London

Beit Remembred that on the Twenty Seventh Day of October in the Twenty ninth Year of the Reign of our
Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defend or of the Faith and
so forth At the Mansion House in the Parish of Saint Mary Woolchurch haw in the City of London aforesaid John Curtis< no role >
of the Parish of Christchurch London Fishmonger Cometh before me Stephen Theodore Jansson< no role > Esquire Mayor of the City
of London and One of the Justices of our said Lord the King Assigned to keep the Peace of our said Lord the King in the
said City and Liberties thereof and also to hear and Determine diverse felonies Trespasses and other Misdemeanors in the
said City and liberties Committed residing near to the Place where the Offence herein after mentioned was Committed and
Giveth me the said Justice to Understand and be Informed that One Martha Sharpe< no role > of the Parish of Saint Mary
At Hill within the City of London Widow on the Twenty fourth Day of October in the Year of our Lord One Thousand
Seven Hundred and fifty five at the said Perish of Saint Mary At Hill did with in the said City of London and within
the Publick Markett of Billingsgate there Unlawfully and against the form of the Statute in such Case made and
Provided Sell Fish N [..] ly One Turbot which on the said Twenty fourth Day of October had been before sold there
within the said Markett Where upon the said Martha Sharpe< no role > after being day Summoned with is behalf on the
Thirtieth Day of the said Month did October at the ma [..] befoe me the said Stephen Theodore
Janssen appearing and [..] ing [..] Order [..] Defen [..] against the said Charge contained to the [..] id
Information and having beard the same she the said Sharpe is shed by Me the said Justice if she [..] y
thing for herself Why She the said Martha Shrape< no role > should of be Convicted of the Premisses above Charged par [..]
inform aforesaid Who Pleadeth that she is Not Guilty of the said Offence And thereupon I the said Justice having
proceeded to hear the said Information and the Proofs of Both the said parties therefore It is fully and daly proved
before Me on the Oaths of John Farrand< no role > Joseph Barber< no role > two Credible Witnesses that the said Martha Sharpe< no role > to Guilty of the
Offence above Charged upon her in the said Information It is therefore Adjudged by me the said Justice that she the said
Martha Sharpe< no role > be Connected And she is hereby Convicted of the Offence aforesaid And I do hereby according to the form
of the Statute in such Case made and provided impose and sett a fine of Ten Shillings of lawfull [..] ely of Great
Britain upon the said Martha for the said Offence to be paid by the said Martha and to be afterwards distributed and
paid the One Moiety to the poor of the said Parish of Saint Mary At Hill where the said offence was Committed and the other
Moiety to the said John Curtis< no role > who hath prosecuted the said Offender in the Premisses the said Fine of Ten shillings
being a fine proportion able to the said offence Committed by the said Martha Given under my hand and Seal the
said Thirtieth Day of October One thousand Seven hundred and fifty five .

Steph. Thead [..] Jansson Mayor [..]