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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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To the Right Worshipfull His Majestys Justices
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of the peace in their Generall Quarter Sessions Assembled att
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Westmr.
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The Humble Petition of the Church Wardens and Surveyors of the Highways
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of the Parish of St George Hanover Square in the Liberty of Westmr and County
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of Middx.
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Sheweth
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That the comon Highways Causeys and Pavements to
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repaired by the said Parish are now so broken & out of Repairs that they
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Cannot be Sufficiently Amended and Repaired for this present Year
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Commencing from Christmas last att less Charge than four hundred
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Pounds and Upwards which may be Raised by or Rate of three pence
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in the Pound upon the Inhabitants Owners and Occupiers of
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Lands Houses Pavements & Here ditaments within the said Parish
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Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray your
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Worships to Grant Your Petitioners an Order of this
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Court to Enable your Petitioners to make an Assessmt
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of Three Pence in the Pound upon all and Every
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the Inhabitants of the said Parish for repairing
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the said Highways Causeys and Pavements as by the
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Statute in that behalf made and provided
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And Your Petitioners shall ever pray
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