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Continued Friday 29 Novr 1754
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Robert Mr Hugh to have a Lease
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Wapp No. 22 a & 23 b}
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So: side Wapp No. 22 a
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N side 23 b.
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Upon Reading a Report from the Comittee of this House
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dated 30th. Octr 1754 under the hands of
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Mr. Deputy Martindale Mr Calvert Benn
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, Mr
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as follows
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This Comittee took into Consideration the Petition of
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Arbuthnot
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(referr'd to them by the Court 25th. Octr 1754) SettingforthThat
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she holds 2 Messes & a Wharfe on the Southside of
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a Lease from the Governors of Bridewell Hospital to
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John Merrihurst
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which will expire at Xmas 1755 O.SAnd one house on the Northside
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of Wapping Street Adjoining Eastward to the
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) which is the South East Corner house of
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which two houses are held under a Lease from the sd. Governors to the sd.
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Merrihurst which will Expire at Laday 1755And proposed to take
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the sd. two Houses on the Northside of Wapping Street from Lady day 1754
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for ¾ of a year to Xmas 1755 at the rent of £3And to take a Lease
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of all the abovemention'd premes from Xmas 1755 O.S for 21 years And
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throughly to repair the sd. Houses to rebuild the sd. Wharfe & Wharfeage house
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thereon of Brick instead of Wood (as it is at present) And to pay £6 P Ann
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rent clear of Taxes & to pay a Fine of £150And the sd Mr. Arbuthnot
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being called in an Ask't to mend her said Proposal she Declined the
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same but being called in a 2d. time Offered to make the rent £8 P Ann.
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And Mr
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Hugh Roberts
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of the
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in the
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having sent in to this Comittee a Proposal for the same Premes
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he was called in & his sd. proposal was read as followsTo take a Lease
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of the said Premes on the Southside of
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from Xmas 1755
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for 21 yearsAnd of the sd. 2 houses on the Northside from Laday 1755
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for 21 years ¾ of a year and to pay £7..10rent clear of Taxes for the sd.
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2 houses for the first ¾ of a year to Xmas 1755 And for the 21 years
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thence next ensuing to pay all the sd. Premes the Yearly rent of £30
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clear of Taxes by Even quarterly Payments at the Four Usual Feast days
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and to Layout £500 in Rebuilding & Repairing the sd. Premes within
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two years from the Comencement of the sd. Term of 21 yearsAnd to
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Execute Counterpart of such Lease with Usual Covenants between
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the Governors of the sd Hospital and their Tenants at Wapping And being
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Ask't to mend his sd. proposal he declined itAnd being called in
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a 2d. time and Ask't to mend his sd. Proposal he said he cou'd not
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Whereupon this Comittee having fully Considered the sd. two
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Proposals are Unanimously of Opinion to Accept the Proposal of the sd.
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Mr Hugh Roberts And he being called in & Acquainted therewith Agreed
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thereto and gave Two Guineas to the Poors CoxAll which is
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Nevertheless Submitted to the Judgment of the CourtThis Court
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having duly Weighed & Considered the sd. Report Doth Confirm the
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same And Order that a Lease be made to the sd Mr. Roberts Accordingly
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