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By Adjournment on Thursday
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Whereas at the General Session of the Peace for this County holden by
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Adjournment on Thursday the 20th. day of February last past an Order of
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as therein is mentioned By which said Order it was recommended and
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and such other of his Majestys
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for this County as should Please to be present or any three
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or more of them as a Committee to meet to view and Examine that part of
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the said Bridge which lyes within this County and ought to be repaired and
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maintained at the charge of the Inhabitants thereof and to Order and direct
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such repairs as should be found necessary And Whereas a view of the said
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Bridge was had by the said
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Hammond and
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a Quorum of the said Committee on
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the day for that purpose appointed and a particular account was set down in
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of repair in the said Bridge and hath been delivered into
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Court and it then appeared to the said Justices that the Camp shot above the
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said Bridge against a Certain Wharf in the Possession of the said Mr. Wood was
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very much decayed by time and the Force of Water on that side the River and
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that the Abutment and foot of
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had been Damaged thro' the defects
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and decay of the said Campshot and would be in continual danger if not
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Effectually repaired the whole length of the Wharf to Secure the said Abutment
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from the great Force of Water and after some Enquiry made of William
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Cracknell and
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two Bystanders being Old Men it was
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Questioned to whom it belonged to repair and maintain the said Campshott
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and front of the said Wharf which hath for a long time been in the Possession
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of the said Mr. Wood and his Ancestors and now upon further debate of the said
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Question in the presence and hearing of the said Mr. Wood who Alledges and
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Insists that he is not by reason of his Tenure or otherwise at Law Chargeable
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with the repair and maintenance of the said Campshot but that the
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Inhabitants of this County have hitherto repaired and maintained and of right
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ought to repair and maintain the same for the Security and Preservatrion of
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the said County Bridge and that the said Campshot hath accordingly been,
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repaired at the Public charge about forty years ago and after inspection of
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