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