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Leibniz-Handschriften zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg LH 23, 2, 21, fol. 31v

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  1. The Generat Ofice is in Star. Court in Cornhill’aud has 3. Certis belongina
  2. to it, Whereas the rest hate but Hhoo Cerks cact.
  3. Therohole Concern is managed in elies bythree Persons, a Comptroller
  4. an Accomptant aud a Necciver. Every une opthe Messengers imploged in the
  5. bringinus in and cariginus eut ot Lettres, quves 50. l. Security bys Bond to the office
  6. for his Tidelibus. And for this Contrivance thc Publick is in debted to that ingenibue
  7. Cititen ot London, Mr. William dockrorea, Woho setled it some Teurs since, not
  8. vithont muchtrouble and cost, Batthe late Kina, rohen duhe of Torck, sied
  9. him for the sane, as his ilignt, aud carried A from the duventor, so thatte
  10. henefit of il es novo inherent in the Croion
  11. LIre
  12. The in surance Office for Housez in case op Pie is also an invention wort
  13. our tatinq notice. Lo insure, for example, 100. l. upon à Brickhouse, the
  14. sates are 6. Phillinas for one Vear, 12 for tro0 rears, 18, for three Tears; aud double
  15. for a Timberhouse. But, it any dnsure for four lears, there is a diffount alloved
  16. for payinus doion the Mony, si that hepaus but three lears anda Luarter.
  17. and propontionablus five for seven, seven for eleven Tears onsurance. And, as often
  18. apthe Honse ls Burat ou demolished by reason ot Fere, loithin the Term onjured
  19. the Mony onsured on the House es to be pard; but, it ontys danaged the to te
  20. repaired at the Bharge of the Office. For the securitus of cohich lagment, the
  21. Office has à Fund to the valve ot 60000 l. in Groundrents et duheritance
  22. Prohich is above 2600 l. per annum) to ansiver Losses aud damages; and
  23. settled on Trvelve Gentlemen brustees, by many ox the moit, eminent Counsel
  24. at Lato.
  25. This Engenious aud Usefull Onventionavas siest put into practice about
  26. 8 Pears since, aud has deserbedlus met voith quod Inconragement, insomuch
  27. that there are noro above 2300 Houset dnjured. Etre office is Kept on the
  28. Backtide of the Royal. Exchange, aud at the Rairbo coffee house by the
  29. onnertemple Gate in Fleetstreet.
  30. Noio, to put a present stop, as faras is possible, to any sudden Fire, there
  31. are belonginus to the office a great many tout aud lustus servants in Liverys
  32. With Badges divellinus in sererat parts ot the litus, and alivags tobe headus on
  33. al Occapons of sucden Fires loho in suct Cases, no comprontus erpose thenselves
  34. ne ut mest haezards and uitti queat sexteritus labou id suppris the
  35. de
  36. Chere is an other office ot insurinus Houses alled the friendlus societusbus a mutual
  37. eguli contribution aqueet so bus the Trustees. That everus membre of that, societus stal
  38. pau vearlus ut the office beore hand vulque one chillinus four pence for, everus 1100 16. secured unon
  39. timber tonses by oay et praemium, bys this office here are likecorse agreas manys houses seure

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Leibniz-Handschriften zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg LH 23, 2, 21, fol. 31v. Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/00068812:0062?run=74