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<p n="2338">"there is so great that the Servants are not able to bear the same in a<lb></lb>
"Morning before the Doors of the said House are opened for Air, Now<lb></lb>
"this Complainant applies to the Candour of this Vestry And hopes they<lb></lb>
"will have regard to the Lives of those who are so nearly concerned therein<lb></lb>
"by which you may in all human probability prevent such a pestilence<lb></lb>
"from being dangerous to the Neighbourhood for the Matter in hand now<lb></lb>
"becomes essentially necessary to acquaint you therewith and desire<lb></lb>
"Redress-This Vault was formerly as a Repository for the Bones<lb></lb>
"dug out of the Church Yard by making Graves from which there only<lb></lb>
"arose an Earthy Smell and this Complainant prayeth that the<lb></lb>
"said Vault may be entirely shut up or appropriated to the former use<lb></lb>
"of a Charnell House</p>
<p n="2339"> <rs type="persName" id="GLBAMV11300_n2339-1">John Marchant</rs>
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<p n="2340">And the said Mr Marchant and his Neighbour Mr <rs type="persName" id="GLBAMV11300_n2340-1">John Bridge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
being heard on the Contents of the said Complaint and Petition and the<lb></lb>
same being taken under Consideration and Debated It is Ordered<lb></lb>
that no more Corpse be buryed in the Vault Complained of but that<lb></lb>
the same be entirely shut up</p>
<p n="2341">An Extract from the Registry of the Prerogative Court of<lb></lb>
Canterbury, of the last will & Testament of <rs type="occupation" id="GLBAMV11300_occ678">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="GLBAMV11300_n2341-1">Samuel Starling</rs>
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formerly an <rs type="occupation" id="GLBAMV11300_occ680">Alderman</rs>
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bearing date the Seventh day<lb></lb>
of April 1673 so far as relates to Aldgate Parish was Read, as likewise<lb></lb>
an Account of Receipts and payments relative to the said Charity was now<lb></lb>
delivered in by Mr Sansum on which he make a Ballance of Five Shillings<lb></lb>
and two pence now due to him was now read-Whereupon several Debates<lb></lb>
arose concerning the management of the said Charity, And Agreed to<lb></lb>
Recommend to the Wardmet Inquest & Leet Jury to appoint a Committee<lb></lb>
of three of each Body to Enquire whether the said Charity has been of late &<lb></lb>
now is managed & carried on according to the Donor's will and to Report at<lb></lb>
a future Vestry</p>
<p n="2342">Ordered that Messrs. Hodgon's & Beale's & Messrs. Coates & Collis's Renter<lb></lb>
Churchwardenship Accounts be Audited this day 3 Weekes</p>
<p n="2343">Ordered also that the Bill Frames be repaired & put into proper Order</p>
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