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<p n="330">To the Right honourable <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n330-1">Frederick Bull</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ71">Esquire</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ72">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo191">City of London</rs>
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and the rest of his<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ73">Majestys Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said City at the General Quarter Sessions assembled.</p>
<p n="331">The humble Petition of Sundry of the Merchants of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo192">City of London</rs>
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trading to virginia and<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo193">Maryland</rs>
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<p n="332"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That at a General Sessions of Peace held by Adjournment on the Twenty sixth day of September one thousand seven<lb></lb>
hundred and Seventy two in Pursuance of a Petition of the Fellowship of Carmen of the said City this honourable Court was<lb></lb>
Pleased to regulate and Assess the Prices of the Carriage of the several Goods in the said Order Particularly mentioned</p>
<p n="333">That by the said Rates and Assessments your Petitioners are charged and have ever since Paid for the<lb></lb>
Cartage of every Hogshead of Tobacco from the Waterside to your Petitioners respective Warehouses situate as underneath<lb></lb>
the Sum of one shilling and two Pence and from the said Warehouses to the Waterside one shilling.</p>
<p n="334">That as the distance has been the Rule for fixing the rate of Cartage on all other Goods Your Petitioners<lb></lb>
humbly beg leave to recommend to the Notice of this honourable Court That the farthest of Your Petitioners Warehouses<lb></lb>
as appears by the annexed measurement does not exceed the distance of three Quarters of a Mile.</p>
<p n="335">That the Prices of Cartage have been raised at various times, on divers Pretences and your Petitioners not<lb></lb>
being apprised of the late application, had no opportunity of opposing the same</p>
<p n="336">That the high Price of Provender for Horses alledged by the Carmen in support of their application<lb></lb>
for an Increase of Cartage is now in a great Degree removed, and the Pavement so much improved that they<lb></lb>
can carry two Loads to most of these Warehouses within the same time they usually carried one to some others<lb></lb>
for which they demanded no greater Fare</p>
<p n="337">That your Petitioners apprehend and humbly submit to this honourable Court that the Rate formerly<lb></lb>
paid vizt. one shilling Per Hogshead from the Waterside to any of your Petitioners Warehouses and Ten pence<lb></lb>
Per Hogshead from such Warehouses to the Waterside is an ample and sufficient Compensation as by that<lb></lb>
means each Cart which Generally carries three Hogsheads, earns three shillings for every turn from the waterside<lb></lb>
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two shillings and six pence for every two from such Warehouses to the Keys.</p>
<p n="338">Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray Your Lordships and Worships to regulate and assess the<lb></lb>
Price of Cartage of Tobacco to and from Your Petitioners Warehouses in such manner as to<lb></lb>
Your Lordship and Worships shall seem just and equitable</p>
<p n="339">And your Petitioners shall ever pray Etc.</p>
<p n="340">Measurement of the several Warehouses above referred to</p>
<p n="341">Mile Furr Pale Yds.</p>
<p n="342"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n342-1">John Hundman</rs>
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&Co</p>
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