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Friday 1st. October 1742.
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paid £50. in further part of the Finebut he did not build a Granary and
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we do not find that all the said repair were doneWee observed that in
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taking the soyl out of the farm Yard some of the Ground had been carried away
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from the outside of the foundation of the Stable and of part of the Barn, which
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ought to be filled up again & part of the Barn wants Thatching, both which he
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said he would do immediately
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The Malthouse floor wants mending and the Upper floor should be lined there
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feet and an half high and about One hundred feet in length and the Barn should
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be new Weather boarded for which we are of Opinion to allow him One hundred and a
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half of Deals whereof Twenty to be left whole to mend the Mallhouse floor and the
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rest to be slit feather edg'd to line the sides of the
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Mallhouse
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and to Weatherbeard
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the Barn
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At the Dwelling house there wants a Strut in the Ganell to support the roof & in
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the Valley of the roof there wants a Land Gutter Sixteen foot long and Eighteen Inches
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wide to carry off the rain& there wants about four rolds of paling of the Gutter
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Wee observed that the See has broke down the way (called
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the Eastgate
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) for
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carting Ouze from the Shore to manner the Land and a new way ought to be made for
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that purposeThe Sea has also carried away part of the Land and the Ground
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hange over & lyes hollow a great way that in some plans one may see there it which
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ought to be posted and rouled in for the Security of Carriages and persons passing
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that way which is now very dangerous
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Mr. Evers says he has not been able to live upon the Farm but has spent great
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part of his Substance since he has been in it the he and his Wife and two Sons
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and two Daughter have taken great pains and lived very handThat he
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intends to quit the Farm at Michas 1743. but that his eldest Son will take it if
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the Governors please to do the abovementioned repair and grant him a Lease for
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Twenty one years at £75. P ann without a fine
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Evers to him a Lease
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In regard the Sea which is still incroaching has carried away part of the
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& it seems to us to be the hardest bargain of any of year Tenants in that Court
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Wee are of Opinion it is necessary to do the said repair & that it would be
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proper to make a Lease to Mr. Evers Son at £75. P Ann without any fine
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All which nevertheless is submitted to the Judgment of the CourtThis
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Court having duly weighed & considered of the said Report doth confirm
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the same.
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Lease of the Farm at
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Waltham Cross
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Upon reading a Report from the Comittee of this House bearing date the 24th of
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September last under the hands of
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Edward Holloway
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Peter Flower
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Mr.
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John Whalley
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, Mr.
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Gilbert Matcher
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Dr
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Richard Rawlinson
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in the words and
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figures following Vizt.In pursuance of an Order of Court the 29th. of July to
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This Comee have considered the petition of
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Elizabeth Hall
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settingforthThat
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her late husband
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Thomas Hall
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agreed with the Comee for a Lease of a Farm at
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at £62. P Ann rent & to be allowed £100. to put the primes in
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repairThat the said Lease was ingrossed & setled but by the long illness of her
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said husband he was neverable to come to execute the sameThat on the 14th.
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of July her said husband dyed having made his Will & year Petr. sole Executrix
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And praying that the said Lease may be made to the Petr. for the the remainder
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of the Term yet to come thereinThat the Comee agreed on the 14th. July 1737.
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to let the said
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Thomas Hall
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a Lease of the above Farm for 21 years from Laday
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1737. at £62. P Ann rent & to allow him £100. for repair And at a Comee the 19th.
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of Decr. 1740. they referred the Bill of repaires of the said Farm then laid before
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them to Mr. Henshaw to examine the same & report his Opinion thereon to the
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Comee And at a Comee the 18th. of Febry following the said Mr. Henshaw reported
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he had Examined & setled the said Bills with the said Mr. Hall at £92..4..- & it
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thereupon ordered the same should be allowed him in his rent & the Lease should be
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forthwith ingrossed which was accordingly done & the said
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put his
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rent to Laday 1741. & dyed 14 July 1742& the said Eliza. Hall has since his
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pay the said rent to Michas last 1741Whereupon this Comee are of Opinion that
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upon the said
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praying up the rent to Michas next a Lease be made to her
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of the above Farm for the Term of 15½ years from Michas next at the yearly
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Rent of £62.All which nevertheless is submitted to the Judgment of the Court
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And it is Ordered that this Opinion be reported to the part CourtThis Court
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having duly weighed and considered of the said Report d
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from the same and
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Order that a Lease made to the said
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