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To the Worshipful his Majesties
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the Michaelmas Quarter Sessions of the peace held for the City and Liberty aforesaid on Wednesday the
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15th. Day of October 1755.
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The humble petition of
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That at the General Quarter Session of the peace holden for the City & Liberty
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aforesaid on Wednesday the 16th. day of October 1754 your Worships were pleased
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to Grant Licence to your petitioners to keep a certain House called or known
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by the name of the
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in the Parish of St. Martin in
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the fields in the Liberty aforesaid for public Dancing Musick or other public
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Entertainment of the like kind Which Licence was to continue in force until the
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present Michaelmas Quarter Session of the Peace held for the Liberty aforesaid
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That your Petitioners have in all things performed and fulfilled the Condition
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of the said Licence
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Your petitioners therefore humbly pray that your
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Worships would be pleased to Grant a New Licence
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to your Petitioners for the said House for the purposes
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aforesaid to continue in force until the next Michaelmas
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Quarter Session of the peace to be holden for this
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Liberty
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And your petitioners shall ever pray Etc
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