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Sr:
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Robet Clayton
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Statue
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In pursuance of an Order at the last Court in relacon to the Erecting
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the Statue of the Rt. Woppll: Sr:
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Robert Clayton
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Knight
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Aldrman
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President
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of this Hospitall Wee have consulted with several Artists
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and heard and considered their proposalls And thereupon wee are of
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Opinion That the said Statue shall be cutt in Marble and placed
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in the Middle of the lower Quadrangle of this Hospitall upon a
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Marble Pedestall And wee have agreed with Mr.
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Grinling Gibbon
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to cutt the said Statue in the best Marble and to fix and set up the
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same upon a Pedestall of the same sort of Marble by Christmas next
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in such manner as is more particulerly expressed n an Agreement
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for this purpose under the Hand and seale of the said Mr: Gibbon.
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Wards on the South
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side of the Hospitall
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finished
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North side of the
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first Court in ye Hospital
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find down.
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And inpursuance of an other Order made at the last
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Court Wee have finished the New Wards on the South side of the
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first Court of this Hospitall next the Burrough and Furnished
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the same with new Bedds and have placed Woemen in the said
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Wards And wee have caused the old Foule Wards on the Northside
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of the said first Court to be pulled downe and have disposed of all
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the old Wenterialls to Mr.
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Christopher Johns
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Bricklayer
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(excepting
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the Lead Iron and Glass and the Brickwall on the Northside of the
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said Mards which wee have reserved for the use of the Hospitall And
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in Consideracon of the old Materialls the said Mr: Johns is to pay
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the Hospitall Thirty Five pounds and to be at the Charge of pulling
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downe the said Wards.
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to be Roofed
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The Building over ye
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Surgeons Roome to
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be Carried to the
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Church Wall
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And Wee alsoe certifye that wee have carried up all
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the Walls of the New parish Church of
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St. Thomas
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and have agreed
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with
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Robert Calcutt
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Carpenter
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for the Roofing of the said Church
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He is to doe all manner of Carpenters worke and to provide
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Scaffolding and to let the same stand after he has done for the use
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of the
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Plaisterer
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In consideracon whereof wee are to allow him
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Threee Hundred and Fifty pounds He is now Raiseing the said
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Roofe and is forthwith to finish and Cover in the same And for
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the better support of the Callery and the Northwall of the said
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Church wee have thought it necessary to Order a Stone Pillar to be sett
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up under the Brest Sumer at the West End of the Piazze under the
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said Gallery And wee alsoe thought it necessary And have accordingly
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Ordered that the Building over the Surgeons Roome be carried
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home to the Churchwall from the first story to the Topp of the
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said Building.
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