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<p n="437">To the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ118">Right Honourable</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n437-1">Frederick Bull</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15085_n437-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ119">Esquire</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15085_occ119" type="occupation" value="Esquire"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ120">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo281">City of London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and to the Worshipful the Aldermen his<lb></lb>
Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the<lb></lb>
same City at their General Quarter<lb></lb>
Session of the Peace assembled</p>
<p n="438">The Humble Petition of the<lb></lb>
Master Wardens and Society of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ121">Innholders</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo282">City of London</rs>
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on<lb></lb>
behalf of themselves and all other<lb></lb>
the Consumers of Oats in the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo283">City of London</rs>
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and the Liberties thereof</p>
<p n="439"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That lately <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo284">the common</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15085_geo284" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
Market Price of<lb></lb>
middling British Oats at the new Corn Market in Mark<lb></lb>
Lane has exceeded the Sum of sixteen Shillings the<lb></lb>
Quarter the continuance whereof your Petitioners<lb></lb>
apprehend must prove very detrimental to the City in<lb></lb>
General and to your Petitioners in particular</p>
<p n="440">That your Petitioners are ready to make the<lb></lb>
Truth hereof appear and to prove the same<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in such manner as by the Statutes in that behalf<lb></lb>
is required</p>
<p n="441">Your Petitioners therefore most<lb></lb>
humbly pray that this Honble Court<lb></lb>
will take their Case into Consideration<lb></lb>
and proceed to examine and determine<lb></lb>
the common Market price of middling<lb></lb>
British Oats as the same is now and<lb></lb>
hath been lately bought and sold in the<lb></lb>
Market of this City and to certify the<lb></lb>
same to his Majestys Chief Officer<lb></lb>
and Collector of the Customs in such<lb></lb>
manner as by the Statutes in this<lb></lb>
behalf is required and directed.</p>
<p n="442">And your Petitioners shall every pray Etc a</p>
<p n="443">The Persons who are to support this Petition are<lb></lb>
the same who are mentd at the bottom of the other Petr.<lb></lb>
you herewith receive</p>
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