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To the Right Honble. the Knights Citizens & Burgesses in Parliamt. Assembled .
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The humble Petition and Representation of his Majestyes
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Justices of the Peace for the
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in their
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Generall Quarter Sessions assembled at Hicks hall this
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13th. of January 1719
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Reprsentacon of
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Justices of peace to
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the honble. House of
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Comons concerning
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a Nightly watch
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That severall Persons of Quality and others have been lately
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& in an unusual manner a attackt in their Coaches and Chairs &
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some of them Robbed in the High Streets within the Weekly Bills of
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Mortality, and yet none of the Persons concerned in these Robberys
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have been apprehended or taken, which We humbly conceive is
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to be imputed to the Want of a proper and regular Watch for
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guarding of the said Streets and persueing apprehending of them
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That there is no Law now in force for any Watch except the
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Statute of Winchester which has no provision between Michaelmas
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and Lady day when there is most occasion, and the method
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now used is for the Constables to appoint what Persons
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and what Number of Watchmen they think fit, and to raise
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and levy great Sums on the Inhabitants under pretence of
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paying them without rendring any Account, there being
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no Law in force to compell Constables there Unto, and Yet
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the Watch so Kept is found by experience not to be
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Sufficient for the Security of the Inhabitants altho' the same
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is a great oppression and charge to them, All which we
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humbly represent and Submitt to this Honoble. House, & pray
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that such remedy may be applyed as in your great wisdom
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Shall be thought most fit and convenient,
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And your Petitioners shall ever pray Etc.
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J Saunders
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H. Fetherston
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Wm. Kingsford
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R. Thornhill
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