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<p n="178">So the Right Honourable <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15082_n178-1">Brass crosby</rs>
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Esquire<lb></lb>
Lord Mayor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15082_geo121">City of London</rs>
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, and to the Worshipfull<lb></lb>
the Aldermen his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for<lb></lb>
the same City at their General Quarter Session of the<lb></lb>
Peace Assembled</p>
<p n="179">The Humble Petition of the Master<lb></lb>
Wardens and society of Inn holders of the City<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15082_geo122">London</rs>
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on behalf of themselves and the next<lb></lb>
of the conenmen of Oats within the said City<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15082_geo123">London</rs>
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and His Liberties thereof</p>
<p n="180">Sheweth</p>
<p n="181">That for some time past the Common market price<lb></lb>
of midling English Oat at the new Corn Market in Mark<lb></lb>
Lane has <obscured></obscured>
sded His Sum of Sixteen Shillings the Quarters<lb></lb>
the Contermaned whereof your Petitioners apprehend must<lb></lb>
prove very determental to the City of London in general and<lb></lb>
to your Petitioners in particulars</p>
<p n="182">That your Petitioners are ready to make the breeth<lb></lb>
hereof appear and to prove the same in such manner as<lb></lb>
by the Statutes in that behalf is required</p>
<p n="183">Your Petitioners therefore most<lb></lb>
humbly pray that this Honourable Court<lb></lb>
will take their Case into Consideration and<lb></lb>
proceed to examine and determine the<lb></lb>
Common Market Price of midley English<lb></lb>
Oats as the same as now and hath been<lb></lb>
lately bought and sold in the Markets of<lb></lb>
this City and to Certify the same to his<lb></lb>
Majesty's chief Offices and Collector of<lb></lb>
the cusions in such manner as by the<lb></lb>
Statutes in this behalf is required and<lb></lb>
directed</p>
<p n="184">And your Petitioners shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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