Document 23, p 6
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| they the Magistrates could not release him | ||||
| he then proposed that they the Magistrates | ||||
| should apply to parliamt to wch it was | ||||
| immediately answered that the County | ||||
| did not seek Relief because their Remedy | ||||
| was upon the sd Arcles & Bond and that | ||||
| if he wanted to be relieved he himself | ||||
| must apply for that purpose and that | ||||
| the County had no Idea of releasing him | ||||
| but by sd Command and under sd Sanction | ||||
| of parliamt and if then upon paymt | ||||
| of the full Sum – Mr Errington or | ||||
| Mr Heron his Attorney & in his presence | ||||
| agreed to draw out the Heads of what | ||||
| he Mr Errington wished to be relieved from | ||||
| and the Conditions of that Relief and | ||||
| lay before the Magistrates those Heads | ||||
| for their Consideration on Behalf of | ||||
| the County at the then next & now last | ||||
| Michas Sesons, and if such Heads were | ||||
| thought just & proper for them as Justices | ||||
| for the public to consent to that Mr | ||||
| Kenyon for the County and Mr Wallace | ||||
| for Mr Errington might settle a Bill | ||||
| grounded on such Heads But no such | ||||
| Heads were ever drawn or presented | ||||
| at Michas Sesons or at any Time since | ||||
| nor has any Communication been had | ||||
| by Mr Errington with the County since | ||||
| sd Midsr Sesons nor did they know the | ||||
| nature or purport of the petn till after | ||||
| it had been presented to parliant | ||||
| The Justices at Midsr Sesons testified | That the Justices appeared to be | |||
| how sorry they were that such an | sensible of the Truth etc | |||
| Accident should have happened and | ||||
| informed Mr Errington that however | ||||
| inclined they might be to relieve him | ||||
| they could not do so, at the same Time | ||||
| they did not appear to be sensible of | ||||
| the Inexpediency of building a Bridge | ||||
| because it was suggested by some of | ||||
| the Magistrates then present that Mr | ||||
| Errington might build another Bridge | ||||
| at a little more Expence by securing the | ||||
| Foundation in a different manner or as | ||||
| the Bridge at Corbridge and the other | ||||
| Bridges on Tyne were which Bridge | ||||
| at Corbridge was & is an apparent | ||||
| standing Contradiction to Mr Smeatons | ||||
| Opinion however able he may be in his | ||||
Note: Remarks and objections to Mr Errington's petition p 6 (note, no image 70)
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