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13th. May 1715
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Rept. about ye houses beirut}
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Upon Reading a Report from the Comee of this house under
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the hands of
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Samuel Clarke
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Robt. Stamper
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Mr
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Samuel Keble
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& Coll Meggott dated 26th. Aprill last in the words
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following viztThis Comee in pursuance of an Order of the 25th by
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February last haveing examined into the State of the Cases of the Severall
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persons who were Tenants to the
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hospital of Bethlem
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of ye houses
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lately burnt down in
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to haveing been attended by ye sd Tenant
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Do find that Mr
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Stephen Scott
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hold One house there at £26 P Annu as
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assignee ofKilner under a Lease which lately expired & upon his
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applycation to the Court a new Lease was ordered to be made to the said
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Steph:
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Scott
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for 21 years at the Same Rent but that he lett the Rent run in
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area are & what was reced of him was gott wth. great difficulty & threateing
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to distreign And he never came to Settle ye Lease So that this Comee are
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of Opinion he is not obliged to rebuild
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That Mr
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Joseph Mayne
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held one other of the Said houses by Lease (wth.
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will expire at Michas next) at the rent of £26 P Annum & he acquainted
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this Comee that he had Insured £400. on the Said house which Sume to
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proposed to pay for ye use of the sd hospital if ye Governor. will please
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to accept of a Surrender of his Lease & discharge him of the Rent & Covents.
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from Xmas last This Comee are of Opinion to accept ye sd proposeal
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That Mr.
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Henry Burlace
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held another house in ye sd Court at the rent
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of £26 P Annum under a Lease which also expired at Michmas next who
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Sayes he has made no insureance but hopes the Court will consider his
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Loss by ye said five & is willing to Submitt to Such order as the Court
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shall think fitt to make therein
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And this Comee also find that Mr.
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John Simpson
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held another
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house in the said Court for which a Little before the said fire
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happened he Signed and agreement to accept a Lease for Eleven years
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but the Lease not being executed he insists he is not obliged to rebuild
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& thereupon this Comee have ordered the Clerk to draw up the Case
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take Councels Opinion therein
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Treasurer to apply for a
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New Lease for ye Bridgehouse
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This Comee also find that Mr.
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Margarett Saunders
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held a
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of ground in the sd Court under a Lease from Mr Fowks to due Andrews for 61 years wch will expire anno 1732 at the Rent of
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£12 P Annum which Mr. Fowks held by a Lease form the
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for 71 years which will expire anno 1742 at the Rent of £4. P Annu
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ad Mr Fowkes by his Will gave One Moiety of ye sd Ground to
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Bethlem
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And the other Moiety to
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& the house which
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was built thereon being demolished by the Late fire Mrs. Saunders pray
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this Comee to apply to the Bridgehouse for an additional Terme and
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that the Governours will be pleased to make her Terme up 61 years wherein
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this Comee desires the direction of ye Court All which is neverthelesse
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humbly Submitted to ye Judgment of ye CourtIt is Ordered
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that Mr Treasr. Tayler be desired to Joine wth the Treasr. of
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Christr
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to gett a renewall of ye Lease from ye Bridgehouse of a
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peice of ground in or near
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in
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which to as
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given by ye Will of Mr
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John Fowkes
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to
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in Moietys And It is further Ordered that it be referred
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back to the Comee of this house to treat wth Mr
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Henry Burlace
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about ye rebuilding
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his house and to Report their Opinion thereon to this Court after which this Con
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will Consider further of the Report which has been now read.
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