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Mr. Harding having as aforesaid obtained a Grant for a Lease
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applyed immediately to Mr Moss, & made him the following proposals
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(vizt.) to Join with him in proportion to his part in Rebuilding, And in
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case he did not cheese so to do, then to divide with him, or wod. purchase
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of him his sd. th. at a price considerably more than he bought the
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same for, And infact would join with him in doing any thing that
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might tend to their mutual advantage, But Mr. Moss finding
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himself disappointed, and that the Parish had agreed to Granta
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Lease to Mr Harding rejected utterly every proposal made by
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him - And although frequent & numberless Applications were
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made to him from time to time for several years, he never would
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come into any Agreement what soever with Mr Harding
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Mr. Moss died about four years ago, since which Mr.
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Harding & likewise the Parish have made Application to his
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Brother who claims Title (under the sd. Deceased's Will) to his
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said ths. in vain, he sometimes insisting that the Houses
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shall drop down Brick by Brick before he will come into any
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Terms what so ever relating thereto, And at other Times declaring
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that he has no right so to do, on Account of his Deced Brother's
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Will under which he claims Tithe, being now in dispute in the
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Mr Harding however since the Parish Agreed to Grant
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him such Lease has paid a considerable annual Rent for the
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Parish's th. wth.out receiving any kind of benefit whatsoever &
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the premes & Ground are now useless & become a Nusance instead
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of affording the Parish that Advantage which wod. be very
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considerable if the premes were rebuilt.
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Qur.
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Under the Circumstances of this Case notwth. standg
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the litigation of the sd. Moss's Will now pending,
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Will not the Court Chancery decree a partition
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or that the person or persons intituled to the ths.
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shall join in Rebuilding; And on the Whole
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what Methods wod. you advise the Parish to take
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