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To the Right Horonrable the Lord Mayor and others his Majesties
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Justices of the peace at the next General Quarter Sessions of
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the Peace to be holden for the City of London.
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Joseph Dandridge
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John Eddy
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Mary Collier
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Citizens of London on behalf of themselves and Several Others their Fellow Citizens
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Owners of Houses Inhabitants and Housekeepers in
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near
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Adjoyning to a Comon Highway lying before Bedlam lending from Forestreet to
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against an Inquisition take by Virtue of his Majesties Stritt of
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Adquod. Dampnum lately Issued in Relation to the said Common Highway
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Sheweth
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That the said Common Highway is a very Ancient Publick & Common
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Highway belonging to the said City and a Great Thorough Fare for his Majesties Liege
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Subjects and others to pass and repass to and from the East Part of the Said City & Suburbs
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to the West and North west parts thereof throught Forestreet.
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That the Inhabitants of Forestreet are chiefly Supported and get their
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Lively hood by means of its being so publick a Thorough Fare and if the said Highway
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beturned or taken away It will be a means of preventing the Great Concourse of people
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passing and repassing Whereby the Trade of the said Street will be much damaged and
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prejudiced and many Families there in will be Ruined and undone.
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That if a Lycence Should be obtained from the King to take away or turn the
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Said Highway A Grant of the Ground or Soil thereof is Inter did to be made by the said City
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to the Hospital of Bedlam for the Governours to Ereet a Building abeach End thereof which
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will be a means of Prejudicing Several of the Appellants in respect of their Habitation
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and Trade as also the Lessening that alde of their Several Houses who are also Tenants
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to the City Some where of having lately concerved their Leases and paid Considerable fines
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for the same.
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That the Appellants are Informed a Writt of Ad Quod Dampnion in
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Relation to the turning or taking away of the said Highway has Issued and the same
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has been obtained after a very private Mannor and a Jury thereon Empanneled and
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Clandestinety and Secretty Sumoned to make Inquisition with out any provious
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Notice given to any of the Inhabitants living near the said Highway or in Forestreet
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That they might appear at the taking such Inquisition and have an Opportunity of
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making their Damage appear to the Jury Which ought to have been Done in such Cases
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Though for that purpose an Adjournment of the or Proceedings was Demanded and
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Insisted upon but refused to be Granted Which Jury were all Inhabitants and Freeman
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of the
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ought not to have Exceuted the said Writt
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From and against which Inquisition and the proceeding
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the above named Citizens in behalf of themselves and others stair
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Fellow Citizens the Inhabitants aforesaid do Appeal to your
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Honour and Worships at the next Quarter Sessions to be held for
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the said City of London praying to be Relieved Pursuant to an
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Act of Parliaments in such Cases made and provided.
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