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<p n="271">May be so Intermixed with adjoining houses over or under each other in such manner that a<lb></lb>
Party wall or walls or Brick or Stone cannot be Effectually built upon the old Foundations<lb></lb>
Perpendicular quite tho' all the Stories in Order to Prevent Mischiefs by Fire without<lb></lb>
Pulling down some Part or Parts of the one and laying the same to the others for Preventing<lb></lb>
Disputes thereupon, or Determining any Subsisting Disputes This Enacted that in all Cases<lb></lb>
where any Dispute or Controversy hath arisen or shall arise between the Owner or Owners<lb></lb>
of any house or houses already pulled down or that She pulled down in Order to be Rebuilt<lb></lb>
and the Owner or Owners of any house Adjoining on either Side to such house or houses<lb></lb>
Within the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50604_geo168">City or Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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and the Parishes Precincts and<lb></lb>
Limits aforesaid Concerning any Part or Parts thereof Intermixed over or under each,<lb></lb>
other in such manner that a Party Wall or Party Walls of Brick or Stone cannot be<lb></lb>
Effectually built upon the old Foundations Perpendicular quite thro' all the Stories of the<lb></lb>
Said house or houses in Order to Prevent Mischiefs by Five without puling down some<lb></lb>
Part of Parts of one or more of the said Adjoining houses and laying some Part or Pts<lb></lb>
of one or more of the said Adjoining house on houses or Ground to the other or others<obscured></obscured>
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It shall and may be Lawfull to and for the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50604_occ91">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in the General or Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions to be holden for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50604_geo169">City and Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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or the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50604_geo170">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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And they are thereby Authorized and Required upon Application made to them<lb></lb>
by the Pson or Psons desirous to pull down or Rebuild any house or houses as afsd.<lb></lb>
to Examine into such Dispute or Controversy and Ascertain the Property and fix<lb></lb>
the Value of what may be found Necessary to be wanted for Erecting Perpendicular<lb></lb>
Party Walls upon the old Foundations as aforesaid And for that Purpose to Issue<lb></lb>
their Order to the Sheriffs or Bailiffs or other proper Officer of the City or Conty<lb></lb>
wherein any such Dispute or Controversy hath arisen or shall wise to Summon a<lb></lb>
Jury to View the Premes, try the Facts, and fix the Value of any Damages that may<lb></lb>
Arise on their Verdict, ad upon such Verdict the said Justices shall and may And<lb></lb>
are hereby Authorized and Required to make such Order or Orders in the said Premes<lb></lb>
as they in their Discretions shall think to be just and Reasonables And the<lb></lb>
Determinations of the said Justices shall be final and Conclusive to all Parties<lb></lb>
without any Appeal from the same.</p>
<p n="272">That your Petitioner being Owner of a house in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50604_geo171">Saint Pancras</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50604_geo172">County of Middlesex</rs>
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two Rooms whereof run over a Kitchen and Office belonging to the<lb></lb>
next house Adjoining occupied by one Mrs. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50604_n272-1">Penelope Kite</rs>
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and your Petitioner being desirous<lb></lb>
of Pulling down and Rebuilding his house had made all Possible Overtures to the sd.<lb></lb>
Mrs. Kite and her Landlord on Account of their Rooms intermixing either to Consent<lb></lb>
to his Rebuilding or to Sell him their house but She and her Landlord who is her<lb></lb>
Brother in Law refusing to do either or to come into any reasonable Terms whatsoever<lb></lb>
your Petitioner has been advised to Pursue the Remedies Prescribed by the<lb></lb>
Several Acts of Parliament for building Perpendicular Party Walls where the<lb></lb>
Premes intermix with each other and accordingly</p>
<p n="273">On the 17th day of July last Your Petitioner gave the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50604_n273-1">Penelope Kite</rs>
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three Months<lb></lb>
Notice in Writing of pulling down and rebuilding his said house and Premes<lb></lb>
and the Party or Partition Walls and that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50604_n273-2">Penelope Kite</rs>
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might name<lb></lb>
two Workmen who together with the Workmen thereby named and Appointed<lb></lb>
by and on the behalf of your Petitioner should view the Premises and Party<lb></lb>
or Partition Walls in Order that they might Certify the same at the General<lb></lb>
or Quarter Sessions of the Peace Agreable to the Act of Parliament as by a<lb></lb>
Coy of the Notice annexed may more fully and at large Appear</p>
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