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<p n="804">To the Right Honourable <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ294">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15088_n804-223">Thomas<lb></lb>
Hallifax</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ295">Knight</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15088_occ296">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the City<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo638">London</rs>
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and the Worshipful the Aldermen<lb></lb>
his Majesty's Justices of the Peace at there<lb></lb>
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace<lb></lb>
assembled.</p>
<p n="805">The Humble Petition of the<lb></lb>
several Importers of Middling<lb></lb>
British Rape Seed within the City<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15088_geo639">London</rs>
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and the Liberties thereof</p>
<p n="806"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That for some time past the Common Market<lb></lb>
Price of middling British Rape Seed at the New Corn<lb></lb>
Market in Mark Lane hath exceeded the Sum of<lb></lb>
seventeen Pounds and ten Shillings per Lastthe<lb></lb>
continuance whereof your Petitioners apprehend will<lb></lb>
prove very detrimental to the City in General and to<lb></lb>
your Petitioners in particular</p>
<p n="807">That your Petitoners are ready to make<lb></lb>
the Truth hereof appear and to prove the same in<lb></lb>
such manner as by the Statutes in that behalf is required</p>
<p n="808">Your Petitioners therefore most<lb></lb>
humbly pray that this Honourable Court<lb></lb>
will take their Case into consideration<lb></lb>
and proceed to examine and determine<lb></lb>
the common Market Price of Middling<lb></lb>
British Rape Seed as the same is now<lb></lb>
and has been lately bought and sold in<lb></lb>
the Markets of this City and to certify<lb></lb>
the same to his Majesty's Chief Offices<lb></lb>
and Collector of the Customes in such<lb></lb>
manner as by the Statutes in this behalf<lb></lb>
is required and directed</p>
<p n="809">And your Petitioners shall ever pray Etc</p>
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