London to witt

The Jurors for Our Lord the King upon their oath present that William Wolfe
Weaver< no role > late of London Butcher on the Second day of January in the Twelfth Year of
the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second of Great Britain France and Ireland
King Defender of the Faith and at divers other times between the said Second day of
January in the Twelfth Year aforesaid and the day of the taking of this Inquisition
at London aforesaid in the Parish of St. Faith in the Ward of Farringdon within
Unlawfully and unjustly had and kept One pair of False Scales which wanted in
the Draught of the Same four Ounces to make them of an Equal and due Ballance
He the said William Wolfe Weaver then and there well knowing the said Scales to
be defective of their Equal and due Ballance as is aforesaid with intent to deceive
and defraud the Subjects of our Lord the King by Selling to them Goods and Merchandizes
by the said false Scales to the Evil Example of All others in the like Case offending
and against the Peace of our said Lord the King his Crown and Dignity and so
forth