To the Right Worshipfull his Majesties Justices of the
Peace for the City and Liberty of Westminster in their General
Quarter Sessions assembled

The humble Petition of the Churchwardens
and Surveyors of the Highwaies of the
Parish of St. James within the Libty of
Westmr. in the County of Middx

Sheweth

That the Highwaies Causeys and Pavements to be Repaires
by the said Parish of St. James are now so broken and out of
Repair that they cannot be Sufficiently Amended and
Repaired for this present year 1735 at less Charge than One
Hundred and Fifty Pounds and upwards which may be
raised by a Rate of three farthings in the pound upon
the Inhabitants Owners and Occupiers of Houses Lands
Tenements and Hereditainents 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 three farthings in the pound upon
all and every the Inhabitants of the
said Parish for repairing the said Highways
Causeys and Pavements as by the Statute
in that behalf made is provided

And your Petitioners shall ever pray and so forth

John Ludbey< no role >
Wm Wayte< no role >
M Lawrence}
Churchwardens
and Surveyors
of the Highways