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<p n="1030">To the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ366">Right Honourable</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n1030-1">William Nash</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ367">Esqr</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Lord Mayor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15083_geo658">City of London</rs>
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and the rest of his<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15083_occ368">Majesties Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the sd. City at the<lb></lb>
General Quarter Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="1031">The Humble Petition of the Wardens and Assistants of the Fellowship of<lb></lb>
Carmen London for and on the behalf of themselves and the rest of the Members of<lb></lb>
the said Fellowship.</p>
<p n="1032"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioners beg leave to represent to your Lordship and Worships<lb></lb>
that the expence of Horse keeping has for a long time past been greater than at any former<lb></lb>
period and the Price of Horses and every other Article in their Business (as well as the<lb></lb>
necessaries of Life) is greatly advanced since the making of the last Rates for Cartage.<lb></lb>
Your Petitioners being likewise deprived of near one third part of the labour they enjoyed<lb></lb>
at that time by unlicensed Carts are by the concurrence of these Causes much hurt in their<lb></lb>
Circumstances within the course of these few last Years and are thereby constrained to<lb></lb>
apply to your Lordship and Worships for relief.</p>
<p n="1033">That as absolute necessity obliges your Petitioners to make this application so they beg<lb></lb>
leave at the same time to assure your Lordship & Worships that it is with great reluctance<lb></lb>
they now take this Step as they hoped to have been reestablished in their Ancient rights &<lb></lb>
Priviledges before the Commencement of this Sessions in which case the increase of Business<lb></lb>
would have some what alliviated their Burthen & enabled them to have waited in expectation<lb></lb>
that the Price of those necessary Articles which are accustomed to vary in their value would<lb></lb>
be reduced in the course of the succeding Year and thereby super side the necessity of a future<lb></lb>
application of this hind.</p>
<p n="1034">Your Petitioners therefore being thus necessitated to make this<lb></lb>
application & being restricted from doing it at any other Sessions that the<lb></lb>
Present Do humbly Pray Your Lordship & Worships to take this matter into<lb></lb>
your Consideration at this time & to grant them such an Augmentation of the<lb></lb>
present Rates of Cartage as may enable them to carry on their Business and<lb></lb>
support their Families.</p>
<p n="1035">And your Petitioners shall ever Pray Etc.</p>
<p n="1036"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n1036-1">Jno Miller</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n1036-2">Wm Murden</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15083_n1036-3">Thos Cooper</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
Wardens of the said<lb></lb>
Fellowship</p>
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