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<p n="140">To his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50382_occ33">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo81">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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Assembled at the General Quarter Session of<lb></lb>
the Peace held in and for the said County</p>
<p n="141">The humble Petition & Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n141-1">William Hamerton</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo82">Parish of St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo83">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50382_occ34">Carman</rs>
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</p>
<p n="142"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That A Complaint was exhibited to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n142-1">Thomas Burdus</rs>
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Esqr. one of<lb></lb>
his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50382_occ35">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo84">County of Middlesex</rs>
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against your<lb></lb>
Petitioner by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n142-2">William Lake</rs>
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That your Petitioner upon the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50382_date29">22d: day of<lb></lb>
July last past</rs>
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at the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo85">Parish of St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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in the City and<lb></lb>
Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo86">Westminster</rs>
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did drivel A Cart loaded with and Containing a<lb></lb>
Quantity of Coals exceeding 8 Bushels to wit the Quantity of 20 Bushels<lb></lb>
from a Place Called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo87">Durtram Yard</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo88">Parish of St. Martin in the Fields</rs>
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<lb></lb>
aforesaid within the said City & Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo89">Westminster</rs>
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the duty of 4d:<lb></lb>
by the Chaldron not being paid & without your Petitioner's having any<lb></lb>
Paper writing or Tickett singed by any Principal Land Coal Meter &<lb></lb>
Counter singed by any Labouring Coal Meter who attended to deliver<lb></lb>
the said Coals & give suck Paper writing or Tickett there with as is<lb></lb>
directed by an Act of Parliament made in the 19th: year of the Reign<lb></lb>
of his Present Majesty intilled An Act more Effectually to prevent the<lb></lb>
Frauds & Abuses committed in the Admeasurement of Coals within the<lb></lb>
City & Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo90">Westminster</rs>
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& that part of the Dutchy of Lancaster adjoyning<lb></lb>
thereto & the several Parishes <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo91">of St. Giles in the Fields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo92">St. Mary LeBon</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
such part of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo93">Parish of St. Andrew</rs>
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Holborn as lies in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo94">County of Middlesex</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="143">That the Matter of the sd. Complaint Came to be heard before the sd.<lb></lb>
Mr. Burdns on the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50382_date30">1st. day of August last</rs>
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past when the sd. Mr. Burdns was<lb></lb>
pleased to give Judgement of Conviction against your Petitioner for the said<lb></lb>
Offence And that your Petitioner should forfeit the Sum of five pounds of lawful<lb></lb>
Money of Great Britain One Moiety thereof to the use of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n143-1">William Lake</rs>
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<lb></lb>
& the other Moiety thereof to the use of the Poor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo95">Parish of St. Martin in<lb></lb>
the Fields</rs>
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aforesd.. where the said Offence was Alledged to have been Committed</p>
<p n="144">Wherefore and in Regard your Petitioner thinks himself Aggreived<lb></lb>
by the sd. Judgement of Conviction given against him as aforesaid.</p>
<p n="145"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">J: Mackay <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50382_occ36">Soll</rs>
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:<lb></lb>
for the Appellant.</note>
<lb></lb>
Your Petitioner therefore most humbly Appeals<lb></lb>
from the sd. Judgement of Conviction to your Worships in<lb></lb>
this present General Quarter Session of the Peace<lb></lb>
assembled ( being the next General Quarter Session<lb></lb>
of the Peace held for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50382_geo96">County of Middlesex</rs>
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after<lb></lb>
the said Conviction) And your Petitioner humbly<lb></lb>
prays that your worships will be pleased to<lb></lb>
reverse the sd. Judgment of Conviction given agt.<lb></lb>
your Petitioner as aforesaid and Acquitt your<lb></lb>
Petitioner thereof And Also Award to your<lb></lb>
Petitioner according to the Directions of the sd.<lb></lb>
Act of Parliament such reasonable Costs to be<lb></lb>
paid by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50382_n145-2">William Lake</rs>
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upon whose<lb></lb>
Information or Prosecution the said Conviction<lb></lb>
was founded or made As to your Worships<lb></lb>
in your Discretion shall Seem meet.</p>
<p n="146">And your Petitioner (as in duty be and) shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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