February 1796.

A Representation from the Inhabitants of the
Parish of Saint Sepulchre in this County being laid before
the Court as follows Vizt.

To the Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the peace
for the County of Middlesex at the General Sessions of
the Peace Assembled.

Gentlemen

The Inhabitants of the Parish of Saint
Sepulchre in the County of Middlesex aforesaid having
been Convened together at the request of David Dean< no role > .
Esquire one of the Magistrates for the said County to
take into Consideration the most likely means of
reducing the present High price and Consumption of
fine Wheaten Bread and having delegated a Committee
consisting of the said David Dean< no role > Esquire as Chairman
and several of the most intelligent and respectable
Inhabitants of the same Parish to procure Information
on the Subject came to the Resolution following as a
likely means of obtaining the desired End - Vizt.

To Address your Worships with a Request that
you will be pleased to Petition the Legislature for the
passing of an Act to compel All Persons grinding
Wheat during the present Scarcity and for a time
to be Limited to make but one sort of Flour therefrom
for Sale - and that to be regulated by taking out
only a small Standard Quantity of Bran.

The said Committee on behalf of themselves and
the rest of the Inhabitants at large of the said Parish
do hereby request that Your Worships will be pleased
as early as possible to transmit a Petition to the Legisla
-ture for that purpose

Signed by Order of the said Committee
for the Inhabitants at large.

February 16th. 1796.David Dean< no role > Chairman .