St Thomas's Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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20th February 1678 - 16th July 1735

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Image 370 of 45823rd January 1723


there For want whereof, All the produce is carryed off to other places, and the
Land there by Impoverished: We are of Opinion It would be much for the
Improvement of this Estate to have a Barne of Six or Seven Bayes built upon
it: And have accordingly Agreed to and Ordered the Building thereof But in
regard it may be proper for our Tenant there to Under take the Building of the
said Barne rather than the Hospitall. We Recomend it to this Court, That we may
be Impowred to Treat and Agree with our Tenant by Granting him such Addicon of
years or such Allowance in Money as we shall think fitt and reasonable for his
Undertakeing the Building of the said Barne, and of such other Buildings as your
Committee may Judge proper for the further Improvment of this Estate.

Grant to John Church< no role >


And we have agreed with John Church< no role > of Cheshunt in Hertfordshire
Gardiner to Grant him a Lease of an Old House in Cheshunt aforesaid called the
Feathers Inn now in his possession with the Barne Outhouses Buildings & Ground
thereunto belonging for One and Twenty years from Lady next (1723) when the
present Lease whereby Mr. Norwood now holds the premisses will expire, At the yearly
Rent of Four pounds Tax free payable Quarterly; In Consideration of a Fine
to be paid within Three months, And he is to lay out Fifty pounds in necessary and
Substantiall Reparations and Amendments within Three years next after the
comencement of this Lease.

Grant to Geo: Downes< no role >


We have agreed to Grant a Lease to George Downes< no role > of Kent Street of a
peice of Ground containing about one Acre, upon which there is a very old Ruinous
House and now or late in the possession of Catherine Phillips< no role > or her Under tenants
lyeing near the Rose and Crowne on the Southwest Side of Kent Street aforesaid in the
parish of St: Mary Newington behind Severall houses there which front to the sd. Street
For one and Twenty yeares from Christmas 1721 : At the yearly Rent of Twelve pounds
Tax free, payable Quarterly; And he is at his own Charge within a year from the
5th: of October last to Build a Substantiall Stable for four Horses with a Hayloft over
it; The said Lease expired at Christmas 1720.

Grant to Henry
Horster
< no role > }


We have agreed with Henry Forster< no role > Distiller to Grant him a Lease of an Old
House adjoyning to the Wall of St: George's Church yard in Southwark late in possession
Henry Woollam or his Undertenants Upon a Lease which expired at Midsumr: 1722.
From that time for One and Twenty years At the yearly Rent of Twelve pounds, Tax
free, payable QuarterlyAnd he is to lay out One hundred pounds in necessary
Reparations.

Agreemt. with
Thos. Hand


And we have agreed with Thomas Hand< no role > of Tibshelfe in the County of
Derby Carpenter Tenant of part of the Farme and Lands in Tibshelfe aforesaid
which this Hospitall had agreed to Demise to Mrs Mary Gladwin< no role > deceased, for One
and Twenty years from Michas 1714: At the yearly rent of one and Twenty pounds
Eleven Shillings and Four pence For a Fine of Two hundred Thirty nine pounds and
seven pence; who haveing paid the Hospitall the Sume of One hundred and nineteen
pounds Ten shillings and four pence in part of the Fine, Did lately by her Will Give and
Devise all her Interest in the premisses to this Hospitall; To Grant A Lease of the
said Farme and Lands to the said Thomas Hand< no role > For Thirteen years from Michmas last
(being the Remainder of the said One and Twenty years) At the Former yearly Rent
of One and Twenty pounds Eleven Shillings and four penceIn Consideration of a
Fine of Two hundred Twenty and one pounds to be paid to the Hospitall, whereof Ninety
Nine pounds were paid downe and the Remainder is to be paid on the 12: of February
next; This Agreemtnt was made with Mr Bingham who attended your Committee on
the behalfe of the said Thomas Hand< no role > .




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