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Memorandum
GDC/256/1 · Item · 11 September 1728
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Memorandum of sale of two dwellinghouses in Fossgate by Thomas Sisson of Ferreby and Richard Ingham of Hull to Thomas Fox junior of York.

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Marriage settlement
GDC/256/4 · Item · 15 September 1831
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Settlement on the intended marriage of Charles Hawkins of York, esquire with Anne Mason Dixon of Bishopthorpe, niece of Reverend William Henry Dixon. On 19 September 1854 new trustees were appointed.

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Lease
GDC/256/6 · Item · 26 January 1833
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Lease of two tenements adjoining Minster Gates for 40 years by the Dean and Chapter of York to Thomas Marsh of York, bookseller.

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Lease
GDC/257/4 · Item · 11 June 1833
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Lease for 40 years of the Prebendal Mansion and premises in Precentor’s Court by Reverend John Bull, prebendary of the prebend of Fenton to Francis Bulmer of York, merchant.

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Assignment
GDC/257/5 · Item · 1 October 1836
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Assignment of the Prebendal Mansion and premises in Precentor’s Court by Reverend William Bulmer of York, clerk, and other trustees of the late Francis Bulmer to John Jackson Robinson of York, gentleman.

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Probate of a will
GDC/258/4 · Item · 4 October 1803
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Probate of the will of Robert Fairfax late of Newton Kyme in the West Riding of York, esquire. The will was made 13 November 1794. A note on the back states that this document was produced on 29 October 1829 in the case between Thomas Lodington Fairfax and Roger Holdsworth.

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Probate of a will
GDC/258/15 · Item · 16 July 1857
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Probate in the province of Canterbury of the will of Theophania Fairfax late of Kyme Lodge in the parish of Newton Kyme, widow. Theophania died 11 June 1857.

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Succession Duty
GDC/258/22 · Item · 25 August 1885
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An Inland Revenue account of the succession duty in real property of Guy Fairfax of Bilborough Hall upon the death of Thomas Ferdinand Fairfax.

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GDC/260/4 · Item · 1810
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Abstract of the Title of William Agar to a Mansion House and Outbuildings etc in Bilborough called Low garth, Calf Garth, Near Cow Close, Grass Spring etc and agreed to be sold to the Reverend Richard Thompson. Goes back to 1716.

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Marriage Settlement
GDC/261/2 · Item · 24 May 1816-25 May 1816
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Settlement before the marriage of Reverend Frederick Dodsworth of Thornton Hall in the parish of Watlass with Frances Anne Pulleyn Mosley, spinster.

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GDC/264/1 · Item · 21 November 1769
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Bargain and sale by Thomas Grimston the elder of Ripon, gentleman and Thomas Grimston the younger of Ripley, surgeon and Ambrose Sayer of New Malton, tanner to John Ealand of York, yeoman and Ann his wife of premises in Old Work for £135-10s-06d.

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Thompson to Lambert
GDC/265/3 · Item · 30 April 1726
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Ann Thompson of York, widow (executrix of will of Savile Thompson) to William Lambert of Gate Foulford, gentleman. Mortgage tenements in the Beddern.

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GDC/265/10 · Item · 23 November 1830
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Assignment of the residue of a lease by Joseph Shepherd of York, yeoman to Richard Merrington of York, innkeeper for £20 plus an annuity of £20 per year. Sold to York Local Board of Health on 13 December 1850.

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Deed
GDC/267/11 · Item · 7 May 1797-8 May 1797
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Samuel Wilkes Waud of Killingbeck, esquire to Robert Sinclair and James Saunders. The document relates to a dwelling house and garden in Castlegate, also that ancient building commonly called of known by the name of Cliffords Tower, a house in Micklegate and other property.

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Lease and release
GDC/268/6 · Item · 14 April 1819-15 April 1819
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Lease and release of a garden and two cottages by John Doughty Hepworth of York, gentleman (only son and heir of John Hepworth, deceased) and Susannah Crosby (widow of John Hepworth) to John Crosby of York, grocer and his trustee.

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Conveyance
GDC/270/2 · Item · 22 October 1878
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Conveyance of land and hereditaments by William Benson Richardson of York, esquire and others to Henry Severs of Prior Street, builder. Includes a map.

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GDC/270/4 · Item · 24 January 1879
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Mortgage of lands and messuages by Henry Severs of Richardson Street, builder to Henry Cobb of York, solicitor. Includes a map.

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Lease and release
GDC/271/7 · Item · 10 May 1819-11 May 1819
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Lease and release by Ann Fleming of Beverley, widow and others to Robert Smith of York, aledraper for £555. Messuage near the northeast corner of Little Blake Street now used as a public house.

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Lease and release
GDC/271/10 · Item · 11 February 1822-12 February 1822
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Lease and release by Samuel Cowling of York, gentleman and Mary Ann his wife (daughter of the late John Seller) to Thomas Gregory of York, tea dealer. The north part of a messuage with the yard used as a public house known as the the Freemasons Arms.

