20th. July 1716

pun & DD

Unet Elizabeth< no role > P sr Wm. Withers< no role > being charged by
Hester Stephens< no role > for being taken in her fathers House
Ship Court in the Old Baily Secreted in an upper roome
behind ye Bed with a design to have Stolen and not
giveing any good account of her comeing there

Tovey John< no role > Petition for
a New Lease of a ¼ part
of houses at Chareing [..] Ref}

Upon reading the humble Petition of John Tovey< no role > of Setting Forth That
Mr Walter Bridal< no role > deced held Severall houses at Chareing
Cross under a Lease from the Governours of Bethlem hospital
for Seventy years from Midsumr. 1649 at 10s. P annu Rent
And that ye said Mr. Bridall by his Will devised ye said Premisses
to his four Daughters and in the right of one of them the Petr. is
intitled to a Coach house a Stable and a Smiths Shedd (being a fourth
part of the sd. premisses during ye Remainder of the Terme to come in
the said Lease which will expire at Midsumer. 1719 And praying to
have a new Lease of the said fourth part of the sd. premisses for ye
Terme of 61 years to Comence from Midsumr. 1719 at ye Rent of
forty Shillings P Anum and ye Petr to rebuild ye said fourth part of
the said premisses It is Ordered That the consideracon of
the said Petition nbe referred to ye Comittee of this house who are desired
to Report to ye Court what they think proper to be done therein

Bailey Eliz< no role > :Report
for a Benevolence Conf}

Upon reading a Report from the Comittee of this House
under the hands of John Martyn< no role > Esqr . Jno Roydhouse< no role > Esqr . Mr.
Christr. Bateman< no role > Thomas Rawlinson< no role > Esqr and John Cottle< no role >
Esqr bearing date the 3d day of July instant 1716 as followeth
In pursuance of an Order of ye Last Court This Comee
Reconsidered the Petition of Elizabeth Bayly< no role > the widdow & Relict
of Thomas Bayly< no role > deced Late Steward of this hospital and have
Searched ye Court Books to See what Benevolence has heretofore
been given by ye Governors. to the widdows of the Stewards of this
Hospital that have dyed & left their familys in low Circumstances
And do find that on ye death of John Kensey< no role > formerly Steward
of this hospital Mary Kensey< no role > his widdow petition'd ye Court