The history and survey of London - from its foundation to the present time (1756) (14590723498)

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Title: The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time
Year: 1756 (1750s)
Authors: Maitland, William, 1693?-1757 Entick, John, 1703?-1773, ed
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Publisher: London : T. Osborne and J. Shipton
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library



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by the Authority aforefaid, the Rector, j^jwith the Confent of the Burgeffes, Church-War-dens and principal Inhabitants, may appoint aParifh Clerk; who fhall have the like Allow-ances, as the Clerk of St. Martins in the Fields.The firft Church-wardens and other Parifh Offi-cers to be chofen by the Veftry of St. Martins inthe Fields, and all their Succeffors by the Lawsnow in Force. The Church-wardens toraife Mo-ney for the Repairs of the Church, after the fameManner as that of the Hundred-Pound Annuityfor the Rector. And by Virtue of the faid Act of Parliament, Ib;dthe Rector and his Succeffors are, in Right ofthe Church, feized of their Demeans in Fee, ina Parcel of Ground in Kemps Field, now Kings-ftreet, Soho, of the Length of 213 Feet, and Depthof 45, with a Power of granting Building-leafes,for the Term of forty-one Years, at four Shillingsper Foot yearly for each Foot fronting the Street;and at the Expiration of that Term, the Rectormay demife the Houfes thereon, for the Term of
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/ //// ////•/.>// //////><// /)////////j( /)////f<1 /// //< e J/rtPh <s Book VII. The HISTORY of LONDON. T o r\ r- of forty Years, upon a reafonablc improved Rent,without taking a Fine. Though by this Aft of Parliament, the afore-faid Diltrift was converted into a Parifh, and theMethod of its Government thereby fettled ; yetno Provifion being made therein tor finilhingthe Church and Steeple, they were reduced to aworfe Condition than at the Time of petitioning •,wherefore the Pariihioners found it neceftary toapply to Parliament, for a Power to raife Moneytoward rinifhing the faid Church and Steeple,Reftory-houfe, and other parochial Works.Whereupon, in the Year 1685, it was by Par-liament enafted, that towards railing the Sum re-quired, for accompiilhing fo good a Defign, theBilhop of London was authorized, by an Instru-ment under his Seal, to conftiture thirty Perfonsto be Commifiioners for rinifhing the fame ; whowe