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Grant of annuity
GDC/271/11 · Item · 22 February 1822
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Grant of an annuity by Samuel Cowling of York, gentleman to Mary Barwick of York, spinster. The yearly rent charge of the north part of a messuage with the yard used as a public house known as the the Freemasons Arms and large building behind.

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Conveyance
GDC/271/12 · Item · 13 July 1859
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Conveyance by Mary Cowling and others of St Marys in Marygate to the trustees of the York Union Lodge of Freemasons for £550. 7 Little Blake Street, formerly part of a messuage and the large building behind.

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Conveyance
GDC/271/15 · Item · 30 July 1860
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Conveyance by William Smith (formerly of York, gardener but now of Scarborough, gentleman) and Mary Ann his wife to the Local Board of Health in York for £300. Messuage of dwellinghouse, shop and outbuildings on the southeast side of Little Blake Street.

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Deed
GDC/272/2 · Item · 4 February 1719
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In Latin. John Prescott, gentleman and Thomas Benson and John Dalton (querens) v Jonathan Halliday, gentleman and Mary his wife and William Alderson and Ann his wife (deforcs). Relates to three messuages and one brass foundry in the parish of St Wilfred.

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GDC/272/3 · Item · 2 June 1742
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Probate at York of the will of Thomas Benson late of the Parish of Saint H[a]llows in York gentleman. Executrix: Mary his daughter, wife of William Mann.

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Lease and conveyance
GDC/272/15 · Item · 15 September 1818-16 September 1818
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Lease and conveyance for £600 by Ann Fleming of Beverley, widow and others to Richard Townend of York, esquire. Messuage dwellinghouse or tenement with the yard garden and outoffices at the north east corner of Blake Street.

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Lease and release
GDC/273/1 · Item · 26 November 1766-27 November 1766
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Lease and relaease by Thomas Wrightson of Helperby, gentleman and Ellen his wife to Thomas Gilbank of Gillygate, gentleman of a messuage, dwellinghouse or tenement with garden in Bootham for £285.

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Assignment
GDC/273/10 · Item · 2 November 1829
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Assignment by George Dudgeon of Settle, gentleman to Henry Overton of York, gentleman in trust for Reverend John Overton of Clifton. Close of meadow or pasture ground formerly two little closes called Pilley Close or Brick Kilne Close lying in Bootham.

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Mortgage
GDC/273/14 · Item · 28 August 1854
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Mortgage of the equity in redemption of Black Horse Inn and premises in Bootham by Thomas Cooper of Bootham, innkeeper to John Pearson the younger of York, wine merchant of Black Horse Inn and assignment of personal estate.

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Assignment
GDC/273/17 · Item · 6 October 1804
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Assignment by the executors and trustees of David Russell of York, printer, deceased to Henry Bourne of York, gentleman in trust for David Russell of York, gentleman. Property in Bootham.

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GDC/273/18 · Item · 12 April 1809-13 April 1809
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Lease and appointment and release of a piece of ground in Bootham by Robert Cattle of York, jeweller and his trustee to David Russell of York, gentleman and his trustee. Mentions Dove Cote Close.

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Indenture
GDC/277/1 · Item · 1761
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Indenture of fine of estates by Edward Addison the elder, plaintiff and Edward Addison the younger and Mary his wife deforcients. Relates to two messuages, one malt kiln, one brew house and one acre of land with the appurtanances of the city of York.

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GDC/277/5 · Item · 10 November 1767-11 November 1767
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Lease and transfer of a mortgage in fee by Thomas Norfolk of York, gentleman and Edward Addison of York, Merchant Taylor and Mary his wife to Thomas Moon of York, clerk. Estates in York and Clifton.

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Conveyance
GDC/278/2 · Item · 22 January 1778
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Conveyance of meadow ground in the Ings of Clifton for £20 by Margaret Robinson of York, gentlewoman to Elias Ellis of Clifton, gentleman.

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Declaration of trust
GDC/278/7 · Item · 2 June 1795
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Declaration of Trust by Richard Erskine of York, sadler and William Gray of York, gentleman to Elias Ellis of Clifton, gentleman.

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GDC/284/1 · Item · 26 April 1837
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Appointment of a piece of ground by Richard Wormald of York, gentleman to Thomas Bell of Gillygate builder. 608 square yards for £76 bounded towards the east by the Townstreet of Clifton to the extent of 35 feet.

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Lease and release
GDC/285/1 · Item · 10 August 1810-11 August 1810
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Lease and release of freehold and leasehold land in Clifton Ings by William Bayldon of Bootham, confectioner and John Bayldon of Carlton in the parish of Royton, farmer (devisees in trust under the will of Elias Ellis) and others to Anthony Thorpe of York.

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Appointment
GDC/1/1 · Item · 2 March 1863
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Appointment by Eliza Swainston Strangwayes of Alne, widow under a power in her marriage settlement of an estate at Alne in the North Riding of the County of York.

