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<p n="47">To the Rt. Worshipful <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65421_n47-1">His Majesty</rs>
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's Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace at their General Quarter Session Assembled<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65421_geo24">Westminster</rs>
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<p n="48">The Humble Petition of the Churchwardens & <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65421_occ19">Surveyors</rs>
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of the Highways of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65421_geo25">Parish of St. George</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65421_geo26">Hanover Square</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65421_geo27">the Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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& County of Middx.</p>
<p n="49"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That the Highways Couseways and Pavements to<lb></lb>
be repaired by the said Parish are no so broken Court<lb></lb>
of repair that they cannot be Sufficiently amended &<lb></lb>
repaired for this present Year Commencing from Christmas<lb></lb>
last at less Charge than Four hundred Pounds & Upwards<lb></lb>
which may be raised by a Rate of Two Pence in the<lb></lb>
Pound upon The Inhabitants Owners & Occupiers of<lb></lb>
Lands Houses Tenements & Hereditaments within the<lb></lb>
said Parish</p>
<p n="50">Your Petitioners therefore Humbly pray<lb></lb>
Your Worships to Grant an Order of this Court<lb></lb>
to enable Your Petitioners to make an Assessment <lb></lb>
of two Pence in the Pound upon all & every the<lb></lb>
Inhabitants of the said Parish for repairing of the<lb></lb>
the Statute in that behalf made and Provided</p>
<p n="51"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65421_n51-1">Edward Hody</rs>
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Churchwarde</p>
<p n="52"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65421_n52-1">Benj. Berwick</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65421_n52-2">Wm. Hood</rs>
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