21 August 1696

Att a Generall Court held at St. Thomas
Hospitall in Southwark before the Right Woppl. Sr. Robt. Clayton< no role > Knt. and
Alderman President Capt. John Smith< no role > Treasurer Sr. Jno. Mordent Sr. William
Scowen Sr. John Shaw< no role > Sr. Leonard Robinson< no role > Sr. Wm. Cole Sr. Owen Buckingham< no role >
knts. Shincosby Bethell John Deacle Urban Hall Saml. Lewin George Ford< no role > Willm.
Hewers Mathew Bateman John Little< no role > Anthony Bowyer and Edmond Boulter< no role >
Esqr . Mr. Brownsmith Mr. Firmin Mr. Cartwright Expt. Thomas Mr. Haward Mr.
Whiddon Mr. Pickard Mr. Hagar Mr. White Mr. Kett St. Coll Collett Mr. Hall Mr.
Hamond Mr. Whitehill Mr. Tucker St. Coll Dry Mr. Gerrard Mr. Eyton Mr. Mayne
Mr. Maddox Mr. Depty. Tooly Mr. West Mr. Fenwick Mr. Craker Mr. Ewers Mr. Pince
Mr. Maylin Mr. Taylor Mr. Foster Mr. Watts Mr. Lock Mr. Farding Mr. Harvar
Mr. Barnesley Mr. Raymond Mr. Hamond Mr. Hannott Mr. Totton Mr. Cudden
Mr. Hebbers Mr. Dickins Mr. Glover Coll Gracedieu Majr. Aungier Mr. Sterry Mr.
Moyer Mr. Medford Mr. Cullum Mr. Wight Senr. Mr. Greene Mr. Feake Mr. Richardson
Doctr. Hutton Mr. Deputy Eyre Mr. Ruck Coll Adams Mr. Parker Capt. Povell
Daniel Dorville Mathew Bater Robert Peters< no role > Mr. Morgay Mr. Balaam
Mr. Holland Doctr. Slare Mr. Serocold Mr. Kent Mr. Joseph Mr. Read Mr. Baker
Mr. Depty. Collett Mr. Levitt Mr. Beyer Mr. Green Mr. Scott Mr. Ford Mr. Turney Mr.
Dockminique Mr. Herne Mr. Evans Mr. Sherbrooke Capt. Johnson Mr. Butter Capt.
Joyce Mr. Merriweather Mr. Gabba Mr. Travers Mr. Perry Mr. Alley Mr. Blackburne
Mr. Newbery Mr. Wight funr. & Capt. Partridge Governours of the said Hospitall

And after the reading and confirmacon of the
orders and busines of the last Court it was
ordered as followeth Vizt.

A Report of the Comittee of this Court was presented and read in the
words following

Report of the Comittee

To the Generall Court of St. Thomas Hospitall

Mr. Coldhams agreemt.

That part of a wall of this Hospitall adjoyning to an house belonging to
John Coldham< no role > Esqr . being in demolishing we found Mr. Coldham had incroached
thereon by putting timbers into the same by the Face of 45 foot and an
half from East to West computing from the East end of Seete of the
said wall reckoning from the end of the said wall next the high Streete of
Southwarke being the West End of the said Wall And have agreed to make
him a Lease of the same for the terme of 99 Yeares from Midsomer 1695
at the yearly rent of 2s.6d paiable yearly on the Feast day of the
Nativity of St. John Baptist and with reasonable Covenants for Securing
the payment of the same rent.

old Tenemts. consumed

There happeing a fire about Christmas 1694 in a Tenement held of
this Hospitall in St. Thomas parish by William Bates< no role > by Lease made to
Richard Smart< no role > of the paid parish Haberdasher for 21. yeares from Lady
day 1682 at the yearly rent of £4.10s. Which fire did not only confirme
the tenement held by the said William Bates< no role > but also fower other Tenemts.
adjoyning held by Sarah Swannell< no role > Executrix of Ann Diaper< no role > therein two
pear [..] was to come in the Lease at Lady day 1696 at the rent of £4 P annm.