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<p n="65">4 Resolved yt. it is ye opinion of ys Court yt. ye method of Pareding<lb></lb>
by prsentmt. as directed by ye 2d. Sect of ye Statute of ye 2d. of<lb></lb>
the King is defective in that it admitts of two great delay & thereby bad pavemt.<lb></lb>
tho prsented<del>are not amended till</del>
may continue so for near<lb></lb>
6 months after Such prsentmt for if a presentmt is made to ye Justices at a Sprat<lb></lb>
Lessions held Soon after a qr. Sessions & by them certified<lb></lb>
to<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
ye<del>fall of</del>
next qr. Sess & ye party then fined for<lb></lb>
the Same yet ye party so fined<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
will be excused paying<lb></lb>
ye<del>Same</del>
fine if ye pavemt. is repaired & ye Same certified so<lb></lb>
to be by 2 Justices to ye sd. 2d. qr. Sessions after such prsentmt</p>
<p n="66">5 Resolved that it is ye ops of ye Court yt ye power given by<lb></lb>
ye 3d. Section of ye Same Statute to ye Justices to direct ye surveyrs. to cause<del>bad</del>
defects pavements to<lb></lb>
be repaired (after 20 days notice given thereof in the Church)<lb></lb>
at ye charges of ye pson who ought to repair ye Same is<lb></lb>
greatly defective because there is no power given<lb></lb>
thereby to compell paymt. by thereof by such psons<lb></lb>
who ought to repair the Same</p>
<p n="67">6 Resolved yt. it is ye op: of ye Colt yt. ye Pvision made by Proossoe in the<lb></lb>
4th. Sect of ye same Statute for paymt<del>of money<obscured></obscured>
</del>
by ye<lb></lb>
Surveyrs. for repairing defect in pavemt or for new paveing (where<lb></lb>
ye Justices shall so order) is too great a charge for Such<lb></lb>
Surveyrs. to bear & ye rather because if houses should stand long empty<lb></lb>
(as in some party of ye town they too often doe) they will be<lb></lb>
long out of their money &<del>in danger</del>
some times in danger<lb></lb>
of looseing it<del>if</del>
which their circumstances will Seldom</p>
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