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We the Grand Committee appointed for the Management
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of the Affairs of this Hospital do report our Proceedings therein since
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the last Annual General Court held the 24th July 1754
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We have granted Leases to the following Persons Vizt.
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Thos. Pigram
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To
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Thomas Pigram
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the Younger
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of
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Gilson
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the
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County
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of Hertford
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a Lease of the Farm at
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Parndon
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in
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Essex
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lately held by
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Robert Smith
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for 21 Years from Michs 1754 a clear Rent of £86.10
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Tenants at
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Tibshelfe
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We appointed a Sub-Committee to go to Tibshelfe in Derbyshire
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in Order to View Lett and Sett the Hospital Estate there and upon the
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best Information the Committee could gett touching the Nature & Value
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of the Estate they were of Opinion that the same would well bear an
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increase of 6d P Acre Rent or a Fine in Proportion And the Tenants
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choosing rather to Submit to an Increase of the Rent at the said Rate
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of 6d P Acre the Sub-Committee agreed to Grant them new Leases for
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21 years from Mich"s 1756 (which their present Leases will expire) at
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a clear yearly Rent of £191..7..2 being an Advance on the old Rent
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of £26..12..6 and a Fine of £1518..9..4 being the old Fine.
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Joseph Lester
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Joseph Lester
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a Lease of the new built House
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adjoining to Mr. Whitfield the Apothecary's House for 21 Years from
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Ladyday 1755 at the yearly Rent of £21.. and a Fine of £52..10
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To the Wrigglesworth
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Thomas Wrigglesworth
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a Lease of a new built Tene-
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ment in Front of the said Apothecary's House for 14 years from Laday
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1755 at the Yearly Rent of £9..9..
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Robert & Thomas
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Seares
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Robert Seares
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of
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Barnett
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in the
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County of Middlesex
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Carpenter
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and
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Thomas Seares
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of the place
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Distiller
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a Lease
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of the House at
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Southgate
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lately held by
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Henry Samuel Eyre
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Esqr
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.
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deceased with so much of the Garden as belongs to the Hospital for
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21 Years from Michs 1755 at the clear yearly Rent of £20.
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Cha. Hedges
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To
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Charles Hedges
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a Lease of the House & Warehouses
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in the
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Old Baily
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now in his Possession which he holds under a
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Lease from
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James Steere
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for 21 Years from Michs 1755 he Surren
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dering the under Lease to be cancelled at the clear yearly Rent
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of £16..-
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Desperate Arrears
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We have Order'd some old Arrears of Rent amounting
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to the Sum of £320..2..10½ which are adjudg'd desperate to be struck
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off from the Hospital Account and to be carryed into the Account
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of desperate Debts
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We have thought it proper to enquire into the Duty
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of the Office of the Matron of this House And are of Opinion that
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