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Thursday 2d. June 1743
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Lease repairs
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Upon reading the Petition of
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John Gurney
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sett noforthThat he
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hold under the Governor a Team called Cothin near Deal in Kent
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at the yearly Rent of £253. the Lease whereof hath been sometime
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expiredThat a new floor he very much wanted in the Barn in
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the Farm Yard which will take up about 40 Deals and with the
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Joysts & Work worship will amount to about £12That he is
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very much s
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for room for his family in the House and there
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being an half at the back front the Wings whereof cat and 12
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foot beyond the Middle part which is about 18 foot in length there
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might be a Ground Room made with a Room over it by running up
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a brick Wall from out Wing to the other and the charge of building
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& covering in the same & flooring and plaistering the said two Rooms
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& Leaden Gutter as the Petr is informed by the Workmen will not
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amount to above £50. And in regard the Petr. & his Father and
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Grandfather have been for many years past Tenants of the said
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TermPrayed the Governors to allow him a New Barn floor & the
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said two Rooms to be builtAnd to grant him a new Lease for
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Twenty one years from last Michaelmas at the same rent & with
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usual CovenantsIt is Ordered that the said Petition be
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referred to the Comittee of this House to consider thereof & to report
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their Opinion thereon to the Court
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