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For the Appellants
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To the Right Honble The Lord Mayor and the rest
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of the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace
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for the City of London at the General Quarter Sessions
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of the Peace for the same City Assembled.
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The humble Petition and Appeal of the Mayor Commonalty &
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Citizens of the City of London, Governors of the House of the Poor commonly
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called St. Bartholomews Hospital near West Smithfield London of the
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Foundation of King Henry the Eighth.
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Sheweth
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That St Bartholomews Hospl. Situate in the Parish of St. Baratholomew
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The less is of Antient & Royal Foundation Established & granted by
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King Henry the Eighth for the Relief of Sick, Lame, Wounded & diseased
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Poor were some Thousands are Annually Releived and Cured.
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That soon after the great Fire of Lord, Houses & Shops were made
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in the Buildings within the Cloisters and Precinct of the Hospl, for
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the convenience of the Inhabitants of London (then in great distress for
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Houses) who Occupying the same for their own benefit because Rateable
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& Chargeable to the Poors Rates.
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That about the Year 1730, some of the Antient
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Buildings and Wards of the Hospital & some of the said Houses
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and Shops having become Ruinous were pulled down and by the
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Donation of Governors & other benefactors four large Pyles of
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Buildings have been progressibly Erected & are now used for
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the Hospital one of which Pyles or Wings contains a Hall
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Compting House and other Rooms which are used for meetings
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of the Governors, receiving Rests Examining and Admission of
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Patients, House for the Clerk and an apartment for the stow and
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and then other three Pyles of Buildings are used for Wards for
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the Parients and their Nurses only.
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An Elaboratory also hath been erected for the Service of
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the Hospital only upon Grand within the liberty & Prescinct thereof.
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That One of the Pyles or Buildings of the Hospl. being finished about
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the Year 1758, the Church Wardens & Overseers of the Poor of the Parish
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of
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the less Assessed & Rated the said Governors for such
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Wards for the Poor the Sum of £20. for & towards the relief of the Poor of the sd;
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Parish as & for Lands in which stood Tenements & Houses by them pulled down
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and Demolished the Tenements whereof were used to be charged in the Poors
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