To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor
of the City of London Mr. Recorder and the rest
of the Worshipfull His Majesty's Justices of
the Peace for the said City in their General
Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled.

The humble Petition of George Selby< no role >

Sheweth

That on the Twentieth day of March in the sixth
Year of his present Majesty's Reign your Petitioner
was Convicted before George Nelson< no role > Esquire then and
still Lord Mayor of the City of London and then and
Still one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the
City of London for neglecting to place or put up in a
Conspicuous manner on or ever his form and in a large
fair and legible Character wrote or printed a true and
particular Account of the Quantity of Codfish which
he had for Sale in Billingsgate Market on Tuesday
the 18th. Instant before he exposed the same for Sale
And is Adjudged to pay and forfeit the Sum of five pounds

Your Petitioners conceiving himself Aggrieved
thereby Doth humbly Appeal against the
said Conviction as being illegal and Prays
such Relief in the Premises as to your
Lordship and Worships shall seem meet.

Fras. Salt< no role > Attry for Appellt.