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<p n="26">To the Rt. Worpll: his Maties Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace Assembled in Genll: Qur: Session's held in and<lb></lb>
for the City and Libty of Westmr: by Adjournment</p>
<p n="27">The Humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n27-1">Henry Gunter</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n27-2">Thomas<lb></lb>
Humpy's</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65372_occ12">Surveyors of the Highways</rs>
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belonging to the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65372_geo9">parish of St: Paul Covent Garden</rs>
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in the said City & Libty for<lb></lb>
the Year 1724</p>
<p n="28"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petrs. are Obliged to pay tot eh Trear Chosen by<lb></lb>
the Trustees appointed for putting in Execucon. an Act of Parliamt: made in the<lb></lb>
Seventh Year of his present Maties Reigne Entitiled on act for Repairing the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65372_geo10">Road</rs>
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from <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65372_geo11">St: Giles's Pound</rs>
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to Hilbourn Bridge in the County of Middx for and<lb></lb>
towards the repaireing & amending the Highways belonging to their said<lb></lb>
parish (Vizt:) The<del>heath</del>
Great Road or Highway leading from <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65372_geo12">Swallow Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
End to Hyde parke Gate next into Tyburn and in other charges relateing<lb></lb>
thereto the sum of Seventy pounds and Upwards which cannot be raised<lb></lb>
without the Aid of this Court. and that the Accounts of the Surveyors of the<lb></lb>
Highways for the Year last past one already passed.</p>
<p n="29">Your Peticonrs therefore most humbly pray<lb></lb>
this honble Court will be pleased to Grant an order<lb></lb>
that a Rate on Assessment not Exceeding and Peny in<lb></lb>
the pound may le made by the Churchwardens and<lb></lb>
Inhabitants of their said parish in Vestry upon Pson<lb></lb>
Usually Rated to the poor of their said parish and in<lb></lb>
like manner to Reign burse them their moneys so to be<lb></lb>
paid & laid out as aforesaid, according to the act of<lb></lb>
Parliamt: in that behalfe</p>
<p n="30">And Your Petrs: Shall ever Pray Etc</p>
<p n="31"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n31-1">Henry Gunter</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65372_n31-2">Thomas Humpry</rs>
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