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To the Right Honourable the
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Lord Mayor
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of the City of
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London and the rest of His Majestys
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for the same City in their General Quarter Session of the
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peace for the same City assembled.
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The Humble Petition of
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Joshua Collier
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Oilman
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on behalf of himself and all other Consumes of Rape
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Seed in and about the
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Sheweth
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That by an Act of Parliament made and passed in the fifteenth
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Year of the Reign of His Present Majesty intituled "An Acts for encouraging
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the Manufacture of Rape Oil and other Vegetables Acts, in this Kingdom
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by reducing the Duties on Rape seed and other Seeds producing Oil
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imported from Ireland, and for allowing the free Importation of Rape
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Cakes for Manure from Ireland to this Kingdom "it is enacted.
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That from and after the first day of August one thousand seven
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hundred and seventy five whenever the price of Middling British Rape
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seed at the ports and places where Rape seed shall be imported into
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this Kingdom shall appear according to the methods directed by the
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several Acts of Parliament for ascertaining the Rated and prices of
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Corn and Grain imported, to be at or above the price of Seventeen pounds
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and ten shillings per Last all duties theretofore imposed upon or payable
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on account of any Rape seed, or other Seed commonly made use of for the
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purpose of extracting Oil from the same imported from Ireland, should
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cease determine and be no longer paid, and in her thereof there should be
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paid this Majesty his Heirs and Successors a Duty of One Shilling per
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Last and no more upon all Rape Seed and upon all other seeds commonly
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made use of for the purpose of extracting Oil therefrom such Seeds being of
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the Growth of
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and imported from thence into Great Britain.
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That your Petition is now ready to prove to this Honourable
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Court that the prices of Middling British Rape Seed now exceed the price
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of Seventeen pounds and ten shillings per Last as specifyed in the said Cut
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Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays this Honourable
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Court to Certify the same to the Collector of the Customs of this
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And Your Petitioner will ever Pray Etc.
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