2d. Decemr. 1715.

Apprentices made free

Ordered that the following poor Boys who Served their Apprenticeship
in this Hospital be made free of this City Vizt

Samuel Clarke< no role > part to Wm. Atkins< no role > Tailer deced Remr. to
John Young< no role > Tailer by Indentures dated the 15th May 1706. wch.
expired 15th. May 1713 .

Henry Bradshaw< no role > to John Young< no role > by Indenture dated 10th. March
1706 which expired 10thMarch 1713/4.

Bates Wm< no role > .Report abot.
a Lease in Wapping Ref
back to Comee}

A Report from the Comee of this House dated the 30th day
of Novemr.1715 under the hands of John Tayler< no role > Esqr . Trear
sr . Francis Forbes< no role > knt . and Alderman Auditor Generall
Thomas Rawlinson< no role > Esqr . John Martyn< no role > Esqr . Mr Depty. Robt.
Stamper< no role > & Mr Christopher Bateman< no role > was read as followeth
vizt. Mr William Bates< no role > of London Merchant haveing proposed
to pay Four Hundred pounds fine and Thirty pounds P Annm
Rent for a Lease (with Such Covenants as are usually
contained in the Leases to the Hospital Tenents) for the
Terme of forty Nine years and a Quarter to Comence
from Lady day Last Of two Houses on the North Side of
Wapping Street (lately held under a Lease (No. 7) from the
Governours of this Hospital to Henry Broomhead< no role > which
expired at Lady day Last) And Also Of the Ground
Wharfe and Houses in Wapping from the South Side of
Cinnamon Lane to the Thames (part of the premisses
lately held under a Lease No. (8.) from the Governours
of this Hospital to Wm. Wood< no role > which also expired at Lady
day Last) and to pull down Such part of the Buildings as
are necessary to Leave Wapping Street twenty feet wide

Southwood Tho< no role > . his properely
for a Lease at Wap. Ref.}

This Comee are of Opinion to accept the Said proposal
of the Said Mr Bates it appearing to them to be the most
advantageous to this Hospital of all the proposals which
the Comittee hath reced touching the Same premissesThen
a Letter was read which was Sent into Court to Mr. Treasr .
signed Tho: Southwood< no role > containing his proposals for the