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<p n="1">To the Rt. Worpll: their Mats. Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace for the County of Midd.</p>
<p n="2">Wee the Grand Jury for the body of the County<lb></lb>
of Midd at the Genull Quarter sessions of the<lb></lb>
peace held for the sd County at Hickshall<lb></lb>
in St: John Streete on Monday the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50012_date2">6th day of<lb></lb>
July 1691</rs>
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And in the third yeare of the Reigne<lb></lb>
of our Sovaigne Ld & Lady King Wm: & Queen Mary</p>
<p n="3">Wee humbly Prsent unto this Honble: Cort: that wee<lb></lb>
are not only informed (but of our owne knowledge) know<lb></lb>
that there are sevall Butchers & Heglers (liveing<lb></lb>
in places far remote) come to Sevall Markett &<lb></lb>
other places wthin this County & bring wth them<lb></lb>
Butchers meate & other Victualls in order to vend<lb></lb>
the Same,<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
but doe not open or expose their<lb></lb>
sd Victualler to sale on till it be Darke or Duske<lb></lb>
in the Evening and there continue till two or three of the Clock in the mornings to depart at ten of the Clock according to ye Justice<obscured></obscured>
(they Seldome bringing any Meat<lb></lb>
or Victualls Sound or fitt for sale, Wee likewise<lb></lb>
Prsent to this Cort: that there are sevall Hawkers<lb></lb>
& Petty chapman that run hawking about wth Sevall wares<lb></lb>
& comodityes wth in this County exposeing them to<lb></lb>
Sale All wch our opinions are extreamly<lb></lb>
Prjudiciall to trade in genall & ten greatly<lb></lb>
to the damage of their Mats: leige people<lb></lb>
& Subjects And therefore humbly praye<lb></lb>
the assistance of the Honble: Cort: for the psecucon<lb></lb>
of all such evill & ill disposed psons</p>
<p n="4">Forman<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50012_n4-1">Tho: Pagitt</rs>
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