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John Wilkes
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Lord Mayor
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of the City of
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London and the Worshipful the
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Aldermen his Majesty's Justices of
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the Peace for the same City at their
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The Humble Petition of the
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several Growers Sellers and Importers
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of Rape Seed within the City of London
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and the Liberties thereof
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Sheweth
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That for some time past the common Market
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Price of middling British Rape Seed at the new Corn
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Market in Mark Lane hath exceeded the Sum of
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seventeen Pounds and ten shillings per Last the
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Continuance whereof your Petitioners apprehend will
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prove very detrimental to the City in General and to
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your Petitioners in particular
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That your Petitioners are ready to make the
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Truth hereof appear and to prove the same in such
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manner as by the Statutes in that behalf is required
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Your Petitioners therefore most
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humbly pray that this Honourable
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Court will take their Case into
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Consideration and proceed to examine
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and determine the common Market
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Price of middling British Rape
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Seed as the same is now and hath
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been lately bought and sold in the
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Markets of this City and certify the
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same to his Majesty's Chief Officer
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and Collector of the Customs in such
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manner as by the Statutes in this
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behalf is required and directed
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And your Petitioners shall ever pray Etc.
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