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To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and
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That by Virtue of an Order under the hands and
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the City of London and Liberties thereof (one being of
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Your Petitioners Conceive themselves
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aggrieved by the said Order Appeal to this
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honourable Court against the same And
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humbly Pray Your honours to
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Appoint a Day for to hear and
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