To the Rt. Worpll: their Mats. Justices of
the Peace for the County of Midd.

Wee the Grand Jury for the body of the County
of Midd at the Genull Quarter sessions of the
peace held for the sd County at Hickshall
in St: John Streete on Monday the 6th day of
July 1691 And in the third yeare of the Reigne
of our Sovaigne Ld & Lady King Wm: & Queen Mary

Wee humbly Prsent unto this Honble: Cort: that wee
are not only informed (but of our owne knowledge) know
that there are sevall Butchers & Heglers (liveing
in places far remote) come to Sevall Markett &
other places wthin this County & bring wth them
Butchers meate & other Victualls in order to vend
the Same, [..] but doe not open or expose their
sd Victualler to sale on till it be Darke or Duske
in the Evening and there continue till two or three of the Clock in the mornings to depart at ten of the Clock according to ye Justice [..] (they Seldome bringing any Meat
or Victualls Sound or fitt for sale, Wee likewise
Prsent to this Cort: that there are sevall Hawkers
& Petty chapman that run hawking about wth Sevall wares
& comodityes wth in this County exposeing them to
Sale All wch our opinions are extreamly
Prjudiciall to trade in genall & ten greatly
to the damage of their Mats: leige people
& Subjects And therefore humbly praye
the assistance of the Honble: Cort: for the psecucon
of all such evill & ill disposed psons

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