To his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the
County of Middlesex assembled at the General Quarter
Session of the Peace held in & for the said County.

The humble Petition and Appeal of William Wigsden< no role > of the
Parish of St: Martin in the Fields in the County of Middlesex Carman

Sheweth

That a Complaint was exhibited to Thomas Burdus< no role > Esqr: one of his
Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex agt. your Petitioner
by William Lake< no role > That your Petitioner upon the 22d: day of July last past at
the said Parish of St: Martin in the Fields in the City & Liberty of Westminster
did drive A Cart loaded with and Containing A Quantity of Coals exceeding 8
Bushels to wit the Quantity of 20 Bushels from a place Called Durham
Yard in the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields aforesd. within the said City &
Liberty of Westminster the duty of 4d: by the Chaldron not being the paid and
without your Petitioner's having any Paper Writing or Tickett signed by
any Principal Land Coal Meter & Counter signed by any labouring Coal
Meter who Attended to deliver the said Coals & give such Paper Writing or
Tickett therewith as is directed by an Act of Parliament made in the 19th:
Year of the Reign of his present Majesty intitled An Act more Effectually
to prevent the Frauds & Abuses Committed in the Admeasurement of
Coals within the City & Liberty of Westminster & that part of the Dutchy
of Lancaster adjoyning thereto & the several Parishes of St. Andrew
Holborn as lies in the County of Middlesex .

That the Matter of the sd. Complaint Came on to be heard
before the said Mr. Burdns on the 1st: day of August last past when the said
Mr. Burdns was pleased to give Judgement of Conviction agt: your Petitioner
for the said Offence And that your Petitioner should forfeit the Sum of five
pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain One Moiety thereof to the use
of the sd. William Lake< no role > & the other Moiety thereof to the Use of the Poor
of the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields aforesaid where the said
Offence was Alledged to have been Committed.

Wherefore and in Regard your Petitioner thinks himself
aggreived by the sd. Judgment of Conviction given agt. him as aforesd.

J: Mackay Sollr for
the Appellant

Your Petitioner therefore most humbly Appeals
from the sd. Judgement of Conviction to your Worships
in this present General Quarter Session of the Peace
Assembled (being the next General Quarter Session
of the Peace held for the County of Middlesex after the
said Conviction) And your Petitioner humbly prays
that your Worships will be pleased to reverse the
sd. Judgment of Conviction given agt. your Petitioner
as aforesaid & Acquitt your Petitioner thereof
And Also Award to your Petitioner according to
the Directions of the sd. Act of Parliament such
reasonable Costs to be paid by the said William
Lake< no role > upon whose Information or Prosecution
the sd Conviction was founded or made As to
your Worships in your Discretion shall seem meet

And your Petitioner (as in duty bound) shall Ever pray Etc.