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June 1692
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Order for Viewing
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a certain place in the
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Parish of St. Giles in
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the Fields to erect a
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Watch house on.}
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Upon Reading the Humble Petition of the Several Constables & Headbros
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of the Parish of St. Giles in the Fields in this County Exhibitted unto this Court
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thereby Shewing that they were att great Charge on their Watch Nights for
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want of a Watch house in the said Parish and that they were forced to Sum on
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their Watchman to meet att Victualling houses which was Expensive to the
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Petitionrs. and that in the Cold and wett Winter Nights the Petitionrs. with their
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Watchman are forced to Stand in the Open Streets for want of Shelter and that
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there is a Wast piece of Ground in Holborn near the End of Southampton
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Street being in the Highroad leading from the Barrs to the Parish
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Church of St. Giles in the Fields and near the Center of the said
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Parish where the Petrs. conceived itt might be very fitt to Erect as
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Watch house thereon and Praying that this Court would grant an
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Order to View the said Peice of Wast ground and that there might be
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a Watch house built thereon att the Charges of the Parishes. of the said
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Parish of St. Giles in the Fields Itt is thought fitt and Ordered by this
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Court itt be and itt is hereby referred to Sr.
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Chas. Lee
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Knight
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Mr.
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Bucknall Mr. Eyton Mr Alleshire and such other of their Maties
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Justices of the Peace for this County as shall be present att the next
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Petty Sessions to be held at the Court House att Bloomsbury in Holbourn
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Division in this County or any three or more of them to View the said
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Piece of Wast Ground and Sumon before them all the Inhabitants
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Fronting and Adjoining to the same and Examine whether the building
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of a Watch house on the said Piece of Wast ground will be Prejudiciall
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to them in their Trades or otherwise and to make such Order for Erecting
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of the said Watch house on the said piece of Wast Ground by consent.
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of the said Inhabitants fronting and Adjoining thereto as to the said
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Justices or any three of them shall seem meet for reliefe of the Petrs
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