Grand Committee
Tuesday 21st: Februy: 1743

Present
Mr Treasurer
Mr Emerson
mr Lever
Mr Woolley
Mr Wightman
Dr Avery
Mr Lovick
Mr Baker

The Minutes of the last Grand Committee
held the 24th Januay: last were read & Confirmed

Comittee for viewing
Houses in Pater
Noster Row

Ordered that Mr Treasurer Mr Lovick
Mr Wightman Mr Baker Mr Walburge, Mr. Mount
& Mr Nathl: Newnham< no role > Junr or any three of them
be a Committee to view the House in Paternoster
Row the Corner of Warwick Lane late in the
Possession of Charles Davis< no role > Bookseller & they
are desir'd to report their Opinion to the Grand
Committee touching the Condition thereof & the
Repairs necessary to be done to the same.

Ordered that the same Gentlemen be a
Committee for the like purpose to View the House
in Paternoster Row in the possession of Mr
Chapman & the five House in Mermaid Court

Grant to
Thomas Newby< no role >

Agreed to Grant a Lease to Mr Thomas
Newby< no role > of the House he now lives in at Wapping &
the house next adjoyning now in Lease to Mrs
Kipling for a Term of 51 years from Michas
next at the rent of £8 P Ann clear of Taxes the
Tenant to the obliged to layout £600 in New
Buildings The Lease to contain usual Covenants

Gave half a Guinea to the Poors
Box

Ordered a Green Staff to
Mr Benjn: Skerwell< no role > recomd: by Mr Winterbottom

Ordered that it be referr'd to Mr Treasurer
to allow such a sum as he shall think fit to John
Sarrett< no role > the Hospital Tenant of Failfors
Farm to wards making a new Barn Floor.