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October 1786
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great inconvenience has been occasioned by the want of it, and many
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accidents happened and some Lives nearly lost
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They humbly desire that they may be permitted at such time as
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Your Worships shall please to appoint, to attend your Worships and produce
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Evidence of the said Facts not doubting, but if it shall prove Satisfactory to
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Your Worships that you will after due Presentment thereof as the Law Requires
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declare the said Bridge to be a County Bridge in Conformity to the above
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Decision of the Court of Kings Bench and direct the same to be effectually
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Rebuilt accordingly out of the County Rate
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But as your Memorialists apprehend, that as this is a New
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Case in this County, Your Worships may be rather doubtful whether it will
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be proper to comply with this their Request without a Determination in a
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Court of Law on the particular Case which must be attended with a very
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considerable Expence both to the County and Them, and consume a Sum of
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Money that might (in their humble Apprehension) be much better employed
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in rebuilding
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the Bridge
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, They beg leave to offer to Your Worships, that
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they will on Your Worships declaring it a County Bridge and undertaking
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to rebuild it effectually according to the Plan annexed or any other as strong
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& substantial, contribute the whole of the Subscription (incidental Expences
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of this Application Etc deducted) & which they will bind themselves shall
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not be less than £200 towards the Expence of it, Or if your Worships will
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Order the Sum of £100 to be paid out of the County Rate towards the
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Rebuilding it and Declare it in future a County Bridge, they will undertaken
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to compleat it according to the said Plan and to the satisfaction of such
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Surveyor as your Worships shall please to appoint
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All which Your Memorialists humbly submit to your
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Worships, Praying you to take the same into due Consideration and to
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acquaint them with your determination thereon
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Signed by Order of the Memorialists at a Meeting
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held this
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23rd. day of October 1786
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at the London
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Apprentice in
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Isleworth
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James Clitherow
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