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To the Right worship full The Justices of
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an Act of Parliament made in the first Year of his now Majties: Reigne
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Intituted An act to Prvent the Mischeifs by Manufacturing Leaves or
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as his house in
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Ten baggs Containing nine hundred and twelve
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pounds weight of Coloured dryed Leaves (not being Tobacco leaves or Plants)
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Cut into the same or Imitation of the Usuall sizes or Cutts to which Tobacco is
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Cutt into for sale All which said your Peticoner brought to his Majties
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Warchense for the Port of London being the next Custome house Werehense
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pursuant to the direction of the said Act
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The Peticoner further Shews That it is Directed by the said
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Act of Parliament that the Cause of such seizure shall be heard and Determined
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by the Justices of the Peace at the first Quarter Session or (at farthers) at the
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second Quarter Sessions after such seizure made And that all such leaves Herbs
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Plants Materialls Mixture Engines Mensills and Tools (after Condemnation
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The Peticoner therefore most humbly prays on this
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Majties behalfe That your Worshipps would be pleased to hear and Determine
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the Cause of the aftersaid serzure in such Manner as your Worshipps shall
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think fill and it upon hearing your Worshipps find Came to Condemn the
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after said Herbs he humbly prays That your Worshipps would be pleased to
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Order the same to be openly burnt or destroyed prsunnt to the Direction
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And your Peticoner shall
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