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<p n="1">To the Worshipfull <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65436_n1-1">his Majesty</rs>
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's Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace for the City and Liberty of Westmr. in General<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions for the sd. City and Liberty at Westmr. assembled</p>
<p n="2">The humble Petition of the Churchwardens and<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65436_occ1">Surveyors of the highways</rs>
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the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65436_geo1">St Arne</rs>
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within the sd. City and Liberty</p>
<p n="3"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That the Highways, Cause ways and Pavernents to be<lb></lb>
repaired by the sd. parish are now so broken and out of repair<lb></lb>
that they cannot be sufficiently amended & repaird for this<lb></lb>
present Year commencing from Christmas last at less<lb></lb>
charge than One hundred pounds and upwards which may<lb></lb>
be raised by a Rate of Five farthings in the pounds upon<lb></lb>
the Inhabitants Owners and Occupiers of Lands Houses<lb></lb>
Tenements and Hereditaments within the said Parish<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="4">Your Petitionr. Therefore pray Yor<lb></lb>
worships to grant them an Order to er<obscured></obscured>
le<lb></lb>
them to make an Assessment of five farthings<lb></lb>
in the pound upon all and every the Inhabitts<lb></lb>
of the said Parish for repairing the sd. Highways<lb></lb>
Causeways & pavements as by the Statute in<lb></lb>
that behalf made and<obscured></obscured>
ided</p>
<p n="5"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65436_n5-1">Dan: Jones</rs>
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Vest Cl.</p>
<p n="6">And Yr Petitions. shall pray Etc</p>
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