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<p n="3575">June 1795</p>
<p n="3576">"directions therein Given under our Hands the day & year above<lb></lb>
"written.</p>
<p n="3577">"Geo: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3577-1">Willm. Prescott</rs>
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<lb></lb>
"<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3577-2">Alexr. Dury</rs>
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<lb></lb>
"<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3577-3">William Coleman</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
"B. Armstrong."</p>
<p n="3578">And <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ1447">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3578-1">George William Prescott</rs>
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also informed the Court that the<lb></lb>
Great North Road had been so much flooded for Six Weeks in the<lb></lb>
last Winter that the Mail Coaches and other Carriages travelling the<lb></lb>
said Road had during all the above time been under the necessity of<lb></lb>
going over the Road and Bridge mentioned in the Presentment the<lb></lb>
other Road being impassable: That two Persons had been drowned<lb></lb>
near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo2859">the Bridge</rs>
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since the last Survey taken by the County<del> <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ1448">Treasurer</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55610_occ1448" type="occupation" value="Treasurer"></interp>
</del>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ1449">Surveyor</rs>
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, and several other circumstances respecting the said Road and<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo2860">Bridge</rs>
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being stated to the Court.</p>
<p n="3579">It was Moved and Seconded That the said Bridge called<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3579-1">Maiden Bridge</rs>
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be considered and deemed a County Bridge and that<lb></lb>
the same be forthwith repaired or rebuilt by the County and the<lb></lb>
Question being put thereupon it was Resolved in the Affirmative<lb></lb>
and it was further Resolved that Mr Rogers the County Surveyor do<lb></lb>
go down to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo2861">Enfield</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55610_geo2861" type="placeName" value="Enfield"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55610_geo2861" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
to view the said Bridge and report his Opinion<lb></lb>
thereon to the Court.</p>
<p n="3580">By Adjournment same day.</p>
<p n="3581">The following Paper being laid before the Court and Read Vizt.</p>
<p n="3582">"Session House <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo2862">Clerkenwell Green</rs>
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<lb></lb>
"25th. June 1795.</p>
<p n="3583">"At a Special Meeting of His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ1450">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
"the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo2863">County of Middlesex</rs>
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residing and acting within <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo2864">Finsbury Division</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55610_geo2864" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
"in the said County.</p>
<p n="3584">"Present</p>
<p n="3585">"<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3585-1">John Brettell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ1451">Esqr</rs>
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. in the Chair.</p>
<p n="3586">"<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3586-1">John Hole</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ1452">Esqr</rs>
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"<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3586-2">William Bleamire</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ1453">Esqr</rs>
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<lb></lb>
"<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3586-3">Hammond Crosse</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ1454">Esqr</rs>
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."<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n3586-4">Thomas Collins</rs>
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Esqr.</p>
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