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14th December 1784 - 7th December 1786

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Image 13 of 5181st February 1785


be paid for the Purchase thereof which after various meetings held
for that purpose was at length effected and that too in the most amicable
manner

1st. Feby 1785


The Jury this day viewed the Premes and afterwards adjourned
to the Globe Tavern at Moorgate where they were attended by Mr. Evered
the sole acting Trustee under the Will of John Stevens< no role > deced (vide the
Abstract of the Title with the Recorder's opinion thereon herewith left
And John Pretty< no role > Father of the above named John Stevens< no role > Pretty an
Infant and Uncle of Ann Huntly< no role > like wise an Infant who agreed to
accept for the Purchase of the before mentioned Premes the Sum of
£205 being £53 more than they were estimated at by the City
Surveyor

The Clause in the Act directing inter alia that in
the case of a defective Title the Court of Mayor and Aldermen
solely are empowered to order the Sum assessed by the Jury to be paid
into the Bank as therein particularly mentioned altho the Premises
are in the county of Middlesex It is therefore submitted that the
Court of Session had no further or other Jurisdiction herein than that
of receiving the Verdict of the JuryOffice Copy of which Verdict and
Judgment must its presumed be applied for in order that the Court
of Mayor & Aldermen may direct the Sum awarded to be paid into the
Bank for the benefit of the Parties intitled thereto




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