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<p n="1838">that from a Misunderstanding of the Secretary to the said<lb></lb>
Company they now required Twenty Shillings a year for the<lb></lb>
Two Pieces of Ground instead of Ten.</p>
<p n="1839">Ordered that the Vestry Clerk do write to Mr. Thomas<lb></lb>
Green at Ware and acquaint him therewith and desire to<lb></lb>
know whether he chuses to pay Twenty Shillings a year for<lb></lb>
the said Two Pieces of Ground, And in case of his Refusal<lb></lb>
that the Parish decline from taking the same of the Company<lb></lb>
at that Rent.</p>
<p n="1840"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Pews</note>
Some Enquiry being then made whether Mr. Batten had<lb></lb>
been properly Seated in the Pew late Mr. Townsend's, It was<lb></lb>
Ordered that the Church Wardens do wait on Mr. Batten and<lb></lb>
offer him the use of the Pew for himself and Family during<lb></lb>
his Continuance in the Parish, upon his making a reasonable<lb></lb>
Compensation for the same.</p>
<p n="1841"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Cistern in<lb></lb>
North Church<lb></lb>
Yard.</note>
Mr. Church Warden Arch acquainted the Vestry that Mr.<lb></lb>
Pearson had applied to have the Cistern in the <rs type="placeName" id="GLDBMV30502_geo202">North Church Yard</rs>
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<lb></lb>
mended and repaired. And the Same was Ordered accordingly.</p>
<p n="1842">Ordered that from Midsummer next the Parish do pay<lb></lb>
the Expence of laying in the Water to the said Cistern that<lb></lb>
the Inhabitants may have the benefit thereof without any<lb></lb>
denial from the said Mr. Pearson or any future Occupier of the<lb></lb>
House now in his possession.</p>
<p n="1843">Then Mr. Church Warden Arch adjourned the Vestry<lb></lb>
sine die.</p>
<p n="1844">Nl. Andrews.<lb></lb>
Vestry Cl.</p>
<p n="1845"> <rs type="placeName" id="GLDBMV30502_geo203">St. Dionis Backchurch</rs>
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<p n="1846"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Church Rate</note>
At a Public Vestry held for this Parish on Tuesday the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="GLDBMV30502_date111">Tenth day of September 1776</rs>
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in the Vestry Room of the<lb></lb>
said Parish pursuant to public notice given in the<lb></lb>
Church for that purpose It is agreed by the Parishioners<lb></lb>
and Inhabitants present that a Rate or Assessment be<lb></lb>
made upon the Parishioners Inhabitants and other<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="GLDBMV30502_occ513">Occupiers of Houses</rs>
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Lands Tenements Shops. Stalls &<lb></lb>
in the said Parish for the necessary Repairs of the Church</p>
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