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Be it Remembered on the
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hundred and eighty seven
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in the Twenty eighth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the Third that
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Bartholomew Silkes
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in his proper Person as well for his said Majesty as for himself exhibite
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John Barnfather
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twoof his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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for the said
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Residing near to the Place where the For feiture and Seizure herein after mentioned were made a long Stains and Information
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Ellis Anwyle
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one of his Majestys
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Officers of Excise
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within three Months last past
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that is to say on the Fifth day of October last past at
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in the said
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, did
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Seize as for feited Two Pounds and a quarter of Green Tea for that on the said fifth day of October one
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John Wicks
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of
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End
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in the said County was and still is
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a Seller of Tea
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John Wicks
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had made a true and Particular entry in Writing of the several Rooms, Shops and other
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Places by him used, situate at West end aforesaid, And he the said
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John Wicks
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made much entry as aforesaid did on the said fifthday of October bring into such Rooms Shops and other Place of
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which such entry had been made as aforesaid Two pounds and a Quarter of Green Tea, without first having given
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Notice thereof to the Proper Officer under whose Survey, the said
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then was; and without producing to
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such Officer, and leaving with him as Authentic Permit or Certificate; pursuant to the Statute in that Case
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Made and provided and did there with Increase the Stock of the said
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then and there in the Custody of
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the said
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John Wicks
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so being such Dealer as aforesaid Two Pounds and a Quantity Green Tea over and above the
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Quantity which the Officer of Excise found in his Custody as the Time of such Officers last Pruceding survey upon the said
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John Wicks
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as being such Dealer as aforesaid, And the said
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Ellis Anwyb
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being such
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Officer
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on the said fifth
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day of October, aforesaid did discover and find the said Increases so made as aforesaid, over and above the Quantity
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of Green sea which was found in the said
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John Wicks
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Custody at the Time, of the last preceding survey upon
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the said
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John Wicks
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, as being such Dealer, wherely, and by force of the Statute in such Case made and provided
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so much of the said Stock as was found so Increased became forfieted; where upon by Virtue of the said Statute
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the said Ellis Anwyb so being such Officers as aforesaid did then and there seize as forfeited the said first mentioned
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Two Pounds and a Quanter of Green Tea from and out of the Stock then and there in the Possession of the said
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John Wicks
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being a Quantity equal to the Quantity so Increased as aforesaid, And also the said
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"LMOBPS45032_n2830-15"
>
John Wicks
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>
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inst
=
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type
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"John"
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</
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inst
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type
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"male"
>
</
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>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
being the person in whose Rock such Increase was discovered and forced as aforesaid, hath by force of the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Statute for field the sum of Twenty Pounds of lawful
<
gap
reason
=
"illegible"
>
</
gap
>
Money of Great Britain And there upon the said
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rs
type
=
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id
=
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>
Bartholomew
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Sikes
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45032_n2830-41"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Bartholomew"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45032_n2830-41"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Sikes"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45032_n2830-41"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
who is as well for his said Majesty as for himself humbly prays the Judgment of us the said
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Justice in the Permises and that he may have one Moiely of the said Frofecture and Seizure and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
that the said
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rs
type
=
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id
=
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>
John Wicks
</
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>
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interp
inst
=
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type
=
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=
"John"
>
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interp
>
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interp
inst
=
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type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Wicks"
>
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interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45032_n2830-16"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
may be Summoned to Answer this Complaint and to make Defence
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
there to before us the said Justices
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"2831"
>
Exhibited and Taken
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the Day and Year first
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
above written before us}
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMOBPS45032_n2831-1"
>
Bartholomew Sikes
</
rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45032_n2831-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Bartholomew"
>
</
interp
>
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interp
inst
=
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type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Sikes"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45032_n2831-1"
type
=
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value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
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p
n
=
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>
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rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
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>
Rt. Taylor
</
rs
>
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inst
=
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type
=
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=
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interp
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45032_n2832-47"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Taylor"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMOBPS45032_n2832-47"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
J Barnfather
</
p
>
</
div1
>
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