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the Petrs. therefore prayed that this Court would be pleased
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to discharge the said
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Christopher Cox
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and appoint the
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George Ingram
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or
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James Sharples
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in the room
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the matter of which peticon was
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the hearing and
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determining the matter of which peticon stood
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adjourned by the said Court untill this
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twenty third
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day of February instant
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, And whereas
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Thomas Lewis
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Curate
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John Pain
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Churchwardens
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Samuel Ellis
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Constable
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and
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Thomas Ellis
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Henry Twyford
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Nathaniel
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Reed
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& divers other persons alsoe Inhabitants of the said
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parish of Willdon
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have
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exhibited their humble peticon
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unto this Court on the said
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twenty third day of February
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instant
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setting forth that severall Roads at
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Wilsdon Green
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Mapes Lane
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Millway
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&
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Lower place
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in the sd
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parish of
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Wilsdon
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are very much out of repaire and in a
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ruinous condicon soe that the Inhabitants who hold
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very considerable Farms there cannot without great
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difficulty & danger pass there with the horses & teams
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And that
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Christopher Cox
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who lives at
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Wilsdon Green
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&
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who is a
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considerable Farmer
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there and neare those places
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where the Roads are soe defective and who is one of the
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persons now appointed one of the Overseers of the high
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ways of the said parish the Petrs. are very well assured
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will take offectuall caret to repaire & amend the sd. Roads so out
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of repaire as aforesaid And the Petrs. thereofore pray
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that the sd.
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Christopher Cox
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may not be turned out of
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his
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the said Office, but may serve the
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same, according to
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the usual time, whereupon and on hearing of what
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was alledged on either side It is ordered by this Court
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that the hearing & determining the matter of both
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the said peticons be and the same is hereby
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adjourned untill the next Generall Quarter Sessions
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of the peace to be holden for this County, by adjornmt.
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on
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Tuesday the seventh day of April next
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at ten of
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the clock in the forenoon, and
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the
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that the same be
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then heard together, And that the Churchwardens
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Overseers of the poor & antient Inhabitants of the said
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parish of Wilsdon
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who are usually present at the eleccon
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of Parish Officers there and alsoe the sd
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Christopher Cox
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