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<p n="195">To his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50382_occ46">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo132">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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assembled at the General Quarter Session<lb></lb>
of the Peace held in and for the said County.</p>
<p n="196">The humble Petition & Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n196-1">Thomas Sewell</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo133">Parish<lb></lb>
of St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo134">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50382_occ47">Carman</rs>
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</p>
<p n="197"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That a Complaint was exhibited to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n197-1">Thomas Burdus</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50382_occ48">Esqr</rs>
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. one<lb></lb>
of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50382_occ49">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo135">County of Middlesex</rs>
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against<lb></lb>
your Petitioner by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n197-2">William Lake</rs>
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That your Petitioner upon the 22d: date of<lb></lb>
July last past at the sd. <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo136">Parish of St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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in the City & Liberty<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo137">Westminster</rs>
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did drive A Cart loaded with and Containing a Quantity of<lb></lb>
Coals exceeding 8 Bushels to wit the Quantity of 20 Bushels from a place<lb></lb>
Called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo138">Durham Yard</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo139">Parish of St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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aforesaid<lb></lb>
within the said City & Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo140">Westminster</rs>
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the duty of 4d: by the<lb></lb>
Chaldron not being paid & without your Petitioner's having any Paper<lb></lb>
writing or Tickett signed by any Principal Land Coal Meter and<lb></lb>
Counter signed by any Labouring Coal Meter who Attended to deliver<lb></lb>
the said Coals & give such Paper Writing or Tickett therewith as is<lb></lb>
directed by An Act of Parliament made in the 19th: Year of the Reign of<lb></lb>
his present Majesty intitled An Act more Effectually to prevent the Frauds<lb></lb>
& Abuses Committed in the Admeasurement of Coals within the City & Liberty<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo141">Westminster</rs>
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& that part of the Dutchy of Lancaster adjoyning thereto<lb></lb>
& the several Parishes <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo142">of St. Giles in the Fields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo143">St. Mary LeBon</rs>
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& such<lb></lb>
part of the Parish of St.. Andrew Holborn as lies in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo144">County of Middlesex</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="198">That the Matter of the sd. Complaint Came on to be heard before<lb></lb>
the sd. Mr. Burdns on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50382_date48">1st: day of August last</rs>
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past when the sd. Mr: Burdns<lb></lb>
was pleased to give Judgement of Conviction against your Petitioner for the<lb></lb>
said Offence And that your Petitioner should forfeit the Sum of five pounds<lb></lb>
of lawful Money of Great Britain One Moiety thereof to the use of the sd.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n198-1">William Lake</rs>
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& the other Moiety thereof to the use of the Poor of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo145">Parish of St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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aforesd. where the sd. Offence was<lb></lb>
Alledged of have been Committed</p>
<p n="199">Wherefore and in Regard your Petitioner thinks himself<lb></lb>
Aggreived by the sd. Judgement of Conviction given agt. him as aforesd.</p>
<p n="200"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">J: Mackay <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50382_occ50">Soll</rs>
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:<lb></lb>
for the Appellant.</note>
<lb></lb>
Your Petitioner therefore most humbly Appeals<lb></lb>
from the sd. Judgement of Conviction to your Worships in<lb></lb>
this present General Quarter Session of the Peace<lb></lb>
Assembled (being the next General Quarter Session of<lb></lb>
the Peace held for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo146">County of Middlesex</rs>
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after the sd.<lb></lb>
Conviction) And your Petitioner humbly prays that your<lb></lb>
Worships will be pleased to reverse the sd. Judgement of<lb></lb>
Conviction given agt. your Petitioner as aforesaid and<lb></lb>
Acquit your Petitioner thereof And Also Award to your<lb></lb>
Petitioner according to the Directions of the sd. Act of<lb></lb>
Parliament such reasonable Costs to be paid by the sd.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n200-2">William Lake</rs>
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upon whose Information Prosecution<lb></lb>
the sd. Conviction was founded or made As to your<lb></lb>
Worships in your Discretion shall seem meet</p>
<p n="201">And your Petitioner (as in duty bound) shall Ever pray Etc.</p>
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