Saint Botolph Aldgate London

At a Meeting of the Trustees of the Shops & Ground
whereon the Charity Schools< no role > Erected by St. John Cass< no role >
formerly Alderman of Portsoken Ward stood etc at
Mr Walker's the Crozon & Magpye Tavern in Aldgate
High Street on Wednesday the 2d. day of
January 1782

Present Mr. Joseph Wise< no role > } Churchwarden

Mr Deputy Robt HardingMr John Watts< no role > Mr John Wyatt< no role >
Mr. A: F: KempMr John Hough< no role > Mr James Fisher< no role >
Mr Edwd. Gibbs< no role > Mr Wm. Coles< no role >
Mr. Joseph Read< no role > William Wilson< no role > Esqr
Mr William Brander< no role > Mr William Taylor< no role >

The Lease of the abovementioned Shops to Mr Moore which
at a Meeting of the Trustees held the 25th. of May 1778 and which
was prepared and made according to the Terms & Conditions &
with all the several Covenants agreed to by the Trustees then
present was now read And the said Mr Moore objecting (in
Consideration of his having laid out a very large Sum of money
in Repairs of the said Premises) to a Covenant in the Draught
that upon any Accident happening to burn down on
demolish the Premisses in case the Trustees shall think
proper the Lease to determine and praying to have his Lease
granted to him without such Covenant and also requesting
that the Term of his said Lease may be for twenty eight years
from Midsummer last instead of twenty eight years from
Midsummer 1778 And the Trustees now taking the said