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Certificate relatg:
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the Charge of
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ye New Wall
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Marsh Lands Read
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also a Certificate relating to a New Wall lately made
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by him for securing of the Marsh Lands from the River
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of Thames and the sd: Mr: Collyer was himselfe heard
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touching the Matter of the sd: Peticon where in He
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Alleadges that he hath been at very great and
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uncomon Expence & Charge in the making of the
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said new Wall and otherwise since he took the Lease
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of the said Lands and prayed this Court would consider
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the case and make him some Allowance. And this
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Court being Informed by some of the Members of
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the Grand Comittee that the sd: Mr: Collyer had
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Comitted Wast upon the Hospitall Land by Cutting
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downe of Trees and that he had not yet complyed
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with severall Covenants in his Lease This Court
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thereupon Ordered that the 3d: petition & certificate
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be Referred to the Consideracon of the Grand
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Comittee and that they View the premes and Report
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the case with their Opinion upon it to this Court.
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Mr: White Chosen
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Steward.
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and his age dispented
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with on Mr Greys
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recommendation
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Then this Court proceeded to the Choice of
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in the Room of Mr:
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Peter Gray
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deced
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& Benefactor
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Thomas
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: proposing and Recomending Mr:
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Henry
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as a very till person for that purpose This
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Court in a Thankfull Acknowledgement of the sd:
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Mr: Guys great Liberality to this Hospitall Unanimously
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Resolved that in Regard the sd. Mr: White was
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something above Fifty yeares of Age they would
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upon this present Eleccon of a Steward Dispence
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with the Order of this Court of the Sixth of
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