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<p n="119">To the Worsfull his Maties Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace of the County of Middx</p>
<p n="120">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50188_n120-1">John Prater</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50188_n120-1" type="surname" value="PRATER"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50188_n120-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50188_n120-2">William Whitehurst</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50188_n120-2" type="surname" value="WHITEHURST"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50188_n120-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50188_occ32">Churchwardens</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50188_occ32" type="occupation" value="Churchwardens"></interp>
of the<lb></lb>
parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50188_geo51">St Giles in the fields</rs>
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in the said<lb></lb>
County on behalf of themselves and other<lb></lb>
Inhabitants of the said Parish</p>
<p n="121"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That the Highwayes of the said parish are<lb></lb>
very much out of repair and will require a<lb></lb>
considerable sume of money to repair and amend<lb></lb>
the same which cannot be raised without the and<lb></lb>
of this Court</p>
<p n="122">Yor Petrs therefore humbly pray that a Rate or<lb></lb>
Assessment not exceeding three half pence in the<lb></lb>
pound of may be made upon the said Inhabitants<lb></lb>
for repairing the said Highwayes according to<lb></lb>
the direction of the Act of Parliamt. in that case<lb></lb>
made, to be collected by the present Surveyors<lb></lb>
of the Highwayes in the said parish And that<lb></lb>
the money collected on the said Rate be imployed<lb></lb>
and laid out as the Justices of the peace for<lb></lb>
this County usually meeting at the speciall<lb></lb>
Sessions in the said parish shall direct and<lb></lb>
appoint</p>
<p n="123">And yor Petrs shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="124"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50188_n124-1">John Prater</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50188_n124-1" type="surname" value="PRATER"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50188_n124-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50188_n124-2">Will Whitehurst</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50188_occ33">Churchwardens</rs>
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