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# Title: Leibniz-Handschriften zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg LH 23, 2, 21
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The Generat Ofice is in Star. Court in Cornhill’aud has 3. Certis belongina
to it, Whereas the rest hate but Hhoo Cerks cact.
Therohole Concern is managed in elies bythree Persons, a Comptroller
an Accomptant aud a Necciver. Every une opthe Messengers imploged in the
bringinus in and cariginus eut ot Lettres, quves 50. l. Security bys Bond to the office
for his Tidelibus. And for this Contrivance thc Publick is in debted to that ingenibue
Cititen ot London, Mr. William dockrorea, Woho setled it some Teurs since, not
vithont muchtrouble and cost, Batthe late Kina, rohen duhe of Torck, sied
him for the sane, as his ilignt, aud carried A from the duventor, so thatte
henefit of il es novo inherent in the Croion
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The in surance Office for Housez in case op Pie is also an invention wort
our tatinq notice. Lo insure, for example, 100. l. upon à Brickhouse, the
sates are 6. Phillinas for one Vear, 12 for tro0 rears, 18, for three Tears; aud double
for a Timberhouse. But, it any dnsure for four lears, there is a diffount alloved
for payinus doion the Mony, si that hepaus but three lears anda Luarter.
and propontionablus five for seven, seven for eleven Tears onsurance. And, as often
apthe Honse ls Burat ou demolished by reason ot Fere, loithin the Term onjured
the Mony onsured on the House es to be pard; but, it ontys danaged the to te
repaired at the Bharge of the Office. For the securitus of cohich lagment, the
Office has à Fund to the valve ot 60000 l. in Groundrents et duheritance
Prohich is above 2600 l. per annum) to ansiver Losses aud damages; and
settled on Trvelve Gentlemen brustees, by many ox the moit, eminent Counsel
at Lato.
This Engenious aud Usefull Onventionavas siest put into practice about
8 Pears since, aud has deserbedlus met voith quod Inconragement, insomuch
that there are noro above 2300 Houset dnjured. Etre office is Kept on the
Backtide of the Royal. Exchange, aud at the Rairbo coffee house by the
onnertemple Gate in Fleetstreet.
Noio, to put a present stop, as faras is possible, to any sudden Fire, there
are belonginus to the office a great many tout aud lustus servants in Liverys
With Badges divellinus in sererat parts ot the litus, and alivags tobe headus on
al Occapons of sucden Fires loho in suct Cases, no comprontus erpose thenselves
ne ut mest haezards and uitti queat sexteritus labou id suppris the
de
Chere is an other office ot insurinus Houses alled the friendlus societusbus a mutual
eguli contribution aqueet so bus the Trustees. That everus membre of that, societus stal
pau vearlus ut the office beore hand vulque one chillinus four pence for, everus 1100 16. secured unon
timber tonses by oay et praemium, bys this office here are likecorse agreas manys houses seure