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To his Maties
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County of Middx: Assembled at their Generall
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Sessions of the peace held for the said County.
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} Whereas at a Generall Quarter Sessions of the peace of Our Lord
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the King hold for the County of
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in the said County by Adjournment on Tuesday the 19th Day of
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April in the Twelfth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George
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King of Great Britain Etc Upon Information given unto the said
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Court that such part of a publick Bridge called
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as is
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in this County is very much Damnified by the Floods which happened
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the last Winter, one of the Arches thereof being broken down, and that
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the aforesaid part of the said Bridge is in Great Decay for want of
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Repair, and that it is very Requisite and necessary that the same
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should be forthwith Repaired and that it will Cost a Considerable
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Sum of Money to Repair and amend the same, It was thought
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fitt and Ordered by the Court that it should be and it was thereby
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recomended and Referred unto Sr.
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Isaac Tillard
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., James
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, William Cotesworth
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John Ellis
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Thomas West
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Philip Willshire
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for this County or any three of them, as a Comittee to take to their
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Assistance some Engineer or such able Workmen, as they should
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think fitt, and to take a view of such parts of
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aforesaid as is in this County, and to see if the same is out of the Repair,
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and if any and what Repairs are wanting and necessare, to be
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Done thereto, and if it should appear upon such View that the same
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is out of Repair, then to make an Estimate of what it will Cost to
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Repair the same, and to treat with Workmen touching the
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Repair thereof, And to Certify an Accompt of their proceedings,
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with their Opinion in Writing touching the premises, as soon as
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may be to the Court of Generall or Quarter Sessions of the peace,
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to be holden for this County, to the End such further Order may be
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made as the Court shall think Just.
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In pursuance of which said Order Wee whose names are
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subscribed being three in Number of the
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eferrees in the said Order
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named, together with
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William Ogbourne
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and severall able
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Workmen (well Recomended and Capable of performing the said
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Works,) have taken a View of the said Bridge, and Do find the same
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to be much Damaged by the Great Floods last Winter, and so very
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