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Continued Friday 25th. Octr 1754
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Arbuthnot Ann Petition
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for a New Lease Wapp 22. a & 23 b Redd}
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Wapp No 22 a)
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No 23 b.)
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Upon Reading the Humble Petition of Mr
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SettingforthThat she holds two Messes & a Wharfe on
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the Southside of
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under a Lease from the Governors
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of Bethlem Hospital to
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which will Expire at
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Xmas 1755 O SAnd one House on the Northside of
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Wapping Street Adjoining Eastward to the
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) which is the South East Corner house of
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which Two houses are held under a Lease from the sd Governors
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to the sd. Merryhurst which will Expire at Laday 1755and proposes
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to take the sd. Two Houses on the Northside of Wapping Street from
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Lady day 1755 for ¾ of a year to Xmas 1755 at the rent of £3
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And to take a Lease of all the abovemend. Premes from Xmas 1755
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O.S for 21 years And throughly to repair the said Houses to rebuild
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the sd. Wharfe & Wharfeage House thereon of Brick instead of
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Wood (as it is at present) And to pay £6. P Ann rent clear of
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Taxes and to pay a Fine of £150It is Order'd that the
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said Petition bereferr'd to the Comittee of this House to consider
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thereof and Report their Opinion thereon to the next Court.
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Croxford Francis Dismiss'd
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front being an Artsmaster}
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A Letter from
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one of the
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Artsmasters
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dated this day
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at
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and Directed to the Court of Bridewell was read Setting forth
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That Mr Sharpe and his Helpmates had brought these Troubles on him
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That he cou'd not Appear this day to the Sumons he reced this day And not
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before But if he had reced it sooner He wou'd have had many Eminent
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Tradesmens hand to have Witnessed that his Servants were kind & well
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Used and wanted for Nothing but CorrectionUpon which Mr Trear
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Acquainted the Court That Several Complaints having been made to
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the Comittee against the sd. Croxford for Ill treatment & Cruelty to his
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Apprentices The Comittee had Ordered him to Attend this Court to
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Answer the sd. ComplaintsThat he was Elected an Artsmaster
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in November 1751That Several Boys had been put to him on
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likeing but woud not be bound to him & were put Apprentices to other
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ArtsmastersThat he has now 3 Apprentices One bound in Novemr.
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1752 And the other two in April and May last who all Complained off
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him & said they wou'd not Stay with him Whereupon It is Ordered
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That the sd. Francis Croxford be Dismissed from being an Artsmaster
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And that he forthwith clear his Appartment in the Hospital.
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Vacancy of Artsmaster
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declared Etc
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At this Court the Vacancy of an Artsmaster in the Room of Francis
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Croxford Cabinet maker lately Dismissed was Declared And Ordered that
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the Election of an Artsmaster be at the next Court & Notice thereof be
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Incerted in the Summons's
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Kal
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