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Mr Elliots pet
ort uponMr Elliot 2.
Chrisr Wren
To my Lord High Treasurer
In obedience to Yo Petition of Thomas Elliot Esqr I have considered the situation & dimensions of a peece of ground (now a vacant Yard) whereon formerly stood his Maj ts old palace of Newmercate & the Privy garden belonging to the same; & the ground desired by the Petitioner for terme of yeares to build thereon is the s d Privy garden, containing in length about 145 foot, & in breadth about 90 foot, and likewise a peece of ground to be taken out of the remainder of the said yard, and to containe 80 foot square, & to be joyned to the s d {this should be north} Garden at the West end of the same & ranging with {and this west} the South wall of the said ground, & butting on the same wall, And upon inquiry I haue not beene informed of any considerable use or employm t of the s d parcells of ground for his Maj ts present service, all w ch notwithstanding is humbly submitted to yo Lord ps considerac on
Lords pps Reference upon theChr: Wren
June 1st 1676