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1764 Janry 19th

Sr.
The Treasurer being informed by Mr. Coats, that you
have marked out a considerable number of Pollards to Cut
down for Fire Wood, All of which, or the greater part, Mr.
Coats does not think comes within the Tenor of your Lease,
& therefore you are not empowered to Cad them down But
not to depend altogether upon what Mr. Coats hold him, the
Treasurer has Consulted M Morse upon the occasion, & it is as
clear to that Gent. as any thing in the World can pefectly he,
that you have not the last night to them. He is aware [..]
of the Words in your Lease, upon which your pound your
Right. Dead Bodies & Trunks of Pollards. The adjective
Dead, refers, as much to the Trunks, as to the Bodies of Pollards,
and therefore while there [..] grows a Leaf upon them,
they cannot be called Dead, This being the Case, not only
Leases, but large Tops or Banches being now growing upon
them, must make it self evident to any person whatever,
that they do not come within the Clause of your Lease,
which Assigns those only for Fire Wood, that are really Dead.
Therefore to presence the Friendship that now subs [..]
between the Govr [..] more immediately concerned on the
preservation of the Rights and Immunities of this Hospl.
and Yourself, and as they are determine strictly to
abide by the Covenants in your Lease, and not suffer
any Wart to the made contrary to the express meaning
thereof, so the lease inpingment on your part, cannot but
be attended with disagreeable circumstances to bath, I hope
you will therefore further Consider the promisses, which if
you do, you must in the end be of the same opinion
with them, & consequently, will, Resign all [..] to
the living Pollards, as Fire Wood.

I am Etc
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To Wm. Quilter< no role > Esq
at Orpington Kent




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