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Charles Whitworth
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reported from the Committee
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of Justices appointed on Monday the 4th. of January
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1773 to view the State and Condition of Chertsey
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Bridge That on Monday the 11th. Instant the
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Stephen Cole
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William Shakespear
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John Brettell
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John Barnfather
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and surveyed the Damage
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which had been done by the late Flood and
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That the several Works order'd by Mr Durder to
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secure the Public pabage had been very properly
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is at present very sefe
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unless any unforeseen Floods should damage
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it.
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That "as to the Cause of the great Weight
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of Water which is thrown on the
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of
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and the most effectual Method to
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prevent the same for the future," the Committee
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have hereunto annexed the Report of Messrs.
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Yeomans & Parsons, Surveyors, which they
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submit to the Justices at their Quarter, Session
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to order the same to be carried into Execution
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The Committee likewise represent that during
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the Course of this Enquiry Mr. Clark of
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Chertsey informed them an Application was
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intended to be made to parliament for a Bill
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to improve the Navigation of the Rivers Thames
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and
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from
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Cricklade
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Which
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appear to this Committee to afford an opportunity
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of introducing a Clause to answers the purposes
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