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the twenty fifth Day of Febry 1754 and in the 27th Year of
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the Reign of King George the Second.
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and divers others whose
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Names are aspect unknown to the said Jurors On the First Day of
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Janry in the twenty 6th
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George the Second king of Great Britain etc. and on divers other Days &
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times between that Day and the Day of the taking of this Inquires
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then and there used for all the subjects of our said lord
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the King to go return pass repass on foot at all times of the
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year at their will and pleasure with force & anns did lay
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put and place and did cause to be layd put and placed certain
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Ropes and pullies that is to say twenty Ropes and ten pullies
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in and your the East side of the said Comon Footway there and
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continued the said Ropes and Pullies so Placed there for de
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long and unreasonable spaces of time to wit for the space of form
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hours and more upon every and each of the said several Days & times respively
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Whereby the said footway during the said spaces of time was blocked up
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and rendred dangerous and by reason thereof the subjects of our said lord
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the King could not during the said several spaces of time on any of them
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go return pass and repass in and along the said Comon Footway there so poor
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and Safely as before they might and were accustomed and then of right
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ought to house done To the
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subjects
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of our said lord the King going returning passing and repassing on First in
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and along the said Comon Footway To the evil Example of all others in the
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like Case pending and against the peace of our said lord the King his
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& Dignity.
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