Continued Thursday 19th: December 1771

Couling James< no role > to be
Allowed £334 for Losses
and his Rent Reduced from
£200 to £180 P Ann

Upon Reading a Report from the House Committee under the
Hands of William Kinleside< no role > Esq . treasurer Mr Jonathan Granger< no role >
Robert Pott< no role > Esqr . Mr. Richd. Crowther< no role > Henry Kynaston Southouse< no role > Esqr
and Henry Cranke< no role > Esquire in the Words and Figure, following Vizt
"At a Committee Friday 13th. Decr. 1771 Upon Reading an Order
of the 13th of June last Whereby the several Matters contained in the
Letter and Petition of James Couling< no role > were referred to the House
Committee to consider the same and Report their Opinion thereon
to the Court. This Committee having been informed by Mr treasurer
that he and Robt. Pott< no role > Esq . one of the governors of this Hospital with
the Assistance of the Clerk and Surveyor of this Hospital had taken a
Piece of the Estate at Northleigh in the Occupation of the said James
Couling and that the Surveyor had by their Directions made an
Estimate of the Annual Value of every Piece of Land comprized in
the said Farm from which He was clearly of Opinion that £182 a
Year was full as much as might be expected for that Farm until
the Quicksets were become a good Fence and the Land Improved
This Committee are therefore of Opinion that in Consideration of many
Losses and Damages Sustained by the said Tenant on his said Farm
and the high Rent for which the same has for ten Years past been let
that the Sum of £334 be allowed to the said Tenant and deducted
out of his Arrears of Rent due at Lady day last And that the Rent of
£182 from that time be paid and accepted for the residue of the
Term in lieu and full Satisfaction of the Rent of £200 a Year
reserved by his Agreement for a Lease from this Hospital of the
Court shall think proper and approve the same All which is
Neverthless Submitted to the Judgment of the Court" This Court
having duly Weighed and Considered the said Report doth
unanimously Confirm the same.

Wapping Pavement
£200 to be allowed towards
Repairing same

Upon Reading a Report from the House Committee under the Hands
of Willm. Kinleside< no role > Esqr . Mr Jonathan Granger< no role > , Robt. Pott< no role > Esqr . Mr
Richd. Crowther< no role > , Mr Thos. Nixon< no role > and Henry Cranke< no role > Esq . in the Words
& Figures following Vizt. "At a Committee Tuesday 17th Sepr
1771 Upon Reading an Order of Court of the 1st. day of August last
Whereby it was referred to the House Committee to Consider the
Petition of Hugh Roberts< no role > , Lewis Weston< no role > William Wilton< no role > and Joseph
Sheppard< no role > of the Parish of Saint John Wapping on behalf of themselves and
several other Tenants of Bridewell Hospital and Report their Opinion
to the Court This Committee having taken into Consideration the Petition
in the said Order of Court mentioned and duly Weighed all Circumstances
attending the same and the Hospital Estate at Wapping are of Opinion
that £200 will be a proper and Adequate Sum to be Subscribed by
this Hospital towards the New Paving Old Gravel Lane and
Newmarket Street at Wapping All which is neverthless Submitted
to the Judgment of the Court This Court having duly Weighed and
Considered the said Report doth unanimously Confirm the same