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To the Worshipfull his Majesties
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The humble Petition and Appeal of
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Sheweth
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That your Petitioners were Convicted before
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. one of his Majesties
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Justices of the
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the nineteenth day
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of March last past in the penalty of Sixteen Pounds for not bringing or Causing to be brought
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on either of the several and respective days following to wit
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on the eleventh and fifteenth days of the said month of
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March (the same being no Sundays or Holidays) into a
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Street called Warner Street which is in the said
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James Clerkenwell
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any Cart Dung Pot or other fitting Carriage
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and not giving notice in such manner that all Persons
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concerned might bring forth their respective Dust Dirt Ashes
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fifth and Soll and also for not sweeping & carrying or causing
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to be carried away the Dust Dirt Ashes fifth and Seil from
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Warnes Street aforesaid.
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That the said penalty of Sixteen Pounds was by the
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the Prosecutor one Moiety whereof has been by him
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said Parish of
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for the use of the Poor of
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the said Parish
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That your Petitioners humbly conceive the said
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Conviction is illegal and that they ought not to have paid the sd
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Sum of Sixteen Pounds
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Your Petitioners therefore humbly Pray Your
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Worships that the said Conviction may be quashed
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and that the said Mr.
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Thomas
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may be Ordered to restore to Your Petitioners
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