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Veneris -
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19 o: Janry. 1721
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A Generall Court was Held.
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The Minutes of the last Court Read & (Approved.
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The Petition to the
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of comon agt the
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was Read, and with some Amendmts: approved,
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and Ordered to be Ingrossed, and signed by the Clerke by
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Order of this Court. And 't is Referred to Mr Trear, Sr:
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Charles Cox
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and such other Gentlemen here present as shall
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think fitt to Attend, to Get he Same presented to the House
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next Monday. And Councill are to be Retained & Imployed
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to Inforce this Petition. Dr. Jurin and Mr Machin attended
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this Court, And also Mr Browne the City Bricklayer who were
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all of Opinion, That a new Bridgewould occasion a Rise of
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the Water there, which may Indanger the Over flowing of the
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Low Grounds between that, and
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Generall Court: Jovis: 1 o: Marvis:
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1721:
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Mr Trear in his Place acquainted the Court, That Sr.
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Thomas Abney
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our late
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President departed this Life the 6th: of February last, And that the
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Grand Committee had appointed a Generall Court to be held this day for
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Chooseing another President, and other Business; Which being Somoned
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accordingly. The Rt. Honorable the Lord Mayor Sr.
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William Stewart
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, Sent
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for our Clerke on Monday last, to know by whose Order the Court was
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appointed: He informed his Lordship, That it was by Order of the Grand
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Committee, who called a Court in like manner upon the Death of Sr.
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Robert
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Clayton
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our former President, when Sr:
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Thomas Abney
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was Chosen
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to Succeed him. His Lordship was pleased to Urge that the Lord
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Mayor being named first in the Charters of the Foundacons of this
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and the other Great Hospitalls in and about London, He was advised
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That upon the Death of the President of any of those Hospitalls
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A Respect was to be had to the Chaire, And that the Mayor for the
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time being should be consulted as to the time for Holding a Court
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to Choose a new President; To the end, That he may be present
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at it, if he please; And this happening to be Sessions week, He
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could not attend a Court on Thursday; That Evening, and the next
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Morning his Lordship was Attended by Mr Treasurer, Mr Raper
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and Mr. Lockwood. And Mr Trear shewed his Lordship and
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some of the Aldermen an Extract from the Reportorys of our
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Generall Courts, begining 1 o. March 1649: whereby it
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appeares That
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