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<p n="133">To the Right Honrble Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15046_n133-1">Edward Bellamy</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15046_occ54">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15046_geo96">City of London</rs>
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and there St<lb></lb>
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for the said City in their General Quarter Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="134">The Humble Petition of Several Cornfactors of the City of London<lb></lb>
whose name sare subscribed hereunto on behalf of the Farmers and<lb></lb>
Occupyers of Land thoughton Great Britain</p>
<p n="135"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Yr. Petrs are Severally Employd as Tailors and Agents for the Farmers and Occupyers of Land<lb></lb>
is Great Britain to Sell their British Corn and Grain at the Markett at Benr Key London</p>
<p n="136">That Yor Petrs are able to make Appear to this Honrble Court from the Accounts received from<lb></lb>
their British Correspondents That the Crops if Corn and Grain within Great Britain are the Season<lb></lb>
very Great and plentifull the the lateness of the Harvest and Contrary Winds have at Prevent<lb></lb>
Prevented its arrival into the Port of London so early as it usually hath been in forward Seasons<lb></lb>
By means of which there is a Present Harrity in the Markett Particularly of the best Sort of Oats</p>
<p n="137">That Yor Petr. are Apprehensive the Honrble Court will be Applyed to by some Persons<lb></lb>
with Affidavits for the Assertaining the Prices of Oats in Order that Foreign Oats may be Imported<lb></lb>
into the Port of London at the Lowest Duty for Six Months Certain</p>
<p n="138">That now the Price of the Best Sort of British Oats doth not Exceed 16s:6d a Quarter</p>
<p n="139">That there are many more Oats sold at 12s: a Quarter and under so that upon an Average the Price<lb></lb>
of the Midd being Sort of Oats cannot be said to Exceed 14s:3d a Quarter</p>
<p n="140">That for the Prevention of such Importation it is Provided by the Statute made in the<lb></lb>
twenty second year of King Charles the Second that when British Oats of the Middling sort<lb></lb>
exceed not the Price of Sixteen shillings P Quarter then Foreign Oats cannot be Imported<lb></lb>
upon a High duty as by the said Statute set forth</p>
<p n="141">That yor Petrs Apprehend and receive from these Reasons that should any orders<lb></lb>
Certificate Issac from this Honorable Court upon the Affidavits of any Persons upon such<lb></lb>
Application in this Particular It would be at this time of the Greatest Prejudice and detriment<lb></lb>
not only to the farmers and Occupyers of Land but to the Landed Interest in General</p>
<p n="142">Yor Petrs therefore Humbly Pray to be heard by themselves<lb></lb>
and their Comell against the said Application or to have such<lb></lb>
other relief in the Promisses as the Honorable Court shall<lb></lb>
think Proper.</p>
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W. Beson<lb></lb>
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H Kynner</p>
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