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<p n="1338">To The Worshipful his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50964_occ286">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50964_geo561">County of Middlesex</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="1339">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50964_n1339-1">James Francis</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50964_geo562">Clapham</rs>
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in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50964_geo563">Surry</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50964_occ287">Stone Mason</rs>
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<p n="1340"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That by an Act of Parliament made and passed in the Thirty first Year of his<lb></lb>
present Majesty's Reign Intituled "An Act for building a New Common Goal and Session<lb></lb>
"House with accommodations thereto for the County of King and for disposing of the<lb></lb>
"Present County Gaol and the Ground the file belonging" It is amongst other thing certain<lb></lb>
as follows that is to say.</p>
<p n="1341">That if any person shall think himself is herself aggrieved by any thing<lb></lb>
done in pursuance of this Act and for which in particular method of relief hath been<lb></lb>
already appointed, such Person may appeal to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50964_occ288">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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at any General<lb></lb>
Quarter Session of the Peace to be holden for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50964_geo564">County of Middlesex</rs>
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within Six<lb></lb>
Calender Months after the cause of such Complaint shall have arisen, such Appeale<lb></lb>
first giving or causing to be given, twenty One Days Notice at least in Writing of his other<lb></lb>
Intention to bring such appeal, and of the another thereof to the Clerk of the peace for the<lb></lb>
said County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50964_geo565">Surry</rs>
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or his Deputy and within four Days after such Notice entering in his<lb></lb>
regognizance before some Justice of the Peace for such respective County with two sufficient<lb></lb>
Sureties, conditioned to try such appeal and abide the order of, and to pay such Costs as she<lb></lb>
be awarded by the Justices at such Quarter Session; and the said Justices at such<lb></lb>
Session upon due proof of such Notice being given as aforesaid and of the entering<lb></lb>
into such recognizance shall hear and finally determine the Causes and Mathew of<lb></lb>
such appeal in a summary way, and award such Costs to the party appealing<lb></lb>
appealed against, as they the said Justices shall think proper; and the determine<lb></lb>
of such Quarter Session shall as final binding and inclusive to all intents and<lb></lb>
Purposes.</p>
<p n="1342">That soon after passing the said Act that is to say on or about the Sherieff<lb></lb>
Day of June One thousand seven hundred and Ninety One Your Petitioner and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50964_n1342-1">Robert<lb></lb>
Clemmens</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50964_geo566">Parish of Saint George Southwark</rs>
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in the said County of Surry Mason<lb></lb>
together with their Sureties entered into or executed a Contract or Bond to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50964_n1342-2">Francis Lane</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50964_n1342-2" type="given" value="Francis"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50964_n1342-2" type="surname" value="Lane"></interp>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50964_occ289">Esquire</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50964_occ290">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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of the said County of Surry in competent Penalties condition<lb></lb>
to be void if Your Petitioner and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50964_n1342-3">Robert Clemmens</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50964_n1342-3" type="given" value="Robert"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50964_n1342-3" type="surname" value="Clemmens"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50964_n1342-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
their Heirs Executors<lb></lb>
Administrators Assigns did and should in the best and most workmen is like it may<lb></lb>
execute and Possion all the Masons Work therein mentioned in and about the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
erection<lb></lb>
of the New Buildings of Gaol therein mentioned according to the Terms Articles and<lb></lb>
Conditions above mentioned and in and about such Work should use the best<lb></lb>
Materials that could be got and should perfect and compleat the said Works by the<lb></lb>
time therein mentioned and did and should in all things well and truly observe<lb></lb>
perform fulfill and keep all and singular the Articles Clauses Agreements and condition<lb></lb>
therein before mentioned according to the true meaning of the same</p>
<p n="1343">That your Petitioner and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50964_n1343-93">Robert Clemments</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50964_n1343-93" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
pursuant to the said<lb></lb>
Contract executed and performed the Masons Work of the said Gaol in Partnership<obscured></obscured>
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