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Farme in
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Upon Reading a Letter from Mr
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Jacob Janeway
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Signifieing That the Barn at the Farme at
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Cottington
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is finished and that the workmen are goeing on
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with the Wall and Gramary And That there is a necessity of
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casting and cleansing the Dikes of the Marsh Land, and also
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of repairing the Stables which are ready to fall, and that ye
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Old Stuff of the Barn will be usefull for the same
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It is Ordered by this Court That the same be done
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And That it be left to Mr Janeway to direct the doeing thereof
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in as usefull and advantagious manner as he can for the
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good of the said Farme And the Clerk of this Hosptl is
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Ordered to write to him for that Some persons in behalfe of
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the Hospitall should goe to Cottington to view the New Building &
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Reparacons and the Condicon of the said Farme and the
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inspecting the accounts of the sd New building and reparacons
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And also to Endeavour the getting in the Debt due to this
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Hosptl on acct of the said Farme and the New Letting the
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same (The Tenants time being out at Michms next, This
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Court Doth Desire Mr. Pott Mr Wilkinson & Mr Faracherly
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(three of the Governers of this Hospitall) or any two of them
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together with Mr
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Benjamin Godfrey
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also a
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of this
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Hosptl to under take the same with the assistance of the Clerk
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Also Upon the motion of the said Mr Faracherly It is Ordered
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That a Stone
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with the Arms of the Hosptl of Bethlem &
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Such Inscripcon as the sd Governrs shall think fitt be set in
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the front of the wall of the New Barn
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Jonas Billings
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£5
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Also Upon the humble Peticon of Jonas Billings who
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John Gilbert
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Prinmaker
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(late
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one of
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the Artsmasters
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of the Hosptl of
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Bridewell
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) & Served him
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faithfully all his apprentices Py and who has heretofore Rent
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five pounds of Mr Locks Gift, for Some further, Pt thereof
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the better to enable him to carry on and manage his sd Hais
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And Severall of the Governrs of this Hosptl going to this Court
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a very good account of the said Jacob Billings and of his
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having improved the Five Ponds he formerly recd
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and of his great hopefullness in his Said Trade It is
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Ordered by this Court That Mr.
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Trear
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Baker Dow Gine
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and pay unto him Five Pounds more of Mr Locks Gift
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To be allowed Mr Trear in his next Account.
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