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<p n="343">from Blackstone's Reports, and which may also be found in Borrow's<lb></lb>
Reports, "Mansfield fob: 2594" rather more fully reported) the following Point<lb></lb>
of Law is clearly established,</p>
<p n="344">"That when a private Person or Persons erect a Bridge, that is of public<lb></lb>
"Utility, the public, that is the County (or Riding) an bound to keep it in<lb></lb>
"repair";</p>
<p n="345">And your Memorialist being thoroughly satisfied, that they can,<lb></lb>
by proper and sufficient Evidence, prove, that <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50815_geo184">the Bridge</rs>
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lately fallen down<lb></lb>
was of real public utility, and that since its being fallen down great<lb></lb>
inconvenience has been occasioned by the want of it, and many Accidents<lb></lb>
happened and some Lives nearly lost,</p>
<p n="346">They humbly desire, that they may be permitted, at such time as<lb></lb>
your Worships shall please to appoint, to attend your worships, and<lb></lb>
produce Evidence of the said Facts, not doubting, but if it shall prove<lb></lb>
satisfactory to your worships, that you will after due Presentment,<lb></lb>
thereof, as the Law requires, declare the said Bridge to be a County Bridge<lb></lb>
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Bench and amount the same<lb></lb>
to be effectually rebuilt accordingly, out of the County rate.</p>
<p n="347">But as your Memorialists apprehend, that as this is a new Case in<lb></lb>
this County, your Worships may be rather doubtful whether it will be<lb></lb>
proper to comply with this their Request, without a Determination in<lb></lb>
a Court of Law on the Particular Case which must be attend with a<lb></lb>
a very considerable Expense, both to the County and Them, and consume a<lb></lb>
Sum of Money, that might (in their humble Apprehension) be much better<lb></lb>
employed in rebuilding <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50815_geo185">the bridge</rs>
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, They bag leave to Offer to your<lb></lb>
Worships, that they will, on your worships declaring it a County Bridge,<lb></lb>
and undertaking to rebuild it effectually, according to the Plan appears<lb></lb>
or any other, as strong & substantial, contribute the whole of the subscription<lb></lb>
(incidental expenses of this Application & a deducted) & which they will<lb></lb>
find themselves shall not be less than two Hundred Pounds, towards<lb></lb>
the Expense of it, or if your worships will order the Sum of one hundred<lb></lb>
Pounds to be paid out of the County rate towards the rebuilding it and</p>
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