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That upon the Choosing of every President Since that time, Mr Trear
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for the time being was in the Chaire, and Held the Court; And that
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there is not the least mencon made of any Applicacon to the Lord
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Mayor for the Appointing of those Courts. And therefore the
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Appointing of a Court by the Grand Committee for Thursday next
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was done as they apprehended in pursuance of antient practice
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used in the said Hospitall, and not out of any Disrespect to the
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Chaire. Whereupon his Lordship said, the practice had
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been otherwise at the other Hospitalls, and more perticularly
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at Christs Hospitall; Which was founded and Incorporated
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together with this Hospitall and
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. But however
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tho' he could not attend himselfe on Thursday next at this
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Hospitall, The Governors should not be disappointed of the
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Court, Sumoned for that Day; And gave a Letter under his
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hand Dated the 27th: February to Mr. Trear, where by he desired
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Mr Trear to hold the said Court (He being engaged that Day
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at the Sessions in the
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. A Copy of which Letter is
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as followeth (vizt.) To
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Wm. Cole
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. Trear of
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St. Thomas's Hospitall
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Guild Hall,
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27 Febr 1721
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Sr. I being Engaged on Thursday next at the Sessions in the
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, doe desire you to Hold a Court that day at 8
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th. Thomas's
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for the Election of a President in the Room of 8 th.
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Thomas Abney
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Will Stewart
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Mayor.
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Mr. Trear by Direction of the Court took the Chaire.
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The Orders and proceedings of the Three last Generall Courts Held the 10th:
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of May, and the 10th. and 19th: of January last, were Read and approved.
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Mr. Trear acquainted the Court, That the
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Two last Generall Courts
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were Called particularly on Occasion of the Bill then depending in the
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of Commons
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for a new Bridge between
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Lambeth
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near
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Peter borough House: And therefore no Report was made from the Grand
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Committee to those Courts, or any other Business done therein.
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That pursuant to the Directions of the last Court, Their peticon had been
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presented, to the and House of Comons and Councill were ordered to be Heard for the Hospitall; That
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Mr. Reeves, and Mr.
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Peer Williams
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were Imployed as Councill, who
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Attended the House Two dayes, with Dr. Jurin, Mr Machin, and many
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others as Witnesses on the part of the Hospitall, to have made out the
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Allegacons of your Peticon. But the House upon Hearing only
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some part of th Witnesses for the
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(whose petition
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came first on) thought fitt to dropp their further proceeding on the
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said Bill: And Mr. Trear particularly informed the Court, That Dr
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Jurin
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