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The Jurors
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on the Twenty Eighth Day of Decr. in the 12th: Year of the reign of our
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Sovereign Lord George the 2d: of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of the
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Faith & at divers other times between the sd. Twenty Eighth day of Det. in the 12th. Year
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aforesd: & the day of the taking of this Inquisition at London aforesd: in the parish
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Unlawfully & unjustly had &
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kept One false Leaden Weight pretended to be a two pound weight wanting three
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quarters of an ounce of its just & due weight according to the Standard of the Kings.
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Escheqr. One other false Leaden Weight pretended to be apound weight wanting half
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an ounce of its last & due Weight according to the Standard of the Kings Exchequer
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And one other false Leaden weight pretended to be a pound weight wanting
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quarter of An Ounce of its
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just and due weight according to the Standard of the Kings Exchequer.
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And the sd. Anthony Hodgson on the Sd: twenty Eighth day of Decr.
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in the
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12th: year aforesd. & at the sd. other times between the sd. Twenty Eighth day of
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Decr. last past & the day of the taking of this Inquisition at London aforesd
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in the Parish & Ward aforesd. by the sd. Several false leaden Weights before
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mentioned deceiptfully & unlawfully sold & Caused to be sold divers quantities
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of& goods & Merchandizes to divers persons to the
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sd: Jurors as yet Unknown To the sd: Anthony Hodgson at the respective times when
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held had & next the sd: respective false weights abovementioned & sold by the same
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inform aforesd. Well knowing the same Weights to be false as aforesd. to the great
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deceipt & Damage of the sd. Persons to the Evil Example of all others in the like Case
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offending and agt. the Peace of our Lord the King his Crown & Dignity And also
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