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Continued Thursday 26th. Mar 1752
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Benja. Petr. for Lease
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& Messers Wapp (No. 10)
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Upon Reading the humble Petition of
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Setting forthThat the Petitioner proposes to take a Lease
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with usual Covenants of 2 Messes or Tenements near
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No. 10
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) for 21 years from Laday last at £8. P Ann
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Rent clear of Taxes and to lay & at £80 in Necessary Repairs
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According to an Estimate and to Execute a Counter part of such
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LeaseIt is Ordered that the said Petition be referred
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to the Comittee of this House to Consider thereof and Report this
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Opinion there in to the Court.
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Burnn & Wattington Lyorn
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to puprn to Sent Valker
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Lion Bath (No. 18)
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Upon Reading a Report from the Comittee of these Houses
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dated the 20th. day of March 1752 under the hands of
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Robt Alsop
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Peter Roberts
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Joseph Vere
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Richard
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Wilson
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, and Mr
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Saml Southouse
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as
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followes ViztThis Comittee took into Consideration the Petn.
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of Messrs.
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Benson &
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Samuel Moller
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(referred by
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last Court) praying that the Petrs. Benson and Wellington may
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have Lycence to Assign their Lease from the Governors of Bethlem
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Hospital (No. 15) of several Houses and Ground in
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for the resideul of a Term of 21 years which will expire at
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Laday 1759 to the Petr. he theAnd the Comittee are of
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Opinion that Lycence should be granted as desired All which
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is Never the less Submitted to the Judgment of the Court And
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it is Ordered that this Opinion be Reported to the next Court
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This Court having duly weighed and Considered the said
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Report doth Confirm the same And Order that Lycences be
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given to the said
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and Benjamin Wellington to Assign
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to the said Samuel Moller under a Covenant that he shall not
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Assign without Licence from the Governors and a Provise for
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Reentry in such Case as in the said Lease
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poor but without Report
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Upon Reading a Report from the Comittee of this House dated
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the 18th March 1752 under the hands of
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John Forty
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Peter Roberts
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Richd Stanby
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Mr
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Richard Roman
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and Mr
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Samuel Southouse
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<
lb
>
</
lb
>
as follows ViztIn Pursuance of an order of last Court This
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Comittee have Considered of the Case of St Brides Parish Setting forth
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
That the Hospital of Bridewell with the Precinct here of was heretofore
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
a Royal Pallace and Granted by the Crown to the City of London and to
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
part used as an Hospital for the Reception of Handy Craft Freemen to
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
take Apprentices and Instruct them in their Trades and other part for
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the reception of Vagrants and other loose and Disorderly person
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
where they are set to Work and the Precinct is Leased out
<
del
>
art
</
del
>
and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Contains above 100 HousesThat the said Hospital and Precinct hath
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
been always esteemed Extra Parochial & have no Overseers of the Poor and is
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
managed by Persons called Chappelwardens Therefore all Paupers who
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
have gained Settlements by Birth or otherwise and should have been provided
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
del
>
by
</
del
>
for by the Inhabitants there when they become Chargeable to any other
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
place or Parish are Obliged to be Maintained by such Parish which is
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
a great inconvenience to the Parishs in and about Loudon and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
& particularly to Saint Brides the Adjoining Parish
</
p
>
</
div1
>
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