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<p n="187">To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor<lb></lb>
of the City of London Mr. Recorder and the rest<lb></lb>
of the Worshipfull His Majesty's Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace for the said City in their General<lb></lb>
Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled.</p>
<p n="188">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n188-1">George Selby</rs>
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</p>
<p n="189"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That on the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15077_date52">Twentieth day of March in the sixth<lb></lb>
Year of his present Majesty's Reign</rs>
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your Petitioner<lb></lb>
was Convicted before <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n189-1">George Nelson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15077_occ131">Esquire</rs>
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then and<lb></lb>
still <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15077_occ132">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15077_geo132">City of London</rs>
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and then and<lb></lb>
Still one of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15077_occ133">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15077_geo133">City of London</rs>
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for neglecting to place or put up in a<lb></lb>
Conspicuous manner on or ever his form and in a large<lb></lb>
fair and legible Character wrote or printed a true and<lb></lb>
particular Account of the Quantity of Codfish which<lb></lb>
he had for Sale in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15077_geo134">Billingsgate Market</rs>
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on Tuesday<lb></lb>
the 18th. Instant before he exposed the same for Sale<lb></lb>
And is Adjudged to pay and forfeit the Sum of five pounds</p>
<p n="190">Your Petitioners conceiving himself Aggrieved<lb></lb>
thereby Doth humbly Appeal against the<lb></lb>
said Conviction as being illegal and Prays<lb></lb>
such Relief in the Premises as to your<lb></lb>
Lordship and Worships shall seem meet.</p>
<p n="191"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15077_n191-1">Fras. Salt</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15077_occ134">Attry</rs>
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for Appellt.</p>
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