Major Lane
Grant

The Surrendred
Lea [..] was Granted
[..] watts in
1691:

The house that Major Edward Lane< no role > late Built in
St: Thomas parish in Sourthwark being burnt downe in February
1697 And, he haveing a Lease thereof togeather with a Tenement
near it Fronting the Church yard for a term of Sixty one years from
Lady day: 1691. at the rent of Eight pounds & Sixteen Shillings P Ann
and was bound by Covenant to build the said last menconed Teneme [..]
in the space of Seaven years which is lately Clapsed and the House
not built by ready to Fall The Comittee after several Views of the
Premisses and many treaties with the Major have thought fitt
to accept the Surrender of the said Lease and redemise only unto
him the ground and Prmisses of & belonging to the said late burnt
Messuage In consideracon of his New building another Substantial
Brick house on part of the same ground and to incourage him thereunto
we think fitt to increase the term in the said Leas for that ground
onely to Sixty one years from Midsumer last being an adicon of eight
years & one quarter of a year tot he present terme and remitt the two
years rent reserved on the said Lease and that the rent for the same alone
be reduced to Five pounds & Tenn Shillings per Anum which is Twenty
two Shillings less then the old rent for the same and he to quitt his
Interest in the other Tenement Demised by the said Lease for which
the rent of Forty Four Shillings is reserved by the Prsent Lease joyntly
with the other rent but charged distinctly in our accompts And we
were the rather inclined to this Agreement in as much as the Ground
of the last menconed Tenements adjoyning to the new intended
burying place for patients dying in the Hospital was in our Opinions very
fitt to be added thereunto which being done the said rent of Forty Four
Shillings will be extinguished & therefore must from hence forth [..]
discharged out of the accompts

Woods at Orpinghton
Sold for £46

Wee do Certify that we have in the last spring Sold to Robert
Calcutt< no role > Carpenter Thirty Four Oak Trees of the Underwoods lately
Felled at Orpington in Kent for the sum of Forty & Six pounds.

Steward Suspended

The Comittee being informed that Mr. John Weld< no role > Steward
of this Hospital being intrusted to receive monies from the King for
Souldiers Patients in the house and to accompt monthly hath not only
for several years past refused to adjust the same but being ordered by
Mr. Treasurer to attend him and two other Governors. in the house on
the: 11th: instant they accordingly came but he appeared not and it
was proved to us that when he was told on the Saturday before he
should then attend he said he could not be at home nor would not
give any such account, he had no time to do it, or words to that F [..]
& went out of Tonne the day before without leave of the Treasurer