Carpenters' Company:
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4th May 1731 - 2nd August 1737

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Image 442 of 4525th July 1737


Court day Continued July the 5th: 1737

Exhibition Money to be paid

Ordered That the Renter Warden do pay Edward Jeffries< no role > a Poor Cambridge Scholar Forty
shillings for one years Exhibition Money due att Midsr last being the Gift of Mr Read.

Mar Burgin Gave £100 & Coll
Williams £60 to the Company
for the use of the poor to pay
8s a peice P ann to 16 persons
next in turn on the pention
List att Christmas yearly for
ever}

Whereas Mr Burgin the Present Mar gave £100 And Coll John Williams< no role > the present Middle
Warden gave £60 to the use of the Poor of this Company Thereupon The Question was now putt to
the Said Donors how they would have the Company dispose of their said Gifts And the said Donors
desired That 8s a peice to 16 poor Persons free of this Company who stand next in turn to Come
on the Pention List should be paid yearly 8s peice att Christmas for ever And when such persons
Come on the 100 List Then those next in turn should Come into the sixteen List

Thereupon and on debate of the Matter this Company accepted of the said Gifts from the
said Donors And return them thanks for the same And they do hereby agree to accept of the
same And will pay and discharge the same according to the said Donors Wills and desires.

A Stone to be fixt att the New
Buildings to give them the name
of Carpenters Buildings}

Ordered That Mr Renter Warden Horton do putt up a Stone att the New Buildings att
London Wall and Cause the following Inscription to be made theron to give a Name to the Said
Buildings Vizt. (Carpenters Buildings) But the said Mr Horton is not to have above Five
Pounds for the same.

£200 to Mr Horton out of the
Companys Chest}

Ordered That Mr Warden Horton do receive £200 out of the Companys Chest for the Carrying
on the Buildings att London Wall Which he this day received accordingly And gave his Receipt
for the same.




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