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Thursday
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6th May 1736
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Govr. reced his Charge
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At this Court the Charge was read to Mr.
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John Thomas
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as one of the
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Accountsstate of ye
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Hosptl at Xmas 1734}
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At this Court Mr President reported the State of the Accounts of both
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Hospitals as follows vizt, That the auditors appointed have audited the accot.
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of these Hospitals to Xmas 1734 and find the same right and that the
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llance of Stock of Bridewell Hospital to that time was £7907-13-6¾
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Creditors and the Stock of Bethlem Hospital to the same time was
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£72.6.11¼ Debtor
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to heat for ye purchase of
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afford there}
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Mr. Treasurer reported to the Court from the Comittee of this House held the
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seventh day of April last That some of the Gentlemen of the said Comee
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have view'd a Farm house adjoyning to the
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Waltham Cross
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, and lands lett with the said Farm house to
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Thomas Hall
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at £62 P Ann, for the purchase whereof £1500 is demandedOrdered
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that it be referred to the Comee to treat and agree for the purchase thereof
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To have new Leases of
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Faases in
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No 23.23}
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Upon reading a Report from the Committee of this House bearing date the 5th.
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day of May instant under the hands of the
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Robert Alsop
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, Mr.
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Thomas Pestell
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Walter Pryse
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. Mr.
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Robert Henshaw
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Dr.
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Richard Rawlinson
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John Lee
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. Mr. Deputy Farrington, Mr.
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Robert Hall
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George Wharton
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& Mr.
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William Brent
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in the Words and figures following Esqr.
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In Pursuance of an order of Court of the 13th. of November last This
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Committee have taken into Consideration the Petition of
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Anne Arbuthnott
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Spinster
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settingforthThat she is possessed of a Lease made from the Governors of this
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Hospital to
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John Merryhurst
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of certain Ground near
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with Eight
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Houses created thereon for 40 years from Ladyday 1715 at the yearly Rent of £8
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which Lease expires at Laday 1755That 5 of the said Houses being on the
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East side of
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Wapping dock Street
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aforesaid have been utterly destroyed by the late
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dreadfull fire there and other the premisses have been damaged thereby, and she is
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otherwise lyable to become a great Sufferer by the Arrears of Rent due from the late
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Tenants of the said Houses so destroyedThat she is advised, the rebuilding the said
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5 Houses will cost almost double the Sum they were insured at and she being in no
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Condition to execute the same unless the Governors shall enable her thereto by granting
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an Inlargement of her Term that she may be able to boome money thereon to compleit
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the said RebuildingThat she is advised the said other 3 houses yet standing are in
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so bad a Condition that they will need Rebuilding before the expiration of the present Lease
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and praying to Enlarge her Term in the said Lease to the Term of 61 years and that
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she may on the Ground of th houses so destroyed be at liberty to rebuild 5. 4 or 3
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houses as she shall think fitt and that she may be at liberty to rebuild when necessary
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any of the other three Houses now standing or may be otherwise relievedThe
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Committee have since taken a new of the said premisses and did acquaint the said Mr.
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Arbuthnell that she should alter her proposal and make another respecting only the 5
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Houses that were burntWhereupon the said Mrs Arbuthnell proposed to this Comm
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That she would take a Lease of the said 5 houses for 61 years to commence from the
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time of rebuilding the same in lieu of so much of the time in the present Lease as
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remains unexpired and that the said Ground rent be divided and the Merely thereof
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remain payable for the said 3 houses yet standing and the remaining Merely be
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reserved for the Ground Rent of the said 5 Houses so destroyed and that an
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Additional Rent of £2. P Ann be added thereto or in lieu thereof to pay a Fine of
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£50. and that she may be at liberty to rebuild on the Ground of the said free
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Houses 5.4 or 3 New Houses at her Option, and proposed to lay out £800. or £750
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in such Rebuilding and to pay a Pepper Corn Rent for the first yearThis
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Committee having considered of the said proposals are of Opinion that upon the said
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Mrs Arbuthnott's surrendring the said Lease in being and paying the said old Ground
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Rent to Laday lasta new Lease be granted he of the 3 houses which are
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standing for the remainder of the said Term of the old Lease at £4. P and rent
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And that upon her paying a line of £50. & agreeing to layout £800. in rebuilding
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according to the 2d. rate of Building upon the Ground whereon the 5 Houses stood the like
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Quantity of Building as was contained in the said 5 Houses a new Lease be granted he
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the Ground whereon the sd 5 houses stood for a Term of 61 years from Laday last at the rent of
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£4 P ann wth the like Covents. as are in the Old Lease to which the said Mrs Acbuthnell agreed
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gave half a Guinea to the Peers box all wch never the less in submitted to the Judgmt. of the Courtand it
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Ordered that this opinion be reported to the next CourtThis Court doth carfirm the
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Report order that Leases be made to the said Mrs Arbuthnott according.
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