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19th July 1717
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. pet for a
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Lease in Fowks Court
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Upon Reading the humble Petition of
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Margarett Saunders
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Setting forth That by the Late fire that happened
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in
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She had the misfortune to have
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Six houses destroyed five whereof She held from
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Christs hospitals
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and the other of the Said houses (being an house in the occupacon
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of Mr Tilden) which was Lett by Lease at £12, P Annu Ground
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Rent was given by Mr Fowk's between Christs hospital and
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the hospitals of
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Bethlem
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and which Lease together
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with the other came by purchase to the Petr whereupon she
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pays Six pounds P Annu to these hospitals and Six pounds
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P Annum to Christs hospital for the said house in Mrs Tilden
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occupacon and at ye time when the fire happened there were
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about Seventeen years to come in the said Houses
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and ye Petitioner being a Great Sufferer by the said fire &
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to encourage her to rebuild the premes the said other hospll
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had Granted to her a new Lease makeing up the said Terme
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Sixty one years at ye old Rent and She haveing built or
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Caused to be built all the Said houses Except one which fronts
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water Lane for the Rebuilding whereof She had contracted and
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was advised that a Door way might be convenient to the said
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house into
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and praying that this Court would
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be pleased to join with Christs hospital in Granting to the Petr
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a Lease of the said Mr Tilden house for the said Terme of
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Sixty one years at ye old Rent and that this Court would be
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pleased to give Leave unto the Petr. to make and have the
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use of a door way (from the Said house now building) into ye sd
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Court It is Ordered that ye Consideration of ye said Petition
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be Referred to the Comee of this house who are desired to
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Report what they think proper to be done therein
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