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