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<p n="199">To his Majesties Worshipfull<lb></lb>
Justices of the Peace in and for the<lb></lb>
County of<del>Effect</del>
Middx at their Quarter<lb></lb>
Session Assembled in & for the said County</p>
<p n="200">The Humble Petition of the Inhabitants of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50874_geo155">parish of Enfield</rs>
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in the said County</p>
<p n="201"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That sheet is a certain Brook of Water<lb></lb>
running across the Kemp Highway near Forty Hill in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50874_geo156">Parish of Enfield</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50874_geo157">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
which at certain times as the year is so Deep and<lb></lb>
Dangerous to his Majesties Leige Subjects passing<lb></lb>
with their Horses Carts and Carriages shall way as<lb></lb>
to make it absolutely necessary for the safety of<lb></lb>
their Lives that a Bridge should be a built our<lb></lb>
the same for Carts Horses and carriages</p>
<p n="202">That last Wintes a Cart and Horse with<lb></lb>
the Order passing this the Brook was washd<lb></lb>
away and the Man Drowned thereby and that<lb></lb>
within there fear Months past a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50874_occ56">Servant</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50874_occ56" type="occupation" value="Servant"></interp>
of Mr<lb></lb>
Mellishs also lost his Life in passing <obscured></obscured>
such<lb></lb>
Brook-That the said Highway as a very-<lb></lb>
Publick one & the direct road from that part of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50874_geo158">Parish of Enfield</rs>
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into the Cornelies of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50874_geo159">Hertford</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50874_geo160">Essey</rs>
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-your Petitioner therefore Humbly<lb></lb>
Pray your Worships to Order a Bridge<lb></lb>
to be Built across the said Brook so<lb></lb>
present the Lives of his Majesties subject<lb></lb>
being Endangerd that pass that way<lb></lb>
and your Petitioners shall ever<lb></lb>
pray Etc</p>
<p n="203">Geo: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50874_n203-1">Willm. Prescott</rs>
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</p>
<p n="204">on behalf of himself &<lb></lb>
the rest of the Plan Seconds<lb></lb>
24 May 1792.</p>
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