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William Cowper
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. one of his Maties.
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Justices of the peace
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& Chapter of the Collegiate Church of
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Westmr. the City Burrough & Town of Westmr. in the County of
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Middx and of the Quoy inhabiting in the said Liberty and in
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Westmr Division in the said County of Middlx Do hereby Certify to
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this Court that pursuant to an Act of parliament made in the Second
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Year of the Reign of the late King William and Queen Mary
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Intituled an Act for paveing and cleansing the Streets in the City
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of
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and Westmr. and Suburbs and Libertys thereof and
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and in the Burrough of
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and other places within the weekly Bills of mortality
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in the County of Surry and for regulating the Markets therein
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menconed I have viewed a certain large new Street or way called
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Davis Street in the
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and upon my
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said view do find that part of the said Street is already paved
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William Burdon
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. Mr.
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John Barnes
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William Austin
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Mr.
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Peter Young
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Mr. Saml.
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Jewell Mr.
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Thomas Westley
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Mr.
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Jacob Ward
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and Mr.
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Robert
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Coleman
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and the remainder of the said Street is fit and
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convenient to be paved with Stone but is not so at present (vizt)
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before the house and yard of Mr.
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John Neal
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amounting by
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admeasurement to four perchy and two hundred twenty five
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feet and before the houses of Mr.
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Thomas Knight
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William
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Rainbow Mr. Thomas Stege Mr.
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Thomas Cox
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Mr. Robert
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Hower Mr.
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John Willins
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Mr.
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William Smith
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Mr.
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David Meredith
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Mr.
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John Woodal
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Mr.
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Peter Blackburn
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Mr.
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James Hall
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Mr.
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William Fellows
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Mr.
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George Thorn
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Mr.
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Edward Ellis
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Mr. William
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Mantle Mr.
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Thomas Franklyn
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Mr.
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Henry Palmer
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and Mr.
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Edward
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Maybrook
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and for want of good Order therein the paved part is
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>
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>
in a ruinous & dangerous condicon and the other part thereof is altogether
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>
</
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>
unpassable to passengers and other his Majesties Subjects to passe
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lb
>
</
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>
and repasse with their Coaches Carts and Carriages as they
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lb
>
</
lb
>
ought to do Witnes my hand and Seal this eleventh day
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>
of July Anno Din 1727
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To the
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Justices of the peace
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for the City &
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Liberty of Westmr
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in Quarter Sessions assembled}
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Wm. Cowper
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</
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