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Retain and Repopess as in their former Estate And the said James Sperling
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William Prowting their Exors Admors and assigns and all other Occupiers of the promisses thereout and from thence utterly to expell
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put out and a move these presents or anything herein contained to the Contrary Notwithstanding provided Also and these presents are
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upon this Condition that if the said
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their Admors
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or Assigns or any of them door shall at any time or times hereafter during the said Term convert the said premisses to any other Use than that of
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the Charitable design of poor Lunatics then these presents and every thing herein contained shall cease determine and be utterly void
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Anything herein contained to the Contrary thereof in any wise Notwithstanding Happeaw likewise in Evidence unto this Court that
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before the Erecting the said Hospital divers to wit
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twenty Nine houses were Situate upon the Land and premes in and by the said Indre
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for
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in and during the several years
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between the year of our Lord 1744 And the Date of the Indenture herein before
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mentioned the said twenty Nine houses were valued and estimated at the Annual value of £196 by the year And that in the year of our
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Lord 1745 the said 29 Houses being assessed in the Rate made in the said year for the Relief of the poor within the said
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and yield no more to the said Overseers
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in Satisfaction of the said Rate And towards the Relief of the Poor than £10.. 1.. 0 And that in the year of our Lord 1746 the said 29 Houses being
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said Overseers in Satisfaction of the said Rate And towards the Relief of the poor than £8-11:0 and that in the year of our Lord 1747 the
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towards the Relief of the poor than 18..14:9And that in the year of our Lord 1748 the sd. 29 Houses being assessed in the Rate made in
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did yet pay and yield no more to the said Overseers in Satisfacon of the said Rate And towards the Relief of the poor than £1..1..0
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And
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that in the year of our Lord 1749 the said 29 Houses being assessed in the Rate made by the Overseers of the poor of the said
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pound Sterling did yet pay and yield no more to the said Overseers in Satisfacon of the sd. Rate And towards the Relief of the poor than £6: 3: 0
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And that in the year of our Lord 1750 the said 29 Houses being assessed in the Rate made by the Overseers of the poor of the said
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It appears Also in Obidence to this Court that the premisses so demised were Accordingly built and converted into the Hospital mentioned
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in the said Article of the Rate in Question called
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to poor and helpess Lunatics And that every Apartment and parcell of the said premisses so built and converted into Such Hospital as
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aforesaid is laid out and applied either in Wards or Cells for the Lodging of such Lunatics as aforesaid Or in Offices necessary for their
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Sustentation & Cure Or in Apartments necessary for persons who are hired from time to time to attend on Such Lunatics for their better
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Sustentation & Cure And in no other Apartments or Buildings whatsoever And that the said Edifice was originally erected and Still is
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Supported and very many poor and helpless Lunatics continually have been and Still are Sustained and taken Care of therein and the
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Menial Servants attending upon Such Lunatics have been and Still are hired and paid And All other Expences Relating to & necessary
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for the maintaining the said Hospital and Charity have been and Still are from time to time detrayed and born by the Free and Voluntary
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Contribution of divers persons out of whom a Committee annually is appointed who meet Weekly to order the Admission and discharge of
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patients the hiring and Relating Servants the paymt. of Bills And the Regulation of all other Matters Relative to the Maintenance and
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upholding of this Charity And that none but such poor and helpless Lunatics and the persons necessarily attending upon them have any kind of
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Dwelling or Occupation in the said Hospital And that One
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Joseph Mansfield
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the appellant is the principal person hired from year to year by the said
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Committee of Contributors and Receiving certain Wages and living in the said Hospital for the purpose of attending on the said Lunatics And having
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no other Abode Occupation or Establishment therein And that the said
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or any of them their or any of their Exors Admors or Assigns have not nor ever had or can have any profit benefit or Advantage from the
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said premisses or any part thereof Nor any possession or Occupation thereof otherwise than as aforesaid This Court upon Consideration of the
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Circumstances above setforth is of Opinion That the said Tenement called
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St. Luke
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s
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Hospital
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ought to be assessed & Rated towards the Relief
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of the poor by the said Rate And doth Accordingly dismiss the said Appeal and confirm the said Rate
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H Gould
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