To the Rt: Worshipfull his Majesty's Justices
of the Peace at their Generall Quarter Sessions
at Westmr:
The humble Petition of the Churchwardens and Surveyors
of the Highways of the Parish of St: George Hanover
Squarein the Liberty of Westminster
[..]
County of Middlx
Sheweth
That the Highways Causeys and Pavements to be Repaired
by the said Parish are now so broken and out of Repair that they cannot be
Sufficiently amended and Repaired for this present Year Commencing from
Christmas last at less charge than five hundred Pounds and upwards
which may be raised by a Rate of four Pence in the Pound upon this
Inhabitants Owners and Occupiers of Lands Houses Tenements & Hereditamt.
within the said Parish
Your Petitioners therefore humbly Pray your
Worships to grant your Petitioners an Order of this
Court to Enable your Petitioners to make an Assessment
of four pence in the Pound upon all and every the
Inhabitants of the said Parish for Repairing the said
Highways Causeys Streets and Pavements, as by the
Statute in that behalf is Provided and appointed
And your Petrs: shall ever Pray Etc
Carpenter
Wm: Herbert< no role >
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Churchwardens
Mat. Tomlinson< no role >
Roger Williams< no role >
}
Surveyors