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<p n="1">To the Rt Worshipfull his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65432_occ1">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the City and Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65432_geo1">Westminster</rs>
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in their General<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="2">The humble Petition of the Churchwardens and <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65432_occ2">Surveyors</rs>
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of the Highways of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65432_geo2">Parish of St. James</rs>
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within<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65432_geo3">the Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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in the County of Middx.</p>
<p n="3"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That the Highways Causeways and Pavements to be<lb></lb>
Repaired by the said Parish of Saint James are now so broken and out<lb></lb>
of repair, That they cannot be sufficiently amended and repaired,<lb></lb>
this Present Year 1744, at Less Charge than One hundred Pounds<lb></lb>
and upwards, which may be raised by a rate of one half penny<lb></lb>
in the Pound upon the Inhabitants, Owners, Occupiers of Lands,<lb></lb>
Houses, 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 Causeway,<lb></lb>
and Pavements As by the Statute in that behalf<lb></lb>
made is Provided.</p>
<p n="5">And your Petitioners shall Ever pray Etc.</p>
<p n="6">W Bayley<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65432_n6-1">Fran Hows</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65432_n6-2">Thos: Martin</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65432_occ3">Churchwardens</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65432_occ4">Surveyors</rs>
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of the Highways.</p>
<p n="7"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65432_n7-1">Jas. Hastings</rs>
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