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A13054 A recital of Stow's collection concerning the rise, profi[ta]bleness, and continuance of the court of requests, or court of conscience in the city of London: together w[it]h the Act of Parliament of 3 Iacobi Regis, for establishing and confirmation of the same Stow, John, 1525?-1605. 1640 (1640) STC 23346; ESTC S113495 4,811 1

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jurisdiction_n of_o the_o say_a court_n contrary_a to_o the_o godly_a meaning_n of_o the_o say_a act_n for_o the_o remedy_n whereof_o and_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o some_o more_o full_a and_o ample_a provision_n may_v be_v make_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o such_o poor_a debtor_n be_v it_o enact_v by_o authority_n of_o this_o present_a parliament_n that_o every_o citizen_n and_o freeman_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o every_o other_o person_n and_o person_n inhabit_v or_o that_o shall_v inhabit_v within_o the_o say_a city_n or_o the_o liberty_n thereof_o be_v a_o tradesman_n victualler_n or_o a_o labour_a man_n which_o now_o have_v or_o hereafter_o shall_v have_v any_o debt_n or_o debt_n owe_v unto_o he_o or_o they_o not_o amount_v to_o forty_o shilling_n by_o any_o citizen_n or_o by_o any_o other_o person_n or_o person_n be_v a_o victualler_n tradesman_n or_o labour_a man_n inhabit_v or_o that_o shall_v inhabit_v within_o the_o say_a city_n or_o the_o liberty_n thereof_o 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