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Customs in the post of London did lately exhibite an
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Informacon before me one of his Majestys Justices of the
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past receive into his Custody at his house behind
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St. Clements a pcell of Rice that had been clandestinely run
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on Shore with out payment of Customs he the sd. Sirr knowing
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the same to be clandestinely run And Whereas the sd. Francis
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Sirr was duely sumoned to appear before me to Answer and make
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his defence to the sd. Informacon at the time and place in the
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James Reynolds
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who deposed that
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at the time of seizing the sd. Rice the sd Sirr Confessed he caused the same
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to be brought from on board a Ship without payment of
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Duty and likewise the sd. Francis Sirr who also confessed before
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15th day of Augt
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. receive in to his
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Custody two hundred and three qrs. of Rice which he had
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caused to be clandestinely imported contrary to Law
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I therefore according to the forme of the Statute made in
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the seventh year of the Reigne of his prsent Majesty
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Intituled an Act for repealing an Act made in the ninth
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year of the Reigne of her late Majesty Queen Anne
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Intituled an Act to oblige Ships coming from places
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infected more effectually to pform their Quarentine And
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for the bettr. prventing the plague being brought from
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Forreigne Parts into Great Britaine or Ireland or the Isles
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of Guernsey Jersey Aldering Sarbor or Man and to hinder
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the Spreading of Infeccon Do hereby adjudge and Convict
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the sd. Francis Sirr as Guilty knowingly of the Offence
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aforesd. whereby he hath forfeited the sume of ten pounds
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one Moyety thereof to the sd.
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