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<p n="1105">To the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ401">Right Honourable</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n1105-1">William Nash</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15083_n1105-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ402">Esquire</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15083_occ402" type="occupation" value="Esquire"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ403">Lord Mayor</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15083_occ403" type="occupation" value="Lord Mayor"></interp>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo737">City of London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and to the Worshipful the Aldermen his<lb></lb>
Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the same<lb></lb>
City at their General Quarter Sessions of<lb></lb>
the Peace Assembled</p>
<p n="1106">The Humble Petition<lb></lb>
of the Master, Wardens and Society<lb></lb>
of Innholders of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo738">City of London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on behalf of themselves and the<lb></lb>
rest of the Consumers of Oats<lb></lb>
within the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo739">City of London</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
the Liberties thereof</p>
<p n="1107"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That for some Time past the common<lb></lb>
market Price of Midling English Oats at the new Corn<lb></lb>
Market in Mark Lane hathexceeded the Sum of<lb></lb>
sixteen Shillings the Quarter, the Continuance whereof<lb></lb>
your Petitioners apprehend, must prove very detrimental<lb></lb>
to the City of London in General, and to your Petitioners<lb></lb>
in particular.</p>
<p n="1108">That your Petitioners are ready to make the<lb></lb>
Truth hereof appear, and to prove the same in such<lb></lb>
manner as by the Statutes in that behalf is required</p>
<p n="1109">Your Petitioners therefore<lb></lb>
humbly pray that this honourable<lb></lb>
Court will take their Case into<lb></lb>
Consideration and proceed to examine<lb></lb>
and determine the common Market<lb></lb>
Price of midling English Oats as the<lb></lb>
same is now, and hath been lately<lb></lb>
bought and sold in the Markets of<lb></lb>
this City and to certify the same to<lb></lb>
his Majesty's Chief Officer and Collector<lb></lb>
of the Customs in such manner as by<lb></lb>
the Statutes in this behalf is required</p>
<p n="1110">And your Petitioners shall ever pray Etc</p>
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