Thursday 6th May 1736

Govr. reced his Charge

At this Court the Charge was read to Mr. John Thomas< no role > as one of the Govrs.
of these Hospitals

Accountsstate of ye
Hosptl at Xmas 1734}

At this Court Mr President reported the State of the Accounts of both
Hospitals as follows vizt, That the auditors appointed have audited the accot.
of these Hospitals to Xmas 1734 and find the same right and that the
[..] llance of Stock of Bridewell Hospital to that time was £7907-13-6¾
Creditors and the Stock of Bethlem Hospital to the same time was
£72.6.11¼ Debtor

WalthamcrossComee
to heat for ye purchase of
afford there}

Mr. Treasurer reported to the Court from the Comittee of this House held the
seventh day of April last That some of the Gentlemen of the said Comee
have view'd a Farm house adjoyning to the Four Swanns Inn at
Waltham Cross , and lands lett with the said Farm house to Thomas Hall< no role >
at £62 P Ann, for the purchase whereof £1500 is demandedOrdered
that it be referred to the Comee to treat and agree for the purchase thereof

ArbuthnottAnn< no role >
To have new Leases of
Faases in Wapping No 23.23}

Upon reading a Report from the Committee of this House bearing date the 5th.
day of May instant under the hands of the Right Worshipfull Robert Alsop< no role > Esqr .
Alderman Trear , Mr. Thomas Pestell< no role > Walter Pryse< no role > Esqr . Mr. Robert Henshaw< no role > Dr.
Richard Rawlinson< no role > , John Lee< no role > Esqr . Mr. Deputy Farrington, Mr. Robert Hall< no role >
Dr. George Wharton< no role > & Mr. William Brent< no role > in the Words and figures following Esqr.
In Pursuance of an order of Court of the 13th. of November last This
Committee have taken into Consideration the Petition of Anne Arbuthnott< no role > Spinster
settingforthThat she is possessed of a Lease made from the Governors of this
Hospital to John Merryhurst< no role > of certain Ground near Wapping dock Street with Eight
Houses created thereon for 40 years from Ladyday 1715 at the yearly Rent of £8
which Lease expires at Laday 1755That 5 of the said Houses being on the
East side of Wapping dock Street aforesaid have been utterly destroyed by the late
dreadfull fire there and other the premisses have been damaged thereby, and she is
otherwise lyable to become a great Sufferer by the Arrears of Rent due from the late
Tenants of the said Houses so destroyedThat she is advised, the rebuilding the said
5 Houses will cost almost double the Sum they were insured at and she being in no
Condition to execute the same unless the Governors shall enable her thereto by granting
an Inlargement of her Term that she may be able to boome money thereon to compleit
the said RebuildingThat she is advised the said other 3 houses yet standing are in
so bad a Condition that they will need Rebuilding before the expiration of the present Lease
and praying to Enlarge her Term in the said Lease to the Term of 61 years and that
she may on the Ground of th houses so destroyed be at liberty to rebuild 5. 4 or 3
houses as she shall think fitt and that she may be at liberty to rebuild when necessary
any of the other three Houses now standing or may be otherwise relievedThe
Committee have since taken a new of the said premisses and did acquaint the said Mr.
Arbuthnell that she should alter her proposal and make another respecting only the 5
Houses that were burntWhereupon the said Mrs Arbuthnell proposed to this Comm
That she would take a Lease of the said 5 houses for 61 years to commence from the
time of rebuilding the same in lieu of so much of the time in the present Lease as
remains unexpired and that the said Ground rent be divided and the Merely thereof
remain payable for the said 3 houses yet standing and the remaining Merely be
reserved for the Ground Rent of the said 5 Houses so destroyed and that an
Additional Rent of £2. P Ann be added thereto or in lieu thereof to pay a Fine of
£50. and that she may be at liberty to rebuild on the Ground of the said free
Houses 5.4 or 3 New Houses at her Option, and proposed to lay out £800. or £750
in such Rebuilding and to pay a Pepper Corn Rent for the first yearThis
Committee having considered of the said proposals are of Opinion that upon the said
Mrs Arbuthnott's surrendring the said Lease in being and paying the said old Ground
Rent to Laday lasta new Lease be granted he of the 3 houses which are
standing for the remainder of the said Term of the old Lease at £4. P and rent
And that upon her paying a line of £50. & agreeing to layout £800. in rebuilding
according to the 2d. rate of Building upon the Ground whereon the 5 Houses stood the like
Quantity of Building as was contained in the said 5 Houses a new Lease be granted he
the Ground whereon the sd 5 houses stood for a Term of 61 years from Laday last at the rent of
£4 P ann wth the like Covents. as are in the Old Lease to which the said Mrs Acbuthnell agreed
gave half a Guinea to the Peers box all wch never the less in submitted to the Judgmt. of the Courtand it
Ordered that this opinion be reported to the next CourtThis Court doth carfirm the
Report order that Leases be made to the said Mrs Arbuthnott according.