To the Honable the House of Commons Knights Cittizens & Burgelles in parliament assembled
of ye Justices of the peace alld

The humble Petition of the Grand Jury
[..] and [..] to servant a Session ofalso lgeble osworn at ye Goldae Sessions of ye peace
the Peace, and Open and Terminer haldheld the seaven
and twentieth Day of Febr 1698 for the County of
Middx

Most Humbly Sheweth

That Whereas wee are Informed That for many
yeares last past for the subtile practices of some persons confederateing to gather to
Ingross and Forest all the Markett of Fish greate quantities of Fish [..] have been distroyed to
advance and keep up the remaining part at great prizes, which hath been prajudicial
to all persons Inhabiting in London and this County of Middx , and adjacent Counties, and greatly
misehevous to the poore And observing by the Vote of this Honable House that a
Bill is brought in for makeing Billins gate a Free Markett for Fish, whcih wee
aprehend will be a meanes if passed into an Act to prevent for the Future the
aforesaid Inconveniences, and make Fish much more plentifull and cheaper
then formerly

[..] Will: Gonson< no role >
Moses Coldwell< no role >
John Hasleden< no role >
Edward Ashman< no role >
Thomas pratt< no role >
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Lawrance Harwood< no role >

Wee Therefore most humbly pray. This Honable
House that the said bill may pass to Effect
thegreatassureing ourselves to finde geral advantages,which wee are Seasible
will be the consequences there of:thereby

G:L [..]

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