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<p n="20">To the Right Worll: their Majesties Justices of the Peace for<lb></lb>
the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50016_geo5">Midds</rs>
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<p n="21">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50016_n21-1">Wm. Innes</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50016_n21-2">James Baker</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50016_n21-3">Richard Rains</rs>
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and others <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50016_occ2">Butchers</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50016_geo6"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50016_geo7">Smithfields<lb></lb>
Barrs</rs>
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in the parish of St. Sepulchres</rs>
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in the said County</p>
<p n="22"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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<p n="23">That yor. Petrs. pay greate Rents for their houses and Shopps and whereas a very<lb></lb>
ill Customs hath for some time past been made use of in selling meate on the Lords day<lb></lb>
yor. Petrs in complyance with yor. Works. order for the better observing the Lords day have<lb></lb>
declined and doe for beare to sell any meate on that day yet never thelesse at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50016_geo8">Cow Cross</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
other places pery greate quantities and parcells of meate are sold on the Sundays mornings<lb></lb>
the people who buy the same fetching itt out of Alleys and private places soe that the Sellers<lb></lb>
thereof cannot easily bee founds out but the buyers often carry the same in greate parcells<lb></lb>
although for the prevencon thereof yor. Petrs. keep their shopps open till 12 of the Clock on<lb></lb>
Saterday nights.</p>
<p n="24">Yor. Petrs. therefore humbly pray that for the better<lb></lb>
putting yor. said Order in Execucon yor. Worps. wilbee<lb></lb>
pleased to grannt yor. Warrt. for the apprehending all<lb></lb>
such persons as shall bee soe found carrying meate on<lb></lb>
the Lords day that they may answer the Same before<lb></lb>
yor. Worps.</p>
<p n="25">And yor. Petrs. shall over pray Etc.</p>
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