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<p n="1268">Certify That they having examined Several credible persons<lb></lb>
upon Oath It appeared unto them the Said Jurors And they did<lb></lb>
accordingly upon their Oath present That a certain publick<lb></lb>
Bridge called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo1338">Brentford Bridge</rs>
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in the County aforesaid (which<lb></lb>
had been then to fore usually rebuilt repaired & maintained<lb></lb>
at the charge of the Inhabitants of the Said County) was then<lb></lb>
very much out of repair, And that it was necessary that the<lb></lb>
Said Bridge Should be forthwith repaired or rebuilt, And that<lb></lb>
Such part of another publick Bridge called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo1339">Chertsea Bridge</rs>
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as<lb></lb>
is in the Same County (which part of the Same Bridge had<lb></lb>
been then to fore usually rebuilt repaired and maintained<lb></lb>
at the charge of the Inhabitants of the Said County) was then<lb></lb>
also very much out of repairer and that it was necessary that<lb></lb>
the aforesaid part of the Same Bridge Should be also forthwith<lb></lb>
repaired or rebuilt, And Whereas at the Same Session of the<lb></lb>
peace holden by adjornment at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo1340">Hicks Hall</rs>
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aforesaid in and for<lb></lb>
the Said County on the Said Sixteenth day of October last before the<lb></lb>
Justices last named and other their Fellows aforesaid another<lb></lb>
presentment was made by the Said Jurors Sworn & charged as<lb></lb>
aforesaid whereby they certifyed that they having viewed &<lb></lb>
Examined a certain prison called the House of Correction at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo1341">Clerkenwell</rs>
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in the Said County It appeared unto them the<lb></lb>
Said Jurous And they did accordingly upon their oath present<lb></lb>
that the Said prison was then very much out of repair, And<lb></lb>
that it was necessary that the Said Prison Should be forthwith<lb></lb>
repaired, And whereas the consideration of the Said respective<lb></lb>
presentments was adjourned by the Court of the Said last Session<lb></lb>
untill this present General Session of the peace for this County<lb></lb>
Now upon reading the Said presentments at this present Session<lb></lb>
and on consideration had of the Same And For that the Said Bridges<lb></lb>
& House of Correction<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
have from the time of making the<lb></lb>
Said Presentments continued and do Still continue in a<lb></lb>
ruinous condition And For as much as it appeareth to this<lb></lb>
Court that it is necessary that a Rate Should be made upon the<lb></lb>
Towns, parishes & places in the Said County for raiseing of<lb></lb>
moneys for the repairing or rebuilding of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo1342">Brentford Bridge</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
and for the repairing the aforesaid part of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo1343">Chertsea Bridge</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
and also the Said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo1344">House of Correction</rs>
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, and for the other purposes<lb></lb>
mentioned in an Act of Parliament made in the twelfth year<lb></lb>
of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the Second,<lb></lb>
Intituled, An Act <del>of Parliament</del>
for the more easy assessing</p>
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