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<p n="68">To <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ22">the right honble</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ23">Sr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n68-1">Samuel Tennant</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ25">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of this <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo46">City of London</rs>
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& the<lb></lb>
rest of, the Worthy Aldermen Common Coun-<lb></lb>
cell Etc of this City the humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n68-45">Richd<lb></lb>
Turner</rs>
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Cityzen & <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ26">Grocer</rs>
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and a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ27">Tickett Porter</rs>
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most humbly presented</p>
<p n="69">Sheweth That yr. Petinr. in behalf of himself And<lb></lb>
brethrew being ver name one humbly desires you<lb></lb>
would take our miserable case into Consideration<lb></lb>
and not to allow any nor freemen to be admitted<lb></lb>
follow their trade. or occupation in this City for by<lb></lb>
the decrease of trade and by severall persons being<lb></lb>
Lately in ye Crown Service we are dayly Encreasing and Lane<lb></lb>
not gett bread for our selves & Familys so Thope<obscured></obscured>
am<lb></lb>
Lordship Etc will take our Micrable case into your<lb></lb>
Consideration and admitt us to pay our Grievances before<lb></lb>
your honorable Court which are<obscured></obscured>
many and to Prsent<lb></lb>
as Some Speedy relieff & your Petitioner as in duty<lb></lb>
bound shall Ever Pray Etc</p>
<p n="70">P.S the Cause cheiffly arising is by reason of the<lb></lb>
Worthy Merchants not paying a price that tickett porters<lb></lb>
can life honestly perticularly in ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo47">Virginia</rs>
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& <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo48">Mary land</rs>
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trade and I do declare that Mr Whitaken is not worthy<lb></lb>
of being A member of your honble Court. but rather ought<lb></lb>
to be Executed For first he gives Consent to the robbing<lb></lb>
of the poor planters abroad secondly into defraud ye King<lb></lb>
of his Customn Thirdly in defrauding us poor decayd<lb></lb>
Cityzens as Wittness my hand <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n70-1">Richard Turner</rs>
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Written by me Record Turner Tuesday Morning<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15061_date10">Febry. ye 6th being ye birth day of our late Maj<obscured></obscured>
.Queen<lb></lb>
Ann of blessed Memory</rs>
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