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<p n="2034">Continued Friday 23d. July 1756</p>
<p n="2035"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Boadles Grat ½ yr. Midsr 1756</note>
<lb></lb>
Upon Reading the humble Petition of the 4 Beadles & Portersman<lb></lb>
of this Hospital for their Usual gratuitys of Forty shillings a peice for<lb></lb>
the half year ending at Midsummer last for their Salarys are but small<lb></lb>
It is Orderd that the Clerk of these Hospitals do give and pay<lb></lb>
unto them Forty Shillings a peice to be Allowed him in his rest Amount</p>
<p n="2036"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Basketmendo</note>
<lb></lb>
Upon Reading the humble Petition of the three Basketman of<lb></lb>
Bethlem Hospital for their Usual Gratuitys of Twenty shillings a peice<lb></lb>
for the half year ending at Midsumer last for their Salarys are but<lb></lb>
Small It is Orderd that the Clerk of these Hospitals do give & pay<lb></lb>
unto them Twenty shillings apeice to be Allowed him in his next Account</p>
<p n="2037"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Hamersley Hugh & Eliza Report<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
to Treat for Addl. Term to<lb></lb>
Lease (cha & No.1)}</note>
<lb></lb>
Upon Reading a Report from the Comittee of this House dated<lb></lb>
14th. April 1756 under the hands of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n2037-1">John Wallington</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-1" type="surname" value="Wallington"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20207_occ2261">Esqr.</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_occ2261" type="occupation" value="Esqr."></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20207_occ2262">Trear</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_occ2262" type="occupation" value="Trear"></interp>
<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n2037-6">Robert Pott</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-6" type="given" value="Robert"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-6" type="surname" value="Pott"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-6" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, Mr. <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n2037-7">Joseph Vere</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-7" type="given" value="Joseph"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-7" type="surname" value="Vere"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-7" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n2037-8">Edwd. Umfreville</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-8" type="given" value="Edwd"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-8" type="surname" value="Umfreville"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-8" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20207_occ2263">Esqr.</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_occ2263" type="occupation" value="Esqr."></interp>
and Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n2037-2">Richard Manby</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-2" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-2" type="surname" value="Manby"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, as follows ViztUpon Reading the Memorial of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n2037-3">Hugh Hamersley</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-3" type="given" value="Hugh"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-3" type="surname" value="Hamersley"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20207_occ2264">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_occ2264" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
& his Sister <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n2037-4">Eliza Hamersley</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-4" type="given" value="Eliza"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-4" type="surname" value="Hamersley"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-4" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20207_occ2265">Spinster</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_occ2265" type="occupation" value="Spinster"></interp>
(which was<lb></lb>
referr'd by the Court 11th. Septr 1755) to the following Effect ViztThat<lb></lb>
they are Tenants of 5 houses at <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20207_geo956">Charing Cross</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_geo956" type="placeName" value="Charing Cross"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_geo956" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
under a Lease from<lb></lb>
the Governers dated 16 Decr. 1738 at the rent of £80P Annr fo 21 years<lb></lb>
from Ladyday 1740 which will Expire the 5th. of April 1761That only<lb></lb>
3 of the said houses are fronting to the Street one of which lately let at<lb></lb>
£50. a year is Empty and the other 2 are in aback vurt without although face<lb></lb>
That the Rent of all the houses when lett have amounted to no<lb></lb>
more than £200. a YearThat the very large Sums have been<lb></lb>
Expended by the Memorialists in Repairs of the said Houses (which<lb></lb>
were built by the Memorialists Grand father Sir <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20207_n2037-5">Hugh Hamersley</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-5" type="given" value="Hugh"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-5" type="surname" value="Hamersley"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20207_n2037-5" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
about 70<lb></lb>
Years agoe) the present Defect is so great that your Memorialists are<lb></lb>
informed the Expence of athorough repair to put them into Tenantable<lb></lb>
Condition to be Lett for Terms of years will amount to £600. or upwards<lb></lb>
That the Under leases o the Houses now Tenanted are all Expired & some of the<lb></lb>
Tonants are willing to renew but not without Through repairs wch the Shorness<lb></lb>
of the Memorils ls Term will not Admitt them to doThat the Memorialists are willing<lb></lb>
to lay out £500 in Limitted time in Necessary repairs if the Govrs. will please to<lb></lb>
compleat the Subsisting Term to the Extent of 31 years from Lady day 1755<lb></lb>
& make some Reduction of the Reserved rent Adeguate to the Age & Decay of<lb></lb>
the Houses & the Great & Growing Decease of the Improved rents by reason of<lb></lb>
the Numerous and fine buildings Erected & carrying on in Westmr. as is more<lb></lb>
at Large Setforth in the said MemorialThe Treasurer and 4 of the<lb></lb>
Comittee on the 11th of March last having Viewed the sd. Houses and found the<lb></lb>
foundations all good & very Little repairs wanting besides some Whitewashing<lb></lb>
of the said Memorial are of Opinion, not to Treat at present about an<lb></lb>
Additional Term of years in the said Houses from<del>for</del>
the Expiration of the<lb></lb>
Lease in being all wch is nevertheless Submitted to the Judgment of the Court<lb></lb>
This Court having duly weighed & Consider'd the sd. Report doth Confirm<lb></lb>
the same.</p>
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