To The Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for
the County of Middlesex .

The humble Petition of James Francis< no role > of Clapham in the County of Surry
Stone Mason

Sheweth

That by an Act of Parliament made and passed in the Thirty first Year of his
present Majesty's Reign Intituled "An Act for building a New Common Goal and Session
"House with accommodations thereto for the County of King and for disposing of the
"Present County Gaol and the Ground the file belonging" It is amongst other thing certain
as follows that is to say.

That if any person shall think himself is herself aggrieved by any thing
done in pursuance of this Act and for which in particular method of relief hath been
already appointed, such Person may appeal to the Justices of the Peace at any General
Quarter Session of the Peace to be holden for the County of Middlesex within Six
Calender Months after the cause of such Complaint shall have arisen, such Appeale
first giving or causing to be given, twenty One Days Notice at least in Writing of his other
Intention to bring such appeal, and of the another thereof to the Clerk of the peace for the
said County of Surry or his Deputy and within four Days after such Notice entering in his
regognizance before some Justice of the Peace for such respective County with two sufficient
Sureties, conditioned to try such appeal and abide the order of, and to pay such Costs as she
be awarded by the Justices at such Quarter Session; and the said Justices at such
Session upon due proof of such Notice being given as aforesaid and of the entering
into such recognizance shall hear and finally determine the Causes and Mathew of
such appeal in a summary way, and award such Costs to the party appealing
appealed against, as they the said Justices shall think proper; and the determine
of such Quarter Session shall as final binding and inclusive to all intents and
Purposes.

That soon after passing the said Act that is to say on or about the Sherieff
Day of June One thousand seven hundred and Ninety One Your Petitioner and Robert
Clemmens< no role > of the Parish of Saint George Southwark in the said County of Surry Mason
together with their Sureties entered into or executed a Contract or Bond to Francis Lane< no role >
Esquire Clerk of the Peace of the said County of Surry in competent Penalties condition
to be void if Your Petitioner and the said Robert Clemmens< no role > their Heirs Executors
Administrators Assigns did and should in the best and most workmen is like it may
execute and Possion all the Masons Work therein mentioned in and about the [..] erection
of the New Buildings of Gaol therein mentioned according to the Terms Articles and
Conditions above mentioned and in and about such Work should use the best
Materials that could be got and should perfect and compleat the said Works by the
time therein mentioned and did and should in all things well and truly observe
perform fulfill and keep all and singular the Articles Clauses Agreements and condition
therein before mentioned according to the true meaning of the same

That your Petitioner and the said Robert Clemments< no role > pursuant to the said
Contract executed and performed the Masons Work of the said Gaol in Partnership [..]