To the Right Honble Sr John Fryor< no role > Bar Lord Mayor of
the City of London and to the rest of his Maties Justices of ye peace
at their General Quarter Sessions of ye peace Assembled

The Humble Petition of Matthew Hart< no role > John
Aldworth< no role > John Collins< no role > David Wyatt< no role > & Cha Savage< no role > .

Sheweth

That on the 20th of November last 218 quarters & 4 bushells of Ma [..]
belonging to your Petitioners [..] was put in of Barge or Vessell
upon the River Thames at ye three Crumes Wharte white by reason
of a suddein & Violent Tempect of Wind & rains that them arose
The Sd Quantity of Malt was unfortunately Cast away by the
Sinking of ye Barge or Vessellfor which your petr hood [..]
the Kings Duty

That Your Petitioners have by their diligence Saved
134 qrs & 2 bushells of ye Sd. Malt [..] Which in greatly
damaged and the remaining 84 Quarters & two bushells entirely
Lost by which yr Petrs are great Suffery

That your petitionrs have not since been able to produce
Certificates from ye Colles of ye Duty and there fore cannot be
ready at this Sessions

The most humbly pray the benefit of appeal may
ne saved to them and that at the next Quarter Sessions
they may have duly allowed five ye sd 84 yrs & 2 bushells
And also such a proper honable allowance for ye
Damage Sustained on ye sd 134 yrs & 2 bushells as yr
Honr & Worps Shall then adjudge to be reasonable
and grant them a Certificate for that purpose to ye
Colles of yr sd Duty

And they Shall ever pray Etc