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have been very much blamed for adopting & carrying into Effect a Measure of such Magnitude without summoning & consulting the whole Body of Prebendaries constituting the Capitulum majus, & being sanctioned by the Opinion of some first Rate Surveyors. Some years ago, I understand, the former was very much reflected upon for presuming to rescind an Order made by the latter - which was, that a 10th part of all the Fines shd [should] be set apart every year for the Repairs of the Fabrick. For, had that Order never been rescinded, a much greater Sum wou'd have accumulated than wd [would] have been sufficient to rebuild the spires; were it even absolutely necessary to have taken them down as irreparable.
With respect to the Removal of a leaden Spire from the western Tower of Peterbro' Cathedral, I can say nothing being prevented by the storm from calling upon the Dean, as I intended: But, shd [should] you wish to have any Questions