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Deed of covenant
GDC/3/5 · Item · 30 November 1872
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Deed of Covenant as to the production of title deeds to hereditaments in the parish of Cottingham between William Norman of Kingston upon Hull, gentleman & Elizabeth his wife, and William Gray of London & Reverend James Baldwin Pugh of Hemel Hempstead. Goes back to 1756.

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Mortgage
GDC/3/6 · Item · 20 June 1881
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Mortgage of a Policy of Insurance for securing the repayment of £2,700 and interest made between Reverend Haskett Smith of Brauncewell-cum-Anwick in the County of Lincoln to Sir James Meek of Middlethorpe near York, Knight and others. Endorsed on this deed & dated 14 February 1883 - 'Covenant to pay interest on mortgage debt and premiums on policy of insurance for £3,000 on the life of Reverend H Smith' made between George Pope Thirkell and R. Bowers and others.

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Lease for a year
GDC/5/5 · Item · 29 July 1823-30 July 1823
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Lease for a year of Lower Shaw Hill in Skircoat, Halifax by Charles Norris of Darcey Hey in the parish of Halifax, merchant to William John Norris of Saint John’s House near Halifax Esquire and James Edward Norris of Halifax, gentleman.

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Appointment of new trustee
GDC/10/3 · Item · 29 February 1896
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Appointment of new trustee of the settlement made on the marriage of Reverend Digby Charles Legard with Miss Henrietta Isabella Simpson.

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Lease and mortgage
GDC/12/3 · Item · 11 May 1785-12 May 1785
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Lease and mortgage of lands known as Ing Field Closes at Huntington for further securing £100 lent on Bond to Thomas Hodgson with interest. John Hodgson of York, yeoman to Samuel Davies of York, coal merchant & William Reanald of York, flaxdresser.

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GDC/12/6 · Item · 13 February 1824
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Probate of the will of William Bilton formerly of the City of York but late of Haxby in the County of York, esquire. Executors: Edward Wallis and John Brook.

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Appointment of new trustee
GDC/13/6 · Item · 28 December 1855
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Appointment of a new trustee under the marriage settlement of Reverend John Garton Howard & Charlotte Christiana Howard (formerly Gorham) his wife.

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Surrender
GDC/17/3 · Item · 30 December 1875
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Surrender endorsed on the last recited lease of 1 October 1858 - William Thomas Marriott and Alfred Marriott to George Lane Fox the younger.

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Appointment
GDC/18/3 · Item · 10 February 1846
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Appointment by Joshua Hudson of Brantwood in the township of Coniston in the county of Lancaster and Jane his wife of Shepley Watson to be a trustee of their marriage settlement in place of James Edward Norris deceased. Enclosed is a receipt on blue paper dated 1 January 1869 from Wm Poulter Mackesy.

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Release in fee
GDC/19/2 · Item · 15 June 1842
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Release in Fee disentailing an allotment, late parcel, of Buttacre Field in Askham Richard, and mortgage for a term by the same deed for securing £140 and interest by George Ward of Acomb, farmer to Richard Wellfoot of Acomb, gentleman (enrolled in Her Majesty’s High Court of Chancery 16 June 1842 Pursuant to the Act of Parliament 3rd and 4th William).

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Further mortgage
GDC/19/3 · Item · 8 September 1842
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Further mortgage, by Appointment in Fee with a Trust for sale of an allotment late parcel of Buttacre Field in Askham Richard for securing £160 and interest by George Ward of Acomb, farmer to Richard Wellfoot of Acomb, gentleman and his trustee.

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Covenant
GDC/20/4 · Item · 1 December 1859
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Covenant for production of Title Deeds by Robert Holtby of Rolsea in the County of York, gentleman to Thomas Fairfax of Newton Kyme, esquire & Others. Schedules go back to 1617. Mentions Hall Plumer of Stockton Hall.

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Marriage settlement
GDC/24 · Item · 16 November 1795
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Settlement on the marriage of John Robinson Foulis of Buckton, esquire and Decima Hester Beatrix Sykes of Sledmere, spinster (eldest daughter of Sir Christopher Sykes). 10 pages.

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Counterpart lease
GDC/63 · Item · 11 August 1876
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Counterpart lease of the tolls of Wilford bridge over the Trent in Nottingham by Edwin Gray of York, gentleman & others to Messrs Bower & Sons. Includes a small white envelope containing two letters about tolls on Wilford Bridge and Clifton Bridge.

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Grape Lane and Petergate
GDC/333 · Item · 26 January 1768-27 January 1768
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Deed to lead the uses of a recovery by Francis Jackson of York, printer, to William Barton Berwick of Greys Inn, gentleman. Messuage or tenement, formerly three tenements, on the west side of Petergate and in Grape Lane, late the estate of Mrs Mary Conyers deceased.

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Shillito to Overend
GDC/263/2 · Item · 13 October 1752
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James Shillito and Faith his wife to Richard Overend (second son of Roger Overend).

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GDC/263/8 · Item · 17 February 1791
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Agreement for sale of copyhold premises at Acomb by Thomas Gowland of Acomb, yeoman and others to Robert Scott of York, gentleman.

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