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<p n="178">To his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50382_occ42">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo116">County of Middlesex</rs>
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assembled at the General Quarter<lb></lb>
Session of the Peace held in & for the said County.</p>
<p n="179">The humble Petition and Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n179-1">William Wigsden</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo117">St: Martin in the Fields</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo118">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50382_occ43">Carman</rs>
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</p>
<p n="180"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That a Complaint was exhibited to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n180-1">Thomas Burdus</rs>
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Esqr: one of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50382_occ44">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo119">County of Middlesex</rs>
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agt. your Petitioner<lb></lb>
by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n180-2">William Lake</rs>
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That your Petitioner upon the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50382_date42">22d: day of July last past</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
the said Parish of St: Martin in the Fields in the City & Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo120">Westminster</rs>
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<lb></lb>
did drive A Cart loaded with and Containing A Quantity of Coals exceeding 8<lb></lb>
Bushels to wit the Quantity of 20 Bushels from a place Called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo121">Durham<lb></lb>
Yard</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo122">Parish of St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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aforesd. within the said City &<lb></lb>
Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo123">Westminster</rs>
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the duty of 4d: by the Chaldron not being the paid and<lb></lb>
without your Petitioner's having any Paper Writing or Tickett signed by<lb></lb>
any Principal Land Coal Meter & Counter signed by any labouring Coal<lb></lb>
Meter who Attended to deliver the said Coals & give such Paper Writing or<lb></lb>
Tickett therewith as is directed by an Act of Parliament made in the 19th:<lb></lb>
Year of the Reign of his present Majesty intitled An Act more Effectually<lb></lb>
to prevent the Frauds & Abuses Committed in the Admeasurement of<lb></lb>
Coals within the City & Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo124">Westminster</rs>
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& that part of the Dutchy<lb></lb>
of Lancaster adjoyning thereto & the several Parishes of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo125">St. Andrew<lb></lb>
Holborn</rs>
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as lies in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo126">County of Middlesex</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="181">That the Matter of the sd. Complaint Came on to be heard<lb></lb>
before the said Mr. Burdns on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50382_date43">1st: day of August last</rs>
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past when the said<lb></lb>
Mr. Burdns was pleased to give Judgement of Conviction agt: your Petitioner<lb></lb>
for the said Offence And that your Petitioner should forfeit the Sum of five<lb></lb>
pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain One Moiety thereof to the use<lb></lb>
of the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n181-1">William Lake</rs>
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& the other Moiety thereof to the Use of the Poor<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo127">Parish of St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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aforesaid where the said<lb></lb>
Offence was Alledged to have been Committed.</p>
<p n="182">Wherefore and in Regard your Petitioner thinks himself<lb></lb>
aggreived by the sd. Judgment of Conviction given agt. him as aforesd.</p>
<p n="183"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">J: Mackay <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50382_occ45">Sollr</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the Appellant</note>
<lb></lb>
Your Petitioner therefore most humbly Appeals<lb></lb>
from the sd. Judgement of Conviction to your Worships<lb></lb>
in this present General Quarter Session of the Peace<lb></lb>
Assembled (being the next General Quarter Session<lb></lb>
of the Peace held for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo128">County of Middlesex</rs>
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after the<lb></lb>
said Conviction) And your Petitioner humbly prays<lb></lb>
that your Worships will be pleased to reverse the<lb></lb>
sd. Judgment of Conviction given agt. your Petitioner<lb></lb>
as aforesaid & Acquitt your Petitioner thereof<lb></lb>
And Also Award to your Petitioner according to<lb></lb>
the Directions of the sd. Act of Parliament such<lb></lb>
reasonable Costs to be paid by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n183-2">William<lb></lb>
Lake</rs>
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upon whose Information or Prosecution<lb></lb>
the sd Conviction was founded or made As to<lb></lb>
your Worships in your Discretion shall seem meet</p>
<p n="184">And your Petitioner (as in duty bound) shall Ever pray Etc.</p>
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