To His Majesty's Justices of the peace for
the County of Middlesex

The Humble Petition of John Bush< no role > of Hounslow
in the County of Middlesex Postmaster

Sheweth

That Your Petitioner was on or about the Twenty fourth
Day of June last Past Convicted by John Spiller< no role > Esquire one of
His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said County for that he
Did on the Twenty third Day of May, last at the Parish of Sarah
George< no role > Hanover Square in the Said County unlawfully keep use and
Employ a certain Carriage for the purpose of conveying passengers
for hire to and from different places within the Kingdom of Great
Britain to wit to and from London to Hounslow in the said
County without being first duly licensed agreable to Act of
parliament made in the Twenty fifth year of the reign of His
present majesty's Intitled "An act for repealing the duties on
" Licences taken out by Persons letting horses for the purpose of
" travelting Post and on horses let to hire for travellers post and
" by time and on Stage Coaches and for granting other Duties in
" lier there of and also Additional Duties on horses let to hire
For travelling post and by Time "And Your Petitioner Conceiving
himself aggrieved thereby Doth humbly pray to be permitted
to appeal from Such Conviction And that you will please
to Appoint a Day for that purpose

And your Petitioner Shall Ever pray Etc

John Bush< no role >