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Thursday 20th. December 1744
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& late in the Occupation of Mr.
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John Luke
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deceased for 7 Years to
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comence from Laday next and the said
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Edward Bevins
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Henry Roberts
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being called
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in they Severally proposed as follows Vizt.
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P Ann
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Edward Bevins
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to pay clear of Taxes the Governrs.
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reparing the Premes} £22 -..-
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2d: line will make the rent24 -..-
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and being allowed a years rent to put the Premes
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into repair
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Henry Roberts
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proposed to take the House in the
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Condition it is in & to pay clear of Taxes
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25 -..-
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Whereupon this Comee having considered the said Several proposals are of Opinion
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to Accept the said proposalls of the said
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upon which he gave as Gabd
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to the Poors boxAll which is nevertheless Submitted to the Judgement of
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the CourtAnd it is Ordered that this Opinion be reported to the Court
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this Court having duly weighed & considered the said Report doth confirm
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the same & Order a Lease to be made to the said Henry Roberts accordingly
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Appeal agt. the assessment of
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Leadles at Wapping Mr.
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Tayler acquainted the Court
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what had been done therein}
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Mr: Taylor acquainted this Court That he was at a Meeting of the Comissions
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of the Land Tax for
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the Tower
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division in the
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on the Twenty
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Seventh of November last when an appeal was made in writing Signed by
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Robert
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Morgan
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as followsOn behalf of the Governours of
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Bridewell Hospital
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London I appeal against the Assessment of the Land tax made upon the Lends and
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Tenements in Wapping which belonged to the said Hospital in the year 1693 and are
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now held under Two Several Leases from the said Governours to Mr.
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William Bate
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and in the Occupation of Mr. Mawson or his under hands the one at £20 and
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the other at £50 P Ann rent which ought not to have been assigned to the said
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Tax and therefore on behalf of the said Governours I pray that the Assessment to
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farr as the Amount of the said Rents may be taken off and reduced
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Whereupon Mr: Taylor laid before the Board The Lease (No: 3) dated 20 June
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1751 made by the Governours to Mr.
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William Bates
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of the premisses in Wapping
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therein mentioned being part of the possessions of the said Hospital for
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49¼ years at £20 P Annum rentand the Counterpart of a Lease of
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the some premisses dated 26 April 1667 from the said Governours to Dr: Bates
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who was father of the said Mr.
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William Bates
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) fro 51 Years at the same rent
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of £20 P Annumand the Clause of the Land Tax Act being read
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whereby it is Enacted That nothing in the said Act contained should eaten'd
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to charge any of the Houses or Lands which on or before the 25th: March
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1693 did belong to
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He moved that the Assessmt.
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of the Premissescomprized in the said Lease to Mr. Bates so farr as the
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amount of the Rent of Twenty Pounds being the rent which belonged to
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the said Hospital on or before the 25th. March 1693 might be taken off and
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reduced According to the said Act and then the withdrew fill the Question was
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putAnd afterwards returning to the Board (the Gentleman who was
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in the Chair having left it and an other being in his place) He was Acquainted
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the Commissioner did not think fit to take off any part of the said Assessment
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That he then laid before the Commissioners the other Lease No: 78) dated
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12 September 1717 from the said Governours to the said Mr. Bates of the Premes
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