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<p n="884">To the Worshipful Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50642_n884-1">John Hawkins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50642_occ255">Knight</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50642_occ256">Chairman</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
and the rest of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50642_occ257">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50642_geo776">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in their General Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
of the Peace Assembled.</p>
<p n="885">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50642_n885-1">Samuel Drake</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="886">Humbly Sheweth<lb></lb>
That by an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament,<lb></lb>
For the further and better Regulation of Buildings and party Walls,<lb></lb>
and for the more effectually preventing Mischiefs by Fire within<lb></lb>
the Cities of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50642_geo777">London</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50642_geo778">Westminster</rs>
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, and other Places in the said Act mentioned certain Persons skilled in the <lb></lb>
Art of Building are to be Nominated and Appointed Surveyors, to<lb></lb>
See the Rules and Regulations in the said Act mentioned well and<lb></lb>
truly observed.</p>
<p n="887">That Your Petitioner Served his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50642_occ258">Clerkship</rs>
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with, and has<lb></lb>
been for 24 Years past in the Service of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50642_n887-1">James Paine</rs>
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of Salisbury<lb></lb>
Street <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50642_occ259">Esqr</rs>
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, Architect, during which time he has been conversant<lb></lb>
in the Several Branches of Building</p>
<p n="888">That your Petitioner humbly presumes himself Qualified<lb></lb>
for undertaking and performing the intended Employment of a<lb></lb>
Surveyor under the said Act.</p>
<p n="889">Your Petitioner therefore most humbly Prays<lb></lb>
Your Worships will be pleased to Nominate and Appoint him<lb></lb>
one of the Surveyors to see the Rules and Regulations in the<lb></lb>
Said Act mentioned wall and truly observed within such<lb></lb>
District of the County as Your Worships may be pleased to<lb></lb>
allot to him.</p>
<p n="890">And Your Worships Petitioner Shall ever Pray & Etc. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50642_n890-1">Saml Drake</rs>
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