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and the cost of land. The Vestry agreed upon the reply
and representations given below:—
To the Most Revd Father in God Thomas Lord Archbishop of
Canterbury and the rest of the Honble Comrs appointed by her
Matie Pursuant to a late Act of Parliamt (Intituled an Act for
granting to her Matie severall Duties upon Coals for Building
50 New Churches in and about the Cities of London and
Westminster).
The Representacon of the Minister Churchwardens and Vestry of
the Parish of St. Margtt Westmr in the County of Midd'x in
Answer to a Letter Recd. bearing Date the 4th of Octor 1711.
That the Number of Souls in the Parish of St. Margtt Westmr as
near as can be Computed is about Twenty Thousand.
That the Condicon of the Inhabitants is such that the Rates with
other monys allotted to the maintenance of the poor amount at
this time to Three Thousand pounds p ann. & is still likely to
encrease.
That in sevll of the out parts of the sd Parish there are great
number of Poor people which will make it very Difficult to allow
due proporcons of the Poor and Rich in case it shall be thought
fit to erect any new Parish or Parishes within the said Parish
of St. Margtt Westminster.
That there is a peece of Ground of about Seaven Acres near Milbank
in the said Parish which is freehold and the Estate of Henry
Smith Esqre who has Declared his willingness to Dispose of an
acre and a Quarter of the said Ground for the sume of Five
hundred Pounds.
That there is alsoe another peece of Ground at the end of Marsham
Street being the Freehold Estate of Sr Robert Marsham Barrt
Containing about an Acre fit for the same use, which Ground
Sr Robert has sent word to the Vestry he is willing to part with
but he being not in Town the Vestry dont know the price
thereof.
There is in the said Parish one Church commonly Called the New
Chappell which holds upwards of 1200 People & in our Judgment
the said Chappell is fit to be made Parochial.
That there are Two other Chappells one in or near Queen Square
& the other in Duke Street, neither of which in our Judgments
are fit to be made Parochial.
Cha: Battely, Thomas Blissett, Tho: Wisdome,
Edward Tufnell, Samll. Brown, Emery Arguis,
Geo: Mortimer, Robert Jeffes, Edward Clift,
NICHO. ONLEY, D.D.
JAMES HUNTER,
RICHD. FILER,
Church
Wardens.
[Copie.]
It is desired by this Vestry that the Revd Dr Nicho: Onley with
the Churchwardens wait on the said Comrs & p'sent the said
Representation.