We endeavoured to agree with the said tenants to graunt Leases for buildings
but they being neither willing nor able to under take it We took the Surrendered
of their Leases on payment of their ground rents to Midsomer 1695.

George
Tho. Davisons
Graunt

And we do further certifie that there being 4. Tenements in St. Thomas
parish in Southwarke now or late in the tenures or occupacons of Elizabeth
Burton< no role > Widdow Hodgkin Stephen Harris< no role > and Mary Pond< no role > all which were
formerly lett at £10. P annum but three of them empty and those and the
other in the occupacon of the said Stephen Harris< no role > not habitable We treated
with George Davison< no role > and agreed to lett him have a Lease of the same fower
tenements Except three foot at least which shalbe laid into the Streete at the
South East corner of the said tenement now or late in the tenure of the
said Elizabeth Burton< no role > and So to run bevell from thence in such manner
as the front of the said intended to be demised premisses shalbe levell and
even with the front of the house next adjoyning at the West end of the
premisses And except liberty for the Governours of this Hospitall and their
tenants to make use of all or any part of the wall of the said intended
to be erected Tenement on the West parte thereof for and as a party
wall paying for the same or so much thereof as Shalbe so used so
much lawfull money of England as the President and Treasurer of the
said Hospitall and two other Governours thereof for the time being shall
order direct or appoint To hold for the terme of one and Forty yeares from
Lady day 1696 at the yearely rent of Ten pounds paiable quarterly with
a Covenant to build one house with brick at the West parte thereof not
less then Eighteene foot by Thirty foot with Scantlings according to the
Act of Parliament for Second rate buildings in the Citty of London And
to make a brick wall ten foote high at least next the Streete where there
shalbe no new building And not at any time after it is built to pile or
fitt boards or other timber to jett or hang over the same Wall or any
part thereof exceeding Six inches And with other Covenants usuall in other
Leases of houses in the said parish. But the said Stephen Harris< no role >
having a terme of Seaven Yeares in the said Tenements he inhabited we
were forced to buy in that terme which cost £22.5s.10d otherwise we
could not make any proffitt of the other three houses for all that terme.

Isaac Fenthem< no role > &
John Fell< no role > Graunt

Wee have also agreed with Isaac Fenthem to Lett him and John Fell< no role > our
present tenants have a Lease of all the mines of Coale or Colleries lying or
being or which shall or may be found within all and every or any of the
wasts wast grounds comons and comon moores within the Manor of
Tibshelfe in the County of Derby and liberty to dig search sinck trench and
nine in and upon the lands belonging to the said Manor for the hading
and taking up of coales allowing to the Hospitall in proporcon to the
fine or incomb rent and terme then of come and unexpired as the
tenants paid and pay to the said Hospitall for the use and benefitt of
such tenant or tenants whose lands shalbe so broken up To hold for the
terme of one and twenty yeares from Michmas 1697 when the Lease is
being doth expire at the yearly rent of Fifteene pounds paiable half
yearly and for a fine of One hundred and Fifty pounds to be paid as
followd Vizt. Fifty pounds parcell thereof on or before Michmas 1696
Fifty pounds more thereof on or before Christmas 1697 and Fifty pounds
residue and in fall on or before Michmas 1698 and with a Covenant in the