Cokayne Locum Tenens
Nelson Mayor

Tuesday the 23rd. day of September
1766 And in the sixth year of the
Reign of King George the third
of Great Britain Etc.

The humble Petition of William Bill< no role > Citizen &
Scrivener of London was this day presented unto this
Court and read setting forth that he being Owner
of a certain House late in the Occupation of Edward
Woodcock< no role > but now empty situate on the North side of
Fleet Street in the Parish of St. Bridget otherwise St:
Bride London and thinking it necessary and intending
to pull down the Partition or Party Wall between that
House and the next house adjoining thereto in the
Occupation of William Ward< no role > and belonging to Sir
John Rous< no role > Baronet the Owner thereof in Order to
build a New party Wall in the stead thereof did on
the twenty second day of July last past give Notice in
writing to the said William Ward< no role > of such Intention
pursuant to the Statute in that behalf and did thereby
require the said William Ward< no role > to name two or more
able Workmen within three weeks from the date
thereof to meet two or more such able workmen as
the Petitioner should Name to the intent that the
said Partition or Party Wall intended to be pulled
down might within the space of one month from the
date thereof be viewed by four or more such workmen
whether the same was not defective and ruinous &
ought to be pulled down and a new party wall
erected in the stead thereof pursuant to the Acts
of Parliament in such case made and provided
That