To the Right Worshipfull his Majesties Justices of the
Peace for the County of Middlesex assembled their General
Quarter Sessions

The Humble Petition George Palmer< no role > & Silas Palmer< no role > Administrator of John Palmer< no role > their late
Brother Deceased.

Sheweth

That Brentford Bridge in this County being very ruinous & Out of repair & dangerous with their
Carts & Carriages to pass & repass that way without inevitable danger of their Lives & loss of Goods and being a
County Bridge this Court taking the Same into their Consideration.

Did by Order of Sessions Dated the third day of December One Thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty thereby recommend
& refers unto James Clitherow< no role > Esqr Sir John Gonson< no role > Knight Sir William Ogborne < no role > Knight Henry Barker< no role > Henry
Vincent< no role > Thomas West< no role > Charles Lockyer< no role > Thomas Milner< no role > John Venner< no role > John Tarver< no role > Richard Bulstrode< no role > Richard
Lilly< no role > John Mercers< no role > James Harrison< no role > Richard Gifford< no role > & William Ellis< no role > Esqrs. Justices of the Peace for this County
or any three or more of them as a Comittee to Assemble & meet together & to take to their Assistance Such able
Workmen as they Should think fitt & to take a View of the Said Bridge and to see if the Same was out of repair
and if any & what repairs wanting & necessary to b done thereto And if it Should appear upon Such View that the
Said Bridge was out of repair then to Enquire & make an Estimate of what it would cost to Repair the Same in a
Subtantiall & Workmanlike manner And to receive the Proposalls & Estimates of Workmen in relation thereunto
And the said Comittee of Justices were thereby Authorized & Impowere'd to employ Such able Workman or Workman as
they should think proper effectually to repair the Said Bridge in a Substantiall & Workmanlike manner & upon such
Terms & for Such Sume of money as the Said Comittee Should think reasonable

And the Said Comittee of Justices were thereby desired to Report an Account of their proceeding touching the
Premisses unto the Court of General Quarter or General Session of the Peace for this County to the End Such further
Order may be made in relation to the Premisses as occasion Should require.

That in Janry. One Thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty Henry Barker< no role > Richard Bulstrode< no role > James Clitherow< no role > &