To the Rt. Worpll: his Maties Justices of the
Peace Assembled in Genll: Qur: Session's held in and
for the City and Libty of Westmr: by Adjournment

The Humble peticon of Henry Gunter< no role > & Thomas
Humpy's< no role > Surveyors of the Highways belonging to the
parish of St: Paul Covent Garden in the said City & Libty for
the Year 1724

Sheweth

That your Petrs. are Obliged to pay tot eh Trear Chosen by
the Trustees appointed for putting in Execucon. an Act of Parliamt: made in the
Seventh Year of his present Maties Reigne Entitiled on act for Repairing the
Road from St: Giles's Pound to Hilbourn Bridge in the County of Middx for and
towards the repaireing & amending the Highways belonging to their said
parish (Vizt:) TheheathGreat Road or Highway leading from Swallow Street
End to Hyde parke Gate next into Tyburn and in other charges relateing
thereto the sum of Seventy pounds and Upwards which cannot be raised
without the Aid of this Court. and that the Accounts of the Surveyors of the
Highways for the Year last past one already passed.

Your Peticonrs therefore most humbly pray
this honble Court will be pleased to Grant an order
that a Rate on Assessment not Exceeding and Peny in
the pound may le made by the Churchwardens and
Inhabitants of their said parish in Vestry upon Pson
Usually Rated to the poor of their said parish and in
like manner to Reign burse them their moneys so to be
paid & laid out as aforesaid, according to the act of
Parliamt: in that behalfe

And Your Petrs: Shall ever Pray Etc

Henry Gunter< no role >
Thomas Humpry< no role >