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<p n="1">To the Right Worshipful his <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65418_n1-1">his Majesty</rs>
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's Justices of<lb></lb>
The Peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65418_geo1">City and Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
their General Quarter Sessions Assembled.</p>
<p n="2">The humble Petition of the Churchwardens and<lb></lb>
Turneyors of the Highways of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65418_geo2">Parish of St. James</rs>
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within the Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65418_geo3">Westminster</rs>
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, in the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65418_geo4">Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="3"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That the Highways Causeways, and Pavements to be Repaired by<lb></lb>
the said Parish of Saint James are now so Broken and out of Repair<lb></lb>
that they cannot be sufficiently amended and repaired for this<lb></lb>
present Year 1740 at less Charge than One Hundred Pounds and<lb></lb>
Upwards which may be Raised by a Rate of One Half penny in the <lb></lb>
Pound upon the Inhabitants Owners and Occupiers, of Lands houses<lb></lb>
Tenements and Hereditaments within the said Parish.</p>
<p n="4">Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray your<lb></lb>
Worships to grant Your Petitioners an Order of<lb></lb>
This Court to enable your Petitioners to make<lb></lb>
an Assessment of one Half penny in the Pound<lb></lb>
upon all and every the Inhabitants of the said<lb></lb>
Parish for Repairing the said Highways<lb></lb>
Causeways and Pavements, as by the Statute<lb></lb>
in the Behalf made is Provided</p>
<p n="5">And your Petitioners shall ever Pray etc</p>
<p n="6"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65418_n6-1">Jno. Sisson</rs>
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Ches. <obscured></obscured>
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<p n="7"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65418_n7-1">Jno. Glover</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65418_n7-2">James Powell</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65418_n7-3">Jno. Barnett</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65418_n7-4">Henry Eastland</rs>
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