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At the General Quarter Session of the Peace of our Lord the King holden
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(by Adjournment) on Thursday the Twenty second day of
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April in the
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Thirteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third King of
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Great Britain Etc Before Sir
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and others their Follows Justices of our
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said Lord the King Assigned to keep the Peace in the County aforesaid and
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also to hear and determine divers Felonies Trespasses and other Misdemeanors
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committed in the same County.
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Whereas the Commissioners for Paving Repairing Cleansing Draining, Lighting
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and for removing Annoyances and Obstructions therefrom and
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preventing the like for the future
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Have at this present Session Exhibited their
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setting forth That the Petitioners in pursuance of
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Parliament lately made and passed
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were causing the Foot and Carriage
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within the same to be new paved and otherwise improved at a very considerable
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Expence of the Inhabitants thereof for the Benefit and Accommodation of the
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is to was
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is not only a very great Nusuance
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of itself
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And a Harbour for
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all manner of
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Filth and Rubbish but also unfit for the
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Purpose being too small to hold above five persons and without any Peace
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send them to Prison until they can be carried before a Magistrate
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of the Parish if the said Watch House was
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removed a
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more convenient one erected
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better Accommodation of the Officers of the Night as for the securing (without
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