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<p n="197">To the Honble the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50064_occ42">Knights</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50064_occ43">Cittizen and Burgesses</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
Parliamt. Assembled of ye County of Middx</p>
<p n="198">The humble Peticon of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50064_occ44">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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and the Grand Jury<del>of the<lb></lb>
County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50064_geo47">Middx</rs>
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doe Assembled and Sworne assembled</del>
asembled the at<del>the</del>
Generall Sessions<lb></lb>
of ye peace<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<del>held</del>
for ye County the Seven & Twentieth day of Feb: 1698<del>for the <lb></lb>
County of Middx</del>
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<p n="199"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Most humbly Sheweth</note>
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<p n="200">That whereas wee are informed That for many yeares<lb></lb>
last past, by ye.Subtile practices of some persons Confederateing together to<lb></lb>
Ingross and forestall ye. Markett of Fish; great Quantities of Fish have been<lb></lb>
distroyed to advance and keepe up the remaineing parte at great prizes<lb></lb>
which hath been prjudiciall to all persons inhabiting in London and this County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50064_geo48">Middx</rs>
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and adjacent Counties and greately mischevious to the poore And<lb></lb>
observeing by the votes of this Honble house, That a bill is brought in for<lb></lb>
makeing Billins gate a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50064_occ45">Free Markett</rs>
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for Fish, which wee apprehend<lb></lb>
will be a meanes if passed into Act to prvent for the future the<lb></lb>
aforesd. Inconveniencies and make Fish mutch more plentifull and<lb></lb>
cheaper then formerly</p>
<p n="201">Wee Therefore most humbly prayes<lb></lb>
This Honble. House that the said Bill<lb></lb>
may pass to Effect The Assureing<lb></lb>
or.Selves to find great advantages<lb></lb>
There by</p>
<p n="202">And yor Peticonr. shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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