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At a Comittee Friday 23d. July 1756
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Lewis Edwd. Lease Bethlem
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(pl of No.8) to be made to him
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Alwas Order. to Ga from Kantore deced}
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Upon Reading the humble Petition of
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Edwd. Lewis
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&
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John Jos Schweighauser
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two of the Extors of
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Henry Loubier
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late of
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London
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Merchant
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deced and
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Marianne Lewis
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Wife
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of the sd. Edward Lewis as follws ViztThat at A Court 21st March 1753 a Leese with
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Usual Covenants was Order'd to be made to
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Godfrey Thornton
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Esqr
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(since Deced) of 36 feet of
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Ground infront in
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Old Bethelm
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from Lady day 1752 for 7 Years which will Expire 1823)
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at a Pepper corn rent for the fist year & £7..10P And clear of Taxes for the residue of
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the sid Term Paying 20 Guineas Fine, But he dyed before any Lease was Executed having
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made his Will and His
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Wife
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Margaret
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(since deced) and
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John Thornton
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Esqr.
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Extors thereof
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And the sd. John Thornton the Survioing Extor proved the sameThat at a Court 11th April 1744
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upon the Joint Petr. of the sd. John Thornton and Henry Loubier of London Merchant Settingfath
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That above £ 2000 had been laid out in Erecting a Messuage and Coach house Steales
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and other buildings on the Sd. Ground, a Lease was Orderd to be made thereof to thesd. Henry
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Loubeir for the Remr of the sd Term them to come, But he also dyed before such Lease
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was Executed having made his will and a Codicil thereto whereby he gave the sd. House
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to this Daur. your Petitioner Marianne Lewis And to her Extors Admr & asses for and
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during all the residue of the Term to come Therein and of his aid Will Appointed
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your Petrs. Edwd. Lewis and, John James Schweighanser Together with
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John Lewis Loubier
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and
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Stephen Teissier
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Extors, and the Petrs Edws Lewis and John Jas Schweighauser
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only have proved the same in the prorogative Court of Canterbury and have taken upon
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then the Burthen of the Execution thereofAnd praying that a Lease of the sd Messe
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& promes may be made to the Petr. Edward Lewis for the Permr of the sd. Term now to
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come He being ready to pay the sd time of 20 Guineas and to Execute a Counter part of
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such LeaseThis Court doth Order that the sd. Lease be made to the sd. Petitioner
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Eward Lewis as prayed
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At this Court the following Poor boys were Order'd to be pout out
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Apprentices
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Vizt.
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Nominated by
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Apprentices
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Morrall Richard
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to Keil
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Edwd. Umfreville
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Wallis Henry
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to PhilipsMr. Gamon
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Vacancy of as Antma declar'd
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in Moran of Obadiah West deced}
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At this Court the Vacancy of an
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Artsmaster
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by the Death of
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Mr.
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Obadiah West
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was declared
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Pice Rice
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Grat
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£26
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A Motion being made that in regard to the Extraordinary Diligence of
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Mr
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Richard Pice
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the
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Porter
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of this Hospital a Gratuity be given him for his
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Good Services for the time past since the Court gave him a Gratuity and the
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Sum of Twenty six pounds being now proposed And the Question thereupon
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putIt is Order'd that the Clerk do pay the sd. Mr. Pice Twenty six
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pounds as a Gratuity for the said Services
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