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May be so Intermixed with adjoining houses over or under each other in such manner that a
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Party wall or walls or Brick or Stone cannot be Effectually built upon the old Foundations
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Perpendicular quite tho' all the Stories in Order to Prevent Mischiefs by Fire without
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Pulling down some Part or Parts of the one and laying the same to the others for Preventing
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Disputes thereupon, or Determining any Subsisting Disputes This Enacted that in all Cases
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where any Dispute or Controversy hath arisen or shall arise between the Owner or Owners
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of any house or houses already pulled down or that She pulled down in Order to be Rebuilt
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and the Owner or Owners of any house Adjoining on either Side to such house or houses
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Within the said
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and the Parishes Precincts and
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Limits aforesaid Concerning any Part or Parts thereof Intermixed over or under each,
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other in such manner that a Party Wall or Party Walls of Brick or Stone cannot be
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Effectually built upon the old Foundations Perpendicular quite thro' all the Stories of the
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Said house or houses in Order to Prevent Mischiefs by Five without puling down some
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Part of Parts of one or more of the said Adjoining houses and laying some Part or Pts
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of one or more of the said Adjoining house on houses or Ground to the other or others
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It shall and may be Lawfull to and for the
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in the General or Quarter
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Sessions to be holden for the said
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or the
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Middlesex
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And they are thereby Authorized and Required upon Application made to them
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by the Pson or Psons desirous to pull down or Rebuild any house or houses as afsd.
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to Examine into such Dispute or Controversy and Ascertain the Property and fix
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the Value of what may be found Necessary to be wanted for Erecting Perpendicular
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Party Walls upon the old Foundations as aforesaid And for that Purpose to Issue
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their Order to the Sheriffs or Bailiffs or other proper Officer of the City or Conty
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wherein any such Dispute or Controversy hath arisen or shall wise to Summon a
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Jury to View the Premes, try the Facts, and fix the Value of any Damages that may
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Arise on their Verdict, ad upon such Verdict the said Justices shall and may And
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are hereby Authorized and Required to make such Order or Orders in the said Premes
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as they in their Discretions shall think to be just and Reasonables And the
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Determinations of the said Justices shall be final and Conclusive to all Parties
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without any Appeal from the same.
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That your Petitioner being Owner of a house in the Parish of
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Saint Pancras
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in
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the
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two Rooms whereof run over a Kitchen and Office belonging to the
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next house Adjoining occupied by one Mrs.
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Penelope Kite
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and your Petitioner being desirous
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of Pulling down and Rebuilding his house had made all Possible Overtures to the sd.
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Mrs. Kite and her Landlord on Account of their Rooms intermixing either to Consent
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to his Rebuilding or to Sell him their house but She and her Landlord who is her
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Brother in Law refusing to do either or to come into any reasonable Terms whatsoever
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your Petitioner has been advised to Pursue the Remedies Prescribed by the
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Several Acts of Parliament for building Perpendicular Party Walls where the
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Premes intermix with each other and accordingly
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On the 17th day of July last Your Petitioner gave the said
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three Months
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Notice in Writing of pulling down and rebuilding his said house and Premes
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and the Party or Partition Walls and that the said
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might name
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two Workmen who together with the Workmen thereby named and Appointed
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by and on the behalf of your Petitioner should view the Premises and Party
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or Partition Walls in Order that they might Certify the same at the General
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or Quarter Sessions of the Peace Agreable to the Act of Parliament as by a
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Coy of the Notice annexed may more fully and at large Appear
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