Petition of William Mosson< no role >
and Robert Thompson< no role > praying a Lease of a Wharfe called Pigskey and a




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