To his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of
Middlesex Assembled at the General Quarter Session of
the Peace held in and for the said County

The humble Petition & Appeal of William Hamerton< no role > of the
Parish of St. Martin in the Fields in the County of Middlesex Carman

Sheweth

That A Complaint was exhibited to Thomas Burdus< no role > Esqr. one of
his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex against your
Petitioner by William Lake< no role > That your Petitioner upon the 22d: day of
July last past at the said Parish of St. Martin in the Fields in the City and
Liberty of Westminster did drivel A Cart loaded with and Containing a
Quantity of Coals exceeding 8 Bushels to wit the Quantity of 20 Bushels
from a Place Called Durtram Yard in the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields
aforesaid within the said City & Liberty of Westminster the duty of 4d:
by the Chaldron not being paid & without your Petitioner's having any
Paper writing or Tickett singed by any Principal Land Coal Meter &
Counter singed by any Labouring Coal Meter who attended to deliver
the said Coals & give suck Paper writing or Tickett there with as is
directed by an Act of Parliament made in the 19th: year of the Reign
of his Present Majesty intilled An Act more Effectually to prevent the
Frauds & Abuses committed in the Admeasurement of Coals within the
City & Liberty of Westminster & that part of the Dutchy of Lancaster adjoyning
thereto & the several Parishes of St. Giles in the Fields St. Mary LeBon and
such part of the Parish of St. Andrew Holborn as lies in the County of Middlesex .

That the Matter of the sd. Complaint Came to be heard before the sd.
Mr. Burdns on the 1st. day of August last past when the sd. Mr. Burdns was
pleased to give Judgement of Conviction against your Petitioner for the said
Offence And that your Petitioner should forfeit the Sum of five pounds of lawful
Money of Great Britain One Moiety thereof to the use of the said William Lake< no role >
& the other Moiety thereof to the use of the Poor of the Parish of St. Martin in
the Fields aforesd.. where the said Offence was Alledged to have been Committed

Wherefore and in Regard your Petitioner thinks himself Aggreived
by the sd. Judgement of Conviction given against him as aforesaid.

J: Mackay Soll :
for the Appellant.

Your Petitioner therefore most humbly Appeals
from the sd. Judgement of Conviction to your Worships in
this present General Quarter Session of the Peace
assembled ( being the next General Quarter Session
of the Peace held for the County of Middlesex after
the said Conviction) And your Petitioner humbly
prays that your worships will be pleased to
reverse the sd. Judgment of Conviction given agt.
your Petitioner as aforesaid and Acquitt your
Petitioner thereof And Also Award to your
Petitioner according to the Directions of the sd.
Act of Parliament such reasonable Costs to be
paid by the said William Lake< no role > upon whose
Information or Prosecution the said Conviction
was founded or made As to your Worships
in your Discretion shall Seem meet.

And your Petitioner (as in duty be and) shall ever pray Etc.