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<p n="903">to the Worshipful Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50624_n903-1">John Hawkins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50624_occ274">Knight</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50624_occ275">Chairman</rs>
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and the rest of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's Justices of the Peace<lb></lb>
assembled in their General Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions of the Peace held for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50624_geo685">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="904">The humble Petition of Messrs. Arnold<lb></lb>
and Berry many Years Proprietors of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50624_geo686">Mary bone</rs>
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Gardons</p>
<p n="905">Most humbly Sheweth</p>
<p n="906">That their Conduct in the management of the said<lb></lb>
Gardens past uncensured and that they found no<lb></lb>
impediment from your Worships to granting them a<lb></lb>
Licence until the last Michaelmas Sessions which<lb></lb>
was occasioned by Signor Torree's exhibiting<lb></lb>
Five Works at their Gardens.</p>
<p n="907">That your Petitioners were not the cause or<lb></lb>
any ways instigators of the said Signor Torree's com<lb></lb>
ing to this Kingdom His design being to exhibit<lb></lb>
Fireworks at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50624_geo687">Ranelagh Gardens</rs>
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, but the Proprietors<lb></lb>
did not agree to his Terms and declined entering into<lb></lb>
any engagement with him Nor had your Petitioners<lb></lb>
any thoughts of applying to him until thereunto<lb></lb>
induced by the Perswasions of many respectable Per<lb></lb>
sons who assured them that if the said Signor Torree'<lb></lb>
could obtain a Licence from the Master of the Ordnance<lb></lb>
such exhibition would not be contrary to Law</p>
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