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Upon reading a Report from the Committee of Bridewell Hospital bearing
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Benjamin Bucknall
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No. 1. in
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late in the Occupation of
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belonging to the Hospital of Bethlem for Seven Years to commence from
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Michas next at the yearly Rent of Thirty two pounds payable Quarterly
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Clear of all Parliamentary or other Taxes or charges whatsoever, being
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allowed the first half year's Rent for repairs and to execute a Counterpart
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from the Governors of the said Hospital of Bethlem to their TenantsThe
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Comittee are of Opinion to accept the said proposalAll which is
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nevertheless submitted to the Judgment of the CourtAnd it is Ordered
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this Opinion be reported to the next CourtThis Court doth confirm
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the said Report and order that a Lease be made to the said
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Suse for 61 Years of 4 Houses
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Upon reading a Report from the Comittee of Bridewell Hospital bearing
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date the 12th. of October last under the hands of the
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, Mr. Deputy Hodges,
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. Mr. Deputy Street
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and Mr. Deputy Ballard in the words and figures following Vizt.
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In Pursuance of several orders of this Court bearing date respectively
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the 6th. of May and 17th. of February 1736. This Comittee took into Consideration
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the Joint Petition of
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praying a Lease of Four Houses on the West side of
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South of
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and the Ground whereon the same are built situate within
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the
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being part of the possessions of the said
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Hospital for Sixty one years to commence from Christmas next 1737And
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this Comee also received proposals from
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John Smither
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John Howlett
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for
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Lease of the same premisses for the same TermAnd the Comittee having
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viewed the premisses the severall persons abovenamed were called in, in the
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Order undermentioned and proposed to pay a Pepper Corn for the first year
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and for the residue of the Term the Rent hereunder mentioned without any Deduction
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or Abatement for Parliamentary or other Taxes or charges whatsoever and to pay
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the Fines undermentioned To pull down the said Houses and instead there of to build
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three brick Messuages according to the second rate of Building in London and with
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good and sufficient Seanthings of Timber and to accept at their Charge a Lease of
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the said premisses with such Covenants as are usually contained in Building Leases
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from the Governors to their Tenants And also a Covenant not to let or use the pre
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or any part thereof to or for a Slaughter house or Sugar house or any Trade that may
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be noisome or offensive to the Neighbours And a Covenant to pay to the Chappel
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Wardens of the said Precinct for the time being such Sume and Sumes of money
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quarterly in proportion with other occupyers of Ground and Houses in the said
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Precinct towards the Charge of the Scavenger Watch and Poor of the said
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as shall be rated or assessed from time to time at the usual meetings of the Chappel
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Wardens & Inhabitants of the said Precinct & to execute a Couterpart of such
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Lease, and after they had been called in again in the some order to know what
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they would add to their first proposalls, they made the following Answers Vizt.
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Fine Rent P
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rs
type
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id
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John Hewlett
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inst
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type
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"given"
value
=
"John"
>
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"BBBRMG20205_n4302-2"
type
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value
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"Hewlett"
>
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&
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id
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>
John Smither
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>
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interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4302-3"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"John"
>
</
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inst
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"BBBRMG20205_n4302-3"
type
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"surname"
value
=
"Smither"
>
</
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>
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interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4302-3"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
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>
30.. 10.. - 10.. - -
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2d. time, will make the Fine37.. 16.. -
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p
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<
p
n
=
"4303"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4303-1"
>
John Palmer
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>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4303-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"John"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4303-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Palmer"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4303-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
40.. - - 12.. - -
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</
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2d. time. will make the Fine50.. - -
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p
>
<
p
n
=
"4304"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4304-1"
>
William Mosson
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>
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interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4304-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"William"
>
</
interp
>
<
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inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4304-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Mosson"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4304-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
&
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4304-2"
>
Robert Thompson
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4304-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Robert"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4304-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Thompson"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4304-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
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>
30.. - - 8.. - -
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</
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2d. time, will not vary
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<
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n
=
"4305"
>
Whereupon this Comee having considered the said several proposals are of Opinion to accept
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</
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>
the said proposals of
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=
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id
=
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>
John Palmer
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4305-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"John"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4305-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Palmer"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4305-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
Upon which he gave a Guinea to the
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type
=
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id
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"BBBRMG20205_geo2386"
>
Ponba
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>
</
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>
All
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rs
>
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inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_geo2386"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"PonbaAll"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_geo2386"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
which is
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lb
>
</
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>
nevertheless submitted to the Judgment of the CourtAnd it is Ordered this Opinion he
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</
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>
reported to the next CourtThis Court doth confirm the said Report & Order the
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</
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>
Lease be made to the said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4305-2"
>
John Palmer
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4305-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"John"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4305-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Palmer"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"BBBRMG20205_n4305-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
accordingly.
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