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Wednesday 18th. July 1744.
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.To have
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a Lease of several
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Wapping No.}
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Upon reading a Robert from the Comee of this House bearing
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date the 17th.instant under the hands of
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Treasurer Mr:
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Mr: Edward Ded & Mr:
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as follows
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At this Comittee the Petition &
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. was read (which
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was referred them by order of Court 3d. February 1743) Setting forthThat the
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Governours by Indre dat 31st July 1703 demised to
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peices of Ground & Soil lying and being in
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and other Tolls and prices of Ground and Soil lying no Wapping
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aforesaid on the Thomas SideTo hold from Midsummer 1703 for 61
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years at the yearly Rent of £25 which Lease expires at Midsummer 1764
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That diverse Messuages or Tenements Warehouses Wharfs and other
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Buildings were afterwards builton the said Several Peices of Ground
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That the said premisses by Several means assignments are become
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vested in the Petitioner for the remainder of the said Term of 61 years
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That four of the said Messuages with the Ware houses Wharfs and
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apprentices thereto belonging which were in the Several Occupation
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of
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Captain Landifeild and
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all Scituate on the South side of the said Street near
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were burnt down by the late Dreadfull fire there whereby the
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Petitioner is lyable to become a great Sufferer the said Messuages
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any or
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thereof them not being insuredAnd prayed that upon
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his Surrending up the Lease in being the Governours would grant
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him a new Lease of the premes now Standing for the residue of the
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Term to came in the old Leaseand a new Lease of the Ground
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whereon the said four Messuages with the Warehouses and Wharfs
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Stood for an Additional Term to make up the Term in being 61 years
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and the Ground rent to be Apportioned as the Governours think fit
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and the Petitioner will lay out £1000 in rebuilding the premes
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lately burntand Mr. Maxham (who attended this Comittee on
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behalf of Mr. Walker being called in proposed to Surrender the Old
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Lease and take a New Lease of the House which is now Standing on the
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Thomas side of
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and the rest of the premes on the Landside
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of
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for the Same Term as it is to came in the old Lease
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and to pay a Fine of £150 for an Additional Term of 41 years
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to makeup the Term in being 61 years in the four houses which he
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is to rebuild on the Thomas Side of
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in the room of four
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that were burnt thereand the Comee proposing the app
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of the rent to be £8 P ann for the said four houses clear of Taxes &
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£7 P ann for the rent of the Premisses clear of Taxes Mr. Moxham
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agreed thereto Whereupon this Comee having considered the said
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proposalls are of Opinion to accept the same upon which the said
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Mr. Maxham given a Guinea to the poors boxall which nevertheless
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is Submitted to the Judgement of the CourtAnd it is Ordered
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this Opinion be reported to the next CourtThis Court having
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duly weighed and considered the said Report doth confirm the Same and
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order that Sd. Leases made to the said
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to assign 2 Me
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to Razor Wynnell
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Upon reading the humble petition of
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deceased &
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of the parish of
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Setting forth
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That the Governours by Indre of Lease dat 15th. May 1744 demised
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wth Petitioner Susanna Tantum all that peice or parcell of Ground
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or Soyle with the Two Messuage or Tenements thereon lately
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Erected and built and now in the Occupation of the-Petitioner
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Street formerly called
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containing in front from North to South towards
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