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Thursday 20 December 1744
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therein mentioned being also part of the possessions of the said
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Hospital) for 49 years at £ 50 P Annum rentand the Counterpart of a
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Lease (No 7) dated 26 April 1667 from the said Governours to
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Henry
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of 2 Messuages in Wapping for 51 years at £4 Per Annum rent
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And the Counterpart of another Lease (No 8) of the same date from the
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said Governors to
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William Wood
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of Several Parcells of Ground and Houses in
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Wapping for 51 Years at £20 Per Annum rent which two last mentioned rents
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made together the rent of 24 P AnnumAnd upon Examination it appeared
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that the Ground and Houses demised to Mr. Bates by the said last mentioned
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Lease to him were the same that were comprized in the said two Leases to
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and Wood except a Small Part of the Ground which was not
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included in the said demise to Mr. BatesAnd the assessors Acknowledged
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they knew what Estate at Wapping belonged to the said Hospital & that
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they had not till within 2 or 3 Years last past Assessed the rents Payable to
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the said HospitalMr: Taylor then moved that the Assessment of the
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premisses comprized in the said last mentioned Lease to Mr: Bates to farr
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as the amount of the said old rent of £24 P Annum night be taken off
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and reduced According to the said Act andthen he withdrew and after some
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time a Message was sent out to him that the Comissoners did not think fit
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to reduce or take off any Part of the said last mentioned Assessment
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Admiralty
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letter to Mr.
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President
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Mr.
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Acquainted the Court he had received a Letter from
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Thomas
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: Secretary to
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dated the 24th: of November last
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which being delivered to the Clerk was read as follows
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. I have laid
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before my Lords Commissioners of
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the Admiralty
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the Copy of the Clause
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in the Act of Parliament of the 2d and 3d of Queen Anne which you put into
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my hands) is relation to the sending Disorderly Servants Hogues Vagabonds
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and Sturdy Beggars both Man and Boys into His Majesties Service at Sea
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and communicated to their Lordships your Intention of putting the said
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Act in Execution and their Lordships have thereupon Commanded me to
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Acquaint you that this being the first Attempt of the Kind (which they knew
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of) since the Passing the said Act which is now near Forty Years they cannot
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but be Apprehensive that the Example Set by the Magistrates of the
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City
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of London
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will be followed by those of other parts of the Kingdom and that
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his Majestys Service may Suffer many Inconveniences therefrom such as
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bringing Sickness into
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the Fleet
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tothe Destruction of our Seamen and
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Leprising the publick of the Services expected from his Majesties ships
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neither would it effectually Answer the Ends proposed of getting red of
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the Vagabonds becausethey will desert from his Majesties ships the
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first oppertunity and return to their former practice and Manner of Living
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but if Notwithstanding it shall be thought proper to put that part of the
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said Act in Execution their Lordships hope that care will be taken to send
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no persons but who are in Health nor Boys under fourteen years of Age (under
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which Age none are Admitted into the Navy) and well furnished with Cloaths
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Necessaries and Bedding it not being reasonable to convert His Majesties
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Ships of War into Hospitals and disabling them from doing Service against
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the Enemy and in that Case their Lordships will give orders that such of
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the said persons who are Sent by the proper Majistrates shall be received
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on board His Majesties ships andthat proper Care be taken to make
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them Seamen.
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Govr. reced Charge
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At this Court the Charge was read to Mr.
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Daniel Webb
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as one of the Govr.
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of these Hospitals.
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Benjamin Foulder
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a poor boy was Ordered to be put Apprentices
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to
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Obediah West
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at the Nomination of
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Rudolph Meyer
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