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Chimney to be made Good and the Top of Such Chimey to be raised the same from Smoaking
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for the doing of which your Petitioner Paid the Workman the Sum of One Pound two
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for a Pretended Survey of Such work did Contrary to the said Act demand and receive of
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your Petitioner the Sum of One Pound Ten Shillings.
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That Your Petitioner
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William Harrison
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having Occasion in a house of your
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on the Ground Floor And to hang a Door in its Stead for the doing which Your Petitioner
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Paid to the workman the Sum of Three Pounds Nine Shillings And three pence-And
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for the Pretended Survey whereof the said
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demanded and received of
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your Petitioner the Sum of Ten Shillings are Six Pence.
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That Your Petitioner
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Walter Fergurson
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having taken down a Chimney in his
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dwelling house So far as the Second floor thereof to rebuild the Same for the doing
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which your Petitioner Paid the Sum of Two Pounds Twelve Shillings only And
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in the Course of such Work the Saind
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Intruded himself And did
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demand and receive of your Petitioner the Sum of One Pound ten Shillings or your
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Petitioners Goods would have been sized-for the Same And which the said
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William Stokes
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threatned to do in Case your Petitioner did not Pay Such Sum
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of One Pound ten Shillings.
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That your Petitioner
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william watson
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having pulled down the pons part of
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a house in
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aforesaid in order to Rebuild
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the same in
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which your Petitioner did
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the back
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rooms And other Parts of the said Building which damage your Petitioner made
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good after such front was Rebuilt And for the rebuilding Which front Your Petitioner
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did Pay to the said
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the Sum of Two Pounds Ten Shillings the
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Sum Stipulated by the said Act to be Paid for a New Building of the same rate
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with such Building your Petitioner so Rebuilt the Front of as aforesaid Notwithstanding
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which the said
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did demand and Receives of Your Petitioner the Sum
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of One Pound One Shilling more for a Pretended Survey of your Petitioners making
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good such damage as aforesaid under the Denomination as he Pretended of an
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Alteration which your Petitioner Apprehends to be an Imposition upon him he having
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So Paid as aforesaid for the Whole Building at and after the Rate aforesaid as a
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New one
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That Your Petitioner
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Thomas Marflet
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having Ordered to be made into
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Roof of his dwelling house Sashframes and Sashes Instead of Lead Lights in the
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Course of Which she said
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Intruded himself And absolutely Ordered the
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Workmen to Alter the Same Which was so done by his Directions And is now Contraiy
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to the Rules and Regulations directed by the said Act truly to be Observed And for
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a Pretended Survey thereof the said
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did demand and receive of your
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Petitioner the Sum of One Pound fifteen Shillings.
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That your Petitioner
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Benjamin Hill
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being desirous of Altering the
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Widows in the Shop of his Dwelling house in Montague Street aforesaid your
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