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To the
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Peter Delme
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and to the Right Worshipful the Rest of his
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Majesties Justices of the Peace for the Same City in their
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General Quarter Sessions assembled.
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The humble Petition and appeal of
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Samuel Lewis
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Charles Jackson
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Simon King
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near Bethlem in behalf of Our Selves and others our Neighbours.
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Sheweth
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That an Inquisition hath been lately taken before Coroner of the said City by
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Virtue of a Writ of Ad Quod Dampnum lately sued out of his Majesties high Court of
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Chancery by the Mayor Comonality and Citizens of London and your Peticoners are Informed
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the Coroner hath Returned That it will be of no damage to our Sovereign Lord the King
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nor to any other If his Majesty Should Grant Leave to the said Mayor Comonality and
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Citizens to Inclose a Publick Footway lying and being between the Brick Wall
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of the Garden of the Hospital of Bethlem on the South Part and Moorfield son
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the North part in the Parish of St. Stephen Coleman Street leading from Moregate
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Road to Brokers Row and if another publick Footway be made fifty foot
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northward of the said Way to be Inclosed leading from and to the place
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aforesaid Through Moorfield aforesaid.
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That your Petitioners further Shaw That the said Way or space of
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Ground so to be Inclosed as aforesaid was (amongst other things) by this late Majesty
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King Charles the first by Letter Patents bearing date the fourteenth year of his said
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Majesties Reign granted to the said Mayor Comonality and Citizens of London to be used
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by them for Comon and Publick uses only asit had formerly been And for no other uses
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and purposes whatsoever and it is by the said Letters Patents expressly provided
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that his said Majesty his Heir sand Successors would not themselves Erector Cause
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or Permit to be Erected in or upon the said way or Space of Ground (called in the said
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Letters Patents by the name of Inner Moorfield) any new Messuages House or
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Ereccons whatsoever or to that or the like Effects as by the said Letters
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Patents relation being thereunto had more plainly and fully it may & will appear
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That your Petitioners are advised That such Intended Inclosure of the said
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Way or space of Ground lying and being in the said Inner Moorfields is Expressly
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contrary to the Woods and Intention of his said Majesties said Grand thereof to the
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said Mayor Comonality and Citizens of the said City and that your said Petitioners
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Infringed by such Intended Inclosure.
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Wherefore and for that your Petitioners are Inhabitants at Each End
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of the said Road near Bethlem and in Fore street and very much grieved by the
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said Inquisition and Return made to the said Writ of Ad Quod Dampnum
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and in the Execution thereof do most humbly appeal to your Honour and
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Worships from and against the said Inquisition Return and Proceedings
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on the said Writ Pursuant to an Act of Parliament in such Cases lately
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made and Provided) and Pray they may be heard touching the Premisses and have
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such releif therein as to your Honour and Worships shall seem meet.
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And Your Petitioners shall ever Pray Etc.
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