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of the Peace for the City and Liberty of Westmr. in General
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Quarter Sessions for the sd. City and Liberty at Westmr. assembled
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The humble Petition of the Churchwardens and
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That the Highways, Cause ways and Pavernents to be
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repaired by the sd. parish are now so broken and out of repair
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that they cannot be sufficiently amended & repaird for this
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present Year commencing from Christmas last at less
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charge than One hundred pounds and upwards which may
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be raised by a Rate of Five farthings in the pounds upon
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the Inhabitants Owners and Occupiers of Lands Houses
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Tenements and Hereditaments within the said Parish
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Your Petitionr. Therefore pray Yor
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them to make an Assessment of five farthings
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in the pound upon all and every the Inhabitts
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of the said Parish for repairing the sd. Highways
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Causeways & pavements as by the Statute in
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Vest Cl.
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