Legal and parliamentary papers and papers about architects and officials

Legal and parliamentary papers.

27 October 1714. Case concerning the rights of bishops and patrons of parishes where new churches are built, with opinion of Thomas Powys (f.1). Also another opinion on the same questions by Sir Edward Northey, 9 November 1714 (f.3).

[-]. Abstract of Acts of Parliament concerning new churches (ff.5-7).

[-]. Suggested clause, with legal opinion thereon, concerning the first incumbency of new parishes created from chapels of ease (f.9).

3 December 1718. Precept of a committee of the House of Commons to inquire into sums laid out for building new churches, requiring the commission to furnish details of sites, estimates, and surveys (f.11).

11 December 1718. Precept by the same inquiring the books of admeasurements to be produced and details of the landing and price of stone (f.13).

16 December 1718. Precept by the same requiring details of administrative expenses of the commission (f.15). Also reply of the commission, 18 December 1718 (f.17).

14 April 1719. Case concerning raising a loan for payment of workmen, with opinion of Sir Edward Northey (f.19r-v).

2 April 1725. Order of the House of Commons requiring report on the endowment of churches (f.21).

11 July 1727. Case whether a contract should pass to a son on the death of his father, with opinion of J. Ward (ff. 22-23v).

6 December 1728. Case concerning the rights of vestries, with opinion of J. Ward (ff.26-7).

14 April 1729. Order of the House of Commons that the commission produce a scheme for making Wapping Stepney a parish (f.28).

27 February 1730. Order of a committee of the House of Commons, to whom a petition concerning the church near Bloomsbury market is referred, for the commission to state what churches are built and building and the state of endowment (f.30).

24 February 1730. Order by the same for production of minutes of the commission (f.32).

24 February 1730. Order by the same requiring explanation why church of St. Giles-in-the-Fields not rebuilt (f.34).

28 May 1730. Case concerning securing South Sea annuities for the endowment of livings in case of the treasurer's death, with opinion of J. Ward (ff.36-7). Also a further opinion by him, 29 May 1730 (f.38).

6 November 1733. Case concerning the payment of interest on endowment capital to ministers, with opinion of J. Ward (ff.40-41v).

15 July 1734. Account of Anthony Griffin for surveying estate at Tilbury, Essex (f.43).

24 July 1734. Recommendation by Sir William Ogborne, Hawksmoor, and John James, for abatement of Griffin's bill for surveying Tilbury and Tottenham (f.44).

24 July 1734. Account of John Southgate for surveying estate at Tottenham, certified by Sir William Ogborne, Hawksmoor, and John James (f.46).

1735. Case concerning the payment of costs of the investment of endowment capital, with opinion of J. Ward (ff.47-50).

8 November 1734. Defence by Anthony Griffin of his work as surveyor (ff.51-2).

13 March 1735. Letter from Hawksmoor stating that criticisms of Griffin concern his charges and not his ability, and advising that a further £5 be paid to him (f.53).

[25 March 1738]. Particular of estate of Thomas Hutton at Chessington, Surrey (ff.55-56). Also a further particular of the same (ff.57-8).

[1738]. Survey by John Southgate of the manor and lands at Chessington belong to Thomas Hutton (ff.59-60).

[1742]. Case concerning endowments of new churches invested in South Sea annuities held by the treasurer at the time of his death, with opinion of Sir Dudley Ryder (ff.61-3). Also an opinion on the same by John Browne, 1742 (ff.64-6).

Papers concerning architects and officials.

[12 August 1713]. Letter from Robert Benson, Baron Bingley, recommending James Gibbs to succeed William Dickinson as surveyor (f.67).

5 August 1713. Letter from John Arbuthnot, from St. James's recommending Gibbs as surveyor (f.69).

14 August 1713. Certificate by Sir Christopher Wren of Gibbs' knowledge in Architecture and what relates thereto' (f.71).

[14 October 1713]. Petition by James Gibbs for the place of surveyor. Has studied architecture abroad for several years under the greatest masters at Rome (f.73).

13 January 1716. Letter from James Gibbs, attributing his dismissal from the post of surveyor to false charges that he was a papist and disaffected. Asks to be allowed to proceed with the church in the Strand. Will send copies of books of measurement of the seven churches in hand and the model of the church in the Strand. Three other models and a model of a monument to be erected in the Strand are not paid for (f.75).

27 January 1716. Letter from the same, delivering a model of the church in the Strand and plans of sites in his custody. Indends to engrave his plans of the church in the Strand (f.77).

[20 June 1716]. Statement of the duties of the solicitor to the commission (f.79r-v).

1721. Statement by Alena Maria Leacroft, widow of John Leacroft, treasurer, of her husband's accounts (ff. 81-4).

[28 March 1723]. Report by John Skeat, agent, of houses and lands purchased by the commission (ff.85v-86).

[14 February 1724]. Petition by Nathaniel Blackerby, Hawksmoor, John James, Vigerus Edwards and Jenkin Thomas Philipps, that their salaries, previously reduced, be restored (ff.87v-88).

[1725]. Letter from Rachel Skeat to J.T. Philipps, concerning sums due to her on the death of her husband John Skeat on August 19th [1724] (f.89). Also a petition from her on the same subject, 11 June 1725 (f.91).

[February 1727]. Petition by Henry Pritchard to succeed his father John Pritchard as agent (f.93).

[February 1727]. Petition by John Sherman, Clerk of the Pells, to succeed John Pritchard as agent (f.95). Also a testimonial on his behalf, 23 February 1727 (f.97).

1714-26. Accounts of John Sherman of rents of tenants and repairs 'according to the Receipts given by Mr. Skeat and Mr. Pritchard, late agents (ff.99-111).

1720-8. Account of rents received from tenants by John Skeat, former agent (ff.114-19).

2 May 1740. Petition by John James for payment for work at Old Street, Horsleydown, Bermondsey, and Limehouse (f.121).

1719-29. Miscellaneous bills for administrative expenses of the commission, including (f.124) an account for printing by John Baskett (ff.123-32).

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