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<p n="40">To the Worshipfull his Majestyes <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65468_occ21">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the City &<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65468_geo49">Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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Assembled at the Michas Quarter Session of the peace<lb></lb>
held for the City and Liberty aforesaid on Wednesday the 19th: day of October 1757</p>
<p n="41">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n41-1">Thomas Higginson</rs>
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<p n="42"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petitioner has taken a Lease of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n42-1">Thomas Panton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65468_occ22">Esqr</rs>
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of a certain Messuage and Tenement Scituate & being in a<lb></lb>
Street called <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n42-2">James Street</rs>
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near the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65468_geo50">Hay market</rs>
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for the Term of<lb></lb>
forty two Yeares from Lady day last past,<lb></lb>
paying the Yearly Rent of £100, Guineas and has laid out on the,<lb></lb>
said Premes above £100,</p>
<p n="43">That Your Petitioner will take great Care that no disorders<lb></lb>
shall be Comitted in the said House And that nothing Contrary to<lb></lb>
Sobriety decency or good Manners be Exhibited represented or<lb></lb>
transacted therein and will Conform Strickly to the Letter of the Act<lb></lb>
of Parliament made for the Lycensing of Publick Entertaining<lb></lb>
Houses,</p>
<p n="44">Your Petitioner therefore Humbly Prays<lb></lb>
Your Worships to grant him a Lycense to keep<lb></lb>
the sd House for Concerts & Musical Entertainment<lb></lb>
untill the next Michas Quarter Session of the peace<lb></lb>
to be held for this Liberty</p>
<p n="45">And Your Petitioners shall ever pray Etc.</p>
<p n="46">{<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-1">Thomas Higginson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-2">John Burnell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-3">Samuel Austin</rs>
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, St M<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-4">Reynold: Higgins</rs>
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, St Mortns<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-5">Jno Watson</rs>
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, Hd Lane<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-6">Jno Stone</rs>
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, St<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-7">Jas Ellison</rs>
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St M<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-8">Jno Priest</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-9">Jas Pettro</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-10">Saml. Boler</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-11">Dall Cannon</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-12">John Adams</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-13">Wm Howell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n46-14">John Brown</rs>
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<p n="47">We whose hands are hereunto<lb></lb>
Subscribed being Inhabitants<lb></lb>
near to your Petitioners House<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65468_geo51">James Street</rs>
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aforesd. Do request<lb></lb>
& desire Your Worships to Grant the<lb></lb>
said petitioner Mr: Higginston a Lycense<lb></lb>
for the Performance of Concerts and<lb></lb>
Musical Entertaiments according<lb></lb>
to the prayer of his petition & beleive<lb></lb>
the Contents of the said petition to be<lb></lb>
true</p>
<p n="48"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n48-1">B Stephenson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n48-2">Edwd Owen</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n48-3">Simon Lemon</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n48-4">Rowland Hozier</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n48-5">Jos: Wintor</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n48-6">James Dalvy</rs>
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