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and had been leased by Nicholas Sherwill to John Young in 1633. 
There is no trace of the manner in which it came to the 
Guardians. 
A house in Looe Street, purchased, with two small houses com- 
municating at the rear, by the Guardians of one John Roberts, of 
Plymouth, tallow chandler, in 1722. The two houses in Batter 
Street were, by the operation of the life leasehold system, allowed 
to get so disgracefully into decay, that they were eventually pulled 
down by the Town Council as ruinous, and the sites thrown into 
the street, shortly after 1854. 
An annuity of 40s., under the will of Philip Francis, charged 
on a house in Vauxhall Street, and paid in equal instalments by 
Mr. Bellamy and Mr. Treeby. 
An annuity of 10s., paid by Messrs. Sparrow and Co. out of 
Fairpath Field, Cattedown. This represents a gift by one Richard 
Raddon, presumably the same Richard Raddon who, about 1589, 
built two houses on Friary Green, and obtained a lease from John 
Sparke. Nothing, however, is really known of the origin of this 
charge, which seems to have passed from the Mayor and 
Commonalty to the Guardians under the Act of Incorporation. 
In 1828 it was reckoned at 20s., two years in arrear, and charged 
upon three fields. Mrs. Julian, the owner of one part of the 
fields, was willing to pay her share ; Mr. Langmead, the owner of 
the other part, refused to pay his, unless the Guardians could show 
their title. However, so late as 1850 the 20s. was paid — 15s. by 
"Peter Symons, of Stonehouse, out of Stone Park and Little 
Foxes, Cattedown," and 5s. " Sir R. Lopes, remaining part of 20s. 
late Julian." Half of this Charity has therefore been lost since 
the latter date. 
Margery Row, by will October 1st, 1666, left the estate of 
Bridgmoor, St. John's, to the Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth, 
for the distribution by the overseers of the poor of 2s. in bread 
on Friday in every week, the residue to go to the increase of 
the stock for the use and maintenance of the poor of the borough 
for ever. It is probable that a portion of this property has been 
lost. 
