the service of the Hospital only upon Ground within the
Liberty and precinct thereof That one of the said piles or
Buildings of the Hospital being finished about the Year
one Thousand seven hundred and fifty Eight the Church
Wardens and Overseers of the poor of the parish of Saint
Bartholomew the loss Assessed and rated the said Governors
for such Wards for the poor the sum of Twenty Pounds for
and towards the relief of the poor of the said parish as and
for Lands on which stood Tenements and Houses by them
pulled down and demolished the Tenants whereof were
need to be charged in the poors Rate at Eight shillings and
four pence Weekly and have continued that rate ever since
And that the said parish Officers have Assessed and rated
the Governors to the said Parish Poors Rate Two Pounds Eight
shillings per Annum for and in respect of such Elaboratory
where Houses stood which were used to be charged to the
poors Rate by Quarterly Assessments That all the said four
Piles of Buildings being finished in One Thousand Seven
hundred and sixty six the Governors pulled down Nineteen
Old Houses and Shops (part of the said Antient Buildings)
to make an Area to the Hospital for the Benefit of the Patients
which in a Wide space of Ground of about sixty six Yards by
sixty for which the parish Officers have Assessed and rated
the said Governors of Forty one Pounds five shillings for
Annum which is Ten Pounds six shillings and three Pence
per Quarter and which said sums of Two pounds and