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<p n="329">I have only to add this and my Humble Service and<lb></lb>
remain</p>
<p n="330">Sr. Your very humble Servant:<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55001_n330-1">Tho. Matthew</rs>
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<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_n330-1" type="surname" value="Matthew"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_n330-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="331"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55001_geo139">Sherborn Lane</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo139" type="placeName" value="Sherborn Lane"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo139" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
7th. Janry 1730.</p>
<p n="332"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55001_geo140">St. Thomas's Hospital</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo140" type="placeName" value="St. Thomas's Hospital"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo140" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
13th Janry 1730</p>
<p n="333">Sr,<lb></lb>
The Grand Committee of this Hospital being Acquainted<lb></lb>
that you have omitted and indeed refused to Sign the<lb></lb>
Contract you made for 4 Houses in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55001_geo141">Old Baily</rs>
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<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo141" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
and<lb></lb>
on which a Lease has been a good while drawn and Ingost</p>
<p n="334">I am directed by that Committee to inform you of their<lb></lb>
great Surprize that a Gent of your worth should depart<lb></lb>
from an Agreemt. so deliberately and firmly made<lb></lb>
and they hope you will consider further and better of<lb></lb>
the matter and execute the Contract</p>
<p n="335">I am<lb></lb>
Sr.<lb></lb>
Your very humble Servt:<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55001_n335-1">Tho. Matthew</rs>
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<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_n335-1" type="surname" value="Matthew"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_n335-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="336">To <rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55001_n336-1">Benedict Ithel</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_n336-1" type="given" value="Benedict"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_n336-1" type="surname" value="Ithel"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_n336-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMTHLB55001_occ25">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_occ25" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
.<lb></lb>
at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55001_geo142">Tennis Court</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo142" type="placeName" value="Tennis Court"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo142" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55001_geo143">the Haymarket</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo143" type="placeName" value="the Haymarket"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo143" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="337"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55001_geo144">Sherborn Lane</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo144" type="placeName" value="Sherborn Lane"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo144" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<rs type="date" id="LMTHLB55001_date32">14th. Janry 1730</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_date32" type="date" value="17300114"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="338">Sr,<lb></lb>
To <rs type="persName" id="LMTHLB55001_n338-1">Francis Pemberton</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_n338-1" type="given" value="Francis"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_n338-1" type="surname" value="Pemberton"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_n338-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMTHLB55001_occ26">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_occ26" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
.<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55001_geo145">Trumpington</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo145" type="placeName" value="Trumpington"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo145" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
near <rs type="placeName" id="LMTHLB55001_geo146">Cambridge</rs>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo146" type="placeName" value="Cambridge"></interp>
<interp inst="LMTHLB55001_geo146" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
</p>
<p n="339">I could not sooner return an answer to your favour<lb></lb>
of 17th. Decemr. by reason of the recess of the Grand Committee<lb></lb>
which did not meet till this day, I laid Your: letter<lb></lb>
before them and they are of the same opinion at before</p>
<p n="340">Not to treat on any new terms, and do insist<lb></lb>
that the Counsels fees be repaid, This being<lb></lb>
what I have in Command I remain with respect<lb></lb>
Etc.</p>
<p n="341">Signed by Mr. Matthew.</p>
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