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To the knight Honourable the Lord Mayor and the Rest of the Justices in the General Quarterly Sessions
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of the peace to be holden for the
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on the
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thirtieth day of June in the year of our Lord One
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Thousand seven hundred and thirty five
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The Humble Petition of
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Alvaro Lopes Suasso
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Sheweth
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That your petitioner pursuant to the act of Parliament made in the Eleventh year of the Reign of his late Majesty.
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King George the first Intituled an Act for the better regulateing of Buildings and to prevent Mischeifs that may happen
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by Fire within the Weekly Piles of Mortallity and other places therein mentioned did on or about the nineteenth day of May
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last give notice in writing to
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John How
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Gentleman
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That your Petitioner should pulldown the House your petitioner lately
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dwelt in and in your petitioners possession scituate and being in
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in the Parish of
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Saint Peter to Poor
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in
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London and Erect and Build another House on the Premisses and that your petitioner intended within
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three Weeks from the date thereof to pull or take down the partition or party Wall between your petitioners said House
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and the House next adjoining thereto then and now in the Tennre or Occupation of Wm.
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John Hyder
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of which the said
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is the Owner an to build a new Party Wall according to the directions of the Act of Parliament with at Case
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made and provided.
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And your petitioner Sheweth that in pursh anne of the said Notice and Act of Parliament your petitioner
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named two Workmen that is to say
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Thomas Smith
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Isaac Dawes
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on your petitioners behalf and the said
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named too Workmen on his behalf that is to Say
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William Cooper
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Samuel Warrell
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to View the said
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party Wall and they me that the said premisses according to the said notice.
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That your petitioners said two Workmen have Certified in Writing under their hands that they did on the
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fourteenth day of June One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty five View the State and Condition of the aforesaid
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Party Wall and did find a great part of the said Wall to be Defective and ruinous and that the same ought to be
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pulled down as the said Acted Parliament Directs and were ready to Certify the same to your Worships but
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the said Mr. Hows two Workmen have and either of them hath refused or neglected to Certify in Writing under their
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or either of their hands whether the said party Wall is or is not Defective and ruinous or whether the same or any
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Part thereof ought or ought not to be Pulled down as by the said Act they are required to Do and by your Petitioner
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they were likewise Desired to Do.
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That your petitioner did therefore on the Twentieth day of June aforesaid Give another house in Writing to the
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said
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purporting that your Petitioner would Name three more Workmen to view the said Party
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Wall on your petitioners behalf and that they would attend at the said premisses on Tuesday the Twenty
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fourth day of June aforesaid between the Home of him and Ten in the forenoon of the same day at which
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time and place the said
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mighty he thought proper likewise name three more Workman to View the
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said Party Wall on his behalf and that in default of the like Number of Workmen Attending and Viewing the
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same on his behalf at the time and Place last mentioned Your petitioner did thereby also Give Notice that
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Your Petitioner would Appoint and name Six Workmen for the like purpose who would then and there Attend
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to View the said Party Wall in order for them to Certify in Writing under their hand to the
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in the next General or Quarter Sessions of the peace to be held for the
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whether such Party Wall or
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any part thereof then was or was not defective and Ruinous and whether the same or any and what part
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thereof ought or ought not to be Pulled down Pursuant to the said Act of Parliament.
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That the three Workmen Appointed by your petitioner as aforesaid to View the said party Wall then and there
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Attended accordingly but the said
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or any Workmen his behalf did not then and there Attend and thereupon
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Six Workmen named by your petitioner for that purpose did then and there Attend and View the said Party Wall and all of them made
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and Signed the Certificate hereunto Annexed.
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Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays Your Lordship and Worships that your Lordship
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and Worships will be pleased to Order the said Party Wall mentioned in the said
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Certificate to be Pulled down or to make such other Order or Order in the Premisses
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as your Lordships and Worships in Your Discretions shall think Just and reasonable
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and Agreable to the said Act of parliament and according to the true Intent and
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meaning thereof
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And your Petitioner shall Ever Pray
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Alvaro Lopes Suasso
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