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<p n="301">Term 1730 before<obscured></obscured>
Ch Justice<obscured></obscured>
and<obscured></obscured>
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Foe was due in yt behalf<del>But it was Knt. Nedless to try by an Issue who at Law what Foe</del>
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<del>were due for actually marking & Shaking an Weight a Measures in re<obscured></obscured>
ard the And</del>
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<del>Stat</del>
Since that time the Cl of the market hath though fit (by himself or Depty) to hold his Court as<lb></lb>
(he calls them) in divers parts of this County within the Verge of the Kings Houshold<lb></lb>
and to sumon<del>the</del>
Persons<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
to bring or send all their Weights & Measures<del>in Trade to at</del>
(not examin'd for that<lb></lb>
Court) Whether Seal'd or not Seald<obscured></obscured>
Such place & line as in the said Sumons are menconed for ye purpose<lb></lb>
And at the Cotton of every such Sumons there is inserted a Threatening Advertisemt a That such Persons<lb></lb>
"whose Weights & Measures have not been Sealed by the said Clerk of the Market either at<lb></lb>
"some preceding Court which he had holden or at his Office in High Holborn would for such<lb></lb>
"Neglect befind Pursuant to several Laws<del>now</del>
in force. In which<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Threatening advertisemt it is very observable yt he has not excepted Weight or measures marked by mayors Chief Officers Etc of Cities Boroughs Etc<lb></lb>
there<obscured></obscured>
empowered by slat 7. H. 7 chap 4.<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
226:2<obscured></obscured>
8 - 11& 12 to 3ch.<obscured></obscured>
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One of these Sumons was sent to Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50274_n301-1">Wm Cole</rs>
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named in the Indictmt (who <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50274_occ102">keeps an Alehouse</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50274_geo170">White chappell</rs>
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) to bring or send his weight<lb></lb>
& Measures to the Court house in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50274_geo171">White chappell</rs>
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on the day menconed in the Indictmt at which<lb></lb>
time & place Mr Cole attended and brought with him the several measures menconed in the<lb></lb>
Indictmt (being 14 in Number) And the Deft Refitt being then & there prsent and<lb></lb>
acting as, & declaring himself to be, the Servt of the sd <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50274_occ103">Clerk of the markett</rs>
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. look<lb></lb>
the said 14 potts and marked them with the Stamp used by sd Cl of the markt. For<lb></lb>
which he the said Dept Refitt demanded & wed 14d. (which is a penny for marking<lb></lb>
each pot) for & as a Fee for examining marking & Sealing the same</p>
<p n="302">To prove the Sealing the pots by Deft and his damanding & taking 14d for<lb></lb>
the sameCall}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50274_n302-1">Wm Cole</rs>
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