To the Right Worshipfull his Majestys 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 Highways of the parish of St. James within the Liberty
of Westminster ; in the County of Middlesex ;

Sheweth

That the Highways, Causeways, and Pavements, to be repaired 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 1738, at less Charge than One Hundred and Fifty Pounds and
upwards, which may be mised by a Rate of One penny in the Pound,
upon the Inhabitants, Owners, and Occupiers, of Lands, Houses,
Tenements, and Hereditaments, 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 Assessmt
of One penny in the Pound upon all and every the
Inhabitants of the said Parish for Repairing
the said Highways, Causeways, and Pavements
as by the Statute in that behalf made is Provi-
ded;

And your Petitioners shall ever pray Etc;

Jno: Johnson< no role >
Wm Brotherton< no role >
Jere W Feord< no role >
Chriff Humble< no role >
Wm Low< no role >
Tosias Newton< no role > }
Churchwardens and
Surveyors of the High-
ways;