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day of June now last past your Petitioner was Convicted in the
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Penalty of Ten pounds for that he after the first day of August
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one thousand seven hundred and eighty five to wit on the Sixth
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Day of April in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred
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and Ninety Seven being a person duly Licenced Let Horses to hire
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agreable to an Act of Parliament passed in the twenty fifth year
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of the Reign of his present Majesty enfield "An Act for repealing
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horses but Did Insert in the said Ticket a less Number of Miles
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such hirer Twelve Mills for the said Stage whereby the said
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hirer was Compelled to and did pay for a greater Number of
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Mills than the Number of Mills Inserted in the said Ticket
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