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January 1797

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To the Worshipful His Majestys Justices
of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
in their General Quarter Session of the
Peace Assembled.

The Humble Petition of John Lunn< no role > of New
Street Knight to Bridge.

Sheweth


That your Petitioner is a Coach master residing
in New Street Knights Bridge in the County of Middlesex
and employed among other Carriages, a Coach Licenced by
the Commissioners for requlating Hackney Coach and
Chaire No.487 for which he pays to Government a Duty of
£26 per Annum.

That your Petitioner was on or about the 18th day
of August last Summoned before John Spiller< no role > Esqr. one
of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said [..]
County for keeping and employing a certain Coach as a
Public Stage Coach for the purpose of Conveying Passengers
for Hire to and from different place within the Kingdom
of Great Britain to wit to Piccadilly from Fulham
without having as is Alledged first obtained a Licence
for that purpose in manner present by the Statute
in that Case made and provided.

That it appeared in Evidence before the said
Majistrate that the Coach so Complained of for having
been worked as a Stage Coach within the Distance
Aforesaid was one and the same idential Coach for




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