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To the Right worfull. their Mats: Justices of the
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peace of the County of Midd
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The humble peticon of the Churchwardens
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and ancient Inhitants of the pish of St. Giles
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in the Feilds
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Humbly Sheweth
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That there are divers sumes of money yearly laid out for
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the repair of the highwayds in the said pish for the raiseing whereof
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a Rate hath been yearly made by the genall consent of the Inhitants
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of the said pish, but divers of the Inhitants there of late refuse
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to pay the said Rate, for that there was noe lawe in force to comped
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the payment of the same, untill a previled for that purpose
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was
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made in the late Act for the useing the Streetes
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yor Petr the refore humbly pray in pursuance of
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the said Act that you would be pleased to direct and
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appoint yor petrs and such other Inhitants of the said
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pish as are usually Prsent at the rateing of other
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Assessments in the sd. Pish, to make a Rate or Assessmt
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uppon all eny the Inhitants Owners & Occupidrs of
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lands houlds Tenemts & Heveditaments in the said
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pish, not exceeding the sume of one penny in the pounde
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for the repaire of the said highway And that you
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would be pleased to appoint
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Hugh Smith
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Thomas
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dicks
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Thomas Fleetwood
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Thomas Phill
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Phillip
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Clarke
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George Bordee
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the prsent
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Survey
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of
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the highways
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of the said pish to leavye & collect the
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same, after the same shallbe pased & confirmed by
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twed or mere of their Mats. Justices. of the peace of
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the said County And yer Petrs further pray yer worps
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to over & direct that the moneys raised by the said
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Assessment may be employed by the said survey & for
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the repaireing of the said highwayes And that they
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shall give an Accompt of the moneys soe by them to
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be collected & laid out in the repaire of the highways
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to their Mats. Justices of the peace inhabiteing in
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the said pish or to any three of them from time to time
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or
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otherwise as they shall direct & appoint
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And yor Petrs Shall ever pray Etc.
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