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Decr. 15th. 1755
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Sir
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Agreeable to Yr. Desire of the 9th. inst. I have made
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diligent Search into the State of the Quit Rents of the Man
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of Sopeliffs And find an Accot. Settled by P Self & Mr.
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Matthew on the 26th. Novr. 1737 by which the Balance then
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due to this Hospll appears to be £84..9..2/2 of which I
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make no doubt Yo have a Copy And the Money Yo. have
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paid since that time on that Accot. amounts to £263.8.8
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to which may be added the £1..15 reced by Mr. Morses of
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Mr. Hitcks at the last Court Now Sir the only Part
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wanting to State this Accot. Clearly is a Ratal of the
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several Rents & Tents. and to what time each have paid
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This Mr. Treasurer desires Yo will pleaser to send him
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as soon as conveniently Yo. can in order to give Yo. no
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More Trouble in this Affair if it May possibily be avoided
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J.W
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To
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Thos. Smith
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. At
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Cambridge
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Sir
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On Monday 5th Nov. 1739 our late
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Lord Mayor
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Edward
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Ironside
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. deceas'd was admitted by You as his Attorney to certain
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Copy hold Lands
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held of the March of Ellisley Devised to
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St. Thomas
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& the London
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Workhouse
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Equally
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Mr.
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Francis Weingfield
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of
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in
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Bedfordshire
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the
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Steward
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of the Manor
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has appointed friday 18th. January next for a court
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on purpose to Admit a Tenant In Trust for the Charityes & this is
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the Second time he has given us Notice of Courts without previously
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Consulting our Convenience The first Court was appointed so
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Suddenly that there was no time for the Governors to Moore a New
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One the Doing of which requires Some Ceremony as these are
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Two District Bodyes concern'd and therefore I proceiv'd that Court
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to be postpon'd Their Hurying in this Manner shews the
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Lord to be a Little Hungry for Jobserive the last Admission was
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above a Year after the Death of the Preceeding Tenant & the
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went be Two Months How ever the Governors have appointed
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a person and proposes that you should appear as his
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Attorney
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for which purpose I Will send You a Letter of Attorney if that be necessary
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Or if you think it more Expredient tho'. it should not be absolusley Necessary
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