[mark] the 13th yr. of King Geo. ye. 3d. by wch. it appeared that the passage or in the River Thames where
[mark] Richmond Bridge now Stands is an ancent Ferry pr Kings Highway

Thomas Wilson< no role > depened that he had known the place
a great many years, That once within three years going
through in the Morning with his Horse, he came back in
the Evening andhad liked to have beenwas near being drowned and
was in danger of losing his House

Thomas Phillips< no role > a Fisherman
proveddefered that the Road was not passibleimpossibleat Spring Tides , & that
6 feet of water has been seen there by him and 5
feet in General & that at this time it is 5 feet high.
and the said Memorial being again Road=Sir Charles
=and also the case of the King agtreporteding Burrons Reports
couldpage & respecting counting Bridges-and an act of Part. passed in
it was Moved, I that the said Bridge be yer. Chas Genld< no role > & reconded by dm. Glasse
declared a County Bridge and Dr Glasses having
Seconded itand the Question being put thereupon It was carried in the affirmative.

It was then Moved by Sir Charles
Gould< no role > and Seconded by Cole Gordon< no role > That the Sum
of £100 be given by this Court towards the
Expence of Building the said Bridge upon the
Memorilists undertaking that it shall be
completed according to the Terms offered to this
Court by the second proposition in the said
Memorial
which was resolved unamiously
in the affirmative

The Report from the Committee
appointed to examine into the
irregularites that happened at
Highgate in the passing of Vagrants
having been read in the following
words Viz.

Some Paper was read showing that the Mary Richmond
was a public Highway & that the Bridge therefore still
continued do. That is absolutily accepary to be stated

There is no paper at the sessn House to that purposed but
I have sent to Mr Holand who the leave had
a grant of this Terry to desire he would have
me with the Act of Parham for build to
Bridge from which it appears that it was a publick
sent